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Women Win Battle in 'Lion Sleeps' Case (AP)

March 22, 2006

AP - Three impoverished South African women whose father wrote the song known as "The Lion Sleeps Tonight" have won a six-year battle for royalties in a case that could affect other musicians.

Another 'Idol' Contestant Gets Booted (AP)

March 22, 2006

Singer and songwriter Barry Manilow (front row, 2nd L) poses with the top 11 finalists on the reality television series 'American Idol' in this undated publicity photograph. REUTERS/Kelsey McNeal/Fox Broadcasting Co./HandoutAP - The "American Idol" sing-off is down to 10.


Spector Trial Reset for September (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

Spector, this time with his 'fro in check, appeared in a Los Angeles court Tuesday to okay a request to postpone his upcoming murder trial due to defense and prosecution scheduling conflicts, the district attorney's office confirmed.E! Online - Spector, this time with his 'fro in check, appeared in a Los Angeles court Tuesday to okay a request to postpone his upcoming murder trial due to defense and prosecution scheduling conflicts, the district attorney's office confirmed.


Alvin heading "'West" into California dream (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Reuters - An album of cover versions can sometimes be a window into a musician's roots. So it is with Los Angeles rocker Dave Alvin's "West of the West," which gathers 13 tunes by California songwriters.

Aerosmith's Tyler Under the Knife (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

He may not want to, but it looks like Steven Tyler is going to have to miss a few things.E! Online - He may not want to, but it looks like Steven Tyler is going to have to miss a few things.


Radiohead Tunes in Tour (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

Radiohead is ready to take the show back on the road.E! Online - Radiohead is ready to take the show back on the road.


New Edition's Next Edition (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

A decade after releasing their last album, Home Again, the now grown-up members of boy band New Edition--Bobby Brown included--are reuniting to perform at the Essence Musical Festival in July, organizers announced Tuesday.E! Online - A decade after releasing their last album, Home Again, the now grown-up members of boy band New Edition--Bobby Brown included--are reuniting to perform at the Essence Musical Festival in July, organizers announced Tuesday.


Spector Trial Postponed

March 22, 2006

And so the beat goes on for Phil Spector.

Spector appeared in a Los Angeles court Tuesday to okay a request to postpone his upcoming murder trial to September due to defense and prosecution scheduling conflicts, the L.A. District Attorney's office confirmed.

Spector's attorney, Bruce Cutler, is currently involved in a federal trial in New York that is expected to carry on past the originally scheduled Apr. 24 start date for Spector's trial. Superior Court Judge Larry Fidler asked Spector if he would agree to the delay, and the defendant responded simply with, "Yes, your honor."

Murder Trial of Phil Spector Is Delayed (AP)

March 22, 2006

Music producer Phil Spector is shown in Superior Court in a file photo from May 23, 2005, in Los Angeles. A judge agreed Wednesday, March 22, 2006, to postpone Spector's murder trial until Sept. 11, noting that prosecutors and a defense attorney have scheduling conflicts. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes, File)AP - A judge agreed Wednesday to postpone the murder trial of music producer Phil Spector until September, noting that prosecutors and a defense attorney have scheduling conflicts.


CORRECTED: Lee, Newsted, Clarke search for "Rock Star" (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Tommy Lee leaves a news conference outside of Tokyo, November 19, 2005. The Motley Crue drummer will join former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and one-time Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke to form a new band called Supernova, and use a CBS reality show to find a singer. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)Reuters - Motley Crue drummer Tommy Lee, former Metallica bassist Jason Newsted and one-time Guns N' Roses guitarist Gilby Clarke have formed a new band called Supernova, and will use a CBS reality show to find a singer.


Producer Phil Spector's murder trial set for September (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Music producer Phil Spector gestures in Los Angeles Superior Court during a preliminary hearing ahead of his murder trial in Los Angeles in this October 27, 2005 file photo. Spector's trial was postponed on March 22, 2006 until September. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)Reuters - Rock producer Phil Spector's murder trial was postponed until September on Wednesday after prosecutors and defense attorneys said they would be busy until then on other cases.


