ATLANTA (AP) — A security guard for Justin Bieber who police said admitted taking a camera from a photographer has been ordered to serve 45 days in jail. Hugo Hesny, 33, was indicted in March 2014 on felony charges of robbery and entering a vehicle in connection with the episode in the Atlanta suburb of … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Sean “Diddy” Combs was defending himself in an incident at the University of California, Los Angeles, that led to his arrest, a representative for the hip-hop mogul said Tuesday. “The various accounts of the event and charges that are being reported are wholly inaccurate,” Nathalie Moar, a rep for Combs, said … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Bobbi Kristina Brown has been moved to hospice care after months in the hospital, and a lawsuit has been filed against her partner. In a statement Wednesday, her aunt Pat Houston said Whitney Houston’s daughter’s condition has worsened. “Despite the great medical care at numerous facilities, Bobbi Kristina Brown’s condition has … Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) — Australian singer-songwriter Vance Joy — still riding the wave of success of his double platinum single, “Riptide” — has two things working in his favor these days. First, he pens very catchy songs with heartfelt lyrics. Second, and perhaps more importantly, he gets to perform them before millions of Taylor Swift fans … Continue reading
ATLANTA (AP) — Rapper Rick Ross is accused of forcing a man into a guesthouse at his suburban-Atlanta mansion and beating him in the head with a handgun, chipping his teeth and mangling his jaw so badly that he’s unable to chew food, authorities say in court records. Ross was taken into custody Wednesday by … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Beyonce is heading back to Jay Z’s Made in America festival this September. Organizers also announced Wednesday the pop diva and R&B singer The Weeknd will headline the Budweiser Made in America festival over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia. The festival debuted in 2012, and Beyonce headlined in 2013. Last year … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — When it comes to spanning the generational divide among music fans, Adam Lambert may have figured it all out: write catchy, hook-laden pop and dance tracks for the kids and sell pricey concert tickets for one of the all-time classic rock bands to their parents. Fresh off a wildly successful world … Continue reading
SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Journey drummer Deen Castronovo has been released on bail after being accused of domestic violence in Oregon. The 50-year-old Castronovo was arrested Sunday. At an arraignment Monday, he was charged with misdemeanor assault and menacing. Bail was set at $20,000. Marion County Deputy District Attorney Jean Kunkle wrote in court papers … Continue reading
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Two men have pleaded guilty to murder in the drug-related shooting death of rapper Wiz Khalifa’s uncle in a Pittsburgh-area fast-food restaurant parking lot. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette (http://bit.ly/1Ga52fX ) reports that 21-year-old Braddock resident Michael Wolford will spend 30 to 60 years in prison while 19-year-old Penn Hills resident Jaron Young was … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — In an open letter to Apple, Taylor Swift has criticized the company’s new streaming music service for failing to pay artists for a free three-month trial. Writing on her Tumblr page Sunday in a posting titled “To Apple, Love Taylor,” Swift said she would withhold her 2014 album “1989” from … Continue reading
LAS VEGAS (AP) — Northern Nevada has long been known as home to the freewheeling counterculture Burning Man festival in the starkly beautiful Black Rock Desert. In the past five years, Las Vegas, too, has evolved into a festival goers’ mecca. Hundreds of thousands of devotees now also flock to the psychedelic Electric Daisy … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — Lady Gaga turned up in a black bra and dark panties before switching to a zebra-striped suit. Tony Bennett stuck to old-fashioned blue, while Stephen Colbert looked at home in denim and a cowboy hat. Bennett, Colbert, Lady Gaga and Van Morrison were among the featured singers and speakers Thursday night … Continue reading
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Nashville stars, friends and fans remembered longtime Grand Ole Opry member Jim Ed Brown for his faith and friendships at a music-filled memorial service Monday in Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium. Brown was known for his 1959 No. 1 hit “The Three Bells,” which he recorded with his sisters as part of the … Continue reading
NEW YORK (AP) — U.S. Sen. Cory Booker wants to be a uniter. The first-term Democrat from New Jersey has a deal with Ballantine Bantam Dell for the book “United,” which will combine stories from his life with a plan for “revitalizing” the country. Ballantine Bantam Dell announced Monday that “United” is scheduled to be … Continue reading
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Angela Bassett is taking on the mantle of “Six,” the codename for the leader of the elite counter-terrorism group depicted in the video game series “Tom Clancy’s Rainbow Six.” Bassett was unveiled Monday during a Ubisoft news conference at E3 as the latest “Six” in the upcoming “Rainbow Six: Siege” installment … Continue reading
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