Singer Black May Have to Relinquish Name (AP)

May 6, 2006

AP - Jay Black, lead singer of the 1960s group Jay and the Americans, might have to relinquish his name — and the band's — to help pay off $500,000 in back taxes.

Activist battles for New Orleans musicians' health (Reuters)

May 6, 2006

J.P. Brooks (C) performs with fellow members of the Soul Rebels Brass Band as they celebrate the start of the 2006 Carnival season in New Orleans January 6, 2006. (Sean Gardner/Reuters)Reuters - Bethany Bultman got her first taste of New Orleans music as a child in Mississippi in the early 1960s, drawn by an ironic source to the songs and musicians she is now trying to nurture through post-hurricane devastation.


Harlem Choir Sex Abuse Victim Speaks Out (AP)

May 6, 2006

David Pinks, who was molested by his Boy's Choir of Harlem counselor, speaks during an interview at his lawyers office, Wednesday, April 19, 2006 in New York. After years of fear and shame, Pinks, 20, is speaking out about his ordeal. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)AP - For years, the boy at the center of the sexual abuse scandal that shook the Boys Choir of Harlem was referred to only as "Student A" or "the choirboy victim."


Jackson Angry at GQ for Spoof Photos (AP)

May 6, 2006

Pop star Michael Jackson emerges from the Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria, Calif.,  on June 3, 2005. In a statement released Friday, May 5, 2006, Jackson's representative, Raymone K. Bain, said Jackson is 'furious' about a series of photos featuring a Jackson impersonator in GQ's May issue, now on newsstands. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian, File)AP - A recent GQ article spoofing Michael Jackson has the singer demanding the magazine apologize and pull the issue from circulation.


Chaka Khan's Son Acquitted in Murder Trial (AP)

May 6, 2006

AP - Chaka Khan's son was acquitted of murder Friday in the shooting death of a teenager during a party at her home two years ago.