In preparation for Tuesday’s midterm elections, Fox News did something rather extraordinary – it rolled out its self described ‘A-team’ for its Sunday programming. And had you been watching Hannity, ...
The inclusion of Yusuf Islam in the Rally to Restore Sanity is sure to raise a number of eyebrows, given the controversy surrounding his alleged support of the fundamentalist Islamic fatwa against ...
And now, he has a new album coming out in the fall, but you might already know every word to every song. In "Tea For the Tillerman 2," Yusuf has re-recorded every track, but with the perspective that ...
Coldplay’s hit single, “Viva La Vida,” has received much press coverage thanks to claims of plagiarism, but now the band can rest a little easier. Almost immediately after Coldplay released the Viva ...
This spring, Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has plans to release a follow up album to his last compilation An Other Cup that will feature the talents of Paul McCartney, Dolly Parton, and ...
Yusuf Islam has paid a price for his beliefs, says Lesley White in the London Times. More than 30 years ago, when the pop star known as Cat Stevens became a Muslim and gave up his music, his fans were ...
Yusuf / Cat Stevens has put his upcoming North American Cat on the Road to Findout Book Tour on hold. The musician took to social media to relay the news on Monday, September 29, citing ongoing visa ...
As music memoirs go, Yusuf/Cat Stevens' Cat on the Road to Findout couldn't have been more aptly titled. Over the last nearly 60 years, few in pop have traveled such a twisty path, as the bearded pop ...
For a singer-songwriter who plays such gently inoffensive music, Yusuf Islam has made a lot of news. After a near-death experience in 1977 helped trigger a spiritual awakening, the artist formerly ...
Yusuf Islam, the British singer-songwriter also known by his stage name Cat Stevens, has postponed his North American book tour due to visa issues. The artist previously warned fans not to make any ...
EARLIER THIS WEEK, I commented that, as Yusuf Islam, the singer Cat Stevens has held to an extreme Islamic fundamentalist position regarding music. I wrote, “Wahhabism, the state religion in Saudi ...
On this edition of "World Caf? Words and Music from WXPN" host David Dye speaks with Yusuf Islam. In the 1970's he was known as Cat Stevens — one of the world's most influential singer-songwriters. By ...