Reuters - Funny thing: Bob Ritchie avoided the family business of auto sales in Detroit, but as Kid Rock he’s a super-salesman who’ll get you into all sorts of musical vehicles — and he’ll throw in those extras at no charge.
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AP - Los Angeles County prosecutors say they have decided not to file felony charges against Kanye West and his manager over an incident in which a paparazzo’s camera was broken.
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Reuters - Cover songs are hardly foreign to James Taylor’s repertoire. In fact, the veteran troubadour’s top 40 roster is populated with his distinctive versions of such songs as Marvin Gaye’s “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You),” the Drifters’”Up on the Roof,” Jimmy Jones and Otis Blackwell’s “Handy Man” and Carole King’s “You’ve Got a Friend,” among others.
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E! Online - Just one week after the fatal plane crash that left DJ AM critically injured, a rep for the Hollywood spinner confirms that the artist otherwise known as Adam Goldstein has been released from the hospital.
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E! Online - On the bright side, at least he’ll be able to keep the frequent-flier miles.
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AP - A Finnish soprano returning to the scene of her greatest triumph. A Polish contralto back at the Met after 24 years. A Uruguayan bass bringing his trademark role to the house for the first time.
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Reuters - New York-based singer-songwriter Rachael Yamagata knows that a sizable portion of her audience might never hear her new album the way she intended.
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Reuters - “A weight has been lifted.” That’s how Wes Miles, lead vocalist for Ra Ra Riot, described his band’s reaction to the release of its debut full-length, “The Rhumb Line.”
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Reuters - Best Buy will be the exclusive retailer for Guns N’ Roses’ long-in-the-works new album “Chinese Democracy” before year’s end, sources close to the situation told Billboard.
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Reuters - U.S. rapper Busta Rhymes on Friday won a legal battle to perform at a charity concert in Britain, a day after he was held at a London airport by immigration officials for almost 12 hours.
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