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Swift's '08 sales top Lil Wayne
Monday, Jan. 5, 2009Country singer Taylor Swift, 19, outsold rapper Lil Wayne to be the top-selling artist of 2008.
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Past or present, composer Donald Brown is ahead of the pack
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009Donald Brown is like a great painter. Give him his choice of every color you could possibly put on the palette and he knows exactly which ones will mix into the color he wants.
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Soloist brings understanding born of experience to water concerto
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009It isn't often that a musician gets to participate in the creation of a new instrument for a composer developing a new composition.
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Intimate home settings for concerts attract artists, appreciative audiences
Sunday, Jan. 4, 2009On a recent Thursday night, a small but appreciative audience gathered in Elam Blackman's North Knoxville home to hear Danny Schmidt and Carrie Elkin, two singer-songwriters from Austin, Texas.
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Jack Black discovers his country music DNA
Friday, Jan. 2, 2009ack Black may have been schooled in rock, but now he’d like to sing at the Grand Ole Opry with wife Tanya Haden’s family, who recently turned him on to bluegrass music. Full story »
Beyonce dominates YouTube
Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009Videos by Soulja Boy, Rihanna and the Jonas Brothers are popular on YouTube, but Beyonce is taking over.
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Bledsoe: A look back at 2008
Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008The only thing that listening to Top 40 radio in 2008 has given me is an intense hatred of the word "shawty." Whether it's snappin', poppin', gettin' low or hittin' the flo' I never want to hear the word "shawty" no mo'. Ever.
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Spontaneity, improv drive K-town's Skeleton Coast
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008Precious few are the moments of shared free time between the two central members of Knoxville’s Skeleton Coast. Contributing members to numerous other local and regional projects, namely Senryu and The Physics of Meaning, guitarist/vocalist Wil Wright and violinist Natalie Kimbro shelved the Skeleton Coast project for nearly a year until a dual scheduling vacancy presented itself. Full story »
Campbell: Tuned In: Savage, Chopteeth, Erin McCarley
Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008Savage gets into the swing of club music. Lively Chopteeth nibbles at tradition. Erin McCarley understands why you're so down
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Madonna tops 2008's tour sales
Monday, Dec. 29, 2008Madonna was the queen of the road during 2008 thanks to ticket sales of more than $105 million for her “Sticky and Sweet” tour. Full story »
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