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Grammy Recap: Maná Wins, Whitney Houston Remembered

Voto Latino | Posted 04.15.2012

Read More: Bonnie Raitt, Whitney Houston, Mana, Corrine Bailey Rae, Alicia Keys, Calle 13, Grammy, Gustavo Dudamel, Los Tigres Del Norte, Latino Voices News

While it's pretty pathetic to lump various genres into one category (i.e Latin and Reggae) I guess that's where offsprings like the Latin Grammys come in.

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Grammy Awards Red Carpet Arrivals

Posted 02.13.2012

Read More: Foster the People, Video, Whitney Houston, Whitney Houston Grammys, Grammy, 54th Grammy Awards, The Beach Boys, Grammy Performances, Giulianna Rancic, Grammy Red Carpet, Grammys Canada, Grammy Winners, Grammys 2012, Celebrity News

Although the 2012 Grammy Awards will no doubt be overshadowed by Saturday's passing of music legend Whitney Houston, the show must go on. Even with th...

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Ricky Martin in Concert: Costa Rica

Jeff Rivera | Posted 12.14.2011

Read More: Ricky Martin, Concert, Latin Grammy, Grammy, Jeff Rivera, Entertainment News

Ricky Martin's music has transcended fears and the doubts of others who may have warned him not to reveal who he was. True art, true music, true performance, true talent overshadow and conquer all.

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Amy Winehouse: A Lesson for Kids

Bruce Kluger | Posted 09.26.2011

It was my older daughter who broke the news of Winehouse's death to me, and I could instantly detect her confusion about it all, as if it somehow didn't compute.

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Country's Cousins: Conversations with Diane Schuur and America's Got Talent Winner Michael Grimm

Mike Ragogna | Posted 07.12.2011

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For her new album, Diane Schurr says: "The one thing that I did purposefully on this was, number one, not to do it with a twang, and number two, I wanted it to please both people that are into country and people that are into jazz."

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He Named It "Grammy": A Conversation With Hunter & Stan Freberg, Plus New Robert Johnson Releases

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Stan Freberg, Hunter Freberg. Together, they're like an institution.

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"Life Is Short! Go Far!" -- Henry Rollins Is 50

Salvatore Bono | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rollins, at the half-century mark, has probably done more with his life than most people older than him. A man this intense and this globally versed will never be able to sit still.

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Who Is Arcade Fire?

Posted 05.25.2011

Indie superstars Arcade Fire shocked everyone at the Grammys last night by taking home the Album Of The Year award, and not because they aren't amazin...

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Grammy Awards 2011: The Winners

Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rihanna, Eminem, Grammy Awards 2011 Winners, Katy Perry, Grammy, Grammys, Lady GaGa, Grammys 2011 Winners, Grammy 2011 Winners, Grammys 2011, Grammy Awards 2011, Slidepollajax, Jay-Z, Grammy Winners, Justin Bieber, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News

Once a year, gramophone become valuable to more than just antique shops and museums. That's because, at the Grammy Awards, they're made of gold. And m...

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Speaking Out Against Afro Latino Indifference, Through Music - ChocQuibTown Set For Grammy's Center Stage

Axel W. Caballero | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Afro-Colombian-Music, Latino, Latin, Grammy, 53rd Grammy Awards, Music, Politics, Indifference, Afro-Brazilian, Racism, Afrobeat, Afro, Cuentame, Social Issues, News, Afro-Colombians, Latin Grammy, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News

ChocQuibTown is set to take the 53rd Grammy awards by storm this Sunday, as they set the stage for a pre telecast performance and are the odds favorite to take Best Latin Rock/Alternative Album of the year.

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HuffPost Exclusive: Al Di Meola's "Strawberry Fields," Plus A Conversation With Grammy Nominee Laurie Anderson

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Braden King, Miral, Julian Schnobel, Experimental Music, Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Grammy, Barack Obama, Kate Bush, The Beatles, Avant Garde, Tom Hodgkinson, Al Di Meola, Davis Byrne, Oprah, Geroge W. Bush, Lou Reed, Jerry Springer, Entertainment News

Laurie Anderson, Peter Gabriel, Kate Bush, David Byrne... there are certain established artists whose works seem very fresh no matter which era they were created or played in.

