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Was (Not Was) turns 30 with retrospective set (Reuters)

Reuters - Was (Not Was) will trip through its past early next year with the February 23 release of "Pick of the Litter (1980-2010)," a 19-song compilation which commemorates the 30th anniversary of the inventively warped dance/rock/soul/funk/jazz group's recording career.
Sat, 19 Dec 2009 00:00:12 GMT


Linkin Park, Nickelback top decade's rock charts (Reuters)

Frontman for Nickelback Chad Kroeger performs during the 2009 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto June 21, 2009. REUTERS/Mark BlinchReuters - Linkin Park's trademark anthemic hooks came to represent a core sound in rock music in the 2000s, so it's no surprise that the band ranks as the top act of the decade on Billboard's Rock Songs and Alternative Songs decade-end tallies.



Fri, 18 Dec 2009 23:53:57 GMT


Alicia Keys finds "freedom" from Motown sound (Reuters)

Singer Alicia Keys poses for a portrait while promoting her new album Reuters - A music industry desperate for bankable superstars has all but anointed Alicia Keys as heir to the golden era of Motown, when Aretha Franklin, Smokey Robinson and others made it seem easy to pump out timeless R&B hits.



Fri, 18 Dec 2009 21:44:11 GMT


Latin Grammy winner ordered jailed in drug probe (AP)

FILE - In this June 12, 2008 file photo, Mexican singer Ramon Ayala gestures at the BMI Latin Awards in Los Angeles. Ayala was rounded up during a raid on a drug cartel's Christmas party on Dec. 11. A spokesman for the federal Attorney General's Office said Monday that Ayala was released after being questioned Saturday following a military operation that is part of the government's campaign to crack down on drug gangs. (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - A judge ordered Latin Grammy winner Ramon Ayala jailed for up to 40 days pending investigation on Thursday after he was detained at a drug cartel's Christmas party.



Fri, 18 Dec 2009 06:05:48 GMT


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