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May 2003
2003 May
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509 Articles
Slideling
NYC Man: The Collection
Year of the Spider
A Day in New York
Deftones
Words and Photos by Lee Jaffe
ADULT TOP 40
Darker Blues is ostensibly a picture book devoted
La Musica Negra
Total Praise Live
Hard Groove
One Quiet Night
Beneath This Gruff Exterior
Mississippi: The Album
What's a Man to Do?
Otra Onda
Tu Amor o Tu Desprecio
Original Guerilla Music
Ain't Givin' Up
From Paris With Love
Fire
Built on Squares
Vicar St., Dublin
ATP Label Brings Back The Magic Band
J Boogie's Dubtronic Science
R.E.M., Radiohead, Moby Top Glastonbury Lineup
This Day in Music
Gund Arena, Cleveland
TOP INTERNET ALBUM SALES
2003 MuchMusic Video Awards Nominees
Backstreet's Howie D Goes Bilingual
Santana In No Hurry On All-Spanish Album
Costello Crafting 'Quite Different' Album
'moe.down' Drafts Flaming Lips
Billboard Bits: Beyonce Knowles, R.E.M., Soraya
CHART BEAT
CHART BEAT BONUS
Brightman Moves To Shed Diva Image
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Verizon Plans Four-Day L.A. Music Fest
Superchunk Mines Rarities, DVD
Toronto SARS Benefit Sells Out Quickly
Lomax Blues Compilations Go To The Source
Clear Channel Stations Draw Ownership Protests
CHART BEAT CHAT
This Day in Music
Billboard Bits: Earnhardt, Frampton, Opry Concerts
LIVE REVIEWS
THE BILLBOARD 200
Sweet, Droge, And Mullins Blossom As The Thorns
WB, Pepsi Serving Up Prime-Time Music Show
50 Cent 'Questions' Chart Challengers
'American Idol' Cleans Up For Fox
Geldof Visits African Drought Victims
Austin City Limits Fest Grows
Russian TV Protests Eurovision Results
Stars Flock To Big-Screen Cole Porter Musical
Snoop Dogg Gets In The 'Mix'
Elvis Box Full Of Unreleased Goodies
Hookah Brown Calls It Quits
Moby Conjures 'Voodoo' Sounds, New DVD
Staind, Deftones Rock Billboard Album Chart
Mars Volta Keyboardist Found Dead
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BREAKING & ENTERING
Bowie Bonds Under Review
Breaking & Entering
Toronto Concert To Fight SARS Fears
Lavigne's 'Sk8ter Boi' Is Big Screen Bound
HOT DANCE MUSIC/CLUB PLAY
Pink, Nas, Nickelback, Ride The 'Throttle'
Field Day Fest Slowly Moving Forward
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Train Makes Bid For Longevity With Third Set
Billboard Bits: Roadrunner, Johnnie Taylor, Twiztid
Pavarotti Holds Benefit For Iraqis
Clapton, King Guest On Guy's 'Blues Singer'
Minnelli To Sing Despite Knee Injury
This Day in Music
The Tangled Web
Eve 6 Readies 'Heady' Album, Plans Tour
Neville Gets Back To 'Nature'
Thalia Readies English-Language Debut
Financial Advisers Sue Michael Jackson
Lips, Winwood Lead Bonnaroo NE Additions
THE TANGLED WEB
Billboard Bits: Staind, Goo Goo Dolls, Some Girls
Jewel Pleasing Fans Online, On Tour
HOT LATIN TRACKS
Tricky Exposes 'Vulnerable' Side
Trachtenburg Clan Takes Slideshow On The Road
'Now' Is The Time For O.A.R.'s Label Jump
Field Day Fest In Doubt
Britney Copyright Infringement Suit Dismissed
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Cold's World Heats Up
A Closer Look At Music On Television This Week
Cold's World Heats Up
Kelly, Timberlake Continue U.K. Chart Reign
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TOP INDEPENDENT ALBUMS
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Turkey Wins Its First Eurovision Title
LIVE REVIEW
MODERN ROCK TRACKS
Electro Bamako
Almas del Silencio
Variations for Orchestra: Copland, Carter, Dallapiccola, Ives/Schuman
Salt
Out of the Vein
Let's Roll
Hierbabuena
Tercera Dimension
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Good Mourning
Rounds
Truth
Bright Black
Queer as Folk—The Third Season
Near Truths and Hotel Rooms
The Golden Age of Grotesque
Poor Man's Son
The Secrets of the Rocks
Based on the 1963 film 81/2 by Federico Fellini,
The Old Kit Bag
TOP COUNTRY ALBUMS
Birds of Pray
CHART BEAT CHAT
This Day in Music
Mariah Ditching 'Bells And Whistles' On Tour
Carlton Prepping Tunes For Sophomore Album
