AP - Green Day's Billie Joe Armstrong says the Grammy-winning band was almost too hot for "American Idol" to handle during a performance on the show a few years ago.
AP - Singing sensation Susan Boyle said Friday that she's untroubled by people drawing contrasts between her angelic voice and dowdy image after she was thrust into the international spotlight.
E! Online - UPDATE: The charges were dropped April 15, with prosecutors saying that the alleged victim, Nate Dogg's estranged wife, never contaced them.
AP - The top 10 "American Idol" contestants know how they're spending their summer vacation: on a nationwide concert tour kicking off in July in Oregon.
AP - Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim stirred a sold out Cairo Opera House Thursday with a performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony, drawing ovations in his first visit to Egypt.
Reuters - "American Idol" producers announced the dates on Thursday for the U.S. "Idol" summer tour with the top 10 contestants from the current season. -- read full article
AP - Oral arguments in a music downloading lawsuit filed by the recording industry against a Boston University student can't be streamed online, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. -- read full article
AP - Oral arguments in a music downloading lawsuit filed by the recording industry against a Boston University student can't be streamed online, a federal appeals court ruled Thursday. -- read full article
Reuters - Timothy B. Schmit says he has to do some "homework" in order to perform with Poco for the first time in 32 years next week. -- read full article