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  • The lecturer who spoke about leadership through art produced six paintings of subjects that included Abraham Lincoln, Michael Jordan, the rock singer Bono and the Statue of Liberty, the aides said.

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  • The 50-year-old rock singer said in court papers that publication of the photos would embarrass and harm him.

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  • Earlier this week, the company announced it was promoting a free tour by the rock band Limp Bizkit, whose singer Fred Durst called the site "an amazing way to market and promote music".

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  • The Irish rock band's lead singer, Bono, has become the frontman for a worldwide campaign to cancel the debts of poor countries.

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  • Hindu Human Rights is also protesting against the new film by Ismail Merchant, Shakti, in which rock singer Tina Turner plays the role of goddess Kali.

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  • The debt-relief measure, championed by the White House, charity groups and religious and cultural figures from Pope John Paul II to singer Bono of the rock band U2, allows the United States to pay its share under the global Heavily Indebted Poor Countries (HIPC) initiative to forgive the debts of some 30 Third World countries.

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  • He was a helluva blues rock singer in the 1960s before he became a bloated caricature of himself in later years.

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  • Two local wine makers, Eric Glomski, who owns Page Springs Vineyards and Cellars, and Maynard Keenan, who owns Caduceus Cellars but is more famous for being the lead singer of the rock band Tool, joined forces and created the Arizona Stronghold label, which has made quite a splash in the local wine scene.

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  • Since her separation, Hunter has been linked with pop star Robbie Williams and singer Wes Scantlin from the rock band Puddle of Mudd.

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  • Jared Leto, famous for roles in movies like Requiem for a Dream and Lord of War, is also the lead singer and guitarist for popular rock band 30 Seconds to Mars.

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  • The German attendees treated Singer like a rock star.

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  • The lead singer and guitarist of the 1980s rock band the Del Fuegos, Zanes brings those same rock roots (and rock hair) to his kids' music.

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  • James, the singer-songwriter who normally heads up the rock 'n' roll band My Morning Jacket, launched a five-set examination of higher powers early Wednesday morning in Austin, Texas, and will wrap things up Friday when he appears at the free outdoor show at Auditorium Shores, one of the week's highlights.

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  • For years we forgave Liam Gallagher and his swaggering, self-appointed rock-god role because - hey, he was the lead singer of Oasis and he sang 'Roll With It' and 'Wonderwall'.

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  • Swedish garage rock act The Hives were named best international band, while US singer-songwriter Ryan Adams, who has enjoyed enormous cult success with his latest solo album Gold, won best solo artist.

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  • Singer Matthew Caws still has one of the kindest voices in rock, but the message behind "See These Bones" feels a bit more morbid and cryptic than Nada Surf usually gets: A parsing of the words yields something about the way our pending death renders grudges useless.

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  • Imagine a singer-songwriter with a lilting folk-rock style covering the songs of alternative rockers.

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  • Only three other U.K. acts are in the latest top 50 -- rock veterans Sting and Eric Clapton and rookie female singer Dido.

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  • Electro-pop singer Little Boots came second on the Brits list, followed by dark rock band White Lies.

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  • The "mad genius" concocts music that is as mesmerizing as it is odd and eclectic, running the gamut from electronic trip-hop to guitar heavy arena rock and earnest, acoustic singer-songwriter work.

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  • There he is over there. (Applause.) By the way, for those of you who have not heard him, outstanding singer and rock-and-roller.

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  • It tells the story of Streisand's up and coming female singer who falls in love with an established rock star, played by Kris Kristofferson, only to find her career on the rise whilst his fades.

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  • The latter was directed by her father Julien Temple whose work includes Sex Pistols film The Great Rock'n'Roll Swindle, pop videos for David Bowie, and documentaries about Kinks singer Ray Davies and Joe Strummer of The Clash.

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  • Another low-fi blues rock band with a singer who sounded a bit like Janis Joplin and a rhythm section inspired by the White Stripes.

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  • Yet it was The Black Keys and its singer-guitarist Dan Auerbach who dominated the pre-telecast awards show, receiving prizes for best rock song and best rock album.

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  • Last week, the festival announced that Tom Berninger's "Mistaken for Strangers, " a documentary about the Brooklyn-based rock act the National (Mr. Berninger's brother, Matt Berninger, is the band's lead singer), will open the event.

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