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Music News for July 19, 2008
Spears' role as mom expands after epic meltdown (AP)
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) — Less than eight months after an epic meltdown that led to a court taking away her children, Britney Spears is reclaiming her role as a mother — to the point where she may be with her boys nearly half the time.
Run's DMC Hospitalized (E! Online)
E! Online - Darryl McDanielsthe rap progenitor who put the DMC in Run-DMChas been admitted to a New Jersey hospital, where he is expected to undergo surgery to remove two major blood clots later today, publicist Tracey Miller confirmed to E! News.
Indie Acts Gear Up For Festival Season (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Rock festival season is underway, with Coachella and Bonnaroo already over, the Warped and Ozzfest tours traveling from coast to coast, and Chicago's Lollapalooza and New Jersey's All Points West events around the corner in early August.
Sing us one last song at Shea, Piano Man (AP)
AP - NEW YORK (AP) — Billy Joel bade a stirring farewell to Shea Stadium on Friday during an electrifying, sold-out final show at the same ballpark where the Beatles famously ushered in a new era in rock 'n' roll four decades ago.
Yusuf Islam wins damages for "veiled women" slur (Reuters)
Reuters - British folk singer Yusuf Islam, formerly Cat Stevens, accepted libel damages and an apology on Friday from a news agency that reported he had refused to talk to women at an awards ceremony who were not wearing a veil.
Nelson, Marsalis an odd couple on album chart (Reuters)
Reuters - The left-of-center pairing of Willie Nelson and Wynton Marsalis finds the country and jazz icons cooking up some sweet music -- as well as notching career milestones on their respective belts.
Songwriter Hank Cochran recovering from surgery (AP)
AP - Songwriter Hank Cochran is recovering at a Nashville hospital following surgery to remove cancerous tumors from his pancreas and lymph node.
Billboard CD reviews: Miley Cyrus, Buddy Guy (Reuters)
Reuters - Naming a new album "Breakout" when you've already sold 7 million career units seems like a delayed reaction.
Vereen hosts fundraiser for $32M brain center (AP)
AP - Because of his own injuries, Ben Vereen seems like a natural to highlight a fundraiser for an institute that researches brain damage, but it took an introduction from the woman who walks his dog to make it happen.
Singer and radio star Jo Stafford dies at 90 (AP)
AP - Jo Stafford, the honey-voiced band singer who starred in radio and television and sold more than 25 million records with her ballads and folks songs, has died. She was 90.
