Rock Hall adds 6 groups to list of inductees (AP)
AP - The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame says six additional groups will be inducted this year after a committee determined they should be recognized with previously enshrined original lead singers.
Country star Merle Haggard rehearsing again after illness (Reuters)
Reuters - Country music legend Merle Haggard is rehearsing with his longtime band, The Strangers, and gearing up to hit the road again after being sidelined by a bout of pneumonia and other ailments.
Dierks Bentley new album brings country fans "Home"(Reuters)
Reuters - If the single "Home"is the cornerstone of Dierks Bentley's latest album of the same name, then the song "Thinking of You"is the CD's hearth because the fire within it warms both body and soul.
Katy Perry, Russell Brand finalize divorce (AP)
AP - A judge has granted Katy Perry and Russell Brand a divorce, although the pair won't be legally split up until July.
McCartney to debut new songs live on iTunes stream (AP)
AP - Paul McCartney will debut the songs from his new album "Kisses on the Bottom"in a free live streaming performance on iTunes.
Ga. county buys folk artist's 'Paradise Garden'(AP)
AP - A northwestern Georgia county has bought the garden where folk artist Howard Finster held court for tourists and art lovers from around the world.
