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NEWS ABOUT: popular music

popular music stories: 3 news summaries

 Beach Boy Wilson to 
 Complete Gershwin Songs 

Project a 'weird dream come true' for fans of 2 seminal American composers

Oct 8, 09 11:08 AM CDT
(Newser) - Beach Boys songster Brian Wilson will put a gloss on unfinished tunes by revered Jazz Age composer George Gershwin. Gershwin’s estate tells the Los Angeles Times that dozens of fragments, from “a few bars to some almost finished songs and everything in between,” have been in... More »

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entertainment • classical music • composer • jazz • Brian Wilson • estate • Beach Boys • popular music • songwriter • George Gershwin • unfinished

 Stevie Finds  
 Wonder Amid  
 the 'Craziness' 

Songsmith hits road for third time in 2 years

Jun 19, 09 2:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Stevie Wonder’s back on tour for the third time in less than 2 years, a treat for fans after a long drought. And while it’s been a big year for him—an inauguration performance, a Gershwin Prize—events like the Holocaust Museum shooting have him worried and writing.... More »

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entertainment • music • tour • Stevie Wonder • popular music

Site Taps Into Twitterers' Playlists

We Are Hunted's top
99 gives different view of what's popular now

May 29, 09 2:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Are the Billboard music charts just too yesterday’s-news for you? Do you need to know which songs people are listening to the most, right this red-hot minute? Luckily, the website We Are Hunted has figured out how to mine Twitter feeds to find out what’s playing the most,... More »

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music • list • Pink Floyd • The Doors • Billboard charts • Twitter • We Are Hunted • popular music • The Cure

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