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http://news.yahoo.com/music/ Get the latest Music news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Music news, including analysis and opinion on top Music stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedFri, 26 Jul 2013 16:17:06 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/music/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rappers-force-feeding-video-riles-u-medics-guantanamo-201706008.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oliU.Rp8sZC87Sx9Uoz6dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-26/14bacafe-744b-43a8-8763-99dd23b8ca30_mosdef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mos Def" align="left" title="Mos Def" border="0" /></a>By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A video protesting force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in which rapper Mos Def is seen struggling and weeping while undergoing the procedure has done the rounds at the Navy base. U.S. medics who perform the real thing on hunger-striking prisoners say they&#039;re not impressed. &quot;It&#039;s ridiculous. It&#039;s 100 percent false,&quot; said a Navy nurse known as &quot;Ensign Lodowick&quot; at the detainee hospital where real names are protected for security reasons. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rappers-force-feeding-video-riles-u-medics-guantanamo-201706008.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 16:17:06 -0400Reutersrappers-force-feeding-video-riles-u-medics-guantanamo-201706008<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rappers-force-feeding-video-riles-u-medics-guantanamo-201706008.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/oliU.Rp8sZC87Sx9Uoz6dg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://l.yimg.com/os/publish-images/news/2013-07-26/14bacafe-744b-43a8-8763-99dd23b8ca30_mosdef.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Mos Def" align="left" title="Mos Def" border="0" /></a>By Jane Sutton GUANTANAMO BAY U.S. NAVAL BASE, Cuba (Reuters) - A video protesting force-feeding at Guantanamo Bay detention camp in which rapper Mos Def is seen struggling and weeping while undergoing the procedure has done the rounds at the Navy base. U.S. medics who perform the real thing on hunger-striking prisoners say they&#039;re not impressed. &quot;It&#039;s ridiculous. It&#039;s 100 percent false,&quot; said a Navy nurse known as &quot;Ensign Lodowick&quot; at the detainee hospital where real names are protected for security reasons. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-frank-ocean-cancels-australian-shows-due-vocal-175652660.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SbWlATARJEFzwv7U6zyxlw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T175652Z_1_CBRE96P1DVB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Frank Ocean arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" align="left" title="Singer Frank Ocean arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American R&amp;B singer Frank Ocean has called off the remaining dates on his Australian tour because of a tear on one of his vocal cords, the tour&#039;s promoter said on Friday. Ocean, whose debut album, &quot;Channel Orange,&quot; won a Grammy this year, began having vocal problems during his performance in Melbourne on Thursday, Live Nation Australia &amp; New Zealand said. &quot;It has subsequently been confirmed that Frank has suffered a small tear to one of his vocal chords and has received medical advice that he must rest his voice,&quot; the promoter said in a post on its Facebook page. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singer-frank-ocean-cancels-australian-shows-due-vocal-175652660.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 13:56:52 -0400Reuterssinger-frank-ocean-cancels-australian-shows-due-vocal-175652660<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-frank-ocean-cancels-australian-shows-due-vocal-175652660.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SbWlATARJEFzwv7U6zyxlw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T175652Z_1_CBRE96P1DVB00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Frank Ocean arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" align="left" title="Singer Frank Ocean arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American R&amp;B singer Frank Ocean has called off the remaining dates on his Australian tour because of a tear on one of his vocal cords, the tour&#039;s promoter said on Friday. Ocean, whose debut album, &quot;Channel Orange,&quot; won a Grammy this year, began having vocal problems during his performance in Melbourne on Thursday, Live Nation Australia &amp; New Zealand said. &quot;It has subsequently been confirmed that Frank has suffered a small tear to one of his vocal chords and has received medical advice that he must rest his voice,&quot; the promoter said in a post on its Facebook page. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-perform-mtv-awards-first-time-since-194735325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8VNpV9LvxyPpnCLustirQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T232127Z_2_CBRE96O1IZK00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LADYGAGA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Rolling Stones final concert of their &quot;50 and Counting Tour&quot; in Newark" align="left" title="Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Rolling Stones final concert of their &quot;50 and Counting Tour&quot; in Newark" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga will debut new music at the MTV Video Music Awards in August in her first performance following hip surgery, the network said on Thursday. Grammy-winning Lady Gaga, 27, will perform her first single from her upcoming new album &quot;ARTPOP,&quot; which is scheduled to be released in November. The new single will be released on August 19, ahead of the VMA show on August 25. