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Sly Stone sues ex-manager, claiming millions kept (AP)

FILE - In this July 14, 2007 file photo, funk music pioneer Sly Stone from the group Sly and the Family Stone performs on stage during the 41st Montreux Jazz Festival at the Stravinski hall in Montreux, Switzerland. (AP Photo/KEYSTONE, Martial Trezzini)AP - Sly Stone is suing a former business manager and others claiming tens of millions of dollars in royalties were kept from the singer.


Kanye West begins recording new album (Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - Courtesy of NME -- Rapper looks to Gill Scott-Heron and Nina Simone for inspiration
`Il Postino' opera premiere set for Sept. 23 in LA (AP)
AP - The delayed premiere of Daniel Catan's "Il Postino" has been rescheduled by the Los Angeles Opera for Sept. 23, the opening night of the 2010-11 season.
Rocker Joe Walsh takes on namesake politician (Reuters)
Reuters - Another musician is claiming that a political candidate is tone deaf to the nation's intellectual property laws. And this one has an amusing twist.
"Hope for Haiti" album shakes up pop chart (Reuters)
Reuters - The "Hope For Haiti Now" charity album debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. pop chart, becoming the first digital-only release to achieve this feat, according to sales data issued on Wednesday.
Grammy nod adds leverage to Melanie Fiona's career (AP)

Recording artist Melanie Fiona poses for a portrait Wednesday, Jan. 20, 2010 in New York.  (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)AP - Melanie Fiona still cries when she thinks about her ex-boyfriend. He is the main reference in her R&B smash, the haunting ballad "It Kills Me."


Blige, Bocelli to sing for Haiti at Grammys (Reuters)
Reuters - Singer Mary J. Blige and Italian pop tenor Andrea Bocelli will perform Simon & Garfunkel's "Bridge Over Troubled Water" at the Grammy awards on Sunday to raise money for victims of the Haiti earthquake.
Cheryl Cole to support Black Eyed Peas on UK tour (Reuters)
Reuters - British singer Cheryl Cole, best known as a judge on the hit "X Factor" television series, will support U.S. group the Black Eyed Peas on the British leg of their forthcoming THE E.N.D. world tour.
Wyclef Jean talks about Haiti relief efforts in NY (AP)

Haitian musician and humanitarian Wyclef Jean, center, is joined by clergy including the Rev. Al Sharpton, left, and the Rev. Herbert Daughtry, right, during a news conference pledging their support to Yele, the humanitarian and relief organization headed by Jean in New York, Wednesday Jan. 27, 2010.  (AP Photos/Bebeto Matthews)AP - Singer and producer Wyclef Jean is working with his foundation to deliver cooked meals, water and medical assistance to survivors of the devastating earthquake in Haiti.


Quincy Jones, John Mayer to headline LA music expo (Reuters)

Singer John Mayer performs during the Z100 Jingle Ball in New York December 11, 2009. REUTERS/Lucas JacksonReuters - Producer Quincy Jones, pop guitarist John Mayer and retired soul singer Bill Withers will headline performing rights group ASCAP's annual songwriters convention in Hollywood on April 22-24, organizers said.