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Aretha to perform at Motown gala...Motown musicians including Smokey Robinson will be honoured. The black tie concert will form part of a weekend of events in the US city to mark the record label's half-century. Franklin, was offered a contract with Motown but signed to... In this article: Motown, Aretha Franklin, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, Otis Williams, Columbia Records, Berry Gordy Jr., Levi Stubbs, Smokey Robinson, and Diana Ross |
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washingtonpost.com | October 31, 2009
With 'In Love & War' album, Amerie wants to be more than a '1 Thing' Wonder
...head in 2007 when Amerie decided to shelve her then-forthcoming disc, "Because I Love It." The album would have been her third U.S. release for Columbia Records, but the singer had grown skeptical of her paymasters and put the project in cold...
In this article: Amerie Rogers, 1 Thing, Georgetown University, Rich Harrison, Def Jam, Texas, U.S. Army, Beastie Boys, and Marvin Gaye
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Scotland on Sunday | October 12, 2009
Streisand tops UK and US charts
...especially my manager Marty Erlichman and my team at Columbia Records." The 67-year-old is also the first artist to top the US chart in five consecutive decades. She said: "You'd think that getting the news that you've been No 1 in five...
In this article: Barbra Streisand, US, UK, Love, All rights reserved, Tommy LiPuma, Columbia Records, and Diana Krall
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Yahoo! News | October 07, 2009
Barbra Streisand tops U.S. pop chart for ninth time (Reuters)
50 mins ago LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Barbra Streisand scored her ninth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart on Wednesday with a jazz release that overshadowed high-profile releases by some much-younger artists. Streisand's "Love Is...
In this article: Barbra Streisand, Mariah Carey, U.S., Higher Ground, Brand New Eyes, Memoirs of an Imperfect Angel, Vivendi SA, Starbucks Corp, Sony Corp., and Universal Music Group
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New York Daily News | November 03, 2009
After 76 years, a return engagement
...to go to the U.S. because the first country the Septeto ever visited in 1927 was the U.S. and it was where the first recordings were made with Columbia Records," said Ricardo Oropesa, 54, Frank's brother, who is the group's rep, dancer and...
In this article: Septeto, U.S., Cuba, Chicago, New York, and Columbia Records
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Wikipedia | August 15, 2009
Sophie Zelmani
...weeks but the whole thing took half a year." By 1997, Zelmani's debut album had sold 200,000 copies in Europe and Asia Pacific, before moving to the US market, distributed by Columbia Records. Zelmani said, "I had no ambitions to go abroad.
In this article: Sophie Zelmani, Stockholm, Shyness, Grammy Award, Sony, Columbia Records, US, and Scandinavia
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Independent.co.uk - Music | August 26, 2009
Bob Dylan to release Christmas album for charity
A statement by Columbia Records says "Christmas in the Heart" will be released Oct. 13. Dylan's US royalties will go to the organization Feeding America. It's estimated that will help feed 1.4 million families during the holidays. The...
In this article: Bob Dylan, Little Drummer Boy, Here Comes Santa Claus, Winter Wonderland, Columbia Records, and US
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Illmatic
...the projects, being a poster child for that, that didn't exist back then." Illmatic was released on April 19, 1994 through Columbia Records in the United States. The album also featured international distribution that same year in countries...
In this article: Nas, New York City, The Sun Rises in the East, East Coast hip hop, Queensbridge, Large Professor, DJ Premier, Only Built 4 Cuban Linx..., and Time
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BBC News | August 27, 2009
Dylan to release Christmas album
...13 October, will include Winter Wonderland and Little Drummer Boy. Columbia Records said US royalties from the sale of the album would go to the Feeding America charity. The fund, which provides "food security to people in need", hopes to...
In this article: Bob Dylan, Christmas album, Feeding America, Little Drummer Boy, Here Comes Santa Claus, Winter Wonderland, Columbia Records, US, and Bangladesh
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Sunday Mirror | September 09, 2009
Glasvegas frontman 'not missing'
...being nominated. But a Columbia Records spokesman said: "James is not missing and he's very much looking forward to the Kings Of Leon tour dates which start on September 11 in Bristol Massachusetts in the USA." The singer had...
In this article: Glasvegas, Kings of Leon, Glasgow, Daily Record, Columbia Records, US, and Italy
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The United States of America (commonly referred to as the United States, the U.S., the USA, or America) is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district. The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states and Washington, D.C., the capital district, lie between the Pacific and Atlantic Oceans, bordered by Canada to the north and Mexico to the south. The state of Alaska is in the northwest of the continent, with Canada to the east and Russia to the west across the Bering Strait. The state of Hawaii is an archipelago in the mid-Pacific. The country also possesses several territories in the Caribbean and Pacific.
At 3.79 million square miles (9.83 million km) and with about 308 million people, the United States is the third or fourth largest country by total area, and the third largest by land area and population. It is one of the world's most ethnically diverse and multicultural nations, the product of large-scale immigration from many countries. The U.S. economy is the largest national economy in the world, with an estimated 2008 gross domestic product (GDP) of US $14.4 trillion (a quarter of nominal global GDP and a fifth of global GDP at purchasing power parity).
- Name:
- the United States
- Conventional Long Name:
- United States of America
- Capital:
- Washington, D.C.
- Language:
- None at federal level
- English (de facto)
- Motto:
- In God We Trust
- Largest City:
- New York City
- Government type:
- Federal constitutional republic
- Founding Date:
- September 03, 1783
- Formations:
- Recognized
- Area:
- 3794101
- GDP (per capita PPP):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (per capita PPP) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal):
- $14.441 trillion
- GDP (nominal per capita) Rank:
- 17th
- GPD (nominal) Rank:
- 1st
- GDP (nominal per capita):
- $47,440
- Currency:
- United States dollar ($)
- Demonym:
- American
- Drives On:
- right
- Currency (code):
- USD
- Country Calling Code:
- +1
- ccTLD:
- .us .gov .mil .edu
- Anthem:
- "The Star-Spangled Banner"
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