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2009 American Music Awards show

Performances by Lady Gaga, Rihannna, Adam Lambert, Green Day, more

The looks we loved, the ones we hated and those dreaded in-between 'ehs'

2009 American Music Awards red carpet

The looks we loved, hated and that made us say 'eh'

Upcoming concerts in Honolulu

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

New music: in stores and online

The latest from John Mayer, Leona Lewis and more

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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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CRITICS' REVIEWS

John Mayer, 'Battle Studies'

By Tamara Palmer

The bluesy ladies' man keeps it short and sweet on world-weary fourth LP

Bon Jovi, 'The Circle'

By Wade Tatangelo

Pop-metal survivors make misguided, ‘working man's’ rock record

Dashboard Confessional, 'Alter the Ending'

By Kirk Miller

Sing-along emo's inventor aims to please on half-acoustic, half-electric LP. It 2/3 works!

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Music Interviews

Brendan Benson: steady as he goes: With the Raconteurs on hiatus, a gifted tunesmith rekindles his solo career

Dashboard Confessional's happy 'Ending': Chris Carrabba talks about DC's latest, 'Alter the Ending'

Video interview: MuteMath: Paul and Darren of MuteMath talk about their new album, 'Armistice'

Generation Jerk: the New Boyz 1: The leaders of hip-hop's latest dance craze hit the road with Chris Brown

The Raveonettes talk new album and tour: The Danish rock duo chats with Metromix at a recent gig

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Mexico's Tigres del Norte cancel Mexico awards show, claim censorship: MEXICO CITY (AP) The Mexican "norteno" band Los Tigres del Norte says it has canceled a planned appearance at an awards ceremony after organizers allegedly asked it not to play the biting political...

U2 to play free show at Brandenburg Gate as Berlin celebrates 20th anniversary of wall's fall: BERLIN (AP) Lucky U2 fans have found what they were looking for. The 10,000 tickets for the Irish rockers' free Nov. 5 show in front of Berlin's landmark Brandenburg Gate were snapped...

Eric Clapton pulls out of Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert after suffering from gallstones: NEW YORK (AP) Eric Clapton has pulled out of this week's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York after undergoing gallstone surgery. Kristen Foster, a publicist for the...

Music Review: Stewart mines Four Tops, Sam Cooke and more on latest cover album 'Soulbook': Rod Stewart, "Soulbook" (J Records) Rod Stewart reinvented himself in the new millennium by exercising his distinctly soulful pipes on classic standards with his "Great American...

Madonna and 4 children visit orphanage where 1 son lived before adoption: MCHINJI, Malawi (AP) Madonna and her four children have visited the orphanage that kept one of her sons before his 2008 adoption from the impoverished southern African country. Home of...

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