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Daryl Hall and John Oates, right, perform at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Sunday, May 5, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Trombone Shorty, Aaron Neville close Jazz Fest

For more than two decades, the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival has closed with a performance by the city's own Neville Brothers. On Sunday, that tradition changed. Aaron Neville performed on a stage with his new band while young brass band frontman Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews closed the festival's ...

FILE - This 1939 file photo supplied by Geller/Goldfine Productions shows Frederic Franklin, top, George Zoritch, center, and the Ballet Russe de Monte Carlo in their production of "Rouge et Noir," which was choreographed by Leonide Massine. Franklin died, Saturday, May 4, 2013 in New York. He was 98. (AP Photo/Geller/Goldfine Productions, File)

Frederic Franklin, British-born dancer, dies at 98

Frederic Franklin, a British-born dancer who helped popularize modern ballet in the United States and performed until his mid-90s, has died. He was 98. Franklin succumbed to complications from pneumonia on Saturday at a Manhattan hospital, according to his lifelong partner, William Ausman. Franklin last appeared with the American Ballet ...

FILE- British actress Keira Knightley poses as she arrives for the world premiere of Anna Karenina in London, in this file photo dated Tuesday, Sept. 4, 2012. French mayor Aime Navello said Sunday May 5, 2013, that he officiated on Saturday May 4, during the wedding of Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley to keyboard player for the Klaxon rock group James Righton, during a simple French ceremony at the Mazan town hall in southern France. (AP Photo/Sang Tan, File)

Keira Knightley says 'oui' to rocker James Righton

A French mayor says Oscar-nominated actress Keira Knightley has said "oui" to rocker James Righton in a small wedding ceremony in southern France. Aime Navello said Sunday the couple followed French tradition when he married them at the Mazan town hall on Saturday. Navello read the service in French and ...

FILE - In this June 27, 2010 file photo, Stephen Stills, from left, David Crosby and Graham Nash, from the band Crosby, Stills and Nash perform in Hyde Park, London. The band surprised the audience when they walked onstage uncharacteristically dressed in formal dark gray Brooks Brothers suits for a benefit concert with Wynton Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Saturday, May 4, 2013, in New York. (AP Photo/Andy Paradise, file) EDITORIAL USE ONLY.

Crosby, Stills and Nash get jazzy with Marsalis

Crosby, Stills and Nash surprised the audience with a new look when they walked onstage dressed in dark gray Brooks Brothers suits for a benefit concert with Wynton Marsalis' Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra. "If you laugh at our suits, you're getting thrown out of here," quipped Graham Nash. "My ...

Michael Doucet performs with the zydeco band BeauSoleil at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, Friday, May 3, 2013. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)

Little Big Town, Fleetwood Mac at Jazz Fest

Little Big Town says that some networking they did is paying off with a chance to cross a couple of items off their "bucket list." After playing Bayou Country SuperFest in Baton Rouge last year, group member Karen Fairchild said they talked to festival producer Quint Davis about other things ...

Actor Oscar Nunez, center, high-fives cast mate John Krasinski after singing on stage during "The Office" Wrap Party, Saturday, May 4, 2013, in Scranton, Pa. The NBC mockumentary about cubicle-dwellers at the fictional Dunder Mifflin wraps up May 16, and thousands attended the "Wrap Party" on Saturday. (AP Photo/Scranton Times & Tribune, Jason Farmer)

Fans flock to Scranton, Pa., for 'The Office' fete

The actors who play Pam, Jim, Dwight and other beloved characters from the popular NBC show "The Office" bade farewell on Saturday to the northeastern Pennsylvania city of Scranton that served as the TV setting for their fictional paper company. The NBC mockumentary about a clan of quirky cubicle-dwellers at ...

E! Online's Twitter, texting accounts hacked

E! Online says hackers compromised its Twitter and text messaging accounts, sending out erroneous news alerts about Justin Bieber and Angelina Jolie. The Syrian Electronic Army claimed responsibility for Saturday's hack. E! Online said it was working with Twitter to correct the issue, and that an investigation into the attack ...

Rule lets Oscar voters watch DVDs for some votes

Oscar voters will no longer be required to see certain nominated films in a theater to cast their ballots. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences announced Saturday that members will be mailed DVDs of documentaries, shorts and foreign language nominees — categories that don't typically get lengthy stays ...

