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Top 20 Concert Tours (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - 1 hour 35 min ago
AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
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German rage over festival deaths focuses on mayor (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - 6 hours 39 min ago

Protesters demonstrate in front of the city hall of Duisburg on Thursday, July 29, 2010, against the responsible persons of the disaster at the Love Parade. 21 people were killed in a stampede at the Love Parade techno festival in Duisburg on Saturday. (AP Photo/dapd/Mark Keppler)AP - The mayor of the German city where 21 people were crushed to death at a music festival last weekend is facing growing pressure to resign amid nationwide outrage over the tragedy.


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Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' hits 6M download mark (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - 6 hours 42 min ago

FILE - In this May 5, 2010 file photo, U.S. singer Fergie, right, and Will.i.am of the Black Eyed Peas performs at the O2 arena in east London. (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, file)AP - The Black Eyed Peas have more proof of the ubiquity of "I Gotta Feeling."


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Big Boi of OutKast overcomes hurdles with debut CD (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - 8 hours 39 min ago

FILE - In this June 27, 2010 file photo, Big Boi of the group Outkast arrives at the BET Awards in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - Despite his success with the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum group OutKast, Big Boi felt artistically stifled when he tried to step out on his own as a solo rapper.


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Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol' (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - 8 hours 46 min ago

FILE - Jennifer Lopez arrives for the amfAR Cinema Against AIDS benefit at the Hotel du Cap-Eden-Roc, during the 63rd Cannes international film festival, in Cap d'Antibes, southern France in this May 20, 2010 file photo. Lopez is close to signing a deal to join Fox TV's 'American Idol' as a judge, a person familiar with the negotiations said late Thursday July 29, 2010. The person, who was not authorized to comment publicly, spoke on condition of anonymity.  (AP Photo/Joel Ryan, File)AP - Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol."


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Rocker Dee Snider is normal 1 in `Twisted' show (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - 9 hours 6 min ago

In this publicity image released by A&E, the Snider family, clockwise from left, Cody, Suzette, Logan Lane,  Patty, Jesse, Shane, Cheyenne and Dee, holding dog Chase, stars of the A&E reality show, 'Growing Up Twisted,' are shown on June 8, 2010.  (AP Photo/A&E)AP - As the lead singer of Twisted Sister, the costumed makeup-wearing heavy metal band, Dee Snider has spent most of his 34 years as a rock star all fired up.


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Family feud could silence beloved singer Fairouz (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 14:41
AP - Across four decades, Fairouz's songs of freedom, justice and love transfixed Arab audiences, moved millions to tears and gave hope to the Lebanese during the darkest days of their 15-year civil war.
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Marc Cohn's new album sets chart record for singer (Reuters)

Yahoo! Music News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 10:27
Reuters - Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn has notched his highest career rank on the Billboard 200 album chart, as "Listening Booth: 1970" debuted at No. 28 this week.
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Mark Wahlberg gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 07:15

Actor Mark Wahlberg arrives at the Comic Con Maxim party celebrating the feature film 'The Other Guys' in San Diego, Calif. on Friday, July 23, 2010. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg)AP - Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.


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Eminem leads singles chart for second week (Reuters)

Yahoo! Music News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 05:21
Reuters - A day after he logged a fifth week atop the U.S. pop album chart, rapper Eminem on Thursday claimed the lead on the Hot 100 singles chart for a second week.
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Imprisoned Spector returns to music with wife's CD (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 04:02

In this June 29, 2010 photo, Rachelle Spector, wife of imprisoned music producer Phil Spector, poses at her home in Alhambra, Calif. (AP Photo/Reed Saxon, file)AP - In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest.


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Kristy Lee Cook tackles great outdoors in new show (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 02:13
AP - The idea is simple but ingenious, really: Take a winsome country singer, give her a hunting show that features exotic locales and throw in a couple of celebrities.
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French nuns in music deal get death threat-report (Reuters)

Yahoo! Music News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 01:40
Reuters - Benedictine nuns from a secluded convent in southern France have received death threats after winning a deal aimed at creating a chart-topping album, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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Timberlake's William Rast to launch at Target (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Fri, 07/30/2010 - 01:08

 Target.     (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, FILE)AP - William Rast, the fashion line by Justin Timberlake and his childhood friend Trace Ayala, has a new partner: Target.


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Bright Eyes plans concert to fight immigration law (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 20:02
AP - Bright Eyes, Cursive and other Nebraska music acts will perform at a concert to raise money to fight a law that would ban the hiring of or renting to illegal immigrants in the Nebraska city of Fremont.
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Rush iPhone app sure to drum up interest (Appolicious)

Yahoo! Music News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 19:05
Appolicious - The $2.99 Rush iPhone app is one I can get behind because I like Rush. As any self-respecting drummer has, I have watched videos of Neil Peart playing, drooled over pictures of his drum kit, and tuned in to his beats when listening to Rush songs.
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Eminem leads album chart for fifth week (Reuters)

Yahoo! Music News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 10:13

Rapper Eminem performs 'Not Afraid' at the 2010 BET Awards in Los Angeles June 27, 2010. REUTERS/Mario AnzuoniReuters - Eminem ruled the U.S. pop album chart for a fifth week on Wednesday, fending off a strong debut from fellow rapper Rick Ross.


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No charges filed in probe of other Jackson doctors (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 08:59
AP - State investigators probing the death of Michael Jackson have decided not to file charges against seven doctors who treated him, authorities said Wednesday.
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Kanye West performs for Facebook, joins Twitter (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 07:07

FILE - In this June 28, 2009 file photo, singer Kanye West appears backstage at the 9th Annual BET Awards in Los Angeles.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, file)AP - With the release of a new album approaching, Kanye (KAHN'-yay) West is making sure he's up to date with the social networking sites.


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Frank Sinatra musical `Come Fly Away' to close (AP)

Yahoo! Music News - Thu, 07/29/2010 - 05:24

FILE - In this theater publicity image originally released by The Hartman Group, Keith Roberts, left, and Karine Plantadit in a scene from Twyla Tharp's 'Come Fly Away,' in New York. (AP Photo/The Hartman Group, Joan Marcus, file)AP - The Frank Sinatra jukebox musical "Come Fly Away" will close on Broadway.


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