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2/8/2011
Nothing lasts forever, especially in the dog years of pop stardom. Any smart '70s-era artist who hoped to thrive - or even survive - in the '80s immediately grasped video's clout, and reached ou …
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2/8/2011
In an era that reinvented the rock 'n' roll wheel, our Video Era Study Guide simply couldn't contain all the tracks that lit up our screens . . . and MTV's request lines. A catchphrase, a T-shir …
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2/8/2011
Hannah Montana's crazy-catchy theme song, "The Best of Both Worlds," just about says it all when it comes to star-times-two Miley Cyrus - as Hannah, she gets to jam on teen-power declarations li …
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2/8/2011
"I might even be a rock star," sings undercover sensation Hannah Montana, but by now everyone's in on her secret - beneath the blonde locks is none other than real-deal superstar Miley Cyrus, the teen- …
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2/8/2011
While many artists find their footing amid the bright lights and bustling streets of big cities, the bridge between Andrew Bird's Chicago days - a constant struggle to make ends meet despite a string o …
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2/8/2011
The whistling is the first thing everyone notices, because, well, who really whistles these days? And while we're at it, what's up with Andrew Bird's violin playing, a combination of classical t …
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2/8/2011
It's the mark of a true artist - the sort of restless creativity that moves John Legend to explore the outer reaches of his talent in everything from the tricky tempos of the modern R&B beauty "Show Me …
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2/8/2011
If John Legend's stage name points to the hand of destiny in his own success, it also hints at the icons who inspire this new-school soul superstar. He was barely out of his teens when the likes of Jan …
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2/8/2011
Long considered a sorely overlooked underground long-player, The Album is best summed up by the mind-boggling song "Latyrx." A mission statement of sorts for Lateef the Truthspeaker, Lyrics Born …
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