Music
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Country superstar George Jones dead at 81Apr 26, 2013 9:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — George Jones, the peerless, hard-living country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets and peaked with the heartbreaking clas...
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Don Omar is top winner at Billboard Latin awardsApr 26, 2013 8:56 am - CORAL GABLES, Fla. — Reggaeton star Don Omar was the top winner of the Billboard Latin Music Awards, though the bigger star of the show might have been the one who wasn’...
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Major Lazer: Changing EDM one party at a timeApr 26, 2013 6:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Major Lazer is a work in progress. Diplo's part-time project, with a new album “Free the Universe” out this week, is ever-evolving as the producer and...
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Diamond donating ‘Caroline’ sales after bombingsApr 25, 2013 6:54 am - NEW YORK — Neil Diamond is donating some of this week’s sales from “Sweet Caroline” after the tune became a source of comfort following the explosions at the Boston Mara...
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Music notes: Arcada hosts Michael McDonald, Dennis DeYoungApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - Classic weekend Key members of two classic rock bands will take the stage on successive nights this weekend in St. Charles. First up is Michael McDonald, former sin...
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'The Veils' dabble in desert rock beautyApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - The Veils, “Time Stays, We Go” (Pitch Beast) British quintet The Veils has recorded an album more evocative of the barren plains of America's Southwest than the str...
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Molly Ringwald rediscovers her jazz rootsApr 25, 2013 6:00 am - NEW YORK — Molly Ringwald has moved from “The Breakfast Club” to the jazz club. The redheaded actress who describes herself as “your former teen-age crush” in her Twitte...
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Will.i.am misses the mark on solo albumApr 24, 2013 11:00 pm - will.i.am, “willpower” (Interscope Records) Will.i.am's 2007 album, “Songs About Girls,” barely made a splash on the charts, but it was a fine piece of work: He brillian...
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Phoenix returns with another strong albumApr 24, 2013 3:00 pm - Phoenix, “Bankrupt!” (Glassnote) The four Frenchmen known as Phoenix continue to refine their nonpareil synthesis of dance pop and glam rock on their fifth album “B...
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Robert Plant, Robin Thicke join Taste lineupApr 24, 2013 3:00 pm - Rock legend Robert Plant and other additions to the 2013 Taste of Chicago music lineup were announced Wednesday. R&B star Robin Thicke and opening act Estelle are featur...