'Your papers, please' must never be heard in America
Stevie Wonder says a concert devoted to peace is going from the stage to television.
They were hooked: The moment singer-songwriter Jim James and his bandmates from My Morning Jacket first wandered into the immersive, genre-bending show "Sleep No More," there was no turning back.
In "Purpose," co-written with music journalist Anthony Bozza, the Jan. 12, 2010, earthquake that leveled Haiti's capital is one of two phenomena with the power to focus the ex-Fugees frontman's scattered energy.
Anyone who needs to catch up with hip-hop star Wyclef Jean just has to refresh his Twitter feed.
As Jay-Z transitioned from hit song to hit song at a Carnegie Hall concert Monday night, so did the lighting, changing from red to white to blue.
Haiti hip hop star Wyclef Jean says he's proud of the way his charity responded after the earthquake almost two years ago.
Haiti hip hop star Wyclef Jean says he's proud of the way his charity responded after the earthquake almost two years ago.
Baseball in September? Meh. When the season dwindles, fans of downtrodden teams need a reason to come to the ballpark beyond the game itself. Sometimes, that reason comes after the game.
Performance-enhancing drugs: They're not just for jocks anymore. "It's more than just sports," said Victor Conte, former head of the Bay Area Laboratory Co-Operative (BALCO), who supplied Marion Jones and other athletes with steroids. "Rappers are doing this. They're all ripping their shirts off with six-pack [abdominal muscles]. In mainstream movies and action hero type stuff, it's rampant."
When Adorian Deck was home sick from high school, he entertained himself like countless other teenagers have in recent years: He started a Twitter account.
It's no coincidence that the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has taken the earthquake-ravaged country of Haiti under its wing.
It's no coincidence that the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has taken the earthquake-ravaged country of Haiti under its wing.
He danced, drink in hand, to the music of British rhythm and blues artist Jon Cleary, but there was no one act that drew Ray Ladonceur to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival on Friday's opening day.
Wyclef Jean, Cyndi Lauper, John Mellencamp, Lauryn Hill and Fantasia will make first-time appearances at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, joining a lineup of familiar acts for the 43rd annual tradition that opens Friday at a race track in this Mississippi River city.
Unemployed train-wreck Charlie Sheen might be winning after all.
"The call for peace is something we should take seriously," he said. "I think we need a peace day every day."
Some things need more than a tweet to explain, though, so Jean has written an autobiography, "Purpose" (It Books) on sale Tuesday, that explores his political, financial and personal turmoil, including an extramarital affair with fellow Fugee Lauryn Hill.
