HONOLULU The Honolulu Symphony said Friday it's canceling concerts for the rest of the year and filing for bankruptcy, citing a big drop in donations.

NEW YORK Art D'Lugoff (Duh-LOO'-guhf), who owned the famed Village Gate nightclub in New York City, has died. He was 85.

LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson's father is seeking an allowance from his son's estate to help cover expenses that exceed $15,000 a month, according to court documents filed Friday. The request seeking an unspecified amount for Joe Jackson was filed by lawyer Brian Oxman, who said there was no apparent reason for the administrators of the estate to not seek an allowance for the Jackson family patriarch.

ATLANTA R&B singer Usher's divorce from his wife is final, according to court documents.

LAS VEGAS Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories.

MIAMI BEACH, Fla. Whenever Latin pop sensation Alejandro Sanz writes music, he sets off on a "long mental journey" to find inspiration. But when Alicia Keys surprised the singer at a party in New York by joining him in an impromptu jam session, Sanz knew then that he'd found his muse.

NEW YORK Rihanna on Friday described the horror she felt as her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was biting and punching her during a violent argument in February, saying she saw "no soul in his eyes."

LONDON Elton John has been released from a London hospital after being treated for flu and an E. coli bacterial infection.

ATLANTA Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay."

LAS VEGAS Partial list of winners from the 2008 Latin Grammy Awards in Houston, Texas:

LOS ANGELES Rihanna, Eminem, Lady Gaga, Green Day and Carrie Underwood will be among the diverse roster of performers planning to take the stage at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, show producers said Thursday.

BERLIN Berlin loves Beyonce.

BERLIN Winners of the 16th annual MTV Europe Music Awards, presented Thursday:

LAS VEGAS Bette Midler will perform her Las Vegas show "The Showgirl Must Go On" for the last time on Jan. 31.

CAIRO As Egypt gears for pop diva Beyonce Knowles' first performance in North Africa, Islamic conservatives are branding her show an "insolent sex party" that threatens the Muslim nation's "social peace and stability."

NEW YORK When the Killers started out, they wanted to raise a ruckus like their favorite rock stars did on the road: Frontman Brandon Flowers heard of the legendary exploits of Led Zeppelin and David Bowie and wanted to emulate those experiences.

NEW YORK Green Day already has New Year's Eve plans: They'll be ringing in 2010 with Carson Daly.

NEW YORK Rihanna said Thursday that she regrets going back to ex-boyfriend Chris Brown after he left her bruised and battered during a February assault, warning other women facing domestic violence to not let themselves become blinded by love.

BERLIN Irish rockers U2 returned to Berlin for a free mini-concert Thursday in front of the Brandenburg Gate, playing its classic singles and a duet with Jay-Z even as the show was obscured from public view by a nearly 6-1/2-foot (two-meter) high metal barrier.

LAS VEGAS Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 won all five awards it was nominated for Thursday at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, including two of the top awards of the night and honors in both urban and alternative categories.

LAS VEGAS The Latin music world celebrated 100 million records sold, 1,500 songs written and 30 years of recording, all by one artist, Mexico's beloved Juan Gabriel.

WASHINGTON Classical music took over the White House on Wednesday as Barack and Michelle Obama used two concerts and a series of workshops for young musicians to send a clear message that the music of the masters isn't just for stuffed shirts.

NEW YORK Chris Brown says he is unsure about how the public perceives him since he attacked Rihanna.

LONDON British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives.

BERLIN For Katy Perry, learning can be fun.

LOS ANGELES Rihanna says dealing with the media attention after being assaulted in February by ex-boyfriend Chris Brown was humiliating. But she now hopes to speak for young women who are afraid to talk openly about domestic violence.

LOS ANGELES Rod Stewart grew up idolizing soul singers like Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson and Otis Redding. On his new album, "Soulbook," he gets a chance to pay tribute to his childhood idols in song - and even gets a chance to sing with one of them on the CD.

LONDON British pop singer Leona Lewis won strong fan support at her first ever full-length concert Monday night, performing on familiar territory in the east London neighborhood where she grew up and still lives.

iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 2, 2009:

Ryan Leslie, "Transition" (Universal Motown)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Country Music Hall of Famer George Jones isn't a big fan of where the genre has moved in recent years.

Carrie Underwood, "Play On" (19 Recordings/Arista Nashville)

Various, "Glee: The Music, Volume 1" (Columbia)

NASHVILLE, Tenn. Pop-country has made superstars out of acts like Rascal Flatts, Taylor Swift and more, but the term is not particularly endearing in Nashville, even to the artists who have come to define it.

LONDON The former agent to Queen Elizabeth II's official composer was sentenced to prison Monday for embezzling more than 500,000 pounds ($800,000) from his employer over a period of 16 years.

LONDON Elton John has been hospitalized after suffering from a case of E. coli bacterial infection and the flu, his spokesman said Monday.

BERLIN This time it's Berlin calling.

LILONGWE, Malawi Madonna has left Malawi after a nearly weeklong visit with her family, airport and charity officials said Saturday.

NEW YORK U2 brought three generations of chart-toppers - Mick Jagger, Bruce Springsteen and the Black Eyed Peas - with them onstage Friday at another night of mix-and-match magic at Madison Square Garden.

NEW YORK A Florida man wants rappers Lil Wayne and Birdman to show him respect - for using his voice in an album track called just that.

NEW YORK Tom Hanks is down with the single ladies.

SAVANNAH, Ga. A 53-year-old man pleaded guilty Friday to resisting police outside the set of a Miley Cyrus movie on the Georgia coast after prosecutors dropped charges that he tried to stalk the teen pop star.

NEW YORK It was another night of mixing and matching for rock 'n' roll royalty at New York's Madison Square Garden, with U2 sharing the stage with Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and the Black Eyed Peas.

LOS ANGELES Michael Jackson's collaborators on "Thriller" say they are due more than $2.3 million from the singer's estate.

NEW YORK YouTube's webcast of a U2 concert was watched by nearly 10 million people, the video site's largest streaming event ever.

MPHANDULA, Malawi Madonna has promised electricity to a village in Malawi, the impoverished southern African country where she runs a charity organization and from which she has adopted two children.

NEW YORK Sting isn't a religious man, but he says President Barack Obama might be a divine answer to the world's problems.

NEW ORLEANS Rapper Eminem performs along with KISS this weekend at Voodoo Experience, the punk and rock music festival to be held amid the live oaks and lagoons at New Orleans City Park.

MOUNTAIN VIEW, Calif. Phish and crew bustle about Shoreline Amphitheater's backstage area, a sprawling patio where memories linger of raging parties from bygone tours.

LAS VEGAS Wayne Newton is telling fans "Danke schoen" after 50 years in Las Vegas and hinting that his latest run could be his last. But the singer synonymous with Sin City says he's leaving himself an opening in case he wants to perform after April.