Green Day Wins Two Kids Choice Awards (AP)

April 1, 2006

Green Day lead singer Billie Joe Armstrong accepts the award for Favorite Music Group and Favorite Song, 'Wake Me Up When September Ends', at the Kids' Choice Awards, Saturday, April 1, 2006, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)AP - Thousands cheered, hundreds were slimed and a lucky dozen or so claimed trophies at Saturday's raucous 19th annual Nickelodeon's Kids Choice Awards.


List of Kids Choice Winners (AP)

April 1, 2006

AP - A list of winners from the 19th annual Kids Choice Awards:

Soprano Goes From Waitress to Met Debut (AP)

April 1, 2006

Soprano Erika Sunnegardh greets a friend in her dressing room after making her debut as Leonore in Beethoven's 'Fidelio' Saturday, April 1, 2006 at the Metropolitan Opera in New York.  Until 2004, Sunnegardh was an undiscovered soprano waiting tables to make money that paid the bills while she took lessions. On Saturday, she made her Metropolitan Opera debut two weeks ahead of schedule in a performance broadcast internationally on the radio, substituting for Karita Mattila as Leonore in Beethoven's 'Fidelio.' (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - In a rags-to-riches tale that should give struggling singers some food for thought, Erika Sunnegardh went from waitressing to the stage of the Metropolitan Opera in just 18 months.


Record Label at Stake in Knight's No-Show (AP)

April 1, 2006

Marion 'Suge' Knight is seen in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, in this June 24, 2003 file photo. Knight failed to appear at a financial hearing Saturday, April 1, 1006, setting the stage for courts to take control of his Death Row Records label. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)AP - Rap-music mogul Marion "Suge" Knight skipped a court-ordered appearance at a hearing about his assets Saturday, setting the stage for courts to take control of his Death Row Records label.


Roth Struggles After Replacing Stern (AP)

April 1, 2006

Singer David Lee Roth poses for a photograph at a gala following the Tony Awards, Sunday, June 6, 2004, in New York. (AP Photo/Diane Bondareff, FILE)AP - David Lee Roth says he won't jump from his gig as a morning radio host. Roth, who replaced shock jock Howard Stern on seven stations in January, has struggled in making the move from rock star to radio host. But during his Friday show, the former Van Halen frontman vowed to stick with it — although he acknowledged that problems continue.


Hip-hop couple Russell Simmons and Kimora split (Reuters)

April 1, 2006

Russell Simmons and his wife Kimora Lee Simmons, a model and head of the Baby Phat fashion label, are seen in Detroit, March 25, 2006. The hip hop power couple have separated after seven years of marriage, Russell Simmons' agent said on Friday. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)Reuters - Hip hop power couple Russell Simmons and Kimora Lee Simmons, a model and head of the Baby Phat fashion label, have separated after seven years of marriage, Russell Simmons' agent said on Friday.


Russell Simmons, Kimora Lee Announce Split (AP)

April 1, 2006

Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and his model-turned-entrepreneur wife, Kimora Lee,  arrive at a charity fundraiser on Nov. 14, 2005 in New York. In a statement provided to The Associated Press on Friday,March 31, 2006 Simmons announced the pair had decided to break up after seven years of marriage. Rumors had swirled for the past week that a split was imminent. The couple have two young daughters.  (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)AP - The marriage of hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons and his model-turned-entrepreneur wife, Kimora Lee, has come to an end.


Jazz at Lincoln Center Chief Stepping Down (AP)

April 1, 2006

AP - The president and chief executive officer of Jazz at Lincoln Center is stepping down, a little more than a year after being appointed to the position.

Country Great Jones Hospitalized, Recovering (E! Online)

April 1, 2006

Even hard-livin' country music legends have to take it easy 
 once in a while.E! Online - Even hard-livin' country music legends have to take it easy once in a while.


Marsalis stirs up concert season, mixed feelings (Reuters)

April 1, 2006

Reuters - Little did the jazz world know back in 1981 what a speeding locomotive and lightning rod Wynton Marsalis would become. Then, while a member of drummer Art Blakey's band, the 19-year-old trumpeter recorded his self-titled debut as leader on Columbia Records. Twenty-five years later, Marsalis is inarguably the most powerful figure in jazz as well as its most controversial statesman.

Gill's good works honored by country academy (Reuters)

April 1, 2006

Reuters - Long known in the industry for his generous spirit and charitable work, Vince Gill will be named the winner of the Academy of Country Music's Home Depot Humanitarian Award, Billboard has learned.