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Sunday, July 5, 2009
Ann Powers, Pop Music Critic
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By ANN POWERS
MOVIE REVIEW:
This documentary is an exemplary look at the African superstar's life and the fallout over his album 'Egypt.'
July 3, 2009
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By ANN POWERS
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
For fans, he was a boy prodigy or a troubled adult.
June 27, 2009
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By Ann Powers
AN APPRECIATION:
Jackson never let go of the mandate to transform. It became the great source of his art, and his biggest burden.
June 26, 2009
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By ANN POWERS
{} {POP MUSIC REVIEW}:
The idiosyncratic bard visits eras and regions with dry Brit wit in a live set in Hollywood.
June 23, 2009
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By ANN POWERS
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
With an electric Alison Mosshart out front and Jack White on drums, it's a sideways storm.
June 19, 2009
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By ANN POWERS
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
The 'American Idol' runner-up views his confirmation in Rolling Stone as no big deal. Society, however, might view it differently.
June 10, 2009
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June 7, 2009
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By ANN POWERS
ALBUM REVIEW:
The punk trio takes a dazzling musical journey in their latest concept album.
May 15, 2009
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By ANN POWERS
Think you know the sound of this continent? It's time to listen again. Home-grown and global impulses are interacting in dynamic ways.
March 22, 2009
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC:
Jenny Lewis had done polished. It was time for a real free-wheelin' family, ahem, 'jam.'
September 24, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The performer connects with fans on her 'Rock Witchu' tour.
September 19, 2008
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By Ann Powers
With her theatrical flair and big songs, it's a wonder the Backwoods Barbie hasn't promenaded down the Great White Way. For Dolly Parton, the wait's almost over.
September 21, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP ALBUM REVIEW
September 12, 2008
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By Ann Powers
Raphael Saadiq, Eric Benet and others are also part of a bumper crop of releases due this fall.
September 7, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
Eclectic playlist showcases the evolution of the band's sound, from dance influence to driving rock.
August 26, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Seattle fest shows that Sub Pop's 'world domination' plans may have come true.
July 15, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Today's tween stars are singing honestly about relationships without amping up their sexuality. And, hey, they know how to rock.
July 6, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
At the Forum, he finds the right mix to be the fans' Dr. Feel Good.
June 27, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
On a Glitter and Doom stop in Phoenix, he finds ways to freshen his considerable songbook.
June 19, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC:
As he readies his 'TwentyFive Live' tour, the pop star ponders the seeming opposites that make him who he is.
June 14, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Her 1993 album was by far her biggest to date, and taking part in a reissue of the groundbreaking feminist work reminds her of both its success and the subsequent backlash.
June 22, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The musician's dazzling performance Saturday night uses hits, guest stars and killer covers to cement his status as perhaps the top live act around.
April 28, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Michael Jackson, unlike Britney and Paris, is too alien to garner the public's sympathy. He should focus on his music.
March 1, 2008
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By Ann Powers
POP MUSIC REVIEW:
In pure comic-book adventure, the Seattle show is big on heroics.
April 18, 2008
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
The singer's classic hit bridges the generation gap in a new AT & T ad.
April 22, 2008
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By Ann Powers
ALBUM SPOTLIGHT:
"All the Lost Souls" (Atlantic Records)
"Playlist" (Mercury Records)
September 16, 2007
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POP ALBUM REVIEW:
"It Won't Be Soon Before Long"(A&M/Octone) 
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By Ann Powers
POP ALBUM REVIEW:
Minutes to Midnight (Warner Bros.)
May 15, 2007
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By Ann Powers
CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK:
Strength, suffering and survival mark the poetry of three artists on the pop-folk horizon.
November 29, 2006
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By Ann Powers
REVIEW:
The documentary details the controversy that engulfed the Dixie Chicks after Natalie Maines' anti-Bush remark.
October 27, 2006
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By Ann Powers
REVIEW
September 16, 2006
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By Ann Powers
MOVIE / POP MUSIC REVIEW:
The movie "Idlewild" and the music of OutKast can learn from each other. The film plays it straight, but the album takes risks.
August 23, 2006
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By Ann Powers
THE MUSIC OF WAR:
Pop protest, born of unifying slogans, reinvents itself for a new era. But amid the subtle dancefloor digs, brash mash-ups and video clips, is the audience listening?
July 2, 2006
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