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Kenny Chesney leads Academy of Country Music nominees (Reuters)
Reuters - Kenny Chesney grabbed the lead with nine award nominations on Thursday from the Academy of Country Music, which hands out its prizes on April 1 in Las Vegas.
APNewsBreak: Jackson enters fray over Grammy cuts (AP)

FILE - In this Oct. 16, 2011 file photo, Rev. Jesse Jackson speaks with reporters during the dedication of the Martin Luther King Jr., Memorial in Washington. Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests, with the awards a little less than two weeks away. In a Friday, Jan. 27, 2012 letter to Neil Portnow, president and CEO of the Grammys, the civil rights activist said his Rainbow Push Coalition was alarmed that there were reductions at a time 'when our country needs to celebrate all its cultural traditions.' (AP Photo/Cliff Owen, File)AP - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests with the awards less than two weeks away.


Unreleased ABBA track on new album (AP)

In this June 14, 1974 file photo, Swedish pop group ABBA, Bjorn Ulvaeus, back left, Benny Andersson, back right, Agnetha Faltskog, front left, and Anni-Frid Lyngstad  are shown. ABBA fans will soon again be saying 'Thank you for the music' with the release of a new track on a special edition of the disbanded 70's pop group's 'The Visitors' album. (AP Photo, file)AP - Mamma Mia, here they go again.


Simon Cowell to launch DJ talent show (Reuters)
Reuters - TV personality and music producer Simon Cowell is launching a new talent competition to find the world's best DJs.
Man jailed for false claim against X factor's Walsh (Reuters)
Reuters - An Irish man who falsely accused television star and pop impresario Louis Walsh of groping him in a Dublin night club was jailed for six months on Wednesday.
Country star Merle Haggard home from hospital (Reuters)
Reuters - Country music singer Merle Haggard was resting at home in Northern California on Friday after a long stint in a Georgia hospital, his publicist Tresa Redburn said.
ABBA to launch revamped final album, with new track (Reuters)
Reuters - Swedish pop group ABBA are to release a new version of their last album, featuring a previously unreleased track for the first time since 1994, the group's website said on Wednesday.
Michael Jackson's legacy cemented by children (Reuters)
Reuters - Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the "Thriller" singer's glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.
Leonard Cohen's new take on "Old Ideas" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sitting in a dimly lit New York City bar wearing a trilby hat and a dark suit, no tie, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen pauses before responding to a question about how his ideas have changed over his lengthy career.
Top 20 Concert Tours from Pollstar (AP)
AP - The Top 20 Concert Tours ranks artists by average box office gross per city and includes the average ticket price for shows in North America. The previous week's ranking is in parentheses. The list is based on data provided to the trade publication Pollstar by concert promoters and venue managers.