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All rights reservedThu, 07 Jun 2012 22:47:31 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/music/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/screams-tears-japan-fans-choose-pop-group-leader-013753468.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bV9DueJSs6CJOi4uodIUtw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-08T013753Z_1_CBRE85704JC00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JAPAN-MUSIC-AKB48.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Japanese idol group AKB48 performs during the MTV Video Music Aid Japan in Chiba" align="left" title="Japanese idol group AKB48 performs during the MTV Video Music Aid Japan in Chiba" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Cheers, tears and screams marked the crowning of a new leader of Japanese girl pop group AKB48, who was chosen by fans in a nationwide &quot;election&quot; that dominated the media for weeks. In a three-hour show broadcast live from Tokyo&#039;s hallowed Budokan, 23-year-old Yuko Oshima was selected as leader and face of the group, which has been recognized by Guinness as the world&#039;s biggest girl pop group. &quot;The 48 group has high aspirations, and because of that we can go far,&quot; said the teary Oshima, after the results were announced late on Wednesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/screams-tears-japan-fans-choose-pop-group-leader-013753468.htmlThu, 07 Jun 2012 22:47:31 -0400Reutersscreams-tears-japan-fans-choose-pop-group-leader-013753468<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/screams-tears-japan-fans-choose-pop-group-leader-013753468.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/bV9DueJSs6CJOi4uodIUtw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-08T013753Z_1_CBRE85704JC00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JAPAN-MUSIC-AKB48.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Japanese idol group AKB48 performs during the MTV Video Music Aid Japan in Chiba" align="left" title="Japanese idol group AKB48 performs during the MTV Video Music Aid Japan in Chiba" border="0" /></a>TOKYO (Reuters) - Cheers, tears and screams marked the crowning of a new leader of Japanese girl pop group AKB48, who was chosen by fans in a nationwide &quot;election&quot; that dominated the media for weeks. In a three-hour show broadcast live from Tokyo&#039;s hallowed Budokan, 23-year-old Yuko Oshima was selected as leader and face of the group, which has been recognized by Guinness as the world&#039;s biggest girl pop group. &quot;The 48 group has high aspirations, and because of that we can go far,&quot; said the teary Oshima, after the results were announced late on Wednesday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bob Welch, an early member of rock band Fleetwood Mac who enjoyed a successful solo career with hits such as "Ebony Eyes," died on Thursday of an apparent suicide at home in Nashville. He was 66. Police said Welch's body was found by his wife Wendy with a single gunshot wound to the chest, and he had left a suicide note. Welch suffered from health problems, but police did not disclose what those issues were. ...http://news.yahoo.com/ex-fleetwood-mac-member-bob-welch-dead-010923288.htmlThu, 07 Jun 2012 21:21:44 -0400Reutersex-fleetwood-mac-member-bob-welch-dead-010923288NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Lauryn Hill on Thursday was charged with failing to file federal income tax returns for three years during which she earned more than $1.8 million, officials said. Hill did not file an income tax return to the Internal Revenue Service from 2005 to 2007, the Department of Justice said in a statement. During this time her income, which primarily comes from recording and film royalties, totaled more than $1.8 million dollars. The three counts against Hill each carry a maximum penalty of one year in prison and a $100,000 fine, the department said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/lauryn-hill-failed-file-tax-returns-1-8-183030286.htmlThu, 07 Jun 2012 17:02:40 -0400Reuterslauryn-hill-failed-file-tax-returns-1-8-183030286<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/idol-champ-kidney-surgery-ready-summer-tour-182728019--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EG8gm.YioGAeUaxhw9JgLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-08T023145Z_1_CBRE857071000_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-AMERICANIDOL-PHILLIPPHILLIPS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Winner Phillips poses in the backroom after the 11th season finale of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Winner Phillips poses in the backroom after the 11th season finale of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - &quot;American Idol&quot; champion Phillip Phillips has finally undergone surgery to remove several large kidney stones that almost caused him to quit the TV singing contest before winning last month, his publicist said on Thursday. The 21-year-old singer and guitar player had the surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday and will recuperate in time to kick off the &quot;American Idol&quot; 45-city summer tour on July 6. &quot;Surgery went well. He&#039;s resting and will be ready for the &#039;Idol&#039; tour kick-off,&quot; the publicist said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/idol-champ-kidney-surgery-ready-summer-tour-182728019--finance.htmlThu, 07 Jun 2012 14:27:28 -0400Reutersidol-champ-kidney-surgery-ready-summer-tour-182728019--finance<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/idol-champ-kidney-surgery-ready-summer-tour-182728019--finance.