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TV: Documentary tells dark tale of triplets separated at birth

NEW YORK (AP) — The first time that brothers David Kellman, Bobby Shafran and Eddy Galland were in the public eye, it was joyous. The then 19-year-old identical triplets, separated at birth, had just learned about the others’ existence. Despite growing up separately, the three ...

MUSIC: Panic! At the Disco launches human rights organization

NEW YORK (AP) — Panic! At the Disco’s Brendon Urie is launching a human rights organization called Highest Hopes Foundation. The rock singer said Thursday that the nonprofit will support “communities subject to discrimination or abuse on the basis of gender, race, religion, sexual ...

MUSIC: Dr. Dre’s Beats headphones owes ex-partner $25.2M

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A jury on Wednesday found that Dr. Dre, music mogul Jimmy Iovine and their headphone company Beats Electronics owe a former partner $25.2 million in royalties. The Los Angeles Superior Court jury found Wednesday by a narrow 9-3 margin that Beats breached a contract with ...

MUSIC: Jackson family patriarch dies at 89

NEW YORK (AP) — Joseph Jackson, the strong, fearsome patriarch of the musical Jackson family, has died, according to a person close to the family. The person, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because the person was not allowed to discuss the topic publicly, told The Associated ...

MUSIC: Grammys to increase nominees in top categories from 5 to 8

NEW YORK (AP) — The Grammy Awards are extending the number of nominees in its top categories from five to eight. The Recording Academy told its members in a letter released Tuesday that the nominee increase “will better reflect the large number of entries in these categories and allow ...

MUSIC: Judge denies rapper Meek Mill’s request for new trial

PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A Philadelphia judge has denied Meek Mill’s petition for a new trial in his decade-old drug and gun convictions despite support for the request by the district attorney’s office. The rapper’s attorneys cited credibility issues with a police officer who testified ...