Thursday News

America's pop Sweetheart Taylor Swift won the American Music award for artist of the year, beating out the King of Pop Michael Jackson and three other nominees.

McMinnville High School graduate Chris Lay and three other musicians, the "Century Quartet," will perform a concert of mostly original music Thursday, Nov.

Maintenance man David Lee of Arvada, Colo., puts the finishing touches on a sign featuring President... Maintenance man David Lee of Arvada, Colo., puts the finishing touches on a sign featuring President Barack Obama for a sales lot for pre-owned vehicles along Interstate 70 in the northwest Denver suburb of Wheat Ridge, Colo., on Friday, Nov.

A key measure of US economic performance gained in October, according to a private research group Thursday, signalling that a broader recovery may be taking hold.

Still more suggested shows from our music writers: FRIDAY James Hinkle, Chad Pope, Wendy Colonna at Luna The nightclub on San Pedro Avenue celebrates its sixth anniversary with a variety of music.

Mike Doughty plays a pair of shows at the Iron Horse on Thursday night. Mike Doughty made a bold move in the wake of the breakup of beloved '90s group Soul Coughing, transforming from experimental hipster rock band front man into acoustic-guitar-toting singer-songwriter. Over the course of four increasingly solid solo albums this decade, Doughty ...

Som Records is worth the hunt for parking along 14th Street NW. Just got the store's latest e-mail of new arrivals and it's fairly packed.

Ranging in look from country cousins to punk rockers, a most unlikely group Thursday at LSU-Shreveport had two things in common.

Southwest Missouri congressman Roy Blunt brought his U.S. Senate race campaign to Fulton today.

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

The Get Up Kids With Mansions and Kevin Devine Revolution, Fort Lauderdale Thursday, November 12, 2009 Better Than : Actually regressing back to 1999.

Two people died and 14 others were injured, some critically, when a van carrying mostly college-age members of a Colorado church overturned on black ice early Thursday in eastern Oregon.

About 31 people attended the first meeting of North Tonawanda's new "Citizens on Patrol" watch group Thursday at a church on Thompson Street.

More than 100 non-governmental organizations on Thursday protested attempts by some governments to push through a United Nations resolution to protect religion from defamation.

Demi Lovato isn't afraid to get a little angsty about love on her new single, "Remember December," the video for which hit airwaves Thursday .

It was a cool and rainy day Thursday which created a perfect atmosphere for the sunny SoCal psych-pop rock of The Mother Hips at the Tractor Tavern.

Performers, nominees, winners and presenters participating in the 2009 MTV Europe Music Awards on Thursday 5 November will be given access to an EMA Gifting Suite of products to the value of 12,500 pounds Sterling/euro 13,978. In addition, an exclusive goody bag of items from the 2009 EMA Gifting Suite will be donated to Viva Con Agua charity, an ...

Breanna Hamilton and Chris Donohue sat next to each other at a table in a ballroom on the Wayne State University campus but were worlds apart.

Miley Cyrus performs "Breakout" at the Bryce Jordan Center on Thursday, November 5, 2009.

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 said Thursday.