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/EG8gm.YioGAeUaxhw9JgLA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-08T023145Z_1_CBRE857071000_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-AMERICANIDOL-PHILLIPPHILLIPS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Winner Phillips poses in the backroom after the 11th season finale of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Winner Phillips poses in the backroom after the 11th season finale of &quot;American Idol&quot; in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - &quot;American Idol&quot; champion Phillip Phillips has finally undergone surgery to remove several large kidney stones that almost caused him to quit the TV singing contest before winning last month, his publicist said on Thursday. The 21-year-old singer and guitar player had the surgery in Los Angeles on Wednesday and will recuperate in time to kick off the &quot;American Idol&quot; 45-city summer tour on July 6. &quot;Surgery went well. He&#039;s resting and will be ready for the &#039;Idol&#039; tour kick-off,&quot; the publicist said. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-mayer-wins-second-week-no-1-billboard-174925663.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5d31dS7omC3bWzZqudd1NA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T181038Z_1_CBRE8551EHT00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-GRAMMYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer John Mayer arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Singer John Mayer arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - John Mayer, in a week of slow sales, notched his second week at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart with his album &quot;Born and Raised.&quot; Mayer&#039;s album, his fifth done in a studio, sold 65,000 copies to keep the top spot, the first time the American singer has held the top position for more than one week. British singer Adele&#039;s &quot;21,&quot; which sold 58,000 copies, retained the No. 2 spot, boosted by NBC television&#039;s &quot;Adele: Live In London&quot; special, which aired over the weekend. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-mayer-wins-second-week-no-1-billboard-174925663.htmlWed, 06 Jun 2012 14:10:38 -0400Reutersjohn-mayer-wins-second-week-no-1-billboard-174925663<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-mayer-wins-second-week-no-1-billboard-174925663.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5d31dS7omC3bWzZqudd1NA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T181038Z_1_CBRE8551EHT00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-GRAMMYS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer John Mayer arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Singer John Mayer arrives at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - John Mayer, in a week of slow sales, notched his second week at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart with his album &quot;Born and Raised.&quot; Mayer&#039;s album, his fifth done in a studio, sold 65,000 copies to keep the top spot, the first time the American singer has held the top position for more than one week. British singer Adele&#039;s &quot;21,&quot; which sold 58,000 copies, retained the No. 2 spot, boosted by NBC television&#039;s &quot;Adele: Live In London&quot; special, which aired over the weekend. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/video-vevo-kicks-off-certified-program-bieber-163332096.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZSwc6wHSQu1BGj14KqrLgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T163332Z_1_CBRE8551A0600_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bieber greets fans at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Singer Bieber greets fans at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video hosting site Vevo has created a new seal of approval to reward music artists whose videos cross the 100 million views milestone and will kick off the program with YouTube star Justin Bieber. Vevo expects its new &#039;Certified&#039; program, unveiled on Wednesday with plans to launch on June 12, will become a popular measure of success like a Billboard chart position or the Recording Industry Association of America&#039;s designations of silver, gold or platinum record sales. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/video-vevo-kicks-off-certified-program-bieber-163332096.htmlWed, 06 Jun 2012 12:33:32 -0400Reutersvideo-vevo-kicks-off-certified-program-bieber-163332096<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/video-vevo-kicks-off-certified-program-bieber-163332096.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZSwc6wHSQu1BGj14KqrLgg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T163332Z_1_CBRE8551A0600_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bieber greets fans at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Singer Bieber greets fans at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Video hosting site Vevo has created a new seal of approval to reward music artists whose videos cross the 100 million views milestone and will kick off the program with YouTube star Justin Bieber. Vevo expects its new &#039;Certified&#039; program, unveiled on Wednesday with plans to launch on June 12, will become a popular measure of success like a Billboard chart position or the Recording Industry Association of America&#039;s designations of silver, gold or platinum record sales. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-mayer-says-humiliated-swift-song-173527642.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VP6UN92ctbMGJMzk4VIa0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T173527Z_1_CBRE8551CWF00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer John Mayer performs during the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York" align="left" title="Singer John Mayer performs during the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer John Mayer is not mentioned by name, but he said he was &quot;really humiliated&quot; by the song &quot;Dear John,&quot; written by his former girlfriend country-pop star Taylor Swift. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine due to hit newsstands on Friday, the Grammy-award winner criticized the tune. &quot;It made me feel terrible,&quot; Mayer told the magazine. &quot;I was really caught off-guard, and it really humiliated me at a time when I&#039;d already been dressed down.&quot; Swift penned the song, featured on her best-selling 2010 album &quot;Speak Now,&quot; after the couple ended a brief romance. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/john-mayer-says-humiliated-swift-song-173527642.htmlWed, 06 Jun 2012 13:35:27 -0400Reutersjohn-mayer-says-humiliated-swift-song-173527642<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/john-mayer-says-humiliated-swift-song-173527642.