MUSIC
SEAN "DIDDY" COMBS ACCUSED OF ASSAULT LOS ANGELES (AP) Sean "Diddy"
Combs has been arrested on the campus of the school where his son is on
the football team. UCLA campus police say Combs was arrested yesterday
at the athletic training complex on suspicion of assault with a deadly
weapon -- in this case, a kettleball. No one was seriously injured and
the victim was not identified. Jail records show Combs was released
after posting $160,000 bail late last night. Combs' son, Justin, is a
redshirt junior defensive back on the UCLA football team. Coach Jim
Mora says it's an "unfortunate incident" and he will let the legal
process run its course. MUSICIANS PRAISE TAYLOR SWIFT FOR STANDOFF WITH
APPLE UNDATED (AP) Forget those other candidates: Elvis Costello is
pushing for Taylor Swift for president. Swift posted an open letter to
Apple criticizing its plan not to pay royalties to musicians for the
three month trial period of the Apple Music streaming service, and
Apple agreed to drop the plan. Costello tweeted a link to the letter
with the words, "A word from our future President. Right on. You tell
'em, Girl. Gene Simmons of Kiss tweeted, "If more artists insisted on
being paid for their work, new bands might have a chance. Jack Antonoff
of fun. and of Bleachers tweets, "I'm so proud that the loudest voice
in music today is using it to stand up for those who are not heard.
PLANE IN CALIFORNIA CRASH REGISTERED TO 'TITANIC' COMPOSER VENTURA,
Calif. (AP) There are worries this morning about the fate of
Oscar-winning composer James Horner. A plane registered to Horner
crashed in Southern California yesterday, but officials haven't
released the identity of the pilot killed in the crash. Horner's lawyer
Jay Cooper says the plane was one of several owned by the 61-year-old
composer. Cooper adds no one has heard from Horner and that "if he
wasn't in it, he would have called. Horner won two Oscars for his work
on the 1997 film "Titanic. He composed the film's score and its
enduring theme, "My Heart Will Go On," sung by Celine Dion. SOUND: <>
00:41 Archive sound of Celine Dion Archive sound of Celine Dion
performing "My Heart Will Go On," the theme from "Titanic. PATSY CLINE
WILL BE TURNED INTO A HOLOGRAM LOS ANGELES (AP) Patsy Cline will become
the first country singer to be revived onstage as a hologram. Hologram
USA CEO Alki David tells Billboard magazine Cline will be part of a
concert experience that will include performances, commentary and
audience interaction. Cline is also the first female artist the company
has turned into a hologram. Hologram USA is working on concerts
featuring holograms of Liberace (lih-ber-AH'-chee) and Buddy Holly, and
it created the hologram of rapper Tupac Shakur (TOO'-pahk shah-KOOR')
for the Coachella festival in 2012. JOEY FEEK OF JOEY + RORY HAS COLON
CANCER UNDATED (AP) Rory Feek of Joey + Rory says his wife's cancer has
spread to her colon. Joey Feek had been diagnosed with cervical cancer
last year and treated it with surgery. Rory writes on their "This Life
I Live" blog the tumor cells are rapidly growing and they appear to be
the same cells as before. They will travel this week to Chicago to a
cancer treatment center for evaluation. Rory says they have been shown
"a whole other level of love" from fans and strangers and they're
thankful for that. TWO ARRESTED IN DRUG BUST AT FIREFLY DOVER, Del.
(AP) Police in Dover, Delaware, have arrested two men they say had
hundreds of doses of drugs they were trying to sell at the Firefly
Music Festival campground over the weekend. Authorities are charging
31-year-old Daniel Wood of Jackson, Michigan, and 39-year-old Dion
McPherson of Ann Arbor, Michigan, with possessing marijuana, LSD,
hallucinogenic mushrooms and mephedrone, AKA bath salts. Police say
they arrested the men after officers made an undercover purchase of
MDMA. They are being held on $100,000 cash bond. This year's Firefly
Festival featured Paul McCartney, Zedd, Modest Mouse, The Killers,
Snoop Dog and Hozier. ANDY GRAMMER: PRACTICE, PRACTICE, PRACTICE LOS
ANGELES (AP) You wouldn't think someone on the level of musicianship of
Andy Grammer would have to worry about practicing, but he does it all
the time. Grammer says he especially works on his piano and guitar
skills when he's going to appear on TV. The thing he practices the
most, though, is songwriting. He says he does it every day and it
explains why he wrote a hundred songs for his "Magazines or Novels"
album before whittling it down to 11. SOUND: <> 00:09 "guitar a ton
Andy Grammer Andy Grammer says he is not above practicing. <> 00:13
"get super intense Andy Grammer Andy Grammer says he practices playing
his instruments, but it doesn't end there. <> 00:16 "that serves people
Andy Grammer Andy Grammer says it's easy for a musician to get a big
head and forget the purpose of being an artist. <> 00:15 "more for them
Andy Grammer Andy Grammer says when he sees a fan who has a tattoo of
one of his lyrics, he realizes the music is bigger than he is. KANYE
WEST AND KIM KARDASHIAN ARE EXPECTING A BOY NEW YORK (AP) Perhaps one
of the names Kanye West should be considering for his new baby is not
"East" or "South," but "Junior. A spokeswoman for West's wife, Kim
Kardashian, confirms Kardashian is pregnant with a boy. Kardashian had
posted a message to West on Father's Day that said, "You're such a good
daddy to North and you will be the best daddy to our new son too!
'CELEBRITY WIFE SWAP" WILL FEATURE VINCE NEIL AND GUNNAR NELSON LOS
ANGELES (AP) Vince Neil of Motley Crue and Gunnar Nelson of Nelson will
see how the other one lives on "Celebrity Wife Swap. Neil's girlfriend,
Rain, is 20 years younger than him, and they enjoy living it up with
fast cars and late-night parties in Las Vegas. Nelson lives a quiet
life in Nashville with his wife, Lila, and his three stepdaughters.
Their episode will run tomorrow on ABC. by Margie Szaroleta
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