AP - Hundreds of George Harrison's biggest fans and best friends, including Paul McCartney and Tom Petty, turned out Tuesday to see a posthumous star for the quiet Beatle unveiled during a raucous celebration on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.
Reuters - After nabbing a Grammy for his rustic album "Dirt Farmer," drummer/vocalist Levon Helm will return June 30 with "Electric Dirt." -- read full article
AP - Two trials involving one legendary music producer. The first jury couldn't reach an unanimous decision, but the second found Phil Spector guilty of second-degree murder in the shooting death of actress Lana Clarkson.
AP - Three debuting singers added zest to a star-studded reprise of Mozart's "Don Giovanni" that's returned to the Metropolitan Opera in the waning weeks of the season.
Reuters - An international orchestra of some 90 musicians who auditioned on the YouTube video-sharing Web site will perform at New York's Carnegie Hall on Wednesday after rehearsing together for three days.
Reuters - One in 10 albums bought in the United States last year was by a British act, figures from the BPI, which represents the British recorded music business, showed on Tuesday. -- read full article
Reuters - Eccentric music producer Phil Spector was convicted on Monday of murdering a Hollywood actress in 2003, and will likely spend the rest of his life in prison. -- read full article
