Pharrell Williams sues will.i.am over 'i am'
- Music producer Pharrell Williams filed a lawsuit Monday asking a U.S. court to rule he has not violated any trademark that Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am owns for the phrase "I AM."
Kendrick Lamar, Gabrielle Douglas among BET Award winners
NEW YORK - Teenage Olympian Gabrielle Douglas, rapper Kendrick Lamar, actor Jamie Foxx as well as singers Rihanna and Nicki Minaj were among the top winners at the annual BET Awards on Sunday.
Springsteen revisits Glory Days in London
LONDON - Bruce Springsteen treated his fans to a complete performance of "Born in the USA", the 1984 album which shot him to global superstardom, as the centerpiece of a three-hour show in London on Sunday night.
Mumford & Sons bring Glastonbury jigging to an end
PILTON, England - British folk band Mumford & Sons brought the annual Glastonbury festival jigging to a close on Sunday, capping three days of music, good-natured mayhem and minimal mud.
Swedish duo's "I Love It" tops Britain's singles chart
LONDON - Swedish DJ duo Icona Pop's "I Love It" entered the singles chart at number one on Sunday, knocking Robin Thicke off the top spot he had held for four weeks, the Official Charts Company said.
Rolling Stones set stage alight in Glastonbury debut
PILTON, England - The Rolling Stones lived up to their reputation as one of the greatest rock'n'roll bands when they played to more than 100,000 revelers on Saturday during their first performance at Glastonbury, the world's best-known music festival.
Glastonbury hosts heaven, hell and haircuts alongside the music
PILTON, England - Tomato fights, anarchic gymnasts and astrophysics drew festival-goers of all ages away from the mainstream music acts at Britain's Glastonbury festival this weekend.
Stevie Wonder to sing for blind treaty negotiators
GENEVA - U.S. singer Stevie Wonder will give a concert in Marrakesh on Friday, honoring his promise to perform if negotiators concluded an international treaty boosting access to books for blind and visually impaired people worldwide.
Kanye West's 'Yeezus' album leads rap debuts on Billboard 200
LOS ANGELES - Kanye West led a slew of new rap music debuts on the U.S. weekly Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, as his latest album "Yeezus" topped the chart but fell below industry sales projections.
Johnny Depp puts Tonto at center stage in new 'Lone Ranger' film
LOS ANGELES - When the western television series "The Lone Ranger" first rode into U.S. homes in the 1949, the masked man was the dashing, charming hero and the Native American Tonto his loyal sidekick.
First lady likes Obama’s voice; rates Romney singing ‘beautiful’
"It's beautiful," Michelle Obama says of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's singing.
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