Music News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/music/ Get the latest Music news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking Music news, including analysis and opinion on top Music stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedThu, 11 Jul 2013 01:18:16 -04005Music News Headlines - Yahoo! Newshttp://news.yahoo.com/music/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gifCountry music star Randy Travis out of surgery after stroke<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-suffers-stroke-texas-022707253.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ddh7oNHjvqK84a8BINwP.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T051816Z_3_CBRE96A06TS00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-RANDYTRAVIS-STROKE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arriving at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arriving at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning country music singer Randy Travis is out of emergency surgery but still in critical condition after suffering a stroke in a Texas hospital, representatives for the singer and the medical facility said late on Wednesday. The procedure was intended to relieve pressure on the brain of the 54-year-old Travis, who was hospitalized on Sunday for a heart condition caused by a virus, Baylor Health Care System said in a statement on its website. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-suffers-stroke-texas-022707253.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 01:18:16 -0400Reuterscountry-music-star-randy-travis-suffers-stroke-texas-022707253<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-suffers-stroke-texas-022707253.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ddh7oNHjvqK84a8BINwP.w--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T051816Z_3_CBRE96A06TS00_RTROPTP_2_PEOPLE-US-RANDYTRAVIS-STROKE.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arriving at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arriving at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning country music singer Randy Travis is out of emergency surgery but still in critical condition after suffering a stroke in a Texas hospital, representatives for the singer and the medical facility said late on Wednesday. The procedure was intended to relieve pressure on the brain of the 54-year-old Travis, who was hospitalized on Sunday for a heart condition caused by a virus, Baylor Health Care System said in a statement on its website. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Oscar-Nominated songs, scores get their own live concertBy Steve Pond LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - After years of jerking around the original-song category on the Oscars telecast, the Academy of Motion Picture Arts & Sciences is giving the nominees a night of their own with a live concert that will showcase their music three days before the big show, the Academy told TheWrap. The concert will be held at Royce Hall on the UCLA campus on Thursday, February 27, and is not expected to be televised. ...http://news.yahoo.com/oscar-nominated-songs-scores-own-live-concert-203743661.htmlThu, 11 Jul 2013 16:37:43 -0400Reutersoscar-nominated-songs-scores-own-live-concert-203743661Beyonce Responds to Non-Controversy Over Pepsi<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beyonce-responds-non-controversy-over-pepsi-004333117.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y6H.Gp17gqU0qv4Rmi23yg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T004333Z_1_CBRE96A020Q00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-BEYONCE-PEPSI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Beyonce poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Singer Beyonce poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Beyonce finds herself at a product endorsement crossroads that perhaps crosses no actual roads. The singer was a big supporter of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" fitness campaign, which preaches an active lifestyle and a healthy diet. But Mrs. Carter is also the spokesperson for sugary soft drink Pepsi, to the tune of $50 million. Conflict much? Not much. But the question came up again in a new interview with Flaunt. Here's the exchange: Flaunt: "Some were critical at your participating in a Pepsi campaign after you moved your body for childhood ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/beyonce-responds-non-controversy-over-pepsi-004333117.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 20:43:33 -0400Reutersbeyonce-responds-non-controversy-over-pepsi-004333117<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/beyonce-responds-non-controversy-over-pepsi-004333117.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y6H.Gp17gqU0qv4Rmi23yg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-11T004333Z_1_CBRE96A020Q00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-BEYONCE-PEPSI.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Beyonce poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Singer Beyonce poses at the 2011 MTV Video Music Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Beyonce finds herself at a product endorsement crossroads that perhaps crosses no actual roads. The singer was a big supporter of Michelle Obama's "Let's Move" fitness campaign, which preaches an active lifestyle and a healthy diet. But Mrs. Carter is also the spokesperson for sugary soft drink Pepsi, to the tune of $50 million. Conflict much? Not much. But the question came up again in a new interview with Flaunt. Here's the exchange: Flaunt: "Some were critical at your participating in a Pepsi campaign after you moved your body for childhood ...</p><br clear="all"/>Cole outsells Kanye, album climbs to No. 1 on Billboard chart<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cole-outsells-kanye-album-climbs-no-1-billboard-194436271.