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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 ...

TV: ‘Pawn Stars’ Richard Harrison, known as ‘The Old Man,’ dies

LAS VEGAS (AP) — “Pawn Stars” patriarch, Richard Benjamin Harrison, who was known as “The Old Man,” has died at age 77. Gold & Silver Pawn’s Facebook page posted Monday that Harrison was surrounded by “loving family” this past weekend and died peacefully. The post ...

TV: China blocks John Oliver on social media after scathing show

BEIJING (AP) — A popular Chinese social media site is censoring discussion of “Last Week Tonight” and its HBO host John Oliver after he mocked Chinese President Xi Jinping, his apparent sensitivity about being compared to Winnie the Pooh and his country’s crackdown on human ...