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/VP6UN92ctbMGJMzk4VIa0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T173527Z_1_CBRE8551CWF00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer John Mayer performs during the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York" align="left" title="Singer John Mayer performs during the 2011 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony at the Waldorf Astoria Hotel in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer John Mayer is not mentioned by name, but he said he was &quot;really humiliated&quot; by the song &quot;Dear John,&quot; written by his former girlfriend country-pop star Taylor Swift. In an interview with Rolling Stone magazine due to hit newsstands on Friday, the Grammy-award winner criticized the tune. &quot;It made me feel terrible,&quot; Mayer told the magazine. &quot;I was really caught off-guard, and it really humiliated me at a time when I&#039;d already been dressed down.&quot; Swift penned the song, featured on her best-selling 2010 album &quot;Speak Now,&quot; after the couple ended a brief romance. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-engaged-australian-actor-hemsworth-155730451.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lrTLIL6WJdUHQNSLky5R1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T155730Z_1_CBRE85518CG00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Miley Cyrus poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; at Nokia theatre in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Actress Miley Cyrus poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; at Nokia theatre in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miley Cyrus, the former Disney Channel child star whose growing pains have been played out in the glare of the world&#039;s media, announced her engagement on Wednesday at the age of 19 to &quot;Hunger Games&quot; actor Liam Hemsworth. Cyrus, whose &quot;Hannah Montana&quot; TV series made her a teen idol, said she was engaged to marry her Australian boyfriend Hemsworth, 22, after a three-year romance. The news quickly became one of the world&#039;s top trends on Twitter, bringing thousands of congratulations from fans, as well as questions over the wisdom of settling down so young. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-engaged-australian-actor-hemsworth-155730451.htmlWed, 06 Jun 2012 17:58:31 -0400Reutersmiley-cyrus-engaged-australian-actor-hemsworth-155730451<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/miley-cyrus-engaged-australian-actor-hemsworth-155730451.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lrTLIL6WJdUHQNSLky5R1A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T155730Z_1_CBRE85518CG00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actress Miley Cyrus poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; at Nokia theatre in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Actress Miley Cyrus poses at the premiere of &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; at Nokia theatre in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Miley Cyrus, the former Disney Channel child star whose growing pains have been played out in the glare of the world&#039;s media, announced her engagement on Wednesday at the age of 19 to &quot;Hunger Games&quot; actor Liam Hemsworth. Cyrus, whose &quot;Hannah Montana&quot; TV series made her a teen idol, said she was engaged to marry her Australian boyfriend Hemsworth, 22, after a three-year romance. The news quickly became one of the world&#039;s top trends on Twitter, bringing thousands of congratulations from fans, as well as questions over the wisdom of settling down so young. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-neil-young-album-film-090938121.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Gq_SHIsZWVOyNRLDbp2HA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T090938Z_1_CBRE8550PG900_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Neil Young performs as a surprise guest musician at the Robin Hood Foundation Benefit at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York" align="left" title="Neil Young performs as a surprise guest musician at the Robin Hood Foundation Benefit at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At an age, 66, when many of his peers have either slowed down or retired from the spotlight, Neil Young is busier than ever. On Tuesday, the iconic Canadian singer-songwriter and his longtime band Crazy Horse released a new album titled &quot;Americana&quot; with their particular take on classic folk songs. It is the first album from Young and the group in nearly nine years. Live shows follow in August. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/minute-neil-young-album-film-090938121.htmlWed, 06 Jun 2012 05:09:38 -0400Reutersminute-neil-young-album-film-090938121<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/minute-neil-young-album-film-090938121.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5Gq_SHIsZWVOyNRLDbp2HA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-06T090938Z_1_CBRE8550PG900_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Neil Young performs as a surprise guest musician at the Robin Hood Foundation Benefit at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York" align="left" title="Neil Young performs as a surprise guest musician at the Robin Hood Foundation Benefit at the Jacob K Javits Convention Center in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At an age, 66, when many of his peers have either slowed down or retired from the spotlight, Neil Young is busier than ever. On Tuesday, the iconic Canadian singer-songwriter and his longtime band Crazy Horse released a new album titled &quot;Americana&quot; with their particular take on classic folk songs. It is the first album from Young and the group in nearly nine years. Live shows follow in August. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sheryl-crow-says-not-worried-benign-brain-tumor-223518084.