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All rights reservedThu, 20 Jun 2013 13:18:04 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/music/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-war-forces-music-festival-lebanons-roman-ruins-171804322.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.4Op1hA0fzP_PfbDmvm2EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-20T171804Z_2_CBRE95J1C1R00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-LEBANON-FESTIVAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An army soldier mans a checkpoint in the town of Arsal, in the eastern Bekaa Valley" align="left" title="An army soldier mans a checkpoint in the town of Arsal, in the eastern Bekaa Valley" border="0" /></a>By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon&#039;s annual Baalbek music festival has been forced to move from its usual venue among Roman ruins in the Bekaa Valley because of rocket fire and a spillover of fighting from Syria, organizers said on Thursday. Baalbek is a stronghold of the Lebanese Shi&#039;ite militant group Hezbollah, which is fighting across the border alongside its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against a two-year-old rebel uprising. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/syria-war-forces-music-festival-lebanons-roman-ruins-171804322.htmlThu, 20 Jun 2013 13:18:04 -0400Reuterssyria-war-forces-music-festival-lebanons-roman-ruins-171804322<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/syria-war-forces-music-festival-lebanons-roman-ruins-171804322.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.4Op1hA0fzP_PfbDmvm2EA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-20T171804Z_2_CBRE95J1C1R00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-SYRIA-CRISIS-LEBANON-FESTIVAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="An army soldier mans a checkpoint in the town of Arsal, in the eastern Bekaa Valley" align="left" title="An army soldier mans a checkpoint in the town of Arsal, in the eastern Bekaa Valley" border="0" /></a>By Laila Bassam BEIRUT (Reuters) - Lebanon&#039;s annual Baalbek music festival has been forced to move from its usual venue among Roman ruins in the Bekaa Valley because of rocket fire and a spillover of fighting from Syria, organizers said on Thursday. Baalbek is a stronghold of the Lebanese Shi&#039;ite militant group Hezbollah, which is fighting across the border alongside its ally Syrian President Bashar al-Assad against a two-year-old rebel uprising. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-step-campaign-gaza-arab-idol-star-103735349.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IfvPzYTD6zVCM5QjN4h7bA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-20T103735Z_1_CBRE95J0TJ300_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-IDOL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A banner depicting Mohammed Assaf, a contestant in Arab Idol, hangs from poles in the West Bank city of Ramallah" align="left" title="A banner depicting Mohammed Assaf, a contestant in Arab Idol, hangs from poles in the West Bank city of Ramallah" border="0" /></a>By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian fans and big business are rallying behind a 22-year-old singer from the Gaza Strip in a final push to vote him the next &quot;Arab Idol&quot; in a TV talent contest choosing a winner in Beirut on Saturday. Mohammed Assaf is the first Palestinian to qualify for &quot;Arab Idol&quot;, the Middle East&#039;s version of &quot;American Idol&quot;, in which contestants perform for judges and voting viewers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-step-campaign-gaza-arab-idol-star-103735349.htmlThu, 20 Jun 2013 06:37:35 -0400Reuterspalestinians-step-campaign-gaza-arab-idol-star-103735349<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/palestinians-step-campaign-gaza-arab-idol-star-103735349.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/IfvPzYTD6zVCM5QjN4h7bA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-20T103735Z_1_CBRE95J0TJ300_RTROPTP_2_TELEVISION-US-PALESTINIANS-GAZA-IDOL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A banner depicting Mohammed Assaf, a contestant in Arab Idol, hangs from poles in the West Bank city of Ramallah" align="left" title="A banner depicting Mohammed Assaf, a contestant in Arab Idol, hangs from poles in the West Bank city of Ramallah" border="0" /></a>By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian fans and big business are rallying behind a 22-year-old singer from the Gaza Strip in a final push to vote him the next &quot;Arab Idol&quot; in a TV talent contest choosing a winner in Beirut on Saturday. Mohammed Assaf is the first Palestinian to qualify for &quot;Arab Idol&quot;, the Middle East&#039;s version of &quot;American Idol&quot;, in which contestants perform for judges and voting viewers. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-album-gone-202230669.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_A3sJfi_EK9UR6mQ8mi16g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-19T202230Z_1_CBRE95I1KLS00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JAYZ-PLATINUM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, &quot;I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel.&quot; And while the rapper&#039;s got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels), after Samsung announced it would purchase a million copies of his new album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail,&quot; is there another platinum disc in the mail already? The answer is &quot;not yet,&quot; according to a music industry insider. A record cannot be certified platinum (or gold, or multiplatinum) before it&#039;s out, regardless of presale numbers. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-album-gone-202230669.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 17:01:33 -0400Reutersjay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-album-gone-202230669<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-album-gone-202230669.