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Country music's top prizes go to Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood again

Kenny Chesney and Carrie Underwood became the best again at the Country Music Association Awards – and where is an intrigue?

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Prince moves to sue fan sites for online content

Fan sites dedicated to artist Prince say they have been served legal notice to remove all images of the singer, his lyrics and "anything linked to Prince's likeness", and have vowed to fight what they said was censorship.

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Purple Rain named greatest film soundtrack

If you have hummed along, tapped your feet or even danced in your seat while watching Purple Rain, Saturday Night Fever or Trainspotting, you are not alone. The soundtracks from those movies have been named among the 50 greatest by the editors of Vanity Fair magazine.

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Britney Spears set for Blackout hit

After making headlines for everything but music, Britney Spears is back with an album industry insiders say should top the charts.

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Music In The Middle Of Kattegat Sea

In 2007 Escobar and Fatter Eskil, among the most established bars and music clubs in Aarhus, took over the Café Casablanca on the island of Anholt with a view to creating a unique summer restaurant and music venue.

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Nano-sized detector turns radio waves into music

Researchers in California today (Oct. 17) report development of the world’s first working radio system that receives radio waves wirelessly and converts them to sound signals through a nano-sized detector made of carbon nanotubes.

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Jolin Tsai records duet with Kylie Minogue

Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai was so lucky to record a duet with Australian beauty Kylie Minogue. The song will be included in the Asian edition of her upcoming album "X," their record company said Monday.

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Madonna kills Warner Music with her decision to join Live Nation

Madonna's new contract with Live Nation Inc. worth $120 million (EUR 84.5 million) gives the concert promoter the opportunity to tap into concert, recording, merchandising and other profitable revenue streams. But do not discount the role that lowly ticket fees play.

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Timberlake, Beyonce lead AMA nominations

Pop star Justin Timberlake, R and B singer Beyonce and rock bands Linkin Park and Daughtry lead the nominations for the 35th annual American Music Awards (AMA), which for the first time will allow members of the public to pick the winners.

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Rock and folk singers prepare concert on Mount Everest for cancer charity

American and British rock and folk singers will stage a concert on Mount Everest for a cancer charity and a bid to earn a world record for the highest concert ever, organizers said Wednesday.

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Sting tops list of worst lyricists

Maybe Sting should start writing more instrumentals. The school teacher-turned-rock star topped music magazine Blender's list of the worst lyricists, thanks to lines that betray "mountainous pomposity (and) cloying spirituality."

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Rolling Stones' Tour Breaks Attendance Records

The Rolling Stones' most recent world tour is one for the record books. The British rock greats brought in $558,255,524 between August 21, 2005 and August 26, 2007, making their "Bigger Bang" tour the top-grossing trek in history.

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