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Britney in MTV ads, but not confirmed for VMAs
NEW YORK—Britney Spears may get a shot at redemption during this year's MTV Video Music Awards. Widely panned for her glazed-over performance at last year's show, Spears is now in negotiations with MTV to make an appearance at the Sept. 7 ceremony, a spokesperson for MTV said Tuesday.
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Michael Phelps is music to the ears of coach Bob Bowman
For the first time in days, we saw the sun outside the Water Cube. And inside it, the shooting stars and stripes of a United States squad supercharged by the “Baltimore Bullet” on a mission to make Olympic history: eight gold medals and eight world records in a Games.
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Reality show may catch public's imagination intime for 2012
We have had the hunt for an apprentice, pop idols and Maria for The Sound of Music but if you thought we had squeezed every drop out of the reality show, the Chinese are breaking new ground.
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Local musician seeking trip to VMAs
A former Martinsville resident is seeking enough votes on the MTV Video Music Awards Web site to warrant an opportunity to win Best Rock Video at the award show at 9 p.m. Sept. 7.
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10th year for Kendall National Violin competition
THE annual Kendall National Violin Competition is set to wow audiences for the tenth year running.
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Bold territory
Creative exploration of unusual subject-matter received due recognition at this year's Malaysian Film Festival, writes SHARIFAH ARFAH.
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Britney in MTV ads, but not confirmed for VMAs
NEW YORK - Britney Spears may get a shot at redemption during this year's MTV Video Music Awards.
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Signups starting for Annual Navasota Classic Car Show
The 3rd Annual Navasota Classic Car show will take place in downtown Navasota on Oct. 4 from 10 a.m. until 4 p.m. This rain or shine event features up to 200 pre-1974 cars and trucks, music and entertainment for the family, including an air bubble jump for children, raffles and food vendors.
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Rockin’ event benefits Wilkins
For the second-straight year, local bands and community members are teaming up to host ‘Rockin’ for KPM’ an all-day music event to raise money for the KPM Trust fund.
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Going bald for cancer research: fundraiser hopes to cash in on shaved heads
Scott Shaw, a Bridge City native, is taking the initiative to organize an event to raise funds for cancer research by shaving heads in return for pledges of financial support from friends and family. The event, in cooperation with The St. Baldrick’s Foundation will be from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m., Sunday, Aug. 17 at Exygon Health and Fitness, 1007 Nederland Ave. The goal is to raise $25,000 Sunday. ...
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25 Years of Achievement for KBB Music Festival
This year marks the 25th anniversary of the KBB Music Festival, formerly known as the Auckland Secondary Schools Band and Orchestra Festival. Established in 1983 to encourage music in schools, the festival has grown into the largest regional music event in New Zealand.
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Olympic Ceremony Director: Singing Star was a Fake
The music director for the Opening Ceremony at the Beijing Olympics has admitted that a young girl who delivered a key performance during the show, lip-synched her song.
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Byron’s draw
BYRON Bay, in no small measure, attracts a host of visitors throughout the year, if not for its outdoor activities, then it’s music festivals, Splendour apart that is.
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Splendour’s splendid vibes
With a dose of good music from bands like The Living End and Wolfmother, Splendour in the Grass – a musical festival set in the beautiful Byron Bay – proved a worthwhile way to spend a weekend out of town ... and country.
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8-year-old Wisconsin guitar prodigy has reason to play the blues
ELKHORN — When Tallan "T-Man" Latz was 5, he saw Joe Satriani playing guitar on TV. "I turned around to my dad and said, 'That's exactly what I want to do."' Three years and countless hours of practicing later, 8-year-old Tallan is a blues guitar prodigy. He's played in bars and clubs, including the House of Blues in Chicago, and even jammed with Les Paul and Jackson Browne. He has a summer of ...
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Disney star Vanessa Hudgens sued by music producer
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Singer-actress Vanessa Hudgens of the made-for-kids TV hit "High School Musical" is being sued by a producer who claims she reneged on a deal to share her earnings with him after he helped make her a star.
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Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) Presents 'Night of the Living Guitar XVIII' on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at ...
On Thursday, September 11th, The Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) at Musicians Institute (www.mi.edu), proudly presents the eighteenth installment of 'Night of the Living Guitar XVIII' at Hollywood's world-renowned Knitting Factory (public is invited).
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Music to pump up spectators at venues
Spectators are being treated to an eclectic mix of music to keep them entertained and pumped up during the Beijing Olympics. Played during breaks between competitions, the tracks are a heady compendium of Chinese and Western hits, with the odd addition of a commentary.
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The Closing Bell
It's quittin' time on the Fresno Coast and for our last update we have new dates for Donavon Frankenreiter , Ralph's World , The Music and The Skatalites , and links to items about Isaac Hayes' cause of death, Vanessa Hudgens' lawsuit, tribute bands' fans, the little girl on the Olympics, baseball's greatest musical hits and Zack de la Rocha doin' the Q&A shuffle.
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Return to '90210' : Spinoff features same zip code, new batch of troubled teens
Cue the theme music and buckle up for some teen angst. "90210," a spinoff of the original "Beverly Hills, 90210," unleashes a new class of troubled adolescents...
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Music rediscovers its vintage soul
When Arthur Conley shouts "Do you like good music?" on Sweet Soul Music, the resounding response is "Yeah! Yeah!" Forty years later, fans are saying "Yeah! Yeah!" to a new wave of soul purveyors, who are spinning the sound forward.
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An ear for words
EH Poh Nim was in the auditorium of the Dewan Filharmonik Petronas with Jane to attend a performance by the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra. They had taken their seats and were watching people file in.
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Soul icon Isaac Hayes died of stroke: Memphis police
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Isaac Hayes, the deep-voiced soul music star who won an Oscar for writing the theme song to the movie "Shaft," died over the weekend from a stroke related to high blood pressure, Memphis authorities said on Tuesday.
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Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) Presents ´Night of the Living Guitar XVIII´ on Thursday, September 11, 2008 at ...
On Thursday, September 11th, The Guitar Institute of Technology (GIT) at Musicians Institute (www.mi.edu),
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Gone with the wind to Beijing...
IT has been an action packed two weeks for Inverell flutist Lauren Williams - but she has enjoyed every moment. The 14-year-old Macintyre High School student was a member of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Orchestra and returns home from China tomorrow.
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