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_A3sJfi_EK9UR6mQ8mi16g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-19T202230Z_1_CBRE95I1KLS00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JAYZ-PLATINUM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Jay-Z once spit, &quot;I deserve platinum plaques, to match my bezel.&quot; And while the rapper&#039;s got a bunch of those (and plenty of bezels), after Samsung announced it would purchase a million copies of his new album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail,&quot; is there another platinum disc in the mail already? The answer is &quot;not yet,&quot; according to a music industry insider. A record cannot be certified platinum (or gold, or multiplatinum) before it&#039;s out, regardless of presale numbers. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/four-decades-black-sabbath-tops-u-album-chart-192256344.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OTdoOt_pmvj3SWFsJP_A8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-19T192256Z_1_CBRE95I1HUH00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BLACKSABBATH-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Original members of the rock band Black Sabbath announce their reunion in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Original members of the rock band Black Sabbath announce their reunion in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran heavy-metal band Black Sabbath landed its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, more than four decades after the rockers debuted their first album in the United States. &quot;13,&quot; the 19th studio album from Black Sabbath, sold 155,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, knocking last week&#039;s No. 1 album by Queens of the Stone Age off the top spot on the weekly U.S. album chart. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/four-decades-black-sabbath-tops-u-album-chart-192256344.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 15:22:56 -0400Reutersfour-decades-black-sabbath-tops-u-album-chart-192256344<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/four-decades-black-sabbath-tops-u-album-chart-192256344.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/OTdoOt_pmvj3SWFsJP_A8w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-19T192256Z_1_CBRE95I1HUH00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BLACKSABBATH-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Original members of the rock band Black Sabbath announce their reunion in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Original members of the rock band Black Sabbath announce their reunion in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Veteran heavy-metal band Black Sabbath landed its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, more than four decades after the rockers debuted their first album in the United States. &quot;13,&quot; the 19th studio album from Black Sabbath, sold 155,000 copies in its first week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, knocking last week&#039;s No. 1 album by Queens of the Stone Age off the top spot on the weekly U.S. album chart. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-release-back-catalogue-itunes-163852923.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.CDjKdF1LqdHDcfs0EN5oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-19T163852Z_1_CBRE95I1A9F00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-ITUNES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Rolling Stones perform at a concert during the band&#039;s &quot;50 and Counting&quot; tour in Chicago" align="left" title="Members of the Rolling Stones perform at a concert during the band&#039;s &quot;50 and Counting&quot; tour in Chicago" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones released a career-spanning digitally re-mastered back catalogue on Apple Inc&#039;s iTunes Store on Wednesday as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. The new iTunes release chronicles the British group&#039;s entire oeuvre, from their introductory 1963 cover of Chuck Berry&#039;s &quot;Come On&quot; to last year&#039;s Greatest Hits collection &quot;GRRR!&quot;, their record label Universal Music said on Wednesday. The Rolling Stones - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts - emerged alongside the Beatles in the early 1960s. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-release-back-catalogue-itunes-163852923.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 12:38:52 -0400Reutersrolling-stones-release-back-catalogue-itunes-163852923<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-release-back-catalogue-itunes-163852923.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.CDjKdF1LqdHDcfs0EN5oQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-19T163852Z_1_CBRE95I1A9F00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-ITUNES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Members of the Rolling Stones perform at a concert during the band&#039;s &quot;50 and Counting&quot; tour in Chicago" align="left" title="Members of the Rolling Stones perform at a concert during the band&#039;s &quot;50 and Counting&quot; tour in Chicago" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones released a career-spanning digitally re-mastered back catalogue on Apple Inc&#039;s iTunes Store on Wednesday as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations. The new iTunes release chronicles the British group&#039;s entire oeuvre, from their introductory 1963 cover of Chuck Berry&#039;s &quot;Come On&quot; to last year&#039;s Greatest Hits collection &quot;GRRR!&quot;, their record label Universal Music said on Wednesday. The Rolling Stones - Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts - emerged alongside the Beatles in the early 1960s. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jeremy-jordans-followup-smash-begins-production-anna-kendrick-225249826.