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American Idol (season 8)

Index American Idol (season 8)

The eighth season of American Idol premiered on January 13, 2009, and concluded on May 20, 2009. [1]

486 relations: A Change Is Gonna Come, A Little Less Conversation, A New Day Has Come, A Song for You, ABBA, ABC (The Jackson 5 song), Adam Lambert, Aerosmith, Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up), Ain't No Mountain High Enough, Ain't No Sunshine, Ain't Too Proud to Beg, Alice Cooper, Alicia Keys, All She Wants to Do Is Dance, Allison Iraheta, Alone (Heart song), Always on My Mind, Amelia Island Plantation, American Idol, American Idol (season 10), American Idol (season 11), American Idol (season 13), American Idol (season 15), American Idol (season 3), American Idol (season 7), American Idol (season 9), American Idols LIVE! Tour 2009, American Top 40, And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going, Angel of Mine, Anita Carter, Anoop Desai, Apologize (OneRepublic song), Aretha Franklin, Arianna Afsar, Arkansas, Armageddon (1998 film), AT&T, B.B. King, Band of Gold (Freda Payne song), Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, February 2009, Battlefield (song), Be Without You, Beat It, Bee Gees, Before He Cheats, Ben E. King, Best Days of Your Life, Bette Davis Eyes, ..., Bette Midler, Big Brother (U.S. TV series), Big Brother 14 (U.S.), Bill Withers, Billboard (magazine), Billboard Hot 100, Billy Joel, Billy Preston, Black Horse and the Cherry Tree, Black or White, Blame It, Blame It on Your Heart, Bob Dylan, Bob Marley, Bobby Brown, Bobby Day, Bohemian Rhapsody, Bonnie Raitt, Born to Be Wild, Boyz II Men, Brad Paisley, Brenda Lee, Britney Spears, Brooke White, Bruce Hornsby, Bryan Adams, Can't Get You Out of My Head, Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man, Carly Smithson, Carolina, Puerto Rico, Carrie Underwood, Cary, North Carolina, Caught Up (Usher song), Celine Dion, Chaka Khan, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools, Chelsea Piers, Choir, Christina Aguilera, Churchill Downs, Cidra, Puerto Rico, Closer (Ne-Yo song), Coldplay, Columbus, Mississippi, Come Back to Me (David Cook song), Come Rain or Come Shine, Come Together, Congenital heart defect, Conway, Arkansas, Corinne Bailey Rae, Cow Palace, Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms song), Cryin', Cy Grant, Cyndi Lauper, Dangerous (Michael Jackson album), Danny Gokey, Daughtry (band), David Archuleta, David Archuleta (album), David Cook (singer), Dearborn, Michigan, Death of Michael Jackson, Diana Ross, Digital Songs, Dim All the Lights, Dirty Diana, Dolby Theatre, Dolly Parton, Don Henley, Don Juan DeMarco, Don't Leave Me This Way, Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me, Don't Speak, Don't Stop Believin', Donna Summer, Dream On (Aerosmith song), Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me), E!, Earth, Wind & Fire, East Chapel Hill High School, East Rutherford, New Jersey, Easy Rider, Elton John, Elvis Presley, Endless Love (1981 film), Endless Love (song), Enrique Iglesias, Entertainment Weekly, Eternal (band), Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic, Falling Slowly, Feeling Good, Felicia Barton, Financial crisis of 2007–2008, Flashdance, Flo Rida, Foghat, For Once in My Life, For Your Entertainment (album), Fox Broadcasting Company, Frankie Avalon, Fred Astaire, Freda Payne, Freedom Hall, Friday I'll Be Over U, Garnet Mimms, Garth Brooks, Gavin DeGraw, Gertrude Lawrence, Get Down Tonight, Get Ready (The Temptations song), Gila River Arena, Give In to Me, Give Me One Reason, Glen Hansard, Glendale, Arizona, Glendale, California, Harry Wayne Casey, Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?, Heartless (Kanye West song), Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas song), Helen Morgan, Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts, Hero (Mariah Carey song), Hey There Delilah, Hi-5 (U.S. TV series), Hicktown, Hilary Duff, Hold Up My Heart, Hollywood, Hot n Cold, Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song), Hotter than July, How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You), HuffPost, Human Nature (Michael Jackson song), Hy-Vee Arena, I Can't Make You Love Me, I Don't Want to Be, I Don't Want to Miss a Thing, I Got Rhythm, I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues, I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You), I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You, I Told You So (Randy Travis song), I Want You Back, I Will Always Love You, I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That), I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song), I'm Every Woman, I'm Just Here for the Music, I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song), Idol Gives Back, If I Ain't Got You, If I Can't Have You, If This Isn't Love (Jennifer Hudson song), If You Could Only See, Independence Day (Martina McBride song), India, Indianapolis, It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing), ITunes, Jackie DeShannon, Jackie Tohn, Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena, Jacksonville, Arkansas, Jacksonville, Florida, James Durbin (singer), Jamie Foxx, Jasmine Murray, Jason Aldean, Jason Mraz, Jasper, Texas, Jenn Korbee, Jennifer Holliday, Jennifer Hudson, Jennifer Lopez, Jesus, Take the Wheel, Jimmy Ruffin, Jive Records, Joanna Pacitti, Jolene (song), Jon Secada, Jordin Sparks, José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Joss Stone, Journey (band), Just a Girl, Just Like You (Allison Iraheta album), Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song), Justin Guarini, Kalamazoo, Michigan, Kansas City, Missouri, Kanye West, Kara DioGuardi, Katy Perry, Kellie Pickler, Kelly Clarkson, Ken Warwick, Kevin Reilly (executive), Kris Allen, KT Tunstall, Kylie Minogue, Lacey Brown, Lady Gaga, Led Zeppelin, Leon Russell, Leona Lewis, Let's Get It On, Lil Rounds, Lionel Richie, Lip sync, Los Angeles, Louis Armstrong, Louisville, Kentucky, Love Song (Sara Bareilles song), Mad World, Make You Feel My Love, Man in the Mirror, Mandolin Rain, Maniac (Michael Sembello song), Marc Anthony, Mariah Carey, Marilyn McCoo, Mark Wills, Markéta Irglová, Maroon 5, Marshall Scholarship, Martha and the Vandellas, Martina McBride, Marvin Gaye, Mary J. Blige, Matt Giraud, Meadowlands Arena, Meat Loaf, Megan Joy, Memphis, Tennessee, Michael Jackson, Michael Johns (singer), Michael Sarver, Michael Sembello, Microsoft Theater, Mike Darnell, Milwaukee, Miss America's Outstanding Teen, Mitzi Green, Motown, Mt. Carmel High School (San Diego), Murder of Eve Carson, My Cherie Amour (song), My Funny Valentine, My Life Would Suck Without You, My Prerogative, My Way, Natalie Cole, NBC, Ne-Yo, Never Can Say Goodbye, New York City, Nigel Lythgoe, No Boundaries (song), No Doubt, No One (Alicia Keys song), No Surprise (Daughtry song), Nouvelle Star, Oil platform, Once (film), One (U2 song), OneRepublic, Only child, Ooo Baby Baby, Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles), Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder song), P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing), Papa Was a Rollin' Stone, Part-Time Lover, Patsy Cline, Patty Loveless, Paula Abdul, Phoenix metropolitan area, Phoenix, Arizona, Phone sex, Pink (singer), Plain White T's, Play That Funky Music, Poker Face (Lady Gaga song), Poway Unified School District, Put Your Records On, Queen (band), Quentin Tarantino, Raleigh, North Carolina, Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego, Randy Jackson, Randy Travis, RCA Records, Reflection (song), Remember the Time, Renegade (Styx song), Right Round, Ring of Fire (song), Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves, Rock with You, Rockin' Robin (song), Royal College of Music, Royal Holloway, University of London, Ruben Studdard, Rufus (band), Ryan Seacrest, Salt Lake City, Sam Cooke, San Diego, San Francisco, San Juan, Puerto Rico, Sandy, Utah, Sara Bareilles, Saving All My Love for You, School's Out (song), Scott MacIntyre, Scottsdale, Arizona, September (Earth, Wind & Fire song), Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground), She Works Hard for the Money, Simon Cowell, Simon Fuller, Slash (musician), Slow Ride, Smokey Robinson, So Small, So What (Pink song), So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series), Someone to Watch Over Me (song), Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word, South Africa, Stand by Me (Ben E. King song), Starkville, Mississippi, Stayin' Alive, Steppenwolf (band), Stevie Wonder, Styx (band), Sulphur High School (Louisiana), Sulphur, Louisiana, Superstars of Dance, Superstition (song), Survivor (band), Sy Oliver, T-R-O-U-B-L-E, Take One (Adam Lambert album), Tammi Terrell, Taylor Hicks, Taylor Swift, Taylorsville High School, Taylorsville, Utah, Tears for Fears, Teen Choice Awards, Telemundo, Tell Me Something Good, Terence Trent D'Arby, Thank You (Boyz II Men song), The Beatles, The Fray, The Jackson 5, The Letter (The Box Tops song), The Miracles, The Police, The Rolling Stones, The Rose (film), The Rose (song), The Search Is Over, The Supremes, The Temptations, The Tracks of My Tears, The Undisputed Truth, The Voice (U.S. season 2), The Voice (U.S. TV series), The Way You Look Tonight, The Way You Make Me Feel, The Winner Takes It All, Thelma Houston, Then (Brad Paisley song), This Love (Maroon 5 song), This One's for the Girls, Tina Turner, Tommy Dorsey, Tonic (band), Tornado, Tracy Chapman, Train (band), Travis Tritt, True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song), Turn Your Lights Down Low, U2, University of Cambridge, University of London, University of Oxford, USA Today, Usher (musician), Venus (Frankie Avalon song), Viva la Vida, Vivint Smart Home Arena, Von Smith, Wake County Public School System, Waking Up in Vegas, Walkin' After Midnight, We Are the Champions, Wells Fargo Center (Salt Lake City), Westin St. Francis, What a Wonderful World, What Becomes of the Brokenhearted, What Hurts the Most, What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song), What's Love Got to Do with It (song), Who's Lovin' You, Whole Lotta Love, Wicked (musical), Wild Angels (Martina McBride song), Wild Cherry (band), William Hung, Wisconsin, WRAL-TV, You Are Not Alone, You Are So Beautiful, You Belong with Me, You Can't Hurry Love, You Found Me, You Keep Me Hangin' On, You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown, You're All I Need to Get By, Ypsilanti, Michigan, Yvonne Elliman, (Everything I Do) I Do It for You, (I Can't Get No) Satisfaction, (You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman, 19 Entertainment, 61st Primetime Emmy Awards. 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A Change Is Gonna Come

"A Change Is Gonna Come" is a song by American recording artist Sam Cooke.

