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Obamas Morehouse visit shines spotlight on HBCUs
ATLANTA -- When President Barack Obama addresses graduates at Morehouse College on Sunday, he'll also be speaking to the broader community of historically black colleges and universities - a proud corner of higher education that has struggled more than most during the last few years of economic distress.The so-called HBCUs educate a hugely disproportionate share of low-income students, and ...
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Vodafone Promises A Thrilling Ghana Music Awards Ceremony Tonight
R2Bees Vodafone has promised Ghanaians that this year's Vodafone Ghana Music Awards (VGMA) would be a memorable one for patrons and music lovers across the country. This year's awards ceremony, according to the organizers, Charter House, would take place at the Accra International Conference Centre (AICC) tonight in Accra, Saturday, May 18. In line with the theme, 'The Next ...
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Denmark ditty the current favorite to secure Eurovision Song Contest
MALMO, Sweden--An ethno-inspired flute and drum tune from Denmark is the bookmakers' favorite to win this year's Eurovision Song Contest, which also features a bizarre opera pop number from Romania and an Armenian rock song written by the guitarist of Black ...
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Inside Llewyn Davis Cannes Review
Although played out to some extent in the clubs on Bleecker Street during a period that has acquired legendary status, the idiosyncratic original screenplay is far more concerned with the title character’s neuroses, aggravated lack of self-awareness and inability to turn his limitations to his artistic benefit. And while music permeates the film, viewers expecting a film a clef featuring ...
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Cannes Washout Rain-Drenched Glamour on the Cote dAzur
Industry players are frantically moving events indoors and off the beach, but cold and rain on the Croisette hasn't dampened the Cannes party ...
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Eurovision Song Contest follow our live text blog here
The 2013 Eurovision Song Contest is taking place in Malm, Sweden. After the two semi finals, earlier this week, 26 countries will be competing in the final. After each entry has been performed live, juries of music industry pros from each country will cast their votes, as will the public. Who will win? Who will ...
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Miley Cyrus Is a Victim of Swatting...Again
We Can't Stop " singer was a victim of swatting for the second time Friday night, after an apparent prankster placed a fake emergency call and gave Cyrus's home address, E! News has ...
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Amy Grant on success and the inspiration for her music
(CBS News) It's been 10 years since six-time Grammy winner Amy Grant released a full-length studio album. The singer-songwriter has sold over 30 million records during her three-decade-long career and is touted as the one of the most successful crossover artists of all time. "I can't even believe I still get to do this. I just never dreamed it would last this long," said ...
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Ukip hits new high in latest opinion poll
Support for the UK Independence Party has reached a record 19%, according to a poll which saw both Labour and the Conservatives losing ground.Labour was down three points to 35%, the Conservatives were down one to 29% and the Liberal Democrats were unchanged on 8%.The ComRes poll for the Sunday Mirror and Independent on Sunday found support for Nigel Farage's party was up 4 percentage ...
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Daft Punk Auto-Tune making pop singers sound like clones
Daft Punk think Auto-Tune is ruining pop music.Though the duo - Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter - like experimenting with the vocal-tweaking software in a "fun" way, they think it is over-relied on to make a singer's voice sound perfect.Thomas said: "Pop music is into the uncanny valley. For example, take Auto-Tune. Auto-Tune as an effect is very fun. ...
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Assad I will not flee from my responsibilities
Syrian president Bashar Assad said he will not step down before elections are held in his war-ravaged country.The Syrian leader's comments, published today in the Argentinian newspaper Clarin, highlight the difficulties the US and Russia face in getting the Assad regime and Syria's political opposition to the table at an international conference envisioned for next month.The ...
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Monaghan and Roscommon advance to Nicky Rackard semis
Monaghan and Roscommon booked semi-final places in the Nicky Rackard Cup, with goals key in their quarter-final wins over Sligo and Louth respectively this afternoon.Tadhg Campbell bagged a hat-trick of goals as Monaghan claimed a 5-12 to 2-7 victory over Sligo in Inniskeen.Sligo came into this game with key player Keith Raymond unavailable due to cycling commitments. Monaghan led by 3-5 to 1-3 ...
