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LOS ANGELES - Always dapper, Gene Barry overcame his reluctance to take the starring role in the TV series "Bat Masterson" when he found out the Western lawman had worn a derby and carried a gold-handled cane in real life. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - The country-folk duo of M. Ward and actress Zooey Deschanel, known as She & Him, is slated to return in 2010, proving that the 2008 collaboration wasn't just a one-off affair. Full Story »
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BRUSSELS - In the midst of negotiating about climate change, banking bonuses and Iran at a European Union summit, French President Nicolas Sarkozy snuck in a phone call to check on the most French of living icons — ailing rocker Johnny Hallyday. Full Story »
DETROIT (Billboard) - Progressive-rock veterans Yes return to the U.S. in February for an 18-date run of small venues that kicks off February 2 in Poughkeepsie, N.Y. and wraps 26 days later in Boca Raton, Fla. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES - Susan Boyle sings, and Simon Cowell and other celebrities sing her praises in a weekend TV special about the Cinderella story that has made her a best-selling recording artist. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Billboard) - New Zealand's Fat Freddy's Drop sure knows how to take its time. The seven-piece dub outfit has been together for nearly a decade, yet only recently released its second album of studio material and, up until last week, had played just one gig in North America. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - The top album of the decade came from an act that's not even around anymore — 'N Sync. Full Story »
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NEW YORK (Billboard) - Pearl Jam will return to Europe in the summer for a series of headlining and festival appearances, beginning June 22 in Dublin. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - The bluesy, rock 'n' roll sounds of "Memphis" have found their way to a recording studio. Full Story »
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock band Weezer has canceled its December concerts, following a crash of the lead singer's tour bus in upstate New York. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - They gave us the most memorable music moment of 2009, so it's only fitting that Kanye West and Taylor Swift have been named the king and queen of the charts. Full Story »
NEW YORK (Billboard) - New Orleans' multi-tasking funk outfit Galactic is set to return February 9 with its sixth studio album, entitled "Ya-Ka-May." Full Story »
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If you listen to some of the biggest hits of 2009, they'll seem familiar. That's because they came from albums released in 2008. That Beyonce smash? From "I Am ... Sasha Fierce," released last year. "Poker Face"? It was on Lady Gaga's 2008 debut. It's the same with the Kings of Leon and Taylor Swift. Full Story »
NASHVILLE (Billboard) - The Band Perry, a young trio made up of siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry, has grabbed the attention of country radio with its first single, "Hip to My Heart." Full Story »
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NEW YORK - At 29, Nick Cannon has been a standup comedian, movie star, TV show host, comedy show star, producer and rapper — he may have Diddy beat for the title of mogul with the most hats. Full Story »
LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - Jenni Rivera has established herself as a major star with her saucy take on Mexican brass-based banda music, into which she incorporates stories from her own life and gives voice to a hard-partying, hard-loving persona. Full Story »
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MOSCOW (Reuters) - The grandmother of a Russian cocktail waitress who is dating Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood has told him to leave her granddaughter alone after he was arrested on suspicion of assault. Full Story »
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NEW YORK - If you haven't gone to a movie, jazz concert or an art exhibit in recent years, you are in steadily growing company. Full Story »
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