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14 hrs ago | Foster's Daily Democrat

Fashion Week's first trend: Heart-health awareness

Red is Christie Brinkley's color. The veteran supermodel returned to the runway Wednesday night for the Red Dress Collection fashion show, an annual New York Fashion Week kickoff event that aims to draw attention to women's heart health by putting celebrity catwalkers in a parade of gowns by some of the country's most famous designers.

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Related Topix: Fashion, Fashion Week, Country

Sun Feb 12, 2012

Journal Gazette

Much blame in fair tragedy

Fines levied and information released last week indicated that the company that built the stage roof, union workers, the Indiana State Fair Commission, the promoter and possibly even the band Sugarland all had some role in the deadly accident that killed seven people.

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Related Topix: Country

Sat Feb 11, 2012

Pegasus News

Photos and concert review: Kelly Clarkson and Matt Nathanson at Verizon Theatre

Dallas-Fort Worth's very own American Idol winner Kelly Clarkson came through Grand Prairie Friday night, showing her hometown some love with the chops and the Southern charm we've come to love.

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Related Topix: Kelly Clarkson, Dance, Pop/Rock, Texas, Country

Philly.com

In the Mix: POTUS likes Wilco, Raphael Saadiq and Sugarland: Barack Obama's Spotify Playlist

We know about President Obama and his Al Green falsetto . Now comes news that POTUS is a closet country fan and REO Speedwagon enthusiast.

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Related Topix: Country, US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Al Green, Black Entertainment, Soul

Best Country

A Day in Music - February 11th

Kristen Hall had departed the group a few weeks before. 1999 - Tornadoes in Jacksonville, Illinois caused the Capitol Records pressing plant to close down and stop pressing country singer Steve Wariner's single, "Two Teardrops." The staff at Capitol Nashville persuaded two other pressing plants to make up 400 copies of the single, while the record ... (more)

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Related Topix: Country, Jacksonville, IL, Steve Wariner

Fri Feb 10, 2012

WKKT-FM Charlotte

Little Miss

Sugarland, the platinum-selling contemporary country act, began as a trio of songwriters from the Atlanta area, each of whom had enjoyed some level of renown as a solo country artist.

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Related Topix: Country

Insurance Journal West

Indiana Stage Builder Cited in State Fair Collapse

The company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse appeared to be indifferent to safety standards, the state Department of Labor said in a report released Feb.

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Related Topix: Law, Employment / Labor Law, Tornado, Hurricane, Natural Disasters, Country, Greenfield, IN

Politico

Frere-Jones: Obama's playlist is diverse, but a little 'lame'

With the Obama campaign's release of their playlist of songs for rallies and other big events, I reached out to New Yorker pop music critic Sasha Frere-Jones to get his professional take on the campaign's taste.

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Related Topix: New York, Celebrities, Ricky Martin, Latin, Country

The State

Obama campaign tunes include Rucker songs

Darius Rucker is going to be singing on the presidential campaign trail. How, since he's obviously not a candidate? The country singer, who first enjoyed fame as a member of Hootie and The Blowfish, will have two of his songs featured at President Obama's re-election events.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Country, Darius Rucker, Pop/Rock, Hootie & the Blowfish, Social Software

WTHR-TV Indianapolis

Jennifer Nettles low key in personal life

Sugarland lead singer Jennifer Nettles is a low key kinda gal. She describes herself as "pretty relaxed" in her personal life and says she doesn't get "too glammed up and crazy." However that wasn't the case on Wednesday night.

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Related Topix: Country, Fashion, Fashion Week

Thu Feb 09, 2012

WOZZ-FM Appleton

Songs by Arcade Fire, U2, Florence + the Machine on President Obama's Campaign Playlist

What songs will be the soundtrack to President Barack Obama 's re-election campaign? On Thursday, the president revealed his campaign playlist via his official Twitter feed.

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Related Topix: US News, The Arcade Fire, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, Alternative-Rock, Pop/Rock, U2, Barack Obama, The Impressions, Soul, Country

KUAD-FM Windsor

Daily Roundup: Scotty McCreery, Jason Aldean + More

The 2012 ACM Awards nominees for New Artist of the Year were revealed today, making three country men very happy.

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Related Topix: Merle Haggard, Country, Music, Grammy Awards, Music!

Seattle Post-Intelligencer

Emergency exercise preceded Ind. fair disaster

High winds. Lightning. Hail. A severe thunderstorm warning. A huge crowd waits for country duo Sugarland to take the stage.

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Related Topix: Weather, Hailstorm, Natural Disasters, Country, Ladoga, IN

Spin

POTUS Playlist: Barack Obama Drops a Sweet Spotify Mix

It's not like we're very surprised, but President Obama, who has already gone down in history as the first candidate to have waged a truly effective social media-based presidential campaign, is at it again: Barack has dropped a 27-track "Campaign Playlist" via Spotify and his Facebook page .

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Barack Obama, Startups, Facebook, Country, Pop/Rock, U2, The Real Thing, Soul, Booker T. & the MGS, Black Entertainment

Detroit News

Briefs: Indiana builder cited in fair stage collapse that killed 7, injured 58

The company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse appeared to be indifferent to safety standards, the state Department of Labor said Wednesday.

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Related Topix: Country, Jefferson City, MO

Journalgazette.net

Democrats win court bout on fines

The Indiana Department of Labor on Wednesday faulted three entities for workplace violations related to the rigging system that collapsed at the Indiana State Fair in August, killing seven people.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Country

Wed Feb 08, 2012

WTOP-FM Washington

Fashion Week's first trend: Heart-health awareness

The veteran supermodel returned to the runway Wednesday night for the Red Dress Collection fashion show, an annual New York Fashion Week kickoff event that aims to draw attention to women's heart health by putting celebrity catwalkers in a parade of gowns by some of the country's most famous designers.

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Related Topix: Fashion, Fashion Week, Country

Cw56.com

Company: Sugarland resisted delaying Ind. concert

Country duo Sugarland resisted delaying the start of a concert last August at the Indiana State Fair despite threatening weather that later caused a deadly stage collapse, the fair's top official testified in a lawsuit against the company that built the stage rigging.

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Related Topix: Country, Environmental Law, Law, Weather, OSHA, Entertainment

GamersHell.com

Country Dance All Stars Soundtrack Unveiled and Screens/Trailer

Dance to your favorite songs from Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Tim McGraw, Sugarland, Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band, Luke Bryan and more GameMill Entertainment announced today that Country Dance All Stars will feature 30 chart-topping hits from the biggest names in country music.

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Related Topix: Blake Shelton, Country, Carrie Underwood, Brad Paisley, Alan Jackson, Brooks & Dunn

WLWT-TV Cincinnati

Report: 'Indifference' A Factor In Fair Stage Collapse

The State Labor Department says the company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse showed "plain indifference" to safety standards.

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Related Topix: Weather, Country

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