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2/28/2008 11:00:02 PM

Rapper Flo Rida still No. 1 on U.S. singles chart (Reuters)
2/28/2008 10:44:53 PM
Reuters - Rapper Flo Rida's debut single led the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart for a 10th week on Thursday, the longest reign in more than a year.

'American Idol' cuts 4 more contestants (AP)
2/28/2008 10:37:45 PM
AP - Four more aspiring singers failed to convince viewers that they have what it takes to win the star-making talent contest "American Idol."

Mike Smith of 'Dave Clark Five' dies (AP)
2/28/2008 7:27:39 PM
AP - Dave Clark Five lead singer Mike Smith died of pneumonia Thursday, less than two weeks before the band was to be inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame. He was 64.

Dave Clark Five singer Smith dies at age 64 (Reuters)
2/28/2008 6:28:00 PM
Reuters - Mike Smith, the lead singer of the 1960s British band the Dave Clark Five, died on Thursday of pneumonia at an English hospital, his U.S. agent said.

Records: Jackson late on home payments (AP)
2/28/2008 5:51:25 PM
AP - Public documents show Michael Jackson has repeatedly failed to make mortgage payments on a Los Angeles home that has been used for years by his family.

'Ozark Jubilee' guitarist dies at 85 (AP)
2/28/2008 5:00:57 PM
AP - Herschel "Speedy" Haworth Jr., who played lead guitar on the 1950s country music show "Ozark Jubilee" and had hits with the original Porter Wagoner Trio, has died at age 85.

Arctic Monkeys dominate NME awards again (Reuters)
2/28/2008 4:12:30 PM
Reuters - Sheffield rockers the Arctic Monkeys dominated the NME music awards on Thursday by scooping the best British band, best track and best video prizes.

Kenny G undergoes a musical makeover (AP)
2/28/2008 4:02:16 PM
AP - The easygoing, smooth jazz star Kenny G makes an unlikely rebel. But he had to put his sax down when his longtime record label insisted that he do yet another album of standards.

Fisk unveils new musical research (AP)
2/28/2008 3:27:58 PM
AP - When people say John Work III had "big ears," they're not being unkind.

Experts create new image of Bach (Reuters)
2/28/2008 2:26:34 PM
Reuters - Experts have digitally rebuilt the face of 18th century German composer Johann Sebastian Bach -- and say the results may surprise his fans.

Jayhawks principals reconnect with new album (Reuters)
2/28/2008 2:05:53 PM
Reuters - While the Jayhawks may be no more, the lauded Americana band's formerly estranged principals Gary Louris and Mark Olson have finished a new album together, their first since 1995's "Tomorrow the Green Grass."

Idol Gets Beatlemania (E! Online)
2/28/2008 2:00:27 PM
E! Online - It's been a hard day's night for American Idol, but the show finally has a ticket to ride.

Sporty Spice finds "Time" for new album (Reuters)
2/28/2008 5:14:08 AM
Reuters - Now that the Spice Girls reunion tour has ended, Melanie "Sporty Spice" Chisholm is getting ready to release her fourth solo album in April.

Britney Headed Back in the Zone (E! Online)
2/28/2008 12:30:15 PM
E! Online - For better or for worse, another Britney Spears comeback is in the works. 

Jessica, Pussycats Join Troop Troupe (E! Online)
2/28/2008 9:25:59 AM
E! Online - You may not be able to take the country out of Jessica Simpson, but it's apparently less of a problem to take Jessica Simpson out of the country.

Boy George Tumbles for Plea (E! Online)
2/28/2008 7:15:03 AM
E! Online - If you ask Boy George if he really wanted to hurt him, the answer's an emphatic no.

Judge Sets New Rules on Ja's Bail (E! Online)
2/28/2008 5:28:48 AM
E! Online - This isn't the kind of diss Ja Rule is used to.



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