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CMA Awards 2014: Complete List of Nominees

CMA Awards 2014: Complete List of Nominees

Andrea Wang September 4, 2014

By Andrea Wang Los Angeles Times (MCT) Miranda Lambert leads the nominations for the 2014 Country Music Assn. Awards with nine, matching a record she set in 2010 for female with the most nominations...

Iggy Azalea at the Irving Plaza in NYC.

Like It or Not, ‘Fancy’ Is The Song of Summer

August Brown September 4, 2014

By August Brown Los Angeles Times (MCT) Just as the season’s winding down, there’s finally a definitive pick for Song of the Summer: Iggy Azalea’s “Fancy.” The surprise of few (and to the...

Jason Mraz in Portugal 2009

Jason Mraz, A 31-Date Concert Tour Ahead, Insists He’s Retiring Type

August 28, 2014

By Amy Kaufman Los Angeles Times (MCT) SAN DIEGO — “I have a gift for you,” Jason Mraz said, arms outstretched. Cupped in his palms was an avocado, bumpy and green. It came from a tree on his...

Fleetwood Mac 1977

Christine McVie Rejoins Fleetwood Mac For 33-City Fall Tour

March 30, 2014

By Randy Lewis Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Christine McVie will reunite with her Fleetwood Mac bandmates and tour for the first time in 16 years for nearly three dozen shows across...

‘Lost’ Bob Dylan Lyrics Make For ‘New Basement Tapes’ Project

‘Lost’ Bob Dylan Lyrics Make For ‘New Basement Tapes’ Project

March 24, 2014

By Randy Lewis Los Angeles Times (MCT) A trove of two dozen unfinished Bob Dylan songs written circa 1967 during his “Basement Tapes” period are being completed by an all-star band assembled...

Reviews Of New Pop Music Releases

Reviews Of New Pop Music Releases

February 28, 2014

The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) BECK “Morning Phase” (Capitol, 3 stars) Beck’s first new album in six years — not counting “Song Reader,” his 2012 sheet music-only release — is a...

photo by: Chris Hakkens

Cee Lo Green Says He Will No Longer Be A Judge On ‘The Voice’

February 19, 2014

By Todd Martens Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Cee Lo Green says he won’t be returning to the spinning judge’s seat on NBC’s singing competition show “The Voice.” The artist...

Eric Church Aims For The Edge In ‘The Outsiders’

Eric Church Aims For The Edge In ‘The Outsiders’

February 19, 2014

By Mikael Wood Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Eric Church’s new album is called “The Outsiders,” but he sure didn’t look like one during a recent visit to Hollywood. Sitting...

Northeast Concert Choir

NECC Musicians Entertain At Winter Concert

Stephanie Rietz, Reporter February 18, 2014

On Sunday, February 16, the Music Department of Northeast Community College put on their Winter Concert. Many were in attendance to hear the beautiful music and voices of our band and choirs at the Lifelong...

Branford Marsalis On Youth, Age And Keeping The Fire

Branford Marsalis On Youth, Age And Keeping The Fire

February 6, 2014

Branford Marsalis on youth, age and keeping the fire By Howard Reich Chicago Tribune (MCT) CHICAGO — A few years ago, saxophonist Branford Marsalis had a problem. Jeff “Tain” Watts,...

Kesha Postpones Tour Dates To Continue Treatment For Eating Disorder

Kesha Postpones Tour Dates To Continue Treatment For Eating Disorder

February 6, 2014

By Gerrick D. Kennedy Los Angeles Times (MCT) LOS ANGELES — Kesha is postponing tour dates as she completes treatment for an eating disorder, reps for the singer say. The pop star had shows...

Reviews of New pop music Releases

Reviews of New pop music Releases

November 28, 2013

The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) BILLY JOE ARMSTRONG AND NORAH JONES “Foreverly” (Reprise, 3 stars) “Songs Our Daddy Taught Us” was a surprise move from Phil and Don Everly in 1958. After...

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