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-perform-mtv-awards-first-time-since-194735325.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 19:21:27 -0400Reuterslady-gaga-perform-mtv-awards-first-time-since-194735325<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-perform-mtv-awards-first-time-since-194735325.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8VNpV9LvxyPpnCLustirQA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T232127Z_2_CBRE96O1IZK00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LADYGAGA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Rolling Stones final concert of their &quot;50 and Counting Tour&quot; in Newark" align="left" title="Lady Gaga performs onstage during the Rolling Stones final concert of their &quot;50 and Counting Tour&quot; in Newark" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop star Lady Gaga will debut new music at the MTV Video Music Awards in August in her first performance following hip surgery, the network said on Thursday. Grammy-winning Lady Gaga, 27, will perform her first single from her upcoming new album &quot;ARTPOP,&quot; which is scheduled to be released in November. The new single will be released on August 19, ahead of the VMA show on August 25. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Sara Morrison LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Fred Armisen, who left his longtime "SNL" gig last season, will direct a livestream concert by Kings of Leon on August 9. The concert, performed in London, will be livestreamed on Vevo and YouTube as part of American Express's "Unstaged" series, which pairs bands with notable directors. Wernor Herzog directed a Killers performance, for example; Gary Oldman directed Jack White. This won't be Armisen's first foray into music directing - he's an accomplished drummer and directed the video for The Helio Sequence's "Don't Look Away. ...http://news.yahoo.com/snl-alum-fred-armisen-direct-kings-leon-concert-233614289.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 19:36:14 -0400Reuterssnl-alum-fred-armisen-direct-kings-leon-concert-233614289<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wagner-ring-birthday-bayreuth-channels-u-south-211942505.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/it4IDbj_2MYZ.SsKkQIlXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T211942Z_1_CBRE96P1N9100_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-BAYREUTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" align="left" title="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" border="0" /></a>By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - A new production of Richard Wagner&#039;s &quot;Rheingold&quot; kicking off the &quot;Ring&quot; cycle on Friday for his 200th birthday year in the opera house he built in Bavaria moved the action from the Rhine to a sleazy motel in Texas where just about everyone was a crook. In his staging, Berlin director Frank Castorf channeled Wagner&#039;s 19th-century opera through the television series &quot;The Sopranos&quot; and the Texas oilman J.R. Ewing from &quot;Dallas&quot;, with elements of Hitchcock&#039;s &quot;Psycho&quot; and playwright Tennessee William&#039;s seedy American South thrown in for good measure. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wagner-ring-birthday-bayreuth-channels-u-south-211942505.htmlFri, 26 Jul 2013 17:19:42 -0400Reuterswagner-ring-birthday-bayreuth-channels-u-south-211942505<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wagner-ring-birthday-bayreuth-channels-u-south-211942505.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/it4IDbj_2MYZ.SsKkQIlXg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-26T211942Z_1_CBRE96P1N9100_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-BAYREUTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" align="left" title="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" border="0" /></a>By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - A new production of Richard Wagner&#039;s &quot;Rheingold&quot; kicking off the &quot;Ring&quot; cycle on Friday for his 200th birthday year in the opera house he built in Bavaria moved the action from the Rhine to a sleazy motel in Texas where just about everyone was a crook. In his staging, Berlin director Frank Castorf channeled Wagner&#039;s 19th-century opera through the television series &quot;The Sopranos&quot; and the Texas oilman J.R. Ewing from &quot;Dallas&quot;, with elements of Hitchcock&#039;s &quot;Psycho&quot; and playwright Tennessee William&#039;s seedy American South thrown in for good measure. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beatles-bring-loving-back-broadway-123714033.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SM_FHyGT5WNN73I_TlA4vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T123714Z_1_CBRE96O0Z2H00_RTROPTP_2_STAGE-BEATLES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="James Fox, John Brosnan, and Reuven Gershon perform in the rock musical &quot;Let it Be&quot; in New York" align="left" title="James Fox, John Brosnan, and Reuven Gershon perform in the rock musical &quot;Let it Be&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Beatles - that is, a version of the Liverpool band that broke up more than 40 years ago - are back on Broadway, sending theater audiences dancing into the aisles and proving it&#039;s not just Paul McCartney who still believes in &quot;Yesterday.&quot; &quot;Let it Be,&quot; a concert-style celebration of the music of the Fab Four that opened in New York this week, is the latest stage show to take fans old and new back to the Beatlemania of the 1960s even as surviving members McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr perform and tour the world in their own right. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/beatles-bring-loving-back-broadway-123714033.