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Ranchera music star Fernandez announces retirement
MEXICO CITY (AP) -- Ranchera music giant Vicente Fernandez says he will retire after tours of Latin America, Spain and the U.S., ending a four-decade career....
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Will Adele be the belle of the Grammy ball?
Adele is the rare star that doesn't need multiple magazine covers, a cosmetics contract or a clothing line to sell albums. She does it all based on the strength of that sumptuous voice and those stirring songs....
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Blacks Keys, Skrillex, Miller lead Woodie nominees
NEW YORK (AP) -- The eclectic mix of The Black Keys, Skrillex and Mac Miller lead nominees for the 2012 mtvU Woodie Awards....
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Rock Hall adds 6 groups to list of inductees
CLEVELAND (AP) -- The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says six additional groups will be inducted this year after a committee determined they should be recognized with previously enshrined original lead singers....
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Spins - Cohen spiritual on 'Old Ideas'; Ringo rehashes
Throughout his 45-year career, Leonard Cohen has walked a fine line between love, sex and religion, often embodying all three in the same song. Cohen doesn't abandon those themes on his latest album, "Old Ideas," his first studio recording in eight years and perhaps one of his best in decades.
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McCartney to debut new songs live on iTunes stream
NEW YORK (AP) -- Paul McCartney will debut the songs from his new album "Kisses on the Bottom" in a free live streaming performance on iTunes....
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Ga. county buys folk artist's 'Paradise Garden'
ATLANTA (AP) -- A northwestern Georgia county has bought the garden where folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world....
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The Beach Boys to start party early at Grammys
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Get the sunglasses and tanning oil out: The Beach Boys are reuniting at The Grammys Awards for their first live performance in more than two decades....
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Dierks Bentley returns 'Home' to mainstream sound
Dierks Bentley, "Home" (Capitol Nashville)...
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Bruno Mars heads back to Grammys with Smeezingtons
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- A whiteboard hangs on the wall of the tiny Hollywood studio used by the Smeezingtons, Bruno Mars' production and songwriting team. It's filled with doodles, including a picture of Alf and a joking note that producer-engineer Ari Levine "hangs out with Jamaican drug lords on t...
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Review: Harrelson rages in weary LA noir 'Rampart'
The crazy eyes and idiosyncratic drawl of Woody Harrelson are enough to carry the dirty cop study "Rampart," but even such powers as those can't make engaging this weary L.A. noir....
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Coroner rules Don Cornelius' death ruled a suicide
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Coroner's officials say Don Cornelius' death is being ruled a suicide....
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Grammys to feature first dance music segment
Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich had considered putting dancing/electronica music into the ceremony in the past, but could never quite figure out how to incorporate the high-energy club feel in front of a sometimes staid audience....
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Review: McCartney's first disc of standards
Paul McCartney, "Kisses on the Bottom," (Hear Music)...
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Madonna's first tour since '09 to start in Israel
NEW YORK (AP) -- Madonna's not finished with stadiums....
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Paul McCartney to headline monarch's concert
LONDON (AP) -- Former Beatle Paul McCartney will star in a musical tribute to Britain's queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee....
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Look at him now: Chris Brown winning as rapper
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Brown is known pop singer, a slick bedroom crooner and at other times, a Euro-flavored dance singer. But it's his rapping that has taken his career to new heights....
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Sir Paul, Elton, other stars to perform for queen
LONDON (AP) -- Some of the world's biggest pop stars will perform in front of Buckingham Palace to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee....
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Cash's 80th birthday, legacy to be celebrated
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) -- Johnny Cash is still cool....
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Taiwanese-Japanese star implicated in beating
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) -- Prosecutors say Taiwanese-Japanese starlet Makiyo has been barred from leaving Taiwan pending a probe into her alleged involvement in the beating of a taxi driver in Taipei....
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Jay-Z reaches new level, performs at Carnegie Hall
NEW YORK (AP) -- Jay-Z has entered a new level of music superstardom, performing at Carnegie Hall....
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APNewsBreak: Chris Brown to perform at the Grammys
NEW YORK (AP) -- Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago....
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Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication
SANGER, Texas (AP) -- Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church....
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Music Review: Van Halen ageless on new album
Van Halen, "A Different Kind Of Truth" (Interscope)...
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J. Cole is in a Jay-Z state of mind
NEW YORK (AP) -- J. Cole has a huge appetite when it comes to his career....
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