Music
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5 ideas to brighten up your weekendNov 18, 2016 12:00 am - If you're feeling a little stressed about Thanksgiving and the holidays, take a breather this weekend and enjoy some seasonal fun. Here are five ideas. For others, go to...
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Why Bruno Mars believes clothes make the album
Nov 17, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - When Bruno Mars was in the studio crafting his upbeat, funky new album, he had a dress code: Wear your finest clothes, and leave your sloppy sweatpants a...
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Review: Jane Siberry haunts, stirs on 'Angels Bend Closer'
Nov 17, 2016 6:00 am - Jane Siberry, "Angels Bend Closer" (Sheeba Music) Jane Siberry twists genres and conventions on "Angels Bend Closer," a haunting, uplifting album befitting her eclectic ...
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Review: Pink Martini's new album is entertaining global trip
Nov 17, 2016 6:00 am - Pink Martini, "Je dis oui!" (Heinz Records) Pink Martini brings its progressive commitment to "Je dis oui!" ("I say yes"), an entertaining global jaunt in eight language...
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Carrie Underwood surprises Crystal Gayle with Opry invite
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Country star Carrie Underwood had a surprise for Grammy winner Crystal Gayle during her performance at the Grand Ole Opry on Tuesday night. After...
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Ty Herndon risked his career to come out, but he's a fighter
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - Two years after coming out publicly as a gay man, country singer Ty Herndon is revealing much more about his lifelong struggle for acceptance in ...
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Alicia Keys on future goals: Honey, I already won
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - Alicia Keys is winning. Not because you say she is, but because she says she is. As the piano-playing singer releases her sixth album and reflects on the...
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DNCE drops a super debut album. Prepare to dance.
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - DNCE, "DNCE" (Republic Records) Goofy mistakes seem to be part of the dance-rock group DNCE led by Joe Jonas. It got its name after a member misspelled "dance" in a text...
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A guided tour of 10 'Hallelujah' Leonard Cohen covers
Nov 16, 2016 6:00 am - NEW YORK (AP) - A happy Hallelujah, Leonard Cohen. The Canadian chanteur's most famous song bubbled into the collective conscious after he died Nov. 7 at 82. Soon after ...
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Weekend picks: Anna Kendrick talks up new book in NapervilleNov 16, 2016 5:00 am - Thursday Kendrick stops in Naperville Anna Kendrick discusses her book "Scrappy Little Nobody" Thursday at Community Christian Church, 1635 Emerson Lane, Naperville. Tic...