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rvib897IPBDLCbD88IUM2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-19T225249Z_1_CBRE95I1RKA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-THELAST5YEARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Jeremy Jordan takes part in a panel discussion of NBC Universal&#039;s series &quot;Smash&quot; during the 2013 Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California" align="left" title="Actor Jeremy Jordan takes part in a panel discussion of NBC Universal&#039;s series &quot;Smash&quot; during the 2013 Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Production on Richard LaGravenese&#039;s musical adaptation of &quot;The Last 5 Years,&quot; starring Anna Kendrick and &quot;Smash&quot; star Jeremy Jordan, begins this week in New York, Lucky Monkey Pictures and Sh-K-Boom Records said Wednesday. LaGravenese(&quot;Beautiful Creatures&quot;) wrote and is directing the adaptation of Jason Robert Brown&#039;s musical of the same name, which is a deconstruction of the love affair and marriage of Cathy Hiatt (Kendrick), a struggling actress, and Jamie Wellerstein (Jordan), a rising novelist. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jeremy-jordans-followup-smash-begins-production-anna-kendrick-225249826.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 18:52:49 -0400Reutersjeremy-jordans-followup-smash-begins-production-anna-kendrick-225249826<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jeremy-jordans-followup-smash-begins-production-anna-kendrick-225249826.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/rvib897IPBDLCbD88IUM2A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-19T225249Z_1_CBRE95I1RKA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-THELAST5YEARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Actor Jeremy Jordan takes part in a panel discussion of NBC Universal&#039;s series &quot;Smash&quot; during the 2013 Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California" align="left" title="Actor Jeremy Jordan takes part in a panel discussion of NBC Universal&#039;s series &quot;Smash&quot; during the 2013 Winter Press Tour for the Television Critics Association in Pasadena, California" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Production on Richard LaGravenese&#039;s musical adaptation of &quot;The Last 5 Years,&quot; starring Anna Kendrick and &quot;Smash&quot; star Jeremy Jordan, begins this week in New York, Lucky Monkey Pictures and Sh-K-Boom Records said Wednesday. LaGravenese(&quot;Beautiful Creatures&quot;) wrote and is directing the adaptation of Jason Robert Brown&#039;s musical of the same name, which is a deconstruction of the love affair and marriage of Cathy Hiatt (Kendrick), a struggling actress, and Jamie Wellerstein (Jordan), a rising novelist. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-wins-over-critics-daring-album-yeezus-235727395.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_eS.iISvsh75DYw3sucXpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-18T235807Z_2_CBRE95H1UK700_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-KANYEWEST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West pushes the boundaries of hip hop with his latest album &quot;Yeezus,&quot; using aggressive electro-dance music beats to channel his anger and win over critics, who have called the record &quot;daring&quot; and &quot;ambitious.&quot; &quot;Yeezus,&quot; the 36-year-old rapper&#039;s seventh solo studio album, has also sped to the top of the iTunes digital music chart upon its release on Tuesday, led by the single &quot;Black Skinhead. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-wins-over-critics-daring-album-yeezus-235727395.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 19:58:07 -0400Reuterskanye-west-wins-over-critics-daring-album-yeezus-235727395<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/kanye-west-wins-over-critics-daring-album-yeezus-235727395.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_eS.iISvsh75DYw3sucXpg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-18T235807Z_2_CBRE95H1UK700_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-KANYEWEST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Recording artist Kanye West attends the NBA basketball game between Miami Heat and Los Angeles Lakers in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Kanye West pushes the boundaries of hip hop with his latest album &quot;Yeezus,&quot; using aggressive electro-dance music beats to channel his anger and win over critics, who have called the record &quot;daring&quot; and &quot;ambitious.&quot; &quot;Yeezus,&quot; the 36-year-old rapper&#039;s seventh solo studio album, has also sped to the top of the iTunes digital music chart upon its release on Tuesday, led by the single &quot;Black Skinhead. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Patricia Reaney and Tim Ghianni NEW YORK/NASHVILLE (Reuters) - Legendary country singer and songwriter Slim Whitman, known for his smooth falsetto and high-pitched yodeling talent, died in Florida on Wednesday at the age of 90, his son-in-law said. Roy Beagle, who is married to Whitman's daughter Sharon, said the singer-songwriter who was born Ottis Dewey Whitman Jr. was admitted to hospital on Tuesday. "He died last night at the Orange Park hospital at about 12:45 this morning of heart failure," Beagle told Reuters. ...http://news.yahoo.com/legendary-country-singer-slim-whitman-dead-90-154838101.htmlWed, 19 Jun 2013 14:42:15 -0400Reuterslegendary-country-singer-slim-whitman-dead-90-154838101<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-traffic-accident-los-angeles-134201347.