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Clothier who dressed Elvis Presley dies in Tenn.
Bernard Lansky, the Memphis retailer who helped a young Elvis Presley establish his signature clothing style of pegged pants, two-toned shoes and ...
DA: Heroin charge dropped vs. Bon Jovi's daughter
Drug charges against Jon Bon Jovi's 19-year-old daughter have been dropped, a central New York prosecutor said Thursday. Stephanie Bongiovi was found ...
Rihanna begins her 7-day world tour in Mexico City
Seven concerts. Seven cities. Seven days. Rihanna began her "777" tour in Mexico City Wednesday night with an exclusive party for about 2,000 fans.
Stars honor Veloso as Latin Grammys person of year
Juanes, Juan Luis Guerra, Nelly Furtado and Natalie Cole are among the artists who celebrated Brazilian musician Caetano Veloso at a ceremony honoring ...
Levine, Bieber lead People's Choice nominees
Adam Levine spans music and television with his leading six nominations for the People's Choice Awards. The Maroon 5 frontman and star of TV's "The ...
The Killers reschedule UK tour dates after illness
The Killers have announced rescheduled U.K. tour dates after they were forced to abandon a show in Manchester this week. Brandon Flowers, lead singer ...
Springsteen, McCartney, Kanye set for Sandy show
Paul McCartney, Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band and Kanye West will hit the stage at a Superstorm Sandy benefit concert next month at Madison ...
Kurtag premiere in Salzburg delayed until 2014
The world premiere of an opera composed by Gyorgy Kurtag based on Samuel Beckett's "Endgame" has been delayed a year until 2014. The Salzburg Festival ...
AP Interview: Muti says culture good for economy
Riccardo Muti, the master conductor, is sounding an ominous note, and it isn't rising from the orchestra pit. The former longtime maestro at Milan's ...
Dave Matthews Band pledges $1M for Sandy relief
The Dave Matthews Band is giving $1 million to help Superstorm Sandy recovery efforts. The band announced Wednesday that the Nov. 30 opening show of ...
INXS gives up touring after 35 years on the road
Australian rockers INXS are giving up touring after 35 years. Drummer Jon Farriss announced the end of the band's remarkable run of performances ...
Collage from Beatles album fetches $87,720
Sotheby's says an original piece of artwork from the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album has fetched 55,250 pounds ($87,720) at an ...
Kelli O'Hara to sing 'Carousel' with Philharmonic
Kelli O'Hara will be taking a break from singing Gershwin songs on Broadway early next year — to sing Rodgers & Hammerstein tunes with the The New ...
NBC's 'Revolution' snares Led Zeppelin songs
What tunes fit a post-apocalyptic society? For NBC's freshman drama "Revolution," the answer is Led Zeppelin's "Kashmir" and "Since I've Been Loving ...
Sotheby's to sell Mick Jagger's love letters
Handwritten letters from Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to his former lover Marsha Hunt will be auctioned in London next month. Hunt is an ...
Madonna fan guilty in NYC resisting arrest trial
A former firefighter with a crush on Madonna has been convicted of resisting arrest outside her former New York City apartment building as he ...
Q&A: Ne-Yo on new album, dance music, Tim McGraw
Ne-Yo knows that dance and electronic music dominate the charts and radio, and he believes some of the lyrics are weak. "There's dance songs out there ...
1 dead, 19 hurt near SAfrica Linkin Park concert
A spokeswoman for the South African city of Cape Town says one person died after a scaffolding collapsed in high winds outside a Linkin Park concert, ...
Taylor Swift shocked by 'unbelievable' album sales
Taylor Swift says the response to her latest album, "Red," has been "unbelievable." The American singer was speaking at Westfield London shopping mall ...
Carnegie Hall to reopen for first time since Sandy
Carnegie Hall will reopen Wednesday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy forced it to shutter its doors. The concert hall announced Tuesday that ...
No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney
The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other ...
Composer, Pulitzer winner Carter dies in NY at 103
Classical composer Elliott Carter, whose challenging, rhythmically complex works earned him widespread admiration and two Pulitzer Prizes, died Monday ...
Feverish early-vote effort turns to Election Day
Ever urgent as the clock ran down, Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's teams pressed voters Monday to get to the polls while thousands who were already ...
Springsteen, Jay-Z, put the pop in Obama rally
Someone has to introduce the president. On Monday, the final day of the presidential campaign, President Barack Obama, however, didn't bring along an ...
Controversial Guns N' Roses promo being modified
A Las Vegas resort criticized for a suggestive ad campaign promoting Guns N' Roses shows is apologizing for the flap and changing the artwork. Ads for ...