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Leonard Cohen's new take on "Old Ideas" (Reuters)
Reuters - Sitting in a dimly lit New York City bar wearing a trilby hat and a dark suit, no tie, singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen pauses before responding to a question about how his ideas have changed over his lengthy career.

Grammy-winning composer Clare Fischer dead at 83 (AP)
AP - Clare Fischer, a Grammy-winning composer who wrote scores for television and movies and worked with legendary musicians, including Dizzy Gillespie, has died. He was 83.

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.

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.

Kenny Chesney leads Academy of Country Music nominees (Reuters)
Reuters - Kenny Chesney grabbed the lead with nine award nominations on Thursday from the Academy of Country Music, which hands out its prizes on April 1 in Las Vegas.

Unreleased ABBA track on new album (AP)

AP - Mamma Mia, here they go again.

Loved and loathed, Lana Del Rey set to face the music (Reuters)
Reuters - Rarely has a pop star just starting out been so loved and loathed as Lana Del Rey, the 25-year-old who has filled acres of newspaper column inches even before her debut album "Born to Die" hits shelves next week.

Jay-Z, Beyonce make Billboard industry power list (Reuters)
Reuters - Power couple Jay-Z and Beyonce joined a list of top music executives, led by Live Nation Entertainment chairman Irving Azoff, on Billboard magazine's first Power 100 chart on Friday.

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.