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Taylor Swift is donating $4 million to fund a new educationcenter at the the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum inNashville. Scheduled to open in 2014, the Taylor Swift EducationCenter will house three classrooms and a state-of-the-artchildren"s exhibit gallery. New Album Releases / May 29: "The Absence" by Melody Gardot "Valtari" by Sigur Ros "What We Saw From the Cheap Seats" by Regina Spektor Star Birthdays: Australian pop singer Kylie Minogue will turn 43 on May 28. During her teenage years, she appeared inan Australian soap opera. In 1988, Kylie launched her music careerwith a Top 5 remake of Little Eva"s 1962 hit "TheLoco-Motion." Kylie reached the top of the charts in 40countries with her 2002 hit "Can"t Get You Out of MyHead." The single sold nearly six million-copies worldwideand became her first Top 10 song in the U.S. Two years later, sheearned the Best Dance Recording Grammy Award for "Come IntoMy World." Kylie was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005. Treatments were successful and she returned to touring. In 2009,Kylie performed her first ever North American tour. Her latestalbum of pop and dance tunes, called "Aphrodite," wasreleased in 2010. All four of its singles, "All theLovers," "Get Outta My Way" and "BetterThan Today," reached Number One on the U.S. dance chart. On May 28, rhythm-and-blues singer Gladys Knight will turn 68. In 1952, she formed Gladys Knight & The Pips, agroup that recorded a string of hits throughout the 1960s and1970s. They included "I Heard It Through theGrapevine," "Neither One Of Us (Wants To Be The FirstTo Say Goodbye)" and "Midnight Train To Georgia." Knight has also recorded several solo albums. Her 1994 solocollection, "Just For You," brought her a Grammy Awardfor Best R&B Album. It was followed by the 1999 gospel CD"Many Different Roads." She earned another Grammy forher 2001 album, "At Last." Knight"s latestalbum, "Before Me," was released in 2006. It featuresher versions of songs made famous by Ella Fitzgerald, DukeEllington, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne, and other legends thatinspired her musically. Last year, Knight received a Soul TrainLegend Award. She recently released the new single, "I (WhoHave Nothing)." Knight was a contestant on the latest seasonof "Dancing With the Stars." Rock singer-songwriter Melissa Etheridge will celebrate her 51st birthday on May 29. Born in Leavenworth,Kansas, she began playing guitar when she was only 8 years old. At10, Melissa wrote her first song. During her high school years,she began performing in local nightclubs. In 1980, she moved toLos Angeles, California. Six years later, Melissa was signed toIsland Records and her first album for the label was released in1989. She achieved international fame with her 1993 album,"Yes I Am." The CD produced three Top 10 singles andearned her a Grammy Award. Melissa"s next albums were1995"s "Your Little Secret," 1999"s"Breakdown" and 2001"s "Skin." Following the release of her 2004 CD, "Lucky," Melissawas diagnosed with breast cancer. After completing treatment, shemade her first public appearance at the 2005 Grammy Awards. Sheperformed a duet version of Janis Joplin"s "Piece of MyHeart" with British singer Joss Stone. Melissa"sgreatest hits album, "The Road Less Traveled," wasreleased in 2005. Its track "I Run For Life" was usedas the official song at the Susan G. Komen Breast Cancer FoundationRace for the Cure walk and run events. In 2006, Melissa"spartner at the time, Tammy Lynn Michaels, gave birth to twins,daughter Johnnie Rose and son Miller Steven. In 2010, Melissarecorded her latest album, "Fearless Love." Country singer Wynonna Judd will turn 48 on May 30. After spending eight years in the motherand daughter duo The Judds, the five-time Grammy winner launchedher solo career in 1992. Her first two multi-million-sellingalbums produced numerous Country hits, including the Number Onesingles "She Is His Only Need," "I Saw theLight" and "No One Else On Earth."Wynonna"s 1996 album, "Revelations," producedanother chart-topping hit, "To Be Loved By You." Thosesongs and many others were included on her 1997 anthology,"Collection." Also released in 1997 wasWynonna"s CD "The Other Side." In 1999, Wynonnaand her mother Naomi announced their reunion as The Judds. Theysigned a recording deal with Mercury Records and performed a NewYear"s Eve concert in Phoenix, Arizona. Wynonna"s 2000solo release, "New Day Dawning," included four newtracks by the duo. Her next album, "What the World