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Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. (born March 13, 1972 in Chicago, Illinois), better known by his stage name Common, is a Grammy award winning rapper, author and actor known for lyrics that focus on love and spirituality. Signed to Kanye West's G.O.O.D. Music, many people describe him as being a conscious hip hop artist who makes songs that send a message. He debuted in 1992 with the album Can I Borrow a Dollar? and maintained a significant underground following into the late 90s, after which he gained notable mainstream success through his work with the soulquarians. |
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Latest News in english
about Common
Commons to play host to country music stars Date: 10 Dec 2009
News 95.7 -
It's being billed Country Rockfest 2010. Next summer's outdoor concert on the Halifax Common was unveiled by promoter Harold MacKay Thursday.
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Common Ground tickets now on sale Date: 09 Dec 2009
The State News -
Tickets for the 11th annual Common Ground Music Festival are now on sale for the seven-day event. As of Monday, tickets for the July 12-18 event are on sale for $93. Ticket prices will increase to $99 on July 1.
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VEVO takes over from YouTube for music videos Date: 09 Dec 2009
MacNN -
YouTube late Tuesday unveiled a long-in-development project meant to drive music videos. VEVO provides a larger, streamlined approach to artists' videos than YouTube and organizes their content by more logical categories, such as by the genre or by channels. It still supports common features like embedding but stresses music-friendly features like synchronized text lyrics and direct links to ...
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Common threads are music and lights Date: 09 Dec 2009
Rochester Democrat and Chronicle -
The Rochester Jewish Chorale will perform Hanukkah music at Eastview Mall tonight. This weekend, free tour buses are available to view Light Up Canandaigua.
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MySpace Buys imeem, Rolls it Into MySpace Music Date: 08 Dec 2009
WebProNews -
MySpace announced today that it has completed a deal to acquire "certain assets" of the popular social media music service imeem. imeem is now redirecting to MySpace Music. "MySpace Music and imeem share a common vision and commitment to further enabling the socialization of content across the Web," says MySpace CEO Owen Van Natta. "This deal will allow us to leverage imeem’s industry leading ...
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MySpace buys online music service Imeem Date: 08 Dec 2009
Yahoo.com -
SAN FRANCISCO, December 8, 2009 (AFP) - MySpace on Tuesday announced that it has bought online music service imeem and is weaving it into the social networking community. "MySpace Music and imeem share a common vision and commitment to further enabling the socialization of content across the Web," MySpace chief executive Owen Van Natta said in a blog post. "This deal will allow us to leverage ...
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Lansing's Common Ground music fest dates set Date: 07 Dec 2009
Battle Creek Enquirer -
Dates for the 2010 Common Ground Music Festival have been set for July 12-18, officials announced today.
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Christmas CD, concert blend music, philanthropy Date: 04 Dec 2009
Baylor Lariat -
"Christmas for Kenya" is a downloadable Christmas CD resulting from the collaboration of University Baptist Church, Common Grounds and many local artists.
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