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 08:37:14 -0400Reutersbeatles-bring-loving-back-broadway-123714033<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beatles-bring-loving-back-broadway-123714033.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/SM_FHyGT5WNN73I_TlA4vg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T123714Z_1_CBRE96O0Z2H00_RTROPTP_2_STAGE-BEATLES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="James Fox, John Brosnan, and Reuven Gershon perform in the rock musical &quot;Let it Be&quot; in New York" align="left" title="James Fox, John Brosnan, and Reuven Gershon perform in the rock musical &quot;Let it Be&quot; in New York" border="0" /></a>By Jill Serjeant NEW YORK (Reuters) - The Beatles - that is, a version of the Liverpool band that broke up more than 40 years ago - are back on Broadway, sending theater audiences dancing into the aisles and proving it&#039;s not just Paul McCartney who still believes in &quot;Yesterday.&quot; &quot;Let it Be,&quot; a concert-style celebration of the music of the Fab Four that opened in New York this week, is the latest stage show to take fans old and new back to the Beatlemania of the 1960s even as surviving members McCartney and drummer Ringo Starr perform and tour the world in their own right. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-z-tops-u-billboard-album-chart-second-023028905.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mrRggB41sdHM68d6_CMPKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T023028Z_1_CBRE96O06Z000_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JAYZ-CHARTS-BILBOARD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Musician Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium during his &quot;Legends of the Summer&quot; tour with singer Justin Timberlake (not pictured) in New York, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" align="left" title="Musician Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium during his &quot;Legends of the Summer&quot; tour with singer Justin Timberlake (not pictured) in New York, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s latest album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; on Wednesday topped the Billboard 200 album chart for the second week in a row. &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; sold 129,000 copies in its second week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its two-week total to 657,000 copies. Last week, it was the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;The 20/20 Experience.&quot; Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles was second on the chart with her &quot;Blessed Unrest&quot; album, selling 68,000 in its first week. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jay-z-tops-u-billboard-album-chart-second-023028905.htmlWed, 24 Jul 2013 22:30:28 -0400Reutersjay-z-tops-u-billboard-album-chart-second-023028905<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-z-tops-u-billboard-album-chart-second-023028905.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/mrRggB41sdHM68d6_CMPKw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T023028Z_1_CBRE96O06Z000_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-JAYZ-CHARTS-BILBOARD.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Musician Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium during his &quot;Legends of the Summer&quot; tour with singer Justin Timberlake (not pictured) in New York, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" align="left" title="Musician Jay-Z performs at Yankee Stadium during his &quot;Legends of the Summer&quot; tour with singer Justin Timberlake (not pictured) in New York, July 19, 2013. REUTERS/Lucas Jackson" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s latest album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; on Wednesday topped the Billboard 200 album chart for the second week in a row. &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; sold 129,000 copies in its second week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its two-week total to 657,000 copies. Last week, it was the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;The 20/20 Experience.&quot; Singer-songwriter Sara Bareilles was second on the chart with her &quot;Blessed Unrest&quot; album, selling 68,000 in its first week. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-hit-run-204343366.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z55XfbDR.aplaty09VH.Mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T204343Z_1_CBRE96M1LLG00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-CHRISBROWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" align="left" title="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&amp;B singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a hit-and-run charge in a case that could lead to jail time for the Grammy-winning performer, a Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman said. Brown had been on probation for assault, stemming from the 2009 beating of his then-girlfriend and fellow R&amp;B star Rihanna, when he was involved in a Los Angeles traffic accident on May 21. He allegedly rear-ended another vehicle and fled the scene. Lesser charges of driving without a valid license and driving without proof of insurance were dismissed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-hit-run-204343366.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 16:43:43 -0400Reuterssinger-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-hit-run-204343366<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-chris-brown-pleads-not-guilty-hit-run-204343366.