Music News

LONDON (Reuters) - A giant bale of hay has killed a founding member of the Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) band after it tumbled down a hill and crashed into his van. Full Story »

NEW YORK - The most Earth-shattering event in Brazil this weekend took place in New York, where singer Ivete Sangalo played a sold out show at Madison Square Garden. Too bad, few Americans even noticed. Full Story »

NEW YORK - Hip-hop star Kanye West is still feeling the pain over his ambush of Taylor Swift last year — and he's expressing his pain all over Twitter. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Kara DioGuardi is following Ellen DeGeneres and Simon Cowell out the door at "American Idol." Full Story »

DENVER (Billboard) - For all the innovations Apple has brought to the market through the years, it's also a pretty good follower. Full Story »

MIAMI (Billboard) - At a time when economic woes and immigration crackdowns are hurting the Latin music touring business, big, showy productions would seem to be a thing of the past. Full Story »

MIAMI (Billboard) - After more than seven decades in the business, seminal act Banda el Recodo remains one of the top-selling groups in the genre of brass-based Mexican music. Founded in 1938 by Cruz Lizarraga, the band has continued to thrive through the years thanks to Lizarraga's two sons, Joel and Alfonso, who have adapted the traditional banda format to multiple musical styles and contemporary arrangements. Full Story »

LONDON (Billboard) - At a recent media showcase in London, KT Tunstall offered an unusual description of the songs from her forthcoming third album: "Like Eddie Cochran working with Leftfield," she told the assembled press. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The Capitol release bowed at No. 1 on the Billboard 200, thanks to first-week sales of 192,000 units in the United States, the ninth-best debut week so far this year, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - The prevailing cultural attitude, at least for the middle-class, Caucasian, Western world, seems to be that the moment a woman gives birth, her taste in culture dies. "Mom blogs" peddle mewling folk singers, and your infant suddenly determines not only your musical preferences, but your outlook on life. Full Story »

LONDON (Billboard) - Five years after Irish sibling band the Corrs took a prolonged sabbatical, violinist Sharon Corr is back in a new role, as lead vocalist on her debut solo album, "Dream of You." Full Story »

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rosanne Cash has worn many hats through the years -- country music star, acclaimed singer-songwriter, mother of five and firstborn child of the legendary Johnny Cash. Full Story »

COLTON, Calif. - A judge has ruled that a rapper known as 40 Glocc who touted his gang member status in songs and videos is subject to a 2008 gang injunction barring him from an apartment complex in his hometown of Colton. Full Story »

BERLIN - A German court ruled Friday that Google Inc.'s subsidiary YouTube LLC must pay compensation after users uploaded several videos of performances by singer Sarah Brightman in violation of copyright laws. Full Story »

LONDON - Yoko Ono says John Lennon is still helping her in her endeavours as an artist and peace activist as she pays tribute to her late husband before what would have been his 70th birthday. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - Ne-Yo says T.I. has had many chances — and it's time he gets his act together. Full Story »

NASHVILLE, Tenn. - The first song Brooks & Dunn ever sang together has become their last. Full Story »

LOS ANGELES - "American Idol" is expanding the talent search for its next season with an audition in Los Angeles later this month. Full Story »