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Al Alberts, a founding member of the singing group, The Four Aces, and a longtime TV talent show host in Philadelphia, has died.

Churchill Downs, the home of the Kentucky Derby, will host music stars including Bon Jovi and Kenny Chesney during a three-day festival that officials hope can boost the track's income.

Allison Iraheta has come a long way since her awkward first interview with Ryan Seacrest.

Julie Andrews is bringing the sound of her music to London's O2 Arena . On May 8, 2010, the legendary "Sound of Music" and " Mary Poppins " star will perform hits from her film and stage career in a one-off show, the BBC reported .

Dolly Parton is many things - country queen, caricature, pop-culture icon, astute businesswoman - but the last thing you'd call her is an unsung songwriter.

Susan Boyle finished second on " Britain 's Got Talent" but the Scottish singing sensation is now number one on the U.K. charts with her debut album.

In the contest, she finished second. But on the charts, she's number one. Susan Boyle's debut record, "I Dreamed A Dream," entered the British album chart in the top spot Sunday.

"Bill Cosby Presents the Cosnarati: State of Emergency" Bill Cosby is gangster when it comes to helping black people.

Sting and his wife Trudie keep with tradition on Christmas Eve: They go to a local church, sing along to carols, then head back home to their English estate to open presents with their family.

Who will nab the bids when the nominees for the 52nd Grammy Awards are announced on Dec.

The Pixies played the first of two sold-out gigs at Citi Wang Theatre. The full album concert concept that has become so popular in the past few years is on one level a gimmick to help juice catalog sales and draw out those less inclined to see a group they've already spent time and money on.

" Project Runway " host Heidi Klum has finally introduced her latest daughter to the world.

All the single ladies - Shakira is looking out for you! The Colombian-born singer says the songs on her new album "She Wolf," out this week, is a reflection of a woman who is looking for her prince charming.

Taylor Swift and the late Michael Jackson were the big winners at the 2009 American Music Awards last night at the Nokia Theater in Los Angeles.

Some opportunities to hear tenor Joseph Calleja: _Recordings: Calleja has released two solo albums, Tenor Arias and The Golden Voice , both on Decca Classics, and is heard on complete recordings of Donizetti's "Maria Stuarda" and Bellini's "I Capuleti e I Montechhi" . _You Tube: More than 100 audio and video clips of Calleja singing.

The only vocalist in history to net Grammy Awards in three different categories , Al Jarreau was born in Milwaukee, WI, on March 12, 1940.

Amanda Blank: With Ebony Bones! Wednesday, December 2. Art Basel Miami Beach's Art Loves Music concert.

Entertainers have been misbehaving on TV - or accused of it, at least - long before singer Adam Lambert was born.

The Who's Pete Townshend will be playing for millions - both in the stands and on television - during the Super Bowl halftime show in January.

Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins. It's all part of his job.

"Yo, Taylor. I'm really happy for you, Imma let you finish but Beyonce had one of the best videos of all time.

Details: Ebony Bones!With Amanda BlankWednesday, December 2Art Basel Miami Beach's Art Loves Music concertThe beach at Collins Park, between 21st and 22nd streets, Miami BeachShow begins at 10 p.m.; admission is free artbaselmiamibeach.com You can be forgiven if you had never heard of avant-garde pop star Ebony Bones !, born Ebony Thomas .

No one's got swagger like them. Teen girl band OMG Girlz features Lil Wayne 's daughter, Reginae , and T.I. 's daughter, Zonnique .

Jimmy Wayne, "Sara Smile" An album of emotionally layered songs about love sustained and sometimes lost, "Sara Smile" should establish Jimmy Wayne as Nashville's most sensitive male vocalist - both in his well-chosen material and in his elegant, soulful delivery.

DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, "Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it." The student places his hand on the disc.

Billboard Charts: John Mayer Debuts #1 Posted by Ashish on 11.25.2009 Mayer tops new debuts from 50 Cent, Norah Jones, Casting Crowns, and others... John Mayer's Battle Studies debuted #1 on the latest Billboard 200 album charts , moving 286,000 copies.

