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Aretha Franklin cancels US dates on doctor's advice

music-news.com Aretha Franklin has been told by her doctors to cancel her remaining shows for May. view details

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Aretha Franklin Cancels Shows on Doctor’s Orders

billboard.com Aretha Franklin has canceled appearances in Chicago and Connecticut later this month under a doctor's recommendation. view details ,

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Fantasia, Phoenix Heading for Top Five on Billboard 200 Chart

billboard.com Fantasia is heading for her third top 10 album, as "Side Effects Of You" is on course for a No. 2 bow next week on the Billboard 200 chart. Industry sources suggest the album -- her fourth -- could sell … view details ,

Echo Chamber: Solange Is Not a "Vocal Muse"

pitchfork.com I find it very disappointing when I am presented as the 'face' of my music, or a 'vocal muse' when I write or co-write every f***ng song. How can one be a 'vocal muse' to their own melodies, story telling, and words … view details ,

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Lauryn Hill Tax Evasion Sentencing Delayed

billboard.com A federal judge postponed Lauryn Hill's tax evasion sentencing on Monday but not before scolding the eight-time Grammy-winning singer for reneging on a promise to make restitution by now. view details , ,

Gospel Singer George Beverly Shea Dies At 104

billboard.com George Beverly Shea, whose booming baritone voice echoed through stadiums, squares and souls during a decades-long career with evangelist Billy Graham, died Tuesday. He was 104. view details

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Southern Soul Songwriter George Jackson Dies at 68

billboard.com Songwriter George Jackson, co-author of "Old Time Rock and Roll" and hundreds of other soul, rock and rhythm and blues tunes, has died. He was 68. view details ,

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Quincy Jones Gets Dinner and a Bono at 80th Birthday Bash

billboard.com Quincy Jones proved there's no age limit on partying when he and his self-anointed "celestial twin," Sir Michael Caine, celebrated their 80th birthdays this weekend (April 13) at the MGM Grand Hotel & … view details , ,

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Rumer On 'Song Travels'

npr.org Raised in England and Pakistan, Rumer possesses a deep connection to the heyday of the early-'70s singer-songwriter era, along with shades of Broadway, '30s jazz and gospel. view details

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Laura Mvula tour dates

music-news.com Having just been announced to play the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury 2013 and the release of her new single, 'That's Alright', Laura Mvula announces her UK and Ireland tour, kicking off in Edinburgh on 30th September. view details , ,

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Beyoncé to pay Winehouse tribute on Gatsby track

music-news.com Beyoncé Knowles will cover an Amy Winehouse classic for The Great Gatsby movie soundtrack view details , ,

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Berry Gordy Details Diana Ross Romance in 'Motown' Musical

rollingstone.com Berry Gordy was "madly in love" with Diana Ross, the Motown founder told CBS Sunday Morning yesterday as he prepares for the official Broadway opening April 14th of his Motown: The Musical. view details