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fmRwbA81r8OqW1bv1NP3uw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-05T223518Z_1_CBRE8541QR000_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-SHERYLCROW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sheryl Crow performs for Starbucks shareholders at the coffee company&#039;s annual meeting in Seattle" align="left" title="Sheryl Crow performs for Starbucks shareholders at the coffee company&#039;s annual meeting in Seattle" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year but she does not worry about it because it is benign, the singer-songwriter told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In a story posted on the newspaper&#039;s website on Tuesday, Crow, whose hits include &quot;All I Wanna Do&quot; and &quot;Soak Up the Sun,&quot; said the tumor was discovered when she went to a hospital to be tested because she was experiencing memory loss. &quot;I haven&#039;t really talked about it,&quot; she told the newspaper&#039;s nightclub and entertainment reporter Doug Elfman, &quot;In November, I found out I have a brain tumor. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sheryl-crow-says-not-worried-benign-brain-tumor-223518084.htmlTue, 05 Jun 2012 18:35:18 -0400Reuterssheryl-crow-says-not-worried-benign-brain-tumor-223518084<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sheryl-crow-says-not-worried-benign-brain-tumor-223518084.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fmRwbA81r8OqW1bv1NP3uw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-05T223518Z_1_CBRE8541QR000_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-SHERYLCROW.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sheryl Crow performs for Starbucks shareholders at the coffee company&#039;s annual meeting in Seattle" align="left" title="Sheryl Crow performs for Starbucks shareholders at the coffee company&#039;s annual meeting in Seattle" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Sheryl Crow was diagnosed with a brain tumor last year but she does not worry about it because it is benign, the singer-songwriter told the Las Vegas Review-Journal. In a story posted on the newspaper&#039;s website on Tuesday, Crow, whose hits include &quot;All I Wanna Do&quot; and &quot;Soak Up the Sun,&quot; said the tumor was discovered when she went to a hospital to be tested because she was experiencing memory loss. &quot;I haven&#039;t really talked about it,&quot; she told the newspaper&#039;s nightclub and entertainment reporter Doug Elfman, &quot;In November, I found out I have a brain tumor. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paul-mccartney-officially-olympics-opening-220529692.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P9wOSDZznd4rU5apagD1Ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-05T220529Z_1_CBRE8541PDA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PAULMCCARTNEY-OLYMPICS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Paul McCartney performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London" align="left" title="Singer Paul McCartney performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Paul McCartney will help get the London Olympic Games off to a rocking start. The former Beatle confirmed speculation that he would take part in the opening ceremony, telling the BBC that he will close out the ceremony on July 27. &quot;I&#039;ve been booked,&quot; McCartney said, adding that he would be &quot;closing the opening.&quot; McCartney is the first act to be confirmed for the opening ceremony. &quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot; director Danny Boyle is serving as artistic director of the ceremony. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/paul-mccartney-officially-olympics-opening-220529692.htmlTue, 05 Jun 2012 18:05:29 -0400Reuterspaul-mccartney-officially-olympics-opening-220529692<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/paul-mccartney-officially-olympics-opening-220529692.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/P9wOSDZznd4rU5apagD1Ng--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-05T220529Z_1_CBRE8541PDA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PAULMCCARTNEY-OLYMPICS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Paul McCartney performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London" align="left" title="Singer Paul McCartney performs during the Diamond Jubilee concert in front of Buckingham Palace in London" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Paul McCartney will help get the London Olympic Games off to a rocking start. The former Beatle confirmed speculation that he would take part in the opening ceremony, telling the BBC that he will close out the ceremony on July 27. &quot;I&#039;ve been booked,&quot; McCartney said, adding that he would be &quot;closing the opening.&quot; McCartney is the first act to be confirmed for the opening ceremony. &quot;Slumdog Millionaire&quot; director Danny Boyle is serving as artistic director of the ceremony. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bob Welch, an early member of rock band Fleetwood Mac who enjoyed a successful solo career with hits such as "Ebony Eyes," died on Thursday of an apparent suicide at home in Nashville. He was 66. Police said Welch's body was found by his wife with a single gunshot wound to the chest, and he had left a suicide note. Welch suffered from health problems, but police did not disclose what those issues were. "The police are investigating it as a suicide, and there was no evidence of foul play," Nashville police spokesman Don Aaron told Reuters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/ex-fleetwood-mac-member-bob-welch-dead-212542219.htmlThu, 07 Jun 2012 19:45:13 -0400Reutersex-fleetwood-mac-member-bob-welch-dead-212542219<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/herb-reed-vocal-group-platters-dead-83-161733046.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_VkOoMtXZ4hvUvaK_GCJsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-05T170527Z_1_CBRE8541BH600_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PLATTERS-HERBREED.