
After recent deaths, health is new priority in rap
Hip-hop may need a checkup. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable ...

Denver pot holiday bringing crowds, tight security
A crowd of marijuana smokers expected to swell to 80,000 gathered Saturday in Denver to mark the counterculture holiday known as 4/20 on the first ...

Legal pot draws tourists to Colo., Wash., for 4/20
Thousands of people are expected to join an unofficial counterculture holiday celebrating marijuana in Colorado and Washington this coming weekend, ...

Lopez says late-night hosting days are behind him
Amid rumors of another "Tonight" show shake-up, comedian George Lopez says he has no desire to return to the late-night talk show scene. Lopez said ...
LED screen falls at Fla. music fest site; 3 hurt
A large LED screen being set up for the Ultra Music Festival crashed onto the main stage Thursday night in downtown Miami, seriously injuring two ...
Snoop documentary 'Reincarnated' has SXSW premiere
In hip-hop terms, using three names in four decades qualifies as a sign of remarkable consistency. So expectations were high when Snoop Lion, the ...

Big names at SXSW, but what about big breaks?
In the frenzy of South by Southwest, even standouts like The Flaming Lips feel the need to stand out. Now consider that problem while surveying the ...

Snoop Dogg blazes one during BMI songwriting panel
Music fans who turned out to BMI's annual pre-Grammy Awards "How I Wrote That Song" discussion got a little more than they expected thanks to Snoop ...

Diplo takes a different kind of path to Grammys
Don't bother calling Diplo if you want to make something that sounds like a Diplo record. He's not interested. "Producers in L.A. were hitting me up: ...

Stories of Holocaust survivors retold by holograms
For years, Holocaust survivor Pinchus Gutter has told the tragic story of watching his parents and 10-year-old twin sister herded into a Nazi death ...

Beyonce just 1 of many stars at Super Bowl
The entertainment leading up to the Super Bowl is so A-list, Beyonce may not even have the most anticipated performance surrounding the big game.
Stevie Wonder to perform Super Bowl weekend
Stevie Wonder is the latest in a parade of entertainers that will perform in New Orleans Super Bowl weekend. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame singer is ...