NEW YORK (AP) — Barack Obama's inauguration was clearly an important day for many people — including Jamie Foxx.

Happy Birthday to "Billy Elliot" star Jamie Bell (1986), Hanson keyboardist Taylor Hanson (1983), "American Pie" actor Chris Klein (1979), TV actress Catherine Dent (1965), "Weekly Top-40" deejay Rick Dees (1950), comedian Billy Crystal (1947),

BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A stunning-looking and strong-sounding Whitney Houston made a triumphant return to the stage at a pre-Grammy party honoring her mentor, music mogul Clive Davis.

Music legend Quincy Jones is urging President-elect Barack Obama to create a ministry of culture, insisting it's embarrassing the government has no ambassador for the arts.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) - Hollywood stars Jane Fonda and Jack Nicholson are among the latest notable figures being inducted into the California Hall of Fame.

Celebrity DJ/producer Mark Ronson has confirmed he and Amy Winehouse are to record a new version of Lesley Gore's "You Don't Own Me" for a new Quincy Jones tribute album.

SANRIO, Inc. is thrilled to announce the release of Hello World, the first-ever Hello Kitty album available on Lakeshore Records. The album will offer 11 tracks of original pop tunes, performed by a number of up & coming young artists.

Elvis Presley, Quincy Jones and the Black Eyed Peas' song catalogues will reportedly be part of a multi-million dollar sale of a New York-based music company.

LOS ANGELES (AP) - T-Pain and Lil Wayne have owned the music scene over the past year: It seems as if T-Pain's voice has accented half the hits on urban radio,

Rapper T-Pain is celebrating after landing five BET Award nominations to lead the pack of hopefuls at the upcoming Hip-Hop Honors. His big five include nods for Best Collaboration for his work with Chris Brown,