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In May 1976, my Dad took me to Detroit’s venerable Tiger Stadium for my first major league ballgame, a Sunday afternoon contest between the pre-"Birdmania" Tigers and the eventual AL champion Yankees. Though just a little over 60 years old at the time, "The Corner" at Michigan and Trumbull (formerly known as Briggs Stadium …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jennifer Lopez has topped the annual Forbes list of the 100 most powerful celebrities in the world, taking over from fellow pop singer Lady Gaga and beating out media mogul Oprah Winfrey. The 42-year-old singer, actress and dancer, who rose up through the entertainment world ranks from her humble birthplace …

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the face of it, Universal Music Group's bid to buy a big chunk of EMI stands to make the world's leading music company an even more formidable force, combining Universal's star lineup of Lady Gaga and Rihanna with the British company's deep library of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Katy Perry. Certainly …

Traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells has announced its lineup. Performers include RZA (who will also curate the festival's 36 Chambers Stage), Bone Thugs-n-Harmony, Wiz Khalifa, Ice Cube, Mac Miller, J. Cole, Kid Cudi, 2 Chainz, A$AP Rocky, Atmosphere, Missy Elliott and Timbaland, Redman and Method Man, Nas, Yelawolf, …

OneRepublic drummer Eddie Fisher was arrested in Denver yesterday on suspicion of assault, Reuters reports. Fisher was also booked on charges of disturbing the peace and destruction of private property. The musician is being held without bond at the Denver city jail.

John Mayer stopped by The Ellen DeGeneres Show today to talk about shrinking away from the press after his handful of controversial interviews two years ago, Us Weekly reports. 

Bad news for Black Sabbath fans: Bill Ward will not be playing drums at any of the group's three gigs scheduled this year. In a long message posted on his website, Ward explained that he was simply not able to come to terms with his bandmates. The metal pioneers are playing their first show since 2005 this Saturday evening …

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Jermaine Paul, the newly crowned winner of popular TV singing competition "The Voice," said on Tuesday he wants to make music that ordinary Americans like himself and his family can relate to - with a few celebrity cameos, of course. R&B singer Paul, a former backup for Alicia Keys and Mary J. Blige, …

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Simon Cowell and Fox television are gambling on pop icon Britney Spears and teen singer Demi Lovato to revive "The X Factor", but for many media watchers it could be a case of "Oops!..." did they do it again? Spears, 30, and former Disney Channel star Lovato, 19, are expected to bring in bigger, …

Willie Nelson and his son Lukas teamed up for a cover of Pearl Jam's "Just Breathe" live on Willie's SiriusXM channel, Roadhouse. Father and son split vocal and guitar duties on their warm, rustic rendition of the second single from Pearl Jam's 2009 record, Backspacer. The Nelsons' version of the song will appear on Willie's new …

On May 22nd, guitar virtuoso Slash will release his second solo record, Apocalyptic Love. Recorded with backing group Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators, the album is filled with head bangers and plenty of fancy fretwork, most notably on standout tracks like "Hard and Fast" and "Standing in the Sun." Stream the deluxe version …

Lady Gaga will have to cancel a June 3rd show in Jakarta, Indonesia after she was denied a permit due to protests from religious and political leaders, the Associated Press reports. 

To celebrate the May 21st remastered reissue of 1971's Ram, the only album to be credited to both Paul and Linda McCartney, Rolling Stone is giving away a copy of the deluxe edition box set, a T-shirt and lithograph to one lucky reader. Five runners-up will win a copy of the standard edition remastered CD.