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Z55XfbDR.aplaty09VH.Mw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T204343Z_1_CBRE96M1LLG00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-CHRISBROWN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" align="left" title="Singer Chris Brown and attorney Mark Geragos during a probation progress hearing in Los Angeles Superior Court" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&amp;B singer Chris Brown pleaded not guilty on Tuesday to a hit-and-run charge in a case that could lead to jail time for the Grammy-winning performer, a Los Angeles Superior Court spokeswoman said. Brown had been on probation for assault, stemming from the 2009 beating of his then-girlfriend and fellow R&amp;B star Rihanna, when he was involved in a Los Angeles traffic accident on May 21. He allegedly rear-ended another vehicle and fled the scene. Lesser charges of driving without a valid license and driving without proof of insurance were dismissed. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Jonathan Kaminsky (Reuters) - Kongar-ol Ondar, a Tuvan throat singer credited with popularizing the centuries-old musical tradition of his homeland to Western audiences, died on Thursday after emergency surgery to treat a brain hemorrhage, friends said. He was 51. Ondar died at a hospital in Kyzyl, the capital of Tuva, a Central Asian republic of Russia that borders Mongolia, said Sean Quirk, a longtime friend of the singer and manager of the Tuvan throat-singing ensemble Alash. "He is not replaceable," Quirk told Reuters by phone from his home in Tuva. ...http://news.yahoo.com/tuvan-throat-singer-kongar-ol-ondar-dies-51-233400055.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 19:34:00 -0400Reuterstuvan-throat-singer-kongar-ol-ondar-dies-51-233400055<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-010226386.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fV4DvlMyYw2fdjxbZBUX0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T011125Z_6_CBRE96I1OQD00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson&#039;s mother testified on Monday in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live that the late pop star denied he was abusing prescription drugs when she confronted him in the years before his death. Katherine Jackson, 83, said under cross-examination that she and her family had heard rumors that the singer was abusing pain medications but never saw him under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the final years of his life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-010226386.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 21:11:25 -0400Reutersjacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-010226386<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-010226386.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fV4DvlMyYw2fdjxbZBUX0g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T011125Z_6_CBRE96I1OQD00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson&#039;s mother testified on Monday in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live that the late pop star denied he was abusing prescription drugs when she confronted him in the years before his death. Katherine Jackson, 83, said under cross-examination that she and her family had heard rumors that the singer was abusing pain medications but never saw him under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the final years of his life. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vonruhxCWzH0pkV5AqrHRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T153852Z_1_CBRE96M17GU00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROYHARPER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" align="left" title="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" border="0" /></a>By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - After decades as a critically acclaimed but fringe figure in music, British singer-songwriter Roy Harper is suddenly finding himself in demand. Aged 72 and some 50 years into his career, Harper has been &quot;discovered&quot; by the young - drawn by his complex, intelligent lyrics and his persona as poetic outsider. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.htmlTue, 23 Jul 2013 10:19:45 -0400Reuterssinger-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/singer-songwriter-roy-harper-rediscovers-youth-vice-versa-141945700.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/vonruhxCWzH0pkV5AqrHRg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-23T153852Z_1_CBRE96M17GU00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROYHARPER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" align="left" title="British musician Harper speaks to a reporter during an interview in London" border="0" /></a>By Jeremy Gaunt LONDON (Reuters) - After decades as a critically acclaimed but fringe figure in music, British singer-songwriter Roy Harper is suddenly finding himself in demand. Aged 72 and some 50 years into his career, Harper has been &quot;discovered&quot; by the young - drawn by his complex, intelligent lyrics and his persona as poetic outsider. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wagners-200th-anniversary-gets-oil-themed-ring-144108501.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ca4QQH9l_qr.lGjSbhFJvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T144108Z_1_CBRE96O14T500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-BAYREUTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" align="left" title="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" border="0" /></a>By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - The sometimes staid audience for the annual Wagner festival in the Bavarian opera house he built was bracing this week for a new production of his mythic &quot;Ring&quot; cycle inspired by American TV, Hitchcock&#039;s &quot;Psycho&quot; and the pursuit of oil. For a new production for the 200th anniversary of Wagner&#039;s birth, Berlin theatre director Frank Castorf said &quot;Rheingold&quot;, the first in the four-opera cycle, was set in Texas and opened at a motel on Route 66 - the road that snakes through America. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/wagners-200th-anniversary-gets-oil-themed-ring-144108501.htmlThu, 25 Jul 2013 12:54:56 -0400Reuterswagners-200th-anniversary-gets-oil-themed-ring-144108501<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/wagners-200th-anniversary-gets-oil-themed-ring-144108501.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Ca4QQH9l_qr.lGjSbhFJvg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-25T144108Z_1_CBRE96O14T500_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MUSIC-BAYREUTH.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" align="left" title="Sculptures of German composer Richard Wagner are seen outside the Green Hill opera house in Bayreuth" border="0" /></a>By Michael Roddy BAYREUTH, Germany (Reuters) - The sometimes staid audience for the annual Wagner festival in the Bavarian opera house he built was bracing this week for a new production of his mythic &quot;Ring&quot; cycle inspired by American TV, Hitchcock&#039;s &quot;Psycho&quot; and the pursuit of oil. For a new production for the 200th anniversary of Wagner&#039;s birth, Berlin theatre director Frank Castorf said &quot;Rheingold&quot;, the first in the four-opera cycle, was set in Texas and opened at a motel on Route 66 - the road that snakes through America. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-top-earning-celebrity-under-30-forbes-190354207.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/atSCWpxqV2vcq7bdPZ8p4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T190354Z_1_CBRE96L1GZP00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-CELEBRITIES-EARNINGS-UNDER30.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival for her concert in Manila" align="left" title="U.S. singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival for her concert in Manila" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite hip surgery that forced the cancellation of part of her tour, Lady Gaga still earned an estimated $80 million in the past year, propelling her to the top of Forbes list of highest earning celebrities under 30 years old. Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, who made headlines as much for his antics off stage as on, came in a distant second with an estimated income of $58 million. Singer Taylor Swift was third, pulling in $55 million, about $2 million less than last year when she topped the list. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-top-earning-celebrity-under-30-forbes-190354207.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 15:03:54 -0400Reuterslady-gaga-top-earning-celebrity-under-30-forbes-190354207<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lady-gaga-top-earning-celebrity-under-30-forbes-190354207.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/atSCWpxqV2vcq7bdPZ8p4A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T190354Z_1_CBRE96L1GZP00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-CELEBRITIES-EARNINGS-UNDER30.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival for her concert in Manila" align="left" title="U.S. singer Lady Gaga poses for photographers upon arrival for her concert in Manila" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - Despite hip surgery that forced the cancellation of part of her tour, Lady Gaga still earned an estimated $80 million in the past year, propelling her to the top of Forbes list of highest earning celebrities under 30 years old. Canadian pop singer Justin Bieber, who made headlines as much for his antics off stage as on, came in a distant second with an estimated income of $58 million. Singer Taylor Swift was third, pulling in $55 million, about $2 million less than last year when she topped the list. ...</p><br clear="all"/>LONDON (Reuters) - The Swedish artist Avicii hit the top of the British singles chart on Sunday with 'Wake Me Up', which became the fastest selling single of the year, the Official Charts Company said. The track by the 23 year-old DJ and producer, whose real name is Tim Bergling, sold nearly 267,000 copies to dislodge U.S.-Canadian singer-songwriter Robin Thicke from the top spot. The single is Avicii's second number one this year. ...http://news.yahoo.com/avicii-tops-uk-chart-fastest-selling-single-2013-180621895.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 14:06:21 -0400Reutersavicii-tops-uk-chart-fastest-selling-single-2013-180621895By Michael Roddy LONDON (Reuters) - It's happened very fast for soprano Catherine Foster, who was a midwife before she became a singer and this week will be the first Englishwoman to sing Brunnhilde for Wagner's "Ring" cycle at the Bayreuth Festival, in the composer's 200th birthday year. Foster, a native of the mid-England city of Nottingham who made a drastic career switch in the mid-1990s, plays the warrior goddess who lets the gods burn but saves humanity in a new production by radical Berlin theatre director Frank Castorf. ...http://news.yahoo.com/autobahn-bayreuth-english-soprano-sings-wagners-200th-153058000.htmlSun, 21 Jul 2013 11:30:58 -0400Reutersautobahn-bayreuth-english-soprano-sings-wagners-200th-153058000<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christina-aguilera-tops-list-worst-star-spangled-banner-235600134.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XDdtEzpBXL6fcE.PS.4l5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T235600Z_1_CBRE96I1UHH00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-STARSPANGLEDBANNER-WORST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" align="left" title="Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - America has spoken. And it does not want Christina Aguilera singing its praises. iHeartRadio Insights asked the nation of all the renditions of &quot;The Star-Spangled Banner,&quot; which made you want to pack up for Europe the most? OK, the real question it posed was which performance was most cringe-worthy. The answer is Ms. &quot;Genie in a Bottle&quot; herself. Aguilera&#039;s rendition at the 2011 Super Bowl received an impressive (for futility) 35.9 percent of the vote. