AP - Celebrity disc jockey DJ AM has been released from a Georgia hospital after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash a week ago, a spokeswoman for the musician said Friday.
Reuters - New York-based singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata knows that a sizable portion of her audience might never hear her new album the way she intended. -- read full article
Reuters - Funny thing: Bob Ritchie avoided the family business of auto sales in Detroit, but as Kid Rock he's a super-salesman who'll get you into all sorts of musical vehicles -- and he'll throw in those extras at no charge.
Reuters - "A weight has been lifted." That's how Wes Miles, lead vocalist for Ra Ra Riot, described his band's reaction to the release of its debut full-length, "The Rhumb Line." -- read full article
AP - TEL AVIV, Israel — Paul McCartney performed his first concert in Israel, kicking it off with the familiar Beatles' song "Hello, Goodbye" to the joy of tens of thousands of cheering fans.
AP - Musicians will.i.am and Angelique Kidjo, actress Kristin Davis and model Elle Macpherson have helped launch a new campaign to cut global poverty in half by 2015.
AP - "I didn't expect to be nervous because we've done all the previews, we've had all the critics here. ... But I was terrified before we went out. I was like, `Omigod, this is it.'" — Daniel Radcliffe, on the Broadway opening of "Equus."
AP - Grammy-winning Tejano singer Emilio Navaira, still recovering from injuries suffered in a bus wreck six months ago, has been discharged from a hospital after another traffic accident.
Reuters - U.S. rapper Busta Rhymes on Friday won a legal battle to perform at a charity concert in Britain, a day after he was held at a London airport by immigration officials for almost 12 hours.
Reuters - U.S. rapper Busta Rhymes on Friday won a legal battle to perform at a charity concert in Britain, a day after he was held at a London airport by immigration officials for almost 12 hours. The ruling at London's High Court came less than two hours before the concert in the capital's Royal Albert Hall was due to begin. -- read full article
AP - A spokeswoman for DJ AM says the celebrity disc jockey has been released from a Georgia hospital after suffering severe burns in a fiery plane crash a week ago.
