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CHRISTINE McVIE REJOINS FLEETWOOD MAC
NEW YORK (AP) — Christine McVie says the reason she quit Fleetwood Mac in 1998 is because she had a fear of flying. McVie tells Rolling Stone there never was any tension between her and the rest of the band but she realized she was tired of traveling. McVie got a house in the English countryside. Eventually, she got bored. She went to a therapist to conquer her fear of flying, and the therapist asked where she'd like to go. She said Maui. It turns out Mick Fleetwood lives in Maui and was coming to England, so he offered to fly back with her. She says that took the pain out of sitting there on her own. McVie will rejoin Fleetwood Mac for a world tour that starts September 30 in Minneapolis.
CHRIS BROWN SEEKS DISMISSAL
WASHINGTON (AP) — He can't get out of jail. But Chris Brown is trying to get out of his Washington D.C. assault trial. His lawyers have asked a judge to dismiss the misdemeanor assault against the singer, who remains in jail in Los Angeles after being kicked out of a rehab program. Brown's lawyers claim prosecutors misused the grand jury process to prepare for trial. Prosecutors have not yet responded to the motion. Brown and his bodyguard were arrested last October after a man claimed both punched him in the face outside a downtown D.C. hotel. The man's nose was broken. The trial is set for April.
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Oscar Wells Gabriel
Chris Brown can't get out of jail for now. But AP Music Correspondent Oscar Wells Gabriel reports he is trying to get out of a trial in the nation's capital.
<<CUT *005 (03/28/14)>> 00:20 "at the time"
Oscar Wells Gabriel
AP Music Correspondent Oscar Wells Gabriel reports Chris Brown is trying to get an assault charge against him dismissed.
JUSTIN BIEBER SECURITY GUARD INDICTED FOR SWIPING CAMERA
ATLANTA (AP) — A security guard for Justin Bieber wanted to prevent a photographer from taking pictures of the teen star in the worst way. And authorities near Atlanta believe he went about it in one of the worst ways possible. The bodyguard has been indicted on two felony charges after admitting snatching the camera from a photographer. Hugo Hesny faces charges of robbery and entering a vehicle. Photographer Jason Winslow said he was trying to take pictures of Bieber outside an arcade in Sandy Springs, Georgia — and the bodyguard chased him down and took the camera from his car.
WU-TANG CLAN WILL MAKE EXCLUSIVE RELEASE
NEW YORK (AP) — Wu-Tang Clan will put out a single copy of an album they've created in secret. RZA (RIH'-zah) tells Forbes magazine the double album "The Wu -- Once Upon A Time In Shaolin" will be sold in an engraved silver-and-nickel box and that's the only copy. RZA says it will be like "having the scepter of an Egyptian king." The group will first take the album on tour through museums and festivals. Visitors will go through heavy security and will be allowed to listen to the album through headphones. The album will be sold, and the owner is free to release it for a price, release it for free or keep it under wraps forever. Wu-Tang Clan will release "A Better Tomorrow" through normal channels this summer.
THE GWAR-B-Q IS STILL ON
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — GWAR will still hold its annual GWAR-B-Q, despite the death of frontman Oderus Urungus, AKA Dave Brockie. Band manager Jack Flanagan says the event will take place August 16 in Richmond, Virginia, "as Dave and Oderus would have wanted." A public memorial for Brockie will take place the day before. A private funeral has been arranged for close friends and family. Flanagan says they are awaiting a toxicology report that could take one to three months. He says the toxicology procedure is standard protocol. Brockie was found dead on Sunday.
FALL OUT BOY ON THE TRIBUTE TO ELTON JOHN'S "YELLOW BRICK ROAD"
NEW YORK (AP) — Fall Out Boys' singer Patrick Stump says it was nice to know that Elton John not only knew about their music — but wanted them on the anniversary tribute to his "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album, which came out 40 years ago. But Stump says that led to him getting cocky — and asking whether Elton John wanted to be on their album. He says it blew his mind when John said yes — and almost blew the production, since the album was in the mastering stage at the time. They were able to hold things up while John did his tracks, so it all worked out. Others on the remake of the classic album include Miguel and Ed Sheeran.
