| 07/26/2008 03:29 PM
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Swift receives her high school diploma, in mail
(AP)
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 AP - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) While most of her peers donned caps and gowns to receive their high school diplomas, country star Taylor Swift was strumming a guitar and performing for thousands of fans.
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| 07/26/2008 03:12 PM
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Top jazz saxophonist Griffin dies in France at 80
(AP)
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AP - PARIS (AP) Jazz saxophonist Johnny Griffin, who played with America's greats from Thelonious Monk to Lionel Hampton but chose to live in France, died hours before a concert, his agent said Saturday. He was 80.
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| 07/26/2008 09:23 AM
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Connie Francis Hospitalized, "Doing Well"
(E! Online)
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 E! Online - It's Connie Francis fans who are sorry now.
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| 07/26/2008 05:40 AM
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FCC approves XM-Sirius satellite radio merger
(AP)
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 AP - WASHINGTON (AP) Sirius Satellite Radio Inc.'s $3.3 billion buyout of rival XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc. will mean millions of subscribers will be able to receive programming from both services, while executives say it will create huge cost savings for the industry.
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| 07/26/2008 01:20 AM
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Britney Spears Nabs MTV Nom for "Piece of Me"
(E! Online)
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 E! Online - Will Britney Spears make a return to MTV's Video Music Awards in September?
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| 07/25/2008 08:03 PM
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Ciara brings new attitude to "musical journey"
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - It was a scalding summer day in
Los Angeles as some of the music industry's most distinguished
urban artists made their way to the Shrine Auditorium for the
2008 BET Awards. This year's bill featured all the heavy
hitters: Usher, Lil Wayne, Alicia Keys and T-Pain assisted by
DJ Khaled, Ludacris and Rick Ross.
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| 07/25/2008 08:00 PM
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Yamagata readies split-personality album
(Reuters)
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Reuters - Singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata
says her ambitious sophomore album, "A Record in Two Parts ...
Elephants and Teeth Sinking Into Heart*," "almost goes against
everything I believe in (for) a record.
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| 07/25/2008 07:56 PM
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Travis back in a country mood on new album
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - After devoting himself to gospel on
his recent recordings, Randy Travis is back with his first
country album in eight years.
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| 07/25/2008 07:55 PM
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Teen singer Baker moved by the gospel
(Reuters)
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Reuters - Spensha Baker isn't your typical
teen singer. Possessing a powerful voice that draws comparisons
to Whitney Houston and Aretha Franklin, the 15-year-old is
breaking into music by way of gospel.
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| 07/25/2008 07:47 PM
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FCC approves Sirius Satellite acquisition of XM
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - Sirius Satellite Radio Inc's
purchase of XM Satellite Radio Holdings Inc was approved with
conditions by U.S. communications regulators on Friday,
clearing the way for a deal that will leave just one U.S.
satellite radio service.
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| 07/25/2008 07:33 PM
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Spears, Federline finalize custody case settlement
(AP)
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 AP - Britney Spears and Kevin Federline finalized their child-custody settlement Friday, including a $5,000-per-month increase in child support for the pop singer's ex-husband.
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| 07/25/2008 06:40 PM
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Accolades "Grand" for blues singer Irma Thomas
(Reuters)
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Reuters - For songstress Irma Thomas, the last
few years have been pretty good -- and a long time coming.
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| 07/02/2008 12:00 PM
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Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season
(Yahoo! Music)
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Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.
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| 07/25/2008 11:20 AM
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Universal Music signs Rolling Stones deal
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - Vivendi's Universal Music has signed an
exclusive, long-term worldwide recording agreement with The
Rolling Stones, in a deal that will be a blow to the band's
previous record company EMI.
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| 07/25/2008 10:30 AM
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Backstreet Boys Back in Studio
(E! Online)
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 E! Online - The now-aged, but still-recording New Kids on the Block have some whippersnappers competing for the attention of suburban housewives nationwide, name of the Backstreet Boys.
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| 07/25/2008 06:27 AM
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Dealsheet: DiCaprio in the Zone; Robocop Reloads; Harold & Kumar's Latest Joint
(E! Online)
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 E! Online - Welcome to the déjà vu edition, with the latest round of Hollywood wheeling and dealing taking a turn on the retreadmill, including Leonardo DiCaprio looking to enter The Twilight Zone, a revived Robocop and the latest stoner hijinks of Harold and Kumar.
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| 07/25/2008 05:09 PM
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Rock titles drive revolution in games
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - Record first-half sales of video
and computer games got a big boost from Rockstar Games' "Grand
Theft Auto IV" and Activision's "Guitar Hero III."
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| 07/25/2008 03:55 PM
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Correction: People-Jonas Brothers story
(AP)
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AP - In a July 22 story about the Jonas Brothers buying a house in a Dallas suburb, The Associated Press erroneously reported that pro golfer Brian Watts was a former British Open champion. Watts is a former runner-up.
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| 07/25/2008 06:09 AM
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Meet the Latest Dixie Chick Hatchling
(E! Online)
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 E! Online - The Dixie Chicks may be playing second fiddle to Martie Maguire for the next few months.
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| 07/25/2008 06:01 PM
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Q&A: Rocker Mellencamp happy to be "an old man"
(Reuters)
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 Reuters - At a recent concert outside Detroit,
rock 'n' roll singer-songwriter John Mellencamp marveled about
releasing his 23rd album, "Life Death Love and Freedom."
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