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Oops? China broadcasts 'America the Beautiful' during space launch
BEIJING (AP) — China's state broadcaster isn't saying why the station ran the music to "America the Beautiful" during the gala live broadcast of the country's latest space launch.
Strains of the famed American patriotic tune rang out following...Tags: China, Arts and Culture, Fine Arts, Beijing (China), Arts
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EMI sold to Universal for $2.2B in two-part deal
LOS ANGELES (AP) — EMI Group Ltd., home of The Beatles and Coldplay, has been sold in two parts for $4.1 billion. Vivendi SA's Universal Music Group said Friday that it has agreed to buy the recording division of EMI for 1.2 billion pounds ($1.9...Tags: Coldplay (music group), EMI Group Ltd., Interior Policy, Citigroup Incorporated, The Beatles (music group)
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South Bend drummer teaches self to drum again after brain injury
SOUTH BEND -- Billy Canty takes a seat on the throne of his basement studio drumset. After tightening a loose hi-hat cymbal and shaking out his hands: he plays. He plays something he “made up” – a sort of jazzy, punchy beat as a smile...Tags: Health, Physical Therapists, Physical Therapy, Health Treatments, Head Injuries
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Website to pay $950K for posting Beatles hits
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A website that sold Beatles songs online for 25 cents apiece before they became legally available has agreed to pay record companies nearly $1 million to settle a federal lawsuit. U.S. District Judge Josephine Staton Tucker...Tags: Anti Trust Crime, Companies and Corporations, Justice System, Apple Inc., Crime, Law and Justice
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Britain's royal wedding to be on iTunes
LONDON (AP) — Prince William and Kate Middleton can go straight from Westminster Abbey to your personal playlist. Royal officials say that for the first time in history, the entire April 29 royal wedding ceremony — including the couple's...Tags: Marriage, Charles, Prince of Wales, Human Interest, London (England), E-Commerce Industry
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Court won't get involved in Eminem royalty suit
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court won't get involved in a fight between Eminem's former production company and Universal Music Group over downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from...Tags: Washington, DC, Contracts, Apple Inc., Dr. Dre (music artist), Local Government
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Blues musician Pinetop Perkins, a former LaPorte resident, dies at 97
Chicago TribuneCHICAGO — Pinetop Perkins lived the blues. Born on a cotton plantation near Belzoni, Miss., in 1913, he worked the fields from age 7, drove a truck for a living at 18 and got stabbed in the arm in his late 20s. The barroom attack tore his...Tags: Blues (genre), David "Honeyboy" Edwards, Human Interest, Ceremonies, Evanston
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James and Ben Taylor in perfect harmony at Morris
SOUTH BEND — James Taylor brought his band and his son Ben with him for Saturday's concert at the Morris Performing Arts Center.
It made for a different experience compared to his April 2006 concert at the venue with just his acoustic guitar and...Tags: George Harrison, James Taylor, Human Interest, Paul McCartney, The Beatles (music group)
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Japanese musicians leave devastated home, play in Valparaiso
VALPARAISO -- Even after a devastating earthquake and tsunami, for 40 world-renowned Japanese musicians, the show must go on.
The Bach Collegium of Japan left its home country for an American tour the Monday after the earthquake hit. On Saturday...Tags: Japan, Disasters, Tsunamis, Earthquakes, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011)
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Sony unit apologies for band's Nazi-like costumes
TOKYO (AP) — A Sony music unit has apologized for a rock band under its management that dressed up like Nazis on a national TV broadcast. Sony Music Artists Inc. issued a statement Wednesday saying it regretted the incident. The band "Kishidan"...Tags: MTV (tv network), Television, Nazi Party, Entertainment, Sony Corp.
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5-Oscar winner, composer John Barry, dies at 77
LONDON (AP) — Composer John Barry, who won five Oscars for his film work, has died. He was 77. Barry's family said Monday that he had died in New York on Sunday. The English-born composer was well known for his music for a string of James Bond...Tags: England, John Barry, Movies, Academy Awards, New York
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Much to do for Martin Luther King Jr.'s birthday in Michiana
SOUTH BEND — Once again, local groups are offering a large menu of live music, drama, dance, food and discussions to honor the birthday of civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
The national holiday will be observed Monday.
All events are...Tags: Health, Human Interest, Crime, Law and Justice, African Americans, Politics
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