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Churches wrestle with musical worship choices

Sat, 25 May 2013 14:34:16 -0400

WEST LAFAYETTE, Indiana - On a recent Wednesday evening, the band began to play. Dean Brusnighan sat at a table in the back of the room at St. Andrew United Methodist Church in West Lafayette. At times he clapped. During other moments, he mouthed the lyrics intently. His eyes closed tightly as he sung the words quietly to God.

Prison is forced sabbatical for leader of Mo. band

Sat, 25 May 2013 12:57:10 -0400

ST. LOUIS - A popular Grateful Dead tribute band from Missouri is taking a sabbatical - the result of a 30-month prison sentence for the lead singer.

Ky. city to follow Tenn. lead in naming street

Sat, 25 May 2013 10:56:12 -0400

OWENSBORO, Kentucky - Officials in western Kentucky are taking a cue from Tennessee in their effort to make Owensboro synonymous with bluegrass music.

Don McLean to perform with Portland symphony

Sat, 25 May 2013 08:32:42 -0400

PORTLAND, Maine - "American Pie" singer Don McLean is coming to Portland for the Fourth of July.

Minn. Opera to stage free outdoor performances

Sat, 25 May 2013 05:55:04 -0400

MINNEAPOLIS - The Minnesota Opera plans to present free outdoor concerts next month.

Stone Temple Pilots sue ex-frontman Scott Weiland

Fri, 24 May 2013 21:58:11 -0400

LOS ANGELES - The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group's name or songs.

NBC to air Blake Shelton's benefit for Oklahomans

Fri, 24 May 2013 16:31:06 -0400

NBC and sister networks will air Blake Shelton's concert to help his fellow Oklahomans affected by this week's storms in their home state.

Spoleto Festival USA opens 37th season

Fri, 24 May 2013 15:06:04 -0400

CHARLESTON, South Carolina - The Spoleto Festival USA opened its 37th season on Friday remembering those who helped establish the event that has brought Charleston international renown in the world of the arts.

Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:38:16 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - Some of country music's big names, including Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker and Zac Brown Band, take the stage at the Bayou Country Superfest at LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest.

Kid Rock, Rolling Stones on scalping, summer tours

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:29:48 -0400

NEW YORK - Kid Rock is a scalper.

Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert at country fest

Fri, 24 May 2013 14:23:02 -0400

NEW ORLEANS - The sounds of country music take over the City of Baton Rouge as the Bayou Country Superfest brings some of the genre's biggest names to LSU's Tiger Stadium for a Memorial Day holiday jamfest.

With hits, Demi Lovato radio-ready with 4th album

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:48:23 -0400

NEW YORK - Before achieving back-to-back radio hits with "Give Your Heart a Break" and "Heart Attack," Demi Lovato wondered why she had yet to find her breakthrough on the radio.

'Hoosiers' team reunites for IU commercial

Fri, 24 May 2013 12:23:50 -0400

BLOOMINGTON, Indiana - The last time Angelo Pizzo and Fred Murphy saw each other was in 1985, and Murphy was leaving the "wrap party" for the just-completed filming of the movie "Hoosiers."

Texas rapper indicted, controlled substance count

Fri, 24 May 2013 11:22:54 -0400

CORSICANA, Texas - Platinum-selling rapper Lil' Flip of Houston has been indicted on a charge of possession of a controlled substance over a 2012 Texas traffic stop.

Saratoga marks 150 years of thoroughbred racing

Fri, 24 May 2013 09:24:44 -0400

SARATOGA SPRINGS, New York - Mineral springs, gambling and horses.

Fla. woman meets son she gave up for adoption

Fri, 24 May 2013 08:29:10 -0400

ORLANDO, Florida - A central Florida woman has reunited with her son almost 36 years after giving him up for adoption.

Cliburn piano contest kicks off in Fort Worth

Fri, 24 May 2013 04:04:37 -0400

FORT WORTH, Texas - The 14th Van Cliburn International Piano Competition kicks off Friday in North Texas.

Emails show concern for Jackson deterioration

Thu, 23 May 2013 22:13:39 -0400

LOS ANGELES - A stage manager working on Michael Jackson's ill-fated "This Is It" concert warned an AEG executive days before the star's death that he was in a physical and mental decline and needed help, according to an email shown to jurors Thursday in court.

Sons of rap label founders sentenced in tax case

Thu, 23 May 2013 19:06:01 -0400

NEWARK, New Jersey - Two sons of the founders of the Sugar Hill Records hip-hop recording label have been sentenced to probation for failing to file taxes.

Storm took town's youngest as it swept through

Thu, 23 May 2013 18:38:40 -0400

MOORE, Oklahoma - One loved the spotlight. Another was nicknamed "The Wall" because of the force he brought to the soccer field.

Mary J. Blige faces $3.4M federal tax lien in NJ

Thu, 23 May 2013 16:55:05 -0400

HACKENSACK, New Jersey - Mary J. Blige and her husband have been hit with a $3.4 million tax lien in New Jersey.

Bronx 'ghetto' tours stop amid residents' outrage

Thu, 23 May 2013 15:25:23 -0400

NEW YORK - A company that promised sightseer tours to the Bronx that included a New York City "ghetto" has stopped the bus rides under protest from an outraged neighborhood.

Top stars square off for summer tour dollars

Thu, 23 May 2013 13:01:40 -0400

All anyone's been talking about are those aged wonders The Rolling Stones and their 50th-anniversary tour, but there's so much more happening on the road this summer.

Review: Google music plan solid, serendipitous

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:43:54 -0400

LOS ANGELES - Google's new music service offers a lot of eye candy to go with the tunes. The song selection of around 18 million tracks is comparable to popular services such as Spotify and Rhapsody, and a myriad of playlists curated along different genres provides a big playground for music lovers.

La Scala scales back on productions due to crisis

Thu, 23 May 2013 12:43:16 -0400

MILAN - La Scala has reduced the number of operas it will stage during the 2013-14 season due to Italy's economic crisis, the theater's general manager said Thursday.