NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville judge has dismissed assault and harassment charges against country music singer John Rich.

Rich and other witnesses testified Friday before Judge...

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Michael Jackson's doctor bought a powerful anesthetic in Nevada and had it shipped to California, where it was found at the pop singer's bedside after he died, court...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at...

NEW YORK (AP) — Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine...

DETROIT (AP) — Eminem's comeback year of 2009 was expected to include the release of two new albums.

That turned out to be only partially true.

"Relapse," the Detroit...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jennifer López planea incluir fuegos artificiales y un cambio de vestuario durante su actuación en la ceremonia de los American Music Awards.

López será una...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A judge says Chris Brown has received an "extremely favorable" report from probation officials overseeing his felony assault case.

Brown appeared in a Los...

Adam Lambert "For Your Entertainment" (19/RCA)

For reasons still unfathomable six months later, Adam Lambert finished second in this year's "American Idol" competition to Kris...

Kris Kristofferson, "Closer To The Bone" (New West)

One of American music's most celebrated songwriters, Kris Kristofferson, continues his renewed commitment to music on...

NEW YORK (AP) — Indie-rock producer Jacquire King had long been an admirer of Norah Jones' smoky, seductive voice, but the man behind acclaimed albums from Kings of Leon to...

NEW YORK (AP) — Country music helped ABC to its best ratings week in more than a year.

The network, which narrowly lost to CBS for the distinction of America's most popular TV...

SAVANNAH, Ga. (AP) — Jeepers creepers! Savannah's got a Johnny Mercer statue for tourists' peepers.

The Savannah-born songwriter was honored in his hometown Wednesday with the...

LONDON (AP) — Andrew Lloyd Webber has been readmitted to hospital after developing an infection following surgery for prostate cancer.

A statement on the composer's Web site...

MOSCOW (AP) — Putin in da house? Da! He's tracked Siberian tigers wearing military camouflage, sat in the cockpit of a fighter jet, and shown off black-belt...

NEW YORK (AP) — If you're engrossed in the tabloid Internet-gossip that has come to define the celebrity world, then John Mayer's latest CD, "Battle Studies," could provide...

John Mayer, "Battle Studies" (Columbia)

The multitudes root for tousled-hair troubadour John Mayer to break from his tabloids 'n Twitter drama to give us what we've grown...

LONDON (AP) — "American Idol" contestants should be thankful that they have caring, sharing Ellen DeGeneres on the panel now and not Katy...

Pretty Ricky, "Pretty Ricky" (Bluestar Entertainment)

It's amazing the R&B/hip-hop foursome Pretty Ricky even had time to record their latest self-titled album "Pretty Ricky."...

WASHINGTON (AP) — Apparently, no one told Sonia Sotomayor that Supreme Court justices are supposed to be circumspect, emerging from their marble palace mainly to dispense legal wisdom to...

NEW YORK (AP) — Ashlee Simpson-Wentz is ready to show some razzle-dazzle on Broadway.

The pop singer who was recently booted from "Melrose Place," is set to play Roxie Hart...

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kris Allen knows he's not garnering as much attention as Adam Lambert — and that's OK with him.

Since foiling Lambert at the "American...

Norah Jones, "The Fall" (EMI Blue Note)

Norah Jones ditches her old band, and most of her trademark piano playing, for her latest release "The Fall."

Jones sounds more...

Kris Allen, "Kris Allen" (Jive Records)

On Kris Allen's self-titled debut album, the "American Idol" presents a collection of pop-rock tunes that are cool and simple — a...

NEW YORK (AP) — The success of Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love" not only made the British-born singer an international star last year — it also helped her branch out and...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The U.S. Library of Congress is awarding Paul McCartney its third Gershwin Prize for Popular Song.

Librarian of Congress James Billington announced the prize...

WASHINGTON (AP) — The world ended on a stage devoid of scenery or special effects, just a soprano in a dark sequined dress singing of redemption and love.

But that was...

Broadway ticket availability and capsule reviews of shows as of Nov. 16. Unless otherwise noted, tickets are available at the theaters' box offices for the shows listed. Details...

BAGHDAD (AP) — It's Saturday night at the Alwiyah Club, and 21-year-old Sarah al-Kimackchy is doing the hip thing — playing bingo.

The...

NEW YORK (AP) — The initial swirling syncopation of sound is impossible to resist.

Surely there are not many opening numbers better than the intoxicating first...

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — Want to get away, Boss?

Bruce Springsteen bellowed "Hello, Ohio!" to his fans at the Palace of Auburn Hills....

AUBURN HILLS, Mich. (AP) — The curse of Friday the 13th struck Bruce Springsteen in a most unusual way: it made the 60-year-old rock legend forget where he was.

The Boss...

BEIRUT (AP) — Iran's greatest master of traditional music, Mohammad Reza Shajarian, always avoided open clashes with his country's ruling...

LAKE PLACID, N.Y. (AP) — From Kim Yu-na's record-setting performance to Evan Lysacek's powerful free skate, it was a great Saturday night for world...

RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — Virginia State Police say they believe a Virginia Tech student missing for nearly a month was hitchhiking after she left a Metallica concert.

Police said Friday...

BELGRADE, Serbia (AP) — Belgrade's open-air markets were a welter of busy customers on Friday, pushing and shoving to buy one item — garlic.

In Serbia, garlic has...

JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — The mystery surrounding bluesman Robert Johnson's life and death feeds the lingering fascination with his work.

There's the myth he sold his soul to...

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Web surfing is becoming more like channel surfing as television shows, movies and music videos pour onto the Internet.

That's why pointing people to their...