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Sprint and Interscope Records launch new music series

Full song downloads from the sessions will be available for purchase in the Sprint Music Store. Ringtones will also be made available.

Lockhart named artistic advisor of Brevard Music Center

“That name (Lockhart) by itself will work wonders. The reputation is just really national,” said Joyce Dorr of Asheville, retired founder of the music department at UNC Asheville and president-elect of the Asheville Area Center for the Performing Arts. “I think the reputation of the Brevard Music Center is becoming more and more enhanced very year. Almost everywhere you go, in the music world at least, people have heard of it and hold it in high regard.”

Music hopefuls put faith in the internet

MORE than one in three aspiring musicians believed they had a better chance of getting their music heard on the internet rather than in pubs or clubs, according to a new report today.

Classical or Kanye

I was talking to my son the other day and he asked me what I was listening to in my headphones. I told him Classical music. Classical, he asked? I said, yes. He asked me what Classical was to me and I told him that it was a type of music. He pondered that for a second and asked me why it was called Classical. I wasn't really sure why it was called Classical music to tell the truth. I would have guessed that it was from a period of time called the "Classical" Period, but I was not sure. He told me that he thought Rap music should be called the classical music of today. I didn't really have a response. We went on to tell me that artists like Chamillionaire and Kanye West are the classical composers of today. Again, I did not have a response. So, I guess it is all in the eye of the beholder. The next time he asks me what I am listening to, I will reply with the artist or composer's name as I don't want to have this discussion again.

Lil Jon is the hip hop artist from Atlanta that has been made famous through his crunk style music. Lil Jon hosted a television show on BET for numerous years but now enjoys a less rigorous schedule. He has worked with artist like Ludacris, Busta Rhymes, Elephant Man and Ying Yang Twins. Lil Jon is a huge NHL fan and you can see him at the Atlanta Thrashers games.