BERLIN Florian Schneider, a co-founder of Kraftwerk, the German band that built the foundation for electro-pop and scored a chart-topping global hit with "Autobahn" in 1974, has left the group, its label said Tuesday.
In this image released by Virgin Records, Iggy Pop, center, is shown with Ron Asheton, left, and Scott Asheton of The Stooges. Ron Asheton of The Stooges was found dead in his home on Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009, in Ann Arbor, Mich. He was 60. City police Sgt. Brad Hill says there were no signs of foul play, and the death appeared to be of natural causes.
DETROIT Ron Asheton, the guitarist for the Stooges whose raw sound helped inspire the first generation of punk musicians, has died. He was 60.
In this June 27, 2008 file photo, British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse performs at the 46664 charity concert in honor of Nelson Mandela's 90th birthday in London. Winehouse has dropped her appeal in a Norwegian drugs case and will accept her fine for illegal possession of marijuana in 2007, her Norwegian attorney told The AP on Tuesday Jan. 6, 2009. Winehouse and Fielder-Civil, were arrested during a concert stop in the western city of Bergen in October 2007 on charges of possessing 7 grams (1/4-ounce) of marijuana. They held overnight and were released after paying fines of 3,000 kroner ($428).
OSLO, Norway British singer Amy Winehouse dropped her appeal in a Norwegian drug case and will accept a fine for illegal marijuana possession in 2007, her attorney said Tuesday.
BERLIN Fans of Germany's renowned Berlin Philharmonic can now follow the orchestra's performances from anywhere in the world through a new "digital concert hall" accessible via the Internet.
Argentine-born Israeli Maestro Daniel Barenboim conducts the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra during the traditional New Year's concert at the golden hall of Vienna's Musikverein, Austria on Thursday, Jan. 1, 2009.
BERLIN Israeli conductor Daniel Barenboim and his orchestra of Arab and Israeli musicians have canceled performances in the Middle East this weekend because of fighting between Israel and Hamas, he said Tuesday.
In a Nov. 16, 2008 file photo Rihanna performs during a concert suburban Taguig, south of Manila, Philippines. Rihanna will shun skimpy outfits when she performs in Malaysia in February, the concert's organizers said Tuesday, Jan. 6, 2009.
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia The good girl gone bad has promised to be good for one night.
NEW YORK The final note of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign may very well be sung by Jon Bon Jovi.
Sen. Hillary Clinton, D-N.Y., greets someone in the crowd at Times Square before she help to start the New Year's ball drop in New York, Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008.
NEW YORK The final note of Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign may very well be sung by Jon Bon Jovi.
LOS ANGELES It looks like the old Dead are gettin' on.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. In Dec. 30 and Dec. 31 stories about New Year's Eve parties, The Associated Press reported that the economic downturn contributed to slow ticket sales for events hosted by R&B singer John Legend and Lindsay Lohan. It is typical for New Year's Eve parties hosted by Opium Group to sell out the afternoon of Dec. 31, and they did for the latest parties, spokeswoman Vanessa Menkes said.
NEW YORK At the end of Giacomo Puccini's "La Rondine," an enamored woman jilts her ardent but poor lover, saying she can't give up her old life as a rich man's mistress.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. Music sales have continued to slump in 2008 as the increased number of downloads of digital tracks failed to make up for a plunge in the sale of compact discs.
MIAMI Cincinnati coach Brian Kelly thinks his team has figured out how to beat Virginia Tech.
In this Sunday, Aug. 17, 2008, file photo, British singer, Amy Winehouse performs at the V Festival, near Chelmsford, England. Winehouse has been summoned to appear in a Norwegian court on Jan. 12 in her appeal against a fine in a drugs possession case, a police prosecutor said Wednesday, Dec. 31, 2008.
OSLO, Norway British singer-songwriter Amy Winehouse has been summoned to appear in a Norwegian court on Jan. 12 in her appeal against a fine in a drugs possession case, a police prosecutor said Wednesday.
