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Panic! At the Disco holds off Adele for Billboard 200 top spot
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January 26, 2016
Panic! At the Disco holds off Adele for Billboard 200 top spot
Pop-rockers Panic! At the Disco scored its first chart-topping album on the weekly US Billboard 200 album chart, keeping British…
Tuareg women-only musical tradition reborn in Algeria
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January 25, 2016
Tuareg women-only musical tradition reborn in Algeria
A single-stringed violin played only by Tuareg women is making a comeback in Algeria as the last of its players…
‘Blackstar’ sales soar as Bowie’s musical and financial legacy endures
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January 12, 2016
‘Blackstar’ sales soar as Bowie’s musical and financial legacy endures
Sales of David Bowie's last album — released two days before his death from cancer — soared on Monday along…
Swan song for ‘American Idol’ after 15 game-changing years
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January 5, 2016
Swan song for ‘American Idol’ after 15 game-changing years
It started on June 11, 2002, with a couple of unfamiliar hosts posing in an empty theater and making an…
Natalie Cole: master of past and present styles
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January 3, 2016
Natalie Cole: master of past and present styles
She began as a 1970s soul singer hyped as the next Aretha Franklin and peaked in the 1990s as an…
Music, digital art intersect in ‘Day for Night’ festival in Houston
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December 20, 2015
Music, digital art intersect in ‘Day for Night’ festival in Houston
Sound, image and digital art installations collide in Houston this weekend for the Day for Night Festival, which brings together…
AP PHOTOS: Cent’anni! A look at Frank Sinatra’s life
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December 13, 2015
AP PHOTOS: Cent’anni! A look at Frank Sinatra’s life
"Oh! Look at Me Now!" Of all of Frank Sinatra's timeless tunes, perhaps that song title best captures the singer's…
Eagles of Death Metal to join U2 in emotional Paris return: report
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December 5, 2015
Eagles of Death Metal to join U2 in emotional Paris return: report
Eagles of Death Metal, whose gig was targeted during terror attacks in Paris last month, will return to the stage…
Singer Scott Weiland dies in Minnesota at age 48: Facebook statement
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December 4, 2015
Singer Scott Weiland dies in Minnesota at age 48: Facebook statement
Rock singer Scott Weiland, the troubled ex-frontman for the band Stone Temple Pilots, died during a tour stop with his…
Samira Saeed’s new clip on TV soon
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November 28, 2015
Samira Saeed’s new clip on TV soon
Songstar Samira Saeed’s latest song "Ayza Aeesh" (Wanna Live) has received at least 624,000 views on Youtube, apparently encouraging the…