The Charts Go Back to School (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

The calendar might say it's spring break season, but this week's album charts is all about high school and report cards.E! Online - The calendar might say it's spring break season, but this week's album charts is all about high school and report cards.


Hank Jr. Accused of Harassment (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

Forget football. The question Hank Williams Jr. should be asking himself right about now is whether he's ready for a police probe.E! Online - Forget football. The question Hank Williams Jr. should be asking himself right about now is whether he's ready for a police probe.


"American Idol" hits new ratings high note (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Singer and songwriter Barry Manilow (front row, 2nd L) poses with the top 11 finalists on the reality television series 'American Idol' in this undated publicity photograph. (Kelsey McNeal/Fox Broadcasting Co./Handout/Reuters)Reuters - The amateur pop singers of "American Idol" hit another ratings high note on Tuesday as Fox television's talent-contest sensation scored its biggest audience yet for a performance episode of the show.


Police Probe Hank Jr.

March 22, 2006

Forget football. The question Hank Williams Jr. should be asking himself right about now is whether he's ready for a harassment claim.

A 19-year-old waitress is accusing the country crooner of grabbing her neck in an attempt to kiss her and cussing her out at the Peabody hotel bar in Memphis, the local Commercial Appeal newspaper reports. Police are investigating though no warrants have been issued in the case. Williams' rep dismissed the allegations.

Historian Holds Dual Job of Dylan Buff (AP)

March 22, 2006

Princeton University history professor Sean Wilentz gestures in his office on campus on Nov. 22, 2005 in Princeton, N.J. Wilentz won the 2006 Bancroft Prize, voted by fellow historians, for 'Rise of American Democracy,' an 800-page chronicle of American political and social movements in the first half of the 19th century. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)AP - Professor Sean Wilentz is a distinguished man, one of this year's winners of the Bancroft Prize for history and chair of the American studies department at Princeton University. But in person he can remind you of the smart-aleck who sits in back of the class, with his playful eyes, crooked smile and signed photo of Bob Dylan in his office.


Beasties put new edge on concert film (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

The Beastie Boys (L-R) Mike Diamond, Adam Horowitz and Adam Yauch are photographed at the 2006 Sundance film festival in Park City, Utah, in this January 22, 2006 file photo. For their film, 'Awesome; I F*****' Shot That!,' which previews for one night in the United States on Thursday in digitally equipped theaters, the New York band gave 50 video cameras to fans at a 2004 Madison Square Garden concert who shot the show from their points of view. (The official title does not hide the profanity behind asterisks). (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - They were the first white rappers to hit it big, and they blazed musical trails on the Web and DVD. So leave it to the Beastie Boys to take the concert film in a radical direction by letting fans call the shots.


"High School" tops the class on album chart (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Customers look through CD's in a music store. After nine consecutive weeks of sales increases, the soundtrack to the Disney cable TV movie 'High School Musical' returned to the top of the pop album chart Wednesday. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - After nine consecutive weeks of sales increases, the soundtrack to the Disney cable TV movie "High School Musical" returned to the top of the U.S. pop album chart Wednesday.


Lady Ross Sings the Blues Again (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

Here's something for Diana Ross fans to get jazzed about.E! Online - Here's something for Diana Ross fans to get jazzed about.


Streetwalkin' Cheetahs Frontman Trades Punk For Pac-Man And Puppets (Yahoo! Music)

March 22, 2006

Yahoo! Music - Frank Meyer, lead singer for punk bands the Streetwalkin' Cheetahs and Sweet Justice and author of On The Road With The Ramones, has teamed with comedian/actor Scott Chernoff (MTV's Big Urban Myth Show) and Crank Yankers/Team America puppet producer B.J. Guyer to create the online show Video Game Theater.

Album Charts

March 22, 2006

Last week's top-selling albums, per Nielsen SoundScan:

1. "High School Musical" soundtrack, various
2. "Back to Bedlam," James Blunt
3. "My Ghetto Report Card," E-40
4. "In My Own Words," Ne-Yo
5. "Reality Check," Juvenile

Prince's Purple Pain

March 22, 2006

Prince's purple reign has turned into a big pain for his NBA star landlord.

