Music
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Candyland
Is Madonna so shameless and craven she'd sacrifice her own artistry for commercial success? Well, maybe. ''You're only here to win, forget what they say,''...
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Cuckcoo for Coco
It's hard to find any China-related news these days that doesn't focus on the Olympics or Tibet, which makes it harder for Coco Zhao --...
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High Flying Bird
Mariah Carey called on God to help her ''Fly Like A Bird'' above the fray of a hostile world on the closing track to her...
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Spirit Lacking
''A star is born,'' Oprah Winfrey declared after Lewis performed ''Bleeding Love'' on her show last month, immediately recommending that viewers buy the single. Whatever...
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Marketing Faith
If marketed properly, a new recording from George Michael could become another gay anthem. ''I told myself I was straight, but I shouldn't have worried,...
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Soundwaves
DONNA SUMMER'S NEW HOT STUFF... A gay household name for more than 30 years, Donna Summer has had a couple club hits during the past...
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Jazzy Fare
''I tell you, 'Charlie Brown' is a big tipper!'' Yvonne Johnson knows just what the crowds like at M Street Bar & Grill. Johnson serves...
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The X Spot
She'll be 40 in just two months, but Kylie Minogue still can't stop reliving her first time. ''The DJ's got me feeling like I did...
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Good Stuff
Can an aging band find new relevance -- or at least renewed appeal -- after a 16-year absence from the recording studio? Unlikely, no matter...
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Bitch Session
Don't let her name scare you. The Brooklyn-based performer, who has forever written off her birth name in exchange for ''Bitch,'' is actually quite pleasant....
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Sweet Licks
Kaki King says celebrated producer Malcolm Burn gave her the following instruction as they began work on Dreaming of Revenge (): ''If someone can't be...
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Chamber Pop
After years of fronting New Zealand alternative rock band Betchadupa, 24-year-old singer-songwriter Liam Finn has struck out on his own and fully embraced his musical...
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Malfunctioning
To study Janet Jackson's new album, Discipline, is an exercise in bafflement. The album features the best music Jackson has released in nearly a decade,...
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Soundwaves
GRAMMY'S ''LOVESTONED'' DANCE MOVES... This year's Grammy Awards may have been dominated by Amy Winehouse singing from rehab (no, no, no: just via satellite from...
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Striking Gold
Try as you might, you can't taste or smell Goldfrapp just listening to the British duo's music. You can't literally touch it, either. But even...
