Taiwanese-Japanese star implicated in beating
The Associated Press
Prosecutors say Taiwanese-Japanese starlet Makiyo has been barred from leaving Taiwan pending an investigation into her alleged involvement in the beating of a taxi driver in Taipei.
Sir Paul, Elton, other stars to perform for queen
By GREGORY KATZ Associated Press
Some of the world's biggest pop stars will perform in front of Buckingham Palace on June 4 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, palace officials said Tuesday.
Paul McCartney to headline monarch's concert
The Associated Press
Former Beatle Paul McCartney will star in a musical tribute to Britain's queen to mark her Diamond Jubilee.
Cash's 80th birthday, legacy to be celebrated
By CHRIS TALBOTT AP Entertainment Writer
Johnny Cash is still cool.
Jay-Z enters new musical heights at Carnegie Hall
By MESFIN FEKADU Associated Press
As Jay-Z transitioned from hit song to hit song at a Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, so did the lighting, changing from red to white to blue.
Chris Brown set to take the stage at the Grammys
By MESFIN FEKADU Associated Press
Chris Brown will perform at this year's Grammy Awards, the event where his career almost ended three years ago.
Randy Travis arrested for public intoxication
The Associated Press
Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.
Critic's picks: Paul McCartney, 'Kisses on the Bottom,' and Ringo Starr, 'Ringo 2012'
By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Writer
As the two surviving Beatles, Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr have a considerable pop legacy to uphold. Make that an impossible legacy.
Censors MIA on M.I.A.'s finger flip
By DAVID BAUDER AP Television Writer
Less than a second stood between British singer M.I.A. giving the finger to 114 million people watching the Super Bowl halftime show and no one noticing at all.
Russia's unlikely protest song rocks rally
By MANSUR MIROVALEV Associated Press
The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin.
Katy Perry gets her flirt on at the NFL Awards
By TED SHAFFREY Associated Press
Newly single Katy Perry is on the prowl, and she may have set her sights on a certain rookie quarterback.
Lexington Philharmonic Peanut Butter & Jelly concerts introduce youngsters to live music
By John Cheves jcheves@herald-leader.com
Four-year-old Isabella Aull happily danced a jig Saturday as fiddles played a traditional Irish tune at the Lexington Philharmonic's latest Peanut Butter & Jelly Series concert.
Soul Train fans bop on Broadway in Cornelius fete
By CHRIS HAWLEY Associated Press
Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show's late creator, Don Cornelius.
