Music
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Before Super Bowl, Bruno Mars heads to GrammysJan 26, 2014 4:45 am - NEW YORK — Wish Bruno Mars would write you a hit song? Keep dreaming. The singer-songwriter-producer, who has penned hits like CeeLo Green's “Forget You!” and B.o.B's “N...
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Grammy predictions: Macklemore? Kendrick? Lorde?Jan 26, 2014 4:30 am - Kendrick Lamar vs. Macklemore & Ryan Lewis. Lorde vs. Katy Perry. “Get Lucky” vs. “Blurred Lines” a.k.a. Pharrell vs. Pharrell. There are so many tough choices this year...
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Diverse music highlights Elgin piano concertJan 25, 2014 4:11 pm - Piano players of all ages and skill levels performed a diverse catalog of songs by artists including Lady Gaga, Beethoven and Woody Guthrie at the American Grands XIX co...
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50-year age difference for Grammy folk nomineesJan 25, 2014 4:45 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Folk music has always been hard to nail down to a certain style or sound. This year's nominees for best folk album at the Grammy Awards prove there's ...
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So many Grammy moments to keep you glued to tubeJan 25, 2014 4:45 am - Predicting who will come up with the next morning’s water-cooler moment at Sunday’s Grammy Awards is just as difficult as guessing who will win album of the year. The aw...
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Elgin’s American Grands gives cousins a chance to shineJan 24, 2014 10:41 am - These days, there aren’t many quiet moments in the Del Rosario households. Both Baltazar Del Rosario and his brother, Louie, have three children, who all love playing th...
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Singing or sinking? Justin Bieber hits new lowJan 24, 2014 7:45 am - LOS ANGELES — For more than a year, Justin Bieber has had more tabloid hits than Billboard hits: The singer’s music career has taken a back seat to his wild boy antics, ...
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Local children's musician Justin Roberts up for Grammy AwardJan 24, 2014 4:30 am - Rather than obsess about whether his album “Recess” was nominated for a Grammy Award for Best Children's Album, Justin Roberts turned off his phone the night nominations...
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Music notes: Tantric plays Barrington’s Penny Road PubJan 23, 2014 4:45 am - Heavy sound Tantric, a hard-rock band that incorporates elements of grunge and metal into its sound, will perform in the suburbs this weekend. The band formed in the lat...
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Teen entrepeneur from Elgin takes on music industryJan 23, 2014 4:30 am - Breje Whitt was only 15 years old when he began performing onstage with a nationally renowned Christian rock band. Two years later, the Elgin teen is running his own DJ,...