
Music, comedy strike defiant tone at Sandy concert
Musicians were so intent upon helping victims of Superstorm Sandy that they didn't seem to want their benefit concert in New York to end. The final ...

Americans finding dozens of ways to mark 12-12-12
A Michigan sixth-grader will put aside her nerves and get her ears pierced on her 12th birthday. Two law-enforcement officials will exchange wedding ...

Springsteen, Lady Gaga join Stones concert in NJ
Bruce Springsteen, Lady Gaga and The Black Keys will join the Rolling Stones on Saturday for the final concert marking the band's 50th anniversary.

Rolling Stones rock Brooklyn at anniversary gig
It sure didn't feel like a farewell. The Rolling Stones — average age 68-plus, if you're counting — were in rollicking form as they rocked the ...

Rolling Stones added to Sandy benefit concert
The Rolling Stones will join the artists already booked for next week's televised Superstorm Sandy benefit show in New York City, which producers said ...

Nominees in top categories for the Grammy Awards
Nominees announced Wednesday in top categories for the 55th annual Grammy Awards: Record of the Year: "Lonely Boy," The Black Keys; "Stronger (What ...

Obama's 2nd inaugural seems almost an afterthought
Four years ago, Barack Obama's swearing-in drew a record crowd to the National Mall. There were 1.8 million people eager to witness history: the ...

12-12-12 Sandy benefit to be aired on 34 outlets
The 12-12-12 Hurricane Sandy benefit concert will be broadcast across 34 U.S. and international television, radio and Internet across six continents.

Book traces odd journey of Cohen's song
It's hard to think of any song that has taken a stranger journey through popular culture than Leonard Cohen's "Hallelujah." Recorded in 1984, it was ...

Bon Jovi talks charity, tour, daughter's struggle
Jon Bon Jovi has been with his band for more than 30 years, so he could be considered something of an expert when it comes to the durability of rock ...

Young down by boardwalk for benefit show
Neil Young said Sunday that he couldn't see performing in the area devastated by Superstorm Sandy without doing something to help people who were ...
Bon Jovi, Grohl added to Sandy benefit concert
Jon Bon Jovi, Dave Grohl and Eddie Vedder are adding to the star power at next month's Superstorm Sandy benefit concert at Madison Square Garden.

Springsteen, Bon Jovi join Sandy NJ Relief Fund
Bruce Springsteen and Jon Bon Jovi are among the New Jersey natives joining a special fund created in the wake of Superstorm Sandy. The musicians will ...

Review: Box sets from Cash, Kiss, Jackson, others
Select box set reviews from The Associated Press: Johnny Cash, "The Complete Columbia Album Collection" (Columbia/Legacy) If you're under 40, you ...

NJ Gov. Christie makes cameo appearance on 'SNL'
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie can't get enough of "Saturday Night Live." One day after ducking questions about Twinkies-maker Hostess shutting down ...

What's shaking fashion? An adult-quake
This season's clothes aren't taking their cues from club kids, college students or teenage rebels. There's something grown-up about some of the most ...

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 ...

Roger Waters plays with band of wounded veterans
Roger Waters honored wounded veterans in New York by performing with them at the annual Stand Up for Heroes benefit, Thursday night. The founding ...

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 ...

Bob Dylan predicts Obama 'in a landslide'
Bob Dylan says he thinks President Barack Obama is going to win a landslide. Dylan made the prediction Monday night midway through the song "Blowin' ...

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 ...

Obama's campaign ends where it all began
For President Barack Obama, it ended where it all began. Obama closed his 2012 campaign with a nighttime rally Monday in Iowa, where his 2008 caucus ...

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 ...

A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects
The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 106 ...