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Madonna's painting sells in NYC for $7.2M
A French painting owned by Madonna has sold at a New York City auction for more than $7 million. Sotheby's auction house hasn't said who bought ...
Singer arrested in Calif. murder-for-hire sting
The lead singer of Grammy-nominated heavy metal band As I Lay Dying was arrested Tuesday in Southern California as authorities said he tried to hire ...
Bacharach, Costello aiming for Broadway
One of television's most successful sitcom writers is joining with Burt Bacharach and Elvis Costello to create a musical based on the artists' 1998 ...
Michael Jackson show in Vegas more of a good thing
Michael Jackson spent his life breaking music industry records. Four years after his death, the pop star's estate has delivered another first: Jackson ...
Expert: Jackson doctor unqualified in many areas
Michael Jackson's doctor was not qualified to treat the singer for insomnia or drug addiction and botched resuscitation efforts, an expert ...
Underwood to sing 'Sunday Night Football' theme
Carrie Underwood will take over the theme song for "Sunday Night Football," with NBC sticking to the formula of a female country music star for its ...
Planned George Jones show goes on as tribute
Before he passed away last month, George Jones had scheduled a star-packed final concert for November. It turns out the show will go on. Jones' widow, ...
Flavor Flav assault trial set for Sept. in Vegas
A Las Vegas judge has scheduled a September trial for entertainer Flavor Flav on felony charges he chased and threatened his longtime girlfriend's ...
Reports: Bieber fined for speeding in Dubai
Justin Bieber is used to fans snapping his photo. Dubai police say he also triggered some speed cameras while driving a white Lamborghini during his ...
Rapper Ja Rule leaves upstate NY federal prison
Federal authorities say platinum-selling rapper Ja Rule has left federal prison. The Federal Bureau of Prisons says he left a correctional facility ...
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 ...
Nazi-themed opera creates scandal in Germany
A modern production of Richard Wagner's opera "Tannhauser" is causing a stir in Germany because of Nazi-themed scenes showing people dying in gas ...
Rhapsody to offer digital liner notes
Subscription music service Rhapsody has signed on to assist The Recording Academy's push for the availability of digital liner notes. Last year the ...
N'Dour, Saariaho share Sweden's Polar Music Prize
Senegalese singer Youssou N'Dour and Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho have been awarded the international 2013 Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most ...
Depeche Mode, Cure, Muse top ACL Fest lineup
Depeche Mode, The Cure, Muse — this year's expanded Austin City Limits Festival will feature something of a European invasion with five of eight ...
Stars put punk edge in their Met Gala outfits
Miley Cyrus, Anne Hathaway and Cameron Diaz were among the celebrities to embrace the punk theme at Monday night's Met gala, the fundraiser at the ...
Lauryn Hill gets 3 months for failing to pay taxes
Grammy-winning singer Lauryn Hill stood in federal court Monday and compared her experience in the music business to the slavery her ancestors endured ...
Josh Ritter protests Pa. college's gay policy
Singer-songwriter Josh Ritter says he won't play a central Pennsylvania Christian college again unless it changes its policy against "homosexual ...
Judge: Sammy Hagar's memoir did not defame woman
A defamation lawsuit against Sammy Hagar filed by a former Playboy bunny who claims he fathered her child has been dismissed, and the former Van Halen ...
Shania Twain announces fall show dates in Vegas
After nearly a decade-long hiatus marred by burnout, a painful divorce and physical problems that affected her ability to sing, country superstar ...
Mamma Mia!: ABBA The Museum opens in Stockholm
You can thank ABBA for the music. And so much more. A museum devoted to the pop superstars opening in Stockholm on Tuesday will celebrate the band's ...
Church, Bryan, Lambert lead CMT Awards nominations
Eric Church, Luke Bryan and Miranda Lambert are the lead nominees for this year's CMT Music Awards. The trio of country music's newest stars are ...
Justin Bieber faces copyright lawsuit in Va.
Two Virginia songwriters are suing Justin Bieber and Usher for $10 million for copyright infringement. Devin Copeland and Mareio Overton claim ...
Bill Clinton tried to broker Led Zeppelin reunion
It's a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn't get Led Zeppelin to reunite. The CBS "60 Minutes Overtime" webcast reported ...
Bieber bumped in onstage scuffle in Dubai
Megastar singer Justin Bieber is known for his slick dance moves onstage. But spinning away from a mash-up between security guards and a rogue fan has ...