Posted: 5:01 PM The Van Cliburn International Piano Competition got underway Friday in Texas.

Posted: 4:58 PM Rapper Lil’ Flip has been indicted on drug charges stemming from a traffic stop in Central Texas.

Posted: 4:48 PM Blake Shelton and Carrie Underwood are both stepping up to help their fellow Oklahoma residents after the deadly tornado that struck earlier this week.

Posted: 4:46 PM A huge exhibit devoted to the Rolling Stones opened Friday at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Posted: 3:37 PM CBS claims the status of the most-watched network for the 10th time in 11 years as the traditional TV season ends.

Posted: 1:12 PM Actress Amanda Bynes has been charged after police say she tossed a marijuana bong out of an apartment window in New York City.

Posted: 4:06 PM Mary J. Blige and her husband have been slapped with a $3.4 million tax lien.

Posted: 2:53 PM A Russian court Thursday denied parole to a member of the punk group Pussy Riot.

Posted: 3:01 PM A museum in New York plans to build a $5 million gallery to house a mess of Muppets.

Posted: 1:34 PM The Queen of Soul is taking a month off in June.

Posted: 12:55 PM Kellie Pickler finished first in the final episode of “Dancing With the Stars.”

Posted: 1:12 PM Justin Bieber’s monkey is about to become Germany’s monkey.

Posted: 1:04 PM Country star Toby Keith, who grew up in the Oklahoma City suburb devastated by a deadly tornado, says his hometown is strong.

Posted: 12:59 PM Chris Harrison will emcee the Miss American Pageant again this year.

Posted: 12:57 PM Comedienne Carol Burnett will receive the country’s top humor prize.

Posted: 5:06 PM The keyboard player who gave the Doors their signature sound died Monday.

Posted: 1:44 PM A steep ratings drop may not bode well for the future of “American Idol.”

Posted: 1:40 PM The Metropolitan Opera’s music director has returned after an absence of more than two years following a fall that left him partially paralyzed.

Posted: 1:38 PM About 125 million watched worldwide as Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest won the annual Eurovision song contest.

Posted: 1:02 PM Barbara Streisand will receive an honorary PhD next month in Israel.

Posted: 11:20 AM Taylor Swift was the big winner at the Billboard Music Awards.

Posted: 12:19 PM The new “Star Trek” movie had a $70.6 million domestic debut this weekend, but fell short of studio expectations.

Updated: 12:27 PM A member of Toots and the Maytals has been injured at a concert in Virginia.

Posted: 2:44 PM “The Office” is closed.

Posted: 2:40 PM A topless painting of the late actress Bea Arthur sold for $1.9 million at auction.