Briefly: Springsteen, Etta James, Ne-Yo, Hawthorne Heights, Moby
Bruce Springsteen and The Seeger Sessons Band are among the latest additions to this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, set for April 28-30 and May 5-7.
Springsteen and his new band will release a new album April 25 that features songs associated with folk legend Pete Seeger, and the group will make its Jazz Fest appearance on April 30.
Among the other acts that have recently been added to this year's Jazz Fest lineup are Etta James , Herbie Hancock, Dave Bartholomew and Warren Haynes.
More details about Jazz Fest are available at the event's website.
Singer/songwriter Ne-Yo 's first solo album debuts atop this week's Billboard 200 album chart, with about 301,000 copies sold, knocking the soundtrack to the Disney television-movie soundtrack "High School Musical" into the No. 2 spot.
Hawthorne Heights debuts at No. 3 with its sophomore album, "If Only You Were Lonely," while Alan Jackson's "Precious Memories" bows in at No. 4. Mary J. Blige's "The Breakthrough" falls one slot to No. 5.
Moby will issue a new DVD dubbed "Live: The Hotel Tour 2005" on March 13. The set will include an exclusive remix CD of tracks from Moby's 2005 studio set, "Hotel." Among the remixers who had a hand in the set are Mylo, Tiga, Steve Angello, Booka Shade and Axwell.
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