Spoon Serves Up New EP
Pavarotti To Return To Met
Ross' Lawyer Wants Breath Tests Thrown Out
CHART BEAT BONUS
Jackson Ordered Back To Indy In Three Weeks
Coldplay Takes Top Honor At Ivor Novello Awards
2003 W.C. Handy Blues Awards Winners
Copeland Tops W.C. Handy Blues Awards
Led Zeppelin Comes To Life On CD, DVD
CHART BEAT
HOT RAP TRACKS
Billboard Bits: NBC, Justin Timberlake, TMBG
Britney's Outfits Up For Grabs Online
'Celebrate Brooklyn' Sets Summer Lineup
Springsteen Covers Set To Fight Parkinson's, Sarcoma
This Day in Music
Cockburn Makes 'Best Record' With 27th Set
Michael Jackson Hospitalized Briefly
No 'Questions': 50 Cent's Back On Top
Train Stokes Engine For Summer Tour
Jackson, Chesney, Rascal Flatts Take Home Two ACM Awards
Studdard Wins Second 'American Idol'
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THE BILLBOARD 200
Tortoise Crawling Along On New Album
Wynton Marsalis Signs With Blue Note
Brian Wilson To Perform Aborted Album
Billboard Bits: Summer Jam, Labatt Bash, Joni Mitchell
Blue Man Group Expands Touring Plans
Tracy Chapman Plans U.S. Tour
P.O.D. Pays Up In November
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Rapper Camoflauge Fatally Shot
New Spain-Based MP3 Service Raises Ire
Sting Professes 'Sacred Love'
Our Lady Peace Leads MuchMusic Video Nominees
James Brown Pardoned For Crimes In S.C.
This Day in Music
Marilyn Manson Posts 'Grotesque' At No. 1
Billboard Bits: 'Divas Duets,' Jane's Addiction, Spiritualized
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
This Is 'Now': Jessica Andrews Transitions To Adulthood
BREAKING & ENTERING
Breaking & Entering
Unreleased Cuts Bolster 'Gimme Skelter'
Toby Keith Plans Ford-Sponsored Tour
Costello Defends Outspoken Artists
This Day in Music
Mellencamp Sets New Album Track List
HOT LATIN TRACKS
Billboard Bits: Bernie Williams, Siren Festival, AthFest
Scorsese Plans Film About Bob Dylan
White Stripes Take 'Elephant' On Tour
THE TANGLED WEB
The Tangled Web
Weiland Charged With Cocaine, Heroin Possession
Roxio Rebranding Pressplay As Napster
Plan Could Signal End Of MCA Brand
Gilmour Donates Millions To London Homeless
Timberlake Looks Ahead To Summer Tour
Radiohead Video Gets Big Premiere
Ricky Martin Makes Plans 'For The Children'
Nugent Gig Nixed Over Alleged Racial Slurs
Staind Sets Spring/Summer Shows
N.J. To Ask Springsteen, Bon Jovi For Help
Billboard Bits: Essence Awards, Songwriters Hall of Fame, Mavericks
TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS
This Day in Music
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Steely Dan Extends Tour Into Fall
Scott Weiland Arrested For Drugs
A Closer Look At Music On Television This Week
Live Takes Flight With 'Birds'
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Co-Star Ludacris Leads 'Furious' Sequel Soundtrack
Dixie Chicks Added To ACM Awards Performers
Barry White's Family Confirms Stroke
Tunes On TV
Manzarek: 21st Century Reunion Is One-Time Thing
Stars Mourn June Carter Cash
Kelly, Timberlake Top U.K. Charts
HOT DANCE MUSIC/CLUB PLAY
CHART BEAT
This Day in Music
It'll Come to You . . . The Songs of John Hiatt
Live
North and South
A Different Drummer Selection
One Word Extinguisher
Plasma
Movement
Soul
Few rock acts enjoy as mythic a reputation as the
If you want to catch all of the behind-the-scenes
A teacher's influence on his students may seem a
The story behind the unlikely love story of a
Birdland
Trumpet Evolution
The Walk
Fado Curvo
This Day in Music
From the Attic
Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Vol. 2
But Beautiful
CSU Convocation Center, Cleveland
Riviera, Chicago
TOP INDEPENDENT ALBUMS
Living in America
Bringing It All Together
Politics of the Business
Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano; Chamber Orchestra of Europe/Nikolaus Harnoncourt
This Day in Music
Kings Of Leon Revel In 'Youth'
CHART BEAT CHAT
King, Clapton, Marsalis To Blow The Blues Away
Blur 'Think' Up North American Tour
Chemical Bros. Turn 10 On CD/DVD
Connick Returns To Traditional Jazz
