Music
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Season's beatings: 10 antidotes for holiday music burnoutDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - For those who don't get into Christmas, this time of year can still have its charms. Reunions with family and friends, garish adornments, twinkling bells, blazing lights...
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Connick, Crow highlight new holiday releases
Dec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Here are reviews of recently released holiday CDs: Sheryl Crow, "Home for Christmas" (Hallmark) Sheryl Crow earns some "frequent listener" miles with her new holiday alb...
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Jennifer Hudson says she's honored by Grammy nods
Dec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Jennifer Hudson says she's honored to be a Grammy nominee. The Oscar-winning actress and singer, who has been in seclusion since the killings of her mother, ...
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Gary Hoey to play City Limits in SchaumburgDec 04, 2008 10:00 pm - Best known for his hit cover of Focus' "Hocus Pocus" and the soundtrack for the documentary "Endless Summer II," guitar hero Gary Hoey's style straddles hard rock, surf ...
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Chicago Symphony Chorus sets 'Yule!' traditionDec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - Our second installment of 2008 holiday concerts begins with what has become a tradition over the last 14 years: "Welcome Yule!" at Symphony Center in Chicago. It's the a...
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Lil Wayne leads Grammy noms with 8, Coldplay 7
Dec 03, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- Lil Wayne didn't get "A Milli" Grammy nominations, but his total haul was still pretty amazing. The prolific and ubiquitous rap MVP, who became pop's bigg...
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Beyonce to perform at Essence Fest in New Orleans
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW ORLEANS _ Beyonce is the first artist lined up for next year's Essence Music Festival in New Orleans. Organizers of the festival announced Tuesday the singer has co...
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Grammy nominations hit prime time with TV special
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - LOS ANGELES -- In an era where awards shows are as commonplace as reality shows, even the top-tier events are finding it hard to stand out. So the Recording Academy is t...
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American folk music legend Odetta dies at 77
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - NEW YORK -- Odetta, the folk singer with the powerful voice who moved audiences and influenced fellow musicians for a half-century, has died. She was 77. Odetta died Tue...
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McCartney gets his freak on in 'Arguments'
Dec 02, 2008 10:00 pm - The Fireman, "Electric Arguments" (ATO/MPL) The Fireman is Paul McCartney getting his freak on. Do not be alarmed. This collaboration with Youth allows McCartney to have...