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.RTnH9br94zG2wN5rl2_Ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T194436Z_1_CBRE9691IUJ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JCOLE-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Kanye West performs during the last concert on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio" align="left" title="Singer Kanye West performs during the last concert on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hip-hop artist J. Cole's album "Born Sinner" outsold rapper Kanye West's "Yeezus" and Wale's "The Gifted" to climb to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, notching Cole's second chart-topping record. "Born Sinner," released on June 18, sold 58,000 copies last week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, and made the relatively rare climb from No. 2 to No. 1 this week. Billboard said there have been only 76 albums in chart history that did not debut at No. 1 but rose to the top in subsequent weeks on the album chart. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/cole-outsells-kanye-album-climbs-no-1-billboard-194436271.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 15:44:36 -0400Reuterscole-outsells-kanye-album-climbs-no-1-billboard-194436271<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/cole-outsells-kanye-album-climbs-no-1-billboard-194436271.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/.RTnH9br94zG2wN5rl2_Ew--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T194436Z_1_CBRE9691IUJ00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-JCOLE-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Kanye West performs during the last concert on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio" align="left" title="Singer Kanye West performs during the last concert on the main stage of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in Indio" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hip-hop artist J. Cole's album "Born Sinner" outsold rapper Kanye West's "Yeezus" and Wale's "The Gifted" to climb to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, notching Cole's second chart-topping record. "Born Sinner," released on June 18, sold 58,000 copies last week, according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan, and made the relatively rare climb from No. 2 to No. 1 this week. Billboard said there have been only 76 albums in chart history that did not debut at No. 1 but rose to the top in subsequent weeks on the album chart. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Sting to perform 10 concerts to benefit NY's Public Theater<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sting-perform-10-concerts-benefit-nys-public-theater-152254857.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8GWV.4cBf8LN3emwZjv1qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T152254Z_1_CBRE96916QA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-STING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of musician Sting performing during the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York" align="left" title="File photo of musician Sting performing during the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - British pop star Sting will perform songs from his new album, "The Last Ship" at ten concerts later this year that will benefit New York's Public Theater art organization. The singer, who shot to fame in the band the Police, said the concerts will run from September 25 through October 9 at the 260-seat Anspacher Theater at the arts organization in Manhattan. In a statement he described the small venue as "a natural fit" to perform the material from the album. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sting-perform-10-concerts-benefit-nys-public-theater-152254857.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 11:22:54 -0400Reuterssting-perform-10-concerts-benefit-nys-public-theater-152254857<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sting-perform-10-concerts-benefit-nys-public-theater-152254857.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/8GWV.4cBf8LN3emwZjv1qA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T152254Z_1_CBRE96916QA00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-STING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File photo of musician Sting performing during the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York" align="left" title="File photo of musician Sting performing during the 44th Annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony in New York" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (Reuters) - British pop star Sting will perform songs from his new album, "The Last Ship" at ten concerts later this year that will benefit New York's Public Theater art organization. The singer, who shot to fame in the band the Police, said the concerts will run from September 25 through October 9 at the 260-seat Anspacher Theater at the arts organization in Manhattan. In a statement he described the small venue as "a natural fit" to perform the material from the album. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Britain heads for highest-ever sales of single records<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-heads-highest-ever-sales-single-records-110247819.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yTxi6oGVoqb4tHqZJEo_sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T110247Z_1_CBRE9680UPM00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BRITAIN-SINGLES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - This year looks set to be the biggest ever for sales of single records in Britain, thanks in part to smash hits like "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," according to the Official Charts Company. Single sales have risen by 6 percent in the past year, making it the fifth year running that the sales record has been broken, the company said. This year, nearly every single in the Official Top 40 chart has sold over 300,000 copies, it added. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/britain-heads-highest-ever-sales-single-records-110247819.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 07:02:47 -0400Reutersbritain-heads-highest-ever-sales-single-records-110247819<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/britain-heads-highest-ever-sales-single-records-110247819.