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A Little Less Conversation

"A Little Less Conversation" is a song written by Mac Davis and Billy Strange, originally performed by Elvis Presley for the 1968 film Live a Little, Love a Little.

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A New Day Has Come

A New Day Has Come is the seventh English-language studio album by Canadian singer Celine Dion, released by Sony Music Entertainment on 22 March 2002.

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A Song for You

"A Song for You" is a song written and originally recorded by rock singer and pianist Leon Russell for his first solo album Leon Russell, which was released in 1970 on Shelter Records.

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ABBA

ABBA are a Swedish pop group, formed in Stockholm in 1972 by Agnetha Fältskog, Björn Ulvaeus, Benny Andersson, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad.

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ABC (The Jackson 5 song)

"ABC" is a 1970 number-one hit by The Jackson 5.

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Adam Lambert

Adam Mitchel Lambert (born January 29, 1982) is an American singer, songwriter and stage actor.

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Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band.

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Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)

"Ain't Goin' Down ('Til the Sun Comes Up)" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Garth Brooks.

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Ain't No Mountain High Enough

"Ain't No Mountain High Enough" is an R&B/soul song written by Nickolas Ashford & Valerie Simpson in 1966 for the Tamla label, a division of Motown.

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Ain't No Sunshine

"Ain't No Sunshine" is a song by Bill Withers from his 1971 album Just As I Am, produced by Booker T. Jones.

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Ain't Too Proud to Beg

"Ain't Too Proud to Beg" is a 1966 song and hit single by the Temptations for Motown Records' Gordy label, produced by Norman Whitfield and written by Whitfield and Edward Holland, Jr. The song peaked at number 13 on the Billboard Pop Chart, and was a number-one hit on the Billboard R&B charts for eight non-consecutive weeks. The song's success, in the wake of the relative underperformance of the previous Temptations single, "Get Ready", resulted in Norman Whitfield replacing Smokey Robinson, producer of "Get Ready", as The Temptations' main producer. In 2004 it finished #94 in AFI's 100 Years...100 Songs poll thanks to its inclusion in The Big Chill soundtrack.

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Alice Cooper

Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier; February 4, 1948) is an American singer, songwriter, and actor whose career spans over fifty years.

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Alicia Keys

Alicia Augello Cook (born January 25, 1981), known professionally as Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter.

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All She Wants to Do Is Dance

"All She Wants to Do Is Dance" is a song written by Danny Kortchmar and performed by Don Henley, co-lead vocalist and drummer for Eagles.

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Allison Iraheta

Allison Iraheta (born April 27, 1992) is an American singer from Los Angeles, California, who was the fourth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol.

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Alone (Heart song)

"Alone" is a song composed by Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

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Always on My Mind

"Always on My Mind" is a song by Johnny Christopher, Mark James, and Wayne Carson, recorded first by Gwen McCrae (as "You Were Always On My Mind") and Brenda Lee in 1972.

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Amelia Island Plantation

Amelia Island Plantation (AIP) is a luxury resort community located on Amelia Island, Florida, the westernmost barrier island on the Atlantic Ocean in the U.S. The resort's tennis facility hosted the Bausch & Lomb Championships, a major Women's Tennis Association tournament, for 20 years.

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American Idol

American Idol is an American singing competition television series created by Simon Fuller, produced by FremantleMedia North America and 19 Entertainment, and distributed by FremantleMedia North America.

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American Idol (season 10)

The tenth season of American Idol premiered on January 19, 2011 and concluded on May 25, 2011, on the Fox television network.

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American Idol (season 11)

The eleventh season of American Idol premiered on Fox on January 18, 2012.

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American Idol (season 13)

The thirteenth season of American Idol, styled as American Idol XIII, premiered on the Fox television network on January 15, 2014.

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American Idol (season 15)

The fifteenth season of American Idol, also branded as American Idol: The Farewell Season, premiered on the Fox television network on January 6, 2016.

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American Idol (season 3)

The third season of American Idol premiered on Monday, January 19, 2004 and continued until May 26, 2004.

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American Idol (season 7)

The seventh season of American Idol, the annual reality show and singing competition, began on January 15, 2008 and concluded on May 21, 2008.

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American Idol (season 9)

The ninth season of American Idol premiered on January 12, 2010 and concluded on May 26, 2010 on Fox.

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American Idols LIVE! Tour 2009

The American Idols LIVE! Tour 2009 was a summer concert tour in the United States and Canada that featured the top 10 contestants of the eighth season of American Idol.

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American Top 40

American Top 40 (commonly abbreviated to AT40) is an internationally syndicated, independent song countdown radio program created by Casey Kasem, Don Bustany, Tom Rounds and Ron Jacobs.

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And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going

"And I Am Telling You I'm Not Going" (also known in short as just "And I Am Telling You") is a torch song from the Broadway musical Dreamgirls, with lyrics by Tom Eyen and music by Henry Krieger.

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Angel of Mine

"Angel of Mine" is an R&B ballad performed by British R&B girl group Eternal from their Greatest Hits album (1997).

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Anita Carter

Ina Anita Carter (March 31, 1933 – July 29, 1999), the youngest daughter of Ezra and Mother Maybelle Carter, was a versatile American singer who experimented with several different types of music and played upright bass with her sisters Helen Carter and June Carter Cash as The Carter Sisters.

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Anoop Desai

Anoop Manoj Desai (born December 20, 1986) is an American singer-songwriter best known for his time as a contestant on the eighth season of American Idol.

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Apologize (OneRepublic song)

"Apologize" (also spelled "Apologise" internationally) is the debut single written by OneRepublic frontman Ryan Tedder for OneRepublic's debut album Dreaming Out Loud.

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Aretha Franklin

Aretha Louise Franklin (born March 25, 1942) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Arianna Afsar

Arianna Ayesha "Ari" Afsar (born October 22, 1991) is an American beauty pageant titleholder and actress from San Diego, California who placed in the top 10 at the Miss America 2011 pageant.

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Arkansas

Arkansas is a state in the southeastern region of the United States, home to over 3 million people as of 2017.

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Armageddon (1998 film)

Armageddon is a 1998 American science fiction disaster film directed by Michael Bay, produced by Jerry Bruckheimer, and released by Touchstone Pictures.

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AT&T

AT&T Inc. is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered at Whitacre Tower in Downtown Dallas, Texas.

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B.B. King

Riley B. King (September 16, 1925 – May 14, 2015), known professionally as B.B. King, was an American blues singer, electric guitarist, songwriter, and record producer.

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Band of Gold (Freda Payne song)

"Band of Gold" is a popular song written by former Motown producers Holland–Dozier–Holland (under the pseudonym of Edythe Wayne) and Ron Dunbar.

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Barack Obama speech to joint session of Congress, February 2009

The 44th President of the United States, Barack Obama, gave his first public address before a joint session of the United States Congress on Tuesday, February 24, 2009.

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Battlefield (song)

"Battlefield" is a song by American recording artist Jordin Sparks, taken from her sophomore studio album of the same name.

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Be Without You

"Be Without You" is a song by American recording artist Mary J. Blige.

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Beat It

"Beat It" is a song written and performed by American singer Michael Jackson from his sixth solo album, Thriller (1982).

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Bee Gees

The Bee Gees --> were a pop music group formed in 1958.

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Before He Cheats

"Before He Cheats" is a song written by Chris Tompkins and Josh Kear and the third wide-release single from Carrie Underwood's debut studio album, Some Hearts (2005).

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Ben E. King

Benjamin Earl King (born Benjamin Earl Nelson, September 28, 1938 – April 30, 2015), known as Ben E. King, was an American soul and R&B singer and record producer.

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Best Days of Your Life

"Best Days of Your Life" is a song written and performed by American country artist Kellie Pickler, and co-written by Taylor Swift.

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Bette Davis Eyes

"Bette Davis Eyes" is a song written and composed by Donna Weiss and Jackie DeShannon, and made popular by American singer Kim Carnes.

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Bette Midler

Bette Midler (Inside the Actors Studio, 2004 born December 1, 1945) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, comedian, and film producer.

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Big Brother (U.S. TV series)

Big Brother is a television reality game show based on an originally Dutch TV series of the same name created by producer John de Mol in 1997.

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Big Brother 14 (U.S.)

Big Brother 14 was the fourteenth season of the American reality television series Big Brother that premiered on July 12, 2012 on CBS and ended with its finale on September 19, 2012.

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Bill Withers

William Harrison Withers Jr. (born July 4, 1938) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who performed and recorded from 1970 until 1985.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (styled as billboard) is an American entertainment media brand owned by the Billboard-Hollywood Reporter Media Group, a division of Eldridge Industries.

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Billboard Hot 100

The Billboard Hot 100 is the music industry standard record chart in the United States for songs, published weekly by Billboard magazine.

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Billy Joel

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer-songwriter, composer and pianist.

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Billy Preston

William Everett Preston (September 2, 1946 – June 6, 2006) was an American musician whose work included R&B, rock, soul, funk, and gospel.

