CHICAGO, April 13 (UPI) -- Mississippi-born blues guitar great Jimmy "Fast Fingers" Dawkins, who took Chicago's West Side sound around the world, has died, an associate said. He was 76.
HOLLYWOOD, April 13 (UPI) -- Shakira's ex-boyfriend and former business partner is suing the Colombian singer for $100 million, saying he is the "principal architect" in her success.
LAS VEGAS, April 13 (UPI) -- Global Cantonese restaurant chain Hakkasan is opening a branch in Las Vegas' MGM Grand, alongside its first ever nightclub, the Los Angeles Times said.
LOS ANGELES, April 13 (UPI) -- Canadian pop star Justin Bieber released his latest music video for "All Around the World," featuring a montage of his life during the "Believe" tour.
SEOUL, April 13 (UPI) -- Singer Psy is set to perform his follow up to "Gangnam Style" before a packed house in Seoul despite tensions on the Korean Peninsula, concert promoters said.
NEW YORK, April 12 (UPI) -- Shoe manufacturer Reebok says it has fired U.S. rapper Rick Ross as a spokesman because he failed to live up to the values associated with the brand.
LOS ANGELES, April 12 (UPI) -- Beatrice Miller, a 14-year-old aspiring singer from New Jersey who competed on Season 2 of "The X Factor," has signed a deal with Hollywood/Syco Records.
WASHINGTON, April 11 (UPI) -- The White House had nothing to do with rapper Jay-Z and his wife Beyonce's recent trip to Cuba, White House spokesman Jay Carney said.
CHORWE, Malawi, April 11 (UPI) -- Malawi President Joyce Banda's office says U.S. pop star Madonna is demanding "state treatment" in return for her contributions to the African nation.
NASHVILLE, April 10 (UPI) -- The Country Music Association says Bobby Bare, "Cowboy" Jack Clement and Kenny Rogers are to be inducted into Nashville's Country Music Hall of Fame.
LOS ANGELES, April 10 (UPI) -- Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a third consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
ATLANTA, April 10 (UPI) -- Radric Davis, the rapper known as Gucci Mane, has been indicted for aggravated assault for allegedly attacking a fan at an Atlanta nightclub, officials said.
NEW YORK, April 10 (UPI) -- Julie Taymor, Glen Berger and the producer of Broadway's "Spider-Man Turn Off the Dark" said Wednesday their lawsuit has been settled.
NEW YORK, April 9 (UPI) -- U.S. actor and singer Frankie Avalon says it makes him smile to know his late friend and co-star Annette Funicello is at peace after years of suffering.
LAS VEGAS, April 9 (UPI) -- "American Idol" alum Kelly Clarkson says country music star Blake Shelton is to officiate her marriage to his manager Brandon Blackstock.
LOS ANGELES, April 9 (UPI) -- The children of the late songwriter David Pryor are suing U.S. rapper Kanye West for allegedly sampling one of Pryor's songs without permission, documents show.
LAS VEGAS, April 8 (UPI) -- Luke Bryan was named Entertainer of the Year and Miranda Lambert won three prizes at the Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony in Las Vegas.
LOS ANGELES, April 8 (UPI) -- Producer-engineer Andy Johns, who worked with Jimi Hendrix, Led Zeppelin and the Rolling Stones, died Sunday in Los Angeles, a publicist said. He was 62.
AUSTIN, Texas, April 7 (UPI) -- Rock star Jon Bon Jovi says his band's lead guitarist, Richie Sambora, has left the current tour for a "personal matter."
NEW YORK, April 6 (UPI) -- New Kids on the Block member Jonathan Knight has apologized for leaving the stage during a concert in New York, where a blogger said he "seemed out of it."