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yTxi6oGVoqb4tHqZJEo_sw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T110247Z_1_CBRE9680UPM00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BRITAIN-SINGLES.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles" align="left" title="Pharrell Williams and Robin Thicke perform at the 2013 BET Awards in Los Angeles" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - This year looks set to be the biggest ever for sales of single records in Britain, thanks in part to smash hits like "Get Lucky" by Daft Punk and Robin Thicke's "Blurred Lines," according to the Official Charts Company. Single sales have risen by 6 percent in the past year, making it the fifth year running that the sales record has been broken, the company said. This year, nearly every single in the Official Top 40 chart has sold over 300,000 copies, it added. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Jay Z's 'Magna Carta': promo writ large, but critics hold back<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-promo-writ-large-critics-215305301.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQNatt89ajWs2eUnZ_1SDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T221741Z_1_CBRE9681PXK00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Jay-Z attends 'The Great Gatsby' world premiere in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Jay-Z attends 'The Great Gatsby' world premiere in New York" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z is taking promo to the next level, selling a million copies of his latest album to Samsung for smartphone distribution and going on a six-hour Twitterthon with fans. The American musician holds the title for most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart for a solo artist and "Magna Carta ... Holy Grail," has a good shot of being his 13th record to shoot to No. 1. But not all critics were impressed with the music and at least one ravaged the Samsung deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-promo-writ-large-critics-215305301.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 17:53:05 -0400Reutersjay-zs-magna-carta-promo-writ-large-critics-215305301<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/jay-zs-magna-carta-promo-writ-large-critics-215305301.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/lQNatt89ajWs2eUnZ_1SDQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T221741Z_1_CBRE9681PXK00_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Jay-Z attends 'The Great Gatsby' world premiere in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Jay-Z attends 'The Great Gatsby' world premiere in New York" border="0" /></a>By Piya Sinha-Roy LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Jay Z is taking promo to the next level, selling a million copies of his latest album to Samsung for smartphone distribution and going on a six-hour Twitterthon with fans. The American musician holds the title for most No. 1 albums on the Billboard 200 chart for a solo artist and "Magna Carta ... Holy Grail," has a good shot of being his 13th record to shoot to No. 1. But not all critics were impressed with the music and at least one ravaged the Samsung deal. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Opera tenor Placido Domingo hospitalized in Spain<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opera-tenor-placido-domingo-hospitalized-spain-171812797.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y7umiw7cvCsrfbqT.Qoyuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T174111Z_3_CBRE9681C2I00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-PLACIDODOMINGO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Tenor and conductor Domingo, general director of Los Angeles Opera, speaks as accepts "Heart of the City Award" at Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual "Treasures of Los Angeles" luncheon" align="left" title="Tenor and conductor Domingo, general director of Los Angeles Opera, speaks as accepts "Heart of the City Award" at Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual "Treasures of Los Angeles" luncheon" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES/MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish opera tenor Placido Domingo has been admitted to a Madrid hospital after suffering a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in his lung, his U.S. publicist said on Tuesday. Domingo, 72, was hospitalized on Monday in his hometown and is expected to make a full recovery in about three to four weeks, publicist Nancy Seltzer said. "He's doing very well and responding very well to treatment," she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/opera-tenor-placido-domingo-hospitalized-spain-171812797.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 13:41:11 -0400Reutersopera-tenor-placido-domingo-hospitalized-spain-171812797<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/opera-tenor-placido-domingo-hospitalized-spain-171812797.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/y7umiw7cvCsrfbqT.Qoyuw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T174111Z_3_CBRE9681C2I00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-PLACIDODOMINGO.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Tenor and conductor Domingo, general director of Los Angeles Opera, speaks as accepts "Heart of the City Award" at Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual "Treasures of Los Angeles" luncheon" align="left" title="Tenor and conductor Domingo, general director of Los Angeles Opera, speaks as accepts "Heart of the City Award" at Central City Association of Los Angeles 19th Annual "Treasures of Los Angeles" luncheon" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES/MADRID (Reuters) - Spanish opera tenor Placido Domingo has been admitted to a Madrid hospital after suffering a pulmonary embolism - a blood clot in his lung, his U.S. publicist said on Tuesday. Domingo, 72, was hospitalized on Monday in his hometown and is expected to make a full recovery in about three to four weeks, publicist Nancy Seltzer said. "He's doing very well and responding very well to treatment," she said. