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Latresa Scaff, Rochelle Washington, Gloria Allred

February 22, 2019

2 women accuse R. Kelly of sexual misconduct in 1990s

Two women said Thursday that singer R. Kelly picked them out of a crowd at a Baltimore after-party in the mid-1990s when they ...

February 21, 2019

Review: Fiancee helps Hayes Carll deliver his prettiest work

Hayes Carll, "What It Is" (Dualtone) Dysfunctional relationships abound on Hayes Carll's new album, from the one-on-one ...

February 21, 2019

Review: UK's Yola sings vintage country-soul on debut album

Yola, "Walk Through Fire" (Easy Eye Sound) Yola's "Walk Through Fire" is a scrumptious period piece of an album, its strings, ...

February 21, 2019

Chicago police chief angry over alleged Smollett hoax

Chicago Police Superintendent Eddie Johnson took it personally when detectives determined that "Empire" actor Jussie Smollett ...

February 21, 2019

Kristofferson, Dolly producer Fred Foster died at age 87

Nashville producer Fred Foster, who produced some of Roy Orbison's most popular records and was the first to produce records ...

February 21, 2019

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento dead at 91

Pulitzer Prize-winning composer Dominick Argento, who wrote musical works inspired by the lives and literature of Edgar Allan ...

February 21, 2019

Iraqi rapper gives angry youth in city of Basra music outlet

A youth-led protest movement in the southern Iraqi port city of Basra, which saw riots last summer over failing services and ...

February 21, 2019

Lawyer likens R. Kelly to Beethoven to explain studio move

R&B singer R. Kelly is moving out of his Chicago recording studio because a judge has stymied his creativity by barring him ...

Jesy Nelson, Perrie Edwards, Jade Thirlwall and Leigh-Anne Pinnock

February 21, 2019

The 1975, Calvin Harris, Dua Lipa are winners at Brit Awards

Pop-rockers The 1975, DJ Calvin Harris and singer-songwriter Dua Lipa won major prizes at the U.K. music industry's Brit ...

February 21, 2019

The Latest: More women perform at slick UK music awards show

The Latest on the Brit Awards ceremony (all times local): 10:30 p.m. The U.K. music industry's Brit Awards have been handed ...

February 20, 2019

Chris Stapleton, Dan + Shay lead ACM nominations

Chris Stapleton and Dan + Shay lead the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards with six nominations each while Grammy album of ...

February 20, 2019

Rhode Island marks 16th anniversary of nightclub fire

Rhode Island is marking the 16th anniversary of a nightclub fire that killed 100 people and injured more than 200. The Feb.

February 20, 2019

Legal hurdles would look familiar in any new R. Kelly case

Prosecutors will have to clear a series of high legal hurdles if they intend to charge R. Kelly and convict him, even if ...

February 19, 2019

'What a talent': Celebrities react to death of Lagerfeld

Some reaction to the death of fashion designer Karl Lagerfeld. "His humor, wit, love and passion for fashion will live on ...

February 19, 2019

Review: Chaka Khan's 'Hello Happiness' is mini bundle of joy

Chaka Khan, "Hello Happiness" (Diary/Island Records) With just seven songs in 28 minutes, Chaka Khan's "Hello Happiness" is ...

February 19, 2019

Imagine Dragons to perform at Pro Football Hall of Fame

Imagine Dragons will perform at the Pro Football Hall of Fame to help kick off the NFL's 100th season. The Hall announced ...

February 18, 2019

Vandal topples wax statue of Sean 'Diddy' Combs

Police say someone attacked a statue of Sean "Diddy" Combs at Madame Tussauds wax museum in New York, shoving the rap ...

February 17, 2019

Don Cheadle sports political shirts as he hosts 'SNL'

Don Cheadle delivered some political messages along with jokes as he hosted "Saturday Night Live" for the first time.

February 17, 2019

Country star Miranda Lambert reveals secret marriage

Country star Miranda Lambert celebrated Valentine's Day weekend with the announcement that she secretly got married.