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Lineup announced for Playboy JazzBill Cosby used his trademark comic touch to launch the 32nd edition of the Playboy Jazz Festival — the landmark international gathering that has become the West Coast’s premier jazz event. The Playboy... Read more » Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli receives Walk of Fame starAndrea Bocelli, who describes himself as "a modern but old-fashioned tenor'' in a highly successful career mixing opera with classical and popular music, received the 2,402nd star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame on Tuesday. Read more » 
‘Idol’ runner-up Adam Lambert visits East L.A. schoolAt any given time, it is hard to hide a 6-foot-1-inch man wearing eyeliner. It is even more difficult when that man is Adam Lambert and you are trying to prevent 2,400 middle school students from discovering that he is on their campus. Read more » 
Ringo Starr receives Walk of Fame starThe 50th anniversary of groundbreaking on the Hollywood Walk of Fame was marked Monday night with former Beatles drummer Ringo Starr receiving its 2,401st star. Read more » 
Metallica drummer struggles with ringing in earsMore than 50 million people in the U.S. experience some degree of tinnitus, according to the American Tinnitus Association. For 12 million of those afflicted, the noise is disabling. Read more » 
Grand opening, grand closing: Evolution of the L.A. music sceneThe Sunset Strip-based Key Club closed its doors on Nov. 29, making it the second Hollywood or West Hollywood music venue to go out of business since October. But it may not be closed for good. Its... Read more » 
City Council wants to be briefed on Jackson memorial investigation
 Five months after City Attorney Carmen Trutanich hinted of possible criminal or civil action over public money spent on the Michael Jackson tribute at Staples Center, members of two City Council committees... Read more » 
L.A. Times: Key Club closes, hopes to reopen soonPresident Keith Pressman says the venue, which plans to add a new partner, could reopen by February even as the live-music market in Hollywood and the Strip continues to struggle. Read more » 
Adam Lambert defends racy performance at AMA show
Adam Lambert's sexually suggestive choreography -- including kissing another male -- on the American Music Awards stage Sunday night happened "in the moment," the singer told CNN. Read more » 
Jackson physician resumes practiceDr. Conrad Murray, the physician at the center of the homicide investigation into singer Michael Jackson's death, has resumed his practice. Read more » 
Michael Jackson memorabilia fetch $2 million at auction
More than 80 Michael Jackson collectibles -- including the late pop star's famous rhinestone-studded glove from a 1983 performance -- were auctioned off Saturday, reaping a total $2 million. Read more » 
Towleroad: Out editor rips Adam Lambert, handlers"Out magazine editor Aaron Hicklin has slammed Out 100 honoree Adam Lambert, who appears on the magazine's cover, and his handlers for being wary of having the singer appear on the cover and in the pages of Out, or at one of the magazine's... Read more » 
War over Michael Jackson estate ends, but fight between his parents erupts
Michael Jackson's mother dropped her challenge of the two men named as executors in her son's will, but her sudden reversal caught her husband by surprise Tuesday and led to a bitter fight in court. Read more » 
Michael Jackson's father files challenge of pop star's willThe battle for control of Michael Jackson's estate took another turn Monday as the pop singer's father filed a challenge of the men named as executors in Jackson's 2002 will. Read more » Def Jam changed music business, still a power at 25
A recipe that includes a nondescript New York University dorm room, a heavyset Jewish kid from Long Island and a street-wise black guy from Queens seems like an unlikely one to cook up musical history. Read more » 
Jackson's 'This Is It' begins two-week run TuesdayAfter weeks of court wrangling, advance ticket sales and worldwide publicity campaigns, the Michael Jackson rehearsal-footage film “This Is It’’ will open Tuesday in selected theaters, with a red-carpet... Read more » 
U2 fills Rose Bowl; will be in Anaheim June 6PASADENA -- Southlanders who missed Sunday night's ginormous U2 concert at the Rose Bowl will get another chance to see Bono and the band June 6 when the group is scheduled to play in Anaheim, according... Read more » 
Singer Morrissey hospitalized in EnglandThe singer Morrissey was hospitalized overnight after collapsing during a concert, medical officials said Sunday. Read more » 
Michael Jackson fans descend on downtown L.A. for world-record attemptDays before the release of the Michael Jackson documentary "This Is It," fans of the recently deceased pop star in Los Angeles and around the world Saturday attempted to break the world record for most people dancing simultaneously to... Read more » 
Cinema Blend: Michael Jackson secretly remade 'Thriller'Michael Jackson’s concert documentary 'This Is It' will arrive in theaters next week, and it contains more than a few surprises. Read more » |
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