INDIANAPOLIS—The company that built the stage ahead of last summer's deadly Indiana State Fair collapse appeared to be indifferent to safety standards, the state Department of Labor said Wednesday.
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LOS ANGELES—Coroner's officials on Tuesday ruled Don Cornelius' death a suicide, nearly a week after the "Soul Train" creator and host killed himself with a gunshot to the head.
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Grammy show producer Ken Ehrlich had considered putting dancing/electronica music into the ceremony in the past, but could never quite figure out how to incorporate the high-energy club feel in front of a sometimes staid audience.
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NEW YORK—Madonna's not finished with stadiums. Live Nation Entertainment announced Tuesday that the Material Girl's first tour since 2009 will include a Sept.
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TAIPEI, Taiwan—Prosecutors say Taiwanese-Japanese starlet Makiyo has been barred from leaving Taiwan pending an investigation into her alleged involvement in the beating of a taxi driver in Taipei.
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LONDON—Some of the world's biggest pop stars will perform in front of Buckingham Palace on June 4 to celebrate Queen Elizabeth II's Diamond Jubilee, palace officials said Tuesday.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Johnny Cash is still cool. Like Elvis or Hank Williams, Cash retains a certain cachet in current popular culture even in death.
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NEW YORK—As Jay-Z transitioned from hit song to hit song at a Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, so did the lighting, changing from red to white to blue.
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SANGER, Texas—Country singer Randy Travis has apologized after being arrested on a charge of public intoxication outside a North Texas church.
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MOSCOW—The most popular protest song in Moscow today comes from burly men in blue berets, unlikely heroes of a peaceful middle-class movement challenging the strongman rule of Vladimir Putin.
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lat MEXICO CITY (AP)—A masked man opened fire on a band playing popular norteno music Saturday in a Chihuahua city dance hall, killing five musicians, four customers and injuring 10 others.
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NEW YORK—Fans of "Soul Train" boogied down Broadway wearing afro wigs and bell bottoms on Saturday while others recounted their favorite episodes at a Harlem meeting hall in tribute to the show's late creator, Don Cornelius.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Workers have begun stripping away history at Ryman Auditorium. A crew began gently removing the Nashville landmark's 61-year-old oak floorboards with pry bars Saturday morning.
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LOS ANGELES—A lawyer says the mother of the actress Phil Spector was convicted of killing has settled her wrongful death suit against the legendary music producer.
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NASHVILLE, Tenn.—Keith Urban is back. The country star returned to the stage during The Grand Ole Opry on Friday night, hitting a few high notes in his first public appearance since vocal surgery late last year.
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In a study conducted by The York Dispatch that involved 16
high schools in York County and one in Adams County, there were a total of 9,807 student-athletes in grades 9 through 12 in the 2010-11 school year.
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