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Publicist: Founding member of The Doors dies at 74

Mon, 20 May 2013 17:20:15 -0400

Ray Manzarek, the keyboardist who was a founding member of The Doors, has died. He was 74.

Witness: AEG spent $24 million on Jackson concerts

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:32:36 -0400

LOS ANGELES - An accounting executive for AEG Live LLC testified on Monday that the company spent $24 million producing Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concerts.

Jay-Z's sports agency buys Diggins a new Benz

Mon, 20 May 2013 15:30:52 -0400

Looks like Skylar Diggins will have a new ride when she goes to Tulsa to join the Shock.

South Africa: Mandela name pulled into politics

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:41:44 -0400

JOHANNESBURG - Nelson Mandela, old and frail, lives in seclusion in his Johannesburg home. Beyond the high walls of the house, the fighting over his image and what he stood for has already begun.

Barbra Streisand to receive honorary PhD in Israel

Mon, 20 May 2013 13:38:17 -0400

JERUSALEM - A leading Israeli university says it will present singer Barbra Streisand with an honorary Ph.D. when she visits Israel next month.

Music Review: Hart, Bonamassa simmer on 'Seesaw'

Mon, 20 May 2013 12:28:21 -0400

Beth Hart and Joe Bonamassa, "Seesaw" (J&R Adventures)

Daft Punk goes outside comfort zone for new album

Mon, 20 May 2013 11:43:36 -0400

LOS ANGELES - It's tempting to say Daft Punk has gone Hollywood.

'Apple of my Eye' star turns to first love: music

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:17:29 -0400

HONG KONG - Fans know her as the sweet schoolgirl in the 2011 blockbuster "You Are the Apple of My Eye." Now, they can take a closer look at Michelle Chen through her first love: music.

Review: Daft Punk seduces machines into singing

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:10:04 -0400

Daft Punk, "Random Access Memories" (Columbia)

Review: The National returns with somber 6th album

Mon, 20 May 2013 10:00:17 -0400

The National, "Trouble Will Find Me" (4AD)

Review: Darius Rucker settles in on latest album

Mon, 20 May 2013 09:58:53 -0400

Darius Rucker, "True Believers" (Capitol Nashville)

Bonnaroo and then what? More events could follow

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:32:27 -0400

MANCHESTER, Tennessee - The former farm where the Bonnaroo music festival is held may play host to other events as well.

Audra McDonald returns with new, personal CD

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:22:19 -0400

NEW YORK - If either her husband or daughter is calling, Audra McDonald knows without looking at her phone.

Kansas Star books country singer for arena opening

Mon, 20 May 2013 08:16:03 -0400

MULVANE, Kansas - The Kansas Star has booked country singer Tim McGraw for the grand opening concert of its arena in Mulvane

Lynchburg Symphony loses director, general manager

Mon, 20 May 2013 07:32:16 -0400

LYNCHBURG, Virginia - The Lynchburg Symphony is losing both its longtime music director and its general manager.

Event explores art-electronic music intersection

Mon, 20 May 2013 04:04:04 -0400

DETROIT - A 3-day Detroit showcase planned this week aims to explore how seven artists work in both fine art and electronic music.

Taylor Swift wins 8 trophies at Billboard Awards

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:37:27 -0400

Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

Conductor James Levine returns from 2-year absence

Sun, 19 May 2013 23:11:16 -0400

NEW YORK - James Levine rolled onto the Carnegie Hall stage in his black motorized wheelchair and into a 6-by-6-foot mechanical podium constructed by the Metropolitan Opera.

Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes

Sun, 19 May 2013 13:55:18 -0400

CANNES, France - The Coen brothers' resurrection of the pre-Dylan folk scene in Greenwich Village serenaded Cannes with its period music and melancholy tale of a self-destructive, feline-toting musician.

Leader of Toots and the Maytals injured at concert

Sun, 19 May 2013 12:57:46 -0400

RICHMOND, Virginia - Officials say the leader of the reggae band Toots and the Maytals was injured when a 19-year-old man threw a bottle and hit the singer during a concert in Richmond.

Denmark's de Forest wins Eurovision song contest

Sat, 18 May 2013 20:26:13 -0400

MALMO, Sweden - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest has won this year's Eurovision Song Contest with her ethno-inspired flute and drum tune "Only Teardrops," despite tough competition from spectacular stage shows by performers from Azerbaijan and Ukraine.

Gospel music star Monroe Hopper dies in NC

Sat, 18 May 2013 17:41:37 -0400

MADISON, North Carolina - One of the founding members of the North Carolina gospel group The Hopper Brothers has died.

Paul McCartney kicks off "Out There" tour in US

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:44:07 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando on Saturday night.

Largest Spoleto season to unfold next week in SC

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:39:11 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - From comic book art to Shakespeare and Japanese opera, the new season of the Spoleto Festival USA will be the largest ever, offering 160 performances during the 17 days the festival lights up stages across this seaside city.

Paul McCartney kicks off "Out There" tour in US

Sat, 18 May 2013 16:28:05 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - Paul McCartney is kicking off the North American leg of his "Out There" tour in Orlando.