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Handout photo of founding member of The Platters Herb Reed" align="left" title="Handout photo of founding member of The Platters Herb Reed" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (Reuters) - Herb Reed, the last of the founding members of 1950s R&amp;B crooners The Platters, known for hits such as &quot;Smoke Gets in Your Eyes&quot; and &quot;The Great Pretender,&quot; has died in Boston age 83. Reed&#039;s publicists said the singer, who in recent years lived in Arlington, Massachusetts, died on Monday after a period of declining health. The singing group was formed in Los Angeles in 1953 by Reed along with Joe Jefferson, Cornell Gunther, and Alex Hodge. The group went on to have four number-one singles on the U.S. charts between 1955 and 1958. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/herb-reed-vocal-group-platters-dead-83-161733046.htmlTue, 05 Jun 2012 12:17:33 -0400Reutersherb-reed-vocal-group-platters-dead-83-161733046<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/herb-reed-vocal-group-platters-dead-83-161733046.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_VkOoMtXZ4hvUvaK_GCJsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-05T170527Z_1_CBRE8541BH600_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PLATTERS-HERBREED.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Handout photo of founding member of The Platters Herb Reed" align="left" title="Handout photo of founding member of The Platters Herb Reed" border="0" /></a>BOSTON (Reuters) - Herb Reed, the last of the founding members of 1950s R&amp;B crooners The Platters, known for hits such as &quot;Smoke Gets in Your Eyes&quot; and &quot;The Great Pretender,&quot; has died in Boston age 83. Reed&#039;s publicists said the singer, who in recent years lived in Arlington, Massachusetts, died on Monday after a period of declining health. The singing group was formed in Los Angeles in 1953 by Reed along with Joe Jefferson, Cornell Gunther, and Alex Hodge. The group went on to have four number-one singles on the U.S. charts between 1955 and 1958. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-singer-ed-sheeran-bringing-team-u-210734718.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X9IbnntkcIQMMSoSt5KRnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-05T210734Z_1_CBRE8541MOS00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-EDSHEERAN-USMARKET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="English musician Ed Sheeran poses in Los Angeles" align="left" title="English musician Ed Sheeran poses in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who conquered music charts in his native United Kingdom with his 2011 debut album &quot;+&quot;, is bringing his unique style of acoustic soul hip-hop to the United States. Sheeran, 21, of Suffolk county, England, created his album &quot;+&quot; in one month after his single &quot;The A-Team&quot; picked up steam through digital downloads in the UK early in 2011. It peaked at No. 3 on the singles chart. The album, released last September, debuted at No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/british-singer-ed-sheeran-bringing-team-u-210734718.htmlTue, 05 Jun 2012 17:07:34 -0400Reutersbritish-singer-ed-sheeran-bringing-team-u-210734718<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-singer-ed-sheeran-bringing-team-u-210734718.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X9IbnntkcIQMMSoSt5KRnQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-05T210734Z_1_CBRE8541MOS00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-EDSHEERAN-USMARKET.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="English musician Ed Sheeran poses in Los Angeles" align="left" title="English musician Ed Sheeran poses in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who conquered music charts in his native United Kingdom with his 2011 debut album &quot;+&quot;, is bringing his unique style of acoustic soul hip-hop to the United States. Sheeran, 21, of Suffolk county, England, created his album &quot;+&quot; in one month after his single &quot;The A-Team&quot; picked up steam through digital downloads in the UK early in 2011. It peaked at No. 3 on the singles chart. The album, released last September, debuted at No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - James Rosemond, the former hip-hop mogul accused of peddling millions of dollars worth of cocaine, was convicted Tuesday afternoon in a federal court in Brooklyn. The jury, seated beside a chart of mugshots connecting the alleged cocaine kingpin to a network of drug-slingers, found Rosemond, known as "Jimmy Henchman," guilty after a day of deliberation. "I'm obviously very disappointed," Rosemond's attorney Gerald L. Shargel told TheWrap. Shargel told the court his client was never involved in the cocaine trade. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hip-hop-mogul-james-rosemond-convicted-cocaine-kingpin-230255989.htmlTue, 05 Jun 2012 19:02:55 -0400Reutership-hop-mogul-james-rosemond-convicted-cocaine-kingpin-230255989<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hunger-games-scoops-four-mtv-movie-awards-034133227.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TApHrelyQ0QRm9P0.lRNHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-04T034410Z_1_CBRE8530ADP00_RTROPTP_2_MTV.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actors Alexander Ludwig and Josh Hutcherson accept the award for best fight for their role in &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Actors Alexander Ludwig and Josh Hutcherson accept the award for best fight for their role in &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; won four MTV Movie Awards on Sunday but a &quot;Twilight&quot; film picked up the best movie honor for the fourth straight year in what proved to be a tame evening at the typically outrageous awards show. Post-apocalyptic film &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; nabbed MTV&#039;s golden popcorn trophies for best male performance by Josh Hutcherson, best female performance by Jennifer Lawrence, best transformation by Elizabeth Banks and best fight. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hunger-games-scoops-four-mtv-movie-awards-034133227.htmlMon, 04 Jun 2012 01:00:50 -0400Reutershunger-games-scoops-four-mtv-movie-awards-034133227<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hunger-games-scoops-four-mtv-movie-awards-034133227.