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Voter turnout in the 2008 U.S. Presidential Election by race/ethnicity. Race and ethnicity has had an effect on voter turnout in recent years, with data from recent elections such as 2008 showing much lower turnout among people identifying as Hispanic or Asian ethnicity than other voters (see chart to the right).
8 – Stone Temple announced their reunion after five years a part, and a tour beginning in May 2008. [7] 14 – The CMT Music Awards took place at the Curb Event Center in Nashville, Tennessee. [8] 15 – Phantom Planet released their first studio album in four years, Raise the Dead.
June 6-8 – The 2008 Wakarusa Music and Camping Festival is held at Clinton State Park near Lawrence, Kansas, US. [30] June 10 – Lil Wayne's sixth album Tha Carter III sells 1 million copies in its first week of release. [31] June 12–15 – The 2008 Bonnaroo Music Festival is held in Manchester, Tennessee, US. [32] June 13–15
August 13 – Sandy Allen, American tallest woman in the world (according to Guinness World Records) (b. 1955) August 15. James Orthwein, American businessman (b. 1924) Leroy Sievers, American journalist (b. 1955) Jerry Wexler, American music producer and journalist (b. 1917) August 16 – Roberta Collins, American actress (b. 1944)
Here's a look at some of the songs the campaigns have used and how music has affected presidential politics this election cycle. Songs Trump uses on the 2024 campaign trail
Furthermore, Obama's candidacy inspired artists to create more unsolicited music and music videos than any other candidate in American political history. [109] Examples include " Yes We Can " by will.i.am , of the band The Black Eyed Peas ; "Make it to the Sun" [ 110 ] by Ruwanga Samath and Maxwell D; "Barack Obama" by JFC ; and "Unite the ...
Thirty-two million people attend music festivals every year in the U.S. Over half (51 percent) of those attendees are women. But on stage, the demographics are very different. Coachella’s 2016 lineup included 168 male artists and just 60 female artists — a figure that includes both all-female and mixed-gender acts.
The connection between music and politics has been seen in many cultures. People in the past and present – especially politicians, politically-engaged musicians and listeners – hold that music can 'express' political ideas and ideologies, such as rejection of the establishment ('anti-establishment') or protest against state or private actions, including war through anti-war songs, but also ...