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LOS ANGELES - Walking towards the Greek Theatre the night of Sept. 30, the cool air blew against my face while I heard sounds of music from afar.
“Sold Out” flashed across the neon lights while groups of people stood outside like a herd waiting to be ushered.
NEW YORK CITY - From curbing world hunger to promoting water and sanitation, from battling the AIDS epidemic to pushing for more cancer research, Hollywood celebrities are lending their fame, influence and star power to make sure that such global issues get noticed by more people.
At the recently concluded Clinton Global Initiative’s annual meeting, there was no shortage of celebrities and famous world leaders who have adopted causes to help and subsequently promote.
NEW YORK (AP) - A recording company has sued Lil' Kim for $2.5 million, saying the Grammy-winning rapper hasn't delivered all the recordings their contract requires.
Brookland Media filed the lawsuit Tuesday in Manhattan's state Supreme Court. Lil' Kim's lawyer, Londell McMillan, says Brookland sued "to leverage their own position" in the contract dispute.
LOS ANGELES - "Jazzipino" exponent Charmaine Clamor, the first Filipina artist to place on both the world music and traditional jazz music charts in the US, has released yet another labor of love and passion, "My Harana: A Filipino Serenade."
The CD is Charmaine's follow-up to her "Flippin' Out," which earned favorable reviews and got consistent radio and Internet airplay in America. That album secured her title as the purveyor of "jazzipino" music, her hybrid of jazz and Filipino music and lyrics. This time, the Los Angeles-based Charmaine, awarded as one of the 100 Most Influential Filipinas in the US, lovingly tackles some of the Philippines' romantic serenade songs in various dialects.
NEW YORK - Asian American voters prefer Sen. Barack Obama, 41 percent to 24 percent nationally, over Sen. John McCain, according to a new national survey on Asian Americans released Monday, Oct. 6.
But that’s not the entire story.
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