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M.9_EXMUHl6QCjI6OyC85w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-18T134201Z_1_CBRE95H122C00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JUSTINBIEBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Justin Bieber arrives late for the premiere of the film &quot;After Earth&quot; in New York" align="left" title="Singer Justin Bieber arrives late for the premiere of the film &quot;After Earth&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen pop star Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run, police said. Video taken outside the Laugh Factory comedy club showed Bieber behind the wheel of his white Ferrari, surrounded by photographers as he was pulling away. Celebrity website TMZ said Bieber motioned the photographers to clear out of the way but apparently pinned one between his Ferrari and a parked car as he pulled out. He then drove away. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-traffic-accident-los-angeles-134201347.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 13:17:41 -0400Reutersjustin-bieber-traffic-accident-los-angeles-134201347<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/justin-bieber-traffic-accident-los-angeles-134201347.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/M.9_EXMUHl6QCjI6OyC85w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-18T134201Z_1_CBRE95H122C00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JUSTINBIEBER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Justin Bieber arrives late for the premiere of the film &quot;After Earth&quot; in New York" align="left" title="Singer Justin Bieber arrives late for the premiere of the film &quot;After Earth&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Teen pop star Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run, police said. Video taken outside the Laugh Factory comedy club showed Bieber behind the wheel of his white Ferrari, surrounded by photographers as he was pulling away. Celebrity website TMZ said Bieber motioned the photographers to clear out of the way but apparently pinned one between his Ferrari and a parked car as he pulled out. He then drove away. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mumford-sons-bassist-mend-brain-surgery-231310626.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3y9Hud8UzXViG41uFeLsdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-17T231310Z_1_CBRE95G1SIF00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUMFORDANDSONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" align="left" title="Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - British folk band Mumford &amp; Sons&#039; bassist Ted Dwane posted a message on Monday saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot. Dwane posted a picture of himself with a shaved head on the band&#039;s official website with the caption, &quot;Bear with a sore head! Thanks so much for all the well wishing, it seems to be working! I&#039;m home.&quot; The Grammy-winning London band was forced to cancel the final three U.S. dates of its &quot;Summer Stampede&quot; tour last week after doctors discovered a clot on the surface of Dwane&#039;s brain, which required immediate surgery. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mumford-sons-bassist-mend-brain-surgery-231310626.htmlMon, 17 Jun 2013 19:13:10 -0400Reutersmumford-sons-bassist-mend-brain-surgery-231310626<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mumford-sons-bassist-mend-brain-surgery-231310626.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/3y9Hud8UzXViG41uFeLsdw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-17T231310Z_1_CBRE95G1SIF00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUMFORDANDSONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" align="left" title="Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - British folk band Mumford &amp; Sons&#039; bassist Ted Dwane posted a message on Monday saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot. Dwane posted a picture of himself with a shaved head on the band&#039;s official website with the caption, &quot;Bear with a sore head! Thanks so much for all the well wishing, it seems to be working! I&#039;m home.&quot; The Grammy-winning London band was forced to cancel the final three U.S. dates of its &quot;Summer Stampede&quot; tour last week after doctors discovered a clot on the surface of Dwane&#039;s brain, which required immediate surgery. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-million-album-samsung-sale-unlikely-count-230052244.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nr6l.Xt2EwanEsewlFl92w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-17T230052Z_1_CBRE95G1RY800_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figures, an industry expert said on Monday. Jay Z, 43, announced on Sunday in a three-minute television commercial during the telecast of basketball&#039;s NBA Finals that his latest album &quot;Magna Carter Holy Grail&quot; will be released on July 4 exclusively to 1 million users of Samsung smartphones who had downloaded a special app. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-million-album-samsung-sale-unlikely-count-230052244.htmlMon, 17 Jun 2013 19:00:52 -0400Reutersjay-zs-million-album-samsung-sale-unlikely-count-230052244<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-million-album-samsung-sale-unlikely-count-230052244.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nr6l.Xt2EwanEsewlFl92w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-17T230052Z_1_CBRE95G1RY800_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Jay-Z attends &#039;The Great Gatsby&#039; world premiere in New York" border="0" /></a>By Eric Kelsey LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figures, an industry expert said on Monday. Jay Z, 43, announced on Sunday in a three-minute television commercial during the telecast of basketball&#039;s NBA Finals that his latest album &quot;Magna Carter Holy Grail&quot; will be released on July 4 exclusively to 1 million users of Samsung smartphones who had downloaded a special app. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/veteran-bands-motorhead-black-sabbath-top-uk-metal-215033507.