Music
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Celebrity judges enjoy boost in careersJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Jean Holmgren doesn't like country music and had never heard of Blake Shelton. Then came “The Voice.” A few months later, she's the proud owner of She...
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Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez top ALMA nomineesJul 28, 2011 12:00 am - Christina Aguilera, Selena Gomez top ALMA nominees LOS ANGELES — Christina Aguilera and Selena Gomez are the leading nominees for the ALMA Awards, which honor the artist...
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Winehouse's death lands her back on the chartsJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Death has landed Amy Winehouse back on the charts. The British singer's "Back to Black" album will re-enter the Billboard album chart at No. 9, with 37,000 al...
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Should the music industry have tried to save Amy?Jul 27, 2011 12:00 am - NEW YORK — Most entertainers prepare for a concert tour with rehearsals. For Amy Winehouse, it was rehab. Just before her disastrous European tour last month, the infamo...
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Dan Peek, founding member of band America, diesJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - ST. LOUIS — Dan Peek, a founding member of the popular 1970s band America and singer of high harmonies on hits that included "A Horse With No Name" and "Ventura Highway...
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Aretha Franklin, star skaters team up at Sears CentreJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - Ice skating will receive an unlikely pairing in September at the Sears Centre thanks to the Queen of Soul. R&B legend Aretha Franklin will sing while ice skating stars,...
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Brian Wilson returns to St. Charles to perform, recordJul 27, 2011 12:00 am - When Brian Wilson arrives in St. Charles this weekend for a Saturday show at the Arcada, it will be something of a homecoming for the former Beach Boy, who recorded his ...
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Family, friends say farewell to Amy Winehouse at emotional funeralJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - LONDON — Wearing dark suits, black dresses and the occasional beehive hairdo, friends and family said goodbye to Amy Winehouse Tuesday with prayers, tears, laughter and...
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Jon Conover to perform at release party in St. CharlesJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - Submitted by Arcada Theatre Musician and local native Jon Conover will perform at the Arcada Theatre from 9 to 11 p.m. Friday, July 29, at his release party for his new ...
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Fabulous Thunderbirds play SeptemberfestJul 26, 2011 12:00 am - The Fabulous Thunderbirds featuring Kim Wilson and opening act Heartsfield will be the main stage musical acts on the middle night of Schaumburg’s Septemberfest Sunday, ...