After four decades, Black Sabbath tops U.S. album chart
LOS ANGELES - Veteran heavy-metal band Black Sabbath landed its first No. 1 album on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday, more than four decades after the rockers debuted their first album in the United States.
Rolling Stones release back catalogue on iTunes
LONDON - The Rolling Stones released a career-spanning digitally re-mastered back catalogue on Apple Inc's iTunes Store on Wednesday as part of their 50th anniversary celebrations.
Kanye West wins over critics with 'daring' new album 'Yeezus'
LOS ANGELES - Rapper Kanye West pushes the boundaries of hip hop with his latest album "Yeezus," using aggressive electro-dance music beats to channel his anger and win over critics, who have called the record "daring" and "ambitious."
Legendary country singer Slim Whitman dead at 90
NEW YORK/NASHVILLE - Legendary country singer and songwriter Slim Whitman, known for his smooth falsetto and high-pitched yodeling talent, died in Florida on Wednesday at the age of 90, his son-in-law said.
Justin Bieber hits photographer in Los Angeles car scrape
LOS ANGELES - Teen pop star Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run, police said.
Mumford & Sons bassist on the mend after brain surgery
- British folk band Mumford & Sons' bassist Ted Dwane posted a message on Monday saying he was recovering after brain surgery to remove a blood clot.
Jay Z's million-album Samsung sale unlikely to count for charts
LOS ANGELES - Rapper Jay Z's upcoming studio album will go to a million users of Samsung smartphones three days before its official release in a promotional deal, but the distribution is unlikely to count toward official sales figures, an industry expert said on Monday.
Veteran bands Motorhead, Black Sabbath top UK metal music awards
LONDON - Veteran British rock bands Motorhead and Black Sabbath were crowned the kings of heavy metal on Monday, winning the top accolades at the UK's top metal music awards, the Metal Hammer Golden Gods.
Bernanke says Fed likely to reduce bond buying this year
WASHINGTON - Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke said on Wednesday the U.S. economy is expanding strongly enough for the central bank to begin slowing the pace of its bond-buying stimulus later this year.
First lady likes Obama’s voice; rates Romney singing ‘beautiful’
"It's beautiful," Michelle Obama says of Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney's singing.
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