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/TApHrelyQ0QRm9P0.lRNHA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-04T034410Z_1_CBRE8530ADP00_RTROPTP_2_MTV.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actors Alexander Ludwig and Josh Hutcherson accept the award for best fight for their role in &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Actors Alexander Ludwig and Josh Hutcherson accept the award for best fight for their role in &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; at the 2012 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; won four MTV Movie Awards on Sunday but a &quot;Twilight&quot; film picked up the best movie honor for the fourth straight year in what proved to be a tame evening at the typically outrageous awards show. Post-apocalyptic film &quot;The Hunger Games&quot; nabbed MTV&#039;s golden popcorn trophies for best male performance by Josh Hutcherson, best female performance by Jennifer Lawrence, best transformation by Elizabeth Banks and best fight. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/portland-cello-players-lay-down-hip-hop-beat-192136807.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/J06Q6kcvBbE8CMsLOb3BTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-01T220009Z_1_CBRE8501P4F00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-PORTLANDCELLO-MUSIC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Publicity photo of the Portland Cello Project" align="left" title="Publicity photo of the Portland Cello Project" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The people of Portland, Oregon enjoy a reputation for living somewhat outside the mainstream, so it should come as no surprise that a group of the city&#039;s cello players is using its classical instruments to lay down hip-hop beats. What rappers such as Kanye West and Jay-Z do with syncopated rhymes and rhythms, the Portland Cello Project bangs out with strings and bows. And they don&#039;t stop there. Pop tunes from Britney Spears&#039; &quot;Toxic&quot; to Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;What Goes Around&quot; also bring cheer to their fans. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/portland-cello-players-lay-down-hip-hop-beat-192136807.htmlFri, 01 Jun 2012 18:00:09 -0400Reutersportland-cello-players-lay-down-hip-hop-beat-192136807<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/portland-cello-players-lay-down-hip-hop-beat-192136807.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/J06Q6kcvBbE8CMsLOb3BTQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-01T220009Z_1_CBRE8501P4F00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-PORTLANDCELLO-MUSIC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Publicity photo of the Portland Cello Project" align="left" title="Publicity photo of the Portland Cello Project" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The people of Portland, Oregon enjoy a reputation for living somewhat outside the mainstream, so it should come as no surprise that a group of the city&#039;s cello players is using its classical instruments to lay down hip-hop beats. What rappers such as Kanye West and Jay-Z do with syncopated rhymes and rhythms, the Portland Cello Project bangs out with strings and bows. And they don&#039;t stop there. Pop tunes from Britney Spears&#039; &quot;Toxic&quot; to Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;What Goes Around&quot; also bring cheer to their fans. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/usher-feels-near-rebirth-album-122330336.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/v4cw77iMfa1SlXGvOIdfGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-01T122330Z_1_CBRE8500YFP00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-USHER-MUSIC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Usher presents award at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York" align="left" title="Singer Usher presents award at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost 20 years have passed since R&amp;B fans first took notice of Usher Raymond on 1994&#039;s debut album &quot;Usher.&quot; At that time, he was just a baby-faced teenager singing about things he hadn&#039;t yet experienced. Over the years, fans have watched Usher grow into a man and become one of the top-selling pop stars of the last two decades, documenting his personal highs and lows through his music. But ask Usher, and he says his evolution has just begun. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/usher-feels-near-rebirth-album-122330336.htmlFri, 01 Jun 2012 08:23:30 -0400Reutersusher-feels-near-rebirth-album-122330336<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/usher-feels-near-rebirth-album-122330336.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/v4cw77iMfa1SlXGvOIdfGg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-01T122330Z_1_CBRE8500YFP00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-USHER-MUSIC.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Usher presents award at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York" align="left" title="Singer Usher presents award at the Clinton Global Initiative in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Almost 20 years have passed since R&amp;B fans first took notice of Usher Raymond on 1994&#039;s debut album &quot;Usher.&quot; At that time, he was just a baby-faced teenager singing about things he hadn&#039;t yet experienced. Over the years, fans have watched Usher grow into a man and become one of the top-selling pop stars of the last two decades, documenting his personal highs and lows through his music. But ask Usher, and he says his evolution has just begun. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-gives-balcony-concert-paris-151140084.