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Bieber's pet monkey becomes 'German'

Bieber's pet monkey becomes 'German' - 05/22/2013

BERLIN- Justin Bieber's pet monkey, which was seized by German customs in March, officially became German property Tuesday after the Canadian pop sensation failed to claim the animal, officials said....
'I'm not one of his adulators': Wagner's great-grandson

'I'm not one of his adulators': Wagner's great-grandson - 05/20/2013

COLOGNE, Germany, Simon Morgan- As the musical world lavishly celebrates Richard Wagner's bicentenary, the composer's great-grandson insists he is no spoilsport by denouncing the German master as a...
Carrots and turnips make music in Madrid veg market

Carrots and turnips make music in Madrid veg market - 05/14/2013

MADRID, Daniel Bosque Homs- With a pumpkin for a drum, carrots for flutes and turnips for trumpets, musicians from Vienna transformed the fresh goods in a Madrid market into honking, whistling...
Algeria musician to be tried for song mocking police

Algeria musician to be tried for song mocking police - 04/23/2013

ALGIERS- An Algerian singer is due to appear in court this week charged with attacking Algeria's "constituent bodies," after he performed a song that allegedly poked fun at the police, different...
Dutch reject 'imbecilic' song for new king

Dutch reject 'imbecilic' song for new king - 04/20/2013

THE HAGUE- Thousands of Dutch citizens rose up Friday in protest against an "imbecilic" official song produced to mark the enthronement of King Willem-Alexander later this month. "I say 'no' to the...
Will.I.Am records Mona Lisa song in Paris's Louvre

Will.I.Am records Mona Lisa song in Paris's Louvre - 04/18/2013

PARIS- Grammy award winning US musician Will.I.Am was allowed into Paris's Louvre museum at two in the morning to record part of a song entitled "Smile Mona Lisa" in front of the famed painting by...
Iconic music producer Phil Ramone dies at 72

Iconic music producer Phil Ramone dies at 72 - 03/31/2013

NEW YORK- Phil Ramone, the legendary US music producer behind hits by Paul Simon, Paul McCartney, Billy Joel and Barbra Streisand, died Saturday, a trade publication said. He was 72. Ramone -- a...
'Harlem Shake' tumbles off top of Hot 100 chart

'Harlem Shake' tumbles off top of Hot 100 chart - 03/28/2013

LOS ANGELES- "The Harlem Shake" is moving on. After five weeks in the number one slot, New York DJ Baauer's single that triggered a global YouTube sensation has slipped to number two on Billboard's...
Omar Souleyman sings for his troubled Syria at SXSW

Omar Souleyman sings for his troubled Syria at SXSW - 03/16/2013

AUSTIN, Texas, Robert MacPherson- Syria's Omar Souleyman arrived literally at the 11th hour at South by Southwest (SXSW) for a benefit concert in the wee hours of Saturday for victims of the conflict...
Former Vienna Philharmonic chief was member of Nazi elite troop: historians

Former Vienna Philharmonic chief was member of Nazi elite troop: historians - 03/11/2013

VIENNA- A former head of Vienna's prestigious Philharmonic Orchestra was a member of Nazi Germany's elite paramilitary SS and collaborated with the secret police, while half of its musicians were...
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Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs

Jackson make-up artist warned star could die of drugs
LOS ANGELES- Michael Jackson's make-up artist warned in the 1990s that the star could die due to his drug addiction, she testified Friday, adding that people were initially lying after his 2009 death. Karen Faye, who worked for the self-styled King...