AP - Jazz legend Sonny Rollins and big-band leader Maria Schneider each were triple winners at the Jazz Awards, but it was 90-year-old pianist Hank Jones who struck the most sentimental chord.
Reuters - Uncle Kracker closes a five-year gap between albums with the September 15 release of "Happy Hour," a project he described as "not a big departure from anything I've done before."
Reuters - The Black Eyed Peas scored their first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop charts on Wednesday, buoyed by heavy promotion for their first release in four years, and also claimed the top two spots on the singles chart.