AP - Jamie Foxx is the comedian, but he provided the music and Justin Timberlake got all the laughs at a charity event to honor their record label boss.
AP - The father of last year's "American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta (ar-choo-LET'-ah) has pleaded no contest to patronizing a prostitute in a Salt Lake City suburb.
AP - Miley Cyrus took a break from shooting "The Last Song" on the Georgia coast by borrowing a guitar and treating fans to an impromptu, two-song performance on the patio of a beachside seafood restaurant.
Reuters - Reunited '80s boy band New Kids On The Block has canceled a planned tour of Australia, blaming the economic downturn amid reports of poor ticket sales.
Reuters - The Black Eyed Peas scored their first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday, buoyed by heavy promotion for their first release in four years, and also claimed the top two spots on the singles chart. -- read full article
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:02:15 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Uncle Kracker closes a five-year gap between albums with the September 15 release of "Happy Hour," a project he described as "not a big departure from anything I've done before." -- read full article
Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:57:54 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
AP - Jazz legend Sonny Rollins and big-band leader Maria Schneider each were triple winners at the Jazz Awards, but it was 90-year-old pianist Hank Jones who struck the most sentimental chord.