DeVotchKa creates `big drunken tuba party'
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Asked if his band's performance in an hour's time will include any theatrics, Nick Urata warns: "There will be some death-defying feats of glory."
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`American Idol' concert tour will start July 1
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Whether it's David Archuleta or David Cook who wins "American Idol" next week, both singers will be part of the show's annual concert tour.
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Coming next week: Scarlett Johansson, Mudhoney, 3 Doors Down and more
Due in stores Tuesday:
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Rapper DMX enters not guilty plea
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DMX has pleaded not guilty to felony drug possession and misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. A judge entered the plea for the musician-actor (real name: Earl Simmons) at a brief court hearing Thursday. Simmons was late for court.
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On the Net: Garfield, Radiohead remixed online
Remixes for things as disparate as Garfield and Radiohead prove a Web truism: Let it go.
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T-Pain has 5 nominations for BET Awards
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T-Pain's status as urban music's most frequent collaborator helped him nab a leading five BET Award nominations.
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With 6 ACM noms, Rodney Atkins joins country elite
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Rodney Atkins is still surprised when people recognize him in the grocery store nowadays. But give it time.
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Detroit Symphony hopes robot conductor will fire up students
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Classical music enthusiasts long have sought to drum up support for the musical genre among young people, and now they have a secret weapon: the 4-foot-3, childlike robot ASIMO.
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Carter, Connick do their home work in New Orleans
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As former President Jimmy Carter nailed down the front porch of a home under construction Wednesday, singer Harry Connick Jr. gave an update on the progress being made in the Upper 9th Ward, an area slow to recover from Hurricane Katrina.
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Jackson's 'Thriller' among cultural treasures
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The best-selling pop album on planet Earth and a disc sent hurtling into deep space are among recordings the Library of Congress will preserve for their cultural significance.
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Top 10 albums on iTunes Music Store for May 14:
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Honda robot conducts Detroit Symphony to warm response
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The lights dimmed, the sold-out hall grew hushed and out walked the conductor - shiny, white, 4 feet 3 inches tall.
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I, rubato: Detroit Symphony led by robot
When does the conductor answer to the semiconductor? When a robot is leading the symphony.
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Price, Levine, Floyd, Gaddes to get NEA honors
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Soprano Leontyne Price, conductor James Levine, composer Carlisle Floyd and administrator Richard Gaddes will be the initial recipients of the National Endowment for the Arts Opera Honors.
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Ludacris returns to his alma mater in Atlanta
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Ludacris returned to his alma mater, stepped into a gymnasium - and saw a mural that included his likeness.
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Dwight Yoakam to make 24th appearance on 'The Tonight Show'
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Dwight Yoakam will make his 24th appearance on "The Tonight Show with Jay Leno" this week, breaking the record for most musical performances by any artist.
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Obama leads field in unsolicited campaign songs
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Barack Obama is closing in on the Democratic nomination for president, but he clinched the race for the best campaign soundtrack long ago - no superdelegates needed.
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'Honeyboy' Edwards, Delta bluesman, outlasts them all
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With his 93rd birthday a month away, David "Honeyboy" Edwards admits it's getting hard to walk long distances.
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Former 'Idol' winner Carrie Underwood joins Grand Ole Opry
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Carrie Underwood is the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry. The singer joined the cast of the long-running country music show Saturday. Garth Brooks handled her formal induction and Vince Gill sang a duet with her.
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3 'Idol' finalists bask in adoration of hometown fans
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Everywhere they go, "American Idol" contestants attract a crowd of admirers, well-wishers, gushy handmade signs and screams fit for a vintage Beatle. But when it comes to feting finalists, home is where the "I (heart) you" is.
