Justin Bieber hits photographer in Los Angeles car scrape
LOS ANGELES - Teen pop star Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run, police said.
Mumford & Sons bassist on the mend after brain surgery
- British folk band Mumford & Sons' bassist Ted Dwane posted a message on Monday saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot.
Jay Z's million-album Samsung sale unlikely to count for charts
LOS ANGELES - Rapper Jay Z's upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figures, an industry expert said on Monday.
Veteran bands Motorhead, Black Sabbath top UK metal music awards
LONDON - Veteran British rock bands Motorhead and Black Sabbath were crowned the kings of heavy metal on Monday, winning the top accolades at the UK's top metal music awards, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods.
Black Sabbath top British album chart again: after 43 years
LONDON - The British rock band Black Sabbath's album "13!" has given them a first British Number One album in nearly 43 years, a record interval between chart-toppers, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday.
Bassist Kim Deal leaves alt-rock band the Pixies
LOS ANGELES - Kim Deal, the bass player behind some of the Pixies' biggest hits, has left the 1980s alternative rock band, its remaining members said on Friday.
Backup singers take center stage in new documentary film
NEW YORK - Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger appear in the new film "Twenty Feet from Stardom," but only to shine the spotlight on the unsung backup singers who make them sound even better.
Bob Dylan to play 33 European tour dates
LONDON - Singer Bob Dylan will embark on a 33-date tour of Europe starting in Oslo on October 10 and ending at London's Royal Albert Hall on November 28, a statement on his website said on Friday. | Video
Country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, wife to divorce after 19 years
LOS ANGELES - The wife of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus has filed for divorce in Los Angeles after 19 years of marriage, the couple said in a statement.
Mumford & Sons cancel U.S. tour as bassist leaves hospital
LONDON - British folk-rockers Mumford & Sons canceled the final three U.S. dates of their "Summer Stampede" tour on Friday and said bassist Ted Dwane was out of hospital after brain surgery.
English history with a twist in 'The Boleyn King'
TOKYO - What would have happened if Anne Boleyn, the wife of Henry VIII and mother of Elizabeth I, had given her husband the son he so desperately wanted instead of miscarrying and eventually losing her head as a traitor?
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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