MUSIC
FOO FIGHTERS' DAVE GROHL BREAKS LEG STOCKHOLM (AP) Dave Grohl of Foo
Fighters is recovering from a broken leg that happened during a concert
in Goteborg (yoh-tuh-BOR'-geh), Sweden. Grohl fell off the stage during
Friday's show. He was lying on his back on the stage and told the
crowd, "I think I just broke my leg. A hospital visit after the show
confirmed that, although the full extent of his injuries is being
determined. Foo Fighters have canceled two shows on their European tour
this week. 5 SECONDS OF SUMMER'S MICHAEL CLIFFORD IS BURNED LONDON (AP)
5 Seconds Of Summer guitarist Michael Clifford has half his face
covered in bandages after getting too close to pyrotechnics during the
band's London concert on Saturday. Fan footage from the concert shows
Clifford walking right past a flame shooting up from the stage, then he
frantically runs for a towel and holds his head. The band cut the show
short. Clifford has tweeted a photo of his bandaged face while giving
the thumbs-up sign with his apologies and a joke: "At least I look like
Two-Face. A band spokesperson tells Billboard magazine doctors cleared
Clifford to perform for last night's London show, but the band did not
use pyrotechnics. JIM ED BROWN'S FUNERAL IS TODAY NASHVILLE (AP) The
Grand Ole Opry will host a public funeral for Jim Ed Brown today. Brown
died of cancer Thursday in Franklin, Tennessee, at the age of 81.
Brown's interment at Woodlawn Cemetery following the funeral is also
open to the public. CARRIE UNDERWOOD RETURNS TO CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
NASHVILLE (AP) Ten years ago, Carrie Underwood performed at the Country
Music Association Music Festival in Nashville for the first time and
had no idea what she was doing. Underwood says she was singing with
Phil Vassar on a song she did not know. She was praying not to forget
the words. She says they "somehow pulled it off OK. Underwood performed
at the CMA Music Festival this weekend, the first time as a new mom.
She says her pregnancy helped her focus on new music instead of touring
and she spent a lot of time writing and listening to new songs. VAN
MORRISON NAMED A KNIGHT LONDON (AP) Van Morrison will be granted
knighthood. Queen Elizabeth will bestow the honor upon Morrison for his
services to music and tourism in Northern Ireland. It was announced on
Friday as part of the queen's Birthday Honors list. SPRITE PRINTS RAP
LYRICS ON CANS UNDATED (AP) For a limited time, Sprite cans will have a
hip-hop flavor. Sprite has cut a deal to license 16 rap songs from
artists like Drake, Rakim, The Notorious B.I.G. and Nas (NAHS). Lyrics
will be printed on Sprite cans as part of its "Obey Your Verse"
campaign that will run this summer. ADAM LAMBERT RELEASES "THE ORIGINAL
HIGH" TOMORROW NEW YORK (AP) The songs on Adam Lambert's album are all
about him, and hopefully, all about you, too. Lambert says the songs he
co-wrote for "The Original High" album are about where he's at in his
life and the people around him. He says he wanted songs that were
"about us and not just me. However, Lambert also wants listeners to
relate to his experience. He says he was a little more vague with the
lyrics than he normally is so that everyone can find their own meaning.
"The Original High" is out tomorrow. SOUND: <> 00:16 "not just me Adam
Lambert Adam Lambert says "The Original High" album reflects his life.
<> 00:06 "as I can Adam Lambert Adam Lambert says he wanted the songs
on "The Original High" album to be relatable. <> 00:14 "meaning in them
Adam Lambert Adam Lambert says while the music on "The Original High"
album are personal, he thinks they're also universal. MUMFORD AND SONS
EASE UP WITH "WILDER MIND NEW YORK (AP) Marcus Mumford of Mumford and
Sons believes they are a more democratic band because they got their
egos out on the first two albums. Mumford says they're less
self-centered in the studio and more about the team. Mumford says if
that means benching himself for the second half, he will. Mumford says
they have less urgency for getting their voices heard with their
"Wilder Mind" album, and it's more about making what he calls "nice
music. NILE RODGERS FOUNDS FREAKOUT! FESTIVAL RIVERHEAD, N.Y. (AP) Nile
Rodgers is getting some of his famous friends to play his very own
festival. Rodgers will host the FreakOut! Festival in Riverhead, New
York, on August 4 and 5. The lineup includes Beck, Duran Duran, Paloma
Faith, Grandmaster Melle Mel, Chaka Khan, Janelle Monae, Q-Tip, Keith
Urban and Pharrell Williams. Rodgers plans to collaborate with every
artist who performs. MANILOW, KC, ALABAMA SET FOR "A CAPITOL FOURTH
WASHINGTON (AP) Barry Manilow will return as headliner for the
Independence Day celebration on Washington's National Mall. KC and the
Sunshine Band, Alabama, Hunter Hayes, Nicole Scherzinger and Meghan
Linsey from "The Voice" will also perform. The show will air as "A
Capitol Fourth" on PBS stations. OBIT: MC SUPREME MALIBU, Calif. (AP)
MC Supreme has died in a car crash in Malibu, California. He was best
known for his 1990 single "Black In America. The Los Angeles County
coroner's officials say 47-year-old Dewayne Coleman was killed Saturday
when a pickup truck slammed into parked car on the shoulder Pacific
Coast Highway. The pickup driver was arrested on suspicion of driving
under the influence. by Margie Szaroleta
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