NEW YORK — Broadway's "Jersey Boys" is planning to welcome someone who got away - John Lloyd Young. Read more

LOS ANGELES — When it comes to compiling a list of the great songwriters of the past 50 years, Victor Willis' name likely wouldn't merit more than an asterisk. Read more

NEW YORK — Whitney Houston's mother has released a new album of gospel tunes, her first new music since her daughter's death and in more than a decade. Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The queen of soul is taking her place in the GMA Gospel Music Hall of Fame. Read more

MINNEAPOLIS — The Minnesota Orchestra says it's laying off 13 percent of its permanent staff to save money. Read more

NEW YORK — The legendary punk-rock club CBGB closed six years ago. But now a group of investors has bought the assets of the club and plans to establish a CBGB music festival in various New York City venues this summer. Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Vince Gill can do whatever he wants. Read more

CHICAGO — A prosecutor began her closing arguments in the trial of a man charged with murdering three of Jennifer Hudson's family members by showing jurors photos of the smiling victims before their deaths. Read more

NEW YORK — When rapper G. Dep turned himself in for a nearly 2-decade-old shooting, he told police he wanted to clear his conscience. Read more

CHICAGO — The Chicago Symphony Orchestra and Music Director Riccardo Muti (MOO'-tee) plan trips to New York, Asia and Mexico for the 2012-2013 season. Read more

NEW YORK — Tom Gabel, the lead singer of punk rock band Against Me!, says he's becoming a woman. Read more

LONDON — Jay-Z's protege Rita Ora says she's not dating Drake, they're just good friends. Read more

BOSTON — Roman Totenberg, a violin instructor from Poland whose nine-decade career featured concert performances before kings and presidents and helped produce dozens of accomplished musicians, has died at age 101. Read more

STOCKHOLM — Singer-songwriter Paul Simon and cellist Yo-Yo Ma have won the 2012 Polar Music Prize, Sweden's most prestigious award for musicians. Read more

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LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Alligator Records says Arkansas bluesman Michael "Iron Man" Burks has died after collapsing at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. He was 54. Read more

MADRID — A Stradivarius cello housed at the Spanish Royal Palace was broken in an accident, an official said Monday. The instrument could be worth more than $20 million. Read more

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Gregg Allman thinks about his late brother Duane every day. And once in a while, he can feel his presence. Read more

VATICAN CITY — Riccardo Muti will be conducting a concert in the Vatican in honor of Pope Benedict XVI. Read more

NEW ORLEANS — The Neville Brothers carried on the tradition of closing out the big stage at the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival. The Funky Meters, regulars at the fest since 1989, were back, too. And festival creator George Wein played with an all-star cast at the Preservation Hall and Friends 50th Annive... Read more