By Rebecca Santana And Kevin McGill THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW ORLEANS _ Percy Sledge, who soared from part-time singer and hospital orderly to lasting fame with […]

By Darlene Superville THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ Michelle Obama says gospel music is a “ray of hope” that fueled her love of music in general. […]

By DARLENE SUPERVILLE Associated Press Kicking off a foot-stomping, hand-clapping celebration of gospel music, President Barack Obama said Tuesday that this particular genre of music had […]

By Anthony McCartney THE ASSOCIATED PRESS LOS ANGELES _ A man who Marion “Suge” Knight ran over told authorities he was mad at the former rap […]

By Mesfin Fekadu THE ASSOCIATED PRESS NEW YORK _ John Legend has launched a campaign to end mass incarceration. The Grammy-winning singer announced the multiyear initiative, […]

By Brett Zongker THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON _ Eddie Murphy, famous for his standup routines, films and his early breakout on “Saturday Night Live,” will be […]

NEW YORK _ Her immediate plans are to host “Saturday Night Live” this weekend. But Taraji P. Henson also has a memoir in her future. The […]

AUSTIN, Texas _ A state trooper has been reprimanded for posing for a photo with Snoop Dogg at the South by Southwest festival in Austin, because […]

SANTA FE, N.M. (AP) _ Did you hear the one about the comedian, a man with a banana _ and a man with a sketch pad? […]