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Houston out to reclaim diva statusMusic News: Fallen star banks on disc 'I Look to You' -- Whitney Houston's recent appearance on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," managed to shed some light on the singer's infamous retreat from the spotlight.
Variety Wednesday, September 23, 2009Country artist Taylor Swift tops charts, heartsMusic News: 'Fearless' singer proves that nice gals finish first -- When Taylor Swift started out in Nashville, everyone told her it was impossible to sell country
music in cities like Los Angeles and New York.
Variety Wednesday, September 23, 2009Welsh singer Duffy trumps U.K. heavyweightsMusic News: Soulfull songstress hit big with single 'Mercy' -- Unlike many of her nouvelle soul singing peers, Duffy didn't enter the pop scene trailing an easily defined image -- or much in the way of personal baggage.
Variety Wednesday, September 23, 2009South Korea Approves iPhone for SaleSeoul, South Korea - Apple's (NASD: AAPL) iPhone is set to go on sale in South Korea, having been given approval for sale by the country's telecommunications regulator, the Associated Press reports. Apple couldn't be reached by AP for the story, and has not formally announced pricing or release details for the iPhone in Korea. read more
Digital Media Wire Wednesday, September 23, 2009Listeners, charts go gaga for GagaMusic News: Pop's glam chameleon keeps up with 'Fame' -- Singer, songwriter and walking modern-art project, Lady Gaga is not only 2009's biggest breakout star, she may well be the future of Twitter-era pop stardom as well.
Variety Wednesday, September 23, 2009Beyonce lives up to her 'Sasha Fierce' monikerMusic News: Popstar catapultes into the uppermost echelon of stardom -- Beyonce Knowles' studious ascension from first lady of contemporary R&B to mononymous multitalent has been ongoing for the better part of a decade, but somewhere in the past 12 months, she seems to have crossed an important threshold.
Variety Wednesday, September 23, 2009Christina Aguilera fights world hungerMusic News: Pop singer uses star power to feed the needy -- Who: Christina Aguilera is a four-time Grammy-winning singer who has sold an estimated 40 million
records.
Variety Wednesday, September 23, 2009Trial in dispute between Apple, Eminem's publisherApple Inc. and Eminem's music publisher have failed to settle a dispute over 93 songs on iTunes, clearing the way for a trial ...
USATODAY Wednesday, September 23, 2009Females make inroads into conductingMusic News: Male-dominated world gradually opening to women -- Life as a young conductor is never easy. There are too few jobs for too many talented newcomers. Orchestras' governing boards tend to be a conservative lot, unwilling to step out onto too many limbs artistically or operationally.
Variety Wednesday, September 23, 2009Normalcy returns to Met after 'Tosca' failureNEW YORK -- Normalcy returned to the Metropolitan Opera with a charming second-night revival of Mozart's "Le Nozze di Figaro," one night after a new production of Puccini's "Tosca" left a significant segment of the audience booing one of the company's biggest failures in decades.
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