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Briefly: Simon and Garfunkel, Miles Davis, Eminem, Chely Wright
Simon and Garfunkel's first new song in three decades will be premiered on NPR's "Weekend Edition Saturday" on June 12.
The Paul Simon-penned song, titled "Citizen of the Planet," will be broadcast during an exclusive radio interview with NPR's Scott Simon.
According to a press release, the "Weekend Edition" interview will be the duo's only radio interview to preview their upcoming tour.
Columbia/Legacy's seventh Miles Davis box-set, titled "Seven Steps: The Complete Columbia Recordings of Miles Davis, 1963-'64," is scheduled to hit stores on Sept. 28.
The seven-disc collection features 47 tracks, seven of which were previously unissued, and three that are presented in unedited form for the first time.
It was during this period that Davis and is band created the style that came to be known as "freebop."
A judge has ordered The Source to pay Eminem 's legal fees in a copyright dispute stemming from the hip-hop magazine's publication of some of the rapper's early, controversial lyrics.
The Source was found in violation of a federal court order prohibiting it from publishing the lyrics of a racially insensitive song that Eminem wrote while he was a teen. The lyrics appeared on The Source's website in January.
Tuesday night's (6/8) Reading, Writing and Rhythm Benefit, hosted by Chely Wright and friends, drew more than 2000 fans to Nashville's Wildhorse Saloon, and raised $135,000 for the Reading, Writing and Rhythm Foundation, a non-profit organization Wright established to raise funds for and awareness of public school music education.
Among the surprise guests at the event were Ronnie Milsap, Martina McBride, Big & Rich, Blake Shelton, Josh Turner, SheDaisy, Rachel Proctor, Jimmy Wayne and Jenny Gill.
