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Music biz suffers post-turkey blues (Reuters)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Music biz suffers post-turkey blues (Reuters ) - Reuters - Although 2000 marked the fattest year of album sales since Nielsen SoundScan set up shop in 1991, the final year of the millennium also begat a troubling trend. More: continued here Other Review: The Cambridge Companion to the Saxophone (Cambridge Companions to Music) (Paperback)
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Reggae star Fakoly returns to Ivory Coast after war (Reuters)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Reggae star Fakoly returns to Ivory Coast after war (Reuters ) - Reuters - African reggae star Tiken Jah Fakoly on Saturday plays his first concert in his native Ivory Coast since the start of a civil war five years ago, when his biting political lyrics drove him into exile. More: continued here Other Review: The Music of Mohamed Abdel Wahab (Audio Cassette)
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Pieces of Britney Big on eBay (E! Online)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Pieces of Britney Big on eBay (E! Online ) - E! Online - If a picture is worth 1,000 words, what's the going rate for a dollar bill boasting a picture of Britney Spears where George Washington is supposed to be? More: continued here Other Review: Metagami (Audio CD)
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Elton John given rare Maori award (AP)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Elton John given rare Maori award (AP) - AP - Elton John has received a specially made bird-feather cloak for his many visits to Maori communities. More: continued here Other Review: Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock Bundle (Video Game)
More About: Elton John , Award , Rare

Mercedes Sosa still sings of freedom (AP)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Mercedes Sosa still sings of freedom (AP) - AP - A series of falls has forced her to sit while she sings on the concert stage. But Mercedes Sosa 's voice still carries the same power that she used in the 1970s to inspire opponents of South America's brutal military regimes. More: continued here Other Review: Pacific Lounge (Audio CD)
More About: Freedom , Mercedes , Sings

Strummer's widow plans book of memorabilia (Reuters)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Strummer's widow plans book of memorabilia (Reuters ) - Reuters - The wife of punk rocker Joe Strummer plans to publish a book based on some of the Clash front man's rare memorabilia jointly with British artist Damien Hirst, she said in an interview published on Saturday. More: continued here Other Review: Stick To It (Audio CD)
More About: Book , Plans , Memorabilia

Josh Groban ends Christmas drought atop U.S. chart (Reuters)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Josh Groban ends Christmas drought atop U.S. chart (Reuters ) - Reuters - Celine Dion, Christina Aguilera, Garth Brooks, Harry Connick Jr., Whitney Houston and Sarah McLachlan. They are just a few of the multiplatinum artists whose Christmas albums failed to reach No. 1 on The Billboard 200 between 1994, when Kenny G's "Miracles -- The Holiday Album" rang the bell, and last week, when Josh Groban's "Noel"became the first since then to do so. More: continued here Other Review: Living Eyes (Audio CD)
More About: Ends , Josh Groban , Chart

As Madonna's Material World Turns (E! Online)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
As Madonna's Materia l World Turns (E! Online ) - E! Online - Madonna has officially been caulk-blocked. More: continued here Other Review: Finesse (Audio CD)

Slain Mexico singers compete from grave for Grammy (Reuters)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Slain Mexico singers compete from grave for Grammy (Reuters ) - Reuters - Two Mexican singers who were murdered in a wave of drug-related slayings will be competing from the grave for the same prize after they were nominated for a coveted Grammy music industry award. More: continued here Other Review: Taming the Dragon (Audio CD)
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Akon performs at early New Year's party (AP)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Akon performs at early New Year's party (AP) - AP - A day after earning four Grammy nominations, Akon performed at a New Year's Eve party. "Wattup! Happy New Year!" the singer called out to a young crowd decked out in party hats and "2008" glasses. More: continued here Other Review: Piano Jazz: McPartland/Gillespie (Audio CD)
More About: Party , Akon , Early , Perform

Spector has new attorney for retrial (AP)
2007-12-08 16:00:00
Spector has new attorney for retrial (AP) - AP - A San Francisco lawyer says he will represent Phil Spector in his retrial on a murder charge and that he could not be ready to proceed until September. More: continued here Other Review: One, Two, Free (Audio CD)
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Remy Ma's Mounting Rap Sheet (E! Online)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
Remy Ma's Mounting Rap Sheet (E! Online ) - E! Online - The legal troubles for Remy Ma just keep piling up. More: continued here Other Review: Very Best Of (Audio CD)
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Alicia Keys still the "One" on singles chart (Reuters)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
Alicia Keys still the "One" on singles chart (Reuters ) - Reuters - R&B singer Alicia Keys began a third week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday with "No One." More: continued here Other Review: Pacific Lounge (Audio CD)
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Kanye West, Amy Winehouse lead Grammy nominations (Yahoo! Music)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
Kanye West , Amy Winehouse lead Grammy nominations (Yahoo ! Music ) - Yahoo! Music - Kanye West led the pack today (December 6) with eight Grammy Award nominations, while Amy Winehouse came in a close second with six. More: continued here Other Review: The Long Walk Back (Audio CD)
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3rd Mexican musician found dead (AP)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
3rd Mexican musician found dead (AP) - AP - A trumpet player was found dead with his hands and feet bound and a nylon bag over his head in southern Mexico, in what authorities said was apparently the country's third murder of a musician in less than a week. More: continued here Other Review: Music Key To Life (Audio CD)
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Pimp C nominated for Grammy two days after death (Reuters)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
Pimp C nominated for Grammy two days after death (Reuters ) - Reuters - Two days after he died suddenly in a Los Angeles hotel room, Texas rapper Chad "Pimp C" Butler received a Grammy nomination on Thursday. More: continued here Other Review: Air Dancing (Audio CD)
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Keith Richards reissues rare single on iTunes (Reuters)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
Keith Richards reissues rare single on iTunes (Reuters ) - Reuters - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith Richards is reissuing his 1978 solo single "Run Rudolph Run" on iTunes just in time for the holidays, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. More: continued here Other Review: To Die For (Audio CD)
More About: Itunes , Keith Richards , Single , Rare

PSO announces international touring gift (AP)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
PSO announces international touring gift (AP) - AP - The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra will receive $5.5 million from a charitable foundation to bolster its international tours through 2011. More: continued here Other Review: The Offbeat of Avenues (Audio CD)
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Chaka Khan happy with Grammy nomination (AP)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
Chaka Khan happy with Grammy nomination (AP) - AP - Chaka Khan had just enough time to let out a little shout of joy when she learned of her nomination with Mary J. Blige for a Grammy for R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals for "Disrespectful." More: continued here Other Review: Initium (Audio CD)
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Adkins' life an open book in new CD (AP)
2007-12-07 16:00:00
Adkins' life an open book in new CD (AP) - AP - He worked as an oil rig roughneck, nearly drank himself to death and was shot in the chest by his ex-wife. More: continued here Other Review: The Sabotage Cafe (Hardcover)
More About: Life , Open , Book