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GwkceXAu30Ivt6IxsrZDhg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-01T164946Z_1_CBRE8501AR200_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Canadian singer Bieber holds a megaphone as he looks down at fans from a balcony of his record label in Paris" align="left" title="Canadian singer Bieber holds a megaphone as he looks down at fans from a balcony of his record label in Paris" border="0" /></a>PARIS (Reuters) - Teenage pop star Justin Bieber turned a quiet Paris street corner into an impromptu concert venue on Friday afternoon, crooning through a megaphone at a balcony window over the screams of hundreds of adoring female fans. Wearing a leather jacket and dancing under the watchful eye of his bodyguard and grinning guitarist, the 18-year-old sang hits like &quot;Baby&quot; and &quot;One Time&quot; to the increasingly frenzied crowd gathered at a street behind the Pantheon monument in the Latin Quarter. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-gives-balcony-concert-paris-151140084.htmlFri, 01 Jun 2012 11:11:40 -0400Reutersjustin-bieber-gives-balcony-concert-paris-151140084<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-gives-balcony-concert-paris-151140084.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GwkceXAu30Ivt6IxsrZDhg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-01T164946Z_1_CBRE8501AR200_RTROPTP_2_FRANCE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Canadian singer Bieber holds a megaphone as he looks down at fans from a balcony of his record label in Paris" align="left" title="Canadian singer Bieber holds a megaphone as he looks down at fans from a balcony of his record label in Paris" border="0" /></a>PARIS (Reuters) - Teenage pop star Justin Bieber turned a quiet Paris street corner into an impromptu concert venue on Friday afternoon, crooning through a megaphone at a balcony window over the screams of hundreds of adoring female fans. Wearing a leather jacket and dancing under the watchful eye of his bodyguard and grinning guitarist, the 18-year-old sang hits like &quot;Baby&quot; and &quot;One Time&quot; to the increasingly frenzied crowd gathered at a street behind the Pantheon monument in the Latin Quarter. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kicking-off-tour-madonna-shows-shes-no-lady-041335436.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QOjptFzNsQ9n70SUhHjC0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-31T222027Z_1_CBRE84U1Q2B00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MADONNA-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S pop singer Madonna performs during the opening concert of her MDNA world tour at Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv" align="left" title="U.S pop singer Madonna performs during the opening concert of her MDNA world tour at Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv" border="0" /></a>TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Pop superstar Madonna kicked off a new world tour on Thursday wishing peace on the Middle East even as she showcased grim dance routines depicting violence and bloody gunmen among her more colorful numbers. Madonna, 53, mixed hit songs over three decades in music with tunes from her recent album, &quot;MDNA,&quot; before a packed audience, and she took a sly dig at younger diva, Lady Gaga. &quot;She&#039;s not me!&quot; Madonna belted out at the end of &quot;Express Yourself,&quot; which she had reworked to include a sampling of Lady Gaga&#039;s recent &quot;Born This Way. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kicking-off-tour-madonna-shows-shes-no-lady-041335436.htmlFri, 01 Jun 2012 09:37:52 -0400Reuterskicking-off-tour-madonna-shows-shes-no-lady-041335436<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kicking-off-tour-madonna-shows-shes-no-lady-041335436.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QOjptFzNsQ9n70SUhHjC0Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-31T222027Z_1_CBRE84U1Q2B00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MADONNA-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S pop singer Madonna performs during the opening concert of her MDNA world tour at Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv" align="left" title="U.S pop singer Madonna performs during the opening concert of her MDNA world tour at Ramat Gan stadium near Tel Aviv" border="0" /></a>TEL AVIV (Reuters) - Pop superstar Madonna kicked off a new world tour on Thursday wishing peace on the Middle East even as she showcased grim dance routines depicting violence and bloody gunmen among her more colorful numbers. Madonna, 53, mixed hit songs over three decades in music with tunes from her recent album, &quot;MDNA,&quot; before a packed audience, and she took a sly dig at younger diva, Lady Gaga. &quot;She&#039;s not me!&quot; Madonna belted out at the end of &quot;Express Yourself,&quot; which she had reworked to include a sampling of Lady Gaga&#039;s recent &quot;Born This Way. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-suffers-concussion-paris-001046825.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aBnEpE71OhSaFZDG3agZEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-01T001046Z_1_CBRE85000IA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JUSTINBIEBER-CONCUSSION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bieber greets fans at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Singer Bieber greets fans at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Canadian pop star Justin Bieber ran headlong into trouble on a European promotional tour on Thursday, knocking himself out backstage in Paris and dealing with a crushing crowd in Norway that left some fans injured one day earlier. Thursday&#039;s incident occurred after the singer fell into a glass wall during an intimate concert in Paris. Bieber told celebrity news website TMZ.com he felt lightheaded but was able to perform his last song before going backstage and passing out for 15 seconds. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-suffers-concussion-paris-001046825.htmlThu, 31 May 2012 20:10:46 -0400Reutersjustin-bieber-suffers-concussion-paris-001046825<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-suffers-concussion-paris-001046825.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/aBnEpE71OhSaFZDG3agZEw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-06-01T001046Z_1_CBRE85000IA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JUSTINBIEBER-CONCUSSION.