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| 1. Fox: Kara DioGuardi departs 'American Idol'
(AP) |
 AP - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol."
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| 2. Apple's jump into social networking not a slam-dunk
(Reuters) |
Reuters - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower.
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| 3. Jaripeo tour brings music, rodeo to arenas
(Reuters) |
Reuters - At a time when economic woes and immigration crackdowns are hurting the Latin music touring business, big, showy productions would seem to be a thing of the past.
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| 4. Veteran group Banda el Recodo still going strong
(Reuters) |
Reuters - After more than seven decades in the business, seminal act Banda el Recodo remains one of the top-selling groups in the genre of brass-based Mexican music. Founded in 1938 by Cruz Lizarraga, the band has continued to thrive through the years thanks to Lizarraga's two sons, Joel and Alfonso, who have adapted the traditional banda format to multiple musical styles and contemporary arrangements.
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| 5. KT Tunstall finds new musical edge on "Tiger Suit"
(Reuters) |
Reuters - At a recent media showcase in London, KT Tunstall offered an unusual description of the songs from her forthcoming third album: "Like Eddie Cochran working with Leftfield," she told the assembled press.
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| 6. Katy Perry's chart-topper sparks new sales worries
(Reuters) |
 Reuters - The Capitol release bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, thanks to first-week sales of 192,000 units in the United States, the ninth-best debut week so far this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
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| 7. Parenthood hasn't mellowed Sleater-Kinney's Tucker
(Reuters) |
Reuters - The prevailing cultural attitude, at least for the middle-class, Caucasian, Western world, seems to be that the moment a woman gives birth, her taste in culture dies. "Mom blogs" peddle mewling folk singers, and your infant suddenly determines not only your musical preferences, but your outlook on life.
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| 8. Sharon Corr steps out as solo artist
(Reuters) |
Reuters - Five years after Irish sibling band the Corrs took a prolonged sabbatical, violinist Sharon Corr is back in a new role, as lead vocalist on her debut solo album, "Dream of You."
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| 9. Rosanne Cash certain she'll write second memoir
(Reuters) |
Reuters - Rosanne Cash has worn many hats through the years -- country music star, acclaimed singer-songwriter, mother of five and firstborn child of the legendary Johnny Cash.
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| 10. Calif. judge: rapper 40 Glocc must heed gang ban
(AP) |
AP - A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton.
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