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  1. Eminem is best-selling artist of the decadeRead the original story

    3 min ago | KTVF Fairbanks

    Eminem performs onstage during the 2005 MTV Movie Awards at the Shrine Auditorium on June 4, 2005 in Los Angeles, California.

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    Related Topix: Rap, Eminem, Entertainment

  2. The Princess and the FrogRead the original story

    7 min ago | Dallas Observer

    ... big house of her very white, very blond and very rich best friend, Charlotte . The movie then flashes forward to the Jazz Age '20s. Now an enterprising young woman, Tiana ( Anika Noni Rose ) works double shifts as a waitress, trying to scrape ...

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    Related Topix: The Princess and the Frog, African-American, New Orleans, LA, Movies, Entertainment

  3. Jazz ensemble plans show for SaturdayRead the original story

    8 min ago | Hickory Daily Record

    The Lenoir-Rhyne University Jazz Ensemble will present its fall recital at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Mauney Music Building Recital Hall on campus.

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  4. Eminem is best-selling artist of the decadeRead the original story w/Photo

    9 min ago | Daily Express

    HOME > NEWS / SHOWBIZ > SHOWBIZ > Eminem is best-selling artist of the decade SHOWBIZ EMINEM has been crowned champion of the charts - the rapper has beaten the BEATLES to be named America's best-selling artist of the decade.

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  5. Local Theatre Review: - Every Christmas Story' a fun jaunt through the classicsRead the original story

    9 min ago | Cookeville Herald

    There are no holiday decorations in the Herald-Citizen newsroom . Finding time to decorate my Christmas tree at home was an oft-losing battle with my schedule to find time to get the boxes out of the storage bin.

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    Related Topix: Comedy Movies, White Christmas, Musical Movies, Bing Crosby

  6. Busking Cullum wows Xmas shoppersRead the original story

    11 min ago | Galloway Today

    Singer Jamie Cullum wowed Christmas shoppers when he busked with his band in Covent Garden in aid of charity. The jazz musician brought some festive cheer to the London crowds during the impromptu gig for Crisis - the homeless charity. This week a ...

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  7. 2 Tone to perform at Simmons CenterRead the original story

    15 min ago | Duncan Banner

    It is a rich, haunting sound that hints of a skilled lead guitarist paired with a gifted bass player, laying down some smooth, very approachable jazz.

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    Related Topix: University of Texas at Austin

  8. Rempis/Rosaly DuoRead the original story w/Photo

    19 min ago | Free Times

    ... free improvisers from Chicago - neither instance is really the case. Rempis/Rosaly Duo In a genre such as contemporary jazz, one with regretfully too few household names, casually mentioning one of them is more than a thing of pride. It's a point of ...

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    Related Topix: Columbia, SC

  9. Ind. Superintendant and rising Republican star talks politics, education, and budget cutsRead the original story

    31 min ago | WHAS11

    He's becoming a rising star in the Republican Party in Indiana but he says his sights are firmly set on his current job as Indiana's School Superintendent.

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    Related Topix: Indiana, Education Etc., Tony Bennett, Noblesville, IN

  10. Missed shots cost Lady WolverinesRead the original story w/Photo

    35 min ago | State Journal

    State Journal/Kelly Mackey Western Hillsa Meagan Walker dribbles up court past Woodford Countya s Amanda Squires Tuesday at Lapsley Cardwell Gym.

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  11. 12/9: Fine CheeseRead the original story

    39 min ago | NBC DFW

    ... lyrics syllabically to improvised instrumentals -- and it's part of an attempt to school DFW-ites in the wonders of jazz via the Jazz Roots series. 8PM. Find tickets here. SKA-TERRED MEMORIES: You might remember every word. No choice but to own it. ...

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    Related Topix: Dallas, TX, The Manhattan Transfer, Black Entertainment, Ella Fitzgerald, Events

  12. Eminem is US's best-selling artist of the decadeRead the original story

    52 min ago | The Independent

    On December 8, Nielsen SoundScan - the company that provides statistics for the Billboard charts - released its lists of the best-selling albums and digital songs of the 2000s.

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    Related Topix: Eminem, Rap, 9, Black Entertainment, Norah Jones

  13. To Music, By Ketil BjornstadRead the original story

    53 min ago | The Independent

    ... he is describing. In addition to his 30 books, Bjornstad is an internationally acclaimed Norwegian classical musician, jazz pianist and composer. As the author made his debut as a pianist with the Oslo Philharmonic aged 16 in 1969, the novel comes ...

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    Related Topix: Ketil Bjornstad, Classical

  14. Review: The Princess and the FrogRead the original story

    53 min ago | The Phoenix

    ... doesn't offer the sheer earworm power of previous Disney hits, but the musical numbers do bump along engagingly from jazz to gospel to zydeco (special props to the nightmarish occult freakout "Friends on the Other Side"). Compared with, say, The ...

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  15. Eminem crowned best-selling artist of the decadeRead the original story w/Photo

    55 min ago | Ann Arbor News

    Eminem, shown here performing at the Sound Board theater at Motor City Casino in May, has been crowned the best-selling artist of the 2000s.

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    Related Topix: Rap, Eminem, Pop/Rock, The Beatles, Entertainment

  16. Mistletoe And Ho... - Frank Sina...Read the original story

    1 hr ago | KOST-FM Glendale

    Frank Sinatra was arguably the most important popular music figure of the 20th century, his only real rivals for the title being Bing Crosby, Elvis Presley, and the Beatles.

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  17. Chamber Music Sedona Presents the Los Angeles Guitar QuartetRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | Gateway To Sedona

    ... friend Matthew Greif into the group, and this recording showcases his agile musicianship, cultured sound, and mature jazz skills. In its new incarnation, the tradition of refined chamber-music making and category-defying innovation that made LAGQ ...

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    Related Topix: Sedona, AZ, Classical, Los Angeles Guitar Quartet, Events, Luciana Souza

  18. Decade's Best Sellers Sound Depressing NoteRead the original story w/Photo

    1 hr ago | NBC Philadelphia

    Nielsen SoundScan is releasing its tabulations of the best-selling artists of the decade today.

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    Related Topix: Eminem, Rap, Music, Entertainment

  19. Grand Blanc McFarlen Library to hold jazz performance with band Giant StepsRead the original story

    1 hr ago | MLive.com

    The McFarlen Library will be holding a Smooth Jazz concert Jan. 16 at 4 p.m. The band Giant Steps featuring Allan Barnes will be performing the works of jazz greats including John Coltrane, Charlie Parker and Miles Davis.

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    Related Topix: Grand Blanc, MI, Pop/Rock, Giant Steps, Smooth Jazz

  20. Chamber Communion: John Hollenbeck at Towson University, Dec. 7Read the original story

    1 hr ago | City Paper

    He opened the week with a Monday night concert by his longstanding Claudia Quintet and will end the week with a Friday night concert by Towson's jazz students, who will have worked all week with Hollenbeck on his big-band compositions, some of which were showcased on this year's terrific record by the John Hollenbeck Large Ensemble, Eternal ...

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