AP answers your questions on the news, from elected senators to the president’s radio addressEvery week, the president gets behind a microphone — and, these days, in front of a camera — and offers a few quick comments about an issue that he feels is of great national importance. Jackson’s mother fires first salvo to control the billion-dollar-plus fortune of ‘King of Pop’LOS ANGELES — So, who gets Michael Jackson’s riches? Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 3-9Celebrity birthdays for the week of May 3-9: Where’s the good life? Tony Bennett wants pay for performers when radio plays their tunesWASHINGTON — Singer Tony Bennett says it’s a crime that performers don’t get paid by radio stations when their music is broadcast. Steven Curtis Chapman wins gospel’s artist of the year at Dove Awards in NashvilleNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Veteran Christian artist Steven Curtis Chapman capped an emotional year by winning artist of the year during the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards. Brandon Heath, Natalie Grant, Casting Crowns early winners at gospel awardsNASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brandon Heath won top male vocalist on the success of his pleading hit “Give Me Your Eyes” while Natalie Grant took female vocalist honors for the third year in a row during the Gospel Music Association’s Dove Awards on Thursday. Natalie Grant, nominated for 6 Dove awards, says she’s proudest of her songwriting nodNASHVILLE, Tenn. — If Natalie Grant snags the best female vocalist trophy at Thursday’s Dove Awards, it will mark her third win in a row in the category. But the award she’s most excited about has nothing to do with her vocal performance: She’s proudest of being nominated for writing her hit “I Will Not be Moved.” Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 26-May 2Celebrity birthdays for the week of April 26-May 2: |