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Peter, Paul and Mary -- and Me

Charlotte Safavi | Posted 09.17.2009 | Living

Read More: England, Iran, Records, Songs, Folk-Songs, Music Industry, Grammys, Multicultural, Music, America, Peter, Peter Paul and Mary, Living News
Charlotte Safavi

"Puff the Magic Dragon" became my son's first favorite song. Without failure, he stopped whatever he was doing when the song began and crawled over to the tape recorder.

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Mariah Carey Kisses Off The Grammys

nydailynews.com | Posted 09.19.2009 | Entertainment

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Mariah Carey is refusing to be pushed around by the Grammys anymore. The songbird, who has won a mere five awards out of 21 nominations since 1991,...

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Nanci Griffith Releases New Album, Plays At The Grammy Museum

Howie Klein | Posted 07.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nanci Griffith, Tim McGraw, Odetta, Grammy-Museum, Pete Seeger, Tom Morello, Grammys, Patti Smith, Woody Guthrie, Bob Dylan, Entertainment News
Howie Klein

The exhibit explores the 200-year history of music and politics in America, assembling over 100 diverse artifacts from government archives, private collections, and myriad musical artists.

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Justin Timberlake: Pop Culture's Smartest Guy In The Room

David Wild | Posted 06.17.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Rolling Stone, 'N Sync, Rihanna, Saturday Night Live, Justin Timberlake, Chris Brown, Grammys, T.I., Lou Pearlman, Entertainment News
David Wild

Since I met Timberlake in 1998, I've had the pleasure of working with him a fair amount. To this day, he strikes me as a guy with remarkably good instincts.

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A Review of Rob Thomas' New Single: "Her Diamonds"

Mike McCready | Posted 05.23.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Music Industry, Music Business, Her Diamonds, Music, Cradlesong, Matchbox-20, Matchbox 20, Rob-Thomas-Solo, Careers, Grammys, Matchbox-Twenty, Entertainment News
Mike McCready

He's got a good voice and a good presence but it's really his songwriting that is noteworthy.

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Radiohead Vs. Miley Cyrus: Band Slams Teen's "Entitlement"

usmagazine.com | Posted 04.13.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Grammys, Miley Cyrus, Miley Cyrus Radiohead, Music, Radiohead, Entertainment News

The argument started when Miley tried to use her clout to meet her heroes backstage at the Grammys. The notoriously shy band refused. Miley then bl...

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Hybrids and Hardcopies

Cliff Hunt | Posted 03.23.2009 | Green

Read More: CD Packaging, Juno, Grammys, JUNO Awards, CD Pros, Grammy Awards, Green News
Cliff Hunt

While the rock stars arrived at the Grammy's in their hybrid SUVs, their record companies delivered millions of non-biodegradable promotional CDs to radio stations and music reviewers.

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Grammys Defend Exclusion Of Dave Matthews Band Member From Annual Tribute

TMZ | Posted 03.14.2009 | Entertainment

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On the food chain of death, the late saxophonist LeRoi Moore of the Dave Matthews Band is kinda like plankton, according to The Recording Academy. Th...

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Brian Williams Blogs His Grammy Thoughts

Daily Nightly | Brian Williams | Posted 03.12.2009 | Media

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We're still talking about the Grammys here today: strong start by U2 -- the album will be huge. Loved Coldplay, loved McCartney, and how lucky is Dave...

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2009 Grammy Review by Two People in Their 20s

Ken Levine | Posted 03.12.2009 | Entertainment

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Ken Levine

Carrie Underwood opted not wear a dress, because she apparently found a discount on drapes. Luckily, her Bedazzler pimped microphone distracted everyone from what she was wearing.

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Grammy Ratings Up: Estimated 19 Million Watch

AP | Posted 03.12.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — Music sales may be low, but interest in music isn't, at least according to ratings for the Grammy Awards. Nielsen Media Research say...