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Patrick Stump of Fall Out Boy says Elton John wanted them on the remake of his classic "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road" album. ((Refers to "Saturday Night's (All Right For Fighting)"))
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Patrick Stump says the track Fall Out Boy wanted to do was already aken by time they got to record their part of the Elton John tribute. ((Refers to Miguel))
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Patrick Stump says Fall Out Boy opted to do one of the rock-heavy tunes on Goodbye Yellow Brick Road.
MILEY CYRUS COURSE BEING OFFERED AT NEW YORK STATE SCHOOL
SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — A lot of people got ideas after watching Miley Cyrus twerk her — well, what she twerked off — during the MTV Video Music Awards last year. But not many of those ideas included a college course on the singer. Except for Carolyn Chernoff, a visiting assistant professor at Skidmore College, a private liberal arts college in Saratoga Springs, New York. The course is called "The Sociology of Miley Cyrus: Race, Class, Gender and Media." Chernoff says the class won't teach students how to twerk; she says they'll have to do that on their own time.
''AMERICAN IDOL" SENDS MAJESTY ROSE HOME
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Keith Urban says it was the hardest deliberation the "American Idol" judges had to do, but they chose not to use the save on Majesty Rose. That's in spite of the crowd chanting "save her, save her!" after Rose sang for their consideration again. Urban says it had to be unanimous and by a narrow margin it was not. CJ Harris and Sam Woolf were also in the bottom three.
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Host Ryan Seacrest announces the results of this week's vote. COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Majesty Rose, performing "Happy"
Majesty Rose, performing "Happy." COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit))
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Keith Urban has bad news for Majesty Rose. COURTESY: Fox ((mandatory on-air credit))
BREWERY ORDERED TO STOP MAKING OZZY ALE
BALTIMORE (AP) — Ozzy Osbourne's management is putting the kibosh on a Baltimore brewery for its Ozzy Ale. The Baltimore Sun reports Osbourne's management has sent a cease-and-desist letter to Brewer's Art beer company. The can shows a bat and a clenched fist with the letters O-Z-Z-Y on the fingers, similar to Osbourne's tattoo. Brewer's Art co-owner Tom Creegan confirms receipt of the letter but has no further comment.
TRACE ADKINS' WIFE FILES FOR DIVORCE
NASHVILLE (AP) — Trace Adkins' marriage is ending. Adkins' wife, Rhonda, filed for divorce Tuesday, citing irreconciliable differences. She's asking for primary custody of their three children. They have been married for 16 years.
DARYLE SINGLETARY IS GOING TO BE A DAD
UNDATED (AP) — Daryle Singletary confirms he's expanding his family. He tweets his wife, Holly, is expecting in September. They have twin sons and a daughter.
FITZ AND THE TANTRUMS BUZZ ON THE LIVE SHOWS
CHICAGO (AP) — Fitz and the Tantrums encourage you to go a little bit crazy at their shows. Singer Fitz says if he can bring an hour or so of joy to people, that can be healing. He says people were hungry for "an unpretentious joyful musical experience" and Fitz and the Tantrums filled that need. Even he needs that hour of joy. Fitz says sometimes the band walks around like zombies, but the energy from the audience creates what he calls a "sheer electric moment."
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Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums says having singer Noelle Scaggs as a foil on stage helped fuel the band's live shows.
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Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums says they built a reputation as a fun live band.
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Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums says he and singer Noelle Scaggs are competitive as singers, which gives electricity to their live shows.
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Fitz of Fitz and the Tantrums says the band's concerts give people permission to go a little crazy.
LL COOL J TO HOST ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — LL Cool J is adding a little twang to his latest hosting duties. The rapper and Grammy Awards host over the past years will co-host the Academy of Country Music's annual television special. He will be joined by actress Chris O'Donnell. The show "ACM Presents: An All-Star Salute to the Troops" will be taped April 7 at the MGM Grand in Las Vegas. That's the day after the ACM Awards are held. But the show won't air until May 20.
FOURTH PERSON DIES FROM CAR WRECK AT SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST
AUSTIN, Texas (AP) — A fourth person has died of injuries suffered this month when a suspected drunken driver drove into a crowd at the South By Southwest festival. Police in Austin, Texas say an 18-year-old man died from injuries sustained after being run over. The man driving the car was fleeing police when he crashed through a barrier and into a street crowded with festival attendees. More than 20 others were injured.
by Margie Szaroleta and Oscar Wells Gabriel II
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