CHICAGO (AP) — Grammy-winning Blues musician David "Honey Boy" Edwards, believed to be the oldest surviving Delta bluesman and whose roots stretched back to blues legend Robert Johnson, died early Monday in his Chicago home, his manager said. He was 96.

GARY, Ind. (AP) — Michael Jackson's hometown of Gary is getting ready to throw a birthday party for the late King of Pop.

Beyonce and Jay-Z's offspring doesn't even have a name yet, but it was the indisputable breakout star of Sunday's MTV Video Music Awards, upstaging everyone, even Katy Perry's win for video of the year.

DETROIT (AP) — Esther Gordy Edwards, who helped build Motown Records alongside her brother Berry Gordy Jr. and led efforts to turn its original Detroit headquarters into a museum, has died. She was 91.

Aretha Franklin is already a member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, but this fall, she'll be honored by the hall once again, as part of its American Music Masters series.

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — Famed American trumpeter and composer Wynton Marsalis shared memories of his childhood and played a few tunes Tuesday in South Africa as a prelude to headlining Johannesburg's annual jazz festival.

NEW YORK (AP) — Nick Ashford, one-half of the legendary Motown songwriting duo Ashford & Simpson that penned elegant, soulful classics for the likes of Diana Ross and Marvin Gaye and funk hits for Chaka Khan and others, died Monday at age 70, his former publicist said.

Eric Benet has had a few minor acting roles ("Glitter," anyone?), but typically, they didn't require too much heavy lifting on his part.

Black Ensemble Theater’s final show at Kennedy-King College starts with Somebody Say Amen at Sept. 23 - October 9.

A rapper who incited a telephone flash mob that overwhelmed the emergency phone system at one of busiest stations of the Los Angeles County sheriff's department could face criminal charges, the agency said Saturday.