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Record, study and hear music at new Grammy Museum (AP)

03-12-2008 20:33

Megan Westerby, 28, views 'The Crossroads Table,' an interactive exhibit that draws attention to 160 genres of music and how they relate to one another, at the Grammy Museum Tuesday, Dec. 2, 2008, in Los Angeles. The Grammy Museum will celebrate its grand opening with a slate of activities from Dec. 3 - 6. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)AP - Enter the new Grammy Museum and run head-on into 160 musical genres; photos and footage from 50 years of awards ceremonies; historic costumes and instruments; plus dozens of interactive displays that illuminate popular music's origins and cultural impact through the decades.

CBS to run Yahoo's Internet radio service (Reuters)

03-12-2008 20:21

Reuters - Chalk up another Internet radio casualty of significantly increased royalty fees for airing music online. Yahoo Music, once the top music destination on the Web, is handing over the bulk of its Launchcast Internet radio operations to CBS Radio.

Hip-hop star Common in a party mood on "Control" (Reuters)

03-12-2008 19:02

Rapper Common arrives at the HBO Golden Globe after party in Beverly Hills January 15, 2007. (Max Morse/Reuters)Reuters - Veteran rapper Common, long known for his pensive lyrics, is trying out a new style on the upcoming "Universal Mind Control."

Ex-Thin Lizzy guitarist loses German plagiarism case (Reuters)

03-12-2008 18:59

Reuters - A German court has ordered former Thin Lizzy guitarist Gary Moore to pay damages after ruling the guitar solo in his 1990 hit "Still Got the Blues" had been plagiarized from a German song written in 1974.

Adidas ads feature musicians but not their music (Reuters)

03-12-2008 18:46

Singer Katy Perry performs on NBC's 'Today' show in New York August 29, 2008. (Brendan McDermid/Reuters)Reuters - In the summer of 1986, hip-hop pioneers Run-D.M.C. played a show at Madison Square Garden in New York, riding high on the success of their single "My Adidas" and their third album, "Raising Hell."

APNewsBreak: Andrews to succeed Cronkite on PBS (AP)

03-12-2008 18:25

In this Oct. 6, 2008 file photo, Lifetime Achievement Award honoree Dame Julie Andrews attends the 2008 National Arts Awards presented by Americans For The Arts  in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - Julie Andrews is succeeding Walter Cronkite as host of the Vienna Philharmonic's annual New Year's Day concert on PBS.

No relief in sight as radio ad revenue declines (Reuters)

03-12-2008 17:34

Reuters - Newly released data suggests that the U.S. radio industry could be on track to record its worst annual drop in ad revenue in decades.

Fleetwood Mac returning to the road in '09 (Reuters)

03-12-2008 16:52

U.S. recording artist Stevie Nicks performs the song 'Enchanted' during her show at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas May 10, 2005. (Ethan Miller EM/AH/Reuters)Reuters - Fleetwood Mac will embark on its first tour in five years next spring, beginning March 1 in Pittsburgh.

Tori Amos inks with Universal Republic (Reuters)

03-12-2008 16:49

Tori Amos performs during a concert in Raanana, near Tel Aviv, July 21, 2007. (Sharon Perry/Reuters)Reuters - Tori Amos has signed a deal with Universal Republic and is eyeing a late spring/early summer 2009 release for her tenth album.

Colombian singer Fanny Lu makes stateside inroads (Reuters)

03-12-2008 16:47

Musician Fanny Lu poses backstage during the 2008 Billboard Latin Music Awards in Hollywood, Florida, April 10, 2008. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)Reuters - With a mix of pop, vallenato accordion and the husky voice of an ingenue, Colombian singer Fanny Lu found success in 2006 with her catchy single "No Te Pido Que Me Mandes Flores."

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