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• Honolulu Symphony cancels concerts for rest of year, plans to file for bankruptcy

  HONOLULU (AP) — The Honolulu Symphony said Friday it's canceling concerts for the rest of the year and filing for bankruptcy, citing a big drop in donations. more

• Negotiator and former president of Hollywood producers' group, Nick Counter, dead at 69

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Nick Counter, a longtime negotiator for Hollywood producers who led the studios through two grueling writers' strikes last year and in 1988, has died. He was 69. more

• Art D'Lugoff, owner of NYC's Village Gate club, dies at 85; performers included jazz greats

  NEW YORK (AP) — Art D'Lugoff (Duh-LOO'-guhf), who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. He was 85. more

• Actor James Woods sues hospital in RI over brother's 2006 death, case to go to trial Monday Photo

  WARWICK, R.I. (AP) — Two-time Oscar-nominated actor James Woods has sued a Rhode Island hospital over the 2006 death of his younger brother. more

• Wal-Mart trims online preorder prices of anticipated DVDs; rivals make similar cuts

  NEW YORK (AP) — First it was books. Now it's DVDs. more

• Court documents show R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final

  ATLANTA (AP) — R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents. more

• Latin singer Alejandro Sanz teams up with Alicia Keys for a track on his new album Photo

  MIAMI BEACH, Fla. (AP) — Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a "long mental journey" to find inspiration. But when Alicia Keys surprised the singer at a party in New York by joining him in an impromptu jam session, Sanz knew then that he'd found his muse. more

• Singer Estelle, rapper Ludacris and family members pay tribute to soul-singer Otis Redding Photo

  ATLANTA (AP) — Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay." more

• Partial list of winners at the 9th Annual Latin Grammy Awards

  LAS VEGAS (AP) — Partial list of winners from the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards in Houston, Texas: more

• Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Green Day, Jay-Z among performers expected at American Music Awards

  LOS ANGELES (AP) — Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers said Thursday. more