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John Mayer Rocks Philips Arena
Seven-time Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter John Mayer returns to Atlanta.
Live Music Picks
The week's highlights include Miranda Lambert, Spoon, the Moody Blues, Josh Joplin and The xx.
Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies
Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist who had a No. 1 hit as a gravel-voiced teen with "The Letter" and went on to influence a generation of musicians through hiswork with Big Star, died Wednesday in New Orleans.
Slain artist had ‘bright future'
After doing jail time for assault, aspiring hip-hop artist Dezmond Wilson appeared to be turning his life around, his cousin Ryan Adams said Thursday.
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