Yahoo!Xtra Music News http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/events/launch07_news_xml.html Music News en-au Copyright (c) 2009 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reserved. Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:39:38 GMT Beyonce announces album plans for 2010 (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091125/5/fvff.html NEW YORK (Billboard) - During the last U.K. stop of her "I Am..." tour at the Trent FM Arena in Nottingham, England, Beyonce announced that she plans to release a new album next year. /091125/5/fvff.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:17:48 GMT Cyrus, Underwood raise voices on benefit album (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091125/5/fvfp.html DETROIT (Billboard) - With a lineup that includes Miley Cyrus, Carrie Underwood, Colbie Caillat and Sean Kingston, the seventh "A Very Special Christmas" Special Olympics benefit album has a younger audience in its crosshairs. /091125/5/fvfp.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 02:15:01 GMT Singer Miley Cyrus, one of the featured Divas, arrives for the VH1 Divas show in New York September 17, 2009. REUTERS/Chip East REUTERS Twenty-five recordings added to Grammy Hall of Fame (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091125/5/fvco.html LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Recording Academy on Tuesday added songs by James Brown, Bob Marley, the Beach Boys, Louis Armstrong and others to its Grammy Hall of Fame, bringing the total number of titles in the collection to 851. /091125/5/fvco.html Wed, 25 Nov 2009 00:33:50 GMT Adam Lambert fallout begins, but album soars (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091124/5/fv4k.html LOS ANGELES, Nov 24 (Reuters) - Singer Adam Lambert was kicked off one morning TV show and snapped up by a rival on Tuesday after his sexually-charged performance on a live music awards show made him one of the most risky and sought-after celebrities in the United States. /091124/5/fv4k.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 22:04:14 GMT Warner Music posts surprise loss, shares tumble (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091124/5/fv6q.html (Adds quotes, analyst comment, share movement) /091124/5/fv6q.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 21:28:10 GMT 50 Cent poised to self destruct in latest album (AFP) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091124/8/fv56.html PARIS (AFP) - US rap star 50 Cent's fourth and latest album, titled "Before I Self Destruct" and featuring a much-awaited duo with Eminem, is getting mixed reviews from the critics. /091124/8/fv56.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 19:12:08 GMT

US rap star 50 Cent', seen here on November 22, has received mixed reviews for his fourth and latest album, titled "Before I Self Destruct" and featuring a much-awaited duo with Eminem.

 AFP ABC cancels Lambert appearance on morning TV show (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091124/5/fv2w.html LOS ANGELES, Nov 24 (Reuters) - An appearance by "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert on ABC television show "Good Morning America" was canceled on Tuesday, following the singer's sexually-charged performance at the American Music Awards. /091124/5/fv2w.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 18:17:05 GMT Filmed concerts come to iTunes in Live Nation deal (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091124/5/fv1x.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - Apple iTunes on Tuesday began featuring downloads of live concerts by about 20 artists who are promoted by Live Nation. /091124/5/fv1x.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:26:45 GMT A customer checks out Music Store (on a screen) with Apple iTunes at an Apple store in Tokyo in this August 25, 2006 file photo. iTunes on Tuesday began featuring downloads of live concerts by about 20 artists who are promoted by Live Nation. REUTERS/Kiyoshi Ota/Files REUTERS Warner Music posts surprise loss as costs rise (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091124/5/fv27.html NEW YORK (Reuters) - Warner Music Group, the world's third largest music company, on Tuesday reported a surprise quarterly loss as higher interest expense and operating costs cut into the record label's margins. /091124/5/fv27.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:20:18 GMT UK poll shows ABBA band people most want to reform (Reuters) http://au.rd.yahoo.com/rss/default/*http://nz.launch.yahoo.com/091124/5/fv18.html LONDON (Reuters) - The British public would like to see Swedish band ABBA reform more than any other act, according to a survey. /091124/5/fv18.html Tue, 24 Nov 2009 17:06:52 GMT Giant screen shows a video of Agneta Faeltskog (R) and Anni-Frid Lyngstad of Swedish pop group Abba singing their 1974 winning song 'Waterloo' during a rehearsal in Copenhagen's Forum October 22, 2005, to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the European Song Contest. REUTERS/Scanpix/Jens Norgaard Larsen REUTERS