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Strong auto sales prompt Sirius to raise subscriber outlook(Reuters) - Sirius XM Radio Inc said Tuesday that the number of people paying for its radio service rose to 25 million in the second quarter, helped by strong auto sales, and it raised its subscriber expectations for the year. Jim Meyer, chief executive officer of Sirius, said the 715,000 net new subscriber additions in the second quarter, up 15 percent, set a record since the 2008 merger of Sirius and XM. For the year, Sirius increased its forecast of net subscriber additions by 100,000 to 1.5 million. ...http://news.yahoo.com/strong-auto-sales-prompt-sirius-raise-subscriber-outlook-145654938.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 10:56:54 -0400Reutersstrong-auto-sales-prompt-sirius-raise-subscriber-outlook-145654938Springsteen challenges his band with request orgy<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/springsteen-challenges-band-request-orgy-155457717.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t6m9khsgLtqi7lE95kHHAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T155457Z_1_CBRE967187U00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LEISURE-SPRINGSTEEN-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon" align="left" title="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon" border="0" /></a>By Erik Kirschbaum LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen jumped off the stage and into a frenzied German crowd of 45,000 fans on Sunday in Leipzig to pluck a sign with a hand-written request scrawled on it - as he has been doing all summer on his popular tour across Europe. But when Springsteen whirled around and held up the name of the song for his band to see, jaws dropped and a frightened look crossed their faces. The sign read "You never can tell" by Chuck Berry, a 1964 tune made popular in the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/springsteen-challenges-band-request-orgy-155457717.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 11:54:57 -0400Reutersspringsteen-challenges-band-request-orgy-155457717<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/springsteen-challenges-band-request-orgy-155457717.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/t6m9khsgLtqi7lE95kHHAQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T155457Z_1_CBRE967187U00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-LEISURE-SPRINGSTEEN-TOUR.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon" align="left" title="Singer Bruce Springsteen and the E-street band perform during their concert at Molinon Stadium in Gijon" border="0" /></a>By Erik Kirschbaum LEIPZIG, Germany (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen jumped off the stage and into a frenzied German crowd of 45,000 fans on Sunday in Leipzig to pluck a sign with a hand-written request scrawled on it - as he has been doing all summer on his popular tour across Europe. But when Springsteen whirled around and held up the name of the song for his band to see, jaws dropped and a frightened look crossed their faces. The sign read "You never can tell" by Chuck Berry, a 1964 tune made popular in the 1994 film "Pulp Fiction. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Rolling Stones deliver biggest bang in nostalgic London show<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-deliver-biggest-bang-nostalgic-london-show-013645811.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fbNtemR.FInJTnqPRjnqsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T013645Z_1_CBRE96604HE00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-HYDEPARK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London" align="left" title="Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London" border="0" /></a>By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones blasted through the past into the present on Saturday with a rip-roaring show in London's Hyde Park that paid homage to their last concert here 44 years ago. Frontman Mick Jagger strutted, howled and belted his way through a two-hour set that gave a nod to founding member Brian Jones, whose death in 1969 turned their last appearance at the royal park into a tribute. "Anybody out there who was here in 1969?" Jagger called out to applause from a sea of grey hair after opening with "Start Me Up" and "It?s only Rock and Roll". ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-deliver-biggest-bang-nostalgic-london-show-013645811.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 21:36:45 -0400Reutersrolling-stones-deliver-biggest-bang-nostalgic-london-show-013645811<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rolling-stones-deliver-biggest-bang-nostalgic-london-show-013645811.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fbNtemR.FInJTnqPRjnqsQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-07T013645Z_1_CBRE96604HE00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-HYDEPARK.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London" align="left" title="Mick Jagger and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform at the British Summer Time Festival in Hyde Park in London" border="0" /></a>By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones blasted through the past into the present on Saturday with a rip-roaring show in London's Hyde Park that paid homage to their last concert here 44 years ago. Frontman Mick Jagger strutted, howled and belted his way through a two-hour set that gave a nod to founding member Brian Jones, whose death in 1969 turned their last appearance at the royal park into a tribute. "Anybody out there who was here in 1969?" Jagger called out to applause from a sea of grey hair after opening with "Start Me Up" and "It?s only Rock and Roll". ...</p><br clear="all"/>Country music star Randy Travis improving in hospital: doctors<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-improving-hospital-doctors-222222435.