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'Holy Hip-Hop' Trying to Break Into Mainstream

'Holy Hip-Hop' Trying to Break Into Mainstream

Artists who make Christian, or "holy" hip-hop say it's a struggle to get their music on the air waves on either secular or gospel stations.

Taylor Swift Leads CMA Awards 2009 Winners

Taylor Swift Leads CMA Awards 2009 Winners

Old favorites competed with young upstarts at Wednesday night's Country Music Association Awards, and age didn't always trump beauty.

Watch Concerts Free Online at BillboardLive.com

Watch Concerts Free Online at BillboardLive.com

A new Web site allows music lovers to watch concerts for free online, choosing from five different camera angles as they watch.

Aerosmith's Joe Perry: Band Not Breaking Up

Aerosmith's Joe Perry: Band Not Breaking Up

Aerosmith's lead guitarist Joe Perry says the legendary rock band isn't breaking up -- although they need a new singer.

Artist of the Year Serenades Kids at Hospital

Artist of the Year Serenades Kids at Hospital

Bobby Tinsley is an R&B artist.  He wrote and performed a song for sick kids at the Children's Hospital.  Tinsley said he spent time in the hospital himself as a teenager.

Garth Brooks Coming Out of Retirement

Garth Brooks Coming Out of Retirement

He's coming out of a nine-year retirement to perform intimate acoustic shows at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel.

Swift, Jackson Lead AMA Nominations

Swift, Jackson Lead AMA Nominations

Taylor Swift leads the AMA nominations with six, and her biggest competitor for most wins is Michael Jackson. He's up for five awards, including favorite pop album for "Number Ones," which came out in 2003.

T.I. Wins 2 Awards From Prison

T.I. Wins 2 Awards From Prison

T.I. didn't need to attend the BET Hip-Hop Awards to take home two trophies.

Iconic '90s Indie Rock Band Pavement to Reunite

Iconic '90s Indie Rock Band Pavement to Reunite

Pavement, one of the most influential indie rock bands of the '90s, will reunite.

Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary Dies At 72

Mary Travers of Peter, Paul & Mary Dies At 72

The beloved folk trio that brought Bob Dylan's songs to the masses, marched with Martin Luther King Jr. and sang Grammy-winning children's songs has lost one of its voices.

Finalists For CMA Awards To Be Announced

Finalists For CMA Awards To Be Announced

Singers Darius Rucker and Lee Ann Womack will reveal the finalists for the County Music Association awards.

Beach Boys Play Free Concert in Anchorage

Beach Boys Play Free Concert in Anchorage

Word of mouth and outdoor music attracted about 700 people to a free Beach Boys concert in a bowling alley parking lot in Alaska.

Student Testifies in Mass. Music Downloading Case

Student Testifies in Mass. Music Downloading Case

A Boston University graduate student accused of illegally swapping music online has admitted downloading and sharing hundreds of songs.

Sugarland's Nettles To Miss 3 More Concerts

Sugarland's Nettles To Miss 3 More Concerts

The hit country duo Sugarland will miss three more concerts after a doctor ordered singer Jennifer Nettles to rest her voice for a week.

Psychedelic Songwriter John Dawson Dies At 64

Psychedelic Songwriter John Dawson Dies At 64

John "Marmaduke" Dawson, who co-founded the psychedelic country band New Riders of the Purple Sage with the Grateful Dead's Jerry Garcia, has died. He was 64.

Whitney Houston Previews Her New CD

Whitney Houston Previews Her New CD

Whitney Houston says the support of her daughter helped fuel her as she geared up for her comeback record.

Sugarland Cancels Shows Due to Nettles' Throat Issues

Sugarland Cancels Shows Due to Nettles' Throat Issues

If Jennifer Nettles doesn't give her voice a rest, she says she could "break" it.

Jackson Browne, Republicans Settle Case

Jackson Browne, Republicans Settle Case

Sen. John McCain and the Republican Party are apologizing to Jackson Browne for using one of his songs during last year's presidential campaign.

Listen Up: Daughtry Doesn't Travel Far On 'Leave This Town'

Listen Up: Daughtry Doesn't Travel Far On 'Leave This Town'

There's an old rule of thumb that says rock stars appeal mostly to guys and pop stars appeal mostly to girls. If that's the case, where do you stick an act like Daughtry, a rock band whose records don't get played on rock radio but whose 2006 debut has sold more, at 4.5 million copies, than almost any other rock album of the past three years?

Gordon Waller of Peter and Gordon Dies

Gordon Waller of Peter and Gordon Dies

Gordon Waller of the British pop duo Peter and Gordon, who had a string of hits in the 1960s including several written by Paul McCartney, has died. He was 64.

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