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AwQLJRESb1aH8vHAEImoaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-17T215033Z_1_CBRE95G1OPB00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-METAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Original members of the rock band Black Sabbath announce the reunion of the rock group at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Original members of the rock band Black Sabbath announce the reunion of the rock group at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Ellen Sowerby LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British rock bands Motorhead and Black Sabbath were crowned the kings of heavy metal on Monday, winning the top accolades at the UK&#039;s top metal music awards, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods. Motorhead, best known for its 1980 hit &quot;Ace of Spades&quot;, received the Golden Gods awards at the 11th annual ceremony for making a significant contribution to the rock and heavy metal industry over nearly four decades. Black Sabbath won the award for best album for &quot;13&quot; which soared to No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/veteran-bands-motorhead-black-sabbath-top-uk-metal-215033507.htmlMon, 17 Jun 2013 17:50:33 -0400Reutersveteran-bands-motorhead-black-sabbath-top-uk-metal-215033507<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/veteran-bands-motorhead-black-sabbath-top-uk-metal-215033507.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/AwQLJRESb1aH8vHAEImoaw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-17T215033Z_1_CBRE95G1OPB00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-METAL.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Original members of the rock band Black Sabbath announce the reunion of the rock group at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Original members of the rock band Black Sabbath announce the reunion of the rock group at the Whiskey A Go Go in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Ellen Sowerby LONDON (Reuters) - Veteran British rock bands Motorhead and Black Sabbath were crowned the kings of heavy metal on Monday, winning the top accolades at the UK&#039;s top metal music awards, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods. Motorhead, best known for its 1980 hit &quot;Ace of Spades&quot;, received the Golden Gods awards at the 11th annual ceremony for making a significant contribution to the rock and heavy metal industry over nearly four decades. Black Sabbath won the award for best album for &quot;13&quot; which soared to No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Todd Cunningham LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - 28 Entertainment has begun work on a movie about iconic country music singer George Jones and his wife Nancy, the company announced Tuesday. It has acquired the rights to the project, written by Dennis L. Baxter and produced by Baxter and 28 Entertainment's Jay Hoffman and Brian A. Hoffman, which depicts George's life as a country music legend while battling his personal demons. Nancy Jones will executive produce and consult on the project. ...http://news.yahoo.com/george-jones-biopic-works-28-entertainment-234210309.htmlTue, 18 Jun 2013 19:42:10 -0400Reutersgeorge-jones-biopic-works-28-entertainment-234210309<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/black-sabbath-top-british-album-chart-again-43-180312979.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HilEo.XVG7dqtLB3yPF.1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-16T180312Z_1_CBRE95F1E5J00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-BLACKSABBATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osborne attends a news conference with the other original members of the band to announce the reunion of the rock group in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osborne attends a news conference with the other original members of the band to announce the reunion of the rock group in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - The British rock band Black Sabbath&#039;s album &quot;13!&quot; has given them a first British Number One album in nearly 43 years, a record interval between chart-toppers, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. Black Sabbath were last at the top of the UK chart with their second album, &quot;Paranoid&quot;. &quot;I&#039;m in shock!&quot; Black Sabbath front man Ozzy Osbourne told the Official Charts Company. &quot;The success of this album has blown me off my feet. We&#039;ve never had a record climb the charts so fast. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/black-sabbath-top-british-album-chart-again-43-180312979.htmlSun, 16 Jun 2013 14:03:12 -0400Reutersblack-sabbath-top-british-album-chart-again-43-180312979<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/black-sabbath-top-british-album-chart-again-43-180312979.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/HilEo.XVG7dqtLB3yPF.1w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-16T180312Z_1_CBRE95F1E5J00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-BLACKSABBATH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osborne attends a news conference with the other original members of the band to announce the reunion of the rock group in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Black Sabbath lead singer Ozzy Osborne attends a news conference with the other original members of the band to announce the reunion of the rock group in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Costas Pitas LONDON (Reuters) - The British rock band Black Sabbath&#039;s album &quot;13!&quot; has given them a first British Number One album in nearly 43 years, a record interval between chart-toppers, the Official Charts Company said on Sunday. Black Sabbath were last at the top of the UK chart with their second album, &quot;Paranoid&quot;. &quot;I&#039;m in shock!&quot; Black Sabbath front man Ozzy Osbourne told the Official Charts Company. &quot;The success of this album has blown me off my feet. We&#039;ve never had a record climb the charts so fast. