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Grammy Winners; Willie Nelson Cancels Concert, Crew Charged With Illegal Possession; UT to Close Historic Venue
Taylor Swift came up big at last night’s Grammy Awards. Following is a list of winners in categories relevant to this blog:
Album Of The Year
Taylor Swift – Fearless
Best New Artist
Zac Brown Band
Best Female Country Vocal Performance
Taylor Swift – White Horse
Best Male Country Vocal Performance
Keith Urban – Sweet Thing
Best Country Performance By A Duo Or Group [...] -
Album Review: Lyle Lovett – Natural Forces
On paper, an album that leads with four original songs—two of those hot in groove and content—then enters a long stretch of languid, story-centric covers, before wrapping up with an all-out rock and roll cut and a string-band reprisal of one of those earlier bawdy numbers might come off as a tad fragmented. Whose album [...]
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