The primary role of the music industry is to have artists be heard above the rest. It's a big needle in a haystack problem. The Internet has the service and tools to find the needle in a haystack.
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It's a very female bonding kind of dance. AISHA ALI It's normal to move the pelvis. It's not meant to be lascivious. It's meant to be a form of everyday... AISHA ALI Eventually they get interested in all the different kinds of music we play...and they want to know a... AISHA ALI The neck moves and the shoulders move and the chest lifts and the diaphragm lifts. The pelvis goes u... AISHA ALI The builders have no right to construct any building without the approval of the layout plans by the... AHMED ALI Suddenly we found the Sunnis pushed out of the Iraqi government. Because of that, we decided to go t... AHMED ALI All people hope Islam helps everything in life. Islam will make jobs. Islam will make freedom. Islam... AHMED ALI We voted for the one who can make a change, AHMED ALI People are very, very provoked, ... They are boiling. AHMED ALI It is a farce. If they couldn't form a government till now, how will they lead a country? AHMED ALI some of the neighbouring countries still interfere in the affairs of Afghanistan and make the situat... AHMED ALI