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NFL gives guidance to its music hopefuls

Last updated Saturday, March 3, 2012 - 5:12pm

NEW YORK -- Even before Darren Howard entered the NFL, the defensive end had dreams of being in the music business. He was a DJ in high school and by the time he was in college, he'd created a "rag-tag" recording studio in the basement of his residence.

"It's always been something I loved," said Howard. "I knew one day that I would transform to that."

So after Howard retired in 2009, the former New Orleans Saints and Philadelphia Eagles player jumped into making records. He started his own label, Empyre, and signed a pop and R&B singer that he's confident about.

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Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies

Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, February 11, 2012 - 11:31pm

LOS ANGELES — Whitney Houston, who reigned as pop music’s queen until her majestic voice and regal image were ravaged by drug use, erratic behavior and a tumultuous marriage to singer Bobby Brown, has died. She was 48.

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(PAUL SAKUMA/The Associated Press) In this Sept. 9, 2008 file photo, Apple CEO Steve Jobs talks about iTunes 8 at an event in San Francisco. Jobs’ entree into the music world was more than a success _ it was a phenomenon. Today, iTunes owns the majority of the digital sales market, has redefined listening experience, and has for all purposes become the way that music is consumed.

iTunes great for Apple, but was it for music biz?

Contributed, Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press

Last updated Saturday, October 8, 2011 - 5:32pm

NEW YORK — When Apple rolled out iTunes for the masses in the spring of 2003, the music industry was at a point of transition — and chaos.

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Perry wins top award but Beyonce baby tops show

Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press

Last updated Sunday, August 28, 2011 - 10:56pm

Beyonce and Jay-Z's offspring doesn't even have a name yet, but it was the indisputable breakout star of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, upstaging everyone, even Katy Perry's win for video of the year.

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In this Feb. 13, 2011 file photo, singer Whitney Houston performs at the pre-Grammy gala & salute to industry icons with Clive Davis honoring David Geffen in Beverly Hills, Calif.

Whitney Houston voluntarily enters rehab

Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, May 9, 2011 - 5:23pm

A representative for the superstar singer confirmed Monday that Houston is undergoing treatment. Kristen Foster says Houston is in an out-patient program for drug and alcohol treatment. She says it is a voluntary measure and part of Houston's "long-standing" recovery process.

The 47-year-old, one of the most successful singers in pop music history, has battled problems with drug addiction for years. But in 2009, as she released a comeback album, she declared herself healthy and clean.

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In this March 4, 2011 file photo, Jennifer Lopez and husband Marc Anthony attend a signing ceremony for filmmaking incentive legislation for the U.S. island territory in Bayamon, Puerto Rico. Jennifer Lopez is teaming up with "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller for another TV show -- and this time she's bringing husband Marc Anthony into the fold. The trio announced Wednesday, April 27, 2011, that they are creating "Q'Viva! The Chosen."

J.Lo and Anthony team up with Fuller for new show

Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Associated Press

Last updated Wednesday, April 27, 2011 - 11:44am

NEW YORK -- Jennifer Lopez is teaming up with "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller for a new TV show -- and she's bringing husband Marc Anthony into the fold.

The trio announced Wednesday that they are creating "Q'Viva! The Chosen." The show would feature the superstar couple as they travel 21 countries to find the best performers in Latin music, dance and other arts with the goal of creating a live extravaganza.

The show's director will be Jamie King. It will be filmed in three languages.

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(The Associated Press) Rolling Stone features John Lennon and his final interview on the 30th anniversary of his death. Lennon talked to the magazine just three days before he was gunned down.

Remembering John Lennon 30 years after his murder

Deepti Hajela, Nekesa Mumbi Moody, The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, December 9, 2010 - 12:23am

NEW YORK -- John Lennon's fans celebrated his life Wednesday by visiting Strawberry Fields, the Central Park garden dedicated in his honor, while a newly released interview he gave shortly before his death showed he was optimistic about his future.

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In this magazine cover image of Rolling Stone, former Beatle John Lennon is shown on the cover of the Dec. 23, 2010 issue of "Rolling Stone." Rolling Stone is releasing John Lennon's final interview on the 30th anniversary of his death. Lennon talked to Rolling Stone on Dec. 5, 1980, just three days before he would be gunned down in front of his apartment building by Mark David Chapman.

Fans honor Lennon at NY's Strawberry Fields

Deepti Hajela, Nekesa Mumbi Moody

Last updated Wednesday, December 8, 2010 - 12:44pm

NEW YORK -- John Lennon's fans celebrated his life Wednesday by visiting Strawberry Fields, the Central Park garden dedicated in his honor, while a newly released interview he gave shortly before his death showed he was optimistic about his future.

On the 30th anniversary of Lennon's murder outside his Manhattan apartment building, admirers played his music nearby at Strawberry Fields and placed flowers on a mosaic named for another famous Lennon song, "Imagine."

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Fogerty's 'Centerfield' gets Hall of Fame honor

Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press

Last updated Tuesday, May 25, 2010 - 4:46pm

NEW YORK -- John Fogerty's "Centerfield" has logged more time in baseball stadiums than most Hall of Famers. Now, the classic song is about to get its due in Cooperstown.

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Ricky Martin is livin' la vida open, says he's gay

Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, March 29, 2010 - 9:00pm

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."

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(AP) Singer Kanye West takes the microphone from singer Taylor Swift as she accepts the "Best Female Video" award.

West outburst rains on Swift's MTV parade

Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press

Last updated Monday, September 14, 2009 - 12:36am

SLIDESHOW: See pictures of the MTV Video Music Awards

NEW YORK -- The MTV Video Music Awards kicked off Sunday with a poignant, tender tribute to fallen icon Michael Jackson, but soon got back into raucous character thanks to Kanye West, who delivered yet another awards show outburst at the expense of country and pop sweetheart Taylor Swift.

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Guitar legend-inventor Les Paul dies at age 94

Nekesa Mumbi Moody The Associated Press

Last updated Thursday, August 13, 2009 - 11:19pm

NEW YORK -- Les Paul, the guitar virtuoso and inventor who revolutionized music and created rock 'n' roll as surely as Elvis Presley and the Beatles by developing the solid-body electric guitar and multitrack recording, died Thursday at age 94.

Known for his lightning-fast leads, Paul performed with some of early pop's biggest names and produced a slew of hits, many with wife Mary Ford. But it was his inventive streak that made him universally revered by guitar gods as their original ancestor and earned his induction into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame as one of the most important forces in popular music.
Paul, who died in White Plains, N.Y., of complications from pneumonia, was a tireless tinkerer, whose quest for a particular sound led him to create the first solid-body electric guitar, a departure from the hollow-body guitars of the time. His invention paved the way for modern rock 'n' roll and became the standard instrument for legends like Pete Townshend and Jimmy Page.

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