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And the Nominees Are… It's a battle of the bands. The nominees for the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame were announced today and the first-time contenders really ran the gamut from Linda Ronstadt and Hall and Oates to Nirvana. Fans can also weighed in and voted online.

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' Cups ' Song Gets a Tap Dance Remember the "Cups" song craze that everyone was doing this summer? Now a Broadway dancer has taken it to the next level. The "Book of Mormon" understudy choreographed a dance to go along with the "Cups" song. He says the idea came to him while he was backstage.