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‘The Masked Singer’ disappoints with bland execution

By Peter Zemeske | February 6, 2019

Fox’s new reality singing show “The Masked Singer” is a hybrid of all the buzzed-about modern day shows and plays on the audience’s basic level of interest: anticipation. The show aired weekly, starting Jan. 2, and has been renewed for a second...

Country at the Convo: Currington rocks DeKalb

By Deanna Frances | March 24, 2014

Country artists Chase Rice, Brett Eldredge and Billy Currington brought their A game to the We Are Tonight tour Thursday at the Convocation Center.Rice, an artist who blends pop beats and bass lines with country melodies and lyrics, opened the show. He...

Female sexuality can no longer be shamed

By Jeanette Fritz | January 27, 2014

Singers are facing controversy because they’re mixing sexualized lyrics, music videos and performances with feminism.The definition of feminist doesn’t state that anyone who claims the adjective isn’t allowed to show off his or her body; it is advocacy...