BEIJING, March 17 (Xinhuanet) -- U.S. singer Kelly Clarkson has to delay the release of her fifth album untill Spetember 2011, according to media reports Thursday. I recently found out that my album won't be coming out until September ....the album h...
BEIJING March 2 (Xinhuanet) -- Lady Gaga, American top singer and songwriter, was scheduled(预期) to release her new album Born This Way on May 23, according to a MTV news report. The upcoming(即将来临的) album was described by Lady Gaga as a...
I'm Doug Johnson. This week, we play music from electric guitar player Marnie Stern And answer a question from China about writer Toni Morrison But first, we tell about some special sales of cars and other former possessions of one of the Beatles mos...
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to AMERICAN MOSAIC in VOA Special English. (MUSIC)I'm Doug Johnson. This week we play music from Kanye Wests new album And answer a question about cell phones ... But, first, a report about the most important day of the year for...
Grammy-winning jazz guitarist Lee Ritenour gets a little help from his friends, namely some of the world's greatest guitar players, on his new album, 6 String Theory. Lee's all-star showcase is a celebration of the instrument he mastered more than a...
Last year, Gloriana had the best-selling single by a new Country act with Wild At Heart. The track sold more than 350,000 copies, and led their self-titled debut album to a Top 5 entry on both the Country and Billboard 200 charts. Gloriana features b...
DOUG JOHNSON: Welcome to American Mosaic in VOA Special English. (MUSIC) Im Doug Johnson. Today we listen to a new album of songs by Shel Silverstein And answer a question about dinosaurs. But first, we visit a website for children to explore the wor...
Arif Mardin (far right) and his classmates, at VOA in the early 1960s. Grammy-award winning producer Arif Mardin died in 2006 after being diagnosed with cancer a year earlier. Now, four years after his death -- and through a loving tribute by his son...
BARBARA KLEIN: Welcome to THIS IS AMERICA in VOA Special English. Im Barbara Klein. Rounder Records is an independent music company celebrating its fortieth anniversary. Rounder is a major label that specializes in roots music, including bluegrass an...
Putumayo Records has come down with a serious case of the blues. Its previous releases feature noted blues musicians from Chicago, New Orleans and the Mississippi Delta, as well as a collection called Blues Around The World. The label rounds out its...
