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President Obama's Inauguration Playlist: Lots of Pop & a Little Soul

Getty Images NEW YORK (AP) - President Barack Obama is preparing for all the musicians set to perform at his inauguration festivities by releasing an official playlist. He released the 16-track playlist, which also includes music by some of his favorite artists, through the digital music service Spotify on Thursday. The list includes jams ...

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Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon Take Anti-Fracking Campaign to Pennsylvania

Richard Drew, AP MONTROSE, Pa. (AP) - Yoko Ono, Sean Lennon and Susan Sarandon spoke out against fracking Thursday during a tour of natural-gas drilling sites in northeastern Pennsylvania, warning about what they view as the danger to air, water and human health. The celebrities boarded a tour bus in New York City and headed to rural ...

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Jazz Fest 2013 Lineup: Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac & More

Larry Busacca, Getty Images for Clear Channel NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Billy Joel, Maroon 5, Willie Nelson, Fleetwood Mac and Hall & Oates are among the acts headlining this year's New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival. The outdoor spring music festival spans seven days over two weekends in such genres like jazz, gospel, rhythm and blues, ...

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Sandy Hook Students Sing 'Somewhere Over the Rainbow' With Ingrid Michaelson

Charles Sykes, Invision, AP NEW YORK (AP) - Children who survived last month's shooting rampage at Connecticut's Sandy Hook Elementary School have recorded a version of "Over the Rainbow" to raise money for charity. Twenty-one children from Newtown, Conn., performed the song Tuesday with singer-songwriter Ingrid Michaelson on ABC's "Good ...

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John Wilkinson Dies: Rhythm Guitarist for Elvis Prelsey Passes Away

AP Photo, NBC-TV KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) - Rhythm guitar player John Wilkinson, who performed with Elvis Presley more than a thousand times, has died at his home in southwest Missouri. He was 67. Wilkinson passed away Friday at his home in Springfield after a fight with cancer, according to a family spokesman and the Gorman-Scharpf Funeral ...

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Claude Nobs Dead: Montreux Jazz Fest Founder Dies After Ski Accident

Fabrice Coffrini, AFP, Getty Images GENEVA (AP) - Claude Nobs, the founder and general manager of the Montreux Jazz Festival, whose passion for music and artistry introduced generations of legendary musicians to international audiences on the Swiss stage, has died. He was 76. The Jazz Festival said Nobs, a native of Montreux, died Thursday ...

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Grammy Performers 2013: Black Keys, fun., Rihanna & More

Evan Agostini, AP NEW YORK (AP) - The Black Keys and fun. will make their debut on the Grammy stage next month. The Recording Academy announced Wednesday that the multiple Grammy nominees will perform at the awards, airing live on CBS from the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Feb. 10. Nominees Mumford & Sons, Taylor Swift and ...

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