NEW YORK Even though he's considered one of rap's all-time greats, when Slick Rick is asked about his most significant accomplishment, he doesn't mention having a platinum-selling record, classic hits like "Children's Story" or even his most recent accolade - getting saluted as a pioneer at the "VH1 Hip-Hop Honors."

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Country singer Stonewall Jackson has settled his federal age discrimination lawsuit against the Grand Ole Opry and its management.

MIAMI With the respect Maroon 5 is given within the pop music industry, it's hard to believe the band has produced only two albums.

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. CBS News' Bob Schieffer said moderating the debate between presidential candidates John McCain and Barack Obama won't be nearly as unnerving as his Grand Ole Opry debut was Sunday.

GREENSBORO, N.C. Janet Jackson has postponed three more shows because of an undisclosed illness.

NEW YORK Jimmy Kimmel is coming back to provide more laughs for the American Music Awards.

CHICHEN ITZA, Mexico Tenor Placido Domingo's choice of a classical program peppered with local music and help from Mexican pianist and crooner Armando Manzanero appeared to smooth the controversy surrounding his Saturday concert at the Mayan pyramids of Chichen Itza.

SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic Grammy-winning merengue superstar Juan Luis Guerra is planning to teach at his Boston alma mater.

INDIANOLA, Miss. Translucent images of long ago, of black men and women, backs bent, picking cotton under an unforgiving sun, are artistically displayed on standing glass panels in a museum carved out of an old brick gin mill in the Mississippi Delta.

LONDON Some of Britain's biggest music stars announced Saturday they are banding together to demand greater control over their music in the digital age.

MERIDA, Mexico Placido Domingo's concert at the Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza on Saturday night is being billed as "the world's greatest tenor at one of the Seven Wonders of the Modern World," a claim few lovers of opera or history would dispute.

I have good taste in music. I swear on my stack of Van Morrison, Rufus Wainwright and Beck.

MINNEAPOLIS - Darius Rucker, the lead singer of Hootie & the Blowfish, has gone country. Just look at them boots. Or look at Billboard's country charts: He had the No. 1 single and the No. 1 album last week.

CROWE BROTHERS, "Brothers-N-Harmony," Rural Rhythm. 12 tracks.

NEW YORK After musical trips to Appalachia, Brazil, Argentina, the Silk Road and baroque and modern Italy, Yo-Yo Ma has embarked on a spiritual journey.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. New duo Dailey & Vincent dominated the International Bluegrass Music Association awards Thursday, winning entertainer of the year, album of the year, vocal group, emerging artist and gospel recorded performance.

KANSAS CITY, Mo. After an eight-year hiatus, Tina Turner brought her famous voice and energy back to the stage Wednesday, opening her 36-date North American tour with a hit-filled concert at the Sprint Center.

LOS ANGELES The federal Copyright Royalty Board on Thursday left the royalty that songwriters receive on sales of CDs and digital downloads at 9.1 cents per song for the next five years.

Singer-guitarist Tommy Castro admits there's a down side to his all-star Legendary Rhythm & Blues Revue show.

YPSILANTI, Mich. Rock star Bruce Springsteen was headlining a rally Monday afternoon for Democrat Barack's Obama's presidential campaign at Eastern Michigan University.

MONTPELIER, Vt. Those reunion rumors weren't just cut bait: Four years after disbanding, the time seems right to Phish.

WASHINGTON Congress has cleared the way for a potential agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates.

What is it like to grow up surrounded by song? From his famous parents to the company of his sister Sally, who is a singer-songwriter, too, Ben Taylor has been gently rocked into this world, sonic-wise, by music knit right at home and sounds from the world of music that makes its way into one's home.

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LONDON British band Oasis is joining the music rush to the Internet.

WASHINGTON Rock stars Bruce Springsteen and Billy Joel are teaming up for their first joint concert to benefit Democratic presidential nominee Barack Obama.

She's "Glamorous." Even "Fergalicious." And she's a singer for the Black Eyed Peas, the hottest hip-hop group on the planet.

Journey bassist Ross Valory realizes that there's a point when a band is no longer a band, but merely a half-note, shadowy version of its old self.

WASHINGTON Congress is close to passing legislation that would buy extra time to finalize an agreement intended to save the emerging Internet radio market from a crippling hike in copyright royalty rates.

LOS ANGELES Britney Spears' attorney has asked a judge to delay the singer's upcoming trial on a misdemeanor charge for driving without a valid license.

NEW YORK Philip Glass has been commissioned by New York City Opera to compose an opera that imagines the final months in the life of Walt Disney.

GENEVA At La Scala, he rankled musicians and clashed with management, personifying at least to some the stereotype of the megalomaniac maestro.

Metallica, Run-D.M.C., the Stooges, Jeff Beck, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Neil Diamond, Genesis, the Cure, Hall & Oates, Rush, Alice Cooper, Bon Jovi, the Steve Miller Band, Peter Gabriel, Tom Waits, Roxy Music, KISS, the Spinners, Luther Vandross, Chicago, Linda Ronstadt, Yes and Jimmy Buffett are the nominees for the 2009 inductees into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Plenty of rock bands have made exceptional albums but stunk like a dead carp on stage. And then there's the peculiar case of My Morning Jacket.

NEW YORK Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at the 2009 Super Bowl halftime show in Tampa, Fla., the NFL and NBC announced Sunday night.

NEW YORK A Finnish soprano returning to the scene of her greatest triumph. A Polish contralto back at the Met after 24 years. A Uruguayan bass bringing his trademark role to the house for the first time.

LONDON American rapper Busta Rhymes has performed at a charity concert after overcoming his problems with British immigration.

MySpace is making a case to be the No. 1 online destination for music.

LONDON American rapper Busta Rhymes has won the right to perform at a charity concert in Britain.

NEW YORK Bob Dylan's new album shall be released one week early as a free online stream on National Public Radio's Web site.

WASHINGTON The National Symphony Orchestra has chosen Christoph Eschenbach as its next music director after years of searching.

Eagles guitarist Joe Walsh is the anti-Eagle. Make that the anti-ego.

PHILADELPHIA - You've probably heard the music of singer/songwriter Rachael Yamagata even if you're not aware of it.

The Gainesville, Fla.-based agit-punk outfit Against Me! specializes in what rock writers often call "intelligent angst" or "fierce politics," terms that are surprising mostly to those for whom "punk" could mean anything from the Sex Pistols to "Dookie" to Hot Topic.

TEL AVIV, Israel - Paul McCartney performed his first concert in Israel, kicking it off with the familiar Beatles' song "Hello, Goodbye" to the joy of tens of thousands of cheering fans.

NEW YORK They threw a birthday party for him, and it wasn't even his birthday.

BOSTON James Levine returned to podium for the Boston Symphony Orchestra's gala opening night performance, after taking several weeks off following surgery for kidney cancer.

NEW YORK Donnie Wahlberg might look and act tough, but he's a softie underneath.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. An unreleased recitation by Johnny Cash will be available as part of a new documentary examining Cash's views on America. In "I Am The Nation," the deep-voiced singer personifies the country with references to important events and people in American history.