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3/15/2008 11:00:04 PM

2 understudies take over the Met stage (AP)
3/15/2008 10:30:17 PM
In this photo released by The Metropolitan Opera, Gary Lehman and Janice Baird appear in their title roles during a performance of Wagner's 'Tristan und Isolde,' at the Metropolitan Opera, Friday, March 14, 2008. When Deborah Voigt, the original star, fell ill and was unable to finish the second act, Baird came to replace her. She and Lehman received enthusiastic applause at the end of the act. (AP Photo/The Metropolitan Opera, Ken Howard)AP - Call it "Tristan und Isolde — und Isolde."

Hip-Hop grows at South by Southwest (AP)
3/15/2008 8:12:04 PM
The Cool Kids' Mickey Rocks, left, and Chuck Inglish, perform during a day party at the SXSW Music Festival in Austin, Texas on Thursday, March 13, 2008.(AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)AP - South by Southwest has always been known as a music festival that flourishes with indie-rock bands, singer-songwriter types, classic blues players, metal acts and even some country artists. But hip-hop? Not so much.

Q&A-After bottoming out, Michael English "Comes Home" (Reuters)
3/15/2008 7:53:59 PM
Reuters - Few artists in Christian music have had a more checkered career than Michael English.

Gnarls Barkley balances weighty themes, spirited pop (Reuters)
3/15/2008 7:53:03 PM
Cee-Lo of Gnarls Barkley performs 'Crazy' at the 49th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles February 11, 2007. (Lucy Nicholson/Reuters)Reuters - The title of Gnarls Barkley's sophomore record is the first, and probably last, funny thing about it.

Scholar: New Mozart portrait identified (AP)
3/15/2008 6:50:06 PM
AP - A British music scholar says he has identified a previously unknown portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that could be worth millions.

Q&A: Swift makes quick ascent as country star (Reuters)
3/15/2008 5:45:17 PM
Reuters - Country singer-songwriter Taylor Swift has accomplished a lot for someone who turned 18 in December.

More bands embrace the option of giving away music (Reuters)
3/15/2008 5:30:22 PM
Reuters - The two latest bands to offer their new albums online for free are advancing divergent versions of the business model Radiohead introduced in fall 2007.

Indie labels take e-commerce into their own hands (Reuters)
3/15/2008 5:16:59 PM
Reuters - With their digital download sites, a growing number of indie rock labels have begun to answer the prayers of fans who would love to hear long-out-of-print singles on their iPods or other mobile devices.

N.E.R.D debut new music in Austin, Texas (AP)
3/15/2008 5:05:18 PM
AP - N.E.R.D.'s new single "Everybody Nose," which depicts a club-hopper's drug use, could be the theme song for out-of-control party girls on the celebrity circuit. But frontman Pharrell Williams says the song is not chastising people for their questionable habits.

Hospital to fire workers in Spears case (AP)
3/15/2008 7:21:24 AM
Singer Britney Spears poses on the press line at the Scandinavian Style Mansion party in Los Angeles in this Dec. 1, 2007 file photo.  (AP Photo/Dan Steinberg, file)AP - UCLA Medical Center will fire some employees and discipline others for snooping at the confidential medical records of Britney Spears, who was hospitalized in its psychiatric ward, a hospital official told The Associated Press.

Afghan woman who sang her way to top 3 of Afghanistan's version of 'American Idol' voted out (AP)
3/15/2008 7:10:38 AM
'Afghan Star' contestant Lima Sahar, sings during a rehearsal at the Tolo TV office in Kabul, Afghanistan, Wednesday, March 12, 2008.  In a first for post-Taliban Afghanistan, Sahar, a woman from the conservative Pashtun belt is one of the top three contenders in the country's version of 'American Idol.'  Conservative detractors decry the fact an Afghan woman has found success singing on television, while others, younger Afghans, say the show is helping women progress. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)AP - KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — An Afghan woman who sang her way to the top three of Afghanistan's version of "American Idol" has been voted out.

Ricky Skaggs getting honorary doctorate (AP)
3/15/2008 5:53:09 AM
Bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs arrives for the 49th Annual Grammy Awards on Sunday, Feb. 11, 2007, in Los Angeles. Skaggs is getting an honorary doctorate from Boston's Berklee College of Music. Skaggs is slated to receive the honor Tuesday March 18, 2008 during a performance at the Grand Ole Opry, putting the 53-year-old singer in the company of luminaries such as Duke Ellington, Sting, B.B. King, Dizzy Gillespie, Loretta Lynn and Paul Simon.  (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, FILE)AP - Bluegrass star Ricky Skaggs is getting an honorary doctorate from Boston's Berklee College of Music.



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