FILE - In this April 27, 2011 file photo, Katherine Jackson poses for a portrait in Calabasas, Calif. Jurors hearing a civil lawsuit filed by Michael Jackson’s mother against AEG Live LLC heard about the singer’s addiction struggles and the investigation into the former physician, Conrad Murray, convicted of involuntary manslaughter during the trial’s initial days April 29-May 2, 2013. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

First week of Jackson trial previews massive case

A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live, and what is expected at court in the week ahead: THE CASE Jackson's mother wants a jury to determine that the promoter of ...

FILE - In this Feb. 23, 2013 file photo, Chris Kelly of Kris Kross performs on stage at the Fox Theatre in Atlanta during the So So Def 20th Anniversary Concert. Kelly was found dead in his home, Wednesday, May 1, 2013, from a possible drug overdose. Murray Brothers Funeral Home in Atlanta confirmed Saturday, May 4, 2013, that it will hold a public viewing for Kelly throughout the afternoon and evening Wednesday, May 8, 2013. A funeral service has been scheduled for Thursday at Jackson Memorial Baptist Church. (AP Photo/Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Jonathan Phillips, File)

Atlanta funeral scheduled for Kris Kross rapper

Funeral services are planned next week in Atlanta for former Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly, who was found dead in his home from a possible drug overdose. Murray Brothers Funeral Home in Atlanta confirmed Saturday that it will hold a public viewing for Kelly throughout the afternoon and evening Wednesday. ...

Mick Jagger, left, Keith Richards, center, and Charlie Watts of the Rolling Stones perform on the kick-off of the band's "50 and Counting" tour at the Staples Center on Friday, May 3, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)

Rolling Stones launch tour with energetic set

The Rolling Stones must have passed through a time machine before taking the Staples Center stage to kick off their "50 and Counting" anniversary tour. Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Ronnie Wood and Charlie Watts delivered a rousing set Friday night with the kind of youthful energy and musical verve they ...

In this Thursday, May 2, 2013 photo, Philippe Lefebvre, 64, plays the organ at Notre Dame cathedral in Paris. Despite the advances in organ technology, Lefebvre feels the weight of history in his job. (AP Photo/Christophe Ena)

Notre Dame's new pipe organ bears history's weight

From the moment the teenage musician caught sight of the organ in France's most famous cathedral, he knew where he wanted to play. In the five decades since, Philippe Lefebvre has traveled the world to play what he describes as an "orchestra of one," but the organ master returns to ...

FILE - In this Sunday, Sept. 20, 2009 photo, actor Charlie Sheen, right, and wife Brooke Mueller arrive at the 61st Primetime Emmy Awards in Los Angeles. Sheen said Friday, May 3, 2013, that he supports a decision by child protective services to temporarily place his twin sons with former wife, Mueller, with the actor's other ex-wife, Denise Richards. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, File)

Sheen supports sons' removal from ex-wife's care

Charlie Sheen supports a decision by child protective services to remove his twin sons from the custody of his ex-wife and have them live temporarily with another of his exes, actress Denise Richards, his spokesman said Friday. Larry Solters wrote in a statement that Sheen will participate in court proceedings ...

This 2009 publicity photo provided courtesy of Slayer shows, from left, Dave Lombardo, Kerry King, Jeff Hanneman and Tom Araya. Hanneman, 49, a founding member of the heavy metal band Slayer, has died. Slayer spokeswoman Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald says Hanneman died Thursday morning, May 2, 2013, of liver failure at a Los Angeles hospital with his wife, Kathy, by his side. (AP Photo/Courtesy of Slayer, Mark Seliger)

Spider called pivotal in Slayer guitarist death

Slayer guitarist Jeff Hanneman thought he was on the mend after a spider bite followed by an infection. He'd been writing songs with the band in anticipation of recording a new album later this year. But in an unusual chain of events, a representative for the band said the bite ...

PepsiCo ending ties with Lil Wayne

PepsiCo is cutting its ties with Lil Wayne after the rapper made a crude reference to civil rights martyr Emmett Till in a song. Lil Wayne, one of the biggest stars in pop music, had a deal to promote the company's Mountain Dew soda. Earlier this week, PepsiCo also pulled ...

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