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Black Horse and the Cherry Tree

"Black Horse and the Cherry Tree" (commonly written with an ampersand) is a song by Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall and is featured on her debut album, Eye to the Telescope.

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Black or White

"Black or White" is a single by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson.

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Blame It

"Blame It" (also known as "Blame It (On the Alcohol)") is a song by American singer/actor Jamie Foxx, released as the second official single from his third studio album, Intuition.

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Blame It on Your Heart

"Blame It On Your Heart" is a song written by Harlan Howard and Kostas, and recorded by American country music artist Patty Loveless.

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Bob Dylan

Bob Dylan (born Robert Allen Zimmerman, May 24, 1941) is an American singer-songwriter, author, and painter who has been an influential figure in popular music and culture for more than five decades.

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Bob Marley

Robert Nesta Marley, OM (6 February 1945 – 11 May 1981) was a Jamaican singer-songwriter who became an international musical and cultural icon, blending mostly reggae, ska, and rocksteady in his compositions.

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Bobby Brown

Robert Barisford "Bobby" Brown (born February 5, 1969) is an American singer, songwriter, dancer and actor.

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Bobby Day

Robert James Byrd (July 1, 1930 – July 27, 1990), known by the stage name Bobby Day, was an American rock and roll and R&B singer, multi instrumentalist, music producer and songwriter.

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Bohemian Rhapsody

"Bohemian Rhapsody" is a song by the British rock band Queen.

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Bonnie Raitt

Bonnie Lynn Raitt (born November 8, 1949) is an American blues singer-songwriter, musician, and activist.

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Born to Be Wild

"Born to Be Wild" is a song first performed by the band Steppenwolf, written by Mars Bonfire.

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Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men is an American R&B vocal group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies.

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Brad Paisley

Brad Douglas Paisley (born October 28, 1972) is an American country music singer-songwriter.

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Brenda Lee

Brenda Lee (born Brenda Mae Tarpley; December 11, 1944) is an American performer and the top-charting solo female vocalist of the 1960s.

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Britney Spears

Britney Jean Spears (born December 2, 1981) is an American singer, dancer, and actress.

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Brooke White

Brooke Elizabeth White (born June 2, 1983) is an American indie pop/folk-pop singer-songwriter and actress from Mesa, Arizona who was the fifth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol.

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Bruce Hornsby

Bruce Randall Hornsby (born November 23, 1954) is an American singer and pianist.

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Bryan Adams

Bryan Guy Adams, (born 5 November 1959) is a Canadian singer, songwriter, record producer, guitarist, photographer, philanthropist and activist.

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Can't Get You Out of My Head

"Can't Get You Out of My Head" is a song recorded by Australian singer Kylie Minogue for her eighth studio album, titled Fever, which she released in 2001.

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Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man

"Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" with music by Jerome Kern, and lyrics by Oscar Hammerstein II, is one of the most famous songs from their classic 1927 musical play Show Boat, adapted from Edna Ferber's novel.

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Carly Smithson

Carly Sarah Smithson (née Hennessy; born 12 September 1983) is an Irish soul and pop rock singer, songwriter and actress who was the sixth place finalist on the seventh season of American Idol.

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Carolina, Puerto Rico

Carolina is a municipality located on the northeast coast of Puerto Rico (U.S.). It lies immediately east of the capital San Juan and Trujillo Alto; north of Gurabo and Juncos; and west of Canóvanas and Loíza.

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Carrie Underwood

Carrie Marie Underwood (born March 10, 1983) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Cary, North Carolina

Cary is the seventh-largest municipality in North Carolina.

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Caught Up (Usher song)

"Caught Up" is a song by American R&B singer Usher.

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Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion, (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer.

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Chaka Khan

Chaka Khan (born Yvette Marie Stevens, March 23, 1953) is an American recording artist whose career has spanned five decades, beginning in the 1970s as the lead vocalist and focal point of the funk band Rufus.

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Chapel Hill, North Carolina

Chapel Hill is a town in Orange and Durham counties in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools

Chapel Hill-Carrboro City Schools (CHCCS) is a school district which educates over twelve thousand students (pre-K through 12th grade) in the southeastern part of Orange County, North Carolina.

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Chelsea Piers

Chelsea Piers is a series of piers in Chelsea, on the West Side of Manhattan in New York City.

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Choir

A choir (also known as a quire, chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers.

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Christina Aguilera

Christina María Aguilera (born December 18, 1980) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.

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Churchill Downs

Churchill Downs, located on Central Avenue in south Louisville, Kentucky, United States, is a Thoroughbred racetrack most famous for annually hosting the Kentucky Derby.

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Cidra, Puerto Rico

Cidra (Cider) is a municipality of Puerto Rico (U.S.) located in the central region of the island, north of Cayey; south of Comerío and Aguas Buenas; east of Aibonito and Barranquitas; and west of Caguas.

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Closer (Ne-Yo song)

"Closer" is a song by American recording artist Ne-Yo.

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Coldplay

Coldplay are a British rock band formed in 1996 by lead singer and pianist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London (UCL).

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Columbus, Mississippi

Columbus is a city in and the county seat of Lowndes County, on the eastern border of Mississippi, United States, located primarily east, but also north and northeast of the Tombigbee River, which is also referred to as the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

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Come Back to Me (David Cook song)

"Come Back to Me" is the second official single released from American Idol season 7 winner David Cook's major label debut studio album, David Cook (2008).

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Come Rain or Come Shine

"Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular music song written by Harold Arlen, who composed the music, and Johnny Mercer, who wrote the lyrics.

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Come Together

"Come Together" is a song by the Beatles written primarily by John Lennon and credited to Lennon–McCartney.

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Congenital heart defect

A congenital heart defect (CHD), also known as a congenital heart anomaly or congenital heart disease, is a problem in the structure of the heart that is present at birth.

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Conway, Arkansas

Conway is a city in the American state of Arkansas and the county seat of Faulkner County, located in the state's most populous Metropolitan Statistical Area, Central Arkansas.

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Corinne Bailey Rae

Corinne Bailey Rae (born Corinne Jacqueline Bailey; 26 February 1979) is a British singer, songwriter, record producer, and guitarist from Leeds, West Yorkshire.

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Cow Palace

Cow Palace (originally the California State Livestock Pavilion) is an indoor arena located in Daly City, California, situated on the city's northern border with neighboring San Francisco.

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Cry Baby (Garnet Mimms song)

"Cry Baby" is a song originally recorded by Garnet Mimms and the Enchanters, in 1963, and later covered by rock singer Janis Joplin.

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Cryin'

"Cryin'" is a power ballad by American hard rock band Aerosmith.

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Cy Grant

Cyril Ewart Lionel "Cy" Grant (8 November 1919 – 13 February 2010) was a Guyanese actor, musician, writer and poet.

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Cyndi Lauper

Cynthia Ann Stephanie Lauper (born June 22, 1953) is an American singer, songwriter, actress and LGBT rights activist.

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Dangerous (Michael Jackson album)

Dangerous is the eighth studio album by American recording artist Michael Jackson, released by Epic Records on November 26, 1991.

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Danny Gokey

Daniel Jay Gokey (born April 24, 1980) is an American singer and former church music director from Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

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Daughtry (band)

Daughtry is an American rock band formed and fronted by namesake Chris Daughtry, who was a finalist on the fifth season of American Idol.

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David Archuleta

David James Archuleta (born December 28, 1990) is an American Mormon singer-songwriter and actor.

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David Archuleta (album)

David Archuleta is the self-titled debut album from American Idol season seven runner-up David Archuleta.

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David Cook (singer)

David Roland Cook (born December 20, 1982) is an American rock singer-songwriter, who rose to fame after winning the seventh season of American Idol in 2008.

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Dearborn, Michigan

Dearborn is a city in the State of Michigan.

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Death of Michael Jackson

On June 25, 2009, Michael Jackson died of acute propofol and benzodiazepine intoxication at his home on North Carolwood Drive in the Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles.

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Diana Ross

Diana Ernestine Ross (born March 26, 1944) is an American singer, songwriter, actress, and record producer.

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Digital Songs

The Digital Songs chart (previously named Hot Digital Songs) ranks the best-selling digital songs in the United States, as compiled by Nielsen SoundScan and published by Billboard.

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Dim All the Lights

"Dim All the Lights" is a song by American recording artist Donna Summer that bowed at #70 on 25 August 1979 and peaked at #2 on 10–17 November 1979 on the ''Billboard'' Hot 100.

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Dirty Diana

"Dirty Diana" is a song by American artist Michael Jackson.

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Dolby Theatre

The Dolby Theatre (formerly known as the Kodak Theatre) is a live-performance auditorium in the Hollywood and Highland Center shopping mall and entertainment complex, on Hollywood Boulevard and Highland Avenue, in the Hollywood district of Los Angeles, United States.

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Dolly Parton

Dolly Rebecca Parton (born January 19, 1946) is an American singer, songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, record producer, actress, author, businesswoman, and philanthropist, known primarily for her work in country music.

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Don Henley

Donald Hugh Henley (born July 22, 1947) is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer and founding member of the Eagles.

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Don Juan DeMarco

Don Juan DeMarco is a 1995 American romantic comedy-drama film starring Johnny Depp as John Arnold DeMarco, a man who believes himself to be Don Juan, the greatest lover in the world.

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Don't Leave Me This Way

"Don't Leave Me This Way" is a song written by Kenneth Gamble, Leon Huff and Cary Gilbert.

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Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me

"Don't Let the Sun Go Down on Me" is a song written by English singer Elton John and his lyricist Bernie Taupin.

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Don't Speak

"Don't Speak" is a song by the American ska band No Doubt from their third studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995).

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Don't Stop Believin'

"Don't Stop Believin' is a song by American rock band Journey, originally released as the second single from their seventh album Escape (1981).