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D.vc5Z8wFU5fpiVp7L_WBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T222249Z_5_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-RANDYTRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning country music singer Randy Travis is responding to treatment for a heart condition that has kept him hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday, his doctors said on Wednesday. The cause of his illness was a virus, according to Dr. William Gray, director of cardiovascular services at Baylor Medical Center at McKinney, about 30 miles north of Dallas. Travis' doctors spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday in a video news conference but did not give details about his treatment. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-improving-hospital-doctors-222222435.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 18:22:49 -0400Reuterscountry-music-star-randy-travis-improving-hospital-doctors-222222435<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/country-music-star-randy-travis-improving-hospital-doctors-222222435.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/D.vc5Z8wFU5fpiVp7L_WBg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-10T222249Z_5_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-RANDYTRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>By Marice Richter DALLAS (Reuters) - Grammy award-winning country music singer Randy Travis is responding to treatment for a heart condition that has kept him hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday, his doctors said on Wednesday. The cause of his illness was a virus, according to Dr. William Gray, director of cardiovascular services at Baylor Medical Center at McKinney, about 30 miles north of Dallas. Travis' doctors spoke publicly for the first time Wednesday in a video news conference but did not give details about his treatment. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Glastonbury fires Mumford and Sons back to top of album chart<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glastonbury-fires-mumford-sons-back-top-album-chart-180611336.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q.P39sjcYsI.yxG_goi8gQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T101251Z_1_CBRE9670SDH00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BRITAIN-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mumford & Sons, Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset" align="left" title="Mumford & Sons, Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Folk rockers Mumford and Sons climbed to the top of the British album chart on Sunday, as sales of their 2012 album 'Babel' rose in the week after they played the final set at this year's Glastonbury music festival. The four-piece band hailing from west London beat Michael Bubl?'s 'To Be Loved' by just 125 copies to claim the top spot for the third separate occasion since their second album 'Babel' was released. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/glastonbury-fires-mumford-sons-back-top-album-chart-180611336.htmlSun, 07 Jul 2013 14:06:11 -0400Reutersglastonbury-fires-mumford-sons-back-top-album-chart-180611336<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/glastonbury-fires-mumford-sons-back-top-album-chart-180611336.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/q.P39sjcYsI.yxG_goi8gQ--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T101251Z_1_CBRE9670SDH00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-BRITAIN-CHARTS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mumford & Sons, Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset" align="left" title="Mumford & Sons, Ben Lovett , Marcus Mumford, Winston Marshall and Ted Dwane perform on the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - Folk rockers Mumford and Sons climbed to the top of the British album chart on Sunday, as sales of their 2012 album 'Babel' rose in the week after they played the final set at this year's Glastonbury music festival. The four-piece band hailing from west London beat Michael Bubl?'s 'To Be Loved' by just 125 copies to claim the top spot for the third separate occasion since their second album 'Babel' was released. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Country singer Randy Travis in critical condition after heart procedure<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-101201855.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nQUWYRij5.nTRoFE1bLA6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T101201Z_3_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-RANDY-TRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ailing U.S. country singer Randy Travis has undergone a procedure to place a device in his heart that will help it pump on its own, his publicist said on Tuesday, as the singer remained in critical condition in a Texas hospital. Travis, who was admitted to the hospital on Sunday because of complications from viral cardiomyopathy, had the device installed in a ventricle of his heart to help stabilize the muscle before moving to another hospital, publicist Kirt Webster said in a statement. Such devices are typically installed through a catheter in the groin. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-101201855.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 17:25:18 -0400Reutersu-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-101201855<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-101201855.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/nQUWYRij5.nTRoFE1bLA6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-09T101201Z_3_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-RANDY-TRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ailing U.S. country singer Randy Travis has undergone a procedure to place a device in his heart that will help it pump on its own, his publicist said on Tuesday, as the singer remained in critical condition in a Texas hospital. Travis, who was admitted to the hospital on Sunday because of complications from viral cardiomyopathy, had the device installed in a ventricle of his heart to help stabilize the muscle before moving to another hospital, publicist Kirt Webster said in a statement. Such devices are typically installed through a catheter in the groin. ...