Julie Andrews arrives for ELLE Magazine's 16th Annual Women in Hollywood Tribute in Los Angeles on in this Oct.

H.C. Robbins Landon, a musicologist noted for his expertise on Franz Joseph Haydn and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, has died.

The Doors' "Riders On The Storm" and the Beach Boys' " California Girls" are among 25 recordings being inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame.

The New Jersey town where Richie Sambora grew up says Bon Jovi's lead guitarist can come home whenever he wants.

Adam Lambert admits he got carried away with his sexually charged American Music Awards performance, but he's offering no apology.

In this CD box set cover image released by Shout! Factory, Richard Thompson's, "Walking On a Wire " is shown.

Sade is making music again. The soulful English group fronted by 50-year-old singer Sade Adu will release a new album Feb.

LAST week, it came out that Lady Gaga wouldn't be eligible for a Best New Artist Grammy, despite the fact she's become one of the most omnipresent pop acts in the last 12 months.

Little Richard is asking fans to pray for his speedy recovery after undergoing hip surgery at a Tennessee hospital.

Dre, as well R. Kelly, Polow Da Don and Ne-Yo, who appears on the latest single, "Baby By Me." To create an album as hard-hitting as his multiplatinum-selling debut, "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," 50 Cent says he had to tap into the troubles he dealt with before he became one of hip-hop's biggest stars.

Playboy John Mayer should be surrounded by a bevy of brunettes and blondes -- but he often finds himself out of luck in love, the singer confessed.

In this Oct. 27, 2009 file photo, Music producer Berry Gordy arrives to the premiere of "Michael Jackson's This Is It," in Los Angeles.

Organizers say U2 will headline Glastonbury, Britain's leading summer music festival.

During rehearsals for his outlandish American Music Awards performance, amid a thundercloud of throbbing theater lights and special-effects fog, Adam Lambert effortlessly governed the sprawling stage while gripping a microphone in his gloved hands and donning a tight T-shirt slathered with an image of David Bowie's face.

Producers of the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival in Tennessee have announced that the 2010 edition will take place June 10-13. Staged on a 700 acre farm 60 miles southeast of Nashville in Manchester, Tenn., Bonnaroo has, since its 2002 inception, grown into one of the nation's premiere music festivals.

British rock 'n' roll icon Paul McCartney has recorded a track with his former Beatles bandmate Ringo Starr for Starr's upcoming CD "Y Not." The album, which Starr also produced, is set for release Jan.

It seems like ages ago that Kelly Clarkson walked away with the inaugural American Idol crown.

Latin superstar Ricky Martin said Thursday he is teaming up with a German broadcaster to support his foundation and build a youth center for children in his native Puerto Rico.

Rihanna, whose new album is set for release Monday, is expected to perform at Sunday's American Music Awards.

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Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, an international opera star, has died, her husband Sverker Olow says.

Motown Records honored its 50th anniversary in style Saturday night, as music icons from Stevie Wonder to Berry Gordy showed up to celebrate half a century of chart-topping hits from the Detroit mainstay with a gala in the label's hometown.

A one time appearance from 15-year-old Canadian singing sensation Justin Bieber landed a music executive in jail after a teenage melee broke out at the Roosevelt Field Mall on Long Island.

In this CD cover image released by 19/RCA Records, Adam Lambert's "For Your Entertainment" is shown.

A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction.

Eminem's comeback year of 2009 was expected to include the release of two new albums.

A recently released music video for "Popular Demand" by the Clipse featured the awning of the infamous Obama Fried Chicken joint in Brownsville, Brooklyn .

7, 2008 file photo, Britney Spears is seen at the 2008 MTV Video Music Awards held at the Paramount Pictures Studio Lot in Los Angeles.

Michael Jackson 's family tried for years to stage interventions that would break the singer's downward spiral of drug use, but the King of Pop couldn't see he needed help, his sister Janet has revealed.