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Donna Summer

LaDonna Adrian Gaines (December 31, 1948May 17, 2012), widely known by her stage name Donna Summer, was an American singer, songwriter, and painter.

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Dream On (Aerosmith song)

"Dream On" is a power ballad by Aerosmith from their 1973 debut album, Aerosmith.

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Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)

"Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)" (simply "Drops of Jupiter" on the album) is a song written and recorded by American rock band Train.

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E!

E! (originally an initialism of Entertainment Television) is an American basic cable and satellite television channel that is owned by the NBCUniversal Cable Entertainment Group division of NBCUniversal, all owned by Comcast.

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Earth, Wind & Fire

Earth, Wind & Fire (EWF) is an American band that has spanned the musical genres of R&B, soul, funk, jazz, disco, pop, rock, Latin, and Afro pop.

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East Chapel Hill High School

East Chapel Hill High School ("East") is a public high school in Chapel Hill, North Carolina.

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East Rutherford, New Jersey

East Rutherford is a borough in Bergen County, New Jersey, United States.

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Easy Rider

Easy Rider is a 1969 American independent road drama film written by Peter Fonda, Dennis Hopper, and Terry Southern, produced by Fonda, and directed by Hopper.

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is an English singer, pianist, and composer.

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Elvis Presley

Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977) was an American singer and actor.

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Endless Love (1981 film)

Endless Love is a 1981 American romantic drama film based on Scott Spencer's 1979 novel of the same name.

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Endless Love (song)

"Endless Love" is a song written by Lionel Richie and originally recorded as a duet between Richie and fellow soul singer Diana Ross.

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Enrique Iglesias

Enrique Miguel Iglesias Preysler (born 8 May 1975) is a Spanish singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.

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Entertainment Weekly

Entertainment Weekly (sometimes abbreviated as EW) is an American magazine, published by Meredith Corporation, that covers film, television, music, Broadway theatre, books and popular culture.

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Eternal (band)

Eternal were a British R&B girl group formed in 1992 with the line-up consisting of Easther Bennett and her older sister Vernie Bennett, with Kéllé Bryan and her friend and classmate Louise Redknapp who were also recruited into the group by the label.

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Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic

"Every Little Thing She Does Is Magic" is a song by British rock group The Police from their fourth album Ghost in the Machine.

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Falling Slowly

"Falling Slowly" is a song in the indie folk and indie rock genres that was written, composed and performed by Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová.

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Feeling Good

"Feeling Good" (also known as "Feelin' Good") is a song written by English composers Anthony Newley and Leslie Bricusse for the musical The Roar of the Greasepaint – The Smell of the Crowd.

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Felicia Barton

Felicia Diana Barton (born March 6, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter, best known for her appearance on the eighth season of American Idol in 2009.

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Financial crisis of 2007–2008

The financial crisis of 2007–2008, also known as the global financial crisis and the 2008 financial crisis, is considered by many economists to have been the worst financial crisis since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

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Flashdance

Flashdance is a 1983 American romantic drama film directed by Adrian Lyne.

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Flo Rida

Tramar Lacel Dillard (born September 17, 1979), known professionally as Flo Rida, is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and composer from Carol City, Florida.

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Foghat

Foghat is an English rock band formed in London in 1971.

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For Once in My Life

"For Once in My Life" is a swing song written by Ron Miller and Orlando Murden for Motown Records' Stein & Van Stock publishing company, and first recorded in 1966.

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For Your Entertainment (album)

For Your Entertainment is the debut studio album by American singer Adam Lambert, which he started to record after the end of the eighth season of American Idol.

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Fox Broadcasting Company

The Fox Broadcasting Company (often shortened to Fox and stylized as FOX) is an American commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of Fox Entertainment Group, a subsidiary of 21st Century Fox.

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Frankie Avalon

Frankie Avalon (born Francis Thomas Avallone; September 18, 1940) is an Italian-American actor, singer, and former teen idol.

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Fred Astaire

Fred Astaire (born Frederick Austerlitz; May 10, 1899 – June 22, 1987) was an American dancer, singer, actor, choreographer and television presenter.

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Freda Payne

Freda Charcilia Payne (born September 19, 1942)Some sources give a birth year of 1945, but this appears to be an error as all sources agree that she is older than her sister Scherrie, born 1944.

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Freedom Hall

Freedom Hall is a multipurpose arena in Louisville, Kentucky, on the grounds of the Kentucky Exposition Center, which is owned by the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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Friday I'll Be Over U

"Friday I'll Be Over U" is a song by American recording artist and American Idol season eight finalist Allison Iraheta from her debut album, Just Like You.

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Garnet Mimms

Garnet Mimms (born Garrett Mimms, November 16, 1933) is an American singer, influential in soul music and rhythm and blues.

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Garth Brooks

Troyal Garth Brooks (born February 7, 1962) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Gavin DeGraw

Gavin Shane DeGraw (born February 4, 1977) is an American musician, singer and songwriter.

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Gertrude Lawrence

Gertrude Lawrence (4 July 1898 – 6 September 1952) was an English actress, singer, dancer and musical comedy performer known for her stage appearances in the West End of London and on Broadway in New York.

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Get Down Tonight

"Get Down Tonight" is a song released in 1975 on the self-titled album by the disco group KC and the Sunshine Band.

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Get Ready (The Temptations song)

"Get Ready" is a Motown song written by Smokey Robinson, which resulted in two hit records for the label: a U.S. No.

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Gila River Arena

Gila River Arena (originally Glendale Arena and formerly Jobing.com Arena) is a sports and entertainment arena in Glendale, Arizona.

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Give In to Me

"Give In to Me" is the tenth track on Michael Jackson's 1991 studio album Dangerous.

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Give Me One Reason

"Give Me One Reason" is a song written and recorded by the American singer-songwriter Tracy Chapman.

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Glen Hansard

Glen Hansard (born 21 April 1970) is an Irish songwriter, actor, vocalist and guitarist for Irish group The Frames, and one half of folk rock duo The Swell Season.

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Glendale, Arizona

Glendale is a city in Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, located about nine miles (14 km) northwest from Downtown Phoenix.

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Glendale, California

Glendale is a city in Los Angeles County, California, United States.

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Harry Wayne Casey

Harry Wayne Casey (born January 31, 1951), better known by his stage name K.C., is an American musician, singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?

"Have You Ever Really Loved a Woman?" is a song written by Bryan Adams, Michael Kamen and Robert John "Mutt" Lange, and recorded by Adams for the film Don Juan DeMarco.

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Heartless (Kanye West song)

"Heartless" is a song by American hip hop artist Kanye West, released on November 4, 2008 digitally as the second single for his fourth studio album, 808s & Heartbreak.

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Heat Wave (Martha and the Vandellas song)

"Heat Wave" is a 1963 song written by the Holland–Dozier–Holland songwriting team.

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Helen Morgan

Helen Morgan (August 2, 1900 – October 9, 1941) was an American singer and actress who worked in films and on the stage.

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Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts

The Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University in Tempe, Arizona was created in 2009 by the merger of two existing academic units, the Katherine K. Herberger College of the Arts and the College of Design.

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Hero (Mariah Carey song)

"Hero" is a song by American singer and songwriter Mariah Carey.

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Hey There Delilah

"Hey There Delilah" is a song by American rock band Plain White T's.

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Hi-5 (U.S. TV series)

Hi-5 (also known as Hi-5 USA) is a children's television series produced by Kids Like Us for Discovery Kids.

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Hicktown

"Hicktown" is a song written by Big & Rich’s Big Kenny and John Rich along with Vicky McGehee and recorded by American country music artist Jason Aldean.

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Hilary Duff

Hilary Erhard Duff (born September 28, 1987) is an American actress, singer, songwriter, businesswoman, and author.

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Hold Up My Heart

"Hold Up My Heart" is the first single from American Idol season 7 contestant Brooke White's post-Idol album, High Hopes & Heartbreak.

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Hollywood

Hollywood is a neighborhood in the central region of Los Angeles, California.

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Hot n Cold

"Hot n Cold" is a song by American singer Katy Perry.

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Hot Stuff (Donna Summer song)

"Hot Stuff" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her seventh studio album Bad Girls (1979), produced by Italian producer Giorgio Moroder, and released as the lead single from Bad Girls on April 13, 1979, through Casablanca Records.

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Hotter than July

Hotter than July is the nineteenth album by American recording artist Stevie Wonder, originally released on Motown's Tamla label on September 29, 1980.

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How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)

"How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You)" is a song recorded by American soul singer Marvin Gaye from his album of the same name, How Sweet It Is to Be Loved by You.

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HuffPost

HuffPost (formerly The Huffington Post and sometimes abbreviated HuffPo) is a liberal American news and opinion website and blog that has both localized and international editions.

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Human Nature (Michael Jackson song)

"Human Nature" is a 1982 song performed by American singer Michael Jackson, and the fifth single from his landmark sixth solo album, Thriller.

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Hy-Vee Arena

Hy-Vee Arena (previously known as Kemper Arena) is an indoor arena located in Kansas City, Missouri.

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I Can't Make You Love Me

"I Can't Make You Love Me" is a song written by Mike Reid and Allen Shamblin and recorded by American singer Bonnie Raitt for her eleventh studio album Luck of the Draw (1991).

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I Don't Want to Be

"I Don't Want to Be" is a song by Gavin DeGraw appearing on his 2003 debut album, Chariot.

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I Don't Want to Miss a Thing

"I Don't Want to Miss a Thing" is a power ballad performed by American hard rock band Aerosmith for the 1998 film Armageddon which Steven Tyler's daughter Liv Tyler starred in.

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I Got Rhythm

"I Got Rhythm" is a piece composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard.

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I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues

"I Guess That's Why They Call It the Blues" is a song by English singer Elton John, with music by John and Davey Johnstone and lyrics by Bernie Taupin.

