How did you land such a prestigious job at Chappell Music at only 17? I spent one year at NYU School of the Arts. Two of my schoolmates were budding songwriters, and they signed me up for my songwriting class with Paul Simon. They knew I was a jingle...

Starting with the poetic beauty of “Marlene on the Wall,” she smoothly segued into “Small Blue Thing,” noting for the crowd that the song was one of her love songs, “But not the kind of Barry Manilow song.” One thing that has changed with Vega through...

• "Fela!" final performance at Music Hall Mon. 5 Tue. 6 • Hot Tuna at the Ark • Yelawolf at St. Andrew's Hall Wed. 7 • Lunasa at the Ark • Yellow Ostrich with 1,2,3 at the Pike Room Thu. 8 • Gomez at St. Andrew's Hall • Kelly Clarkson with Matt Nathanson at Colosseum at Caesars Windsor Fri. 9 • Barry Manilow at Fox Theatre • Gavin DeGraw and David Nail at Royal Oak Music Theatre • In theaters: "John Carter," "Friends with Kids" Sat. 10 • Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt at the Fillmore Detroit • Young Jeezy at the Fillmore Detroit Sun. 11 • Bill Harley at the Ark • The Head and the Heart and more at

Nail: 7 p.m. March 9. Royal Oak Music Theatre, $24, $26. Saint Practice Day: with It Lies Within, Shudder, Bat on Fire, Givensex, Medisin Wheel and Purgatory Grove, 7 p.m. March 9. Magic Stick, $6, $8, $10. An Horse: with Power and Seven Birds One...

Manilow's concert at the Resch Center has been pushed back a couple of months, from April 27 to Friday June 15 at 7:30 P.M. That's according to Barry Manilow's official web site and Oneida Casino Ticket Star Online, the ticketing web site of PMI...

So why tequila? He couldn’t get Guinness on draft, so tequila is a good stage drink, which is coming in handy during his current “Southern Discomfort” tour through 16 cities in the South, where Man In Black is giving his last two good taste buds one...

Elton John: "This is a sad day today, all I want to talk about is her music. She was the most beautiful woman I think I ever saw. Thank you for giving us your talent, and one of the most beautiful voices I've ever heard." Barry Manilow: "I can't...

A. She was born in Walla Walla, Washington. B. She is the only person to hold all four titles of Miss Macon, Miss Cherry Blossom Festival, Miss Warner Robins and Miss Houston County. C. She is a distant cousin of Jim Grabowski, a running back for the...

Russell Simmons: “deeply saddened by the death of Whitney Houston…may she rest in peace” Michelle Williams of Destiny’s Child: “I truly, truly adored Whitney Houston. Her album ‘I’m Your Baby Tonight’ was the very first album I ever bought.” Barry...

Toni Braxton: My heart is weeping…RIP to the Legendary Diva & Icon Whitney Houston!!!!! Such an incredible influence over music as a whole! Iconic, legendary, innovating, amazing, humble…1 the best in the world Barry Manilow: “We spent more than...

I imagined Whitney singing it because I wasn't secure enough to be a star" Justin Bieber "Just heard the news. so crazy ...One of the GREATEST VOICES EVER just passed. RIP Whitney Houston. My prayers go out to her friends and family I am sadden to hear...

I loved her very much. My heart goes out to her family, and her great friend, Clive Davis, those who knew her well and worked closely with her, and the world for losing such an incredible artist." Barry Manilow: "I can't believe that Whitney is gone. ...

Baby Tonight’ was the very first album I ever bought." My heart goes out to her family, to Clive (Davis), and to everyone who knew and loved this amazingly talented and beautiful artist. I will always love her." She had it all, she broke all barriers."

For example, your 18th birthday, when you can vote and legally drink openly with your folks; your 30th birthday when you join the establishment and begin to appreciate the music of Barry Manilow; your 55th birthday when you're promised "freedom" and...

Glamour magazines. At a showcase in Sweetwaters supper club in Manhattan - she could sing at 19 but wasn't old enough to buy a drink - she was spotted by Davis, the music mogul who has become legendary for his ear and his success in guiding the early...

Baby Tonight' was the very first album I ever bought." My heart goes out to her family, to Clive (Davis), and to everyone who knew and loved this amazingly talented and beautiful artist. I will always love her." Al Sharpton, who called for a...

In a week's time, both songs would be drowned out by the sound of drums, samba, singing and millions of revellers when carnival hits Rio (16-21 February; rio-carnival.net). The stretch of seafront that comprises Copacabana and Ipanema beaches is busy...

Theatre. Through March 4. Sat. 3 The Black Keys with Arctic Monkeys at Joe Louis Arena Sun. 4 "Resonance: A Celebration of the Performing Arts" at Detroit Opera House Mon. 5 Tue. 6 • Hot Tuna at the Ark • Yelawolf at St. Andrew's Hall Wed. 7 • Lunasa at...

At a showcase in Sweetwaters supper club in Manhattan - she could sing at 19 but wasn't old enough to buy a drink - she was spotted by Davis, the music mogul who has become legendary for his ear and his success in guiding the early careers of Rod...