Update: Mariah Revamping Tour, Album
CHART BEAT BONUS
Great White Forms Legal Defense Fund
Wainwright, Breeders Rock With Hedwig
Ten 'Idols' To Hit The Road
Nashville Matriarch June Carter Cash Dies
Newsted Makes Peace With Metallica Past
HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS
Billboard Bits: Coldplay, Joe Jackson, Burning Spear
Diddy Relaunches Label With 'Bad Boys II'
Collaborations, Time Off Prove Key To The Cardigans' Return
THE BILLBOARD 200
Billboard Bits: Treach; Deana Carter, Quetzal
Depeche Mode's Gahan Sets Solo Tour
LIVE REVIEW
Tori Amos Sets Summer Run
Snoop, Method Man Come Aboard 'Soul Plane'
Judge Won't Bar Use Of Doors Name
Bjork Hops Online For Rehearsal Webcast
This Day in Music
Ween Signs With Sanctuary
GNR/Weiland Band Goes To The Movies
Black Eyed Peas Join Justin/Christina Tour
Paul 'Busy' Fending Off 50 Cent's 'Questions'
Santana Tour Benefits South African AIDS Fight
Eminem Gets In The Video Game 'Mix'
Feds Detail Murder Inc. Money Laundering
The Used Collect 'Memories' For CD/DVD
Spears, Skechers Settle Suits
The Matrix Gets Entangled With Bowie, Phair
'Shout' It Out: Isley Bros. Return To No. 1
Missy, 50 Cent, B2K Lead BET Noms
Breaking & Entering
2003 BET Awards Nominees
Go-Go's Members Score 'Lovelace' Musical
Billboard Bits: Limp Bizkit, Hudson Fest; Nickelback
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Dwele: An Interesting 'Subject'
TOP INDEPENDENT ALBUMS
Metal Mavens Schedule DVDs, Tour
This Day in Music
BREAKING & ENTERING
LL Cool J, Dru Hill Plan Summer Tour
Four Young Albums Make Jump To CD
NYC's SummerStage Salutes The Blues
Billboard Bits: 'Johnny English,' matchbox, Earle
Carlton, Cold Conjure Video Game Music
Farrar Gets The 'Blues' On New Album
Hawk's 'HuckJam' Returns In Fall
UMG Sues Bertelsmann Over Napster Involvement
Lou Rawls Won't Face Battery Charges
Rolling Stones Cancel Belgrade Concert
Thompson Smiles Through Adversity On 'Kit Bag'
The Tangled Web
THE TANGLED WEB
MODERN ROCK TRACKS
This Day in Music
Hendrix Bassist Noel Redding Dead At 57
This Day in Music
Appeals Court Revives Parks/Outkast Suit
A Closer Look At Music On Television This Week
TunesOnTV
Third Eye Blind Inspired After Hiatus
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Buckley, Byrds Launch Legacy Reissue Series
June Carter Cash In Critical Condition
Billboard Bits: Memorial Day, Anastasio, Suede
McDonald Recharges With 'Motown' Set
Presley, Isaak Team For Summer Tour
'Hairspray' Leads Tony Nominees
R.E.M. Begins Rehearsals With New Drummer
R. Kelly, Blur Hit U.K. No. 1
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Jackson Sues Universal Over Motown Royalties
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HOT COUNTRY SINGLES & TRACKS
LIVE REVIEWS
Counterfeit 2
Antenna
One Step Ahead
Blues on Blonde on Blonde
Paganini: After a Dream
Rendezvous in New York
Kristy Starling
I Still Get Dressed on Sundays
American Idol Season 2: All-Time Classic American Love Songs
Oakland Zone
Priceless
I'm Staying Out
A Beautiful World
House of Blues, Chicago
Shout!: The Revolution Rave-up Alive 1997-2003
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Think Tank
Holy Road: Freedom Songs
Wicked Underground
The Complex
Body Kiss
Apollo Theater, New York
HEATSEEKERS
Vandross Remains In Critical Condition
2003 Billboard Latin Music Award Winners
Chayanne, Montenegro Take Billboard Latin Honors
Latifah Going 'Gangster' In Next Film
Former Stone Bill Wyman Rolls On
This Day in Music
CHART BEAT
ADULT CONTEMPORARY
Brooks & Dunn Stroll Down 'Red Dirt Road'
Montreux Packs Schedule For 37th Jazz Fest
Ozzy, Kelly Osbourne Splitting Sony
Billboard Bits: Relix, SARS/Toronto, Jam Cruise
Ashanti To Open Mariah Tour
Poll: Summer Rock Tour Bonanza Is Welcome
Tenacious D Halfway Toward 'Destiny'
2003 MVPA Award Winners
CHART BEAT CHAT
CHART BEAT BONUS
R&B Heavyweights Join Essence Fest Lineup
DVD Collects Hip-Hop Video Classics
This Day in Music
Costello Saddles Up For Summer Tour
Limp Bizkit Album Bumped To September
Billboard Bits: Nelly, Vanessa Williams, Placebo
