A judge Thursday allowed prosecutors in Phil Spector's murder case to see part of a sworn deposition he gave in a separate civil suit against a former defense attorney in a financial dispute.

Singer-songwriter Leonard Cohen and his gal-pal asked a court Tuesday to bar overzealous fan Nicholas Balfour from having any contact with them after he turned up at their Los Angeles home.

Troubled Babyshambles rocker Pete Doherty, the ex-beau of supermodel Kate Moss, pled guilty Friday to heroin possession, after he was arrested the day before. He'll remain in jail until his next hearing on Feb. 8.

Mötley Crüe received the 2,301st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame Wednesday, as 600 screaming fans looked on.

The city of Salzburg, Austria, celebrated Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday on Friday with symphony and opera performances and other Mozart marathon events.

Bruce Springsteen and Coldplay are scheduled to perform at the 48th Annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 8. Maroon 5, John Legend, and Joss Stone are among the artists slated to perform a musical tribute to Sly and the Family Stone at the Grammys.

British officials have ordered Paul McCartney to tear down a log cabin on his estate in southern England, claiming the structure "harms the intrinsic landscape quality and character" of the area.

Kanye West posed as Jesus Christ for the cover of the latest issue of Rolling Stone and claimed in the accompanying article that his song, "Gold Digger," should have been nominated for the Best Rap Song Grammy. "That's a gimme Grammy," West said.

Per the Washington Post, Grammy organizers are looking to reunite Sly and the Family Stone for a tribute to the famed '70s band. Sly Stone last performed live 19 years ago and the Post reports rehearsals are set to begin next week.

Fayard Nicholas, one-half of the famed Nicolas Brothers dancers, joined his brother Harold in death after suffering complications from a stroke. He was 91.

Michael Jackson was spotted at a shopping mall in Bahrain dressed as a woman, with a veil over his face and a black robe and gloves, along with three children (presumably his) wrapped in scarves.

A National Arbitration Forum arbitrator has awarded Stevie Wonder the rights to the Internet domain name stevie-wonder.com, which had been in use by another party.

Nas has bolted Sony's Columbia label and signing a deal with Def Jam, which is presided over by former rival Jay-Z, the New York Times reports.

A Tennessee Court of Appeals have ruled that the heirs of country music legend Hank Williams can rightfully sell some of his old recordings made for an old radio show, despite Polygram Records and Legacy Entertainment Group's claims to the contrary.

Jannette Carter, the last surviving child of country music's original Carter Family, who continued to perform well into the new Millennium and helped preserve her family's legacy with the founding of a Virginia museum and amphitheater, died on Sunday in Kingsport, Tennessee. She was 82.

David Bowie, Cream, Merle Haggard, and Richard Pryor are among the recipients of the Recording Academy's 2006 Lifetime Achievement Award, to be presented Feb. 7 and recognized during the Grammy Awards on Feb. 8.

Madonna, Shakira, and Robbie Williams were among the big winners at France's NRJ Music Awards Saturday night.

James Taylor will be honored Feb. 6 as the 2006 MusiCares Person of the Year in recognition of his contributions to the arts, as well as to humanitarian and environmental causes.