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A coin toss lands Terisa Griffin on top, in Chicago

Music is her passion, but coming from a small town in Louisiana, she knew she had to break ground in a larger market. So, with the flip of a quarter on a map, Terisa Griffin knew where she was headed.

South By Kanye West–Rapper plays SXSW

AUSTIN, Texas - For a night, it was South By Kanye West.

Review: Prince’s 3-CD set is wildly uneven

Of the 31 tracks on Prince’s new three-CD fire sale, only a handful will glint in the eyes of loyal fans who still sift his newer material for rare gems.

Julia Hudson says she had no choice but to go on

The sister of Oscar-winning actress Jennifer Hudson says prayer and support from family and friends have helped her go on after the shooting deaths of her mother, brother and son.

'Tonight' is friendly turf for President Obama

UNIVERSAL CITY, California — If TV talk shows have become a battleground where hosts and newsmakers duke it out, Jay Leno and President Barack Obama didn't get the message.

Irvin Mayfield to open Bourbon Street jazz club

NEW ORLEANS — Bourbon Street may be better known for drunken carousing and strip clubs than culture and class, but New Orleans trumpeter Irvin Mayfield says it's still the perfect place for jazz.

Regulator looks closer at Ticketmaster-Live Nation

LOS ANGELES — The Department of Justice has asked Ticketmaster Entertainment Inc. and concert promoter Live Nation Inc. for more information about their proposed merger, the companies said Friday.

Raphael Saadiq brings soul, flavor to Park West

Raphael Saadiq is from another time period–at least his most recent album makes it seem that way. The former Tony! Toni! Tone! frontman performed songs from his latest old-school inspired soul album, The Way I See It, at the Park West last Thursday

King Estate strikes deal with music publisher

ATLANTA - One of the world’s leading music publishers struck a deal Tuesday with the estate of the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and will work to bring the civil rights icon’s words to a wider audience by encouraging their use in songs.

Miles from Broadway, 'Dreamgirls' debuts in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - A revival of the Tony Award-winning hit Dreamgirls is back on stage - nearly 7,000 miles off-Broadway.
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