Music
Sweden wins song contest marked by Azeri dissent
BAKU - Sweden's Loreen won the Eurovision Song Contest in Azerbaijan on Sunday before an international TV audience of 100 million, days after angering Azeri authorities by meeting rights activists critical of the host country's human rights record.
John Lydon boosts his Public Image with new album
LOS ANGELES - As bad boy lead singer of the anarchic, trail-blazing and short-lived 1970s punk band the Sex Pistols, John Lydon (then Johnny Rotten) snarled and spat his way across a shocked society and music scene still pleasantly half-high from the mellow 1960s.
Folk artist Doc Watson's responsive after surgery: agent
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson remained in critical condition on Friday but had regained some strength after undergoing colon surgery at a North Carolina hospital, according to his management team.
Phillip Phillips crowned "American Idol"
LOS ANGELES - Indie artist Phillip Phillips won "American Idol" on Wednesday, becoming the fifth male singer in a row to take the title and a guaranteed recording contract. | Video
Elton John cancels Vegas dates due to infection
NEW YORK - Singer Elton John was treated in hospital in Los Angeles for a serious respiratory infection that forced him to cancel performances this weekend of his "The Million Dollar Piano" show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
Singer Doc Watson in critical condition, hospital says
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina - Grammy winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition at a North Carolina hospital, a representative for the medical facility said on Thursday.
First lady likes Obama’s voice; rates Romney singing ‘beautiful’
"It's beautiful," Michelle Obama says of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's singing.
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