MusicAP - Rob Grill, the lead singer of 1960s rock band The Grass Roots, has died near Orlando, an official with the medical examiner's office said Tuesday. He was 67.
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2 suspects detained in folk singer slaying (AP)
AP - Two suspects detained in the slaying of Argentine folk singer Facundo Cabral were gunning for a Nicaraguan businessman who was accompanying him, and they may not have known who Cabral was, authorities said Tuesday.
Jimi guitar strap, Jackson glove offered by NY co. (AP)
AP - A strap from the guitar Jimi Hendrix burned on stage at the 1967 Monterey Pop Festival is being offered by a New York City auctioneer alongside memorabilia from Michael Jackson and Kurt Cobain.
Failed drug test delays DMX's Ariz. prison release (AP)
AP - The rapper known as DMX will have to spend at least an extra week in an Arizona state prison for failing a drug test.
New York City Opera musicians protest contract (AP)
AP - Musicians of the New York City Opera are staging a protest as the company announces its new season.
Rock musician uses cell phone stickup note in robbery (Reuters)
Reuters - A musician, using a stickup note posted on his cell phone, robbed a Massachusetts pharmacy of prescription pain pills just hours before his scheduled rock concert, authorities said on Monday.
Singer Jewel gives birth to a boy (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer Jewel has given birth to a baby boy, People magazine reported on Tuesday.
NY judge dismisses charges against Foxy Brown (AP)
AP - A judge on Tuesday dropped charges that rapper Foxy Brown violated a court order by mooning her neighbor after the woman told prosecutors she would not testify at the trial.
Sting and orchestra bring magic to Montreux jazz fest (Reuters)
Reuters - Sting performed Police and solo hits including "Roxanne," "Every Breath You Take" and "Englishman in New York" in orchestral arrangement, bringing a sell-out audience at Montreux Jazz Festival to its feet.
Review: R.E.M.'s "Lifes Rich Pageant" still rich (Reuters)
Reuters - "We are young despite the years," Michael Stipe sang 25 years ago in "These Days," trying to sound like an older man trying to sound younger. That line surely has a lot more resonance for the R.E.M. frontman now that he can sing it and mean it.
Review: Colbie Caillat stays bubbly on "All of You" (Reuters)
Reuters - What's the most improbable duet pairing of all time? Probably Bing Crosby and David Bowie...still. But coming close behind would have to be the sun-drenched songstress Colbie Caillat and the socially conscious rapper Common -- unlikely bedfellows who join forces for "Favorite Song," a frothy tune on Caillat's third album, "All of You."
Review: "Red River Blue" finds Blake Shelton less rowdy (Reuters)
Reuters - Everybody knows winners on TV music competitions have their albums rushed through production to capitalize on instant notoriety. But Blake Shelton may be the first judge on such a show to require his own rush job.
Ryan Seacrest starts his own music festival (Reuters)
Reuters - Lady Gaga, Coldplay, Bruno Mars and Nicki Minaj are among a slew of performers who will swarm on Las Vegas in September for the inaugural iHeartRadio Music Festival, Ryan Seacrest announced on Monday.
Brad Paisley, Carrie Underwood to host CMA Awards (Reuters)
Reuters - Brad Paisley and Carrie Underwood will co-host the 45th annual Country Music Association Awards on November 9, sharing the duty for the fourth time, they said on Monday.
Man found dead in portable toilet at UK music fest (AP)
AP - Local police say a man in his 50s has been found dead in a portable toilet at the Glastonbury Festival, Britain's most prestigious summer music event.
Sunshine, Tinie Tempah, Coldplay warm up Glastonbury (Reuters)
Reuters - The sun shone and the good times rolled on Saturday at the Glastonbury music festival, where London rapper Tinie Tempah had a huge crowd jumping and Coldplay closed with the packed headline slot.
Jermaine Jackson honors his late brother (AP)
AP - Jermaine Jackson performed a nostalgic tribute concert Friday to his late brother Michael Jackson to mark the second anniversary of the pop star's death as part of the 12th Indian International Film Awards festivities in Toronto.
Missy Elliott says Graves' disease not so grave (Reuters)
Reuters - Rap star Missy Elliott on Friday insisted her battle with the thyroid malady Graves' disease has not sidelined her career, a day after it was revealed that she has the ailment.
DJ wins $1 million in lawsuit over "My Humps" song (Reuters)
Reuters - Cleveland disc jockey and early rap artist Orrin Lynn Tolliver, Jr. has just been awarded nearly $1.2 million by a New York jury. The award comes after a former friend and collaborator allowed without permission his 1983 song, "I Need A Freak," to be sampled by the Black Eyed Peas for the group's hit song, "My Humps."
Mick Jagger's SuperHeavy group to drop album in fall (Reuters)
Reuters - Universal Music will release the album from SuperHeavy, a group featuring Mick Jagger, Eurythmics founder Dave Stewart, singer Joss Stone, composer A.R. Rahman and reggae artist Damian Marley. No exact release date is set, but Universal Republic will handle the United States and A&M will handle the rest of the world.
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