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Jessica Simpson Drops Pop
Jessica Simpson drops pop for country.
TheCelebrityCafe.com |
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Jerry Wexler Dies at 91
The music industry icon helped produce the sounds of Arethra Franklin and Ray Charles.
TheCelebrityCafe.com |
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Tools of the trade
NEW ORLEANS -On a rainy Friday afternoon, musician Jeff Klein is recording in a small digital studio on Tulane Avenue. Klein is not recording jazz or the typical New Orleans music fare.
The Lafayette Daily Advertiser |
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Uganda: Govt Honours Artiste
The Government has recognised northern Uganda artiste Loketo Lee a.k.a Lee Aneka for his contribution towards the restoration of peace in the region through music.
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Girl suffers sexual assault at music festival on coast
A 17-year-old girl was sexually assaulted in a toilet block as she attended a Yorkshire music festival at the weekend. (18/08/2008 08:39:11)
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Robson festival blooming
The annual Robson Valley Music Festival in Dunster is gaining momentum like an Olympic sprinter accelerating from the blocks. And if it gets much bigger, festival hosts Seth McDonald and Shara Gustafson are going to run out of room on their land.This coming weekend (Aug. 22-24) marks the fourth year of the festival, which evolved out of the Good People's Gathering, a smaller-scale event once ...
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From the archives
25 years ago: Aug. 17, 1983: A two-hour rally with music and all four Stamford mayoral candidates was held on the Yerwood Center's front lawn as part of a local drive to encourage more minorities to register to vote.
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Islamists Want Lavigne Concert Canceled
N.J. Malaysia's Islamic opposition party has urged the government to cancel a planned concert by Avril Lavigne, saying the Canadian singer's on-stage moves are "too sexy" for this Muslim-majority country.
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More of today's best bets in entertainment
Club Bart: Open Blues Jam, 9 p.m. 22726 Woodward, Ferndale. 248-548-8746.
Detroit Free Press |
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Lip disservice
The 800 drummers weren't the only highly synchronized performers at the Olympic opening ceremony in China. * Less well-received: the lip-syncing girl in pigtails and a red dress. * A collective boo and hiss moved across the globe as word spread that the sweet-voiced cherub actually didn't sing the song spotlighted during the opening event. * It was actually another, supposedly less photogenic, ...
The Columbus Dispatch |
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Science Weekly podcast: Music and the brain; plus evolutionary psychology
Is music just "auditory cheescake" or can it provide deep insights into the workings of the brain and the evolution of language. From the New Zealand haka to raves and dancing birds, James Randerson investigates
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Chorus man from Whitman sees venue change with timesDon Taylor leads a 40-man chorus called the Cape Cod ...
WHITMAN — Don Taylor has been involved with music his whole life.
The Brockton Enterprise |
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Merola singers firmly embrace 'Werther' duet
At the Merola Grand Finale, a live musical highlight reel featuring the singers in San Francisco Opera's celebrated summer program for aspiring stars, the audience never knows when the stage will surge to full power. But surge it will, as veteran Merola fans...
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Tummy twisting fun
DAPHNE Iking had fun learning the art of belly dancing with a group of people in Kuala Lumpur recently. They moved sensually to the rhythm of Arabic, Egyptian and Lebanese music at the dance lesson organised by mYoga.
The New Straits Times |
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Liz Smith
T his is what I know. When you ask to go backstage to congratulate any or all of the cast members in the musical Xanadu , you are advised that they dress and undress together in a very small space and there's no room for anyone to "visit" with them.
Baltimore Sun |
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DANE BUTCHER GETS PLAYBOY JAZZ IN SHIP SHAPE: Executive preps for Playboy Jazz Cruise.
*The inaugural Playboy Jazz Cruise is coming this January. The seven-day cruise promises to be seven days of jazz bliss.
Eurweb |
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ALMA Awards honor America Ferrera
America Ferrera was named the Chevy Entertainer of the Year for her role in "Ugly Betty" at the 2008 ALMA Awards, which recognize outstanding artistic achievement of Latinos in film, television and music.
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Youth benefit concert a go
The third-annual benefit concert for Oshki-Aa-yaa’aag Bimaadiziiwin Foundation (Good Life for Young People Foundation), which goes this Friday at Assabaska Heritage Park in Morson, is ready to kick off with cool workshops and a rocking concert sure to keep the youths entertained. The turnout for the first two years has been phenomenal, noted Al Hunter, founder and president of the foundation. ...
Fort Frances Times |
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Hair at the fair: Ex-'Idol' star serenades Clarke County
BERRYVILLE — For different reasons and at different times, Bucky Covington brought the Long sisters to tears. When the Rockingham, N.C., native was voted off — or kicked off, he calls it — "American Idol" in 2006, Cheyenne Long, 11, cried.
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FROCKS AND ROCKS
PUT on your fall finest - Fashion Rocks, the annual star-studded concert in the middle of New York Fashion Week, arrives at Radio City Music Hall on Sept. 5. This year's lineup includes Beyonce, the Black Eyed Peas, Chris Brown, Mariah Carey, Chris...
New York Post |
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MTV still wants a piece of Britney Spears
NEW YORK: Troubled pop star Britney Spears will have another chance to storm the MTV stage, after receiving a nomination for this year’s Video Music Awards.
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Singer finds a lot to draw on in her history
As an immigrant child growing up in Canada, Karen David was bullied and made to feel awkward because she was so different from "the norm" in school. Now her complex heritage is a remarkable asset she uses in her music, as well as in film and TV work.
winnipegsun.com |
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Melissa Cross will have you screaming like a rock star
In this mecca of Broadway and opera stars, the trills and scales of vocal polishing are a familiar sound. But the growls and groans coming...
Seattle Times |
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Song lyrics wear well on clothing
Online music thieves can't interfere with the hundreds of songwriters Hanna Schmieder has on her payroll. Her company, Lyric Culture, prints...
Seattle Times |
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Syd Barrett's sister shares memories of Pink Floyd visionary
The original Crazy Diamond is about to shine on even brighter - with an exhibition celebrating the creative genius of rock enigma Syd Barrett.
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