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The latest from Carrie Underwood, Weezer, Slayer and more

Upcoming concerts in Honolulu

Jack Johnson, Band Camp VII, The English Beat, M. Ward and more

Aerosmith comes to Blaisdell

Guitar hero Perry rejects rumors of last hurrah in Isles

You vote, they win: the American Music Awards, the democratic alternative to the Grammys

2009 American Music Award nominees

Taylor Swift and Michael Jackson get the most nods

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Pastor Lucious Smith delivers opening remarks

Michael Jackson memorial service

Scenes from the King of Pop tribute at Staples Center in downtown L.A.

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Best places for live jazz

Catch this sexy, groovy style of music throughout Honolulu

Honolulu's underground hip-hop scene

We may not be London, but you can still hear this indie sound

Inside: Chiko's Tavern with Hoku Zuttermeister

Step into a local bar filled with camaraderie and easy-going aloha

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CRITICS' REVIEWS

Carrie Underwood, 'Play On'

By Keith N. Dusenberry

Country’s 'Idol' plays it safe on third album

Tegan and Sara, 'Sainthood'

By Adam McKibbin

Pop’s best sister act goes retro and electro on sixth album

Wolfmother, 'Cosmic Egg'

By Wade Tatangelo

Andrew Stockdale continues to refine stoner rock with new lineup

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Music Interviews

Mastodon: This one’s for Skye: Drummer Brann Dailor talks about the personal tragedy behind the metal gods' latest

All Time Low: Glamour boys: The Baltimore pop-punks headline the first Glamour Kills tour with We the Kings

Electric Six go in for the 'Kill': Talking meat, stocks and "Gay Bar" with Detroit's disco-rock mad men

Paper Route deliver the synths: Electro-rockers prove there's more to Nashville than country and Paramore

Video interview: A Fine Frenzy: Alison Sudol talks about her band's new album, 'Bomb in a Birdcage'...and flying!

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MORE Music NEWS

Show won't go on: Bette Midler announces end date for stint at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas: LAS VEGAS (AP) Bette Midler will perform her Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" for the last time on Jan. 31. Midler's show has had a home for nearly two years at The Colosseum at...

Pop diva Beyonce's performance in Egypt stirs a storm among Islamic conservatives: CAIRO (AP) As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an "insolent sex party" that threatens the Muslim nation's "...

The Killers slay audiences with live show experience, now on DVD and movie theater screens: NEW YORK (AP) When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and...

Green Day to perform at Carson Daly's New Year's Eve party from Times Square: NEW YORK (AP) Green Day already has New Year's Eve plans: They'll be ringing in 2010 with Carson Daly. The punk-rock trio are slated to perform during "NBC's New Year's Eve with Carson...

Scale these city walls: U2 holds free concert marking fall of Berlin Wall _ behind new barrier: BERLIN (AP) Irish rockers U2 returned to Berlin for a free mini-concert Thursday in front of the Brandenburg Gate, playing its classic singles and a duet with Jay-Z even as the show was obscured...

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