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Eminem, Bruno Mars Lead Grammy Nominations

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 05.25.2011

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AP TEXT/ Scroll down to predict the Album of the Year: When Eminem was first nominated for album of the year some 10 years ago for "The Marshall Math...

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Jill Scott: Why DId I Get Married Too?

Jeff Rivera | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Janet Jackson, Why Did I Get Married Too, Tyler Perry, Jill Scott, Grammy, Jeff Rivera, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News

When Jill Scott first appeared on screen, many were shocked. They were expecting her to be just like the many rap artists who do a cameo in the film...

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Shelby Lynne Goes Her Own Way in Search of Truth, Lone Justice

Michael Bialas | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Shelby Lynne, Nashville, Everso Records, Dusty Springfield, Steve Earle, Phil Ramone, Alabama, Allison Moorer, Cd, Grammy, Joaquin Phoenix, Entertainment News

After years of wrangling with record company executives, the soulful singer-songwriter with the smooth pipes and bricklayer mentality is a solo artist in every sense of the word.

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Music Unites Ambassador Melanie Fiona Launches Empowering Women Through Music Initiative

Michelle Edgar | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Mara Siegler Since the release of her critically acclaimed debut album, The Bridge, R&B singer Melanie Fiona has been on a quick rise to stardom: ...

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From Pink Floyd and Abbey Road to The Project and Austin Powers: A Conversation with Alan Parsons

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sound designer Alan Parsons has long had a passion for the latest technologies. Alan took a moment to talk with me about his illustrious past that included his days at Abbey Road Studios through his latest technology-focused endeavor.

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The Generation That Killed Rock 'n Roll

Nathan Harden | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Neil Portnow, Ipod, Myspace, Universal, Music Business, Beyoncé, Grammy, Music and the Internet, Illegal Downloads, Bono, Grammys, Virgin Megastore, National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences, Bob Dylan, AC/DC, Downloading, The Beatles, Warner, Sony, Tower Records, Andy Karp, Album Sales, Emi, Mitch Bainwol, Illegal-Downloading, Grammy Awards, Bruce Springsteen, Media News

People should pay for music to support all the unknown artists out there who are trying to make it. What if internet piracy had existed in the 1960s? No Dylan? No Beatles? Would Bono be working as a longshoreman?

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Gaga Steals Show (and Gets F'ing Robbed!)

Tom Matlack | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Lady GaGa, Grammy, Grammys, Grammy Nominations, Lady Gaga Style, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News

Anyone with a pulse could tell who the real winner was last night. And it had nothing to do with hardware.

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Inside the Midnight Grammy Brunch Hosted by Ne-Yo

Tara Settembre | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Ashanti, Award Season, Ne-Yo, Grammy, Grammys, Music, Award Shows, Grammy Awards, Los Angeles News

Held annually on the eve of the Grammy Awards, music's hottest stars joined host Ne-Yo at the new W Hollywood Hotel & Residences for a late night party featuring DJ Miss Saigon and a special performance by Melanie Fiona.

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An Interview With Janis Ian Plus This Week's New Albums