</p><br clear="all"/>'Sugar Man' Rodriguez opens Montreux Jazz Festival<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sugar-man-rodriguez-opens-montreux-jazz-festival-001255193.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fRq7EbiTMk_eYlo18szEeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-05T001255Z_1_CBRE96400LV00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MONTREUX-JAZZ-RODRIGUEZ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. folk singer Rodriguez performs during the first night of the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival" align="left" title="U.S. folk singer Rodriguez performs during the first night of the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival" border="0" /></a>By Stephanie Nebehay MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez, virtually unknown a few years ago, opened the Montreux Jazz Festival on Thursday, which American producer and its former co-director Quincy Jones calls the "Rolls Royce of music festivals." Fresh from the Glastonbury festival in Britain last weekend, Rodriguez gave a Fourth of July concert in the Swiss resort, mixing songs from his two albums that never made the charts with borrowed tunes including the classic rock'n'roll hit "Fever. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/sugar-man-rodriguez-opens-montreux-jazz-festival-001255193.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 20:12:55 -0400Reuterssugar-man-rodriguez-opens-montreux-jazz-festival-001255193<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/sugar-man-rodriguez-opens-montreux-jazz-festival-001255193.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/fRq7EbiTMk_eYlo18szEeA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-05T001255Z_1_CBRE96400LV00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MONTREUX-JAZZ-RODRIGUEZ.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="U.S. folk singer Rodriguez performs during the first night of the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival" align="left" title="U.S. folk singer Rodriguez performs during the first night of the 47th Montreux Jazz Festival" border="0" /></a>By Stephanie Nebehay MONTREUX, Switzerland (Reuters) - American singer-songwriter Sixto "Sugar Man" Rodriguez, virtually unknown a few years ago, opened the Montreux Jazz Festival on Thursday, which American producer and its former co-director Quincy Jones calls the "Rolls Royce of music festivals." Fresh from the Glastonbury festival in Britain last weekend, Rodriguez gave a Fourth of July concert in the Swiss resort, mixing songs from his two albums that never made the charts with borrowed tunes including the classic rock'n'roll hit "Fever. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Stones backup band will be "Hot Stuff" in London gig<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stones-backup-band-hot-stuff-london-gig-201845780.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MFi4C4RDu6OStnSFoZX78A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T201845Z_1_CBRE9631KFI00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-BACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" align="left" title="Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" border="0" /></a>By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - If you ever wondered what a Flamenco version of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" might sound like, then hustle over to London's Lyric Theatre on Monday to see the musicians the Rolling Stones call on for back-up when they go on tour. Backing musicians for the British band set to rock London's Hyde Park on Saturday will play their own separate gig at the Lyric, where they will bend classic Stones' tunes into arrangements steeped in jazz, blues, rock and Latin genres. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/stones-backup-band-hot-stuff-london-gig-201845780.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 16:18:45 -0400Reutersstones-backup-band-hot-stuff-london-gig-201845780<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/stones-backup-band-hot-stuff-london-gig-201845780.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MFi4C4RDu6OStnSFoZX78A--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T201845Z_1_CBRE9631KFI00_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-ROLLINGSTONES-BACKING.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" align="left" title="Mick Jagger (L) and Keith Richards of the Rolling Stones perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" border="0" /></a>By Paul Casciato LONDON (Reuters) - If you ever wondered what a Flamenco version of "Jumpin' Jack Flash" might sound like, then hustle over to London's Lyric Theatre on Monday to see the musicians the Rolling Stones call on for back-up when they go on tour. Backing musicians for the British band set to rock London's Hyde Park on Saturday will play their own separate gig at the Lyric, where they will bend classic Stones' tunes into arrangements steeped in jazz, blues, rock and Latin genres. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Lock of Mick Jagger's hair sells for $6,000 at auction<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lock-mick-jaggers-hair-sells-6-000-auction-175703110.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NQkwzn5MHBx0_xpjtpPGkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T175703Z_1_CBRE9631DVJ00_RTROPTP_2_US-AUCTION-JAGGER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" align="left" title="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - An anonymous buyer snapped up a lock of Mick Jagger's hair for 4,000 pounds ($6,000) after bidders pushed the price to double its pre-sale estimate, auction house Bonhams said. The clump of hair was sold by the Rolling Stone's former girlfriend Chrissie Shrimpton, who is also the sister of 1960s English model Jean Shrimpton and first met Jagger when he was still an unknown student at the London School of Economics. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/lock-mick-jaggers-hair-sells-6-000-auction-175703110.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 13:57:03 -0400Reuterslock-mick-jaggers-hair-sells-6-000-auction-175703110<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/lock-mick-jaggers-hair-sells-6-000-auction-175703110.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/NQkwzn5MHBx0_xpjtpPGkg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T175703Z_1_CBRE9631DVJ00_RTROPTP_2_US-AUCTION-JAGGER.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" align="left" title="Mick Jagger of the Rolling Stones performs on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury music festival at Worthy Farm in Somerset, June 29, 2013. REUTERS/Olivia Harris" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - An anonymous buyer snapped up a lock of Mick Jagger's hair for 4,000 pounds ($6,000) after bidders pushed the price to double its pre-sale estimate, auction house Bonhams said. The clump of hair was sold by the Rolling Stone's former girlfriend Chrissie Shrimpton, who is also the sister of 1960s English model Jean Shrimpton and first met Jagger when he was still an unknown student at the London School of Economics. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Motorhead cancels summer gigs due to frontman's ill health<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/motorhead-cancels-summer-gigs-due-frontmans-ill-health-104303403.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sVZoiMS71lO1u268j6m56g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T104303Z_1_CBRE9630TS300_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MOTORHEAD-CANCELLATIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kilmister, bassist of Motorhead, performs during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in Wacken" align="left" title="Kilmister, bassist of Motorhead, performs during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in Wacken" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British metal band Motorhead has canceled its summer festival appearances due to frontman Lemmy's ill health. Lemmy, 67, apologized to fans on Thursday for having to pull out of six concerts in Germany, France and Russia, while playing down his health issues saying he expected to be back in full force later this year. The band had already canceled three concerts in June after Lemmy reportedly suffering a hematoma which is when blood collects outside of a blood vessel. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/motorhead-cancels-summer-gigs-due-frontmans-ill-health-104303403.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 06:43:03 -0400Reutersmotorhead-cancels-summer-gigs-due-frontmans-ill-health-104303403<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/motorhead-cancels-summer-gigs-due-frontmans-ill-health-104303403.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/sVZoiMS71lO1u268j6m56g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-04T104303Z_1_CBRE9630TS300_RTROPTP_2_CENTERTAINMENT-US-MOTORHEAD-CANCELLATIONS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Kilmister, bassist of Motorhead, performs during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in Wacken" align="left" title="Kilmister, bassist of Motorhead, performs during the annual heavy metal music open-air festival in Wacken" border="0" /></a>LONDON (Reuters) - British metal band Motorhead has canceled its summer festival appearances due to frontman Lemmy's ill health. Lemmy, 67, apologized to fans on Thursday for having to pull out of six concerts in Germany, France and Russia, while playing down his health issues saying he expected to be back in full force later this year. The band had already canceled three concerts in June after Lemmy reportedly suffering a hematoma which is when blood collects outside of a blood vessel. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Rapper Wale knocks Kanye West from atop Billboard album chart<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-wale-knocks-kanye-west-atop-billboard-album-204011921.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2ExLMZM3i3ZjJ6uQ1rt7Dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-03T204011Z_1_CBRE9621LF900_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Wale attends the re-opening of 40/40 Club in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Wale attends the re-opening of 40/40 Club in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American rapper Wale grabbed the top spot on Wednesday on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart for the first time with his record "The Gifted," while fellow rapper Kanye West's "Yeezus," last week's No. 1, fell to third place. "The Gifted" sold 158,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Wale's previous album, 2011's "Ambition," sold 164,000 copies in its first week but only reached No. 2 on the weekly album chart. West's "Yeezus" fell to No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-wale-knocks-kanye-west-atop-billboard-album-204011921.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 16:40:11 -0400Reutersrapper-wale-knocks-kanye-west-atop-billboard-album-204011921<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/rapper-wale-knocks-kanye-west-atop-billboard-album-204011921.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/2ExLMZM3i3ZjJ6uQ1rt7Dw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-03T204011Z_1_CBRE9621LF900_RTROPTP_2_USA.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Rapper Wale attends the re-opening of 40/40 Club in New York" align="left" title="Rapper Wale attends the re-opening of 40/40 Club in New York" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - American rapper Wale grabbed the top spot on Wednesday on the U.S. Billboard 200 album chart for the first time with his record "The Gifted," while fellow rapper Kanye West's "Yeezus," last week's No. 1, fell to third place. "The Gifted" sold 158,000 copies in its first week, according to figures compiled by Nielsen SoundScan. Wale's previous album, 2011's "Ambition," sold 164,000 copies in its first week but only reached No. 2 on the weekly album chart. West's "Yeezus" fell to No. