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Kanye West: ‘I bled hard’ over Swift debacle

September 5th, 2010 SacBee -- Wire Entertainment - Music News Comments off
Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year - and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter.

FILE - In this Sept. 13, 2009 file photo, singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award during the MTV Video Music Awards in New York. West is still feeling the pain over his trophy grab from Taylor Swift last year, and he’s expressing his pain all over Twitter. West has unleashed a torrent of emotions on his official Twitter on Saturday, Sept. 4, 2010, acknowledging he was wrong for taking an award from the country sweetheart at the MTV Video Music Awards. But he says he "bled hard." He says he had to cancel his tour with Lady Gaga and even lost employees.
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Kids load up on musical skill in truck

September 5th, 2010 Queenie Wong Comments off
A black moving truck tagged with icy blue graffiti-styled letters parks outside the Roberts Family Development Center's Marina Vista site every Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Waltianna Snider, 9, left, pauses during her keyboard lesson as Kenneth Hearne watches his granddaughter Sarahyea Griffin, 4, learn the guitar from Flip Kirby. Musical Instruments 'N Kids' Hands uses a moving truck to provide a free 10-week program to economically disadvantaged children.

Flip Kirby, a professional drummer, founded Musical Instruments 'N Kids' Hands by turning a used U-Haul truck into a music room.
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Hot Ticket: Don’t miss these shows

September 5th, 2010 SacBee -- Music Comments off
Tickets are on sale for the Joan Rivers show in Sacramento.

Jamie J. Jones and Lindsey Alley appear in "Shear Madness."
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Appeals court rules for Eminem in royalty lawsuit

September 4th, 2010 SacBee -- Wire Entertainment - Music News Comments off
A federal appeals court has found Eminem's former production company is entitled to more money from downloads of the rapper's songs and ringtones.
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Calif. judge: rapper 40 Glocc must heed gang ban

September 3rd, 2010 SacBee -- Wire Entertainment - Music News Comments off
A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton.
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