For tenor from Malta, a star-making role? (AP)

AP - There's something about the honeyed sweetness of Joseph Calleja's voice that seems to evoke memories of a golden age, as if this young tenor carried within his vocal cords a secret passed down from bygone generations.

Students get schooled on hip-hop at Minn. college (AP)

AP - DJ Freddy Fresh slaps a vinyl record on the turntable, cues it up and tells a student, "Remember, the top of the note was there, right? Grab it."

Pinetop Perkins' 80-year career still going (AP)

AP - Noisy crowds in smoky bars don't bother 96-year-old bluesman Pinetop Perkins.

Bob Dylan brings Christmas cheer to those without homes (Reuters)

Reuters - Singer Bob Dylan reminisces about Christmas past, turkey dinners and his favorite holiday songs in a rare interview in a magazine for homeless people.