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bieber greets fans at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Singer Bieber greets fans at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Canadian pop star Justin Bieber ran headlong into trouble on a European promotional tour on Thursday, knocking himself out backstage in Paris and dealing with a crushing crowd in Norway that left some fans injured one day earlier. Thursday&#039;s incident occurred after the singer fell into a glass wall during an intimate concert in Paris. Bieber told celebrity news website TMZ.com he felt lightheaded but was able to perform his last song before going backstage and passing out for 15 seconds. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Grammy Awards, the music industry's top awards, will return to Los Angeles for tenth straight year in 2013, taking place on February 10, organizers said on Thursday. The annual nominations concert also will be held in Los Angeles and take place on December 5, 2012, the Recording Academy said in a statement. Both the nominations and the awards - in its 55th edition for 2013 - will take place in the city's Staples Center and be broadcast live on U.S. television network CBS. ...http://news.yahoo.com/grammys-set-2013-los-angeles-175634592.htmlThu, 31 May 2012 13:59:13 -0400Reutersgrammys-set-2013-los-angeles-175634592<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amy-winehouse-london-home-put-sale-155247037.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8tKPeZscbwakWQEFuhTCFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-31T173137Z_1_CBRE84U1COS00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British singer Amy Winehouse arrives at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in central London" align="left" title="British singer Amy Winehouse arrives at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in central London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse&#039;s family have put her north London home up for sale following her death last July, a spokesman for the family said on Thursday. &quot;The Winehouses have decided to put the house on the market, with great regret,&quot; the spokesman said in an email to Reuters. &quot;Amy loved that house but none of the family felt it appropriate that they should live in it and it was not practical to keep it empty while paying the costs of its upkeep. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/amy-winehouse-london-home-put-sale-155247037.htmlThu, 31 May 2012 11:52:47 -0400Reutersamy-winehouse-london-home-put-sale-155247037<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/amy-winehouse-london-home-put-sale-155247037.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8tKPeZscbwakWQEFuhTCFw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-31T173137Z_1_CBRE84U1COS00_RTROPTP_2_BRITAIN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British singer Amy Winehouse arrives at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in central London" align="left" title="British singer Amy Winehouse arrives at the City of Westminster Magistrates Court in central London" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Amy Winehouse&#039;s family have put her north London home up for sale following her death last July, a spokesman for the family said on Thursday. &quot;The Winehouses have decided to put the house on the market, with great regret,&quot; the spokesman said in an email to Reuters. &quot;Amy loved that house but none of the family felt it appropriate that they should live in it and it was not practical to keep it empty while paying the costs of its upkeep. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-starring-nbc-special-164115389.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6jxVPMuXDe019nb9p9VO_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-31T164115Z_1_CBRE84U1AD000_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-JUSTINBIEBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bieber speaks on stage to introduce singer Carly Rae Jepsen at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Bieber speaks on stage to introduce singer Carly Rae Jepsen at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Justin Bieber will star in his first broadcast network TV special on NBC: &quot;Justin Bieber: All Around the World&quot; will feature performances and a look at his life on tour. &quot;We&#039;re thrilled to air Justin Bieber&#039;s first network special,&quot; said Doug Vaughan, NBC&#039;s senior vice president of special programs and late night. &quot;We&#039;ll have unprecedented access to Justin as our cameras film not only his performances, but his every move on this global tour - giving our viewers an all access pass to his life over a 12-day period, something rarely seen on TV today. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-starring-nbc-special-164115389.htmlThu, 31 May 2012 12:41:15 -0400Reutersjustin-bieber-starring-nbc-special-164115389<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-starring-nbc-special-164115389.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6jxVPMuXDe019nb9p9VO_g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2012-05-31T164115Z_1_CBRE84U1AD000_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-JUSTINBIEBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bieber speaks on stage to introduce singer Carly Rae Jepsen at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Bieber speaks on stage to introduce singer Carly Rae Jepsen at the 2012 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Justin Bieber will star in his first broadcast network TV special on NBC: &quot;Justin Bieber: All Around the World&quot; will feature performances and a look at his life on tour. &quot;We&#039;re thrilled to air Justin Bieber&#039;s first network special,&quot; said Doug Vaughan, NBC&#039;s senior vice president of special programs and late night. &quot;We&#039;ll have unprecedented access to Justin as our cameras film not only his performances, but his every move on this global tour - giving our viewers an all access pass to his life over a 12-day period, something rarely seen on TV today. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yah

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