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bassist-kim-deal-leaves-alt-rock-band-pixies-200104679.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZiSWZwM0dKCLL4yJi04NTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T200104Z_1_CBRE95D1JMG00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-PALEO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kim Deal of US band The Pixies performs during the opening night of the Paleo music festival in Nyon" align="left" title="Kim Deal of US band The Pixies performs during the opening night of the Paleo music festival in Nyon" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kim Deal, the bass player behind some of the Pixies&#039; biggest hits, has left the 1980s alternative rock band, its remaining members said on Friday. Deal&#039;s pulsing bass and understated singing punctuated the influential group&#039;s early songs, which won critical acclaim for their quick bursts of sound and wild guitars. &quot;We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies,&quot; the band&#039;s singer-guitarist Black Francis, drummer David Lovering and guitarist Joey Santiago said in a statement posted on their Facebook page. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bassist-kim-deal-leaves-alt-rock-band-pixies-200104679.htmlFri, 14 Jun 2013 16:01:04 -0400Reutersbassist-kim-deal-leaves-alt-rock-band-pixies-200104679<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bassist-kim-deal-leaves-alt-rock-band-pixies-200104679.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZiSWZwM0dKCLL4yJi04NTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T200104Z_1_CBRE95D1JMG00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-PALEO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kim Deal of US band The Pixies performs during the opening night of the Paleo music festival in Nyon" align="left" title="Kim Deal of US band The Pixies performs during the opening night of the Paleo music festival in Nyon" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Kim Deal, the bass player behind some of the Pixies&#039; biggest hits, has left the 1980s alternative rock band, its remaining members said on Friday. Deal&#039;s pulsing bass and understated singing punctuated the influential group&#039;s early songs, which won critical acclaim for their quick bursts of sound and wild guitars. &quot;We are sad to say that Kim Deal has decided to leave the Pixies,&quot; the band&#039;s singer-guitarist Black Francis, drummer David Lovering and guitarist Joey Santiago said in a statement posted on their Facebook page. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/backup-singers-center-stage-documentary-film-192952783.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_J.p6E3Qu9P3qDOpAYsaMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T192952Z_1_CBRE95D1I6800_RTROPTP_2_NORWAY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Telenor Arena in Oslo" align="left" title="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Telenor Arena in Oslo" border="0" /></a>By Andrea Burzynski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger appear in the new film &quot;Twenty Feet from Stardom,&quot; but only to shine the spotlight on the unsung backup singers who make them sound even better. Opening in New York and Los Angeles on Friday and expanding across the United States in coming weeks, the music documentary features the lives and careers of singers who have harmonized with the likes of Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John and many more. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/backup-singers-center-stage-documentary-film-192952783.htmlFri, 14 Jun 2013 15:29:52 -0400Reutersbackup-singers-center-stage-documentary-film-192952783<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/backup-singers-center-stage-documentary-film-192952783.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/_J.p6E3Qu9P3qDOpAYsaMw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T192952Z_1_CBRE95D1I6800_RTROPTP_2_NORWAY.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Telenor Arena in Oslo" align="left" title="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Telenor Arena in Oslo" border="0" /></a>By Andrea Burzynski NEW YORK (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen and Mick Jagger appear in the new film &quot;Twenty Feet from Stardom,&quot; but only to shine the spotlight on the unsung backup singers who make them sound even better. Opening in New York and Los Angeles on Friday and expanding across the United States in coming weeks, the music documentary features the lives and careers of singers who have harmonized with the likes of Ray Charles, The Rolling Stones, Elton John and many more. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bob-dylan-play-33-european-tour-dates-143432320.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5kAWT__a7XxMLN0q13rnRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T143432Z_1_CBRE95D14HS00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BOBDYLAN-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. musician Bob Dylan performs on the second day of the Hop Farm Music Festival in Paddock Wood, Kent" align="left" title="U.S. musician Bob Dylan performs on the second day of the Hop Farm Music Festival in Paddock Wood, Kent" border="0" /></a>By Constance Watson LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Bob Dylan will embark on a 33-date tour of Europe starting in Oslo on October 10 and ending at London&#039;s Royal Albert Hall on November 28, a statement on his website said on Friday. The &quot;Blowin in the Wind&quot; singer - who is scheduled to finish his &quot;AmericanaramA&quot; tour in Mountain View, California on August 4 - said tickets for &quot;Bob Dylan in Europe&quot; would go on sale on Friday. &quot;Bob Dylan and his band will tour Europe this fall,&quot; the statement on his website said of the 10-country tour. