Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

MALMO, Sweden (AP) — Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: It's the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The televised extravaganza, with an audience of 125 million worldwide, is now in its 58th year. Once again without fail, it has produced a mix of bubble-gum pop songs, somber ballads,...

Updated: Sat, May 18, 2013

VISTA, Calif. (AP) — The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer's mind has been ravaged by steroid use. U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/16EWVKZ) reports that the detail came to light during a Friday hearing for...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

NEW YORK (AP) — "The Voice" is leaving the judging drama to its rivals. The NBC singing contest said Friday that Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will return for "The Voice" Season 5, joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Their midseason replacements — Shakira and Usher — will be...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Sugarland's Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album. Nettles says Friday in a news release that she is working with Rick Rubin and will release the album in the fall. Rumors that Nettles would release a solo album have been prevalent for a while. Grammy...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama is putting on a show at the White House next week for singer-songwriter Carole King. She's the first woman to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress. The White House says Obama will present the award to King during a...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

BERLIN (AP) — Justin Bieber will face a bill for thousands of euros (dollars) for his pet monkey's two-month stay at an animal shelter since it was seized by German customs, officials said Friday as a deadline expired for him to reclaim the animal. A spokesman for Munich's customs office said...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — When the producers of the Academy of Country Music's annual television special approached Tim McGraw about the 2013 edition, the country music star immediately flashed on the program's format. "They were tribute shows and I certainly didn't want anything to do with...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

LONDON (AP) — George Michael was being treated at a hospital Friday for what his publicist called minor injuries after being a passenger in a car crash near London. A statement released Friday said the singer was in an accident on Thursday night and suffered "superficial cuts and bruises."...

Updated: Fri, May 17, 2013

DETROIT (AP) — The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will "come together" to perform some classic selections from the John Lennon/Paul McCartney catalog. Michael Krajewski (kruh-JEV'-skee) is to conduct the DSO Pops for performances Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Orchestra Hall. Tunes on the set...