Obama to honor Carole King at White House concert
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House.
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Sammy Hagar faces appeal of tossed defamation case
IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former Playboy bunny who claims Sammy Hagar fathered her now-deceased child is appealing a ruling that…
'Idol' winner rolling out debut album in July
NEW YORK (AP) — Candice Glover spent more time on season 12 of "American Idol" than she will on creating her debut album.
Beatles' lyrics headed for British Library
LONDON (AP) — Shakespeare, the Magna Carta — and now some of John Lennon's finest lyrics.
Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June.
Pop songwriters find excitement in stage musicals
NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when most of the songs played on the radio came from Broadway. Now some popular hit makers like Cyndi…
Germany celebrates composer Wagner's 200th
BERLIN (AP) — Germany on Wednesday celebrated the 200th birthday of Richard Wagner, the 19th-century composer whose music has been…
Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China
BEIJING (AP) — Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers — and even sits on the toilet…
Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide
NEW YORK (AP) — Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional — not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his…
Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor
LOS ANGELES (AP) — AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing…