The ever-eccentric Grammy-winning Rock and Roll Hall of Famer has been sued by Utah Jazz forward Carlos Boozer for allegedly pimping out Boozer's West Hollywood home, which the diminutive rock star is renting for $70,000 a month.

Boozer has since withdrawn the complaint, but could refile should Prince feel like painting more purple symbols on the home.

Spoon Takes Workmanlike Approach to Music (AP)

March 22, 2006

Frontman Britt Daniel, of the band Spoon, is photographed in Austin, Texas, Saturday, March 18, 2006. Hundreds of bands recently took over Austin for the South by Southwest music festival, but the city still, perhaps, remains most devoted to one band: Spoon. Daniel took a break from recording Spoon's new album to discuss how, to him, rock music is serious business.(AP Photo/Jack Plunkett)AP - For Spoon frontman Britt Daniel, rock 'n' roll is serious business.


Purple Pain for Prince's Landlord (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

Prince's purple reign has turned into a big pain for his NBA star landlord.E! Online - Prince's purple reign has turned into a big pain for his NBA star landlord.


The Charts Go Back To School (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

The calendar might say it's spring break season, but this week's album charts is all about high school and report cards.E! Online - The calendar might say it's spring break season, but this week's album charts is all about high school and report cards.


Eno not working on new Roxy Music album (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Musician Brian Eno is seen in Berlin, November 30, 2005. Contrary to British reports, Eno is not rejoining Roxy Music for the group's first new studio album since 1982's classic 'Avalon.' (Tobias Schwarz/Reuters)Reuters - Contrary to British reports, Brian Eno is not rejoining Roxy Music for the group's first new studio album since 1982's classic "Avalon."


Music World Takes Notice of will.i.am (AP)

March 22, 2006

will.i.am poses for a photograph at his studio Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, in Glendale, Calif. As hitmaking producers began to enjoy the same star status as performers, the production prowess of will.i.am, best known as the leader of the music group Black Eyed Peas, remained under the radar. As the Peas embark on a nationwide tour, the public is finally starting to notice will.i.am's work off the stage. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - It took two multiplatinum albums, several hits and a few Grammy nominations for people to realize that the Black Eyed Peas weren't just a silly, poppy, hip-hop gimmick (and to be fair, some people still aren't convinced).


The Killers Headline Ultra Music Festival (AP)

March 22, 2006

Student Michael King practices scratching on the turntables at Scratch DJ Academy during a DJ class Friday March 17, 2006 in Miami Beach, Fla. This year's Ultra Music Festival will have superstar DJs unleashing electronic beats from their computers and turntables for gyrating dancers. (AP PHOTO/David Adame)AP - It's no surprise that this year's Ultra Music Festival will have superstar DJs unleashing electronic beats from their computers and turntables for gyrating dancers. But the Killers? A rock band headlining a dance-music festival?


Ross Sings Blues Again

March 22, 2006

Here's something for Diana Ross fans to get jazzed about.

Three decades after she earned an Oscar nomination channeling Billie Holiday in "Lady Sings the Blues," the Supreme diva is preparing to issue an extremely rare, previously unreleased collection of jazz standards she recorded at the time and has since been sitting in a Motown vault gathering dust.

The album, titled "Blue," hits stores June 20.

Aerosmith's Tyler Under the Knife (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

E! Online - He may not want to, but it looks like Steven Tyler is going to have to miss a few things.

New Edition's Next Edition (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

E! Online - A decade after releasing their last album, Home Again, the now grown-up members of boy band New Edition--Bobby Brown included--are reuniting to perform at the Essence Musical Festival in July, organizers announced Tuesday.

Aaron Carter Coming of Age in Court (E! Online)

March 22, 2006

E! Online - At 17, it was "Aaron's Party." At 18, it's Aaron's lawsuit.

