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Music News for July 24, 2008
What's in a Name? Nas No. 1 (E! Online)
E! Online - The ABBA-channeling Meryl Streep apparently doesn't have the same street cred as Nas and Lil Wayne.
Ashanti Hired to Pimp Her Own Fantasy Island (E! Online)
E! Online - Ashanti knows how to put on a tour. And she was born on Long Island.
Madame Tussauds in London unveils wax Winehouse (AP)
AP - Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress.
New Pink Primed for Release (E! Online)
E! Online - Pink has garnered her fair share of headlines over the past year, none of which have been for her music. Until now.
Ry Cooder keeps alive L.A. sound with new album (AP)
AP - It was more than 50 years ago but Ry Cooder remembers it like it could have been last week; he was 8 years old and Johnny Cash came on the radio singing "Hey Porter."
Kanye West visits veterans on home turf (Reuters)
Reuters - Kanye West has joined forces with MTV for the documentary "Choose or Lose & Kanye West Present: Homecoming," the next installment of the "Choose or Lose" campaign, which tells the stories of war veterans and the difficulties they face once they return home.
Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.
Rapper DMX indicted on felony charges in Arizona (AP)
AP - Rapper DMX has been indicted on felony charges by a grand jury in Arizona for allegedly trying to get out of paying a hospital bill.
Neil Young documents anti-war tour in film (AP)
AP - Not every musician will make a film that features a fan facing him from a concert audience with two arms raised, middle fingers extended — more than one fan, in fact.
Celebrity Birthdays (AP)
AP - Celebrity birthdays for the week of July 27-Aug. 2:
