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Zimbabwe arrests British music presenter
HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) -- Organizers of a classical music festival in Zimbabwe say authorities arrested a prominent British music personality at a concert in the second city of Bulawayo....
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Eurovision set for battle of the oldies
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- Usually a jamboree of youthful exuberance - and questionable taste - this year's Eurovision Song Contest features a pair of elderly acts among its top contenders....
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Morocco hosts world's artists, imprisons its own
RABAT, Morocco (AP) -- Morocco's glittering Mawazine international music festival wraps up this weekend with performances by Mariah Carey and Lenny Kravitz, after nine days of showcasing the North African kingdom's cool factor - even as dissident Moroccan musicians are imprisoned for their anti-...
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Calif. activist guilty in Vietnamese singer attack
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) -- A California activist faces up to three years and eight months behind bars for spraying an irritant at a pop singer from Vietnam to protest communism....
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Madonna in holy land to kick off world tour
JERUSALEM (AP) -- Israelis are gearing up to get down at Madonna's show as the pop diva landed in the holy land ahead of her world tour which kicks off here next week....
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'Idol' moves toward lower payouts for runners-up
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Coming in second on "American Idol" may still be a path to superstardom, but it no longer offers guaranteed paychecks worthy of the next pop idol or rock star....
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Protesters held in Azerbaijan before song contest
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- Dozens of anti-government protesters were detained by police Friday in this former Soviet nation as it prepares to host the finals of the Eurovision song contest....
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Turkish pianist accused of insulting Islam
ANKARA, Turkey (AP) -- Turkey's state-run news agency says a prosecutor has proposed charging an internationally known Turkish pianist and composer with insulting Islamic religious values in comments he made on Twitter....
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Musician Doc Watson has surgery at NC hospital
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) -- Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition but improving at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery....
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Nina Stemme triumphs in `Salome' at Carnegie
NEW YORK (AP) -- Someone forgot to tell Nina Stemme that the opera season here is supposed to be over. Thank goodness!...
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Bayou Country Superfest to kick off Saturday
NEW ORLEANS (AP) -- Country singer Jerrod Niemann says he'll have a horn section in tow when he heads to south Louisiana this weekend for Bayou Country Superfest, a two-day festival with a lineup that includes Carrie Underwood, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts, Jason Aldean, Sara Evans and others....
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Born this way? Lady Gaga meets Thai 'lady boys'
BANGKOK (AP) -- Lady Gaga has met Thailand's premier "lady boys" at a Bangkok drag show featuring busty dancers who were not born that way...
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This is pop? A look at wacky Eurovision contenders
BAKU, Azerbaijan (AP) -- A memorable melody. Distinctive stage presence. Some horse-trading of votes....
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Lady Gaga won't change show for protests: manager
SINGAPORE (AP) -- Lady Gaga's manager says the pop diva has no plans to tone down her act, even if that prevents her from performing in some countries on her Asian tour....
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NC folk musician Doc Watson critical after fall
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) -- Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital after falling at his home earlier this week....
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Michelle Obama's dream job: Being Beyonce
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Who would Michelle Obama be if she could be anyone? Beyonce....
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Shirley Manson celebrates return of Garbage
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Shirley Manson still remembers the words of wisdom Bono gave her about keeping a band intact for the long haul....
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McGraw to give 25 homes to members of military
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Tim McGraw will be saluting veterans in a big way while on tour this summer....
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Phillip Phillips is the new 'American Idol'
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Phillip Phillips, a bluesy Georgia guitar man, was crowned the new "American Idol" on Wednesday after defeating teenager Jessica Sanchez in record viewer voting. He was the fifth male "Idol" winner in a row....
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Lady Gaga angers Thai fans with fake Rolex comment
BANGKOK (AP) -- Lady Gaga wants to go shopping in Bangkok - for a fake Rolex....
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Disco queen Donna Summer laid to rest in Nashville
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Family and some of her closest friends helped celebrate the life of Donna Summer at the singer's funeral....
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'Duck' Dunn remembered on Memphis' Beale Street
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- The late bassist Donald "Duck" Dunn has been honored in the city where he performed on some of R&B's best-known hits....
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3 Doors Down guitarist Matt Roberts leaves band
ESCATAWPA, Miss. (AP) -- 3 Doors Down says on its website that founding member and guitarist Matt Roberts has left the rock band because of health problems....
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46th annual CMA Awards to be held Nov. 1
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- The Country Music Association's 46th annual awards show is scheduled for Nov. 1....
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Review: Garbage releases your kind of album
Garbage, "Not Your Kind of People" (Stunvolume Records)...
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