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By Jinkie Barendse On Friday, April 26th, 2013
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Country superstar George Jones dies at age 81

George Jones, the famous country singer who recorded dozens of hits about good times and regrets, peaking with the heartbreaking classic “He Stopped Loving Her Today,” has died on Friday. George Jones, More...

By Stephen Nevets On Friday, April 5th, 2013
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‘Dark Knight Rises’ composer, Hans Zimmer, talks about scoring ‘Man of Steel’ and following John Williams on Superman

Warner Bros will be attempting to revitalize their Superman franchise with this summer’s Man of Steel, directed by Zack Snyder and produced by Christopher Nolan. Hans Zimmer, who worked with Nolan on the Batman More...

By Brian On Sunday, March 31st, 2013
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Robert Zildjian, Sabian founder, passes away at age 89

(Strange New Examiner) The drum world is mourning today at the loss of Robert (RZ) Zildjian, founder of Sabian cymbals and former heir to the Zildjian cymbal empire. On March 28, 2013 Sabian announced the More...

By Kaye Wonderhouse On Monday, March 18th, 2013
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Mary Beth Patterson, Beth Ditto, singer of Gossip, arrested after being drunk and screaming ‘Obama, Obama’

Beth Ditto, a singer in an Indie rock band Gossip, has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct, police have said on Saturday. The star, real name Mary Beth Patterson, was reportedly detained after being More...

By Jinkie Barendse On Friday, February 1st, 2013
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Da Internz talks about being included on Justin Biebers ‘Believe Acoustic’ album

Da Internz talks about being included on Justin Biebers ‘Believe Acoustic’ album Justin Bieber began with acoustic YouTube videos under the name “Kidrauhl” and now returns to his roots with the new album More...

By Brandon Jones On Monday, January 14th, 2013
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John Wilkinson, Elvis Presley guitarist, dead at age 67

Elvis guitarist John Wilkinson died Friday at 67. YouTube screenshot Wilkinson played 1,200 shows with Elvis Presley, passed away in Springfield, Mo. Family members say his cause of death was related to a battle More...

By Jinkie Barendse On Thursday, January 10th, 2013
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Britney Spears quits ‘The XFactor’ season 3, will record new album

Britney Spears quit “The X Factor” amid rumors that Simon Cowell was set to fire the singer, reported TMZ on Jan. 9. L.A. Reid, Demi Lovato, Britney Spears and Simon Cowell on the set of THE X FACTOR More...

By Brandon Jones On Wednesday, January 2nd, 2013
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Legendary pop singer Patti Page dies at age 85

Patti Page was one of the best selling artists of the 1950s, famous for the “Tennessee Waltz” and had over 100 chart hits during her long career. Patti Page (1927-2013) Page was born Clara Ann Fowler, More...

By Brandon Jones On Thursday, December 20th, 2012
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‘Gangnam Style’ beats out Kony and ‘Call Me Maybe’ as YouTube’s biggest 2012 video

YouTube top 10 countdown of their biggest videos of 2012 landed late Tuesday and the South Korean musician PSY came out on top with the K-Pop style “Gangnam Style.” The phrase “Gangnam Style” More...

By Brandon Jones On Saturday, December 15th, 2012
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Exclusive interview with NewSong’s Billy Goodwin

Billy Goodwin is one of the founding members of NewSong and a key organizer for the 2013 Winter Jam tour, which will bring together some of Christian Music’s greatest artists for 40 plus shows in the first quarter More...