Michael Jackson was made history by winning four American Music Awards on Sunday night, but he couldn't beat Taylor Swift as the year's favorite artist and the evening's top winner. ...more

November 22, 2009

Richie Valens and Buddy Holly died on their way to a gig in 1959 the day the music died. ...more

July 2, 2009

The top 13 finalists — yes, 13 — have been selected on "American Idol." ...more

March 5, 2009

Jennifer Hudson says she's glad to be back performing and it's "like therapy" for her. ...more

February 27, 2009

We cross the Rubicon today. Today, my fellow citizens, we start down the road to Roman numerals, to XLIII, yet another Tampa Bay Super Bowl. ...more

January 3, 2009

Whitney Houston has issued a statement denying the rumors of a reunion with Bobby Brown. ...more

November 29, 2008

The Riverview Little Theatre Company will present several performances of Rodgers & Hammerstein's "Cinderella," beginning Sept. 18. The show stars Brittany Hamilton as Cinderella, Armando Valdes and Caleb Bone as the prince, Ellen Kleinschmidt as the fairy god mother, Robert Heilmann as the king and Kate Ramsey as the queen. ...more

September 5, 2008

I don't know much about gospel music. So when I got the call eight years ago that Dottie Rambo was coming to town, I said something stupid like, "Who?" ...more

May 24, 2008

Interview with Al "Coffee" McDaniel ...more

October 12, 2007