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Pharrell Williams sues will.i.am over 'i am'<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pharrell-williams-sues-am-over-am-223032278.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/blJbHY7M81FXUMhyDdeAAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-01T231450Z_1_CBRE9601SKX00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PHARRELL-LAWSUIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist will.i.am performs at the 2013 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Recording artist will.i.am performs at the 2013 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>By Erin Geiger Smith (Reuters) - Music producer Pharrell Williams filed a lawsuit Monday asking a U.S. court to rule he has not violated any trademark that Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am owns for the phrase "I AM." The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, said that will.i.am, whose real name is William Adams, has repeatedly sent letters to Williams demanding he stop using versions of the phrase "I AM" on a website founded by Williams, iamother.com. The website, according to the lawsuit, focuses on "encouraging individuality through different forms of expression. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/pharrell-williams-sues-am-over-am-223032278.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 19:14:50 -0400Reuterspharrell-williams-sues-am-over-am-223032278<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/pharrell-williams-sues-am-over-am-223032278.html"><img src="http://l2.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/blJbHY7M81FXUMhyDdeAAA--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-01T231450Z_1_CBRE9601SKX00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-US-PHARRELL-LAWSUIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Recording artist will.i.am performs at the 2013 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" align="left" title="Recording artist will.i.am performs at the 2013 Wango Tango concert at the Home Depot Center in Carson" border="0" /></a>By Erin Geiger Smith (Reuters) - Music producer Pharrell Williams filed a lawsuit Monday asking a U.S. court to rule he has not violated any trademark that Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am owns for the phrase "I AM." The lawsuit, filed in Manhattan federal court, said that will.i.am, whose real name is William Adams, has repeatedly sent letters to Williams demanding he stop using versions of the phrase "I AM" on a website founded by Williams, iamother.com. The website, according to the lawsuit, focuses on "encouraging individuality through different forms of expression. ...</p><br clear="all"/>U.S. country singer Randy Travis in critical condition -publicist<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-214840782.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6qYU6ISeOjXV9g6zsPFrjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T215050Z_2_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-RANDY-TRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. country music legend Randy Travis is in critical condition in a Texas hospital because of complications from a virus, the singer's publicist said on Monday. Travis, 54, one of country music's best-selling artists who had a string of hits in the 1980s, is suffering from viral cardiomyopathy, which he recently acquired, Travis' publicist said in a statement. Cardiomyopathy weakens and enlarges the heart, making it more difficult for the muscle to pump blood and can lead to heart failure. The "Forever and Ever, Amen" singer was admitted to hospital on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-214840782.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 17:50:50 -0400Reutersu-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-214840782<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/u-country-singer-randy-travis-critical-condition-publicist-214840782.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/6qYU6ISeOjXV9g6zsPFrjg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-07-08T215050Z_2_CBRE9671OLD00_RTROPTP_2_MUSIC-RANDY-TRAVIS.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" align="left" title="File of singer Travis arrives at the 45th annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas" border="0" /></a>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - U.S. country music legend Randy Travis is in critical condition in a Texas hospital because of complications from a virus, the singer's publicist said on Monday. Travis, 54, one of country music's best-selling artists who had a string of hits in the 1980s, is suffering from viral cardiomyopathy, which he recently acquired, Travis' publicist said in a statement. Cardiomyopathy weakens and enlarges the heart, making it more difficult for the muscle to pump blood and can lead to heart failure. The "Forever and Ever, Amen" singer was admitted to hospital on Sunday. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Kris Kross rapper Kelly died from drug overdose, authorities sayBy David Beasley ATLANTA (Reuters) - Chris "Mac Daddy" Kelly of the 1990s teen rap duo Kris Kross died in May from a drug overdose according to toxicology reports, authorities said on Tuesday. Mary Beth Hauptle, an investigator with the Fulton County Medical Examiner's office in Atlanta, released the test results to Reuters but declined to identify the drugs used. A friend of Kelly's told police that Kelly, 34, was using a mixture of heroin and cocaine on the evening before he was found unconscious in his Atlanta home on May 1, according to a police report. ...http://news.yahoo.com/kris-kross-rapper-kelly-died-drug-overdose-authorities-161537502.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 12:15:37 -0400Reuterskris-kross-rapper-kelly-died-d
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