http://nwherald.comThe latest news from the nwherald.com websiteen-usNASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – It’s been Taylor Swift’s year, and Wednesday was her night as she became the youngest person and the first solo female act in a decade to win the Country Music Association’s entertainer of the year award.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/12/r_co7dwy7q8ufin67tsvdzg/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/11/12/r_co7dwy7q8ufin67tsvdzg/index.xmlThu, 12 Nov 2009 07:15:00 GMTWASHINGTON – Michelle and Barack Obama sat one table over from J. Lo and Marc Anthony, and all four of them were rocking in their seats as Sheila E. shook the house – well, really the tent.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/10/26/r_o9h3_7zasr6khkyvmfnnwq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/10/26/r_o9h3_7zasr6khkyvmfnnwq/index.xmlTue, 27 Oct 2009 06:15:00 GMTDETROIT (AP) – Eminem’s music publisher wants a bigger slice from Apple.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/09/22/r_xgzows_tyqjrtsyk_vqfa/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/09/22/r_xgzows_tyqjrtsyk_vqfa/index.xmlWed, 23 Sep 2009 06:15:00 GMTBOSTON (AP) — Mary Travers, who as one-third of the hugely popular 1960s folk trio Peter, Paul and Mary helped popularize such tunes as “Puff (The Magic Dragon)” and “If I Had a Hammer,” died in a Connecticut hospital Wednesday after battling leukemia for several years. She was 72.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/09/17/r_muqknpsxsi2pyumzivszbg/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/09/17/r_muqknpsxsi2pyumzivszbg/index.xmlThu, 17 Sep 2009 06:15:00 GMTGLENDALE, Calif. (AP) — One month after a lavish public memorial for Michael Jackson, the pop singer's family prepared to inter him privately Thursday in a mausoleum filled with legendary entertainers.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/09/03/r_vck11i8vtqef3zv4mr4dka/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/09/03/r_vck11i8vtqef3zv4mr4dka/index.xmlThu, 03 Sep 2009 18:07:00 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) – Just two days shy of the fourth anniversary of Hurricane Katrina, entertainer Jamie Foxx brought some music and laughter to New Orleans with his “Blame It” tour.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/28/r_5v5jio3vs5qvgd2wttbf0q/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/28/r_5v5jio3vs5qvgd2wttbf0q/index.xmlSat, 29 Aug 2009 06:15:00 GMTSPRINGFIELD – The Con Men did it again.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/24/r_npdhi0prsomge0shk5lacw/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/24/r_npdhi0prsomge0shk5lacw/index.xmlTue, 25 Aug 2009 06:15:00 GMTLONDON (AP) – Hundreds of Beatles fans swarmed Abbey Road on Saturday, singing songs and snarling traffic to mark 40 years since John, Paul, George and Ringo strode across the leafy north London street and into the history books on iconic pop photos.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/08/r_vbyjfup9qicczrxsjlz_q/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/08/r_vbyjfup9qicczrxsjlz_q/index.xmlSun, 09 Aug 2009 06:15:00 GMT• Over music and gumbo served in a historic New Orleans nightclub, pianist and hit songwriter Allen Toussaint will join the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/01/r_1pfmujubtoeqlj6x8gaqiq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/08/01/r_1pfmujubtoeqlj6x8gaqiq/index.xmlSun, 02 Aug 2009 06:15:00 GMTNEW ORLEANS (AP) – Brass band musicians on trumpet, trombone and tuba belted out “A Closer Walk With Thee” as the Essence Music Festival gave a salute to Michael Jackson befitting a New Orleans jazz funeral procession.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/07/04/r_ts7rh5shsacbzxwqrmjrzq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/07/04/r_ts7rh5shsacbzxwqrmjrzq/index.xmlSun, 05 Jul 2009 06:15:00 GMTCHICAGO (AP) – Hip-hop artist Kanye West returned to his hometown Thursday amid thunderous applause and 3,000 teenagers chanting his name during a private concert for Chicago public school students who improved their grades and attendance.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/06/11/r_uooxsfumrfczfiwjsbbwhw/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/06/11/r_uooxsfumrfczfiwjsbbwhw/index.xmlFri, 12 Jun 2009 06:15:00 GMT• After keeping his private life out of the spotlight for years, David Hyde Pierce has announced his marriage to longtime partner Brian Hargrove.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/30/r_euky3xomtlyy5_xj8t5auq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/30/r_euky3xomtlyy5_xj8t5auq/index.xmlSat, 30 May 2009 06:15:00 GMT• DreamWorks said it wanted to make a movie about Martin Luther King Jr. “provided that there is unity” among the civil rights icon’s children.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/20/r_q4vpk8qnslcrxfp0v_fwg/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/20/r_q4vpk8qnslcrxfp0v_fwg/index.xmlThu, 21 May 2009 06:15:00 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) – Danny Gokey is dancing off "American Idol," leaving showy Adam Lambert and twangy Kris Allen to duke it out in the finale of the popular Fox singing competition next week.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/14/r_iohf5li4slelvz_3y9pvbq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/14/r_iohf5li4slelvz_3y9pvbq/index.xmlThu, 14 May 2009 03:59:00 GMT• Paula Abdul has told a magazine that she overcame a 12-year addiction to painkillers last year.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/06/r_qzi2hanvsvs29uq1iotqa/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/06/r_qzi2hanvsvs29uq1iotqa/index.xmlThu, 07 May 2009 06:15:00 GMTLOS ANGELES (AP) – “American Idol” finalist Allison Iraheta has a rea­son to cry.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/07/r_sdn4ayqxqws_znil2558gw/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/07/r_sdn4ayqxqws_znil2558gw/index.xmlThu, 07 May 2009 06:15:00 GMT• Peter Sarsgaard and Maggie Gyllenhaal have made it official.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/04/r_u8txjinlsho5swk3x7kqa/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/04/r_u8txjinlsho5swk3x7kqa/index.xmlTue, 05 May 2009 06:15:00 GMTWASHINGTON (AP) – The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a federal appeals court to re-examine its ruling in favor of CBS Corp. in a legal fight about entertainer Janet Jackson’s wardrobe malfunction.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/04/r_zc7z7sfqtmowgn6xfagtq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/05/04/r_zc7z7sfqtmowgn6xfagtq/index.xmlTue, 05 May 2009 06:15:00 GMTCLEVELAND (AP) – Metallica, whose monstrous sound continues to assault the senses and push heavy metal to its limits, headlined a Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony Saturday night that felt much more like a concert than an awards show.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/04/04/r_d9lvj9o6tw6egwxa9eluvq/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/04/04/r_d9lvj9o6tw6egwxa9eluvq/index.xmlSun, 05 Apr 2009 06:15:00 GMT• After months in limbo, “Project Runway” has a new home at Lifetime.http://nwherald.com/articles/2009/04/01/r_utubyx6vqtm1ryhwnvrbsg/index.xmlhttp://nwherald.com/articles/2009/04/01/r_utubyx6vqtm1ryhwnvrbsg/index.xmlThu, 02 Apr 2009 06:15:00 GMT