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Notre Dame's new pipe organ bears history's weight
From the moment the teenage musician caught sight of the organ in France's most famous cathedral, he knew where he wanted to play. In the five decades ...
Boston bomb suspect died of gunshots, blunt trauma
A suspect in the Boston Marathon bombings died from gunshot wounds and blunt trauma to his head and torso, a funeral director said Friday.
PepsiCo cuts ties with Lil Wayne over crude lyrics
PepsiCo is bowing to public pressure for the second time in a week and cutting ties with Lil Wayne over the rapper's crude lyrical reference to civil ...
Usher gets ready for role as Sugar Ray Leonard
Grammy-winning singer Usher believes his dancing skills will help him in his upcoming role as Sugar Ray Leonard in "Hands of Stone," a new boxing film ...
Marathon show lineup: Taylor, Aerosmith, New Kids
Aerosmith, James Taylor and Jimmy Buffett are among the scheduled performers for a Boston Marathon benefit concert on May 30. The show, at the TD ...
Hip-hop producer AraabMUZIK is shot, hospitalized
Abraham Orellana, the hip-hop producer known as AraabMUZIK, has been shot and is hospitalized. Orellana's publicist said in a statement late Thursday ...
Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman dies at 49
Jeff Hanneman, a founding member of Slayer whose career was irrevocably changed after a spider bite, has died. He was 49. Slayer spokeswoman Heidi ...
NJ gov signs overdose law, Bon Jovi applauds it
Just a few months after his daughter survived a drug overdose, Jon Bon Jovi joined New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie Thursday for the signing of a law ...
Saxophonist Wayne Shorter wins 3 Jazz Awards
Saxophonist-composer Wayne Shorter is a triple winner in the 2013 Jazz Awards presented by the Jazz Journalists Association. Shorter was a member of ...
Testimony: Family tried intervention for Jackson
Michael Jackson's mother sat in court Thursday as a police detective testified that she told him the family had tried drug interventions for the ...
Winans scion fails to get fraud sentence delayed
A judge won't extend the deadline for Michael Winans Jr. to report to federal prison for financial fraud. Winans is a member of the gospel music ...
Minn. Orchestra music director threatens to quit
The music director of the Minnesota Orchestra is threatening to quit until a musician lockout is resolved soon. Osmo Vanska (VAN'-skah) says he will ...
Jurors hear voicemail saying Jackson was sick
Five days before Michael Jackson died, his manager called the singer's doctor, told him Jackson was sick, and implored him to have blood tests done, ...
Overdose suspected in death of Kris Kross rapper
The mother of rapper Chris Kelly told authorities in Atlanta her son became sick after taking cocaine and heroin on the night before he died, ...
Deadheads oppose renaming Jerry Garcia venue
Deadheads are uniting in opposition to a proposal to rename a San Francisco venue named in honor of the Grateful Dead founder. The San Francisco ...
Music City mourns country legend George Jones
For a guy who sang so many sad songs, George Jones left behind a lot of laughs. There was more humor than sadness at Jones' funeral Thursday at the ...
Jay-Z joins pitch to redevelop suburban NY arena
Jay-Z is part of a group trying to renovate Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum outside New York City. The rapper and music mogul attended a meeting ...
J-Lo added to Beyonce charity show
Organizers say Jennifer Lopez has joined the lineup of a Beyonce-headlined charity concert in London next month. John Legend, Rita Ora, Ellie Goulding ...
Spice Girls musical 'Viva Forever' closing in June
"Viva Forever"? Not as it turns out. Producers announced Thursday that the Spice Girls musical will close at London's Piccadilly Theater June 29 after ...
Minaj, Chris Brown to perform at Billboard Awards
Nicki Minaj and her mentor, Lil Wayne, will join forces for a performance at the Billboard Music Awards, to be presented May 19 in Las Vegas.
Detective details financial woes of Jackson doctor
The doctor convicted of involuntarily killing Michael Jackson appeared to be on trial again Wednesday as a lawyer for Jackson's mother tried to show ...
Pink Floyd poser arrested for theft by swindle
A man is accused of pretending to be a member of rock band Pink Floyd at a Minnesota hospital — and racking up as much as $100,000 in unpaid medical ...
The Civil Wars return late summer with new album
The Civil Wars are returning with a new album. The duo announced the news on their website Wednesday afternoon. They posted an image of the new ...