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3 hrs ago | WTLC-AM Indianapolis

Is Aretha Franklin Sick Again?

A spokesperson for the legendary Queen of Soul, 71, announced that she is taking a break from performing during the month of June.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Aretha Franklin

7 hrs ago | Star Phoenix

MacPherson column: University president aims for quiet effectiveness

The city of Philadelphia, to me, is forever associated with some of the greatest American music ever recorded.

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Related Topix: Harold Melvin & the Blue Notes, The o'jays, The Delfonics

11 hrs ago | SBWire

Walt Disney World Resort Gets Deluxe Accommodations Covered in New Book

Mike Belobradic began his journey through the world of Walt Disney resorts back in 1966, taking annual family trips first to Disneyland in California and then Disney World in Florida shortly after the resort first opened.

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Related Topix: Walt Disney, The Very Best of

16 hrs ago | The Sydney Morning Herald

Kraftwerk kicks off Vivid Sydney with a display for the senses

Vivid Sydney, a festival of light, music and ideas, sees many iconic structures illuminated throughout the city as well as performances by electronic music pioneers Kraftwerk.

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Related Topix: Bobby Womack

Fri May 24, 2013

WAFB-TV Baton Rouge

Beede pitches Vanderbilt past Texas A&M, 3-0

Tyler Beede allowed two hits in 7-1/3 innings and Vanderbilt advanced to the semifinals of the Southeastern Conference baseball tournament with a 3-0 victory over Texas A&M Friday night in an elimination game.

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Related Topix: The Commodores

CBS Local

Shuttle Service Encouraged For Ft. Lauderdale Beach Party's Guests

For those looking for a family-friendly option to take-part in over Memorial Weekend, Ft.

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Related Topix: Fort Lauderdale, FL, Painting, Arts, Boogie Knights, Folk, Disco, KC & the Sunshine Band, The Commodores

Radio Times

Radio 1's Big Weekend7pm BBC3

A bumper four hours of coverage from Northern Ireland. Rocking the early shift are Ellie Goulding and, in what might be a slightly awkward shift to battery-farmed chart pop, the Saturdays .

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Related Topix: Dance, Pop/Rock, Ellie Goulding, Two Door Cinema Club, Black Entertainment, Erykah Badu

WTMA-AM North Charleston

Michelle Obama Freeze-Dances, Praises Kerry Washington at DC School

First lady Michelle Obama and actress Kerry Washington stopped by Savoy Elementary School in southeast Washington, D.C., Friday to watch a song-and dance performance that included "Who Put the Bop" and a few other numbers.

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Related Topix: Anacostia (Washington, DC), Washington, DC, Scandal, Entertainment, Television, Michelle Obama, Kerry Washington, Black Entertainment, James Brown

Kelowna Capital News

Mitchell: Daft Punk turn back on EDM

The French electronic duo Daft Punk have been griping about EDM for eight years since the blockbuster sale of their last studio album Human After All.

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Related Topix: Daft Punk, Electronic, Progressive-Rock, Disco, East, Chic, Music!, Drama Movies, The Temptations

WWWZ-FM North Charleston

Aretha Franklin Taking a Break from Touring Until July; Plans to Reschedule Canceled Shows

After canceling a pair of concerts this month because of unspecified medical issues, Aretha Franklin apparently is now set to take a break from touring until July.

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Related Topix: Black Entertainment, Aretha Franklin

Bellingham Herald

At the Pickford: 'The Sapphires' coats Aboriginal history in Motown soul

"The Sapphires" is an unpolished gem of a musical, a dramedy with a familiar '60s girl-group-on-the-rise story pasted over a backdrop of Australian racism and America's long war in Vietnam.

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Related Topix: Motown, The Sapphires, Rabbit-Proof Fence, Drama Movies, Adventure

New Pittsburgh Courier Online

Ray, Goodman & Brown bring back blue lights in basement music

Ray, Goodman & Brown members, not in order, Billy Brown, Kevin Owens, and Larry Winfree.

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Related Topix: Ray, Goodman & Brown, Big-Band, Theater, Arts, The Moments, Entertainment

The Jersey Journal

New shows going on sale: The Wanted, Howie Mandel, Styx, more

The Wanted Perform at the Borgata in Atlantic City on Aug. 23, with tickets going on sale Friday at 10 a.m. The following are concerts and other major events for which tickets are going on sale this week.

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Related Topix: Atlantic City, NJ, The o'jays, Black Entertainment, Earth, Wind & Fire, R-N-B, New Brunswick, NJ, South Orange, NJ, Entertainment

Business Journal

No. 1 Vanderbilt upset at SEC Tournament

Top-seeded Vanderbilt University's baseball team was upset Wednesday by No. 9 seed Texas A&M at the SEC Tournament in Hoover, Ala., The Tennessean reports.

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Related Topix: Hoover, AL, The Commodores

Thu May 23, 2013

The Nation

King receives honour from Obama

US singer-songwriter Carole King has become the first woman to be awarded the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

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Related Topix: A Natural Woman, Books, Pop/Rock, Carole King, Aretha Franklin, Black Entertainment

Daily Report

Put Seriousness Aside and Just Go Along For the Ride

Each of us chose a word during our free-association session after emerging from a recent sweat lodge treatment.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, The Mar-Keys, Jazz, The Bar-Kays

Examiner.com

The Very Best from David Crowder * Band 'All This For A King'

David Crowder * Band is no stranger to the Christian Music Industry. His laid back style, guitar savvy and lyrics combined with his unusual vocals GRIPS the souls of anyone who has a PULSE in an auditorium.

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Related Topix: Christian-Rock, David Crowder Band, The Very Best of

Lake Cowichan Gazette

Cowichan's first lady of jazz lights up Crofton

You know her fine taste from the outstanding line of musicians she's brought to Mill Bay through the Jazz Vespers series, and Crofton through the Sunday afternoon jazz series.

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Related Topix: Rosemary Clooney, Jazz, Sarah Vaughan, The Four Tops

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

Summer Reading: Books by Wisconsin writers

On May 26, we're publishing our Summer Reading preview in the Journal Sentinel's Sunday Cue section and at TapMilwaukee.com , with dozens of suggestions for your enjoyment.

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Related Topix: Wisconsin, The Very Best of, Green Bay, WI, Entertainment

Burlington Times News

Kimber & Kompany brings a musical range to Musical Chairs

There are people who play music and there are people who live music. Living the music is an emotion and personality.

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Related Topix: Billy Preston, Theater, Arts, Burlington, NC, R&B, R-N-B, Alamance, NC