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FILE - In this Oct. 27, 2016 file photo, recording artist Usher performs at Power 105.1's Powerhouse 2016 at Barclays Center in New York. A Philadelphia songwriter who claims he was cut out of profits and credit from song that was recorded by R&B star Usher has been awarded more than $40 million in damages in a suit that targeted the track’s other co-writers. (Photo by Scott Roth/Invision/AP, File)
Philadelphia songwriter wins $44M in suit over Usher songA Philadelphia songwriter who claims he was cut out of profits and credit from song that was recorded by R&B star Usher has been awarded more than $40 million in damages in a suit that targeted the track's other co-writers
The Associated Press17 hours ago
Singer Britney Spears signs autographs for fans during an appearance in front of the Park MGM hotel-casino in Las Vegas, Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018. Spears announced her new residency at the Park MGM's Park Theater beginning in February 2019. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP)
Britney Spears returns to Vegas with new residency in 2019Britney Spears will return to Las Vegas with a new residency next year
The Associated Press20 hours ago
FILE- In this 1970 file photo, Stevie Wonder plays piano on the stage of the Apollo Theater in New York. The music of Motown still beguiles audiences around the globe, but the music isn't heard regularly in Detroit, the city of its birth. Singer Joan Belgrave is trying to change that. She’s brought it to many venues and hopes to secure a place “dedicated to the genre.” (AP Photo/Jim Wells, File)
Ambassadors for Motown sound seek more of it in hometownThe music of Motown still beguiles audiences around the globe but the music of Stevie, Martha, the Supremes and Temptations doesn't get heard regularly and reliably in Detroit, the city of its birth
The Associated Press23 hours ago
FILE - In this June 13, 2016 file photo, members of the group The O'Jays, from left, Eric Grant, Eddie Levert and Walter Williams attend the 2016 Apollo Theater Spring Gala in New York. The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees known for the classic song "Love Train" on Friday released the politically charged single “Above the Law,” which explores racial and class inequality. The single will be part of the group’s final studio album, “The Last Word,” which is their first original material in almost 20 years and is set for release Feb. 22. (Photo by Charles Sykes/Invision/AP, File)
Old-school R&B group The O'Jays get into a political grooveIconic R&B group The O'Jays get very political on what it says is its last album
The Associated Press1 day ago
FILE - In this Wednesday, Sept. 5, 2018 file photo, Cardi B attends the Tom Ford SS19 Show at the Park Avenue Armory during New York Fashion Week in New York. Hundreds of people have lined up in New York City as the rapper handed out free winter coats. The Bronx-born rapper met with residents and fans on Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018 at the Marlboro Houses in Brooklyn during brisk fall weather. The 26-year-old also was given balloons and a cake to celebrate her recent birthday. (Photo by Brent N. Clarke/Invision/AP, File)
Cardi B hands out free winter coats in New YorkHundreds line up in New York City as rapper Cardi B hands out free winter coats
The Associated Press1 day ago
FILE - In this June 13, 2017 file photo, Keith Cozart, known as rapper Chief Keef, appears at Minnehaha County Court in Sioux Falls, S.D. A judge has denied a motion to dismiss a drug charge against Cozart, who was arrested in June 2017 at the Sioux Falls airport where officials say marijuana and marijuana edibles were found in his carry-on bag. (Joe Ahlquist/The Argus Leader via AP, File)
Rapper's motion for drug charge dismissal deniedA judge in South Dakota has denied a motion to dismiss a drug charge against rapper Chief Keef
The Associated Press2 days ago
Honorees Karen Fairchild, left, and Kimberly Schlapman arrive at the 2018 CMT Artists of the Year show held at the Schermerhorn Symphony Center on Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018, in Nashville, Tenn.. (Photo by Sanford Myers/Invision/AP)
Country women lift each other up at CMT Artists of the YearThis one's for the girls, as CMT honors all female stars from Loretta Lynn to Carrie Underwood