Kris Kristofferson, "Closer To The Bone" One of American music's most celebrated songwriters, Kris Kristofferson, continues his renewed commitment to music on "Closer To The Bone," the follow-up to 2006's "This Old Road," his first album in a dozen years.

INWIDDIE, Va. - One person was killed today when a tour bus belonging to entertainer Miley Cyrus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.

Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards.

Beyonce went crowd surfing in London during a recent show, which means dozens of people got to cop the feel of a lifetime.

Andrew Lloyd Webber has been readmitted to hospital after developing an infection following surgery for prostate cancer.

Jeepers creepers! Savannah's got a Johnny Mercer statue for tourists' peepers. The Savannah-born songwriter was honored in his hometown Wednesday with the unveiling of his lifesize likeness cast in bronze.

Indie-rock producer Jacquire King had long been an admirer of Norah Jones' smoky, seductive voice, but the man behind acclaimed albums from Kings of Leon to Tom Waits never thought the two would ever inhabit the same musical orbit, let alone work together on a CD.

The lawyer for Black Eyed Peas manager Liborio Molina says he hopes his client's case involving celebrity blogger Perez Hilton will be dealt with in court on Wednesday.

Two Web sites that sold songs by The Beatles for 25 cents apiece should remain shut down indefinitely, a federal judge ruled Wednesday.

Kris Allen, "Kris Allen" On Kris Allen's self-titled debut album, the "American Idol" presents a collection of pop-rock tunes that are cool and simple - a reflection of what we saw from the married 24-year-old on the eighth season of "Idol." Allen, known for his boy-next-door charm, co-wrote nine of the 13 tracks and collaborated with Mike Elizondo ...

"American Idol" contestants should be thankful that they have caring, sharing Ellen DeGeneres on the panel now and not Katy Perry.

Janet Jackson waves to fans dancing in tribute to Michael Jackson at the Grove in Los Angeles on November 14, 2009 Michael Jackson rehearses for his planned 'This Is It' shows in London at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on June 23, 2009 November 18, 2009 6:56 PM EST Janet Jackson says she recognized her brother Michael's drug problem, and tried ...

John Mayer, "Battle Studies" The multitudes root for tousled-hair troubadour John Mayer to break from his tabloids 'n Twitter drama to give us what we've grown accustomed to - smart lovestruck lyrics and the best blues/rock guitar of a generation.

In this Friday, Nov. 13, 2009 file photo Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin holds a microphone at the filming of a show for Russia's music television channel.

Tonight's the night -- for Rod Stewart to pay his bills. Glaser, Weil, Fink, Jacobs, Howard & Shapiro say one of the cases involved a December 2000 show cancellation in Las Vegas .

Paul Simon's son apparently was in no hurry to release his first CD; he's 37. Maybe he was waiting for the time to be right.

The world ended on a stage devoid of scenery or special effects, just a soprano in a dark sequined dress singing of redemption and love.

The success of Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" not only made the British-born singer an international star last year - it also helped her branch out and toughen up.

If you're engrossed in the tabloid Internet-gossip that has come to define the celebrity world, then John Mayer's latest CD, "Battle Studies," could provide enough fodder to fill at least a dozen Perez Hilton blog posts or at least one story in Us Weekly.

The Los Angeles city attorney still plans to seek reimbursement of the $3 million the city spent for the Michael Jackson memorial, a spokesman said Monday, despite an audit concluding the event pumped even more dollars into the local economy.

In this CD cover image released by EMI Blue Note Records, Norah Jones's latest release, "The Fal,l" is shown.

In this July 7, 2009 file photo, Janet Jackson comforts her niece Paris Jackson as LaToya Jackson, left, looks on at the memorial service for Michael Jackson at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

The U.S. Library of Congress is awarding Paul McCartney its third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Kris Allen knows he's not garnering as much attention as Adam Lambert - and that's OK with him.

