MUSIC
WIZ KHALIFA PLEADS GUILTY IN MARIJUANA CASE EL PASO, Tex. (AP) Wiz
Khalifa has paid a $500 fine after pleading guilty to drug possession.
The El Paso Times reports Khalifa was not present in court and his
lawyer entered the plea. Khalifa was arrested at El Paso's airport in
May 2014 for allegedly having half a gram of marijuana in his backpack.
He had just performed at the Neon Desert Music Festival. Khalifa caused
a sensation on the Internet when he posted selfies from jail. KILLER
MIKE HAS A SHORT POLITICAL CAREER ATLANTA (AP) Killer Mike jumped into
the Georgia legislative race only to find out he's ineligible to do
that. Killer Mike had asked fans on his social media sites to vote for
him for Tuesday's special election for state District 45 by writing in
his real name, Michael Render. His slogan: "If I win, we win. Killer
Mike posted another message saying he found out he's ineligible because
write-in candidates in Georgia must register. Killer Mike thanked his
supporters and promised he will run for office one day. FOO FIGHTERS
CALL OFF EUROPEAN CONCERTS NEW YORK (AP) Dave Grohl's broken leg is
forcing the cancellation of the Foo Fighters' European tour. The band's
publicist says Grohl had surgery on Monday to repair injuries when he
sustained a fall on Friday during a show in Sweden. Doctors have
ordered Foo Fighters to call off their tour to allow Grohl to recover.
It's not certain how long Grohl will need. Grohl writes on the band's
website he dislocated his ankle and broke his fibula. The next
scheduled Foo Fighters date is their July 4 concert in Washington.
AFTER MORE THAN 40 YEARS TOGETHER, RUSH MAKE COVER OF ROLLING STONE NEW
YORK (AP) Rush are on the cover of the current issue of Rolling Stone,
which is a big deal because Rolling Stone never put them on the cover
before. Even Rolling Stone acknowledges it's a big deal. The magazine
announced the cover by saying, "Attention all planets of the Solar
Federation: Rush have finally made the cover of Rolling Stone and it's
happening well before the actual year 2112. Meanwhile, Rush will
perform in Toronto tonight and on Friday and the shows will be filmed
for later release. JASON DERULO ISN'T SO GOOD AT "JUST DANCE" GAME LOS
ANGELES (AP) Jason Derulo jokes he invented dance video games, then he
gets spanked while playing the very game he's been helping to develop.
The game "Just Dance 2016" was unveiled this week at the E3 Video Game
Expo in Los Angeles. Derulo played against an Ubisoft developer and she
beat him soundly. In his defense, Derulo says it was his first time
playing and she had played 100 times. He says if you ever play "Just
Dance" with him, cut him some slack. SOUND: <> 00:16 "like felt
famiiliar Jason Derulo Jason Derulo says jokingly he's solely
responsible for the "Just Dance" game. <> 00:15 "who you're with Jason
Derulo Jason Derulo says "Just Dance" is a game that anyone can play.
<> 00:13 "me some slack Jason Derulo Jason Derulo says he played "Just
Dance" for the first time when it was unveiled Monday at the E3 Video
Game Expo, and he was awful. ((note language; cut contains word
"suck")) <> 00:18 "always on you Jason Derulo Jason Derulo says "Just
Dance" doesn't use special equipment or even a video game controller.
((note length of cut)) NEIL YOUNG CALLS OUT TRUMP FOR 'ROCKIN' IN THE
FREE WORLD NEW YORK (AP) Neil Young doesn't want his "Rockin' In The
Free World" used by Donald Trump's campaign. The song blared as Trump
arrived on stage at his presidential campaign kickoff announcement
yesterday. Young says the Republican didn't have permission to use the
music. Young is backing Bernie Sanders for president. Young won't be
voting, though. He's a Canadian citizen. GROUPLOVE'S HANNAH HOOPER
CREATES CLOTHING LINE LOS ANGELES (AP) Hannah Hooper of Grouplove is
sharing her sense of style. Hooper has teamed with surf, snow and
streetwear clothing maker Volcom for a collection of women's clothes.
The line will be called Lady Grouplove for Volcom and it includes denim
jackets, leggings and crop tops. The line is available now in retail
stores or atwww.Volcom.com . BERRY GORDY JR.'S FORMER HOME IS FOR SALE
DETROIT (AP) The Detroit mansion where Motown founder Berry Gordy
Junior used to live is for sale. The Detroit Free Press reports the
Italian Renaissance house on 2.2 acres is on the market for $1.295
million. It has a main residence that's more than 10,000 square feet
and a 4,400-square-foot pool house. It has 10 bedrooms, 9 bathrooms, 4
fireplaces, a bowling alley and a stage in the basement ballroom that
Gordy set up for his Motown friends. Gordy owned the house for 35 years
but didn't visit much after he moved Motown Records to Los Angeles.
It's currently owned by a lawyer. ARIANE GRANDE WILL PLAY MLB ALL-STAR
CONCERT CINCINNATI (AP) Ariana Grande (GRAHN'-day) will headline Major
League Baseball's All-Star concert. She will perform July 11 in
Cincinnati. Rixton will open. The All-Star game will be July 14. by
Margie Szaroleta