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GRAMMY PHOTOS: McCartney, Jay-Z, Bono, Mayer, MIA, Gwnyeth & More (SLIDESHOW)

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Jonas Brothers, Miley Cyrus, Slideshow, Jennifer Hudson, Grammy Pictures, Keith Urban, Music, Bono, Lil Wayne, Gwyneth Paltrow, LeAnn Rimes, Carrie Underwood, Katy Perry, Sheryl Crow, Nick Jonas, John Mayer, Kevin Jonas, Taylor Swift, Joe Jonas, U2, Stevie Wonder, Al Green, Nicole Kidman, Coldplay, M.I.A., Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Grammys, Nancy Shevell, Grammy Photos, Grammy Awards, Samuel L. Jackson, Kanye West, Neil Diamod, Chris Martin, Kid Rock, Robert Plant, Kate Beckinsale, Mia Grammy Outfit, Grammy Photos 2009, m.i.a Grammy, Entertainment News

Sunday night's Grammy Awards turned out boldfaced names from across the industry, from Paul McCartney to Lil Wayne to Neil Diamond to a heavily-pregna...

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Grammys show Plant, Krauss a whole lotta love

AP | JAKE COYLE | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment

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The 51st annual Grammys was an all-ages affair ultimately dominated by a rock legend who took up with a younger bluegrass singer on a whim. The unlik...

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Whitney Houston Makes A Comeback

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 03.11.2009 | Entertainment

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BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. — A stunning-looking and strong-sounding Whitney Houston made a triumphant return to the stage at a pre-Grammy party honor...

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9-Month Pregnant M.I.A. Plans Sunday Grammy Performance

AP | NATALIE ROTMAN | Posted 03.10.2009 | Entertainment

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LOS ANGELES — M.I.A.'s planned performance at the Grammys might be more labor intensive than most. The pregnant rapper is nominated for two Gra...

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Watch the Grammys, Save the World

David Wild | Posted 03.09.2009 | Entertainment

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David Wild

I'm backstage in the Staples Center happily toiling away on the script for the 51st Annual Grammy Awards -- Sunday night on CBS, in case you have not heard.

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Jonas Brothers, Coldplay And More To Honor Neil Diamond

AP | BETH HARRIS | Posted 03.08.2009 | Entertainment

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LOS ANGELES — No, it's not a celebrity karaoke contest: Coldplay, Foo Fighters, Kid Rock, Jennifer Hudson and Jonas Brothers offering up their t...

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Coldplay May Get Served Lawsuit At Grammys

Huffington Post | Katherine Thomson | Posted 03.07.2009 | Entertainment

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Coldplay may get served legal papers at this weekend's Grammy Awards. Last year guitarist Joe Satriani alleged that Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" borrow...

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I Think The Grammys Are Coming Up. Maybe.

Dan Abramson | Posted 02.22.2009 | Entertainment

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Dan Abramson

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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New Year, New Administration, More Clemency

Jason Flom | Posted 02.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: George H. W. Bush, George Bush, Drug Sentencing, Grammys, Criminal Justice, Drugs, Music, Ben Taylor, Unfair Sentencing, The Beatles, Whitney Houston, George H.W. Bush, New Jersey, The Fugees, Carly Simon, Jail, Drug Trafficking, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Crime, John Forte, Exeter, Keith Richards, New York City, Elvis Presley, Presidential Pardons, Criminal Justice System, Prison, Beatles, Lava Records, Bush Pardons, Music Industry, Cocaine, Phillips Exeter, Politics News
Jason Flom

Obama ran on a campaign promise of change. He can begin by using the pardon power generously to correct as many individual cases of injustice as possible.

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CBS Grammy Show Gets 7.1 Million Viewers

AP | Posted 01.04.2009 | Media

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NEW YORK — CBS' Grammy nominations special wasn't a breakaway hit with viewers Wednesday night, but it didn't play off-key. The concert-and-ann...

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Obama Daughters Asked To Appear On "Hannah Montana"

AP | FRAZIER MOORE | Posted 12.11.2008 | Politics

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NEW YORK — This much is clear: The Obama daughters are welcome on the set of "Hannah Montana." But any talk that 10-year-old Malia and 7-year-o...

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Obama/Gore 2008

Norman MacAfee | Posted 09.18.2008 | Politics

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Norman MacAfee

Broken record here. The more I think about it, the more Al Gore seems the only really interesting choice for Barack Obama's vice presidential choice. ...

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Franklin Slams Beyonce Grammy Intro

AP | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

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LOS ANGELES — When Aretha Franklin is unhappy, she does not mince words. On Tuesday, the longtime Queen of Soul slammed Beyonce Knowles' intro t...

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Winehouse Dominates Grammys From Afar

AP | NEKESA MUMBI MOODY | Posted 03.28.2008 | Entertainment

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LOS ANGELES — Trapped half a world away by the place she promised to never "go, go, go," a vibrant, exuberant Amy Winehouse dominated the Grammy...

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