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Yahoo! News: Music News
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Top 20 Concert Tours
(AP)
AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.
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German rage over festival deaths focuses on mayor
(AP)
 AP - The mayor of the German city where 21 people were crushed to death at a music festival last weekend is facing growing pressure to resign amid nationwide outrage over the tragedy.
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Peas 'I Gotta Feeling' hits 6M download mark
(AP)
 AP - The Black Eyed Peas have more proof of the ubiquity of "I Gotta Feeling."
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Big Boi of OutKast overcomes hurdles with debut CD
(AP)
 AP - Despite his success with the Grammy-winning, multiplatinum group OutKast, Big Boi felt artistically stifled when he tried to step out on his own as a solo rapper.
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Source: J-Lo close to deal for `American Idol'
(AP)
 AP - Former "Fly Girl" Jennifer Lopez is poised to return to television — this time as a judge on "American Idol."
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Rocker Dee Snider is normal 1 in `Twisted' show
(AP)
 AP - As the lead singer of Twisted Sister, the costumed makeup-wearing heavy metal band, Dee Snider has spent most of his 34 years as a rock star all fired up.
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Family feud could silence beloved singer Fairouz
(AP)
AP - Across four decades, Fairouz's songs of freedom, justice and love transfixed Arab audiences, moved millions to tears and gave hope to the Lebanese during the darkest days of their 15-year civil war.
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Marc Cohn's new album sets chart record for singer
(Reuters)
Reuters - Singer-songwriter Marc Cohn has notched his highest career rank on the Billboard 200 album chart, as "Listening Booth: 1970" debuted at No. 28 this week.
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Mark Wahlberg gets star on Hollywood Walk of Fame
(AP)
 AP - Rapper-turned-underwear model-turned-Oscar-nominated actor Mark Wahlberg has been enshrined in the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
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Eminem leads singles chart for second week
(Reuters)
Reuters - A day after he logged a fifth week atop the U.S. pop album chart, rapper Eminem on Thursday claimed the lead on the Hot 100 singles chart for a second week.
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Imprisoned Spector returns to music with wife's CD
(AP)
 AP - In the often weird world of show business marriages, the love story of Phil and Rachelle Spector is among the strangest.
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Kristy Lee Cook tackles great outdoors in new show
(AP)
AP - The idea is simple but ingenious, really: Take a winsome country singer, give her a hunting show that features exotic locales and throw in a couple of celebrities.
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Eminem leads album chart for fifth week
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Eminem ruled the U.S. pop album chart for a fifth week on Wednesday, fending off a strong debut from fellow rapper Rick Ross.
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French nuns in music deal get death threat-report
(Reuters)
Reuters - Benedictine nuns from a secluded convent in southern France have received death threats after winning a deal aimed at creating a chart-topping album, a newspaper reported on Thursday.
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