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Van Halen postpones summer concert dates
FILE - In this March 1, 2012 file photo, David Lee Roth, left, and Eddie Van Halen perform during a Van Halen concert at Madison Square Garden in New York. A source familiar with the band's summer tour who was not authorized to speak publicly confirms that some of Van Halen's long-scheduled performances this summer will be postponed. The group's website lists tour dates through June 26. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)(Credit: AP) LOS ANGELES (AP) — Van Halen is postponing some dates on its summer concert tour.
A source familiar with the tour who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed to The Associated Press that some of the group’s long-scheduled performances this summer are being postponed. The band’s website lists active tour dates through June 26.
Dozens of additional shows had been planned and there was no immediate reason given for the postponements. Representatives of the band and AEG, which is promoting the concerts in some regions, did not respond to messages from the AP on Thursday.
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Van Halen postpones summer concert dates
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Van Halen is postponing some dates on its summer concert tour.
A source familiar with the tour who was not authorized to speak publicly confirmed that some of the band’s long-scheduled performances this summer will be postponed. The group’s website lists tour dates through June 26.
Dozens of additional shows had been planned and there was no immediate reason given for the cancellations. Representatives of the band and AEG, which is promoting the concerts in some regions, did not respond to messages from The Associated Press on Thursday.
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Bobby Brown says his new album represents healing
FILE - In this Feb. 18, 2012 file photo, singer Bobby Brown performs with New Edition at Mohegan Sun Casino in Uncasville, Conn. Brown's new solo album "Masterpiece" is due out on June 5, 2012. (AP Photo/Joe Giblin, File)(Credit: AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Bobby Brown says it took him a long time to come out with a new album because he’s spent so much time trying to get his life on track.
Now on tour with bandmates New Edition, Brown says he’s ready to return to his solo career with the album “Masterpiece,” due out June 5.
It’s his first album in 25 years.
Brown calls the album a dream and says it represents his attempt to heal himself through his music.
Brown has had a well-documented history with drugs and legal woes, but he says he’s been drug-free for more than seven years.
Bass player Donald ‘Duck’ Dunn dies in Tokyo
FILE - In this Oct. 28, 2008 file photo, Booker T. Jones, left, Steve Cropper, center, and Donald "Duck" Dunn, right, of the group Booker T. & the MGs, acknowledge the applause as they are inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame in Nashville, Tenn. Bass player and songwriter Dunn died in Tokyo, Sunday May 13, 2012. He was 70. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey, File)(Credit: AP) NEW YORK (AP) — Donald “Duck” Dunn, the bassist who helped create the gritty Memphis soul sound at Stax Records in the 1960s as part of the legendary group Booker T. and the MGs and contributed to such classics as “In the Midnight Hour,” ”Hold On I’m Coming” and “Sitting on the Dock of the Bay,” died Sunday at 70.
Dunn, whose legacy as one of the most respected session musicians in the business also included work with John Belushi and Dan Ackroyd’s Blues Brothers as well as with Levon Helm, Eric Clapton, Neil Young, Bob Dylan and others, died while on tour in Tokyo.
Continue Reading CloseReality show featuring Houston relatives planned
NEW YORK (AP) — A reality show featuring Whitney Houston’s relatives, including daughter Bobbi Kristina and mother Cissy, is in the works.
Houston representative Kristen Foster confirmed the Lifetime show, “The Houston Family Chronicles,” on Friday.
It will focus on Pat Houston, sister-in-law and manager of the late singer. Pat Houston is also helping care for Whitney Houston’s only child, 19-year-old Bobby Kristina. The show promises to feature Bobbi Kristina and Cissy, as well as Houston’s cousin Dionne Warwick, gospel singer CeCe Winans and other members of the Houston family.
Whitney Houston drowned in a bathtub in February at age 48.
Judge dismisses lawsuit over Grammy cuts
FILE - In this Feb. 10, 2008 file photo, jazz musician Bobby Sanabria arrives at the 50th Annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles. A lawsuit filed against the Recording Academy over its decision to trim the Grammy categories from 109 to 78 has been dismissed by a judge. The motion last week by New York State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Oing granted the academy's motion to reject a lawsuit brought by Grammy-nominated jazz musician Bobby Sanabria and three others. Sanabria had been the loudest opponent of the academy's decision last year to reduce its categories and fold some genres into larger fields. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)(Credit: AP) NEW YORK (AP) — A lawsuit filed against the Recording Academy over its decision to trim the Grammy Award categories from 109 to 78 has been dismissed by a judge in New York.
The motion last week by New York State Supreme Court Justice Jeffrey Oing granted the Academy’s motion to reject a lawsuit brought by Grammy-nominated jazz musician Bobby Sanabria and three others. Sanabria had been the loudest opponent of the Academy’s decision last year to reduce its categories and fold some genres into larger fields.
Academy President and CEO Neil Portnow says he’s gratified by the court’s decision.
Sanabria says he’s disappointed and he held out the possibility of an appeal.
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