Jay-Z, Miley Cyrus, The Killers among Woodstock 50 lineup
LONDON Rapper Jay-Z, singer Miley Cyrus and rockers The Killers are among the stars booked to perform at an event marking the 50th anniversary in August of the Woodstock festival, one of popular music's most historic moments. | Video
Publishers sue Peloton for using songs by Katy Perry, Rihanna, Timberlake, others
NEW YORK Publishers representing the writers of songs by Bruno Mars, Katy Perry, Rihanna, Justin Timberlake, Carrie Underwood and hundreds of other artists sued Peloton Interactive Inc on Tuesday, accusing the maker of video-streaming stationary bicycles of copyright infringement. | Video
Red Hot Chili Peppers rock Egypt's pyramids
CAIRO Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers played in front of Egypt's great pyramids of Giza on Friday, entertaining more than 10,000 people at the site and many more over a livestream link. | Video
Dick Dale, surf guitar pioneer, dies at 81
Dick Dale, who became known as "king of the surf guitar" with a twangy rapid-fire, reverb-heavy sound that he said recreated what he heard in his head while riding the waves, has died at 81, his former bass player Sam Bolle told Reuters.
Who's next? Daltrey and Townshend set for 'full throttle' tour, album
LONDON "I hope I die before I get old," The Who sang in their 1965 hit "My Generation". | Video
Hip hop best bet for a cheese that will please: Swiss study
BURGDORF, Switzerland Exposing cheese to round-the-clock music could give it more flavor and hip hop might be better than Mozart, Swiss researchers said on Thursday. | Video
Sex, lies and video: scandals rock K-pop world
SEOUL Police in South Korea questioned two K-pop stars and two other singers resigned on Thursday, as accusations of sex tapes, prostitutes and secret chat about rape rocked the music industry and hit entertainment stocks. | Video
Singer R. Kelly's girlfriends say parents are lying for money
Two women who say they are in a relationship with R. Kelly defended the R&B singer, despite criminal allegations he sexually assaulted teenage girls, and in a tearful interview broadcast on Thursday accused their own parents of trying to extort money from the performer. | Video
EMI countersues Kanye West to enforce 2003 publishing agreement
NEW YORK EMI on Thursday countersued Kanye West to enforce a 2003 publishing agreement that the rapper and entrepreneur considers unfair and wants declared void.
Futuristic 'Frankenstein' opera poses timely questions about human nature
BRUSSELS With futuristic stage designs, cutting-edge video inserts and industrial noise blended with operatic arias, "Frankenstein" premieres in Brussels on Friday, posing timely questions about ethics, technological progress and creating artificial life. | Video
British author Rowling says Trump has a right to be bigoted
NEW YORK Harry Potter author J.K. Rowling labeled U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump bigoted after receiving the PEN/Allen Foundation Literary Service Award in New York. | Video
