By Stacy St. Clair
Chicago Tribune
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CHICAGO — The town of Rosemont, Ill., paid country superstar Garth Brooks more than $1 million to launch his comeback tour last year at its Allstate Arena,...
By Mikael Wood
Los Angeles Times
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LOS ANGELES — Has the Recording Academy finally shaken its long-standing fear of pop?
Scan the nominees for the major prizes at this year’s Grammy Awards,...
By Scott Mervis
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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PITTSBURGH — There’s always a chance that Led Zeppelin will go back in the studio or Jim Morrison will return out of the blue, but we can probably go...
By Gerrick D. Kennedy
Los Angeles Times
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Common has already lighted up the awards season with his powerful perseverance anthem “Glory.”
Taken from the historical drama “Selma,” the single...
By Randy Lewis
Los Angeles Times
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Elton John, the Who, Tony Bennett and Lady Gaga, No Doubt, Pitbull, Trombone Shorty, Jerry Lee Lewis, Ed Sheeran and T.I. are among dozens of acts slated to...
By Malcolm X Abram and Rich Heldenfels
Akron Beacon Journal
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What if Elvis Presley had lived?
In August 1977, the singer was found unconscious in his Graceland home and later pronounced dead at...
By Steven Zeitchik
Los Angeles Times
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BETHPAGE, N.Y. — In a soundstage on a particularly desolate patch of Long Island, Allison Williams is dangling in the dark from a 25-foot harness. The “Girls”...
By Neal Justin
Star Tribune (Minneapolis)
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You could forgive Mary Crosby if she never wanted to hear “White Christmas” again. The most popular single in recording history was the signature...
By Randy Lewis
Los Angeles Times
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Singer Idina Menzel will step away from Broadway stages and sound booths of Hollywood animation studios to undertake a global concert tour next year, starting...
By Aubrey Whelan
The Philadelphia Inquirer
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PHILADELPHIA — Hundreds of people gathered Tuesday night at the Kimmel Center as Jon Bon Jovi accepted the Marian Anderson Award for his musical and...
You may not realize it, but there is a Bruno Mars lookalike walking among us here on the Northeast campus. Like the famous singer, Bryce Eisenmenger also has a passion for music. He is the lead singer...
