http://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Singer_SongwritersFind stories, videos, and photos about Singer Songwriters from CNN.com.en-usCable News Network LP, LLLP.Wed, 25 Nov 2009 10:27:17 GMT5http://i.cdn.turner.com/cnn/.element/img/1.0/logo/cnn.logo.rss.gifhttp://topics.cnn.com/topics/feeds/rss/Singer_Songwriters14433Find stories, videos, and photos about Singer Songwriters from CNN.com.http://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/29/swell.season.hansard.once/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/29/swell.season.hansard.once/index.html#cnnSTCTextHaving been in love both on and off screen, Glen Hansard and Marketa Irglova know a lot about bittersweet romance.Fri, 30 Oct 2009 20:52:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/24/michael.jackson.song/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/24/michael.jackson.song/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Michael Jackson song "This Is It," released Monday, was co-written and recorded in 1983 with singer-songwriter Paul Anka, Anka and the Jackson estate confirmed Monday afternoon.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 15:46:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/24/intl.dolly.parton/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/24/intl.dolly.parton/index.html#cnnSTCText"Never wear your makeup to bed," implore the beauty editors. But Dolly Parton was never one for following conventional advice on looking good.Sat, 24 Oct 2009 13:51:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20313252,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20313252,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnHit maker Sean Garrett, who wrote "Papers," reveals the story behind the divorce tuneMon, 19 Oct 2009 12:47:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/09/30/heroes.brp/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/LIVING/wayoflife/09/30/heroes.brp/index.html#cnnSTCTextA Blue Ribbon Panel of distinguished leaders and humanitarians -- including Gen. Colin Powell, Whoopi Goldberg and Sir Elton John -- has selected 2009's Top 10 CNN Heroes.Thu, 15 Oct 2009 14:41:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/12/michael.jackson.song/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/12/michael.jackson.song/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe Michael Jackson song "This Is It," released Monday, was co-written and recorded in 1983 with singer-songwriter Paul Anka, Anka and the Jackson estate confirmed Monday afternoon.Tue, 13 Oct 2009 02:17:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309170,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20309170,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"I pray that we all get closer," says the singer, whose faith inspired her new songsWed, 30 Sep 2009 19:09:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/12/rhett.miller/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/12/rhett.miller/index.html#cnnSTCTextRhett Miller, the Old 97's frontman, can be hard to get a fix on.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 13:24:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/12/rob.thomas/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/12/rob.thomas/index.html#cnnSTCTextRob Thomas is a busy guy -- so busy, he apparently hasn't had much time to check in with his Matchbox Twenty bandmates.Wed, 12 Aug 2009 12:13:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/05/holly.williams/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/05/holly.williams/index.html#cnnSTCTextHolly Williams is one of the only artists in country music male or female who doesn't have a stylist. But then again, she might be the only entertainer in Nashville who owns a clothing boutique.Wed, 05 Aug 2009 12:06:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/29/regina.spektor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/29/regina.spektor/index.html#cnnSTCTextRegina Spektor has pretty pale blue eyes, but you won't see them if she's performing.Wed, 29 Jul 2009 23:33:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/02/zee.avi/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/02/zee.avi/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe famed Roxy Theatre in West Hollywood, California, is filled to capacity on a Wednesday night, and it's only 8:30 p.m. What kind of star could bring out this kind of crowd -- and at such an L.A. early hour?Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:29:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20281010,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20281010,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe singer dishes on two loves: her new album Amanda Leigh and husband Ryan AdamsWed, 27 May 2009 00:48:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20280090,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20280090,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"We've got the feelings, but don't know whether to say it out loud," says the singerThu, 21 May 2009 18:10:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/19/elton.john.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/05/19/elton.john.aids/index.html#cnnSTCTextElton John may be famous for smash hits such as "Tiny Dancer" and scores for films such as "The Lion King," but he's also made a name for himself in HIV/AIDS activism.Wed, 20 May 2009 14:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/20/chrisette.michele/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/20/chrisette.michele/index.html#cnnSTCTextIt's a good thing Chrisette Michele didn't choke last week when she heard the news she had a No. 1 album on her hands.Wed, 20 May 2009 12:20:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20275994,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20275994,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnThe Dancing with the Stars pro puckers up for Kate Voegele's new music videoFri, 01 May 2009 19:07:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/18/mccartney.coachella/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/18/mccartney.coachella/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe souvenir booth at the 2009 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival said it all.Sun, 19 Apr 2009 17:54:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/04/mccartney.meditation.concert/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/04/mccartney.meditation.concert/index.html#cnnSTCTextFormer Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr