HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban singer-songwriter Pablo Milanes has harshly criticized government-backed harassment of the Ladies in White dissident group in his country. Read the complete article
Janet Jackson said Monday she won't attend a planned tribute concert for her older brother Michael in Wales because the show coincides with the trial of a doctor charged in the King of Pop's death. Read the complete article
Beyonce made a big announcement that practically upstaged the MTV Video Music Awards — and she did it without saying a word. Read the complete article
Aldis Hodge plays the geeky hacker, Alec Hardison, in TNT’s Leverage. Shot in Portland, Ore., the show follows a group of lawbreakers turned good guys, led by a former insurance investigator played by Timothy Hutton. Now four seasons into its run, Leverage also stars Gina Bellman, Christian Kane and Beth Riesgraf. Hodge talked to The Skanner News’ Helen Silvis about Leverage, Portland and his ambitions. Read the complete article
LONDON (AP) -- Amy Winehouse is still hitting music milestones after her untimely death last month. Read the complete article
Here, Selena talks about the launch of her own clothing line, K-Mart’s “Dream Out Loud” Fall Collection. Read the complete article
Fresh from her featured profile in the New York Times Style Magazine this weekend, Esperanza Spalding headlines a fundraiser Tuesday night in Portland benefitting Thara Memory’s American Music Program Pacific Crest Jazz Orchestra for youth. Read the complete article
MIAMI (AP) -- The king is dead. Burger King's spooky "The King" mascot is retiring so the struggling burger chain can refocus its marketing to reach new customers. The mascot has been around for years, but recently has become a more prevalent and somewhat creepy presence in ads - showing up in people's beds and peeping in their windows. Read the complete article
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) -- Did Kathryn Stockett use her brother's African American maid as the basis for a character in the bestselling novel-turned-movie "The Help?" For now, that question may go unanswered, by a court anyway. Read the complete article
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) -- 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. Read the complete article
