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Now Showing: 8,608 Artists | 50,580 EventsMonday, January 5, 2009 @ 5:11AMConsider the facts. Sales of hip-hop and rap music decreased 21 percent from 2005 to 2006 and, for the first time in more than a decade, no hip-hop artist landed in the Top 10 last year.

First baby of 2009 joins 2 brothersFriday, January 2, 2009 @ 3:37AMMARSHALL — When she went into labor a little before 3 a.m. Thursday, Alanta Atchison had no idea she would have the first Calhoun County baby of the year at 7:14 a.m.

Odd News -- January 1, 2009Thursday, January 1, 2009 @ 5:30AMOdd news from around the U.S.

Can’t stop the vibeThursday, January 1, 2009 @ 4:40AMCOMMENT ON THIS ! Your Views! Rochelle Pinto zeroes in on the international chartbusters to come...

Cleared Murder Suspect Herbie Gonzalez Is Still Dogged by SheriffsWednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 6:37PMThe more things changed for Herbie Gonzalez this year, the more they stayed the same.

Tales of a Civil Rights ActivistWednesday, December 31, 2008 @ 11:15AMextraordinary personal memoir by one of the Hamptons’ most colorful Southern imports and gifted political activists. It is required reading for anyone who wants to understand the inside story of the civil rights movement in this country.

From Scottish Pubs to Streets of the HoodMonday, December 29, 2008 @ 11:51PMScotland has already given the world Robert Burns, Walter Scott and Donovan, and now an American professor says it is also the birthplace of rap battles.

Top 20 show biz storiesMonday, December 29, 2008 @ 11:25AMMANILA, Philippines—It was a year of grief and sympathetic concern for readers who visited the INQUIRER.net’s Showbiz and Style website, as stories chronicling the deaths of three prominent personalities emerged as the most widely read in 2008.

Youth ministry will host battle of area bandsFriday, December 26, 2008 @ 11:38PMPARAGOULD — New Covenant Worship Center’s REACTive Youth Ministry is offering a safe alternative for youths wanting to celebrate New Year’s Eve.