will reunite on stage next month to raise money to teach transcendental meditation to children around the world to "help provide them a quiet haven in a not-so-quiet world," McCartney said.Thu, 05 Mar 2009 00:10:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/18/annie.lennox/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/18/annie.lennox/index.html#cnnSTCTextAnnie Lennox has incredible eyes.Wed, 18 Feb 2009 15:24:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/29/neil.diamond/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/29/neil.diamond/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe day I interviewed Neil Diamond, he was sitting in a little room to the side of a studio, and a makeup artist was smacking him in the face with a powder puff. He was wearing a white wife-beater T-shirt and looked like he wanted to flee.Thu, 29 Jan 2009 16:07:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/15/erin.mccarley/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2009/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/15/erin.mccarley/index.html#cnnSTCTextErin McCarley displays all the enchanting qualities you'd expect from an up-and-coming singer-songwriter: earnestness, gratitude and just a hint of uncertainty behind those clear blue eyes.Thu, 15 Jan 2009 15:59:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/16/joshua.radin/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/16/joshua.radin/index.html#cnnSTCTextHe performed at Ellen DeGeneres' wedding this past summer, and he's as quick-witted as Adam Sandler. Could Joshua Radin be the next great wedding singer?Tue, 16 Dec 2008 13:19:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/21/james.taylor/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/SHOWBIZ/Music/10/21/james.taylor/index.html#cnnSTCTextThe night before I interviewed James Taylor, I received a BlackBerry message from my executive producer, Karen.Tue, 21 Oct 2008 11:59:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20230289,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20230289,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"Nobody will ever be that cool again," claims the singer-songwriterThu, 02 Oct 2008 13:38:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20225942,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20225942,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnExpecting Michael Bolton to be "really up tight ... he wasn't!" says the singerTue, 16 Sep 2008 16:48:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/ta.jaychou/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/09/03/ta.jaychou/index.html#cnnSTCTextChinese language media often refer to Jay Chou as the "small heavenly king," but the Taiwan born pop idol is more down-to-earth than the many accolades he receives suggest.Fri, 12 Sep 2008 02:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/tom.waits/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/europe/08/12/tom.waits/index.html#cnnSTCTextAs the lights went down in the theater the low murmur built to a thunderous ovation as the odd-looking man in the crumpled suit and bowler hat took to the stage.Fri, 15 Aug 2008 10:17:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208014,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20208014,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"My sister had a child at a young age, too," Legend saysSat, 21 Jun 2008 02:37:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/australia.springsteen/index.html#cnnSTCTexthttp://www.cnn.com/2008/WORLD/asiapcf/03/13/australia.springsteen/index.html#cnnSTCTextAn Australian woman pleaded guilty Thursday to fatally stabbing her boyfriend because he objected to her listening to Bruce Springsteen's music.Thu, 13 Mar 2008 07:30:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20182782,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20182782,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnn"Stop contacting me," he blogs to a former lover – while urging fans not to "read too far into this"Fri, 07 Mar 2008 21:02:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20166685,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20166685,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnSinger-songwriter Dan Fogelberg, whose '70s and '80s soft-rock hits, such as "Leader of the Band" and "Same Old Lang Syne," combined poignant lyrics with his tender delivery, died Sunday, his family announced. He was 56.Mon, 17 Dec 2007 17:22:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155866,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20155866,00.html?xid=rss-fullcontentcnnCate Blanchett is pregnant with her third child, the actress confirmed Saturday night in her native Australia, reports the Sydney Morning Herald.Mon, 05 Nov 2007 01:25:00 ESThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054191,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20054191,00.htmlBritney Spears's long-awaited comeback single, "Gimme More," has finally arrived, and Jive records tells PEOPLE exclusively that the album is scheduled for a Nov. 13 release.Sat, 01 Sep 2007 21:14:00 EDThttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044939,00.htmlhttp://www.people.com/people/article/0,,20044939,00.htmlDespite her punk rock posturing and her occasionally brash public behavior, singer Avril Lavigne is sure sensitive about one thing - her reputation.Mon, 09 Jul 2007 18:02:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/07/grammy.nominations/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/07/grammy.nominations/index.htmlThe Dixie Chicks may have been "Not Ready to Make Nice," but the Recording Academy was nice to the country-pop trio, giving them nominations in the top three categories for the 49th annual Grammy Awards.Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:36:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/23/manchester.biog/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/TRAVEL/11/23/manchester.biog/index.htmlBadly Drawn Boy, aka Damon Gough, is a dour and retiring Mancunian whose deftly-woven melodies and bittersweet lyrics first marked the renaissance of the alternative singer-songwriter.Thu, 23 Nov 2006 17:34:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/01/ew.mus.petty/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/08/01/ew.mus.petty/index.htmlSuch a variety of transportation devices are name-checked on "Highway Companion," Tom Petty's third solo album, that you half expect the final track to be about Jet Skiing. (Almost: The song, a beautiful lament named ''The Golden Rose,'' actually concerns a boat trip.)Tue, 01 Aug 2006 18:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/19/uk.princes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/europe/05/19/uk.princes/index.htmlBritain's young Princes William and Harry are fans of "American Pop Idol" and "Friends" and argue with their father Prince Charles over the TV remote control, they have revealed in an interview.Fri, 19 May 2006 07:38:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/05/12/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/05/12/showbuzz/index.htmlLeif Garrett was sentenced to 90 days in jail and three years' probation after opting out of a drug treatment program.Fri, 12 May 2006 18:28:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/22/billy.bragg/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/03/22/billy.bragg/index.htmlSome of Billy Bragg's influences: soul music, Bob Dylan, Margaret Thatcher.Wed, 22 Mar 2006 20:46:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/07/ew.mus.orton/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/07/ew.mus.orton/index.htmlIn the mid-'90s, Beth Orton was electronica music's slacker seraph, emerging from the dry ice and flashing lights of rave-land in a wrinkled T-shirt to bring you down easy by dawn's early light.Tue, 07 Feb 2006 21:22:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/24/ew.mus.catpower/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2006/SHOWBIZ/Music/01/24/ew.mus.catpower/index.htmlBeth Orton, Keren Ann, Beth Gibbons, Aimee Mann, A Girl Called Eddy, Rachel Yamagata -- sometimes it seems as if an entire satellite-radio channel could be devoted to women with teardrop voices and sad, sad songs.Tue, 24 Jan 2006 20:11:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/20/ew.mus.blige/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/20/ew.mus.blige/index.htmlThere are people who shouldn't even pretend to be at peace -- take, for instance, Mary J. Blige.Tue, 20 Dec 2005 19:58:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/07/ew.mus.stripes/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/06/07/ew.mus.stripes/index.htmlFrom the start, Jack White has been full of mostly pleasant surprises.Tue, 07 Jun 2005 16:53:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/10/news/newsmakers/sirius_buffett/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/2005/05/10/news/newsmakers/sirius_buffett/index.htmSirius Satellite Radio announced a deal Tuesday with singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett to launch Radio Margaritaville on the subscription-based service.Tue, 10 May 2005 10:25:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/28/ew.music.johnson/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/28/ew.music.johnson/index.htmlJack Johnson projects a rugged masculinity, yet his sunscreened folk, reggae and blues doesn't kick sand in anyone's face.Mon, 28 Feb 2005 16:03:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/22/ew.mus.amos/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/Music/02/22/ew.mus.amos/index.htmlAs rock history has shown, wild-eyed, piano-playing odd-balls have a tendency to morph into adult-contemporary smoothies -- think Elton John, the most enduring example of this disheartening mutation.Tue, 22 Feb 2005 18:25:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/02/09/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/02/09/showbuzz/index.htmlJack White of the White Stripes nearly traded his signature red-and-white outfits for a priest's robe and collar.Wed, 09 Feb 2005 19:16:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/01/25/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2005/SHOWBIZ/01/25/showbuzz/index.htmlFaster than a speeding snare roll: It's Ringo Starr, superhero.Tue, 25 Jan 2005 19:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/20/bestof.three/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/12/20/bestof.three/index.htmlIntroduction and Nos. 1-10 | Nos. 11-30Tue, 21 Dec 2004 00:37:00 ESThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/09/20/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/09/20/showbuzz/index.htmlA word of advice from Elton John to up-and-coming musicians: Pay your dues.Mon, 20 Sep 2004 19:15:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184673/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fsb/fsb_archive/2004/09/01/8184673/index.htmThe Anti- record label—an offshoot of the independent imprint Epitaph—was founded in 1999 as an antidote for artists sick of the major-label run around. Filling its roster with the likes of Nick Ca...Wed, 01 Sep 2004 04:01:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/21/britain.wainwright/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/07/21/britain.wainwright/index.htmlA jet-lagged but cheerful Rufus Wainwright played just five songs to avid fans in London but he was still applauded enthusiastically.Wed, 21 Jul 2004 13:30:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/07/16/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/07/16/showbuzz/index.htmlPrince is turning down his mojo.Fri, 16 Jul 2004 16:27:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/06/07/showbuzz/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/06/07/showbuzz/index.htmlAs host of the 2004 Tony Awards, Hugh Jackman knows how to move a show along, whether on-camera or off.Mon, 07 Jun 2004 18:44:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/20/mindy.smith/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/05/20/mindy.smith/index.htmlTime was you had to be born below the Mason-Dixon Line to be taken seriously as a country music singer.Thu, 20 May 2004 17:22:00 EDThttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/01/mroom.jem/index.htmlhttp://www.cnn.com/2004/SHOWBIZ/Music/04/01/mroom.jem/index.html(CNN) -- Growing up, Jem always intended to become a singer. She just didn't make her plans known.Thu, 01 Apr 2004 20:08:00 ESThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/12/342289/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/2003/05/12/342289/index.htmSteve Jobs loves music. But as with a lot of geeks in Silicon Valley, his musical tastes are a little retro. He worships Bob Dylan and is the kind of obsessive Beatles fan who can talk your ear o...Mon, 12 May 2003 04:01:00 EDThttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/07/19/263139/index.htmhttp://money.cnn.com/magazines/fortune/fortune_archive/1999/07/19/263139/index.htmJeremy Toback Another True Fiction RCA Mon, 19 Jul 1999 04:01:00 EDT