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Nick Ashford, of Motown Writing Duo, Dies at 70

Mr. Ashford and his songwriting partner and later wife, Valerie Simpson, composed hits for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, Ray Charles, Diana Ross, Chaka Khan and themselves.

 

Fans flock to Graceland to remember Elvis Presley

Fans flock to Graceland to remember Elvis Presley

Silent mourners with heads bowed and yellow-orange candlelight leading the way paid their respects to Elvis Presley at his grave at Graceland, his longtime Memphis home, to remember the 34th anniversary of his sudden death....

 

Report: Vodka, medicine found near Jani Lane

The death of the Warrant singer is being investigated as a possible accidental overdose but may also have been from natural causes, the site reported.

 

McCartney ex-wife: Mirror journalist hacked my phone

Heather Mills was quoted on Wednesday as saying a journalist at British publisher Trinity Mirror, owner of the Daily Mirror tabloid newspaper, had hacked her phone before she was married to former Beatle Paul McCartney.

 

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Winehouse family, friends attend singer's funeral

Friends and family were saying goodbye to Amy Winehouse Tuesday at a private funeral ceremony in London.

 

Reports: No signs of drugs near Winehouse

Reports: No signs of drugs near Winehouse

Sources say the singer may have been dead for as many as six hours before being found by a security guard, alone in her bed with no signs of drugs nearby.

 

Amy Winehouse booed in Serbia at start of tour

Amy Winehouse booed in Serbia at start of tour

Amy Winehouse was booed and jeered during a concert in Serbia's capital as she stumbled onto the stage, mumbled through her songs and wandered off....

 

Carl Gardner, Coasters lead singer, dies at 83

Carl Gardner, original lead singer of the R&B group the Coasters, has died in Florida. He was 83....

 

Rapper Ja Rule to begin 2-year sentence

Hip-hop artist Ja Rule is expected to turn himself in for a two-year prison sentence Wednesday morning in New York, his publicist said in a statement.

 

Poet Gil Scott-Heron dies

Poet Gil Scott-Heron dies

Gil Scott-Heron, a poet and musician best known for the song "The Revolution Will Not Be Televised," died Friday, his publicist at XL Recordings said.

 

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