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/christina-aguilera-tops-list-worst-star-spangled-banner-235600134.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:56:00 -0400Reuterschristina-aguilera-tops-list-worst-star-spangled-banner-235600134<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/christina-aguilera-tops-list-worst-star-spangled-banner-235600134.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/XDdtEzpBXL6fcE.PS.4l5w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-19T235600Z_1_CBRE96I1UHH00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-STARSPANGLEDBANNER-WORST.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" align="left" title="Singer Christina Aguilera arrives for the Time 100 gala celebrating the magazine&#039;s naming of the 100 most influential people in the world for the past year, in New York" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - America has spoken. And it does not want Christina Aguilera singing its praises. iHeartRadio Insights asked the nation of all the renditions of &quot;The Star-Spangled Banner,&quot; which made you want to pack up for Europe the most? OK, the real question it posed was which performance was most cringe-worthy. The answer is Ms. &quot;Genie in a Bottle&quot; herself. Aguilera&#039;s rendition at the 2011 Super Bowl received an impressive (for futility) 35.9 percent of the vote. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sex-pistols-frontman-johnny-rotten-named-icon-music-144127091.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YJ25TJmXavg5MjEAotCk_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144127Z_1_CBRE96H14TA00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JOHNNYROTTEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols during the Exit music festival in Novi Sad" align="left" title="Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols during the Exit music festival in Novi Sad" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Johnny Rotten may not like it but he is starting to become Johnny Icon. The 57-year-old former frontman of the anarchic 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols is to receive an award for his contribution to music from the music rights organization BMI, although he angrily rejected previous honors. Singer-songwriter John Lydon, who went by the name Johnny Rotten as he belted out songs like &quot;Pretty Vacant&quot; and &quot;Anarchy in the UK&quot;, will be presented with BMI&#039;s Icon Award at a gala in London on October 15. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sex-pistols-frontman-johnny-rotten-named-icon-music-144127091.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 10:41:27 -0400Reuterssex-pistols-frontman-johnny-rotten-named-icon-music-144127091<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sex-pistols-frontman-johnny-rotten-named-icon-music-144127091.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/YJ25TJmXavg5MjEAotCk_Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T144127Z_1_CBRE96H14TA00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JOHNNYROTTEN.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols during the Exit music festival in Novi Sad" align="left" title="Johnny Rotten performs with the Sex Pistols during the Exit music festival in Novi Sad" border="0" /></a>(Reuters) - Johnny Rotten may not like it but he is starting to become Johnny Icon. The 57-year-old former frontman of the anarchic 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols is to receive an award for his contribution to music from the music rights organization BMI, although he angrily rejected previous honors. Singer-songwriter John Lydon, who went by the name Johnny Rotten as he belted out songs like &quot;Pretty Vacant&quot; and &quot;Anarchy in the UK&quot;, will be presented with BMI&#039;s Icon Award at a gala in London on October 15. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-tops-billboard-234534884.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8f9XVAMiFs2NK7b.obWMXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T234534Z_1_CBRE96G1U0700_RTROPTP_2_POLAND.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="American rapper Jay-Z performs during the Heineken Open&#039;er Festival in Gdynia" align="left" title="American rapper Jay-Z performs during the Heineken Open&#039;er Festival in Gdynia" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s latest album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, while besting industry forecasts. &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; sold 528,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, making it the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;The 20/20 Experience.&quot; Industry forecasts had projected &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; to sell as many as 500,000 copies, according to Billboard. It is the rapper&#039;s 13th No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-tops-billboard-234534884.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 19:45:34 -0400Reutersjay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-tops-billboard-234534884<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-holy-grail-tops-billboard-234534884.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8f9XVAMiFs2NK7b.obWMXQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T234534Z_1_CBRE96G1U0700_RTROPTP_2_POLAND.