VMAs Chock-Full Of Music & Mayhem (CBS News)
Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will. Aguilera will join other top-name performers, including the Jonas Brothers, T.I., Pink, and Kid Rock, host Russell Brand announced Thursday.
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Palin Comparison: Which Ticket Would Be Better for Music? (Wired News)
Word is that Republican vice presidential nominee Sarah Palin gave one of her children the middle name "Van" so that his name would rhyme with Van Halen. Does that give the GOP ticket the edge on who would be better for music? Not necessarily.
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Britney Spears to Open Sunday's Video Music Awards (Fox News)
Britney Spears may not sing at this weekend's MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.
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VMAs offer glimpse of music and mayhem (AP via Yahoo! News)
Britney Spears may not sing at MTV's Video Music Awards, but Christina Aguilera will.
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Music and dancing lift an exuberant 'Fela!' (AP via Yahoo! News)
It may seem incongruous to make a musical by combining exhilarating Afrobeat music and lively, often sensual dancing with grim stories of a military government's oppression of its citizens. But when the result is the exciting new off-Broadway show "Fela!," the messages and the music meld into near-nonstop exuberance.
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Voodoo Music Experience Adds Major Bands to Lineup (Spin)
It seems that not even hurricane Gustav can slow New Orleans' Voodoo Music Experience, as festival officials -- unfazed by the recent storm and others on the way -- have added even more bands to the event's lineup. More on SPIN.com: >> R.E.M., Nine Inch Nails to Headline Voodoo Music Experience '08 >> Complete Voodoo Music Experience Lineup Unveiled >> FOB's Pete Wentz Breaks ...
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Radio beats CD and MP3s when it comes to music listening, survey finds (Minneapolis-St. Paul Star Tribune)
Nearly two-thirds of Americans said they listen to music nearly every day, according to the report.
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8 classical music events to savor (Newsday)
Bernstein: The Best of All Possible Worlds (Sept. 24-Dec. 13). Manhattan will be a Leonard Bernstein festival, with 50 events marking the 90th anniversary of his birth, the 65th anniversary of his debut with the New York Philharmonic and the 50th anniversary of his appointment as the orchestra's music director. The festivities start Sept. 24 when Carnegie Hall opens its season with Bernstein ...
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Check what your music says about you (Adelaide Now)
IT may come as a surprise to parents but heavy metal fans are gentle, indie listeners lack self-esteem and pop music fans are uncreative.
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How to download free books, music, and movies from local libraries (The Christian Science Monitor)
In a time when practically any question can be answered through a Google search, brick-and-mortar libraries are evolving to remain relevant. Rather than cede ground to search engines, e-book readers, and download services, more than 7,500 US libraries are adopting their competitor’s tricks and offering digital means to access books, music, and movies – free of [...]
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