Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is showing singer-songwriter Carole King that she has friends at the White House. In the East Room on Wednesday night, Obama is presenting the 71-year-old singer-songwriter with the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song. She is the first woman to receive the...

Updated: Wed, May 22, 2013

IOWA CITY, Iowa (AP) — A former Playboy bunny who claims Sammy Hagar fathered her now-deceased child is appealing a ruling that dismissed her lawsuit against the former Van Halen frontman. The Iowa woman, identified in court records as Jane Doe, filed the appeal Wednesday. A judge ruled that...

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HIBBING, Minn. (AP) — The northeastern Minnesota city of Hibbing kicks off its annual celebration of Bob Dylan this week. Dylan Days 2013 features music, poetry and a singer-songwriter contest. The three-day festival opens on Friday, the day Dylan turns 72. On Saturday there will be a Dylan...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Candice Glover spent more time on season 12 of "American Idol" than she will on creating her debut album. The 23-year-old, who won the Fox singing series last week after competing for four months, is set to release "Music Speaks" on July 16. Past "Idol" champs released their...

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LONDON (AP) — Shakespeare, the Magna Carta — and now some of John Lennon's finest lyrics. The British Library on Wednesday added substantially to its already formidable collection with handwritten lyrics to Beatles' classics "Strawberry Fields Forever", "She Said She Said" and "In My Life."...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Blake Shelton and NBC are putting together a benefit for Oklahoma tornado victims. Shelton told reporters about the fundraising effort after Tuesday night's episode of "The Voice." Shelton, an Oklahoma native, paid tribute to the thousands affected by Sunday and Monday's...

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LOS ANGELES (AP) — Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June. A spokesman for the 71-year-old singer says Franklin will reschedule two shows and resume her touring schedule in July. Publicist David Brokaw provided no other details Tuesday. Franklin announced earlier this month that...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Khaled Hosseini, whose novels have sold more than 38 million copies worldwide, knows what a lucky man he is. "What separates me from someone in the streets of Kabul is such a thin line," says the Afghan-American author of "The Kite Runner" and "A Thousand Splendid Suns."...

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NEW YORK (AP) — Robin Roberts will tell the story of her battle with a life-threatening illness in a new memoir. Grand Central Publishing says the "Good Morning America" anchor will write the as-yet-untitled book for publication next April. The publisher announced Wednesday that Roberts will...

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NEW YORK (AP) — There was a time when most of the songs played on the radio came from Broadway. Now some popular hit makers like Cyndi Lauper and Sting are finding it still feels like home. "Look, they don't break your balls that much here," Lauper said of the experience of composing "Kinky...