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="American rapper Jay-Z performs during the Heineken Open&#039;er Festival in Gdynia" align="left" title="American rapper Jay-Z performs during the Heineken Open&#039;er Festival in Gdynia" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z&#039;s latest album &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; debuted at the top of the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, while besting industry forecasts. &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; sold 528,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan, making it the second-best debut week for an album this year behind Justin Timberlake&#039;s &quot;The 20/20 Experience.&quot; Industry forecasts had projected &quot;Magna Carta Holy Grail&quot; to sell as many as 500,000 copies, according to Billboard. It is the rapper&#039;s 13th No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>By Brent Lang LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - John Oliver thinks that cable news needs an education in rock. "The Daily Show" substitute host used CNN's new morning show "New Day" as exhibit A in his tutorial on when to use the word "rock" and its accompanying rhythms. He noted that the program's daily news roundup "Rock Block" featured stories that decidedly do not rock; among them tales of Pentagon layoffs and a study on Alzheimer's disease. "I think we clearly have different ideas of what rocking it means, because mine involves leather pants and chainsaws," Oliver said. ...http://news.yahoo.com/daily-show-john-oliver-asks-why-cable-news-230703579.htmlFri, 19 Jul 2013 19:07:03 -0400Reutersdaily-show-john-oliver-asks-why-cable-news-230703579<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/psy-goes-gangnam-style-wme-caa-213755511.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X4CAmk9Lhk322He_fRFdTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T213755Z_1_CBRE96H1O4500_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PSY-CAA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in Seoul" align="left" title="South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - WME has signed YouTube phenomenon Psy to represent in all areas, luring the Korean pop star from rival CAA, TheWrap has learned. Psy, who is managed by Scooter Braun, was previously at CAA with Braun&#039;s other star client, Justin BIeber. Psy became a household name when his exuberant music video for hit song &quot;Gangnam Style&quot; went viral and became the first YouTube video to cross one billion views. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/psy-goes-gangnam-style-wme-caa-213755511.htmlThu, 18 Jul 2013 17:37:55 -0400Reuterspsy-goes-gangnam-style-wme-caa-213755511<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/psy-goes-gangnam-style-wme-caa-213755511.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X4CAmk9Lhk322He_fRFdTw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T213755Z_1_CBRE96H1O4500_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PSY-CAA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in Seoul" align="left" title="South Korean rapper Psy poses during a news conference before his concert in Seoul" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Sneider LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - WME has signed YouTube phenomenon Psy to represent in all areas, luring the Korean pop star from rival CAA, TheWrap has learned. Psy, who is managed by Scooter Braun, was previously at CAA with Braun&#039;s other star client, Justin BIeber. Psy became a household name when his exuberant music video for hit song &quot;Gangnam Style&quot; went viral and became the first YouTube video to cross one billion views. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-stars-darren-criss-jenna-ushkowitz-among-stars-012811552.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/83PfGqUcgS4eNSjnIj1Ieg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T012811Z_1_CBRE96H043400_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MEDIA-DANCEGALA-GLEESTARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - &quot;Glee&quot; stars Darren Criss and Jenna Ushkowitz are joining Christina Applegate, Minnie Driver, Jenna Elfman, and Anna Kendrick at the third annual &quot;Celebration of Dance&quot; Gala on July 27, the Dizzy Feet Foundation and the Music Center announced on Wednesday. Applegate will present the DFF Inspiration Award to Chita Rivera, while &quot;Pitch Perfect&quot; star Kendrick will present Lionsgate&#039;s president of production, Erik Feig, with the DFF Impact Award. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/glee-stars-darren-criss-jenna-ushkowitz-among-stars-012811552.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 21:28:11 -0400Reutersglee-stars-darren-criss-jenna-ushkowitz-among-stars-012811552<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glee-stars-darren-criss-jenna-ushkowitz-among-stars-012811552.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/83PfGqUcgS4eNSjnIj1Ieg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-18T012811Z_1_CBRE96H043400_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MEDIA-DANCEGALA-GLEESTARS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="English television and film director and producer Nigel Lythgoe arrives at the 2012 Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Greg Gilman LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - &quot;Glee&quot; stars Darren Criss and Jenna Ushkowitz are joining Christina Applegate, Minnie Driver, Jenna Elfman, and Anna Kendrick at the third annual &quot;Celebration of Dance&quot; Gala on July 27, the Dizzy Feet Foundation and the Music Center announced on Wednesday. Applegate will present the DFF Inspiration Award to Chita Rivera, while &quot;Pitch Perfect&quot; star Kendrick will present Lionsgate&#039;s president of production, Erik Feig, with the DFF Impact Award. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-224037719.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y2wcPVK.lzeih9n9CfFK.