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Usher balancing flashy and classy with a look that is always evolving
SAMANTHA CRITCHELL - December 22, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Usher knows his stuff when it comes to fashion. The R&B singer describes his style as "flashy classy" and he is known for seamlessly moving between three-piece banker suits and leather jackets. He admires edgier designers such as Rick Owens, Marc Jacobs and Kris Van...
Country singer Jimmy Wayne plans a winter charity walk for homeless from Nashville to Phoenix
CHRIS TALBOTT - December 22, 2009
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) Country singer Jimmy Wayne knows a cold wind will be blowing as he embarks on a winter charity walk for the homeless, leaving Nashville, Tenn., on New Year's Day to cross two-thirds of the country. Wayne will walk to Phoenix seeking to raise money and awareness for...
Rage Against the Machine humbles Simon Cowell protege in battle for Christmas No. 1 song
GREGORY KATZ - December 22, 2009
LONDON (AP) A grass-roots Facebook campaign has spoiled American Idol mogul Simon Cowell's Christmas by denying one of his new acts the prestigious Christmas No. 1 spot in Britain. Thanks to a Facebook campaign that capitalized on growing unhappiness with Cowell's cookie-cutter...
British police give Rolling Stone guitarist Ronnie Wood formal warning for assault
MEERA SELVA - December 22, 2009
LONDON (AP) Rocker Ronnie Wood of the Rolling Stones was given a formal police warning Tuesday for assault, his spokesman said. Spokesman David Rigg confirmed that Wood, who is 62, received the warning, or caution, after he was arrested earlier this month for assault near his home in...
Taylor Swift, Beyonce, among scheduled performers at Grammy Awards
CAITLIN R. KING - December 22, 2009
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Taylor Swift and Beyonce are among the artists set to perform next month at the 52nd annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, it was announced Tuesday. Other performers include the Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell and country trio Lady Antebellum. The Recording Academy said...
A group of 10 a cappella singers, Straight No Chaser, hoping for mainstream success
MESFIN FEKADU - December 22, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Imagine this: By day you're a typical businessman, working the 9 to 5. Your nights and weekends, however, are spent sharing a stage with nine other guys just like you performing a cappella songs in small venues while recording an album under Atlantic Records. That was...
Top 50 Concert Tours of Decade
The Associated Press - December 22, 2009
The Top 50 Concert Tours of Decade ranks artists by total box office gross and includes the total tickets sold for shows in North America. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers. TOP 50 CONCERT TOURS OF DECADE 1. Dave Matthews...
Salsa singer Oscar D'Leon recovering from heart attack in Venezuela
By Associated Press - December 21, 2009
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) Internationally renowned salsa singer Oscar D'Leon is recovering from a heart attack he suffered during a visit to Venezuela. A cardiologist at a private health clinic in the capital city of Caracas says the 67-year-old Venezuelan native sought medical...
Baltimore declares Dec. 21 'Frank Zappa Day' in honor of late native son on his birthday
By Associated Press - December 21, 2009
BALTIMORE (AP) Baltimore's mayor has declared a " Frank Zappa Day" on the birthday of the late rocker and native son. Mayor Sheila Dixon declared the special day Monday. The eccentric musician was born in Baltimore on Dec. 21, 1940. He died in 1993. Last week, Baltimore's public art commission...
Michael Jackson's death, Susan Boyle's success voted top entertainment stories of 2009
The Associated Press - December 21, 2009
Here are 2009's top entertainment stories as voted by U.S. newspaper and broadcast editors surveyed by The Associated Press. 1. MICHAEL JACKSON DIES: On June 25, Jackson was pronounced dead at the age of 50. One of the most momentous and shocking deaths in pop culture history, the...
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