Rihanna to perform on "American Idol" finale

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rihanna is returning to "American Idol." The "Rude Boy" singer will perform on the two-hour "Idol" season finale on May 23. The songbird will perform her recent hit "Where Have You Been." Rihanna (full name: Robyn Rihanna Fenty) has appeared twice before on the show. In April 2010, she performed her song "Rockstar 101," and returned the following April to belt out her song "California King Bed." As season 11 winds to a close, other guest performers are also being brought aboard. On the May 10 results show, "Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez will perform her single "Dance ...

Singer Santigold sounds off on dance music, new CD

You may love dance and electronic music, but Santigold hates it.

Analysis: Key to Universal-EMI decision: Has music business lost control?

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - On the face of it, Universal Music Group's bid to buy a big chunk of EMI stands to make the world's leading music company an even more formidable force, combining Universal's star lineup of Lady Gaga and Rihanna with the British company's deep library of The Beatles, Pink Floyd and Katy Perry. Certainly the fierce opposition from rival Warner Music Group, consumer groups and independent music companies makes it seem that way. They have all vowed to fight it tooth and nail, telling U.S. ...

Chuck Brown, pioneer of 'go-go' funk music, dies

Chuck Brown, who styled a unique mix of funk, soul and Latin party sounds to create go-go music in the nation's capital, has died after suffering from pneumonia. He was 75.