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Music News for Today
Kanye West ends brief boycott of MTV video awards
(Reuters)
 Reuters - A year after vowing never to
perform on the MTV Video Music Awards again, hip-hop star Kanye
West will close the show's 25th annual ceremony in Hollywood on
Sunday, joining a lineup that includes Christina Aguilera and
the Jonas Brothers, organizers said.
Dylan rolls out rocking show in rarely used venue
(Reuters)
Reuters - Leave it to
an enigmatic-after-all-these-years rock legend to play a
50-year-old creaky venue that hasn't been a concert hotspot for
quite some time. Back in the 1970s and '80s, the Santa Monica
Civic Auditorium played host to shows from the Kinks to Queen
to the Clash. The sound was never very good.
Q&A: Young Jeezy gets political with his new CD
(AP)
 AP - Young Jeezy may seem like an unlikely political commentator, given his status as a gangsta rapper. But on his new CD, "The Recession," he talks about more than just hustling, putting in his two cents about the economy, struggling times and Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama.
Turner adds new concert dates to tour
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tina Turner has added eight
concert dates to her upcoming North American tour, which is
scheduled to launch October 1 in Kansas City, Mo. The singer's
36-date arena trek wraps with a December 12-13 stand in
Toronto.
Wein works to preserve the Newport festival legacy
(AP)
 AP - For the first time since he founded the Newport Jazz Festival, George Wein didn't have to sign any checks or worry about how the fickle weather might affect the bottom line. Instead, his biggest concern at the recent festival was whether he could keep up on piano with his Newport All-Stars band during their set on the main stage that preceded performances by Herbie Hancock and Sonny Rollins.
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