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• The Secrets Behind the Rolling Stones' "Exile on Main Street" Reissue
  



• Spring Music Preview 2010
  



• Lil Wayne Goes to Jail
  



• Post-Paula Depression
  



• The Yoga Cult
  



• Weezy Phone Home: Is Lil Wayne Hip-Hop's Alien or Simply the Greatest?
  

USATODAY.com Music - Top Stories

• Lady Antebellum trio writes own country/pop success story
  When Lady Antebellum's second album, 'Need You Now,' came out, few anticipated it would sell nearly a half-million copies in ...



• Multitasker rapper Ludacris runs his own show
  The Grammy-winning artist has his hands full with a new album out, a tour with the Black Eyed Peas and a slew of side interests.



• Pop artists add classical artistry to albums
  Beck and Sting, to name two, are taking orchestras on tour.



• Listen Up: Ludacris engages in 'Battle of the Sexes'
  The rapper takes a cheeky look at men, women and infidelity.



• The playlist: Anais Mitchell's 'Flowers,' 10 more tracks
  Pick from Anais Mitchell's 'Flowers,' V.V. Brown's 'Back in Time,' ABBA's 'Dancing Queen' and more.



• Mark Linkous dies from self-inflicted gunshot wound
  Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who released his music under the band name Sparklehorse, has died after shooting himself ...



• 'Idol' finalist John Park: 'Simon's not that mean of a guy'
  Shania Twain may have been a fan, but when it came down to the votes, America agreed with American Idol's judges and sent John ...



• 'Idol' finalist Jermaine Sellers: 'It wasn't in God's will'
  Jermaine Sellers may be off American Idol, but he has a lot to say. We caught up with the 27-year-old outspoken singer during ...



• 'Idol' finalist Haeley Vaughn: 'I hope I can work for Disney'
  Haeley Vaughn's smile and bubbly personality weren't enough to bring in votes. The aspiring pop-country singer went home after ...



• 'Idol' finalist Michelle Delamor: 'I knew it wasn't my best performance'
  Fashionista Michelle Delamor, 22, made quite an impression on American Idol's judges with her sense of style, but unfortunately, ...



• Bossa Nova pioneer Johnny Alf dies at 80
  A founder of Bossa Nova music has died in Brazil after fighting prostate cancer. He was 80.



• McGraw, Jackson added to CMA Music Festival lineup
  Tim McGraw is coming back to the CMA Music Fest.



• Fla. nightclub shooting victims sue rapper Plies
  Victims of a 2006 Florida nightclub shooting sued the rapper Plies Wednesday claiming he has increased his credibility in the ...



• Afrobeat icon Fela finally gets his due in music mainstream
  Afrobeat icon re-enters the limelight as the subject of a Broadway musical.



• Blake Shelton's 'Six Pak' cracks open a music-marketing trend
  The country star is releasing 'Hillbilly Bone,' a CD with six songs that could be a new way to market music to the masses for ...