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/bob-dylan-play-33-european-tour-dates-143432320.htmlFri, 14 Jun 2013 10:34:32 -0400Reutersbob-dylan-play-33-european-tour-dates-143432320<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/bob-dylan-play-33-european-tour-dates-143432320.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5kAWT__a7XxMLN0q13rnRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T143432Z_1_CBRE95D14HS00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BOBDYLAN-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. musician Bob Dylan performs on the second day of the Hop Farm Music Festival in Paddock Wood, Kent" align="left" title="U.S. musician Bob Dylan performs on the second day of the Hop Farm Music Festival in Paddock Wood, Kent" border="0" /></a>By Constance Watson LONDON (Reuters) - Singer Bob Dylan will embark on a 33-date tour of Europe starting in Oslo on October 10 and ending at London&#039;s Royal Albert Hall on November 28, a statement on his website said on Friday. The &quot;Blowin in the Wind&quot; singer - who is scheduled to finish his &quot;AmericanaramA&quot; tour in Mountain View, California on August 4 - said tickets for &quot;Bob Dylan in Europe&quot; would go on sale on Friday. &quot;Bob Dylan and his band will tour Europe this fall,&quot; the statement on his website said of the 10-country tour. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-singer-billy-ray-cyrus-wife-divorce-19-174500203.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cClNbr5am9lU6mJSXBQoRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T174500Z_1_CBRE95D1DBJ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BILLYRAYCYRUS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Tish Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, and daughter Miley Cyrus arrive at Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Tish Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, and daughter Miley Cyrus arrive at Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The wife of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus has filed for divorce in Los Angeles after 19 years of marriage, the couple said in a statement. Tish Finley Cyrus, the mother of 20-year-old pop star and actress Miley Cyrus, married the &quot;Achy Breaky Heart&quot; singer in December 1993, and the couple have three children together. &quot;This is a personal matter and we are doing what is in the best interest of our family,&quot; the couple said in a statement late on Thursday. &quot;We ask that you respect our privacy at this time. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/country-singer-billy-ray-cyrus-wife-divorce-19-174500203.htmlFri, 14 Jun 2013 13:45:00 -0400Reuterscountry-singer-billy-ray-cyrus-wife-divorce-19-174500203<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-singer-billy-ray-cyrus-wife-divorce-19-174500203.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/cClNbr5am9lU6mJSXBQoRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T174500Z_1_CBRE95D1DBJ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BILLYRAYCYRUS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Tish Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, and daughter Miley Cyrus arrive at Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills" align="left" title="Tish Cyrus, Billy Ray Cyrus, and daughter Miley Cyrus arrive at Golden Globe awards in Beverly Hills" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The wife of country singer Billy Ray Cyrus has filed for divorce in Los Angeles after 19 years of marriage, the couple said in a statement. Tish Finley Cyrus, the mother of 20-year-old pop star and actress Miley Cyrus, married the &quot;Achy Breaky Heart&quot; singer in December 1993, and the couple have three children together. &quot;This is a personal matter and we are doing what is in the best interest of our family,&quot; the couple said in a statement late on Thursday. &quot;We ask that you respect our privacy at this time. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mumford-sons-cancel-u-tour-bassist-leaves-hospital-110000643.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5QwrzguyFWi9jZSvIRqQXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T110202Z_2_CBRE95D0UKG00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MUMFORD-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" align="left" title="Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" border="0" /></a>By Constance Watson LONDON (Reuters) - British folk-rockers Mumford &amp; Sons canceled the final three U.S. dates of their &quot;Summer Stampede&quot; tour on Friday and said bassist Ted Dwane was out of hospital after brain surgery. The Grammy award-winning band said Dwane was on the road to a full recovery and that the decision to cancel all concerts until a June 30th performance at the Glastonbury Festival in Britain was based on medical advice. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/mumford-sons-cancel-u-tour-bassist-leaves-hospital-110000643.htmlFri, 14 Jun 2013 07:00:00 -0400Reutersmumford-sons-cancel-u-tour-bassist-leaves-hospital-110000643<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/mumford-sons-cancel-u-tour-bassist-leaves-hospital-110000643.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/5QwrzguyFWi9jZSvIRqQXA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-14T110202Z_2_CBRE95D0UKG00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MUMFORD-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" align="left" title="Bass player Ted Dwane performs with his band Mumford and Sons on the main stage during the 2nd day of the Coachella Valley Music &amp; Arts Festival in Indio" border="0" /></a>By Constance Watson LONDON (Reuters) - British folk-rockers Mumford &amp; Sons canceled the final three U.S. dates of their &quot;Summer Stampede&quot; tour on Friday and said bassist Ted Dwane was out of hospital after brain surgery. The Grammy award-winning band said Dwane was on the road to a full recovery and that the decision to cancel all concerts until a June 30th performance at the Glastonbury Festival in Britain was based on medical advice. