being seen as the more friendly and likable of the two and by 26 points as “more inspiring.” Among issues, the economy, and the broader sentiment it inspires, are key to the election. Today the fewest number of Americans in more than a year say the country is on the wrong track, nearly half say their local economy is improving and a sense that jobs are “very difficult” to find has eased by 14 percentage points from last…
Although Shannon Magrane was sent make-up on final week’s part of “American Idol,” a 16-year-old Tampa, Florida, local has no tough feelings about her early elimination. On Monday (March 19), Magrane stopped by a MTV Newsroom and reflected on her fun, if brief time on a “Idol” stage. “It’s hard, we never know what America is thinking,” Magrane admitted. “It’s crazy, though we desired it. It was a good training knowledge for me. we desire…
8220;evolving,” but for now he supports civil unions, not same-sex marriage. Obama said progress will be slower than some people want, but he added that he was confident that there will be a day “when every single American, gay or straight or lesbian or bisexual or transgender, is free to live and love as they see fit. “Traditionally marriage has been decided by the states and right now I understand there’s a little debate…
BIRMINGHAM, Alabama (Reuters) – The sound defies mere singing, pulsing though the church sanctuary with sufficient force to put hell on alert. For three days this month singers from the United States, Canada and Britain gathered to celebrate an Elizabethan-era form of sacred choral music that took root and is preserved in the American south. Nearly 700 registered for the 32nd annual National Sacred Harp Convention, which maintains the traditio…
DENVER (Billboard) – Seen through the eyes of a music fan, Apple’s new iCloud feature is hardly a groundbreaking digital music experience. But stared through the eyes of the music industry, it’s revolutionary. The licensing deals that record labels and publishers struck with Apple to initially make music available in iCloud allow them to share in the value of an Apple product or service, beyond the mere purchase of music itself. S…
ve been asked to raise $60 million for that effort by the end of June. The fundraisers included an event on a Broadway stage, where Obama spoke to supporters who bought tickets, starting at $100, to watch a performance of the musical “Sister Act.” The fundraisers were part of a two-day trip that took Obama away from Washington as Republicans pulled out of debt-reduction talks and pressed the president to take a more active role in the…