Published November 21, 2009, 1:50 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) - Berry Gordy founded what would become Motown Records a half-century ago with an $800 loan. Today, that would get you two tickets with a bit to spare to the Motown 50 Golden Gala.
For $200 more, you can attend a VIP event and a swanky party afterward.
The event is set for downtown Detroit Saturday, w...
Published November 21, 2009, 11:35 AM EST
NEW YORK (AP) - A collection of Michael Jackson memorabilia, including the now iconic rhinestone-studded glove he wore when he performed his first moonwalk dance in 1983, is being sold at auction.
The glove and other Jackson items are part of a music memorabilia auction being held by Julien's Auctions at the Hard R...
Published November 21, 2009, 10:15 AM EST
GARDEN CITY, N.Y. (AP) - New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber (BEE'-ber) after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild.
Nassau County police say girls and adults in the crowd of nearly 3,000 started pushing and shoving as they waited for the 15-year-old sensation ...
Published November 21, 2009, 4:30 AM EST
LAS VEGAS (AP) - A powerful anesthetic recovered from Michael Jackson's bedside after he died had been purchased in Nevada by his doctor who had it shipped to California, court documents show.
Search warrant records released Friday show that Dr. Conrad Murray bought the sedative propofol from Applied Pharmacy Servic...
Published November 20, 2009, 9:20 PM EST
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - A Nashville judge has dismissed assault and harassment charges against country music singer John Rich.
Rich and other witnesses testified Friday before Judge John Aaron Holt that he did not punch aspiring singer Jared Ashley at a private nightclub in March 2008.
Ashley, a former contestant on the ca...
Published November 20, 2009, 7:10 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident.
Los Angeles District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison says Ghalib was taken into custody immediately after being sentenced Friday.
He pleaded no contest last month to leaving the scen...
Published November 20, 2009, 6:05 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.
Lopez and Lambert will be among more than a dozen performers at Sunday's ceremony, and they t...
Published November 20, 2009, 4:15 PM EST
NEW YORK (AP) - Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across.
"I need a woman to help me convey the message because they're more emotional and my album is 100 percent about...
Published November 20, 2009, 4:00 PM EST
DETROIT (AP) - Eminem's comeback year of 2009 was expected to include the release of two new albums.
That turned out to be only partially true.
"Relapse," the Detroit rapper's first original studio album in more than four years, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart in May and eventually went platinum.
T...
Published November 20, 2009, 3:45 PM EST
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) - The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said.
Sgt. Thomas Molnar said the bus ran off the left side of Interstate 85, struck an embankment and overturned. The accident occurred ar...