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2009 American Music Awards show

Performances by Lady Gaga, Rihannna, Adam Lambert, Green Day, more

Byrd's Eye View - Jay-Z

Rap mogul ends his tour in Nashville with a stellar show

CMA after-party photos

Where do the stars go when the show's over?

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Byrd's Eye View - KISS

Strong as ever and still a complete spectacle

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Hell yeah, The Nelsons!

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Bonnaroo announces 2010 dates

The ninth annual music and arts festival will be June 10-13

Jack White struts some new stuff

White Stripes, Raconteurs frontman announces new band, album, office in Nashville

Bonnaroo 2009 Guide

The bands, the crowds, the madness that is Manchester

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CRITICS' REVIEWS

Rihanna, 'Rated R'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

Rihanna goes hard—edge up, hooks down

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies'

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Leona Lewis, 'Echo'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

The 'X Factor' winner tries her best to top 'Bleeding Love'

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Music Interviews

Brendan Benson: steady as he goes: With the Raconteurs on hiatus, a gifted tunesmith rekindles his solo career

Dashboard Confessional's happy 'Ending': Chris Carrabba talks about DC's latest, 'Alter the Ending'

Video interview: MuteMath: Paul and Darren of MuteMath talk about their new album, 'Armistice'

Generation Jerk: the New Boyz 1: The leaders of hip-hop's latest dance craze hit the road with Chris Brown

The Raveonettes talk new album and tour: The Danish rock duo chats with Metromix at a recent gig

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Music Review: Ryan Leslie's sophomore CD is enjoyable, but too generic: Ryan Leslie, "Transition" (Universal Motown) Nine months after putting out his debut CD to underwhelming response, Ryan Leslie is back, this time, with "Transition." The...

Country legend wants 'country' title back, thinks pop-country stars have 'stolen our identity': NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years. When asked about what he thought about music by today's top...

Tom Hanks says Beyonce's 'Single Ladies' is his favorite song of the year: NEW YORK (AP) Tom Hanks is down with the single ladies. Hanks first racked his brain when asked for his favorite tune of 2009 while backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th...

Rock 'n' roll royalty mix and match for second night at Madison Square Garden: NEW YORK (AP) U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magic at Madison...

Madonna, visiting Malawian village with her 4 children, promises electricity: MPHANDULA, Malawi (AP) Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi, the impoverished southern African country where she runs a charity organization and from which she has adopted two...

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