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MUSIC NEWS

Ai Weiwei uses music to mock state power in China

Two emotionless prison guards watch Ai Weiwei as he eats, sleeps, paces, showers - and even sits on the toilet - in the Chinese artist's new obscenity-filled, metaphor-rich music video mocking state power.

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MUSIC NEWS

Aretha Franklin taking June off, postponing shows

Aretha Franklin is taking off the month of June.

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MUSIC NEWS

Library honors Carole King with US pop music prize

Carole King isn't done with music - not yet anyway.

MUSIC NEWS

Burt Bacharach opens up on daughter's suicide

Burt Bacharach knew writing a memoir would be emotional - not because of his never-heard backstage tales or his tumultuous marriages. He knew that being honest would force him to come to terms with the death of his daughter.

TELEVISION

A diversion in the air for 'Today'

Two charter airplanes carrying the "Today" show anchor team and their crew from Hawaii to Yellowstone National Park were diverted in the air to Oklahoma for coverage Tuesday of the catastrophic tornado outside of Oklahoma City.

MUSIC NEWS

Lawyer: No background check done on Jackson doctor

AEG Live LLC did not conduct any background checks or supervise the doctor who was later convicted of killing Michael Jackson, a corporate attorney testified Tuesday in a lawsuit claiming the concert promoter was negligent in hiring the physician.

CELEBRITIES

Man pleads guilty in Picasso vandalism case

A man accused of vandalizing a 1929 Pablo Picasso painting in a Houston museum - an act that was caught on cellphone video - agreed Tuesday to a two-year prison term as part of a plea deal with prosecutors.