Reuters - Arkansas student Kris Allen won the eighth season of "American Idol" on Wednesday, dealing an unexpected defeat to singing rival Adam Lambert on the most popular U.S. television show. -- read full article
Thu, 21 May 2009 05:48:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - A former New Jersey prosecutor who also once represented stars including Queen Latifah and Lil' Kim is accused in New Jersey of arranging the murder of a witness. -- read full article
Wed, 20 May 2009 16:31:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - A "poem" purportedly written by a teenage Bob Dylan and up for auction at Christie's is actually a song written by the late Canadian country singer Hank Snow, the auction house said on Wednesday.
AP - Michael Jackson's representatives announced Wednesday that the elusive King of Pop will postpone several of his London comeback shows scheduled for this summer.
Yahoo! Music - Kanye West is set to headline a concert in his hometown of Chicago, in which he will encourage teens to stay in school until graduation. -- read full article
Tue, 19 May 2009 11:00:00 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Human rights activists seeking a ban on the use of loud music to exert psychological pressure on detainees in U.S. custody are appealing to Bruce Springsteen and Eminem to join their campaign against music as torture. -- read full article
Tue, 19 May 2009 21:56:37 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Singer Jenni Rivera was freed Tuesday after spending 15 hours in detention and paying a fine for failing to declare more than $50,000 in cash at Mexico City's international airport, her publicist said.