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I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)

"I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You)" is a 1967 soul single released by American recording artist Aretha Franklin.

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I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You

I Never Loved a Man the Way I Love You is the eleventh studio album by American singer Aretha Franklin.

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I Told You So (Randy Travis song)

"I Told You So" is a song written and recorded by American country music singer Randy Travis from his 1987 album, Always & Forever.

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I Want You Back

"I Want You Back" is a 1969 song by the Jackson 5 which became a number-one hit for the band and the Motown label in early 1970.

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I Will Always Love You

"I Will Always Love You" is a song originally written and recorded in 1973 by American singer-songwriter Dolly Parton.

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I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)

"I'd Do Anything for Love (But I Won't Do That)" is a song written by Jim Steinman, and recorded by Meat Loaf with Lorraine Crosby.

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I'll Be There (The Jackson 5 song)

"I'll Be There" is a soul song written by Berry Gordy, Hal Davis, Bob West, and Willie Hutch.

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I'm Every Woman

"I'm Every Woman" is a song by American singer Chaka Khan from her debut solo studio album Chaka (1978).

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I'm Just Here for the Music

"I'm Just Here for the Music" is a song by American singer Paula Abdul.

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I'm Yours (Jason Mraz song)

"I'm Yours" is the first single released by American singer-songwriter Jason Mraz from his third studio album We Sing. We Dance. We Steal Things. (2008) The song was originally released on a limited edition EP called Extra Credit as a demo in 2005 t o promote his second studio album Mr. A–Z.

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Idol Gives Back

Idol Gives Back is the name of a charitable campaign that spanned two episodes of American Idol during its sixth season.

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If I Ain't Got You

"If I Ain't Got You" is a song by American singer Alicia Keys from her second studio album The Diary of Alicia Keys (2003).

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If I Can't Have You

"If I Can't Have You" is a disco song written by Barry, Robin and Maurice Gibb in 1977.

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If This Isn't Love (Jennifer Hudson song)

"If This Isn't Love" is a song recorded by American recording artist Jennifer Hudson.

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If You Could Only See

"If You Could Only See" is a song by the American rock band Tonic.

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Independence Day (Martina McBride song)

"Independence Day" is a song written by Gretchen Peters, and performed by American country music singer Martina McBride.

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India

India (IAST), also called the Republic of India (IAST), is a country in South Asia.

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Indianapolis

Indianapolis is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Indiana and the seat of Marion County.

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It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)

It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) is a 1931 composition by Duke Ellington, whose lyrics were written by Irving Mills.

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ITunes

iTunes is a media player, media library, Internet radio broadcaster, and mobile device management application developed by Apple Inc. It was announced on January 9, 2001.

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Jackie DeShannon

Jackie DeShannon (born August 21, 1944) is an American singer-songwriter with a string of hit song credits from the 1960s onwards, as both singer and composer.

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Jackie Tohn

Jaclyn Tohn (born c. 1980/1981) is an American actress and musician.

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Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena

The Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena is a multi-purpose arena located in Jacksonville, Florida.

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Jacksonville, Arkansas

Jacksonville is a city in Pulaski County, Arkansas, United States, and a suburb of Little Rock.

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Jacksonville, Florida

Jacksonville is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Florida and the largest city by area in the contiguous United States.

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James Durbin (singer)

James William Durbin (born January 6, 1989) is an American singer and guitarist from Santa Cruz, California, who finished in fourth place on the tenth season of American Idol. Durbin is currently the lead singer for the heavy metal band Quiet Riot.

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Jamie Foxx

Eric Marlon Bishop (born December 13, 1967), known professionally as Jamie Foxx, is an American actor, singer, songwriter, record producer, film producer, and comedian.

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Jasmine Murray

Jasmine S. Murray (born December 12, 1991) is an independent American singer and beauty pageant titleholder from Starkville, Mississippi.

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Jason Aldean

Jason Aldine Williams (born February 28, 1977), known professionally as Jason Aldean, is an American country music singer.

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Jason Mraz

Jason Thomas Mraz (born June 23, 1977) is an American singer-songwriter who first came to prominence in the San Diego coffee shop scene in 2000.

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Jasper, Texas

Jasper is a city and the county seat of Jasper County, Texas, in the United States.

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Jenn Korbee

Jennifer Korbee (born May 24, 1980) is an American singer/songwriter and actress.

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Jennifer Holliday

Jennifer Yvette Holliday (born October 19, 1960) is an American singer and actress.

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Jennifer Hudson

Jennifer Kate Hudson (born September 12, 1981) is an American singer, actress, and spokesperson.

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Jennifer Lopez

Jennifer Lynn Lopez (born July 24, 1969) is an American singer, actress, dancer and producer.

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Jesus, Take the Wheel

"Jesus, Take the Wheel" is a song written by Brett James, Hillary Lindsey, and Gordie Sampson, and recorded by American country music artist Carrie Underwood.

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Jimmy Ruffin

James Lee RuffinRibowsky, Mark (2010), Ain't Too Proud to Beg: The Troubled Lives and Enduring Soul of the Temptations, Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, p. 89.

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Jive Records

Jive Records was an American record label under the RCA Music Group formed in 1981 by Zomba Records. Formerly headquartered in New York City, the label was best known for a string of successes with hip hop artists in the 1980s, and also in teen pop and boy bands during the 1990s and early 2000s. Jive Records operated as an independently managed label until 2003, when Bertelsmann Music Group (BMG) acquired the remainder of its parent company Zomba for US $2.74 billion, which at the time was the largest-ever acquisition of an independent label with major-label distribution.

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Joanna Pacitti

Joanna Pacitti (born October 6, 1984) is an American singer and former lead vocalist in the band City (Comma) State.

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Jolene (song)

"Jolene" is a song written and performed by American country music artist Dolly Parton.

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Jon Secada

Jon Secada (born Juan Francisco Secada Ramírez; October 4, 1961) is a Cuban American singer and songwriter.

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Jordin Sparks

Jordin Brianna Sparks (born December 22, 1989) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum

The Coliseo de Puerto Rico José Miguel Agrelot (English: José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum of Puerto Rico) is the biggest indoor arena in Puerto Rico dedicated to entertainment.

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Joss Stone

Joscelyn Eve Stoker (born 11 April 1987), better known by her stage name Joss Stone, is an English singer, songwriter and actress.

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Journey (band)

Journey is an American rock band that formed in San Francisco in 1973, composed of former members of Santana and Frumious Bandersnatch.

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Just a Girl

"Just a Girl" is a song by the American ska band No Doubt from their third studio album Tragic Kingdom (1995).

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Just Like You (Allison Iraheta album)

Just Like You is the debut album from American Idols eighth season contestant Allison Iraheta.

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Just the Way You Are (Billy Joel song)

"Just the Way You Are" is a song by Billy Joel; it is the third track from his album The Stranger (1977).

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Justin Guarini

Justin Guarini (born Justin Eldrin Bell; October 28, 1978) is an American singer who was runner-up on the first season of American Idol.

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Kalamazoo, Michigan

Kalamazoo is a city in the southwest region of the U.S. state of Michigan.

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Kansas City, Missouri

Kansas City is the largest city in the U.S. state of Missouri.

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Kanye West

Kanye Omari West (born June 8, 1977) is an American rapper, singer, songwriter, record producer, entrepreneur and fashion designer.

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Kara DioGuardi

Kara Elizabeth DioGuardi (born December 9, 1970) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, music publisher, A&R executive, composer and TV personality.

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Katy Perry

Katheryn Elizabeth Hudson (born October 25, 1984), known professionally as Katy Perry, is an American singer, songwriter, and television judge.

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Kellie Pickler

Kellie Dawn Pickler (born June 28, 1986) is an American country music artist and a television personality.

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Kelly Clarkson

Kelly Brianne Clarkson (born April 24, 1982) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Ken Warwick

Ken Warwick is a British television executive producer and director, most noted for producing the reality television series American Idol, and Pop Idol.

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Kevin Reilly (executive)

Kevin Reilly is an American media executive who serves as the president of TBS and TNT and as and chief creative officer for Turner Entertainment Networks.

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Kris Allen

Kristopher Neil Allen (born June 21, 1985) is an American singer and songwriter from Conway, Arkansas, and the winner of the eighth season of American Idol.

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KT Tunstall

Kate Victoria Tunstall (born 23 June 1975), known by her stage name KT Tunstall, is a Scottish singer-songwriter and musician.

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Kylie Minogue

Kylie Ann Minogue, (born 28 May 1968) is an Australian-British singer and actress.

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Lacey Brown

Lacey Elizabeth Brown (born August 13, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and artist from Amarillo, Texas, who was the twelfth place finalist on the ninth season of American Idol.

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Lady Gaga

Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta (born March 28, 1986), known professionally as Lady Gaga, is an American singer, songwriter, and actress.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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Leon Russell

Leon Russell (born Claude Russell Bridges; April 2, 1942 – November 13, 2016) was an American musician and songwriter who was involved with numerous bestselling pop music records over the course of his 60-year career.

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Leona Lewis

Leona Louise Lewis (born 3 April 1985) is a British singer, songwriter and animal welfare campaigner.

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Let's Get It On

Let's Get It On is the thirteenth studio album by American singer and songwriter Marvin Gaye.

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Lil Rounds

Lil Rounds (born October 20, 1984) is an American singer from Memphis, Tennessee, who was the seventh place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol.

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Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, actor and record producer.

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Lip sync

Lip sync (short for lip synchronization) is a technical term for matching a speaking or singing person's lip movements with prerecorded sung or spoken vocals that listeners hear, either through the sound reinforcement system in a live performance or via television, computer, cinema speakers, or generally anything with audio output in other cases.

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Los Angeles

Los Angeles (Spanish for "The Angels";; officially: the City of Los Angeles; colloquially: by its initials L.A.) is the second-most populous city in the United States, after New York City.