Estefan Donates $1M to Paralysis Project (AP)

March 22, 2006

Singer Gloria Estefan addresses a Capitol Hill news conference in this Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2005 file photo, part of the first-ever Recording Arts Day on Capitol Hill. Estefan, who was temporarily paralyzed in a tour-bus accident 16 years ago, is donating $1 million for the creation of a human clinical trials program at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis. The gift, announced Tuesday by the singer and her producer husband Emilio Estefan, is targeted to position Miami Project scientists to move quickly toward human trials as promising research is discovered. (AP Photo/Lauren Victoria Burke, FILE)AP - Gloria Estefan, who was temporarily paralyzed in a tour-bus accident 16 years ago, is donating $1 million for the creation of a human clinical trials program at the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis.


Aerosmith Sidelines Tour

March 22, 2006

He may not want to, but it looks like Steven Tyler is going to have to miss a few things.

The Aerosmith frontman is scheduled to undergo throat surgery this week to treat an undisclosed health problem, forcing the band to cancel the remaining 12 dates on its North American Rockin' The Joint tour, the band's publicist, Marcee Rondan, said Tuesday.

Aaron Carter in Court

March 22, 2006

At 17, it was "Aaron's Party." At 18, it's Aaron's lawsuit.

A Florida record company is suing singer Aaron Carter for allegedly reneging on a recording deal on the grounds that he was underage when he signed the contract.

According to the lawsuit filed Tuesday in Los Angeles Superior Court, Carter entered into a contract with Trans Continental Records on Dec. 7, 2004, the singer's 17th birthday. A year later, when the kid-friendly crooner turned 18, Carter's attorney sent a letter to the company stating that his client had every right to "cancel or void various agreements" that were signed when he was a minor.

New Edition Reunites

March 22, 2006

Who says you can't go home again?

A decade after releasing their last album, "Home Again," the now grown-up members of boy band New Edition--Bobby Brown included--are reuniting to perform at the Essence Musical Festival in July.

Brown, who left the group in 1986 to pursue a solo career, will join Michael Bivins, Ricky Bell, Ralph Tresvant, Ronnie DeVoe and Johnny Gill onstage during the Houston music fest, slated for July 1 to 3, in what may be a preview of New things to come.

Cingular to offer "American Idol" ringtones (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Reuters - Cingular Wireless, the No. 1 U.S. mobile carrier, said on Wednesday it would begin offering ringtones of live performances from "American Idol" made within 24 hours of the show's broadcast.

Aerosmith singer faces surgery, band scraps tour (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Reuters - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will undergo throat surgery this week, forcing the veteran rock band to scrap the remaining 12 dates on its North American tour, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.

Hank William Jr. Accused of Harrassment (AP)

March 22, 2006

Country Western recording artist Hank Williams Jr., is shown in this , Jan. 11, 2006, file photo in Pittsburgh. A 19-year-old waitress has accused Hank Williams Jr. of harassing her in a hotel bar. Holly Hornbeak alleged that around midnight Saturday, March 18, 2006, the country superstar swore at her, tried to kiss her and lifted her in a chokehold, according to a police report. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, file)AP - A 19-year-old waitress has accused Hank Williams Jr. of harassing her in a hotel bar.


Aerosmith singer faces surgery, band scraps tour (Reuters)

March 22, 2006

Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler is seen in Boston in this June 3, 2005 file photo.Tyler will undergo throat surgery this week, forcing the veteran rock band to scrap the remaining 12 dates on its North American tour, a spokeswoman said on March 21, 2006. REUTERS/Jessica RinaldiReuters - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will undergo throat surgery this week, forcing the veteran rock band to scrap the remaining 12 dates on its North American tour, a spokeswoman said on Tuesday.


Aerosmith's Steven Tyler to Undergo Surgery (AP)

March 22, 2006

Steven Tyler, left, and Joe Perry, of the group Aerosmith, arrive for the 48th Annual Grammy Awards in this Feb. 8, 2006 file photo, in Los Angeles. Tyler will undergo surgery this week for an undisclosed medical condition, forcing the band to cancel the remaining dates of their North American tour. (AP Photo/Chris Carlson, File)AP - Aerosmith singer Steven Tyler will undergo surgery this week for an undisclosed medical condition, forcing the band to cancel the remaining dates of its North American tour.