May. 21, 2013 at 8:27am | Permalink
French Montana, "Excuse My French" (Bad Boy/Maybach Music/Interscope Records) Read more
May. 21, 2013 at 1:47pm | Permalink
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NEW YORK — Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional - not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter. Read more
May. 21, 2013 at 2:52am | Permalink
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BERLIN — Justin Bieber's pet monkey is no longer his. Read more
May. 21, 2013 at 10:58pm | Permalink
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LOS ANGELES — Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June. Read more
May. 21, 2013 at 8:47am | Permalink
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Laura Mvula, "Sing to the Moon" (Columbia Records) Read more
May. 21, 2013 at 1:52pm | Permalink
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WASHINGTON — Carole King isn't done with music - not yet anyway. Read more
May. 21, 2013 at 5:07am | Permalink
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MOSCOW — Russia's point man on Syria and on its relations with the U.S. on Tuesday turned his attention toward a subject close to Russian hearts - alleged vote theft at the Eurovision Song Contest. Read more
May. 21, 2013 at 8:52am | Permalink
MIAMI — Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records, has died after a long illness. He was 89. Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 9:07am | Permalink
Darius Rucker, "True Believers" (Capitol Nashville) Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 10:52am | Permalink
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LOS ANGELES — It's tempting to say Daft Punk has gone Hollywood. Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 9:52pm | Permalink
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OKLAHOMA CITY — Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado. Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 9:07am | Permalink
The National, "Trouble Will Find Me" (4AD) Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 11:32am | Permalink
Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, "Seesaw" (J&R Adventures) Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 2:47am | Permalink
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HONG KONG — Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music. Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 9:12am | Permalink
Daft Punk, "Random Access Memories" (Columbia) Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 1:47pm | Permalink
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LOS ANGELES — A corporate lawyer for concert giant AEG Live LLC on Tuesday revised his testimony and said the tour director of Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concerts had a signed contract. Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 7:27am | Permalink
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NEW YORK — If either her husband or daughter is calling, Audra McDonald knows without looking at her phone. Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 10:47am | Permalink
JERUSALEM — A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month. Read more
May. 20, 2013 at 4:27pm | Permalink
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Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Read more
May. 19, 2013 at 10:52am | Permalink
RICHMOND, Va. — Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond. Read more