Lil Wayne sentenced to year in jail

Rapper Lil Wayne appears in Manhattan criminal court in New York on Monday, March 8.The rapper, who has been one of the music genre's most prolific and profitable figures in recent years, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.



Lil Wayne - Plea - Rapping - Music video - Prison
[Mon, 8 Mar 2010 21:13:54 GMT]
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Sparklehorse singer kills himself

Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse was popular in the indie music scene with a unique sound that was engaging, ethereal and hauntingly beautiful.Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who released his music under the band name Sparklehorse, has died after shooting himself in the chest in Tennessee. He was 47.





Mark Linkous - Tennessee - Music - Sparklehorse - Arts and Entertainment
[Mon, 8 Mar 2010 20:48:43 GMT]
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Stevie Wonder ?breathless? over French award

Stevie Wonder is in Paris to perform and be honored at France's biggest musical awards show Saturday.It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters.



Stevie Wonder - France - Ordre des Arts et des Lettres - Arts - National Order of Arts
[Sat, 6 Mar 2010 17:03:36 GMT]
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Jane?s Addiction bassist quits band

Dave Navarro, left, and Perry Farrell of Jane's Addiction both took to their Twitter accounts to address the departure of the band's bassist.The bass player with Jane's Addiction has quit the band and will reportedly be replaced by former Guns N' Roses rocker Duff McKagan.





Musical ensemble - Duff McKagan - Bass guitar - Music - Jane
[Wed, 3 Mar 2010 03:35:24 GMT]
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Lil Wayne sentencing delayed again

Lil Wayne, 27, pleaded guilty in October to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.Rap star has left fans and fellow artists with a video blitz as he braces for as much as a year behind bars at the height of his career.



Lil Wayne - Rapping - Arts - Business - Music
[Tue, 2 Mar 2010 22:31:09 GMT]
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Lady Antebellum leads ACM nods

The run for, from left, Dave Haywood, Hillary Scott and Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum started last July when "I Run To You" hit No. 1. Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood are next with six Academy of Country Music Awards nominations, Taylor Swift has five and Kenny Chesney and Brad Paisley each have four.



Kenny Chesney - Carrie Underwood - Brad Paisley - Taylor Swift - Music
[Tue, 2 Mar 2010 19:20:27 GMT]
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David Bowie: Rock ?n? roll recluse

British rock singer and actor David Bowie hasn't really been heard from since he stopped touring in 2004 after a heart attack.The 63-year-old rock icon last released a new album in 2003, and stopped touring in 2004 after suffering a heart attack during a European trek.



David Bowie - Myocardial infarction - Rock and roll - Health - Conditions and Diseases
[Mon, 1 Mar 2010 23:48:38 GMT]
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T-Bone Wolk, bass player for Hall & Oates, dies
A busy session musician, he appeared on literally scores of recordings with such varied artists as Bette Midler, Billy Joel and Avril Lavigne.
AvrilLavigne - Billy Joel - Music - Arts - Bette Midler
[Mon, 1 Mar 2010 21:33:12 GMT]
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Rap?s well-traveled path to prison

Arguably rap's most popular figure, Lil Wayne, faces a year behind bars on a weapons charge.It's a ritual that seems to play out at least once a year in the rap community: A top star faces a criminal charge, and more often than not, is locked up at the height of their wealth and fame.



Prison - Indictment - Crime - Law - Crime and Justice
[Thu, 25 Feb 2010 18:01:29 GMT]
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NYT: Beyond the Jimi Hendrix Experience

40 years after his death, Jimi Hendrix is a particularly potent figure for our time, perhaps even more intriguing in symbolic terms now than at the time of his death. 40 years after his death, singer is a particularly potent figure for our time, perhaps even more intriguing in symbolic terms now than at the time of his death.



Jimi Hendrix - Jimi Hendrix Experience - Billy Cox - Mitch Mitchell - Electric Ladyland
[Sun, 28 Feb 2010 22:48:24 GMT]
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