Kings of Leon drummer Nathan Followill has a queen. He tied the knot with singer Jessie Baylin over the weekend.

He won't have the cute, bone-dreaming dog from the Travelers Insurance commercial with him, but Ray LaMontagne can be expected to play his TV staple "Trouble" and other mellower fare at his latest solo acoustic date.

Sunday afternoon is going to be awfully busy for classical-music buffs, given that there are four concerts to choose from.

The Children In Need concert saw some great musical acts come together, including brunette beauty Cheryl and Snow Patrol, led by frontman Gary Lightbody The finale of the event - organised by Take That's Gary - was led by Beatles superstar Paul McCartney who was joined by all the stars for a rendition of Hey Jude 13 NOVEMBER 2009 This week's ...

The Swell Season is scheduledto perform on Tuesday, November 17. The Swell Season Neil Sedaka was right: Breaking up is hard to do.

Not everyone is focused on today's wind and rain. Up at the Bena Country Store , owner John Warren is looking forward to sunny days and his Winter Guinea Concert Series.

Bruce Springsteen performs with the E Street Band at the Spectrum in Philadelphia, in this Oct.

Artist: Cook, David David Cook has had the highest of career highs and the lowest of personal lows in the past year.

Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee has told a Mexican newspaper that he's taking music classes - 17 years after he started his career.

Dick Clark Prods. announced today that Whitney Houston will sing her new ballad "I Didn't Know My Own Strength" and receive the International Artist Award at the 37th American Music Awards on Nov.

Country star regrets "negative statement" Updated 4:15 AM EST, Fri, Nov 13, 2009 At least Wynonna didn't interrupt Taylor Swift 's acceptance speech.

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum and Case Western Reserve University will celebrate the life of Janis Joplin, one of rock and roll's most passionate and influential artists, during the 14th annual American Music Masters series.

A Massachussets man is appealing the dismissal of a $400 billion lawsuit against Jon Bon Jovi, Time Warner and Major League Baseball because he claims they stole his song, Reuters reports .

Ashlee Simpson Says Not To Call Jessica Fat Posted by Mitch Michaels on 11.13.2009 I didn't think we were still calling her fat? Ashlee Simpson-Wentz spoke recently to Women's Health magazine about the controversy from earlier this year about her sister Jessica Simpson's weight.

The Grand Ole Opry and MySpace are uniting to live stream an Opry performance with video for the first time this Saturday.

The marriage between Jo and Ronnie Wood will come to an end this week with the news the couple are expected to be granted a decree nisi at London's High Court Photo: © Rex On Wednesday the 23-year marriage between Ronnie and Jo Wood will officially come to an end in a 'quickie' divorce.

It's a touching moment, increasingly familiar to fans watching the E Street Band make its entrance: As the audience howls in anticipation and the rest of the band stands at the ready, Bruce Springsteen gently and lovingly helps Clarence Clemons walk to his saxophone at the front of the stage.

Mona Webster had two passions: birds and music. The Scottish widow, who died in August at the age of 96, traveled the world well into old age in pursuit of both.

James Taylor and Carole King are going back to their roots. The two singer-songwriters say they will go on a long concert tour together next year, recalling the first time they played at the Troubadour Club in Los Angeles in 1970.

Rolls Royce limousines line the street in front of the Jackson family residence in the Encino section of Los Angeles waiting to take family members to Michael Jackson's funeral on Thursday Sept.

Taylor Swift made history at the Country Music Awards, becoming the youngest person to win entertainer of the year and the first solo female to win it in a decade.

A milkman's son from Newcastle, Sting was a teacher, football coach and ditch digger before he turned to music.

Sheryl Crow, k.d. lang and James Taylor are among artists who will perform at a ceremony in which Canadian rocker Neil Young is named the MusiCares Person of the Year during Grammy Awards weekend.

Celine Dion and her 67-year-old husband, Rene Angelil, have been unsuccessful with their second attempt of in vitro fertilization.

Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon.

