Rap superstar Snoop Dogg has been named and shamed as the latest celebrity indebted to the state of California - he's failed to pay more than $284,000 in back taxes.

SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — California's budget deficit would shrink by nearly $5 million if singer Dionne Warwick and comedian Sinbad Adkins would pay their taxes.

Sheryl Crow and Black Eyed Peas star will.i.am have joined calls for musicians to be paid radioplay royalties - even if they didn't write the songs themselves.

Twenty five: the number of years the incredible songtress Wynonna Judd has been bringing her amazing voice, her inspirational stories and her unique blend of country, soul and good 'ol Rock'n'Roll to the masses.

Dionne Warwick's unofficial concert to celebrate Barack Obama's inauguration has reportedly been canceled due to low ticket sales.

Happy Birthday to country singer Katrina Elam (1983), TV's "Blossom" Mayim Bialik (1975), WWE wrestling's Rey Mysterio, Jr. (1974), "Dark Water" actress Jennifer Connelly (1970), 80s pop-star drummer Sheila E. (1957),

NEW YORK (AP) - The Super Bowl? Forget it. The Oscars? Who cares. The biggest star-studded event on the horizon is President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration.

Singers Dionne Warwick and Gloria Gaynor are the latest stars to pay tribute to Isaac Hayes, who died on Sunday.

Following two highly successful albums with her husband, Kenny Lattimore, Grammy nominee Chante Moore returns with her long awaited first solo CD in nearly a decade, Love The Woman,

Rod Stewart, Dionne Warwick and James Taylor have teamed up with celebrated crooner Steve Tyrell for a tribute to songwriters Burt Bacharach and Hal David. Tyrell, who has a long history with Bacharach and David, has recorded an album of their tunes