Music

2014 Grammys to be held Jan. 26 in Los Angeles
If you're a fan of the Grammy Awards, you can mark your calendar for Jan. 26, 2014, and Feb. 8, 2015. The Recording Academy and CBS announced the ...
France mulls culture tax on smartphones
The French government is considering creating a new tax on smartphones and tablets in a bid to raise millions to support the creation of digital ...
Chris Brown's scary curbside art irks LA neighbors
Grammy-winning musician Chris Brown's neighbors are unhappy with what some are calling frightening art he's chosen to have painted along the curb of ...
Politics commandeer stage in Mideast TV contest
TV singing contests around the world tend to serve up light, glitzy entertainment with a dash of emotional drama. But in the Middle East's version of ...
Little Richard's boyhood home to be moved
Officials in Georgia have decided to move the boyhood home of Little Richard to spare it from a highway construction project. Macon Mayor Robert ...
Slayer: Guitarist Hanneman died of cirrhosis
Members of Slayer say Jeff Hanneman died of alcohol-related cirrhosis. The guitarist died last week at a hospital in Hemet, Calif., at age 49. It was ...
US high school choir will back Rolling Stones
You can't always get what you want. Unless, perhaps, you're a member of the Green Valley High School choir and you want a chance to sing onstage with ...
Rosanne Cash's new project takes her out of NYC
Rosanne Cash has been a New Yorker for two decades, but her latest project is taking her out of the city. The 57-year-old singer is preparing a new ...
Korean pop sensation cracks jokes at Harvard
South Korean rapper PSY was welcomed to Harvard University on Thursday night by hundreds of screaming and shouting students and fans, as the "Gangnam ...
Kris Kross rapper remembered at Atlanta funeral
Chris Smith remembered his Kris Kross hip-hop partner Chris Kelly Thursday as a true friend who he's sure is in heaven now. Smith struggled to blurt ...
'American Idol' down to final 2 singers
"American Idol" finalist Angie Miller won't be tickling the ivories on this season's final showdown. The piano-playing 19-year-old singer from ...
Metal singer charged with soliciting wife's murder
A heavy metal singer gave an envelope containing $1,000 in cash to an undercover agent and provided instructions on how to kill his estranged wife, ...
Makeup artist says Jackson was pushed to rehearse
Michael Jackson's longtime makeup artist testified Thursday that she overhead an executive for concert promoter AEG Live insist that the singer ...
'Sugar Man' Rodriguez gets honorary degree
Wayne State University had no idea that a folk hero was in its midst when the Detroit school awarded Sixto Rodriguez a philosophy degree in 1981.
RIAA adds streams to gold, platinum certification
The Recording Industry Association of America is expanding its gold and platinum certification program to include song streams on the Internet.
Usher to curate music for July 4th fireworks show
Usher will be the spark for Macy's 4th of July fireworks show. The Grammy-winning singer will collaborate with Macy's to curate the concept, music and ...
Cannes charity AIDS gala reveals headliners
Dame Shirley Bassey and the British rock band Duran Duran will perform at amfAR's Cinema Against AIDS gala during this year's Cannes Film Festival.
Shakira on her post-baby body: 'I look decent'
Colombian superstar Shakira is learning how to balance her demanding work schedule with being a new mom one day at a time. "It's part of motherhood ...
Kris Kross rapper's funeral to be held in Atlanta
Mourners are set to gather for the funeral of former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly in Atlanta. Kelly's funeral will be held Thursday afternoon at ...
Former Jackson defender now says singer abused him
A choreographer and television personality who was a key witness in Michael Jackson's successful defense against child molestation charges is seeking ...
Singer arrested in Calif. murder-for-hire plot
Divorce documents show that the lead singer of metal band As I Lay Dying had an amicable split with the estranged wife he's now accused of trying to ...
Uncle: Rapper Chris Kelly devoted to family
An uncle of former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly was among the mourners Wednesday at an Atlanta funeral home and said his nephew was a good person who ...
Sharpton: Meeting with PepsiCo 'positive'
Officials with PepsiCo Inc. apologized during a meeting Wednesday with relatives of civil rights icon Emmett Till who were offended by a rapper who ...
Rihanna booed in Boston, cheered on in Brooklyn
Rihanna was booed for turning up late at a concert in Boston, but the audience in New York cheered her on even though she didn't start on time the ...