Music
SILENTO ORDERED TO SURRENDER PASSPORT IN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES DUBAI,
United Arab Emirates (AP) The rapper who brought us "Watch Me (Whip/Nae
Nae)" is stuck in the United Arab Emirates over a business dispute. A
UAE court has ordered Silento to surrender his passport until he pays a
local promoter about $81,000 after he did not perform two scheduled
shows there. Silento's Middle East representative says he did not
cancel any shows and the promoter did not live up to his end of the
agreement. Promoter Abdel Halim says Silento did not show up and he
just wants his money back. ALISON KRAUSS YELLS AT VEGETATION NEW YORK
(AP) Alison Krauss' new album, "Windy City," came out later than
expected because she was dealing with a throat condition. It's called
dysphonia and it made her throat muscles close when she was stressed.
Krauss describes it as "like you're singing out of the end of a straw.
She had an attack before a show and called her vocal coach to find out
what to do. The coach told her to have a heated one-sided conversation.
Krauss says she was desperate, so she went outside and screamed at a
tree. GRACELAND OPENS ENTERTAINMENT COMPLEX MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP)
Priscilla Presley says the scissors she used to cut the ribbon to open
the new entertainment complex at Graceland are the same scissors she
used to cut the ribbon when Graceland was first opened. A $45 million
complex that features restaurants and exhibits about Elvis Presley is
now open across the street from Graceland. Priscilla Presley says one
of the questions she's always asked by fans is whether Elvis was really
that generous. She gives an emphatic "yes" and adds he always wanted to
share the things he was able to get. Sound: 3:32 aes feed NEVERLAND IS
BACK ON THE MARKET LOS OLIVOS, Calif. (AP) Michael Jackson's Neverland
Ranch has a new name and a new selling price. The 2,700-acre property
in Los Olivos, California, has been renamed Sycamore Valley Ranch. It's
for sale for $67 million, down from last year's asking price of $100
million. The property includes a 12,000-square-foot main residence with
parquet floors imported from two French chateaus. There's also a
separate building with a dance studio and a 50-seat movie theater
equipped with a stage with trap doors. There's also a lake with swans
and a waterfall, a 14-foot-deep pool, a tennis court with lights and a
viewing area, and a barn set up for Clydesdales. LOU REED ARCHIVES WILL
BE HOUSED IN NEW YORK PUBLIC LIBRARY NEW YORK (AP) The New York Public
Library has acquired Lou Reed's archives. That includes about 3,600
audio recordings and 1,300 videos, as well as business papers, personal
correspondence, fan gifts and Reed's large collection of photographs.
His wife, Laurie Anderson, says her dream was to make Reed's work
completely accessible to the public. The library will host free
displays and public programs over the next two weeks to showcase Reed's
life and work. KESHA RAISES AWARENESS OF EATING DISORDERS UNDATED (AP)
Kesha (KESH'-ah) knows what it's like to have an eating disorder.
That's why she wants to help others get help. Kesha writes on social
media she had a life-threatening eating disorder that she was afraid to
confront. She says the sicker she got, the more that people would tell
her how good she looked. Kesha says that's when she realized she wanted
to be part of the solution. She says people can find out more and get
screened at the National Eating Disorders website at
www.NEDAwareness.org . ANDY GRAMMER'S WIFE IS EXPECTING NEW YORK (AP)
Andy Grammer is going to be a father for the first time. He tells
People magazine his wife, Aijia (AY'-jah), is pregnant with a girl.
She's due in July. Grammer says he's most excited about someday taking
his daughter for ice cream. by Margie Szaroleta
