Country superstar George Jones dead at 81
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice.

NEW ORLEANS -- A steady, sometimes heavy rain pelted fans Sunday at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, but the music flowed on.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- When it comes to country music, George Jones was The Voice.
WEST HOLLYWOOD, Calif. -- Will.i.am says he's been unfairly accused of stealing a song from a Russian dance producer for use on his new album.
NEW YORK -- Lauryn Hill says she has signed with Sony to pay her overdue taxes.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Five things to know about country music superstar George Jones, who died Friday at 81.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- America loves its outlaws, and few are as admired and lionized as Willie Nelson.
STOCKHOLM -- The list of troubles linked to Justin Bieber's tour of Europe grew again after Swedish police said Thursday they had found drugs and a stun gun on the pop singer's bus.
SAVANNAH, Ga. -- Country singer Billy Currington has been indicted in Georgia on charges that he threatened bodily harm to a man older than 65.
NEW YORK -- Neil Diamond is donating some of this week's sales from "Sweet Caroline" after the tune became a source of comfort following the explosions at the Boston Marathon.
NEW YORK -- PSY continues to set records on YouTube.
NEW YORK -- Richie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday at age 72.
NEW YORK -- Daft Punk has set a record on Spotify. The music service says the French electronic duo's song "Get Lucky" had the biggest streaming day for a single track on Friday in the U.S. and the United Kingdom. Spotify wouldn't release the number of streams.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- Willie Nelson said Thursday that he will turn an upcoming Texas concert into a benefit for victims of the explosion at a fertilizer plant not far from where he grew up.
NEW YORK -- Twitter has launched a service for people to find music they like and tweet songs from iTunes, Spotify and Rdio.
NEW YORK -- Molly Ringwald has moved from "The Breakfast Club" to the jazz club.
SEOUL, South Korea -- A major South Korean broadcaster says it has banned PSY's new music video because the rapper is shown abusing public property.
DENVER, Colo. -- Singer Jon Bon Jovi also sent his love to Boston during a concert in Denver.
NEW YORK -- Pop star Shakira says her hips don't lie but her ex-boyfriend does.
NEW YORK -- Benny Blanco, who has co-written and co-produced hits like Katy Perry's "Teenage Dream" and Maroon 5's "Moves Like Jagger," is getting a songwriting honor.
NEW YORK -- Rihanna has canceled another date on her latest tour because she is ill.