Local hip hop artist and philanthropist Ozone is once again holding the Hot Nights & Warm Coats clothing drive for local students. For the third year in a row now, Ozone's event will seek "gently used" coats to benefit Impact NW this Saturday, Sept. 18 at Creston Park, 4454 SE Powell Blvd. in Portland.

Shontelle first made noise on the charts with her 2008 single, "T-Shirt" -- and she's bringing back the buzz with the same song in a Radio Killa remix with hitmaker The-Dream on her new CD, "No Gravity."

He derided himself as a jerk; she told him he wasn't as bad as his misdeeds. He gave a sarcastic ode to his boorish behavior; she sang of an opportunity to grow from a very public stumble.

OXFORD, Miss. (AP) -- As the Vietnam War raged and rock 'n roll reeled from the breakup of the Beatles, a ragtag group of enthusiasts put out the first edition of what they hoped would become a showcase magazine for the blues music they loved. Living Blues, now owned by the University of Mississippi, is the country's oldest magazine dedicated to the genre. Its current 40th anniversary issue features images from more than 90 past covers, including some of the biggest names in the business.

NEW YORK (AP) -- It wasn't long ago that the music video was on life support. But recently, the music video has had a revival. Watching music videos has become central aspect of Internet usage

NEW YORK (AP) _ Call her the Fresh Princess. Will and Jada Pinkett Smith's 9-year-old daughter, Willow Smith, is making her debut as a recording artist. She has signed a deal with Jay-Z's label, Roc Nation.

Digital music might have decimated the compact disc market, but vinyl is making a huge comeback.
On Oct. 23, 2010, the seventh Night Owl Record Show will make available thousands of vinyl records from dozens of sellers in the Northwest

Graffiti, normally a transitory art form, is the subject of a more permanent body of work created especially for exhibit at Washington State University Vancouver by local artist Leah Jackson.

When Take-Two Interactive Software Inc. pulled the plug on the long-in-development "Duke Nukem Forever" last year, most observers in the video-game industry thought they'd seen the last of its titular hero.
But you can't keep a bad man down -- and last weekend, the cigar-chomping, beer-swilling tough guy staggered back to life at the Seattle fan-fest Penny Arcade Expo.

A period of withdrawal from the public eye to grieve ended when Corinne reemerged in 2010 upon the release of her second album, "The Sea," a relatively-sober CD in comparison to the light and breezy collection of melodies on her initial offering