Brad Paisley is up for seven trophies at the Country Music Association Awards, but his duties as co-host with Carrie Underwood and performer will keep his attention elsewhere.

A new Web site allows music lovers to watch concerts for free online, choosing from five different camera angles as they watch.

Taylor Swift could earn new bragging rights at tonight's Country Music Awards , just one day after snagging "Top Song" honors at the BMI Country Awards in Nashville , Tenn.

Bon Jovi band members David Bryan, Jon Bon Jovi, Richie Sambora and Tico Torres attend the premiere of Showtime's 'Bon Jovi: When We Were Beautiful' documentary in New York.

Darius Rucker was just a young boy with a love for "Hee Haw" and FM radio when he made a discovery - and a decision - that would shape the rest of his life.

A legal battle between Michael Jackson's mother and father broke out in a Los Angeles court Tuesday morning, just as Katherine Jackson dropped her challenge of the executors named in her son's will.

In "Revolution," the Beatles declare, "We all want to change to the world." A new documentary argues that the Fab Four did so in at least one way they could never have imagined, even during their 1960s hey day.

Melanie Fiona, "The Bridge" Melanie Fiona may be eccentric. Or maybe she's just madly in love.

It's a seemingly simple approach to one of the modern world's most complicated political problems: By marrying the dainty lutes of the East with thrumming violas of the West, composer Hafez Nazeri says he wants to create harmony between the U.S. and his native Iran.

Updated: Monday, 09 Nov 2009, 6:43 AM MST Published : Monday, 09 Nov 2009, 6:42 AM MST WAYNE PARRY, Associated Press Writer - The fiddles and banjos have been packed away and the steel guitars, presumably, stolen.

Justin Timberlake won a permanent restraining order against an overeager fan Monday evening, as courts ruled a woman who visited the pop star's home several times could no longer come within 100 yards of the singer.

Steven Tyler may be parting ways with Aerosmith, the band he has fronted for more than 40 years and dozens of hits.

Kenny Chesney has made the very hard work of dominating country music look easy.

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Britney Spears may want to take her "circus" to the Outback for a few days to escape the haters.

Music: A to Z 11.06.09: T is for... Posted by Chris Crowing on 11.06.2009 ...Tool, Travis and Trivium I'm taking it a little easier this week before we dive headlong for the final stretch... Little Boots Almost purely to offer some variety to what comes below, this song has been a guilty pleasure of mine for a while... * Please note, all 'Best...' ...

South Texas favorite Flaco Jimenez performs with his band at the second annual Latino Music Festival at Main Plaza.

Eddie Argos has a beef with Craig Finn. The thickly accented, Kermit-the-Frog-voiced singer for London's garage-punk band Art Brut holds a grudge against the Hold Steady frontman from back when their bands toured together in 2007 -- when many Twin Cities fans were introduced to Art Brut's smirk-inducing charm.

Bette Midler will perform her Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" for the last time on Jan.

After only one show Down Under, Britney Spears' Australian tour is already turning into quite the "Circus" as the government weighs in on lip-synching and angry fans storm out of Spears' first performance.

A federal judge has temporarily blocked two music-sharing Web sites from selling songs by The Beatles and other artists for 25 cents apiece.

R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents.

When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and David Bowie and wanted to emulate those experiences.

Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers saidThursday.

The new U.S. reality series "The Jacksons: A Family Dynasty" is to premiere next month, A&E announced Friday.

Elton John 's spokesman said the British pop star has been discharged from the London hospital where he has been treated for the flu and E.coli infection.

Subversive reggaetoneros Calle 13 were the big winners at the 10th Latin Grammy Awards on Thursday night, while elderly Cuban diva Omara Portuondo made history by not only being the first Cuban artist from the island to appear on the telecast, but the first to win an award on the air.

Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay." On Thursday night, she had a bigger audience as she and others paid homage to the soul singer in a two-hour performance at the Woodruff Arts Center ...

No Doubt, led by frontwoman Gwen Stefani, is one of several band suing video game maker Activision.