Lynch Offers Musical Valentines On 'Songs'
Lollapalooza Unveils Second Stage Acts
Wyclef Wings It To J Records
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THE BILLBOARD 200
Ashley MacIsaac Returns Rejuvenated
Sean Paul Still 'Busy' On Singles Chart
California Panel OKs Artist Contract Reform
'Three Pickers' Concert Heads To CD, DVD
Rob Zombie Erecting 'House' Sequel
Jury Awards TVT $132M In Island Def Jam Suit
Coolio Fishes In TBS' 'Red Water'
BREAKING & ENTERING
TOP R&B/HIP-HOP ALBUMS
Breaking & Entering
KRS-One Discusses The State Of Hip-Hop
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John, Taupin Sink Teeth Into Musical 'Lestat'
Townshend Cautioned In Child Porn Arrest
Shows To Celebrate 'YES New York' Release
This Day in Music
Billboard Bits: Timberlake, Combs/Simmons, matchbox
Beyonce Readies 'Dangerous' Solo Debut
50 Cent Holds Off 'Idol' To Return To No. 1
Orton Gets 'Wild' On 'How To Deal'
Top Stars Sign On For MTV's Rap Battle Finale
Weird Al Parodies Eminem, Avril On New Album
Dr. Dre Nailed For $1.5M In Sample Suit
This Day in Music
Pat Green Rides 'Wave' Of New Album
Chantal Kreviazuk Aims To 'Mean Something' In U.S.
R.I. Nightclub Blaze Claims 100th Victim
THE TANGLED WEB
The Tangled Web
Pearl Jam Tour Spawns DVD, More Shows
Top Artists Set For Red Rocks 'Mountain Jam'
Apple Service Tops Million First-Week Downloads
Pop Super-Trio Thorns To Unveil Debut
Reggae, Mainstream Acts To Play Sumfests
ADULT TOP 40
Billboard Bits: Tim McGraw, Winnipeg Folk, Floydfest
Clear Channel Unveils 'Instant Live'
Jury Sides With Juvenile In Song-Theft Case
Family Plans Release Of Unearthed Marley Cuts
Exclusive: Strokes Part Ways With Godrich
Metallica Debuts New Song, Bassist At MTV Tribute
Concert To Celebrate Country's Best
Tomcraft, Timberlake Reign On U.K. Charts
Evanescence Has Faith In Live Show
Billboard Bits: 'Grease,' Joe Henry, Magic Johnson
Kenna Lets 'Cow' Out Of The Barn
QOTSA Keeping New Songs To Themselves
This Day in Music
John Hiatt Gets Tribute Treatment While Delivering New Album
Soft Boys Splinter Again
'Gilligan's Island' Composer Wyle Dies
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A Closer Look At Music On Television This Week
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Kiss, Sanctuary Seal Deal For Label
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LIVE REVIEW
HOT RAP TRACKS
So Many Rivers
Friday Night Special
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra and Tampere Philharmonic/John Storgards, conductor and violin
Have You Forgotten?
Fever to Tell
House of Blues, West Hollywood, Calif.
What If It All Means Something
Black Cherry
Hammerstein Ballroom, New York
This Day in Music
Milagro
Chris Cagle
TOP POP CATALOG ALBUMS
Bonito
Shine
Fame
Do You Swing?
Damnation
Fiends of Dope Island
Now
Meet the Girl Next Door
Trance Classics
AttenCHUN!
Dance Divas
Franklin Told To Clean Up Fire Mess
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CHART BEAT CHAT
Billboard Bits: Tribeca Film Fest, R.E.M., Town Fair
DMB Violinist Stays 'True' On Solo Debut
'American Fleadh' Marks Irish Invasion
Punks Prevail In 'Live Freaky! Die Freaky!'
Hanson Splits Island, Working On New Album
Misfits, RFTC Rock For Joey Ramone
Dixie Chicks Fans Cheer At Tour Opener
Affidavit: Drug Money Backed Murder Inc.
MAINSTREAM ROCK TRACKS
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RIAA Settles With Students
Gilman Gives Stepanek's 'Heartsongs' A Musical Voice
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Billboard Bits: BB Latin Awards, Robi Draco Rosa, Mogwai
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Prince Paul Stays In 'Business'
Eve Eyeing 'The Woodsman'
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B2K Slates 'Scream III' Summer Tour
Seeger Re-Records Anti-War Track
New Apple Service Off To Quick Start
Sean Paul 'Busy' Ousting 50 Cent Single
Suit Against Van Morrison Proceeds
Ol' Dirty Bastard Signs To Roc-A-Fella
Jay-Z, 50 Cent Ready To 'Roc The Mic'
Love Goes Public With Band Search