Jury hears closing arguments in ‘Blurred Lines’ case
By ANTHONY McCARTNEY LOS ANGELES (AP) — Singers Robin Thicke and Pharrell Williams lied about how they crafted the 2013 hit “Blurred Lines” and should be financially punished for using music…
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Aretha Franklin welcomes ‘Idol’ to her hometown of Detroit
By MIKE HO– USEHOLDER Aretha Franklin not only is the “Queen of Soul.” She’s also the queen of “American Idol.” The music legend welcomed the long-running TV singing competition to…
Apollo Theater to honor blues singer Billie Holiday
The Apollo Theater is planning events to commemorate the 100th birthday of blues singer Billie Holiday. The legendary American jazz vocalist was born on April 17, 1915, and died in…
And the winner is … Suspense builds for 87th Oscars
By JAKE COYLE The Oscar movies this year may be small, but they’re packing a lot of drama. When the 87th Academy Awards kick off Sunday night at 8:30 EST,…
Feud grows between father, partner of Bobbi Kristina Brown
By JONATHAN LANDRUM JR While Bobbi Kristina Brown fights for her life, a feud has erupted over whether her partner can visit her in the hospital. The only daughter of…
‘American Horror Story’ actor hit by vehicle, badly hurt
Ben Woolf, an actor on “American Horror Story: Freak Show,” was in critical condition Friday after being hit by the side mirror of a passing vehicle in Hollywood. The accident…
Murder suspect dubbed ‘Michelangelo of buttocks injections’
By MARYCLAIRE DALE A Gothic hip-hop artist who did illegal cosmetic surgery on the side boasted at her murder trial Thursday that her body sculpting work was so popular she…
Smithsonian TV documentary, box set celebrate Lead Belly
By CHARLES J. GANS Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter never had a hit record before he died of Lou Gehrig’s disease in 1949. But the folksinging legend, who is being celebrated…