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  • 'The Real Housewives of New Jersey' find peace

    06/11/13 01:16 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Fans of "The Real Housewives of New Jersey" may find this hard to believe, but the ladies are getting along. The show, which airs Sundays on Bravo (8 p.m. EDT), has returned with new episodes, and as this fifth season progresses, viewers will see the five women and their...

  • URI jazz band to play at Newport Jazz Festival

    06/11/13 01:15 PM

    NEWPORT, R.I. (AP) — The University of Rhode Island's Jazz Big Band has been invited to play at the Newport Jazz Festival, the school said Tuesday. The band is scheduled to play a 45-minute set on Aug. 4 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport. URI Music Department Chair Joseph Parillo said he's...

  • Kanye West says new album is 'all about giving'

    06/11/13 10:00 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West says his new album is all about giving. The multiplatinum rapper held a listening for "Yeezus" late Monday in New York City, where Jay-Z and wife Beyonce were among the few hundred attendees. West said his sixth effort will showcase his growth over the last two...

  • British singer Ed Sheeran now calls Nashville home

    06/11/13 10:00 AM

    NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Music City has snared another star: Ed Sheeran. The British singer-songwriter turned pop star says he moved to Nashville in February, settling just outside of town in a rural area. Sheeran said he wanted to live somewhere that incorporates a lot of music, has a lot of...

  • Musicians lobby G-8 leaders with protest songs

    06/11/13 08:15 AM

    LONDON (AP) — Sting, Green Day, Ed Sheeran and Mumford & Sons are among musicians raising their voices against poverty by re-recording classic protest songs. The agit8 project, which hopes to influence leaders at next week's G-8 summit in Northern Ireland, is backed by the One Campaign set up...

  • Events lined up for Elvis Week in Memphis

    06/11/13 07:00 AM

    MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — An appearance by former Elvis Presley co-star Mother Dolores Hart and a listening party for a new box set featuring his performances at Stax Records are highlights of the annual celebration of the rock n' roll icon this August. Elvis Week is a yearly spectacle in which...

  • Annual Sphinx Competition kicks off 17th season

    06/11/13 05:15 AM

    DETROIT (AP) — Registration has begun for a national music competition open to young black and Latino string players. The Detroit-based Sphinx Competition announced Monday that it has kicked off its 17th season. The application deadline is Nov. 12. Open to all U.S.-based junior high, high...

  • Apple unveils music streaming service

    06/11/13 12:30 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Apple unveiled an Internet radio service called iTunes Radio on Monday and said the service will personalize listeners' music based on what they've listened to and what they've purchased on iTunes. Apple said iTunes Radio will be available this fall in the U.S. It will be free...

  • Jackson treatments raised alarm for AEG Live exec

    06/10/13 10:15 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jurors in the Michael Jackson case were shown an email on Monday in which the top executive at AEG Live LLC expressed grave concerns about treatments Jackson was receiving from his longtime dermatologist. The email sent by AEG Live CEO Randy Phillips said the company was...

  • Groundbreaking set for Grammy Museum Mississippi

    06/10/13 10:15 PM

    CLEVELAND, Miss. (AP) — The Grammy Museum Mississippi expected to open in 2015 will showcase the state's role in developing blues, country and genres that shaped American music. Officials prepared to break ground Tuesday at the planned museum site, located at the south end of the Delta State...


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