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Word: megastar (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1970-1979
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...including two sisters, two brothers, one cousin-with the rock-savvy Gypsy Fever band. This week she reaches the Roxy in Los Angeles to begin a series of appearances at the citadels of U.S. rock. At 31, Dolly is out to become, in the hyperbole of the trade, a megastar. That means she wants the rock audience. Curious about how the quest was going, TIME Correspondent Jean Vallely accompanied Dolly part of the way. Vallely's report...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: On the Rock Road with Dolly Parton | 4/18/1977 | See Source »

...time when much of the recording industry is feeling the nation's economic squeeze-a few companies report sales down as much as 30%-Motown Record Corp., the black pop-music giant, has given Megastar Stevie Wonder, 25, a new contract for a guaranteed minimum of $13 million. If the singer-songwriter delivers more than the single annual LP required by the seven-year agreement, he can earn up to $24 million. The largest parcel handed out yet by a record company, Wonder's contract is worth as much as the Elton John ($8 million) and Neil Diamond...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Music: Wonderbucks | 8/18/1975 | See Source »

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