AP - After spending his youth mired in harrowing brutality and poverty as a child soldier in Sudan's ethnic conflict, Emmanuel Jal was rescued by aid workers who pushed to give him a new start at life in a different country.
E! Online - Pete Wentz turns 29 today, but you might want to skip the presents. As the rocker told E!'s Jason Kennedy, he's not a fan of marking the occasion.
Reuters - The "Hockey Night in Canada" theme
song, a mainstay of Canadian households for 40 years and often
thought of as the unofficial second national anthem, may have
launched its final hockey game, according to the company that
controls use of the song.
AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Ashanti was one of music's hottest stars, with two multiplatinum albums and a Grammy under her belt, until her third disc, 2004's "Concrete Rose," landed like a brick on the music charts.
Reuters - Despite a wobbly start and fears of
imminent implosion, Van Halen said on Thursday its first tour
with singer David Lee Roth in two decades grossed more than $93
million, a record for the rock band.
Reuters - Nine Inch Nails has reshuffled its
new touring lineup announced in early April, with bassist
Justin Meldal-Johnsen (Beck, Garbage) replacing British
musician Rich Fownes.
Reuters - Popular "American Idol" runner-up
David Archuleta has signed a record deal and is expected to
release an album later this year, his new producers at 19
Recordings/Jive Records said on Thursday.