Rihanna is the latest star to be added to the American Music Awards performances airing November 22.

Green Day already has New Year's Eve plans: They'll be ringing in 2010 with Carson Daly.

Conor Oberst , Jim James, and friends worked their way through more than 35 songs in a show that lasted nearly three hours Tuesday night.

Fans hoping to glimpse U2's free concert celebrating 20 years since the Berlin Wall fell were outraged Thursday to find that a 12-foot metal barrier was installed to block the view for those without tickets.

With nominations in five categories including album of the year, the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 is a favourite to win a Latin Grammy in Las Vegas - which might have producers of the international awards ceremony on edge.

In a new interview with MTV News, Chris Brown recalls the domestic dispute with Rihanna the night before the Grammy Awards and asks himself, "What was I thinking?" "Why did it happen? ... What was wrong with you?" the R&B singer responds to MTV correspondent Sway when asked to reflect back on the night of the highly publicized incident.

Everyone on the red carpet has fond words for Juan Gabriel, the Mexican icon and singer-songwriter named Person of the Year at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas.

Fans like this one, who turned out for the premiere of Michael Jackson's 'This Is It,' have helped pushed the accompanying album to the top of the charts.

Leona Lewis performs at the Hackney Empire, London, on Monday Nov 2, 2009 where the 24-year-old thanked fans for their support at her first ever solo concert 11 years earlier .

Jesus Lizard Bad Brains Empty warehouse, North 10th Street Saturday, October 31 So you go to the much-ballyhooed Vice Halloween Party, the 15th anniversary bash in Williamsburg that the lifestyle brand reportedly dropped $250,000 to throw.

Singer Leona Lewis really gave herself a hand during her first solo concert. The "Bleeding Love" singer was so nervous that she'd flub her lyrics during her first time performing a full-length concert that she scribbled one-word prompts on her hands to help jog her memory, according to the British newspaper The Daily Mail .

Carrie Underwood, "Play On" Carrie Underwood opens her third album with an audacious stomper, "Cowboy Casanova," a put-down of a playboy that slyly references a famous quarterback Underwood briefly dated.

The former agent to Queen Elizabeth II's official composer was sentenced to prison Monday for embezzling more than 500,000 pounds from his employer over a period of 16 years.

Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.

Rihanna found it hard to come to terms with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown assaulting her because he was her first true love.

Ryan Leslie, "Transition" Nine months after putting out his debut CD to underwhelming response, Ryan Leslie is back, this time, with "Transition." The transition doesn't refer to his music.

Michael Jackson 's posthumous concert documentary "This Is It" finally landed in theaters this week.

Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it.

Elton John's spokesman says the singer has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection and the flu.

Tom Hanks is down with the single ladies. Hanks first racked his brain when asked for his favorite tune of 2009 while backstage at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame's 25th anniversary concert Thursday.

This time it's Berlin calling. The MTV European Music Awards are coming to the German capital with an international cast, featuring performances by U2, the Foo Fighters , Shakira and Leona Lewis .

You read it here first. Here are Billboard's predictions for the Latin Grammy Awards, which will be handed out on Thursday at the Mandalay Bay Events Center in Las Vegas.

On a beautiful fall day in Yonkers, New York, just north of New York City, Mary J. Blige stepped onto the sidewalk on South Broadway.

It's been quite a week for Lil' Wayne , which is saying something, because in Lil' Wayne's world you can be receiving a briefcase containing one million dollars in cash at Mansion for your birthday or awaiting sentencing on firearms charges at any given time.

Illness has grounded the Rocket Man. Elton John has been advised by doctors to cancel three concerts in the U.S. because of a "serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza," his official website states .

John Fogerty and Bruce Springsteen rock out at the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert at Madison Square Garden last night.

'Gossip Girl" actress Leighton Meester hasn't yet released her Universal Republic debut.

Wayne Newton is telling fans "Danke schoen" after 50 years in Las Vegas and hinting that his latest run could be his last.