Music Reviews

Beyonce Tops MTV Europe Awards; Eminem, U2 Victorious in Berlin Beyonce Knowles was the biggest winner at the 2009 MTV Europe Awards in Berlin last night.

Jay-Z Blusters Through Hits, Loses Mojo at London Show: Review Jay-Z took time out from his North American tour for a one-off show at London’s Alexandra Palace last night. Sadly, the world’s biggest hip-hop star left his mojo somewhere over the Atlantic.

U2 Conquered U.S. With Noise, Risks, Poetry, Says Producer Eno “The Unforgettable Fire,” which has been reissued, is the album that helped U2 conquer America.

Echo & the Bunnymen Think Small, CMJ Fest Swamps N.Y.: Events Echo & the Bunnymen took a break from their last few big-venue gigs commemorating 1984’s classic “Ocean Rain” to give 250 standees at Manhattan’s Mercury Lounge a treat Oct. 17.

Green Day Punk Show Pushes American Idiocy Across World: Review Europe, take cover; Australia and Asia, watch out because you’re next. Green Day is busy perfecting its “American Idiot” sneer in a world tour.

Morgan Stanley’s Robey Trained as Baritone, Chairs Royal Opera Simon Robey spends his days orchestrating mergers and acquisitions, and his evenings at the opera.

Michael Jackson Shoots at Bogart, Needs Subtitles: Rick Warner Michael Jackson’s postmortem victory tour reaches fever pitch today with the worldwide release of “This Is It,” the ballyhooed documentary about his preparation for the London comeback concert that never was.

Otello Hunkers in Bunker at Brilliant Red Dallas House: Review Under a brilliant Texas sun, Dallas’s wealthiest arts patrons -- among them oilman Bruce Calder, mergers and acquisitions super-lawyer Hal Brierley and art collector and philanthropist John Dayton -- thronged the city’s fantastic new opera palazzo on Friday night for the premiere of its inaugural production, Verdi’s “Otello.”