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Louis Armstrong

Louis Daniel Armstrong (August 4, 1901 – July 6, 1971), nicknamed Satchmo, Satch, and Pops, was an American trumpeter, composer, singer and occasional actor who was one of the most influential figures in jazz.

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Louisville, Kentucky

Louisville is the largest city in the Commonwealth of Kentucky and the 29th most-populous city in the United States.

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Love Song (Sara Bareilles song)

"Love Song" is the debut single by American singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles, released in June 2007 via Epic Records from her major-label debut album, Little Voice (2007).

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Mad World

"Mad World" is a 1982 song by the British band Tears for Fears.

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Make You Feel My Love

"Make You Feel My Love" is a song written by Bob Dylan from his album Time Out of Mind (1997).

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Man in the Mirror

"Man in the Mirror" is a song recorded by Michael Jackson, written by Glen Ballard and Siedah Garrett and produced by Jackson and Quincy Jones.

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Mandolin Rain

"Mandolin Rain" is the third track from The Way It Is, the debut album for Bruce Hornsby and the Range.

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Maniac (Michael Sembello song)

"Maniac" is a song performed by Michael Sembello.

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Marc Anthony

Marco Antonio Muñiz (born September 16, 1968), known professionally as Marc Anthony, is an American singer, actor, record producer and television producer.

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969 or 1970) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Marilyn McCoo

Marilyn McCoo (born September 30, 1943) is an American singer, actress, and television presenter, who is best known for being the lead female vocalist in the group The 5th Dimension, as well as hosting the 1980s music countdown series Solid Gold.

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Mark Wills

Daryl Mark Williams (born August 8, 1973), known professionally as Mark Wills, is an American country music artist, Signed to Mercury Records between 1996 and 2003, he released five studio albums for the label – Mark Wills, Wish You Were Here, Permanently, Loving Every Minute, and And the Crowd Goes Wild – as well as a greatest hits package.

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Markéta Irglová

Markéta Irglová (born 28 February 1988) is a Czech singer-songwriter, musician and actress.

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Maroon 5

Maroon 5 is an American pop rock band from Los Angeles, California.

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Marshall Scholarship

The Marshall Scholarship is a postgraduate scholarship for "intellectually distinguished young Americans their country's future leaders" to study at any university in the United Kingdom.

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Martha and the Vandellas

Martha and the Vandellas (known from 1967 to 1972 as Martha Reeves and the Vandellas) were an American all-female vocal group formed in 1957.

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Martina McBride

Martina Mariea McBride (née Schiff, born July 29, 1966) is an American country music singer-songwriter and record producer.

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Marvin Gaye

Marvin Gaye (born Marvin Pentz Gay Jr.; April 2, 1939 – April 1, 1984) was an American singer, songwriter and record producer.

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Mary J. Blige

Mary Jane Blige (born January 11, 1971) is an American singer, songwriter, rapper and actress.

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Matt Giraud

Matthew Scott "Matt" Giraud (born May 11, 1985) is an American singer-songwriter and musician from Kalamazoo, Michigan and the fifth place finalist of the eighth season of the reality television series American Idol.

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Meadowlands Arena

Meadowlands Arena (formerly Brendan Byrne Arena, Continental Airlines Arena and IZOD Center) is an indoor venue located in the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey, United States.

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Meat Loaf

Michael Lee Aday (born Marvin Lee Aday; September 27, 1947), better known by his stage name Meat Loaf, is an American musician, singer, songwriter, record producer, and actor.

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Megan Joy

Megan Joy (born September 18, 1985 as Megan Joy Knudsen), formerly known as Megan Joy Corkrey, is an American singer-songwriter and actress from Sandy, Utah, who was the ninth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol.

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Memphis, Tennessee

Memphis is a city located along the Mississippi River in the southwestern corner of the U.S. state of Tennessee.

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Michael Jackson

Michael Joseph Jackson (August 29, 1958 – June 25, 2009) was an American singer, songwriter, and dancer.

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Michael Johns (singer)

Michael Johns (born Michael John Lee; 20 October 1978 – 1 August 2014) was an Australian singer who finished in eighth place on the seventh season of American Idol, in 2008.

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Michael Sarver

Michael Sarver (born March 28, 1981) is an American singer from Jasper, Texas, who was the tenth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol.

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Michael Sembello

Michael Andrew Sembello (born April 17, 1954) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, composer and producer from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

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Microsoft Theater

The Microsoft Theater (formerly Nokia Theatre L.A. Live) is a music and theatre venue in downtown Los Angeles, California at L.A. Live.

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Mike Darnell

Michael H. "Mike" Darnell is an American television executive who is currently the President of Unscripted & Alternative Television at Warner Bros.

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Milwaukee

Milwaukee is the largest city in the state of Wisconsin and the fifth-largest city in the Midwestern United States.

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Miss America's Outstanding Teen

Miss America's Outstanding Teen is an American scholarship pageant.

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Mitzi Green

Mitzi Green (born Elizabeth Keno; October 22, 1920 – May 24, 1969) was an American child actress for Paramount and RKO, in the early talkie era.

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Motown

Motown is an American record company.

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Mt. Carmel High School (San Diego)

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Murder of Eve Carson

On the morning of March 5, 2008, Eve Marie Carson was shot and killed in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, United States where she was a student at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

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My Cherie Amour (song)

"My Cherie Amour" is a 1969 soul classic by Motown singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder.

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My Funny Valentine

"My Funny Valentine" is a show tune from the 1937 Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart musical Babes in Arms in which it was introduced by former child star Mitzi Green.

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My Life Would Suck Without You

"My Life Would Suck Without You" is a song performed by American singer Kelly Clarkson from her fourth studio album, All I Ever Wanted (2009).

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My Prerogative

"My Prerogative" is a song by American singer Bobby Brown from his second studio album Don't Be Cruel (1988).

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My Way

"My Way" is a song popularized in 1969 by Frank Sinatra.

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Natalie Cole

Natalie Maria Cole (February 6, 1950 – December 31, 2015) was an American singer, voice actress, songwriter, and actress.

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NBC

The National Broadcasting Company (NBC) is an American English language commercial broadcast television network that is a flagship property of NBCUniversal, a subsidiary of Comcast.

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Ne-Yo

Shaffer Chimere Smith (born October 18, 1982), known professionally as Ne-Yo, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, dancer, and actor.

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Never Can Say Goodbye

"Never Can Say Goodbye" is a song written by Clifton Davis and originally recorded by The Jackson 5.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nigel Lythgoe

Nigel Lythgoe OBE (born 9 July 1949) is an English television and film director and producer, television dance competition judge, former dancer in the Young Generation and choreographer.

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No Boundaries (song)

"No Boundaries" is the 2009 winner's single of season 8 of the reality television show American Idol.

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No Doubt

No Doubt is an American ska band from Anaheim, California, that formed in 1986.

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No One (Alicia Keys song)

"No One" is a song by American singer and songwriter Alicia Keys from her third studio album, As I Am (2007).

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No Surprise (Daughtry song)

"No Surprise" is a song recorded by American rock band Daughtry for their second studio album, Leave This Town (2009).

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Nouvelle Star

Nouvelle Star (a.k.a. À la Recherche de la Nouvelle Star for the first series) is a French television series based on the popular Pop Idol programme produced by FremantleMedia.

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Oil platform

An oil platform, offshore platform, or offshore drilling rig is a large structure with facilities for well drilling to explore, extract, store, process petroleum and natural gas which lies in rock formations beneath the seabed.

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Once (film)

Once is a 2007 Irish romantic musical drama film written and directed by John Carney.

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One (U2 song)

"One" is a song by Irish rock band U2.

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OneRepublic

OneRepublic is an American pop rock band formed in Colorado Springs, Colorado in 2002 consisting of lead vocalist Ryan Tedder, guitarist Zach Filkins, guitarist Drew Brown, bassist and cellist Brent Kutzle, and drummer Eddie Fisher.

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Only child

An only child is a person with no siblings, either biological or adopted.

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Ooo Baby Baby

"Ooo Baby Baby" is a song written by Smokey Robinson and Pete Moore.

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Orpheum Theatre (Los Angeles)

The Orpheum Theatre on Broadway in downtown Los Angeles, California, opened on February 15, 1926, as the fourth and final Los Angeles venue for the Orpheum vaudeville circuit.

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Overjoyed (Stevie Wonder song)

"Overjoyed" is a hit single written and performed by American R&B singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder on the Tamla (Motown) label from his 1985 album In Square Circle.

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P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)

"P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson.

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Papa Was a Rollin' Stone

"Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" is a psychedelic soul song, written by Motown songwriters Norman Whitfield and Barrett Strong as a single for Motown act The Undisputed Truth in 1971.

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Part-Time Lover

"Part-Time Lover" is a single by Stevie Wonder, from his 1985 album In Square Circle.

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Patsy Cline

Patsy Cline (born Virginia Patterson Hensley; September 8, 1932 – March 5, 1963) was an American country music singer and part of the Nashville sound during the late 1950s and early 1960s.

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Patty Loveless

Patty Loveless (born Patricia Lee Ramey; January 4, 1957) is an American country music singer.

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Paula Abdul

Paula Julie Abdul (born June 19, 1962) is an American dancer, choreographer, singer, songwriter, actress, and television personality.

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Phoenix metropolitan area

The Phoenix Metropolitan Area – often referred to as the Valley of the Sun, the Salt River Valley or Metro Phoenix – is a metropolitan area, centered on the city of Phoenix, that includes much of the central part of the U.S. State of Arizona.

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Phoenix, Arizona

Phoenix is the capital and most populous city of the U.S. state of Arizona.

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Phone sex

Phone sex is a conversation between two or more people on the phone where one or more of the individuals is describing the act of sex.

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Pink (singer)

Alecia Beth Moore (born September 8, 1979), known professionally as Pink (stylized as), is an American singer, songwriter, dancer, and actress.