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T234801Z_5_CBRE96I1OQD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mother of Michael Jackson testified on Monday in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live that the late pop star denied he was abusing prescription drugs when she confronted him in the years before his death. Katherine Jackson, 83, said under cross-examination that she and her family had heard rumors that the singer was abusing pain medications but never saw him under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the final years of his life. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-224037719.htmlMon, 22 Jul 2013 19:48:01 -0400Reutersmichael-jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-224037719<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/michael-jacksons-mother-says-denied-prescription-drug-problem-224037719.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Y2wcPVK.lzeih9n9CfFK.A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-22T234801Z_5_CBRE96I1OQD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-MICHAELJACKSON.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" align="left" title="A courtroom sketch depicting the testimony of Katherine Jackson during trial in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Dana Feldman LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The mother of Michael Jackson testified on Monday in her wrongful death lawsuit against concert promoter AEG Live that the late pop star denied he was abusing prescription drugs when she confronted him in the years before his death. Katherine Jackson, 83, said under cross-examination that she and her family had heard rumors that the singer was abusing pain medications but never saw him under the influence of drugs or alcohol in the final years of his life. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-boys-choir-faces-crisis-over-rent-bill-153459042.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GcbPiOCfsPEelrgq.NnYiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T154027Z_1_CBRE96G17JJ00_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHOIR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of members of the Vienna Boys&#039; Choir performing at their home in Vienna" align="left" title="File photo of members of the Vienna Boys&#039; Choir performing at their home in Vienna" border="0" /></a>VIENNA (Reuters) - The world-famous Vienna Boys&#039; Choir faces a financial crisis that could put it out of business if it does not reach a deal over the rent for its concert hall and school. The choir, whose roots go back to the 13th century, may have to pay 200,000 euros ($263,000) per year to stay in the Augarten Palace after an agreement for it to use the building rent-free in exchange for renovation work was declared invalid. The Austrian Court of Audit said the deal amounted to an illegal subsidy. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-boys-choir-faces-crisis-over-rent-bill-153459042.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 11:34:59 -0400Reutersvienna-boys-choir-faces-crisis-over-rent-bill-153459042<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/vienna-boys-choir-faces-crisis-over-rent-bill-153459042.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/GcbPiOCfsPEelrgq.NnYiw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T154027Z_1_CBRE96G17JJ00_RTROPTP_2_AUSTRIA-VIENNA-CHOIR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of members of the Vienna Boys&#039; Choir performing at their home in Vienna" align="left" title="File photo of members of the Vienna Boys&#039; Choir performing at their home in Vienna" border="0" /></a>VIENNA (Reuters) - The world-famous Vienna Boys&#039; Choir faces a financial crisis that could put it out of business if it does not reach a deal over the rent for its concert hall and school. The choir, whose roots go back to the 13th century, may have to pay 200,000 euros ($263,000) per year to stay in the Augarten Palace after an agreement for it to use the building rent-free in exchange for renovation work was declared invalid. The Austrian Court of Audit said the deal amounted to an illegal subsidy. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/timberlake-macklemore-lead-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-121804835.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0G3GCx201W3pKDZUtKCnjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T121804Z_1_CBRE96G0Y6E00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-CANNES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Cast member Justin Timberlake poses during a photocall for the film &#039;Inside Llewyn Davis&#039; at the 66th Cannes Film Festival" align="left" title="Cast member Justin Timberlake poses during a photocall for the film &#039;Inside Llewyn Davis&#039; at the 66th Cannes Film Festival" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Justin Timberlake and hip-hop duo Macklemore &amp; Ryan Lewis each received six nominations for the MTV Video Music Awards, which were announced on Wednesday. Timberlake, 32, made his long-awaited return to music earlier this year with &quot;The 20/20 Experience,&quot; which has become 2013&#039;s best-selling album so far. Indie rapper-producer duo Macklemore &amp; Ryan Lewis have taken the music industry by storm in the past year, with hits including &quot;Thrift Shop&quot; and &quot;Can&#039;t Hold Us. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/timberlake-macklemore-lead-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-121804835.htmlWed, 17 Jul 2013 08:18:04 -0400Reuterstimberlake-macklemore-lead-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-121804835<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/timberlake-macklemore-lead-mtv-video-music-awards-nominees-121804835.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/0G3GCx201W3pKDZUtKCnjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-17T121804Z_1_CBRE96G0Y6E00_RTROPTP_2_FILM-CANNES.JPG" width="130" heig

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