U.S. Rock Band Fails to Play in Libya Due to Visa
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An American rock band hoping to be the first Western group to play in Libya since Muammar Gaddafi came to power 35 years ago could not perform because of an administrative glitch, government officials said on Saturday.
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Troubled British pop singer Amy Winehouse will perform at Sunday's Grammy Awards live via satellite from London, after the U.S. government rejected her visa application to attend the music industry's biggest night of the year in Los Angeles, organizers said on Friday.
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Cat Stevens aka &quot;Yusuf Islam&quot; was blocked from entering the US today on &quot;national security grounds&quot;. The pop star, who converted to Islam, was denied access to the US because his name was on a security &quot;watch list&quot;, government security sources said.
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Country music singer Lee Greenwood, best known for his patriotic anthem "God Bless the USA," refused to take the stage for a concert honoring veterans, police and firefighters in a dispute over his payment.
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Libya has missed its first payment under a &#36;35 million compensation deal for 168 non-U.S. victims of a 1986 Berlin disco bombing, a German lawyer said Wednesday.
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The singer formerly known as Cat Stevens was denied entry into the United States Tuesday night and will be flown back to England Wednesday.
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A ZIMBABWEAN gospel diva with links to the First Family has been denied entry into the United Kingdom where she was due to perform at three concerts.
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A group of US musicians end their tour aimed at persuading voters to oust President George Bush.
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A former member of Germany's disbanded far-left group Red Army Faction (RAF) has been prevented from visiting her dying mother in the United States under toughnew immigration laws, media reports said.
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The refusal to allow singer Yusuf Islam into the US on national security grounds was a âslap in the face of sanityâ, a Muslim group said today.
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Amy Winehouse has been denied a visa to enter the United States, but Grammy producers plan to have her appear via satellite during the program.
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If you can't get tickets for the upcoming Who reunion tour, there's another chance to see the rock legends: The band will join the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Gnarls Barkley, The Killers, Keane and several other acts this fall for the first annual Virgin Festival.
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The Rolling Stones canceled their  concert in Valladolid, Spain, on Monday after lead singer Mick  Jagger developed laryngitis.
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The Van Halen concert scheduled for Sept. 12 at the Colonial Center in Columbia has been canceled. Refunds may be obtained where tickets were purchased.
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October 1, 2004 - Bruce Springsteen, the Dixie Chicks, and Pearl Jam are a few of the acts who are taking their dislike of President Bush on the road.
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NEW YORK - The lead singer of the rock band Incubus was arrested for a carrying a switchblade in his bag while trying to board a plane on his way to a concert in North Carolina.    Brandon Boyd, 28, was stopped Wednesday at LaGuardia Airport when baggage screeners spotted the knife in his carry-on luggage, said Lou Martinez, a spokesman for the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey, which operates the airport...
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Amy Winehouse, right, the British soul singer, will perform via satellite for the 50th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday despite an unexpected reversal of the State Departmentâs rejection of her visa, her spokesman said Friday. Officials at the Department of Homeland Security issued a waiver that in effect overturned a decision by the United States Embassy in London to deny her visa request, according to an administration official. But the shift came too late for Ms. Winehouse, who recently entered a rehabilitation clinic after a video purporting to show her using drugs surfaced online, to prepare for a live performance in Los Angeles. Her spokesman, Chris Goodman, said, âUnfortunately, due to the logistics involved and timing complications, Amy will not be traveling to the U.S. to perform at the Grammys in person.â Ms. Winehouse, who is nominated in six categories, including album of the year for âBack to Black,â will join a long list of performers on the broadcast, which grew longer on Friday with the announcement that Kanye West, whose eight nominations are the most for anyone, will take the stage at the ceremony. John Mayer and Bebe Winans will also perform on the live CBS broadcast. Organizers previously announced a lineup including BeyoncÃ©, Rihanna, Kid Rock and the Foo Fighters.