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Use the internet to locate a short NEWS article about some form of AMERICAN Music. Please do not use informational sites (like Wikipedia), but use news articles. The article should be no more than 1 year old. Read the article. Then write a short summary paragraph here on our Wiki page. INCLUDE A LINK TO YOUR ARTICLE. Add a sentence about why you think this information might be important. **Then find an example of this music and include a link for us to hear it**. Be sure to sign your name at the end. CLICK EDIT TO ADD INFORMATION - CLICK SAVE WHEN YOU ARE FINISHED.

The article that I read was on mtv.com, and really found it interesting. This article was about a singer from the X-factor, Chris Rene. He used to be a trash man for a living, until he decided to turn his life around and try out for the show. He won third place and signed a contract with Epic records. Since the X-Factor, he has had a couple of hits like 'Young Homie' and 'Troble". Chris has been a great role model for many young adults and is a great inspiration for everyone.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYPTS_39I8g

-Allie Fulginiti

The article that I read was on the CBS News website, and it really caught my attention. It was about a girl named Carly Rose Sonenclar. She was caught on tape singing Feeling Good in a club. She blew people away with her voice. About a year later, she was on the X-Factor singing even better. I felt that this article was important because it really shows you what you can achieve in a musical career. This girl was performing in small clubs, but a year later, she was singing beautifully on national television. This proves that if people love to sing, they can do whatever they want with their voice. They just have to try their best, like Carly.

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-Alicia Thompson 8-3

The article I read was about Bob Dylan. It is about his music tracks and really brought my attention. I feel like it was important to others that this article came out so they could learn more about Bob Dylan. It is also bought his new track Tempest. I think it was a cool song and is a new type of music from him.

http://abcnews.go.com/blogs/entertainment/2012/09/review-bob-dylans-tempest/

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mns9VeRguys

Zach Cutler

I read about the Made In America festival in Philadelphia. It was during Labor Day weekend. In addition to being a nice concert, it helped the local economy by bringing in tourists during a usually calm weekend. There was a lineup of around 30 American pop artists. Even President Obama made a video call to the attendees to encourage them to vote and to support the patriotic concert.

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-Hannah Kushner 8-3

Kalyn Nix

This articke is about Wynton Morsalis, the legendary musician and artistic director of jazz at Lincoln Center. He went on a tour and talked about the meanings in American music and he talked about the identity of American music. He went on tour preforming and exploring "mulatto identity of our american music". He aslo gave speeches and lectures on his tour. He also talked about how the blues was a mix of many american styles of music. http://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2012/02/the-melding-of-american-music/ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KosecjRyTpk&list=UUGrcWKuyxxwnIHg1101zabA&index=10&feature=plcp---youtube video and music.

This article is about the Made In America Music Festival that took place over this past Memorial Day weekend in Philadelphia, PA. The two day festival included artists of all genres such as Calvin Harris (DJ), Rick Ross (rapper), New soul, featuring Jenelle Monae, Skrillex (DJ), Pearl Jam, Passion Pit, rap legend and festival organizer, Jay-Z, Drake, and many more. This festival was important because it celebrated the music that originated in our country, and showed fans their appreciation for the love and support of their music.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cR2XilcGYOo http://www.usatoday.com/life/music/news/story/2012-09-02/jay-z-made-in-america-festival/57535310/1

-Katrina Skibicki

This article is about Lynyrd Skynyrd and about him and the band. I feel this music could strongly represent peoples few. I thought the music was good and very well known http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IwWUOmk7wO0

http://www.soundonsound.com/sos/jan08/articles/classictracks_0108.htm -Justin Beneck

This article is about a man who died while practicing for an audition for X factor. And for me this, though very sad, shows how hard people try to achieve their dreams. http://www.nme.com/news/various-artists/68396 -Ian Hartley

This article is about how macklemore and ryan lewis boosted to fame this month becoming the number one on itunes. Also it is also about justin timberlake's new album and how one of his songs got very popular really fast http://www.billboard.com/articles/news/1521657/macklemore-ryan-lewis-crown-hot-100-justin-timberlake-soars-to-top-5

-matt tornek

My article was about the Rapper Rick Ross and how he was in a drive- by shooting. Many shots were fired at a Rolls-Royce that Ross was in Fort Lauderdale.

http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/28/rick-ross-shooting-rapper-rolls-royce-lauderdale_n_2566509.html http://www.usatoday.com/story/life/music/2013/01/28/rick-ross-shooting/1870573/ -Peter Williams

I recently read an article about Justin Timberlake was going to perform at the Grammys this year. It said that they weren't sure, since he just came back into the music business, if he would be as energetic he used to be. Justin Timberlake, who is turning 32 soon, is not coming back weak, but decides o take his tour to the Grammys.

http://marquee.blogs.cnn.com/2013/01/30/justin-timberlake-to-perform-at-the-grammys/?iref=allsearch

-Katie Bodycot