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Court won't reduce student's music download fine
WASHINGTON (AP) The Supreme Court won't reduce the $675,000 verdict against a Boston University student who illegally downloaded 30 songs and shared them on the Internet. The high court on Monday refused to hear an appeal from Joel Tenenbaum, of
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S.Africa's most famous township gets new theater
JOHANNESBURG (AP) Playwright, director and actor John Ledwaba gave up theater during South Africa's turbulent 1980s and left his Soweto home to train to be an anti-apartheid guerrilla. But he soon stopped training to lead the fight through theater, staging
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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
LONDON (AP) With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees short for the Brothers Gibb they created dance floor
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Robin Gibb of Bee Gees dies at 62
LONDON (AP) With his carefully tended hair, tight trousers and perfect harmonies, Robin Gibb, along with his brothers Maurice and Barry, defined the disco era. As part of the Bee Gees short for the Brothers Gibb they created dance floor
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Bee Gees' Robin Gibb dies after long cancer battle
LONDON (AP) -- Robin Gibb, a founding member of the Bee Gees who helped propel the group to international stardom, has died. He was 62.
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APNewsBreak: Loretta Lynn married at 15, not 13
LOUISVILLE, Kentucky (AP) Country music legend Loretta Lynn is three years older than she has led people to believe, an age change that undermines the story she told of being married at 13 in "Coal Miner's Daughter," documents obtained by
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David McCullough talks up 'The Great Bridge'
NEW YORK (AP) Walking briskly across the Brooklyn Bridge, smiling under a splendid morning sky, David McCullough is in the mood for telling stories, like the time he had a chat with James Cagney. "I asked him if he ever
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Disco Queen Donna Summer endured after era faded
Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I
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Disco Queen Donna Summer dies at 63
Like the King of Pop or the Queen of Soul, Donna Summer was bestowed a title fitting of musical royalty the Queen of Disco. Yet unlike Michael Jackson or Aretha Franklin, it was a designation she wasn't comfortable embracing. "I
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Wayne Newton sued over Las Vegas home museum plans
LAS VEGAS (AP) Plans to turn Wayne Newton's sprawling Las Vegas estate into a celebrity museum have shifted into an ugly legal battle citing mismanagement, animal abuse and sexual harassment. The company that purchased the rights to convert Newton's home
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UPDATE: Disco queen Donna Summer dies at 63
She gained prominence during the disco era of the 1970s, and released a number of albums that have reach gold or platinum status.
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Donna Summer, Queen of Disco, dies at 63
NEW YORK (AP) Disco queen Donna Summer, whose pulsing anthems such as "Last Dance," ''Love to Love You Baby" and "Bad Girls" became the soundtrack for a glittery age of sex, drugs, dance and flashy clothes, has died. She was
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Donna Summer, disco legend, dies from cancer
Disco legend dead at 63 after battle with cancer
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Purple, Red and Yellow Wiggles leaving Aussie band
SYDNEY (AP) Three members of the children's music quartet The Wiggles will be hanging up their colorful outfits and leaving the Australian band this year, with the Blue Wiggle the lone original member left dancing. Jeff Fatt (Purple Wiggle), Murray
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'Lady A' fetes students in tornado-hit Ind. town
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) The Grammy Award-winning country music trio Lady Antebellum performed a "mini-prom" for students of a southern Indiana town that was devastated by a tornado in early March. Henryville Junior-Senior High School students won an online contest to
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Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies
WASHINGTON (AP) Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75. Brown, widely acclaimed as the "Godfather of
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3-day Asbury beach concert a logistical challenge
ASBURY PARK, N.J. (AP) Putting on the Bamboozle Festival, the largest beach concert in the United States, is a feat of detail management: coordinating more than 100 performers, determining where to fit 30,000 fans (and their cars) each night, reinforcing
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"Godfather of go-go" Chuck Brown dies at 75
Chuck Brown, who styled a unique brand of funk music as a singer, guitarist and songwriter known as the "godfather of go-go," has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.
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Students in tornado-hit Ind. town await 'Lady A'
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) Tornadoes battered their school and homes, and spring break was spent cleaning up. Henryville has only begun to rebuild, but for one night, its high school students will get to put aside their worries for a private show
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Pop icon Neil Sedaka takes on children's books
NEW YORK (AP) Where has Neil Sedaka been all these years? Making his way into the hearts of a new generation, for one, through picture books accompanied by mini-albums offering playful takes on some of his hits. At 73, the
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Iraq veteran uses rap to treat his PT
LAS VEGAS (AP) On one of the many days Leo Dunson wanted to die, the Iraq veteran put a gun to his temple and pulled the trigger. The loaded weapon misfired. For the troubled former soldier, it was another inexplicable
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Famed bass player Donald 'Duck' Dunn dies in Tokyo
Bass player and songwriter Donald "Duck" Dunn, a member of the Rock 'n' Roll Hall of Fame band Booker T. and the MGs and the Blues Brothers band, has died in Tokyo. He was 70.
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Eagles, Krauss honored at Boston music school
BOSTON (AP) The largest independent college of contemporary music in the world has awarded honorary degrees to the Eagles and Grammy Award-winning country singer Alison Krauss at a ceremony in Boston. The city's Berklee College of Music also has honored
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The Eagles, Alison Krauss honored in Boston
BOSTON (AP) The largest independent college of contemporary music in the world has awarded honorary degrees to the Eagles and Grammy winning country singer Alison Krauss at a ceremony in Boston. Boston's Berklee College of Music has also honored influential
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Loretta Lynn wants Zooey Deschanel in her musical
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country Music Hall of Fame member Loretta Lynn is taking her life story to Broadway, and she has tapped film and TV actress Zooey Deschanel to play her on stage. Lynn, 80, unveiled plans for a musical
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