LOS ANGELES Why not share a shot with Paris Hilton or boogie down with Pete Wentz to ring in 2009? This year, any regular Joe with dough (and no reason to sweat the economy) could party like - and with - a rock star, movie star or reality TV star on New Year's Eve.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. The Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will get to keep historic instruments from Bill Monroe, Johnny Cash and Mother Maybelle Carter pledged by a man who committed suicide after being accused of defrauding millions from investors.
In this Jan. 13, 2006 file photo, rapper DMX is shown in New York.
PHOENIX DMX has reached a plea deal on multiple drug possession, theft and animal cruelty charges.
In this Jan. 13, 2006 file photo, Jazz musician Freddie Hubbard receives a National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Masters Award at the NEA Jazz Masters Awards Concert in New York. Hubbard, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose style influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, died Monday, Dec. 29, 2008,at Sherman Oaks Hospital in Los Angeles according to Hubbard's manager, David Weiss. He had been hospitalized since suffering a heart attack last month. He was 70.
LOS ANGELES Freddie Hubbard, the Grammy-winning jazz musician whose blazing virtuosity influenced a generation of trumpet players and who collaborated with such greats as Ornette Coleman, John Coltrane and Sonny Rollins, died Monday, a month after suffering a heart attack. He was 70.
In this Aug. 3, 2008 file photo, Jimmy Buffett performs at the Newport Folk Festival at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. Buffett, who turned 62 on Christmas Day, has long been an icon of certain baby boomers, who tapped into his tropical party vibe as they toiled in cubicles and offices. But in the past decade this chronicler of Margaritaville has really cashed in on his image.
LAS VEGAS It's like the world's biggest beach party, hosted by the world's richest beach bum. The 15,000 fans packing the sold-out MGM Grand arena were enjoying the final concert of the season by Jimmy Buffett, the singer whose popularity and fortune grow greater even as his hair grows grayer.
VIENNA, Austria The Israeli-Palestinian conflict cannot be resolved militarily, conductor Daniel Barenboim said Monday.
U.S. film director and actor Woody Allen , second right, plays clarinet during a concert of his New Orleans Jazz Band in Warsaw Poland, , Sunday, Dec. 28, 2008.
WARSAW, Poland An audience of almost 3,000 clapped and cheered as Woody Allen and his jazz band gave their first ever concert in Poland on Sunday.
In this July 2, 1970 file photo, guitarist Jerry Garcia, of the band "The Grateful Dead," left, is joined by Delaney Bramlett, right, in Calgary, Canada, during the legendary "Festival Express," also known as the Transcontinental Pop Festival. Bramlett, who penned classic rock songs such as "Let it Rain" and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, died Saturday Dec. 27, 2008 in Los Angeles. He was 69.
LOS ANGELES Singer-songwriter-producer Delaney Bramlett, who penned such classic rock songs as "Let it Rain" and worked with musicians George Harrison and Eric Clapton, has died. He was 69.
NEW YORK Eartha Kitt, the self-proclaimed "sex kitten" whose sultry voice and catlike purr attracted fans even as she neared 80, has died. The singer, dancer and actress was 81.
LOS ANGELES Jazz pianist and singer Page Cavanaugh, whose popular trio in the 1940s and 1950s played in motion pictures and on Frank Sinatra's radio show, has died at 86.
In this Oct. 15, 2008 file photo DJ-AM aka Adam Goldstein gestures while performing with rapper Jay-Z, not pictured, at the grand reopening of the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles. The celebrity disc jockey who was one of two people to survive a fiery Learjet crash in South Carolina has sued several companies and the estates of the plane's pilots and filed a complaint for negligence and breach of contract in Los Angeles Superior Court on Tuesday.
LOS ANGELES A celebrity disc jockey who survived a fiery Learjet crash in South Carolina has sued several companies and the estates of the plane's pilots.
