In 2008, McKennitt wrote and composed a song she titled " To The Fairies They Draw Near " as the theme song for Disney's direct-to-video animated film Tinker Bell.

Since the release of An Ancient Muse, McKennitt has toured consistently, with a European and North American tour in 2007 and another extensive tour across Canada and United States later in 2007, a tour of Europe in 2008 and a Mediterranean tour in 2009 with stops in Greece, Turkey, Cyprus, Lebanon, Hungary and Italy.

Nominees for the 50th Grammy Awards ( 2008 ) included Céu for CéU, Gilberto Gil for Gil Luminoso, Bebel Gilberto for Momento, Angélique Kidjo for Djin Djin, and Loreena McKennitt for An Ancient Muse.

" The music has been rearranged by the Canadian songwriter Loreena McKennitt under the title " Breton Carol " in 2008.

In 2008, Ice-T and Black Silver toured together as Black Ice, and released an album together called Urban Legends.

In 2008, another female opera star, Diana Damrau, released a CD with seven Salieri coloratura arias.

AOL released an all-new AIM for the Macintosh on September 29, 2008 and the final build on December 15, 2008.

* Binary ( album ), the 5th studio album by Kay Tse, released on July 25, 2008

On 18 November 2008 the band released The BBC Sessions, which features songs from the period of 1996 – 2001 ( including the last recordings featuring Isobel Campbell before she left the band ), along with a second disc featuring a recording of a live performance in Belfast from Christmas 2001.

Chaosium released a new version of BRP on June 24, 2008 as single comprehensive book.

In 2008, a colorized version was released by Legend Films.

Progressive metal band Dominici, released three albums in 2005, 2007 and 2008.

Dungeons & Dragons version 3. 5 was released in June 2003, with a 4th edition in June 2008.

* Dual ( album ), an album of traditional Scottish and Irish music recorded by Éamonn Doorley, Muireann Nic Amhlaoibh, Julie Fowlis and Ross Martin, released 2008

A WHO study released in January 2008 found that mass distribution of insecticide-treated mosquito nets and artemisinin – based drugs cut malaria deaths in half in Rwanda and Ethiopia, countries with high malaria burdens.

Duke Nukem 3D ( Xbox Live ) was released on September 24, 2008.

: On November 11, 2008 The Walt Disney Company released a limited pressing of 39, 500 issues of The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh in DVD format for the first time as a part of the Disney Treasures collection, and was now called Dr. Syn: The Scarecrow of Romney Marsh.

It was followed by the studio album, " Backwoods Barbie ," which was released February 26, 2008, and reached number two on the country charts.

She released her second live DVD and album, Live From London in October 2009, which was filmed during her sold out 2008 concerts at London's O2 Arena.

It was finally released on April 28, 2008.

In June 2008 McDonald's released a Happy Meal toy wearing the Devo Energy dome that they named " New Wave Nigel ".

The songs " Girl U Want " and " Through Being Cool " were released as downloadable content for the video game Rock Band on August 19, 2008.

Also in 2008 the band remixed the Attery Squash song ' Devo Was Right About Everything ' which was released on the B-side to the Watch Us Work It vinyl 12 " single.

A documentary film entitled Forgotten Ellis Island, on the Ellis Island Immigrant Hospital was created by Lorie Conway and released in 2008.

Floating Point is an album by John McLaughlin, released in 2008 through the record label Abstract Logix.

In collaboration with Studio 4C, American director Michael Arias released Tekkon Kinkreet in 2008, to international acclaim.

Freenet 0. 7, released on the 8 May 2008, is a major re-write incorporating a number of fundamental changes.

* More solutions to the released tests-Includes solutions to the recently released 2008 exam

Evil Dead: The Musical ran in Toronto from May 1, 2007 to August 2, 2008.

Musical versions include the 1966 TV musical with songs by Moose Charlap, and Judi Rolin in the role of Alice, a Christmas 2007 multimedia stage adaptation at The Tobacco Factory directed and conceived by Andy Burden, written by Hattie Naylor, music and lyrics by Paul Dodgson and a 2008 opera Through the Looking Glass by Alan John.

San Diego Civic Light Opera ( 1983 ), Pittsburgh Civic Light Opera ( 1965, 1967, 1974, 1984, 1990, 1999, 2008 ), and Banff Musical Theatre ( 1984 ) were among the first smaller regional companies to produce it.

* Animal School Musical ( 2008 )

Boyd Gaines was the first performer to be nominated for each of Best Featured Actor in a Play in 1989 for The Heidi Chronicles, Best Actor in a Musical in 1994 for She Loves Me, Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2000 for Contact ( and again in 2008 for Gypsy ) and Best Actor in a Play in 2007 for Journey's End.

Raúl Esparza was the second performer to be nominated in all four categories ( no wins ), achieving this over a mere six seasons: Best Featured Actor in a Musical in 2004 for Taboo, Best Actor in a Musical in 2007 for Company, Best Featured Actor in a Play in 2008 for The Homecoming, and Best Actor in a Play in 2009 for Speed-the-Plow.

Category: Musical groups disestablished in 2008

Category: Musical groups disestablished in 2008

The Musical, a 2008 musical by David Massingham and Matthew Townend

Category: Musical groups reestablished in 2008

In November 2008, she earned rave reviews as Gladys Bumps in the Roundabout Theatre Company production of the classical Rodgers and Hart musical Pal Joey on Broadway and garnered her third consecutive Tony nomination, this time for Best Featured Actress in a Musical.

Category: Musical groups reestablished in 2008

On 23 October 2008, Terry's new Sing-along styled Brighton The Musical show was announced on the fan site.

2 ( 2001 ), Year of the Cycos ( 2008 ), No Mercy Fool !/ The Suicidal Family ( 2010 ) and The Mad Mad Muir Musical Tour ( 2011 ), Suicidal Tendencies have released no new material in the way of albums or singles since their last album, Free Your Soul and Save My Mind, came out in 2000.

Category: Musical groups disestablished in 2008

The first TV movie was so successful that it came out with a sequel High School Musical 2 in 2007 which has since become the highest viewed cable broadcast and in 2008 its second sequel High School Musical 3: Senior Year was released in theaters instead of on Disney Channel.

Category: Musical groups reestablished in 2008

The story was adapted for the West End stage as Billy Elliot the Musical in 2005 ; it opened in Australia in 2007 and on Broadway in 2008.

Category: Musical groups disestablished in 2008

Another stage show, Happy Days: A New Musical began touring in 2008.

* Grammy Awards 2008 Best Musical Album For Children-Experience ... 101

" Waterloo to Waterloo " debuted in 2002, with " Musical Wheel " following in 2008.