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Justin Bieber is all grown up. The Canadian pop singer celebrates his 18th birthday today. Here's a look back at the singing sensation's transformation from YouTube phenom to superstar.

Davy Jones, British-born lead singer with 60s band The Monkees, dies aged 65, his publicist confirms.

London organizers say the closing ceremony of the 2012 Olympics will be themed "A Symphony of British Music" - a hit-packed journey ranging from classical composer Edward Elgar to chart-topping singer-songwriter Adele.

The president just couldn't say no: Mick Jagger held out a mic almost by way of command, and soon Barack Obama was belting out the blues with the best of them....

Rihanna and Chris Brown, whose violent former relationship has marked their careers, are appearing on each other’s songs.

'Justin Bieber: Just Getting Started' will be released in September. The book of exclusive photos will give fans a candid peek behind the scenes of the pop star, 17, filming his movie, Never Say Never; recording his new album, Believe; and performing for fans around the world.

A group of more than 30 rightsholders have won their case targeted against Grooveshark in Denmark. A court agreed that both the streaming music service and its users infringe recording label copyrights and granted an injunction forcing an ISP to initiate a block of the service. The anti-piracy group behind the action hopes that other ISPs will now follow suit.

Whitney Houston is being laid to rest at a private ceremony in New Jersey.

Many of the biggest names in entertainment gathered Saturday to say celebrate and bid farewell to singer Whitney Houston in the church in Newark, N.J., where the late singer, who died on Feb. 11, started her singing career.

Stevie Wonder, R. Kelly, Alicia Keys and gospel greats Kim Burrell and BeBe Winans will perform.