Needs NowIs Love," was released in 2003. Wynonna"sautobiography, "Coming Home To Myself," was publishedin 2005. That same year, her 20th anniversary greatest hits CD/DVDset, "Her Story: Scenes from a Lifetime," was released. In 2007, Wynonna filed for divorce from her husband of threeyears, D.R. Roach. Roach was arrested days earlier in Abilene,Texas and charged with three counts of aggravated sexual batteryagainst a minor. In 2009, Wynonna released "Sing: Chapter1," her first album in six years. She said the ten coversongs on the album "are a real cross-section of all thedifferent genres I grew up with. It"s all me, it"s allpart of the tapestry of who I am." Also in 2009, Wynonnareunited with her mother to perform as The Judds atNashville"s CMA Music Festival. In 2010, the duo recordedtwo new songs for their anthology "I Will Stand By You: TheEssential Collection." Wynonna"s latest solo album,"Love Heals," is a collection of her hits, plus threepreviously unreleased songs. The album is available only atCracker Barrel Country Stores. A portion of the proceeds benefitthe Wounded Warriors Project. Last year, Wynonna and Naomiappeared in their own reality series "The Judds," whichaired on Oprah Winfrey"s OWN Network. Wynonna recentlyformed the new band Wynonna & the Big Noise. On June 1, Ronnie Dunn of the Country duo Brooks & Dunn will celebrate his 59thbirthday. The duo recorded its debut album, "Brand NewMan," in 1991. Since then, Brooks & Dunn have put outten more collections. The duo"s 2003 CD, "Red DirtRoad," produced several hits, including the title track,"You Can"t Take the Honky Tonk Out of the Girl"and "That"s What She Gets For Loving Me." In2005, they recorded "Hillbilly Deluxe, which spawned suchhits as "Play Something Country," "Believe"and "Building Bridges." Since 1991, Brooks & Dunnhave won 14 Country Music Association Vocal Duo of the Year awardsand 18 Academy of Country Music Vocal Duo honors. In August of2009, Brooks & Dunn announced they were splitting up afterperforming their 2010 "Last Rodeo" tour. Ronnie"s self-titled debut solo album was released last year. Hits from the collection include the Top 10 lead single"Bleed Red," "Cost of Livin"" andRonnie current single, "Let the Cowboy Rock." Canadian singer Alanis Morissette will turn 38 on June 1. Her 1995 debut album, "JaggedLittle Pill," produced the hits "You OughtaKnow," "Hand In My Pocket," "Ironic,""You Learn" and "Head Over Feet." It alsoearned Morissette four Grammy Awards, including Album of the Year. Sales of the CD surpassed 16 million copies in the U.S. In 1998,she acted in the motion picture "Dogma," which featured"Good Will Hunting" stars Matt Damon and Ben Affleck. Morissette played the role of God. Her much-anticipated follow-upto "Jagged Little Pill" was released in 1998. "Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie" sold three millioncopies in the U.S. Morissette"s 2002 release, "UnderRug Swept," included the hit single "HandsClean." She celebrated the 10th anniversary of "JaggedLittle Pill" in 2005 by releasing a new, mostly acousticversion of the collection. Also released in 2005 was her greatesthits album, "The Collection." Morissette"slatest album, "Flavors of Entanglement," won a JunoAward for Album of the Year. In 2009, she appeared in eightepisodes of the cable television series "Weeds." In2010, she married rapper Mario "MC Souleye" Treadway. They welcomed their first child, Ever Imre Morissette-Treadway inDecember of that year. Morissette"s new album, "Havocand Bright Lights," will be released in late August. On June 2, Rolling Stones drummer Charlie Watts will celebrate his 71st birthday. Also a big band enthusiast, hecollaborated with some of England"s top jazz musicians on the1986 album "Live At Fulham Town Hall." In 1992, hisCharlie Watts Quintet recorded "A Tribute to Charlie Parkerwith Strings." Since then, the quintet has recorded two morealbums, 1993"s "Warm & Tender" and"Long Ago & Far Away" in 1996. From 2005 to 2007,Watts performed with the Rolling Stones on their "BiggerBang" tour. In 2007, the group released its four-DVD livebox set, "The Biggest Bang." The 2010 re-release ofthe Rolling Stones" 1972 album "Exile On MainStreet" debuted at Number One on the U.K. chart to become thegroup"s highest-ranking album on that list since 1994. Awards Presentations/Winners:. The e-commerce company in China offers quality products such as Mannequin Head Tripod , Salon Spray Bottle Manufacturer, and more. For more , please visit Hair Stylist Combs today!
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