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R.I.P. Whitney Houston

APTOPIX Obit Whitney Houston

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Although Whitney Houston's talent was singular, the sad, frustrating and inexorable end to her life and her music was tragically commonplace. Read more

Kelly Clarkson is pumped for home crowd

GRAND PRAIRIE -- A decade in the music business toughens one's hide considerably. Read more

Kellie Rasberry creates stir with comments about gay marriage

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Full disclosure: Didn't actually hear Kellie Rasberry say on Thursday morning's Kidd Kraddick in the Morning that she doesn't support same-sex marriage, but I gather from a skim of her Facebook page that her lack of... Read more

Watch This: Whiskey Folk Ramblers, 'Gambling Preacher and His Daughter'

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Bill Ellison

Belatedly getting around to posting this clip, but Fort Worth's Whiskey Folk Ramblers unveiled its first-ever music video earlier this week. Promoting the single Gambling Preacher and His Daughter, filmed at the Where House off Hemphill in December, and directed by the skilled fellas at DF... Read more

Snow Tha Product signs to Atlantic Records

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As I first reported yesterday on Twitter, Fort Worth-based rapper Snow Tha Product has inked a deal with Atlantic... Read more

Spune, Tree Fall Sounds joining forces

Dust off your turntable: Spune and Plano-based Tree Fall Sounds (along with the California indie label Velvet Blue Music) have joined forces to release a series of seven-inch singl... Read more

The Black Keys headlining Edgefest 22

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If you'd rather play along with 102.1 FM "The Edge," and let them draw out the reveal of Edgefest 22's line-up over the course of the day on its various social media outlets, stop reading now. Read more

Lone Star Sounds: Music lineup for South by Southwest continues to take shape

The music portion of the annual South by Southwest music festival continues to take shape ahead of its March 14 start. Read more

We're betting on Adele's '21' for Big Three at Grammys

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By nearly every measure -- radio airplay, album sales or chart position -- Adele's sophomore album, 21, dominated the previous 12 months in a way no one else even approached. Read more

A love letter to Kelly Clarkson

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Enter our Facebook contest to win a pair of tickets to Kelly Clarkson's Friday show at Verizon Theatre. Click here for details! Read more

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