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Country star Merle Haggard home from hospital (Reuters)
Reuters - Country music singer Merle Haggard was resting at home in Northern California on Friday after a long stint in a Georgia hospital, his publicist Tresa Redburn said.

Hawaii musician pleads no contest in molestation (AP)
AP - Cecilio Rodriguez, one-half of a popular and longtime Hawaii musical duo, pleaded no contest to molesting two young California girls in the 1990s and was sentenced Friday to a year in jail, prosecutors in Los Angeles said.

Doctor convicted in Jackson death seeks release (AP)
AP - The doctor convicted of involuntary manslaughter in Michael Jackson's death asked a judge Friday to release him from jail pending his appeal.

APNewsBreak: Jackson enters fray over Grammy cuts (AP)

AP - The Rev. Jesse Jackson is entering the fray over The Recording Academy's cuts to its Grammy categories: He's asking to meet with the president of the organization and has raised the possibility of protests with the awards less than two weeks away.

Jesse Jackson adds voice to Grammy protest (Reuters)
Reuters - Civil rights activist the Rev. Jesse Jackson on Friday urged Grammy organizers to reinstate 31 ethnic and minority musical categories that have been cut from the music industry's top awards.

ABBA to launch revamped final album, with new track (Reuters)
Reuters - Swedish pop group ABBA are to release a new version of their last album, featuring a previously unreleased track for the first time since 1994, the group's website said on Wednesday.

Country music star Merle Haggard home from hospital (Reuters)
Reuters - Country music singer Merle Haggard was resting at home in Northern California on Friday after a long stint in a Georgia hospital, his publicist said.

Michael Jackson's legacy cemented by children (Reuters)
Reuters - Late pop star Michael Jackson was immortalized in cement on Thursday when his three children stamped the "Thriller" singer's glove and shoe prints in the hallowed concrete courtyard of Grauman's Chinese Theater in Hollywood.

Adele reigns Billboard chart in slow week (Reuters)
Reuters - British singer Adele continued her reign atop the Billboard 200 album chart and the Hot 100 songs chart on Wednesday, in a week of low album sales and a lack of new releases, music industry analysts said.

Stars cover Dylan songs for Amnesty International (AP)

AP - Anyone who ever doubted the transformative power of Bob Dylan's music need only look to Ke$ha.