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Award Ceremony Interruption Still Being Defended As Spontaneous Honesty
A live acceptance speech was abruptly reclassified as a public debate about artistic merit after one attendee decided timing, etiquette, and volume were all negotiable.
Local Resident Refuses To Clarify Meaning Of Public Statement
A local musician maintains that a widely circulated statement was perfectly clear, despite three decades of public confusion over who, or what, it was ever about.
Island Clergy Defend Contest Entry Following Mixed Critical Reception
Two members of the clergy on a remote island have defended their entry to a pan-European song contest, describing a much-rehearsed ballad about a horse as original, heartfelt, and unfairly overshadowed by what they called a clerical error elsewhere.
Award Withdrawn After Credited Performers Found Not To Have Supplied Vocals
A consumer-trust review concluded that the individuals pictured on the product had at no point contributed to the product, prompting an industry body to reclaim a major award.
Local Performer Stakes Soul In High-Risk Contract Against Better-Resourced Rival
A self-employed musician has defended entering a one-round performance contest in which the prize was a gold instrument and the personal collateral was, by his own account, his soul.