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Michael Jackson, Inner Circle, The O'Jays, Imogen Heap, The Adventures, Janis Ian, Cate Bros., Rubicon, Daryl Hall & John Oates, The Beach Boys, Woody Guthrie, Eric Burdon, REO Speedwagon, Otis Redding, Now That's What I Call Country, Matt Hires, Mark Schultz, Jack Ingram, Smile Empty Soul, Roy Hargrove, Billy Ocean, Cheap Trick, Rory Gallagher, David Guetta, Stefon Harris & Blackout, Michael Bolton, Queen Latifah, Matisyahu, Robert Glasper, The Roy Hargrove Big Band, Cass Elliot, Neil Diamond, The Casualties, Roberta Gambarini, Patton Oswalt, George Benson, Elvis Presley, Phil Stacey, Tim Buckley, Delores O'Rioran, Carmen Appice, The Mamas & the Papas, Al Jarreau, The Old Grey Whistle Test, Entertainment News, Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble, The Dukes, Paul Revere & the Raiders, 16 Horsepower, Collective Soul, Fun., Alan O'Day, Pilot, Now That's What I Call Music, Kitty Daisy & Lewis, Roy Orbison, The Bloody Beetroots, Felix Da Housecat, Teddy Pendergrass, The Subdudes, James Carter, Adam Ant, Colbie Caillat, Arctic Monkeys, Jeff Golub, Jackie DeShannon, Island Records, Fame, Woodstock, Sounds of Blackness, Yo Gabba Gabba!, Smokie Norful, Irma Thomas, Mew, Tanya Stephens, Brian Bromberg, Willie Nelson, Jack Wagner, The New City Ramblers, Mott the Hoople, Love and Theft, New Releases, Deryl Dodd, Cross Country, Radiohead, Bob Dylan, Nat King Cole, Kenny G, Jet, Niti Sawhney, Vander Graaf Generator, Sally Shapiro, John Denver, Jason Aldeean, Smokey Robinson, Taking Woodstock, Vandaveer, Najee, Selah, Needtobreathe, Latoya, Strawbs, The Smothers Brothers Comedy Hour, The Advocate, Lgbt, Sony Legacy, Verve Records, Roberta Flack, Leonard Bernstein, Grammy, Ang Lee, Atlantic Records, Jerry Wexler, Gramma Awards, Saturday Night Live, Wbai, Wnew, Miami Vice, Dar Williams, Birthers, Fox News, Cher, Teabaggers, Joan Baez, Glen Campbell, Mel Torme, Death Panel, Nina Simone, Entertainment News

Janis Ian is one of the Woodstock era's unsung musical heroes who, just two years prior to the Bethel Bash, shocked our nation with her controversial single "Society's Child."

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New Tunes On Monday: Wilco, The Mars Volta, Don Henley and Christina Courtin

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Dr. Smith, Andy McKaie, Jim Keltner, Cedric Bixler-Zavala, Danny O'Keefe, Fast Times at Ridgemont High, Geddy Lee, Nels Cline, Grammy, The Beatles, Crack the Sky, Maria Muldaur, Rush, Duran Duran, Don Henley, Yes, The Zombies, Battlestar Galactica, Lost in Space, Julia Fordham, George Harrison, Wilco, Omar Rodriguez-Lopez, Jeff Tweedy, Stephen Marcussen, Benmont Tench, Larry John McNally, The Mars Volta, Greg Leisz, World Party, Maren Jensen, The Grateful Dead, Leonard Cohen, Entertainment News, Rolling Stone, Prog Rock, Randy Newman, Chris Bell, Dark Horse Records, Scorpions, Christina Courtin, Jon Brion, Melanie, Copernicus, Grease, Bruce Hornsby, Entertainment News

The songs on Wilco's self-titled album are laden with fat, beefy hooks although there isn't the usual amount of boundary pushing here.

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HuffPost Review: Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972)

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Record Companies, Music Business, Blu-Ray, Cd, Neil Young, Grammy, Miles Davis, 5.1 DTS, Dvd, The Beatles, Crazy Horse, Buffalo Springfield, Compact Disc, Stephen Stills, Tony Stark, Major Labels, Graham Nash, The Squires, The Rolling Stones, David Crosby, Journey Through the Past, Nirvana, Crosby Stills Nash & Young, Bob Dylan, The Stray Gators, Iron Man, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Joni Mitchell, Jimi Hendrix, Filmore East, Dvd-A, Woodstok, Sacd, Winnipeg, Entertainment News

In the world of box sets, it would be impossible to find something better than Neil Young Archives Volume 1 (1963 - 1972).

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New Tunes On Monday: Little Walter, Prince, James Taylor, John Wesley Harding, Paul Carrack, and Matthew Barber

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Blues harmonica player and singer Little Walter died over forty years ago, but his influences still can be heard in many blues-rock recordings that employ the instrument.

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I Think The Grammys Are Coming Up. Maybe.

Dan Abramson | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Rihanna, Grammy Awards 2009, Grammy Nominations, Grammys, Grammy, Grammy Awards, Entertainment News

I didn't even know the Grammys still existed. Perhaps that dinner party I went to last week was really a Grammys party in disguise. It was boring enough and I think we listened to Beyonce.

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HuffPost Video Premiere: Playing For Change Presents "Don't Worry"

Mike Ragogna | Posted 05.25.2011

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Featuring over twenty musicians from four continents who have never met, "Don't Worry" makes its auspicious debut today, on Martin Luther King Day, and is featured here.

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