Music News
Pink Floyd wins UK court battle with EMI label
(Reuters)
Reuters - British rock band Pink Floyd on Thursday won a court battle with EMI in a ruling that prevents the record company from selling single downloads on the internet from the group's concept albums.
Girlicious band member arrested in Calif.
(AP)
AP - Police say a member of the pop group Girlicious was arrested after Glendale officers found more than a dozen plastic bags of cocaine in her Gucci purse during a traffic stop.
'Big Mike' draws tears, cheers on 'American Idol'
(AP)
AP - Michael "Big Mike" Lynche made Kara DioGuardi cry and turned the rest of the "American Idol" judges giddy with a moving performance of "This Woman's Work."
Census campaign targets tech-savvy Hispanic youth
(AP)
AP - Groups pushing for robust Hispanic participation in the 2010 census announced a new campaign Thursday that aims to reach the hard-to-count demographic through its smart-phone-toting youngsters.
British rookie Taio Cruz rules U.S. singles chart
(Reuters)
Reuters - British newcomer Taio Cruz has broken a seven-year-old record by soaring to No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart in the United States.
Lil Wayne sentenced to year in jail
The rapper, who has been one of the music genre's most prolific and profitable figures in recent years, pleaded guilty to attempted criminal possession of a weapon.
Sparklehorse singer kills himself
Mark Linkous, the singer-songwriter who released his music under the band name Sparklehorse, has died after shooting himself in the chest in Tennessee. He was 47.
Stevie Wonder ‘breathless’ over French award
It's taken nearly 30 years, but Stevie Wonder has finally received his medal for being named into France's prestigious National Order of Arts and Letters.
Jane’s Addiction bassist quits band
The bass player with Jane's Addiction has quit the band and will reportedly be replaced by former Guns N' Roses rocker Duff McKagan.
Lil Wayne sentencing delayed again
Rap star has left fans and fellow artists with a video blitz as he braces for as much as a year behind bars at the height of his career.