The Associated Press2 days ago
FILE - In this Friday, May 18, 2018 file photo, Machine Gun Kelly performs at the Rock On The Range Music Festival at Mapfre Stadium in Columbus, Ohio. Three members of rapper Machine Gun Kelly’s entourage are wanted in connection with an alleged attack on an actor in Atlanta last month. The men are accused of beating up Gabriel “G-Rod” Rodriguez on Sept. 13 in a hotel lobby. (Photo by Amy Harris/Invision/AP, File)
3 members of Machine Gun Kelly's entourage wanted in assaultThree members of rapper Machine Gun Kelly's entourage are wanted in connection with an alleged attack on an actor in Atlanta last month
The Associated Press2 days ago
Pistons play recording of Aretha Franklin singing anthemThe Detroit Pistons honored Aretha Franklin before their season opener by playing a recording of her singing the national anthem
The Associated Press2 days ago
FILE - In this Tuesday, Oct. 18, 2016 file photo,Canadian singer Michael Buble poses for a photo to promote the upcoming Oct. 21 release of his new album "Nobody But Me" in Toronto. Grammy-winning singer Michael Buble is shutting down rumors that he’s going to retire, saying he was misquoted in a recent interview. Buble told The Associated Press on Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018 that he is not planning on retiring anytime soon. The Canadian singer is disputing an Oct. 13 interview published in the Daily Mail that said he would be would be quitting music after the release of his upcoming album “Love,” which will be released Nov. 16. (Michelle Siu/The Canadian Press via AP, File)
Michael Buble shuts down rumors of retirement from musicGrammy-winning singer Michael Buble is shutting down rumors that he's going to retire, saying he was misquoted in a recent interview
The Associated Press2 days ago
FILE - In this Sept. 30, 2018, file photo, Phil Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel conducts musicians from the LA Phil, Youth Orchestra Los Angeles (YOLA) at the Celebrate LA: LA Phil 100 x CicLAvia event outside the Walt Disney Concert Hall downtown Los Angeles. Dudamel was named the recipient of a top arts prize worth approximately $250,000 for his craft and music education advocacy. The Venezuelan conductor will receive the 25th annual Dorothy and Lillian Gish Prize during a ceremony Dec. 4 at New York’s Lincoln Center. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)
Gustavo Dudamel wins the Gish Prize, a top arts honorLos Angeles Philharmonic conductor Gustavo Dudamel will received a top arts prize worth approximately $250,000 for his craft and music education advocacy
The Associated Press2 days ago
FILE - In this Oct. 24, 2014, file photo, Chaka Khan performs at the 13th annual "A Great Night in Harlem" gala concert in New York. Chaka Khan has been named grand marshal of the 2019 Rose Parade, which will feature the theme, "The Melody of Life." Tournament of Roses President Gerald Freeny announced the selection Wednesday, Oct. 17, 2018. (Photo by Mark Von Holden/Invision/AP, File)
Chaka Khan named 2019 Rose Parade grand marshalChaka Khan has been named grand marshal of the 2019 Rose Parade, which will feature the theme "The Melody of Life." Tournament of Roses President Gerald Freeny announced the selection Wednesday
The Associated Press2 days ago

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AP Online - International NewsTrain mows down crowd at India festival, at least 58 deadIndian women mourn the death of a relative, victim of a train accident, outside a hospital in Amritsar, India, Friday, Oct. 19, 2018. A speeding train ran over a crowd watching fireworks during a religious festival in northern India on Friday, killing at least 50 people, a Congress party leader said. (AP Photo/Prabhjot Gill)
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AP Online - SportsIowa basketball coach admits to sexually exploiting 400 boysFILE - This Sept. 1, 2008 file photo shows former Iowa Barnstormers coach Greg Stephen in Des Moines, Iowa. Stephen, a prominent youth basketball coach in Iowa, pleaded guilty Thursday, Oct. 18, 2018, to sexually exploiting minors and possessing and transporting child pornography. (Michael Zamora/The Des Moines Register via AP, File)
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