Music

It wasn't my "first rodeo," so to speak...but it was my most successful. My goal for the new year was to enter a karaoke contest at The Boot -- and win it. And I did!

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You guys, it's 'The Twelve Days of Christmas,' but with memes instead of old-timey Christmas stuff!

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Ryan Leslie is a record producer, songwriter and occasional rapper. He composes his songs on his laptop. So when he lost the computer in Cologne, Germany back in 2010 he had a big problem, since there were several unreleased tracks on the hard drive.

Leslie offered a $20,000 reward for the laptop's return. When that didn't work, he made a YouTube video in which he upped the reward to one million dollars.

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America's votes for the popular reality music TV show "The Voice" have been counted and tonight's special one-hour broadcast gave us those results. Shreveport's own Dez Duron was among those that advanced into the Top 12 to continue to the next competition on Monday.

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Weeks after wowing "X Factor" judges with a unique look and sound, Shreveport native Willie Jones has been eliminated. The 18-year-old Jones was disappointed, but put on a brave face, saying, " sucks that I have to go home, but it was really fun to be here."

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Shreveport sensation Willie Jones has earned a spot in the Final 16 on "The X Factor." Jones' coach Demi Lovato told the singer that he was "completely unique" -- as if that was ever in question.

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AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — Music festivals in Texas and elsewhere are booming. So is an alternative to paying soaring ticket prices to spend a weekend packed among 50,000 or more typically sweaty concertgoers — watching the performances online for free.

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Seventeen year-old Willie Jones from Shreveport, Louisiana did a performance on "The X Factor" on Thurdsay night that blew the judges away and brought the audience to their feet.

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I just witnessed a performance by some of the finest musicians I have ever seen in concert. I've been to a lot of concerts in my life, but this one ranks right up there with the best.  The Little River Band!

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This weekend was Texas Country Music Hall of Fame weekend in "The Best Little Town in Texas."

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