NYT > Music

• MtyMx Expands Indie-Rock Frontier to Mexico
  MtyMx, a rock music festival in Monterrey, Mexico, will take place on the grounds of a drive-in movie theater over three days beginning March 20.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=93558ba721b562213273c13f45f6865d&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=93558ba721b562213273c13f45f6865d&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Harvey Milk: At Le Poisson Rouge, Playing Like Its 1993
  There’s a lot of meta-sublimity going on right now in indie rock. Sometimes it really is sublime. Now Harvey Milk is on tour for a record it made in 1993.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=38ea00df2f22f0d8365d47e10b47e196&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=38ea00df2f22f0d8365d47e10b47e196&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | North/South Chamber Orchestra: New Works by Max Lifchitz and Others at Merkin Concert Hall
  The concert presented by Max Lifchitz and his North/South Chamber Orchestra at Merkin Concert Hall on Monday was billed as a 30th-anniversary gala.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=48de7b644b816f2273345c61f2405961&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=48de7b644b816f2273345c61f2405961&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Yelawolf: Alabama Rapper at Brooklyn Bowl, With ‘Trunk Muzik’ Mixtape
  Yelawolf, while an easy fetish object — white, rural, tattooed, skateboarder-friendly, an anomaly among anomalies — isn’t an outsider in Southern rap.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=278aace0a38051f5a2a6cdc526fa2935&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=278aace0a38051f5a2a6cdc526fa2935&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• For City Opera Season, Bernstein, Strauss and New Works
  The struggling New York City Opera, operating with a slender financial cushion, announced plans on Tuesday for another stripped down, five-production season.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9f07879c2154316d26f5961789d48c3a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=9f07879c2154316d26f5961789d48c3a&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Jeanine Tesori: Thoroughly Modern Music in Lincoln Center Songbook Series
  Jeanine Tesori, as part of Lincoln Center’s American Songbook series, was the host of an autobiographical extravaganza at the Allen Room.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=24e56a7bbc288d82f0371bec1eafa6eb&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=24e56a7bbc288d82f0371bec1eafa6eb&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Jean-Guihen Queyras: At the Frick, Muscular Renditions of Bach and Debussy
  on Sunday the French cellist Jean-Guihen Queyras made his New York recital debut at the Frick Collection, with Alexandre Tharaud accompanying him.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=c5f52cbbd30783ef01c48f369ce23b70&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=c5f52cbbd30783ef01c48f369ce23b70&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Argento Chamber Ensemble: Wit, Special Effects and the Argento Chamber Ensemble
  “Bodymusic,” is a witty, imaginative new piece presented by the Argento Chamber Ensemble at the Miller Theater on Friday.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e5224dd10c052d9f10bb28d5cad49d82&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e5224dd10c052d9f10bb28d5cad49d82&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Vladimir Jurowski: Jurowski Leads Two by Shostakovich, and Toradze in a Ravel
  Both the concise and the verbose sides of Shostakovich were represented on Sunday afternoon at Avery Fisher Hall.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=60103eebe1ec3a0e273f74c3521260e2&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=60103eebe1ec3a0e273f74c3521260e2&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Lil Wayne Sentenced to a Year at Rikers Island on Gun Charge
  The rapper, whose real name is Dwayne Carter Jr., had pleaded guilty in October, after being arrested in 2007.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=11b54ebf6a4237b84cde3043dcee6f68&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=11b54ebf6a4237b84cde3043dcee6f68&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• The Bowery Presents....Shows in Boston
  The company will present live music at the Royale club.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=0cbacf13129f22906284a884fe8b4bfd&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=0cbacf13129f22906284a884fe8b4bfd&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Domingo Has Polyp Removed From Colon
  A spokeswoman said surgeons used laparoscopic surgery to remove the polyp and that Placido Domingo is expected to fully recover.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7fb3731f4b407f6879c55c2cd4f352ad&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7fb3731f4b407f6879c55c2cd4f352ad&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | 'The Nose': At the Met: William Kentridge Envisions Shostakovich’s Opera
  The South African artist William Kentridge has unleashed his imagination on Shostakovich’s bitterly satirical and breathless opera at the Met.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4dc79d68885d94989f06207f35318aa1&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4dc79d68885d94989f06207f35318aa1&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Muse: Plumbing British Rock for Heroics at Madison Square Garden
  Muse, a three-man English band formed in the early 1990s, never misses a chance for melodrama.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=20f1677e48576f3d977798eb14caeef9&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=20f1677e48576f3d977798eb14caeef9&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Critics’ Choice: New From Broken Bells, DJ Drama & Fabolous, and Jamie Cullum
  New releases from Broken Bells, DJ Drama and Fabolous and Jamie Cullum.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=873cd472224d771933cdefa1a25b91c1&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=873cd472224d771933cdefa1a25b91c1&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Glissando bin Laden: Electro-Acoustic Improvisations at Issue Project Room
  One way to understand the music of the improvising electro-acoustic quartet Glissando bin Laden is as a fight between rigid law and individual choice.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=9fb62ee461eb4916c1abdb601d27f539&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=9fb62ee461eb4916c1abdb601d27f539&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• How Pandora Avoided the Junkyard, and Found Success
  After a decade of near-death experiences, the Internet music service is attracting attention from investment bankers who think it could go public.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=ac2f15d64cc0e929268787151e7689b3&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=ac2f15d64cc0e929268787151e7689b3&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Dispute Heats Up Over New Fees for Playing Songs on Radio
  Songwriters and music publishers get royalty payments, but musicians and record companies do not. Now there is a renewed push to revisit that.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=abc8a5dabdcd58662133573a50f23de3&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=abc8a5dabdcd58662133573a50f23de3&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Arts, Briefly: Stevie Wonder Honored in France
  Almost 30 years after he was first named to receive the Commander of Arts and Letters award, Stevie Wonder accepted it from the French Culture Minister Frédéric Mitterrand, Agence France-Presse reported.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=e600ddfdabe51dcc113d7dd2a0854cb2&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=e600ddfdabe51dcc113d7dd2a0854cb2&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Philip Langridge, Tenor Known for Britten Roles, Dies at 70
  At the height of his powers, Mr. Langridge produced a warm tone with a richness and flexibility he used astutely in complex, emotionally charged roles as well as in comic parts.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=815d6672fd3d6e31e63683400654ab7a&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=815d6672fd3d6e31e63683400654ab7a&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Mark Linkous, Leader of Sparklehorse Band, Dies at 47
  Mr. Linkous was a singer and songwriter whose music was renowned in indie-rock and alt-country circles for its haunted, allusive themes and fragile beauty.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=7c0422f4e5590f7afa567cddabd01c07&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=7c0422f4e5590f7afa567cddabd01c07&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Boston Baroque: Monteverdi’s 1610 Vespers Resonate at St. John the Divine
  Boston Baroque’s music director, Martin Pearlman, says he considers the Vespers one of the ensemble’s signature works, with good reason.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=57e5958d0b1767ca02a54c09ce2c6253&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=57e5958d0b1767ca02a54c09ce2c6253&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music Review | Todd Snider: At the Allen Room, Lyrics to Live and Brawl By
  The 43-year-old alt-country singer-songwriter Todd Snider looked the epitome of a scruffy modern troubadour ambling along a rutted Southern highway on the way to nowhere.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=3b56c655899a97c0e35fc939253d0e21&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=3b56c655899a97c0e35fc939253d0e21&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Music: Los Tucanes de Tijuana: Odes to Royalty Where Crime Is King
  The monitoring of Los Tucanes’ music is part of a wider effort by the Mexican government to crack down on narcocorridos.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=1fdee9c9405c0ae7bc90b8f0440b8111&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=1fdee9c9405c0ae7bc90b8f0440b8111&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->



• Samuel Barber’s Adagio for the Ages
  Samuel Barber’s centenary year is being celebrated by performances of his works, including the Adagio, his most famous composition.<br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <br clear="both" style="clear: both;"/> <a href="http://ads.pheedo.com/click.phdo?s=4968570e6a29c3ca75c8c79b05d21db7&p=1"><img alt="" style="border: 0;" border="0" src="http://ads.pheedo.com/img.phdo?s=4968570e6a29c3ca75c8c79b05d21db7&p=1"/></a> <!-- foo -->