Estefan takes tropical plunge on new album
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MIAMI (Billboard) - Gloria Estefan left her native Cuba when she was just a year old. Her family was allowed to take nothing with them, except the clothes they were wearing and a small bag.
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Mika Penniman, the Beirut-born singer who stormed the charts in adopted home Britain with his single "Grace Kelly," is learning fast that overnight success can quickly fade with some withering reviews of his debut album.
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PUERTO CAIMITO, Panama - Mariano Rivera wept, sang and prayed Tuesday at the funeral for two family members who died at his house, and he later raced to catch a private jet to return to New York for Game 1 of the Yankees-Red Sox pennant series.    The star reliever broke out in tears as a choir sang hymns at the God of the Prophecy Church near his home in this fishing village 40 miles from Panama City...
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Though the album has its moments, it's not entirely enticing.
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R&B star Rihanna spends her ninth week at number one with her single Umbrella, her biggest hit to date.
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NASHVILLE (Billboard) - As the release of a new album  approaches, most artists begin to wax philosophical about art,  life and the messages they hope to convey with their music.
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Mariah Carey has dubbed her next  album "E=MC2," and will release it April 15; the R&B-leaning  first single "Touch My Body" hit U.S. radio outlets this week.
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New releases from R. Kelly, the Bravery, Richard Thompson, Von SÃ¼denfed, Chick Corea and BÃ©la Fleck and Perry Ferrellâs Satellite Party.
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The singer has released an album, which features Dutt in one of the songs.
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Tropical singer-songwriter Juan Luis Guerra led the list of artists Wednesday with five Latin Grammy nominations.
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Having a No. 1 album just isnât what it used to be. This week Alicia Keys is back atop the Billboard chart with âAs I Amâ (J), but the 61,000 copies it has sold is barely above the historic low for a No. 1 album, Nielsen SoundScan reported. The âJunoâ soundtrack, on Rhino, fell to No. 2, with 55,000 sold. New releases dot the chart this week. The Mars Volta, which revels in head-spinningly complex progressive rock, opened in the third spot with 54,000 sales of âFrances the Muteâ (Universal); the Welsh heavy metal band Bullet for My Valentine reached fourth place with âScream Aim Fireâ (Jive), selling 53,000; and the â2008 Grammy Nomineesâ compilation (Hip-O/Universal) moved 50,000, opening at No. 5. The remix album âHannah Montana 2: Non-Stop Dance Partyâ (Disney) bowed at No. 7, and Vampire Weekend, the acclaimed New York indie band, reached No. 17 with its self-titled debut on the XL label.
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Award-winning singer Enrique Iglesias  says he&#39;s not yet ready for the responsibility of marriage, but  he is ready to take a greater role in promoting causes like the  environment that he believes in.
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The excitement starts at once in âRay.â Starts with the strains of âWhatâdI Say.â Starts with the image of fingers dancing over piano keys reflected in the lenses of Ray Charlesâ signature shades.
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Although the first hurricane of the season has weakened to a tropical storm, it could gain strength again as it approaches the Keys, experts warn.
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With his new album, Mr. Young has rejiggered his career and reconfigured his past.
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MIAMI (Billboard) - Gloria Estefan and Thalia are among the  Latin stars confirmed for a concert in Houston that will  commemorate the 10-year anniversary of Selena Quintanilla's  murder.
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Senegalese singer and songwriter Nuru Kane is carrying his sound, and his message, to the West