Monday, May 12, 2008

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Potential jurors questioned in R. Kelly trial (AP)  

2008-05-12 16:50

Singer R. Kelly, center, arrives with bodyguards for the second day of jury selection in his child pornography trial at the Cook County Criminal Courthouse in Chicago, Monday, May 12, 2008. Kelly faces charges he videotaped himself having sex with an underage girl.  (AP Photo/Charles  Rex Arbogast)AP - Attorneys and the judge in R. Kelly's child pornography trial began questioning 150 potential jurors Monday, asking what they know about the allegations against one of urban music's biggest stars.


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Best-selling book brings back painful memories for Simon (AP)  

2008-05-12 16:46

Carly Simon is photographed in New York on April 24, 2008. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)AP - Carly Simon didn't find it easy reading "Girls Like Us," the nonfiction best-seller which interweaves her life story with those of fellow singer-songwriters Joni Mitchell and Carole King.


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Paul McCartney granted divorce decree (AP)  

2008-05-12 15:37

In this Oct. 15, 2004 file photo, singer Sir Paul McCartney,  with his wife Heather Mills McCartney, waves to photographers, as they arrive for the 4th Annual Adopt-A-Minefield gala, in Los Angeles. Justice Hugh Bennett granted a preliminary divorce decree Monday for Paul McCartney and Heather Mills.  (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP - Sometimes love isn't all you need. A judge in London granted a preliminary divorce Monday to former Beatle Paul McCartney and Heather Mills. If no one objects, the divorce will be final in six weeks.


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Neil Young Is Spider Man (E! Online)  

2008-05-12 13:09

Neil Young Is Spider Man(E! Online)E! Online - Forget that Peter Parker dude, when it comes to spidey sense, he's got nothing on Neil Young.


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More Desperate Music (E! Online)  

2008-05-12 13:04

More Desperate Music(E! Online)E! Online - Teri Hatcher isn't the only Desperate Housewives star yearning for a music career.


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Music industry hopes upgrades boost mobile sector (Reuters)  

2008-05-12 12:36

A customized, bejewelled Apple iPhone is pictured at the premiere of the film 'Tyler Perry's Meet The Browns' in Hollywood, California March 13, 2008. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)Reuters - Perhaps no single device has had more impact on mobile music than Apple's iPhone. While only 6.7 percent of overall mobile customers use their phone to listen to music, rising to 27.9 percent for smartphone users, a full 74.1 percent of iPhone owners reported using the device as an MP3 player, according to M:Metrics.


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David Byrne to make music with NYC building (AP)  

2008-05-12 11:33

In a Sept. 9, 2007 file photo David Byrne sits front row at the Narciso Rodriguez 2008 spring/summer show during Fashion Week in New York.  Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in lower Manhattan into a giant musical instrument.   (AP Photo/John Smock/file)AP - Ex-Talking Heads frontman David Byrne plans to turn a landmark building in Manhattan into a giant musical instrument.


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Blige FFAWNs Over New Charity (E! Online)  

2008-05-12 09:57

Blige FFAWNs Over New Charity(E! Online)E! Online - Mary J. Blige is putting her money where her inspiration is.


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Awkward! Alanis Bares "Rock Bottom" (E! Online)  

2008-05-12 08:07

Awkward! Alanis Bares E! Online - Sure, Alanis Morissette has an album coming out next month, but you have to wonder about the timing of this revelation: The Canadian pop singer says a recent breakup led to her to try "everything from pounding pillows to sharing with intimate friends" in order to get through "a personal unraveling of significant relationships in my life."


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Neil Young gets new honor -- his own spider (Reuters)  

2008-05-12 06:44

A newly discovered species of trapdoor spider has been named by biologist Jason Bond after his favourite musician, Neil Young, with a photograph of the spider, Myrmekiaphila neilyoungi, courtesy of ECU News Services. (Handout/Reuters)Reuters - Iconic singer and songwriter Neil Young has had an honor bestowed upon him that is not received by many musicians -- his own spider.


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Aniston and Mayer's Miami Heat (E! Online)  

2008-05-12 06:43

Aniston and Mayer's Miami Heat(E! Online)E! Online - Forget the humidity. Things appear to getting downright hot between John Mayer and Jennifer Aniston.


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Search is on for Canadian Miley Cyrus (Reuters)  

2008-05-12 06:18

Singer Miley Cyrus waves at the Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles March 29, 2008. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Universal Music Canada has joined the search for Canada's version of Miley Cyrus.


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Country cooking for Dick Clark Prods (Reuters)  

2008-05-12 05:33

Reuters - Dick Clark Prods. has entered into a partnership with the Academy of Country Music to jointly produce country music-themed programming.
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Q&A: Iron Maiden's Dickinson looks "Back in Time" (Reuters)  

2008-05-12 02:55

Heavy metal band Iron Maiden's lead vocalist Bruce Dickinson performs during a concert in Mumbai February 1, 2008. (Punit Paranjpe/Reuters)Reuters - Bruce Dickinson made his live debut with Iron Maiden at the end of 1981. He had viewed the group's early emergence from a ringside seat as lead singer with Samson, another of the bands in what the rock press dubbed "the new wave of British heavy metal."


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