Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — There's been plenty of chatter on Broadway these days about how the revival of the musical "Pippin" has brilliantly combined circus elements. At New York City Center, it's nice to be reminded that such mashups aren't all that new. Seventy-seven years ago, the Richard...

Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — Fantasia is feeling the love — and says she hasn't felt this good since winning "American Idol" in 2004. The singer's fourth album, "Side Effects of You," debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 on Billboard's R&B/Hip-Hop and Top 200 albums charts last week. She said the response is both...

Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

She & Him, "Volume 3" (Merge Records) Is there any limit to Zooey Deschanel's creativity? With her comical hit show, "New Girl," it's hard to work out when she would have the time to write music. And the new album "Volume 3" from her duo, She & Him, with singer-songwriter M. Ward, definitely...

Updated: Thu, May 9, 2013

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — The city's annual Independence Day concert will feature John Mayer, Ne-Yo, Demi Lovato and J. Cole along with hometown hosts The Roots. The "Welcome America!" festival, sponsored by convenience store chain Wawa, will run July 1-7. Organizers call it the biggest Fourth of...