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Prosecutors had argued that a video tape showed the 41-year-old engaged in graphic sex acts with a girl as young as 13

Latin-American entertainers came together Thursday night to help Broadcast music Incorporated honor award-winning composer Gustavo ...

A musicians union has filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of 'American Idol,' claiming musicians were underpaid because the show's live music was re-recorded for reruns.

A musicians union has filed a federal lawsuit against the producers of 'American Idol,' claiming musicians were underpaid because the show's live music was re-recorded for reruns.

The American Federation of Musicians has sued American Idol's producers for re-recording music on the syndicated American Idol Rewind show instead of paying the original musicians royalties.The union wants 'unspecified damages' because 'American Idol Productions Inc. and its subsidiary Tick Tock Productions Inc. violated a collective bargaining agreement' that 'says the show's musicians should be paid royalties for rebroadcasts of the show,' the AP reports, citing the lawsuit.The AP says 'producers are required to pay 75 percent of scale to musicians who appear in the original show and rehearsals, plus 10 percent of that pay to a union pension fund, with decreasing percentages for each rebroadcast, according to court papers. In 2007, the producers started cutting out the show's soundtrack and using different musicians to re-record new music for the past-season highlights show.'Musicians union sues 'Idol' producers [AP]>> read the latest news about American Idol >> find more reality

Brazilian music star Sergio Mendes talks about his new titled, Encanto, released in June 2008. The title, Encanto "is a beautiful Portuguese word that I chose as the album title because it describes the whole project so well. It means: Enchantment, Delight, Charm…""Every time I make a new record, it’s a new adventure." explains the affable Mendes from his Los Angeles home. “My main motivation," he enthuses, "is to record ...

Summerfest Concerts announces the summer 2008 season bringing Kansas City works by Dan Locklair, J. Mark Scearce, Michael Kurek, Summerfest musician Michael Kimber, and featuring a Summerfest premiere by Kristin Kuster.

If the best way to measure the growth of a band is by the tantrums thrown by its frontman, then Coldplay just reached the next plateau of their career.Adding 'the music' to the...

Pan Asian Repertory Theatre will perform excerpts from their recent Off-Broadway hit, THE JOY LUCK CLUB at the Hands together: new york Artists Gather for China Earthquake Relief to Benefit UNICEF hosted by The Players Theatre and presented by Matrix music Collaborators on June 14, 2008 at 3pm.

Music News: Rapper's 'Carter' may sell 1 million in first week -- Lil Wayne's 'Tha Carter III' set a first-day sales record for the year and could be the first album to top 1 million sales in a week since 50 Cent posted seven-figure sales in March 2005.