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Plain White T's

Plain White T's (read as "plain white tees") are an American rock band from Lombard, Illinois, formed in 1997 by high school friends Tom Higgenson, Dave Tirio and Ken Fletcher.

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Play That Funky Music

"Play That Funky Music" is a song written by Rob Parissi and recorded by the band Wild Cherry.

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Poker Face (Lady Gaga song)

"Poker Face" is a song by American singer Lady Gaga from her debut studio album, The Fame (2008).

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Poway Unified School District

Poway Unified School District is a school district located in Poway, California.

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Put Your Records On

"Put Your Records On" is a song by English singer-songwriter Corinne Bailey Rae from her self-titled debut studio album (2006).

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Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band that formed in London in 1970.

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Quentin Tarantino

Quentin Jerome Tarantino (born March 27, 1963) is an American director, writer, and actor.

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Raleigh, North Carolina

Raleigh is the capital of the state of North Carolina and the seat of Wake County in the United States.

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Rancho Peñasquitos, San Diego

Rancho Peñasquitos is a suburban community in the northeastern part of the city of San Diego, California.

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Randy Jackson

Randall Darius Jackson (born June 23, 1956) is an American bassist, singer, record producer, entrepreneur and television personality.

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Randy Travis

Randy Bruce Traywick (born May 4, 1959), known professionally as Randy Travis, is an American country music and Christian country music singer, songwriter, guitarist, and actor.

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RCA Records

RCA Records (formerly legally traded as the RCA Records Label) is an American record label owned by Sony Music, a subsidiary of Sony Corporation of America.

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Reflection (song)

"Reflection" is a song written and produced by Matthew Wilder and David Zippel for the soundtrack of Disney's 1998 animated film Mulan.

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Remember the Time

"Remember the Time" is a 1992 single by American singer and songwriter Michael Jackson.

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Renegade (Styx song)

"Renegade" is a 1979 hit song recorded by the American rock band Styx.

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Right Round

"Right Round" is a song performed by American rapper Flo Rida featuring uncredited guest vocals from Kesha.

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Ring of Fire (song)

"Ring of Fire", or "The Ring of Fire", is a song written by June Carter Cash and Merle Kilgore and recorded by Johnny Cash.

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Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves

Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves is a 1991 American romantic action adventure film, based on the English folk tale of Robin Hood which originated in the 15th century.

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Rock with You

"Rock with You" is a song recorded by American singer Michael Jackson.

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Rockin' Robin (song)

"Rockin' Robin" (originally released as "Rock-In Robin" on the Class Records 45 single) is a song written by Leon René under the pseudonym of Jimmie Thomas and recorded by Bobby Day in 1958.

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Royal College of Music

The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire established by royal charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, UK.

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Royal Holloway, University of London

Royal Holloway, University of London (RHUL), formally incorporated as Royal Holloway and Bedford New College, is a public research university and a constituent college of the federal University of London.

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Ruben Studdard

Christopher Ruben Studdard (born September 12, 1978) is an American R&B, pop and gospel singer and actor.

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Rufus (band)

Rufus was an American funk band from Chicago, Illinois best known for launching the career of lead singer Chaka Khan.

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Ryan Seacrest

Ryan John Seacrest (born December 24, 1974) is an American radio personality, television host, and producer.

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Salt Lake City

Salt Lake City (often shortened to Salt Lake and abbreviated as SLC) is the capital and the most populous municipality of the U.S. state of Utah.

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Sam Cooke

Samuel Cook (January 22, 1931 – December 11, 1964), known professionally as Sam Cooke, was an American singer, songwriter, and entrepreneur.

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San Diego

San Diego (Spanish for 'Saint Didacus') is a major city in California, United States.

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San Francisco

San Francisco (initials SF;, Spanish for 'Saint Francis'), officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the cultural, commercial, and financial center of Northern California.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico

San Juan (Saint John) is the capital and most populous municipality in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States.

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Sandy, Utah

Sandy is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.

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Sara Bareilles

Sara Beth Bareilles (born December 7, 1979) is an American singer-songwriter, actress and author.

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Saving All My Love for You

"Saving All My Love for You" is a song written by Michael Masser and Gerry Goffin with arrangement by Gene Page.

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School's Out (song)

"School's Out" is a 1972 song first recorded as the title track single of Alice Cooper's fifth album and written by the Alice Cooper band: Cooper, Michael Bruce, Glen Buxton, Dennis Dunaway and Neal Smith.

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Scott MacIntyre

Scott Douglas MacIntyre (born June 22, 1985) is an American singer, songwriter, and pianist, and the eighth place finalist on the eighth season of American Idol.

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Scottsdale, Arizona

Scottsdale (Vaṣai S-vaṣonĭ; Eskatel) is a city in the eastern part of Maricopa County, Arizona, United States, part of the Greater Phoenix Area.

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September (Earth, Wind & Fire song)

"September" is a song by the American funk band Earth, Wind & Fire.

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Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)

"Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" is a song recorded by The Jacksons for their 1978 album Destiny, and released as a single in 1979.

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She Works Hard for the Money

"She Works Hard for the Money" is a song by American singer Donna Summer from her 1983 eleventh studio album of the same name.

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Simon Cowell

Simon Phillip Cowell (born 7 October 1959) is an English reality television judge and producer.

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Simon Fuller

Simon Fuller (born 17 May 1960) is an English entrepreneur, artist manager, film and television producer.

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Slash (musician)

Saul Hudson (born July 23, 1965), better known by his stage name Slash, is an English-American musician and songwriter.

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Slow Ride

"Slow Ride" is a song by the British rock band Foghat.

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Smokey Robinson

William "Smokey" Robinson Jr. (born February 19, 1940) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and former record executive.

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So Small

"So Small" is a song composed by singer Carrie Underwood, Hillary Lindsey, and Luke Laird.

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So What (Pink song)

"So What" is a song recorded by American singer P!nk for her fifth studio album, Funhouse (2008).

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So You Think You Can Dance (U.S. TV series)

So You Think You Can Dance is an American televised show dance competition show that airs on Fox in the United States and is the flagship series of the international So You Think You Can Dance television franchise.

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Someone to Watch Over Me (song)

"Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! (1926), where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence.

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Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word

"Sorry Seems to Be the Hardest Word" is a song written by Elton John and Bernie Taupin.

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South Africa

South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa.

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Stand by Me (Ben E. King song)

"Stand by Me" is a song, originally performed by American singer-songwriter Ben E. King, and written by King, Jerry Leiber, and Mike Stoller.

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Starkville, Mississippi

Starkville is a city in, and the county seat of, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, United States.

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Stayin' Alive

"Stayin' Alive" is a disco song written and performed by the Bee Gees from the ''Saturday Night Fever'' motion picture soundtrack.

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Steppenwolf (band)

Steppenwolf is a Canadian-American rock band, prominent from 1968 to 1972.

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Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris (né Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known by his stage name Stevie Wonder, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and multi-instrumentalist.

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Styx (band)

Styx is an American rock band from Chicago that formed in 1972 and became famous for its albums released in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

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Sulphur High School (Louisiana)

Sulphur High School is a 5A public high school located in Sulphur, Louisiana.

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Sulphur, Louisiana

Sulphur (Soufre) is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Superstars of Dance

Superstars of Dance was an American reality television show, first broadcast on January 4, 2009, on NBC.

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Superstition (song)

"Superstition" is a song by American singer-songwriter Stevie Wonder.

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Survivor (band)

Survivor is an American rock band formed in Chicago in 1978 by guitarist/songwriter Jim Peterik.

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Sy Oliver

Melvin James "Sy" Oliver (December 17, 1910 – May 28, 1988) was an American jazz arranger, trumpeter, composer, singer and bandleader.

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T-R-O-U-B-L-E

T-R-O-U-B-L-E is the third studio album from the American country music artist Travis Tritt.

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Take One (Adam Lambert album)

Take One is the non-official debut studio album by American singer and ''American Idol'' season eight runner-up Adam Lambert, consisting of pre-Idol recordings Lambert made while working as a session musician, but released post-Idol.

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Tammi Terrell

Tammi Terrell (born Thomasina Winifred Montgomery; April 29, 1945 – March 16, 1970) was an American recording artist, best known as a star singer for Motown Records during the 1960s, most notably for a series of duets with singer Marvin Gaye.

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Taylor Hicks

Taylor Reuben Hicks by Wade Kwon for the Scripps Howard News Service, March 17, 2006.

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Taylor Swift

Taylor Alison Swift (born December 13, 1989) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Taylorsville High School

Taylorsville High School is a public high school established in 1981, located in Taylorsville, Utah, United States.

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Taylorsville, Utah

Taylorsville is a city in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States.

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Tears for Fears

Tears for Fears are an English pop rock band formed in Bath in 1981 by Roland Orzabal and Curt Smith.

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Teen Choice Awards

The Teen Choice Awards is an annual awards show that airs on the Fox television network.

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Telemundo

Telemundo is an American Spanish-language terrestrial television network owned by Comcast through the NBCUniversal division NBCUniversal Telemundo Enterprises.

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Tell Me Something Good

"Tell Me Something Good" is a song by Rufus and Chaka Khan, written by Stevie Wonder and released in 1974.

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Terence Trent D'Arby

Sananda Francesco Maitreya (born Terence Trent Howard, March 15, 1962), better known by his former stage name Terence Trent D'Arby, is an American singer and songwriter who came to fame with his debut studio album, Introducing the Hardline According to Terence Trent D'Arby, released in July 1987, which included the singles "If You Let Me Stay", "Wishing Well", "Dance Little Sister" and "Sign Your Name".

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Thank You (Boyz II Men song)

"Thank You" is a New jack swing song released by American R&B/soul-singing group, Boyz II Men in 1995.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960.

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The Fray

The Fray is an American rock band from Denver, Colorado.

