The Times defends an R&B singer who simulated sex onstage with a 14-year-old girl: "Yet others say...Verizon acted unfairly, and perhaps without considering whether Akon could have known his ...
The awards...ended a desolate period in which their music was boycotted and banned by country music stations, their CDs were burned and smashed, and group member's lives were threatened."
How sweet: "After death threats, boycotts and a cold shoulder from the country music establishment, the Dixie Chicks gained sweet vindication Sunday night...."
