AP - The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get to keep historic instruments from Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter pledged by a man who committed suicide after being accused of defrauding millions from investors.
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E! Online - She might be best known for her freaky-fun swan dress at the 2001 Oscars, but Icelandic diva Björk is now pushing the envelope in a whole new way?venturing into the world of venture capital.
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Reuters - Merle Haggard is not letting a bout with lung cancer get in the way of his ambitious touring and recording plans.
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Yahoo! Music - Scientists have criticized Mariah Carey’s mathematics skills, after she appropriated Albert Einstein’s mass-energy equivalence formula for an album title.
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AP - DMX has reached a plea deal on multiple drug possession, theft and animal cruelty charges.
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Reuters - Beyonce logged a third week at No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 singles chart with “Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It),” a tune from her latest chart-topping album.
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AP - An audience of almost 3,000 clapped and cheered as filmmaker Woody Allen and his jazz band gave their first ever concert in Poland on Sunday.
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E! Online - Troubled singer and recent topless sunbather Amy Winehouse is obviously not risk averse. Which may explain why she’s considering reuniting with jailed hubby Blake Fielder-Civil, according to the U.K.’s Mirror tabloid.
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AP - Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned such classic rock songs as “Let it Rain” and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, has died. He was 69.
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AP - Eartha Kitt, the self-proclaimed “sex kitten” whose sultry voice and catlike purr attracted fans even as she neared 80, has died. The singer, dancer and actress was 81.
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