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Obama honors Carole King at White House concert

Wed, 22 May 2013 21:56:42 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama, saluting Carole King's five decades as an award-winning singer-songwriter, said Wednesday that music often is a place where people seek comfort and inspiration during trying times.

Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

Tue, 21 May 2013 21:39:12 -0400

WASHINGTON - Carole King isn't done with music - not yet anyway.

Criteria Recording Studios founder Emerman dies

Tue, 21 May 2013 10:56:19 -0400

MIAMI - Mack Emerman, the founder of Criteria Recording Studios where acts including Eric Clapton, James Brown and the Bee Gees made some of their most famous records, has died after a long illness. He was 89.

Obama to host concert honoring Carole King

Fri, 17 May 2013 13:04:39 -0400

WASHINGTON - President Barack Obama is putting on a show at the White House next week for singer-songwriter Carole King.

Kennedy Center revises way honorees are selected

Thu, 16 May 2013 16:44:11 -0400

WASHINGTON - The Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts has a new process to select artists who receive one of the nation's top arts prizes, the Kennedy Center Honors, after an outside group last year said Latinos have been largely excluded.

Frequent Cuban hunger striker arrives in Miami

Sun, 12 May 2013 03:05:20 -0400

MIAMI - A frequent Cuban hunger striker is scheduled to be in Miami ahead of Cuban Independence Day.

Latin Recording Academy names Bose person of year

Wed, 08 May 2013 13:53:07 -0400

MIAMI - Singer Miguel Bose has been named the 2013 Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year.

Publicist: Rappers Wisin & Yandel not breaking up

Sun, 05 May 2013 13:01:17 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - The publicist for Puerto Rican reggaeton stars Wisin & Yandel said Sunday that the Grammy-winning duo has no intention of breaking up, dismissing comments made by another performer that the pair were going their separate ways.

Don Omar: Rappers Wisin and Yandel are breaking up

Sat, 04 May 2013 15:50:39 -0400

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico - Reggaeton star Don Omar said at his concert late Friday that the popular Puerto Rican reggaeton duo of Wisin and Yandel is breaking up.