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Denmarks De Forest the betting fave for Eurovision Song finals
Oddsmakers pegged Emmelie de Forest as the favorite to win the Eurovision Song Contest finals in Sweden Saturday. The Danish songbird was a 4-to-6 favorite to carry the competition with her tune "Only Teardrops," bookmakers William Hill told the BBC. "Emmelie looks very hard to beat and she could spark the biggest payout in the Eurovision's long and distinguished ...
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Indie films invade the Cheyenne International Film Festival.
May 18--"Only Daughter" was born out of frustration. Director Aaron Wiederspahn was tired of navigating the Hollywood production maze with his other projects, constantly waiting around for more money or a bigger name to sign on. He wanted a fast project he could maintain control of from start to finish. He began outlining the story of a daughter looking for a father she never knew, ...
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Guy Sebastian on music pop and family
Guy Sebastian has the most number 1 hits for an Aussie male artist. He recently has kicked off his get along tour, playing more than 40 shows around the ...
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Cannes Shoreline Touts Brendan Fraser Comedy Western With the Outlaws
Cannes Film Festival 2013 Billed as a comedy caper, the script turns the classic western genre on its head as it portrays what life would be like for British immigrants settling in the Wild ...
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Cannes Open Road to Distribute Gregg Allman Biopic
CBGB about the famous New York City rock ‘n’ roll club, which is being repped in the Cannes Film Market by The Exchange. They will ...
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Wade Robson in Hawaii With Family as Michael Jackson Molestation Claim Controversy Heats Up
was spotted in Hawaii with his family after rumors sparked that he planned to move there soon.The 30-year-old famed choreographer was spotted doing some grocery shopping in Hawaii with his wife and son Friday, looking carefree in flip-flops, shorts and a floral-print ...
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Toulon win Heineken Cup
Classy Leinster dominate Stade in Challenge Cup final Leinster 34 Stade Francais 13 Leinster eased the blow of losing their status of European champions tonight - and they did it in some ...
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Down and Kildare advance in Christy Ring Cup
Down and Kildare advanced to the semi-finals of the Christy Ring Cup, following wins over Derry and Wicklow respectively this afternoon.Goals were key as Down claimed a 3-7 to 0-9 victory over Derry at Pairc Esler in Newry.The sides were tied at 0-5 apiece at half-time, but the hosts were goal hungry on the restart as they powered to a seven-point defeat of their Ulster rivals.Down and Derry ...
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Skylight Music Theatre delivers an intimate Porgy Bess
Skylight Music Theatre 's "Porgy & Bess." Directed by Bill Theisen - his last production as Skylight's artistic director - this "Porgy" relies on a chamber-ensemble cast and orchestra to tell a tale usually told with a huge chorus and full orchestra. The Gershwin brothers' opera is set on the southeastern American coast, in the impoverished, ...
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TV Ratings Shark Tank Nikita Finales Rise Undercover Boss Drops
"Nikita" ABC topped the last Friday of the 2012-13 season with an average 1.5 rating among adults 18-49 and 5.7 million viewers. Back-to-back episodes ...
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Carly Rae Jepsen Talks Making Music With Boyfriend Matthew Koma Were Super Professional
isn't worried about topping her catchy single."With 'Call Me Maybe' it was just like a pleasant surprise to me that it took off," the singer told E! News while promoting her partnership with the Coca-Cola Perfect Harmony project. "So I think I'm just going to keep that mentality of not really focusing on the success of music and just more focusing on making ...
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Week in Video Holly Madison Gives Birth Kevin Jonas Debuts New Tattoo
premieres on E! June 2, take a look at the show's official promo, which gives a glimpse at what's to come this season for pregnant Kim, Khloe, Kourtney and the rest of the Kardashian/Jenner ...
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Video Matt Singer on Star Trek into Darkness
Self-proclaimed "Trekkie" and film critic for Indiewire.com, Matt Singer joins "CBS This Morning: Saturday" co-hosts to talk about the new movie "Star Trek into ...
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