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-singer-george-michael-writing-album-143820302.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MQs.f62JWljsBSRhzxgdQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-13T143820Z_1_CBRE95C14OQ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-GEORGEMICHAEL-ALBUM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British singer George Michael performs on stage during his &quot;Symphonica&quot; tour concert in Vienna" align="left" title="British singer George Michael performs on stage during his &quot;Symphonica&quot; tour concert in Vienna" border="0" /></a>By Constance Watson LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael is writing a new album while he recovers from head injuries sustained during a car accident last month, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman has been recuperating at home after nearly two weeks in hospital. British media reported that Michael fell out of a car at speed on a busy motorway outside London during rush hour on May 16. &quot;He&#039;s doing extremely well,&quot; Michael&#039;s spokeswoman said. &quot;He is writing a new album.&quot; There was no release date for the new material. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/british-singer-george-michael-writing-album-143820302.htmlThu, 13 Jun 2013 10:38:20 -0400Reutersbritish-singer-george-michael-writing-album-143820302<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/british-singer-george-michael-writing-album-143820302.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MQs.f62JWljsBSRhzxgdQg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-13T143820Z_1_CBRE95C14OQ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-GEORGEMICHAEL-ALBUM.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British singer George Michael performs on stage during his &quot;Symphonica&quot; tour concert in Vienna" align="left" title="British singer George Michael performs on stage during his &quot;Symphonica&quot; tour concert in Vienna" border="0" /></a>By Constance Watson LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael is writing a new album while he recovers from head injuries sustained during a car accident last month, his spokeswoman said on Thursday. The 49-year-old former Wham! frontman has been recuperating at home after nearly two weeks in hospital. British media reported that Michael fell out of a car at speed on a busy motorway outside London during rush hour on May 16. &quot;He&#039;s doing extremely well,&quot; Michael&#039;s spokeswoman said. &quot;He is writing a new album.&quot; There was no release date for the new material. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/voice-finale-christina-aguilera-pitbull-bruno-mars-nelly-223207159.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i3tE3uRdOGKcj1yIN1lEiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-12T223207Z_1_CBRE95B1QLS00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-THEVOICE-FINALE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Musicians Pitbull and Christina Aguilera perform during the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas" align="left" title="Musicians Pitbull and Christina Aguilera perform during the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Christina Aguilera is returning to &quot;The Voice&quot; sooner than expected. The &quot;Bionic&quot; singer, who took a break from her coaching duties on the current cycle of the NBC singing competition but will return for its next cycle in the fall, will be back on the show for its season finale June 18. NBC also said Tuesday that Bruno Mars, Nelly, Pitbull and country duo Florida Georgia Line will also perform during the two-hour finale. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/voice-finale-christina-aguilera-pitbull-bruno-mars-nelly-223207159.htmlWed, 12 Jun 2013 18:32:07 -0400Reutersvoice-finale-christina-aguilera-pitbull-bruno-mars-nelly-223207159<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/voice-finale-christina-aguilera-pitbull-bruno-mars-nelly-223207159.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/i3tE3uRdOGKcj1yIN1lEiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-12T223207Z_1_CBRE95B1QLS00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-THEVOICE-FINALE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Musicians Pitbull and Christina Aguilera perform during the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas" align="left" title="Musicians Pitbull and Christina Aguilera perform during the Billboard Music Awards at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Tim Kenneally LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Christina Aguilera is returning to &quot;The Voice&quot; sooner than expected. The &quot;Bionic&quot; singer, who took a break from her coaching duties on the current cycle of the NBC singing competition but will return for its next cycle in the fall, will be back on the show for its season finale June 18. NBC also said Tuesday that Bruno Mars, Nelly, Pitbull and country duo Florida Georgia Line will also perform during the two-hour finale. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Bernard Vaughan NEW YORK (Reuters) - "Happy Birthday to You," the ditty sung around the world in tribute to everyone from toddlers to centenarians, belongs to the public, according to a lawsuit filed on Thursday. The proposed class action asks a federal court to declare the song to be in the public domain and that Warner/Chappel Music Inc, the music publishing arm of Warner Music Group, return "millions of dollars of unlawful licensing fees" it has collected for reproductions and public performances of the song. ...http://news.yahoo.com/happy-birthday-belongs-us-lawsuit-says-203646375.htmlThu, 13 Jun 2013 16:36:46 -0400Source: http://rss.news.yahoo.com/rss/music

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