NEW YORK, April 5 (UPI) -- U.S. rapper Rick Ross, who was widely criticized for "U.O.E.N.O," a song he sings about date rape, said via Twitter he doesn't "condone rape."
LOS ANGELES, April 4 (UPI) -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" featuring Wanz is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a sixth non-consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, April 4 (UPI) -- The soundtrack for the New York-set Jazz Age movie "The Great Gatsby" will include recordings by Beyonce, Gotye, will.i.am and Jack White.
LOS ANGELES, April 3 (UPI) -- Justin Timberlake's "The 20/20 Experience" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a second week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES, April 3 (UPI) -- Bon Jovi said Wednesday guitarist Richie Sambora will not be performing on the upcoming leg of the New Jersey rock band's concert tour.
LOS ANGELES, April 2 (UPI) -- John Mayer confirmed on "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" his breakup with fellow U.S. recording star Katy Perry but he declined to offer details about the split.
DALLAS, March 31 (UPI) -- A mint condition, signed mono copy of the Beatles' "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band" album sold for $290,500 at a Dallas auction house, officials said.
MUNICH, Germany, March 31 (UPI) -- Customs officials in Germany seized a capuchin monkey from pop star Justin Bieber because he did not have the proper paperwork, officials said.
NEW YORK, March 30 (UPI) -- Phil Ramone, a producer-engineer who won 14 Grammys for his work with a who's who of recording artists, died Saturday in New York, his son said. He was 79.
HOLLYWOOD, March 30 (UPI) -- Motown singer-songwriter Smokey Robinson has signed with Verve Music Group to release his 29th album, a collection of duets, the label announced.
LOS ANGELES, March 30 (UPI) -- Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department officials say they will recommend charges be filed against pop star Justin Bieber for allegedly spitting on a neighbor.
LOS ANGELES, March 29 (UPI) -- Rapper Lil Wayne confirmed he is epileptic and said he "could've died" when he was laid low by a series of seizures in Los Angeles two weeks ago.
LONDON, March 28 (UPI) -- Arctic Monkeys, The Rolling Stones and Mumford & Sons are to be the headlining acts at the Glastonbury Festival in England on the last weekend in June.
LOS ANGELES, March 28 (UPI) -- Macklemore & Ryan Lewis' "Thrift Shop" featuring Wanz is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a fifth non-consecutive week, Billboard.com reported Thursday.
LOS ANGELES, March 27 (UPI) -- A source close to Kanye West is shooting down a widely circulated report claiming the U.S. rap star plans to name his next album, "I Am God," E! News said.
CALABASAS, Calif., March 27 (UPI) -- Justin Bieber's neighbor in a posh, gated community in Calabasas, Calif., has filed a police report after an alleged altercation with the singer, TMZ said.
SEATTLE, March 26 (UPI) -- Motown songwriter-producer Deke Richards has died at a hospice in Washington state after a battle with esophageal cancer, his family said. He was 68.
LOS ANGELES, March 26 (UPI) -- Dionne Warwick's publicist says the singer owes more than $10 million in unpaid taxes and has filed for bankruptcy in New Jersey.
LOS ANGELES, March 25 (UPI) -- Canadian-born comic actor Jim Carrey sings a satirical anti-gun song called "Cold Dead Hand" in a new Funny Or Die video posted online Monday.
CHARLOTTE, N.C., March 24 (UPI) -- Pop star sisters Jessica and Ashlee Simpson met with fans at a North Carolina mall, signing autographs and posing for pictures, fans said.
ATLANTA, March 24 (UPI) -- An arrest warrant has been issued for Atlanta rapper Gucci Mane, who allegedly hit another man over the head with a champagne bottle, officials said.
STOCKHOLM, Sweden, March 23 (UPI) -- Cuban jazz musician Bebo Valdes, the one-time musical director of the Tropicana club in Havana, died in Sweden. He was 94.
Kentucky Derby winning jockey Joel Rosario, and his mount Orb, both enjoy a quick bath after winning the 139th running of the Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in Louisville, Kentucky, May 4, 2013. UPI/Mark Abraham