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The Jackson 5

The Jackson 5, or Jackson Five, currently known as the Jacksons, are an American family music group.

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The Letter (The Box Tops song)

"The Letter" is a song written by Wayne Carson that was first recorded by the American rock band the Box Tops in 1967.

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The Miracles

The Miracles (also known as Smokey Robinson and the Miracles from 1965 to 1972) were an American rhythm and blues vocal group that was the first successful recording act for Berry Gordy's Motown Records, and one of the most important and influential groups in pop, rock and roll, and R&B music history.

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The Police

The Police were a British rock band formed in London in 1977.

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The Rolling Stones

The Rolling Stones are an English rock band formed in London, England, in 1962.

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The Rose (film)

The Rose is a 1979 American drama film which tells the story of a self-destructive 1960s rock star who struggles to cope with the constant pressures of her career and the demands of her ruthless business manager.

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The Rose (song)

"The Rose" is a classic pop song written by Amanda McBroom and made famous by Bette Midler who recorded it for the soundtrack of the 1979 film The Rose in which it plays under the closing credits.

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The Search Is Over

"The Search Is Over" is a 1985 song by the American rock band Survivor.

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The Supremes

The Supremes were an American female singing group and the premier act of Motown Records during the 1960s.

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The Temptations

The Temptations are an American vocal group who released a series of successful singles and albums with Motown Records during the 1960s and 1970s.

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The Tracks of My Tears

"The Tracks of My Tears" is a song written by Smokey Robinson, Pete Moore, and Marv Tarplin.

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The Undisputed Truth

The Undisputed Truth was a 1970s Motown recording act, assembled by record producer Norman Whitfield as a means for being able to experiment with his psychedelic soul production techniques.

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The Voice (U.S. season 2)

The second season of the American reality talent show The Voice premiered on NBC on February 5, 2012 in the 10 p.m. ET slot immediately following coverage of Super Bowl XLVI.

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The Voice (U.S. TV series)

The Voice is an American singing competition television series broadcast on NBC.

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The Way You Look Tonight

"The Way You Look Tonight" is a song from the film Swing Time, written by Dorothy Fields and Jerome Kern, and originally performed by Fred Astaire.

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The Way You Make Me Feel

"The Way You Make Me Feel" is a song by American recording artist Michael Jackson.

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The Winner Takes It All

"The Winner Takes It All" is a song recorded by the Swedish pop group ABBA.

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Thelma Houston

Thelma Houston (née Jackson; born May 7, 1946) is an American singer and actress.

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Then (Brad Paisley song)

"Then" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist Brad Paisley.

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This Love (Maroon 5 song)

"This Love" is a song by the American pop rock band Maroon 5.

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This One's for the Girls

"This One's for the Girls" is a song written by Chris Lindsey, Hillary Lindsey and Aimee Mayo, and recorded by American country music singer Martina McBride.

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Tina Turner

Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock; November 26, 1939) is an American-born Swiss singer-songwriter, dancer, actress, and author.

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Tommy Dorsey

Thomas Francis Dorsey Jr. (November 19, 1905 – November 26, 1956) was an American jazz trombonist, composer, conductor and bandleader of the Big Band era.

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Tonic (band)

Tonic is an American rock band that has earned two Grammy nominations.

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Tornado

A tornado is a rapidly rotating column of air that is in contact with both the surface of the Earth and a cumulonimbus cloud or, in rare cases, the base of a cumulus cloud.

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Tracy Chapman

Tracy Chapman (born March 30, 1964) is an American singer-songwriter, known for her hits "Fast Car" and "Give Me One Reason", along with other singles "Talkin' 'bout a Revolution", "Baby Can I Hold You", "Crossroads", "New Beginning" and "Telling Stories".

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Train (band)

Train is an American rock band from San Francisco, formed in 1993.

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Travis Tritt

James Travis Tritt (born February 9, 1963) is an American country music singer, songwriter, and actor.

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True Colors (Cyndi Lauper song)

"True Colors" is a song written by American songwriters Billy Steinberg and Tom Kelly.

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Turn Your Lights Down Low

"Turn Your Lights Down Low" is a song by Bob Marley & The Wailers from their 1977 album Exodus.

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U2

U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin formed in 1976.

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University of Cambridge

The University of Cambridge (informally Cambridge University)The corporate title of the university is The Chancellor, Masters, and Scholars of the University of Cambridge.

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University of London

The University of London (abbreviated as Lond. or more rarely Londin. in post-nominals) is a collegiate and a federal research university located in London, England.

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University of Oxford

The University of Oxford (formally The Chancellor Masters and Scholars of the University of Oxford) is a collegiate research university located in Oxford, England.

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USA Today

USA Today is an internationally distributed American daily, middle-market newspaper that serves as the flagship publication of its owner, the Gannett Company.

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Usher (musician)

Usher Raymond IV (born October 14, 1978), is an American singer, songwriter and dancer.

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Venus (Frankie Avalon song)

"Venus" is a song written by Ed Marshall and Peter DeAngelis.

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Viva la Vida

"Viva la Vida" is a song by British rock band Coldplay.

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Vivint Smart Home Arena

Vivint Smart Home Arena is an indoor arena located in Salt Lake City, Utah.

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Von Smith

Vaughn Lee "Von" Smith (born June 15, 1986) is an American singer and internet personality.

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Wake County Public School System

The Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) is a public school district located in Wake County, North Carolina.

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Waking Up in Vegas

"Waking Up in Vegas" is a song by American singer Katy Perry, taken as the fourth and final single from her second studio album, One of the Boys (2008).

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Walkin' After Midnight

"Walkin' After Midnight" is a song written by Alan Block and Donn Hecht and recorded by American country music artist Patsy Cline.

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We Are the Champions

"We Are the Champions" is a song by the British rock band Queen, first released on their 1977 album News of the World.

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Wells Fargo Center (Salt Lake City)

Wells Fargo Center is a skyscraper located in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States.

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Westin St. Francis

The Westin St.

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What a Wonderful World

"What a Wonderful World" is a pop ballad written by Bob Thiele (as "George Douglas") and George David Weiss.

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What Becomes of the Brokenhearted

"What Becomes of the Brokenhearted" is a hit single recorded by Jimmy Ruffin and released on Motown Records' Soul label in the summer of 1966.

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What Hurts the Most

"What Hurts the Most" is a song written by American songwriter Jeffrey Steele and English songwriter Steve Robson.

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What's Going On (Marvin Gaye song)

"What's Going On" is a song by American recording artist Marvin Gaye, released in 1971 on the Motown subsidiary Tamla.

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What's Love Got to Do with It (song)

"What's Love Got to Do with It" is a song recorded by the American singer Tina Turner, released in 1984.

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Who's Lovin' You

"Who's Lovin' You" is a Motown soul song, written in 1960 by William "Smokey" Robinson.

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Whole Lotta Love

"Whole Lotta Love" is a song by English hard rock band Led Zeppelin.

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Wicked (musical)

Wicked is a Broadway musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Schwartz and book by Winnie Holzman.

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Wild Angels (Martina McBride song)

"Wild Angels" is a song written by Matraca Berg, Gary Harrison and Harry Stinson, and performed by American country music artist Martina McBride.

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Wild Cherry (band)

Wild Cherry was an American funk rock band best known for their song "Play That Funky Music".

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William Hung

William James Hung, also known as Hung Hing Cheong, is a Hong Kong-born American former singer who gained fame in early 2004 as a result of his off-key audition performance of Ricky Martin's hit song "She Bangs" on the third season of the television series American Idol.

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Wisconsin

Wisconsin is a U.S. state located in the north-central United States, in the Midwest and Great Lakes regions.

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WRAL-TV

WRAL-TV, virtual channel 5 (UHF digital channel 48), is an NBC-affiliated television station licensed to Raleigh, North Carolina, United States and serving the Triangle region (Raleigh–Durham–Chapel Hill–Fayetteville).

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You Are Not Alone

"You Are Not Alone" is a song by American singer Michael Jackson from his ninth studio album HIStory: Past, Present and Future, Book I (1995).

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You Are So Beautiful

"You Are So Beautiful" is a song written by Billy Preston and Bruce Fisher and produced by Jim Price.

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You Belong with Me

"You Belong with Me" is a song recorded by American singer-songwriter Taylor Swift.

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You Can't Hurry Love

"You Can't Hurry Love" is a 1966 song originally recorded by The Supremes on the Motown label.

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You Found Me

"You Found Me" is a song by American rock band The Fray.

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You Keep Me Hangin' On

"You Keep Me Hangin' On" is a 1966 song written and composed by Holland–Dozier–Holland.

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You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown is a 1967 musical comedy with music and lyrics by Clark Gesner, based on the characters created by cartoonist Charles M. Schulz in his comic strip Peanuts.

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You're All I Need to Get By

"You're All I Need to Get By" is a song recorded by the American R&B/soul duo Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell and released on Motown Records' Tamla label in 1968.

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Ypsilanti, Michigan

Ypsilanti (often mispronounced), commonly shortened to Ypsi, is a city in Washtenaw County in the U.S. state of Michigan, perhaps best known as the home of Eastern Michigan University.

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Yvonne Elliman

Yvonne Marianne Elliman (born December 29, 1951) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress who performed for four years in the first cast of Jesus Christ Superstar.

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(Everything I Do) I Do It for You

"(Everything I Do) I Do It for You" is a song by Canadian singer-songwriter Bryan Adams.

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(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction

"(I Can't Get No) Satisfaction" is a song by the English rock band the Rolling Stones, released in 1965.

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(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman

"(You Make Me Feel Like) A Natural Woman" is a 1967 single released by American soul singer Aretha Franklin on the Atlantic label.

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19 Entertainment

19 Entertainment is a producer of entertainment properties for television with a focus on music.

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61st Primetime Emmy Awards

The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards were held on Sunday, September 20, 2009.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Idol_(season_8)

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