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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - ABC television said on Monday it had received about 1,500 complaints about the sexually-charged performance by "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert at the American Music Awards on Sunday.

LOS ANGELES - A Los Angeles official says she's negotiating with the company that owns Staples Center about reimbursing at least some of the $3.2 million taxpayers spent on the Michael Jackson memorial.

HOUSTON - Michael Jackson's doctor returned to work at his Houston medical clinic on Monday for the first time since the pop star's death and his patients welcomed him back without reservation.

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, who shot to fame after her audition for "Britain's Got Talent" was aired in April, appears set to have the biggest album in Britain this year, music retailer HMV said on Monday.

NEW YORK - ABC says more than 1,500 people have called to complain about Adam Lambert's sexually charged performance at the American Music Awards.

NEW YORK - In the run-up to the Broadway opening of "Fela!" — Bill T. Jones' new musical — one man sat through every single preview performance and hated being there every minute.

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LONDON (Reuters) - Irish rock band U2 are to headline next year's Glastonbury Festival on the 40th anniversary of the world's biggest green field arts and music event.

NEW YORK - To create an album as hard-hitting as his multiplatinum-selling debut, 2003's "Get Rich or Die Tryin'," 50 Cent says he had to tap into the troubles he dealt with before he became one of hip-hop's biggest stars.

NEW YORK - A funny thing happened on the way through the program at the Richard Tucker Gala: The night's honoree, tenor Stephen Costello, nearly faded into the woodwork that panels Avery Fisher Hall.

NEW YORK - Artist Nate Giorgio recalls the last time he saw Michael Jackson, just days before the singer's death.

LOS ANGELES – On the eve of a hearing in the Michael Jackson estate, a lawyer for the singer's father filed a 60-page motion Monday that intensifies a bid to get money from his son's estate by making accusations of fraud against the administrators of his will.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country crossover star Taylor Swift overshadowed the late Michael Jackson at the American Music Awards on Sunday, winning five prizes including artist of the year.

Courtesy of NME.com - Aerosmith guitarist Joe Perry has said that singer Steven Tyler has quit the band "as far as I can tell."

Courtesy of NME.com - Slash says White 'was the one guy [he] wanted to work with'

Courtesy of NME.com - 'We've already done bits and bobs,' he says

LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Robbie Williams may sell the right to half his future album, touring and sponsorship earnings in a 50 million pound ($83 million) deal, one of his managers was reported to say on Saturday.

Courtesy of NME.com - Bono admits his band 'didn't pull off the pop songs'

NEW YORK (Hollywood Reporter) - Roger Daltrey has dubbed his current solo jaunt the "Use It or Lose It" tour, but his show at the Nokia Theater on Friday demonstrated that sometimes you can use it and lose it as well.

Courtesy of NME.com - Motown sound singer to follow in footsteps of Lou Reed at Austin event

Courtesy of NME.com - Sectioned man accused of assault confined to hospital

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Sting's "If on a Winter's Night..." may feature holiday-inspired songs, but don't call it a Christmas album. "The whole season is much broader than that," he says. "Winter is about inspiration and imagination."

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - A year ago, Kris Allen was attending the University of Central Arkansas, playing gigs at local bars and adjusting to life as a newlywed. Now, thanks to "American Idol," he's enough of a brand name that his major-label debut is self-titled.

LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - There's a hidden gem at the end of "Classic," the 13th album by Texas norteno group Intocable. The album covers a nostalgic collection of sentimental, accordion-packed songs made popular decades ago in a traditional, simple style. But wait just long enough and you'll hear why legions of fans have stuck with Intocable for 15 years.

LOS ANGELES - During rehearsals for his outlandish American Music Awards performance, amid a thundercloud of throbbing theater lights and special-effects fog, Adam Lambert effortlessly governs the sprawling stage while gripping a microphone in his gloved hands and donning a tight T-shirt slathered with an image of David Bowie's face.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers.

LONDON - Organizers say U2 will headline Glastonbury, Britain's leading summer music festival.

NEW YORK (Billboard) - When R&B artist Omarion sings, "I done cut the braids, low cut, got my grown on," in a raspy croon on his new single "I Get It In," he's referencing a turning point in his career.

LOS ANGELES - The King of Pop is still winning awards and setting records doing it.