LOS ANGELES – Andrew Garcia and Lee Dewyze are back in the “American Idol” judges’ good graces.
After a string of lackluster performances, 24-year-old musician Garcia of Moreno, Calif., finally wowed the panel with a stripped-down rendition of Chris Brown’s “Forever,” while 23-year-old paint sales clerk Dewyze of Mount Prospect, Ill., treated the Fox singing competition [...]
NEW YORK – Ricky Martin is no longer denying the rumors: He’s gay.
In a statement posted via Twitter in both Spanish and English, and later confirmed with his representative, Martin said: “I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am.”
For many, Monday’s announcement [...]
SAN FRANCISCO – Blanche Thebom, a mezzo-soprano who sang more than 350 performances with the Metropolitan Opera in New York, has died at age 94.
From the 1944 to 1967, Thebom was a star of the Met, part of a wave of American opera singers to gain international fame. She was best known for her Wagner [...]
NASHVILLE (Billboard) – Alan Jackson is well known as a man of few words — unless he’s putting them in a song.
A self-effacing superstar who doesn’t like to do interviews because he’s uncomfortable promoting himself, Jackson has proved during the past 20 years to be one of music’s most reliable hitmakers, consistently delivering no-frills, traditional [...]