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Happy Birthday to: Australian guitarist Orianthi (1985) "Untraceable" star Diane Lane (1965) "7th Heaven" actress Beverley Mitchell (1981) American singer Willa Ford (1981) Evanescen...
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Boyz II Men create their own brand of magic once again with their inspired new album, simply titled "Love". The multiple Grammy Award winners - and most successful male vocal group of all time - ta...
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Heart attacks. Plane crashes. Car crashes. Drug overdoses. Murder. Over the years, these have become some of the most common causes of the often shocking deaths in the music industry. On a lighter ...
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It's interesting the way Ryan Seacrest framed last night's battle of the American Idol finalists, painting a major contrast between the two contestants. His list of the differences between the two...
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After being dropped by Jay-Z's label, Ms. Teairra Mari has been out of the spotlight. Now with her second album, At That Point, Teairra is ready to make a strong comeback. SP: Your second albu...
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Happy Birthday to "7th Heaven" actress Beverley Mitchell (1981), American singer Willa Ford (1981), Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody (1980), "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Christopher Masterson (1980...
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The gorgeous 45 year old crooner from the UK is at it again. Grammy award winning soul artist Seal is back with his 6th studio album "Soul." It is a 12 track collection of classic soul songs wher...
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Grammy-winning vocalist and songwriter Seal will release a new album, "Soul," on Warner Bros. Records on November 11, 2008. It is the best-selling artist's sixth studio album and was created in par...
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Jive Records along with Miami based Final Cut Music Group and legendary label Slip N Slide (home of artists Trick Daddy, Trina, Plies and Rick Ross among others) announces the signing of singer/son...
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Happy Birthday to "7th Heaven" actress Beverley Mitchell (1981), American singer Willa Ford (1981), Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody (1980), "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Christopher Masterson (1980...
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Having spent over the past ten years creating, producing, remixing and touring, Rob Garza has been influenced by an endless list of diverse artists. Some surprising, some not. In fact, for Dust G...
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On October 2nd Shout! Factory released Darlene Love's first Christmas album, It's Christmas, Of Course, which is sure to start a holiday tradition of its own! For the album, Darlene gives us h...
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His name is already familiar to record buyers who make note of the songwriting credits on major hit records by such superstar artists as Mariah Carey and Mary J. Blige. Music industry insiders know...
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Songs by rockers The Rolling Stones and Paul Simon have been hailed as historic works of art after being chosen for preservation by the Library Of Congress. The Rolling Stones' classic single "Sati...
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Happy Birthday to "7th Heaven" actress Beverley Mitchell (1981), American singer Willa Ford (1981), Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody (1980), "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Christopher Masterson (1980...
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On October 24th, the music world will be dazzled by a harmonic convergence of superstars when singer/guitarist/songwriter George Benson teams with vocalist extraordinaire/songwriter Al Jarreau for ...
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Atlantic Records was home to many of the legendary singers, songwriters and producers who defined the sweet sound of the early 1960s and '70s soul. Rhino Records uncovers forgotten classics drawn f...
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You'd be forgiven for not knowing James Hunter. But not for long.... While music critics are busy compiling their 'Best of 2005' lists, this out-of-nowhere soul genius has already recorded th...
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Happy Birthday to "7th Heaven" actress Beverley Mitchell (1981), American singer Willa Ford (1981), Evanescence guitarist Ben Moody (1980), "Malcolm in the Middle" actor Christopher Masterson (1980...
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New two-CD Gold Retrospective Collection (click for review) from Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) Features The Hits "The First Cut Is The Deepest," "Where Do The Children Play?," "Hard Headed Woman," "Wil...
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Elvis Costello has put an impressive coda onto the end of 2005, a year which has already seen the release of a special edition of his latest album, 'The Delivery Man,' his 'Live in Memphis' concert...
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