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Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Nicki Minaj, and others will perform at the Billboard Music Awards
Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Lil Wayne, Chris Brown, and other artists will perform during the Billboard Music Awards. Taylor Swift, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, and others will perform at the ceremony on May 19 in Las Vegas.
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American Idol goes modern: How the top 7 handled current music (+video)
American Idol: The top 7 contestants (finally) chose songs from the current decade. Look for American Idol voters to put Hollie Cavanagh, Elise Testone, and Skylar Laine in the bottom three.
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Africa Monitor West Africa Rising: Senegal hopes new $450 million airport will make it a world trade hub
Senegal's government wants its new airport to become a 21st-century global hub, but why don't African infrastructure projects link the region's cities to each other better?
02/01/2011 03:12 pm -
How moderate Muslims in Africa view NYC mosque debate
Senegal is a critical junction for US dialogue with the Muslim world. Reaction there to the NYC mosque debate has potentially far-reaching implications for the battle against Al Qaeda.
08/29/2010 03:41 pm -
The Reformed Broker Jay-Z is the highest-earning hip-hop artist. Can you name anyone else in the Top 20?
Forbes Magazine published the top-earning hip-hop stars in The Cash Kings of 2010.
08/27/2010 12:26 pm -
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Charles Taylor war crimes trial gets mixed reviews in Liberia
During four months of testimony, Charles Taylor, the former leader of Liberia, denied committing war crimes. He said he was the victim of a US and British conspiracy. The prosecution now begins its cross-examination in The Hague.
11/11/2009 12:00 am -
With Michael Jackson, the end of the megastar?
Media fragmentation – and a public that's seen it all – makes it harder for today's artists to achieve global superstardom.
07/08/2009 01:00 am -
Hip-hop's Arabic-language kin
Lebanese rap artists take genre back to its socially conscious roots in a society deeply divided.
02/27/2009 12:00 am -
West Africa's music enchants the West
Bluesy, trancelike melodies pull in wider audiences in the US and Europe, as the music's exotic rhythms move mainstream.
06/06/2008 01:00 am
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