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Eclectic Bonnaroo lineup features Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Bonnaroo (BAHN-ah-ROO) is known for its eclectic lineup. This summer's roster takes it to a new level. Organizers announced Tuesday night a lineup that features the Dave Matthews Band, Kings of Leon, Stevie Wonder and Jay-Z at the head of a list that includes a...
San Francisco jury finds 'I Love New York' reality contestant guilty of murdering man in 2007
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
SAN FRANCISCO (AP) A San Francisco jury has found a former reality TV show contestant guilty of killing a man in 2007. Twenty-nine-year-old Jamal Rashead Trulove of Oakland was convicted Tuesday of first-degree murder and being a felon in possession of a firearm....
NBC, Boys & Girls Clubs team on Parenthood Project to promote family well-being
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) For a good cause, NBC stars including Amy Poehler and Peter Krause and anchorman Brian Williams are weighing in on what parenthood means to them. The network has joined with the Boys & Girls Clubs of America in a campaign intended to promote discussion about...
Tom Cruise, J.J. Abrams return to action for 'Mission: Impossible IV'
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Tom Cruise is starring in another impossible mission. Paramount Pictures announced Tuesday that Cruise will be back in front of the camera for "Mission: Impossible IV," due in theaters over Memorial Day weekend in 2011. Cruise and "Mission: Impossible...
Jamie Foxx, Dominic Monaghan help bring music to kids with $500,000 in donated instruments
SANDY COHEN - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jamie Foxx wanted to entertain a group of musically inclined high school students with a few bars from his Grammy winning hit, "Blame It." But since the song is an ode to the effects of alcohol, he changed the lyrics to "Blame it on the a-a-a-apple juice." The kids...
Obama welcomes crowd to White House to honor music he credits with his election to presidency
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
WASHINGTON (AP) Crediting civil rights-era protest songs and their spiritual predecessors for his election, President Barack Obama on Tuesday sat in the East Room of his White House and listened to an all-star lineup of performers pay tribute to the music that he said fueled freedom marches and...
Emmy-winning 'Survivor' host Probst agrees to return for 2 editions of 2010-11 season
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Jeff Probst is sticking with "Survivor" next season as host and an executive producer. CBS announced an agreement Tuesday with Probst, who has been host of "Survivor" since its debut in 2000. He'll be back for the 21st and 22nd installment of network TV's...
Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. fighting prostate cancer, expects to make full recovery
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) Oscar-winning actor Louis Gossett Jr. says he is being treated for prostate cancer. In the announcement Tuesday, Gossett says the disease was caught early and he expects to make a full recovery. The 73-year-old actor says he is going public about the...
Singers Beyonce, Alicia Keys film music video in Rio slum, following in Jackson's footsteps
By Associated Press - February 9, 2010
RIO DE JANEIRO (AP) Grammy Award-winning singers Beyonce and Alicia Keys are filming a music video in Rio de Janeiro. Sheri Ladner is a publicist with RCA Music Group, which includes Keys' label, J Records. She says the singers are shooting a video for their duet "Put It In a Love...
Michael Jackson is gone, but his celebrity hangs over the trial of doctor accused of his death
JOHN ROGERS - February 9, 2010
LOS ANGELES (AP) There's no bloody glove this time, no smoking gun, no faded music icon showing up in court wearing a wig that made it look like he plugged his finger into an electrical socket. There's not even a celebrity for that matter the person on trial is a doctor no one had...
