(NNPA) - A section of Interstate 40 in Tennessee is a step closer to being named after legendary soul musician Isaac Hayes, according to Eurweb.

Although Taio Cruz's debut album, out this week, is called "Rokstarr,'' he wears the pop-genre label proudly.
But Cruz -- who recently had a No. 1 hit with the song "Break Your Heart" -- knows some people don't have much respect for pop.

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Diversity dance on Britain's Got Talent
Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj: together they are a Knockout.
Markusman Explains how to Break Up with your Girlfriend.

Ali-Ollie Woodson, who led the legendary Motown quintet The Temptations in the 1980s and '90s and helped restore them to their hit-making glory with songs including "Treat Her Like A Lady," has died, a friend said. He was 58.

NEW YORK (AP) -- New York City is planning to build a new home for the National Jazz Museum in Harlem across the street from the legendary Apollo Theater.

For the third year in a row, local rappers will compete to see who can raise the most food for local charity Impact Northwest. Ozone's Hip Hop Showcase will join with Impact Northwest for the sixth time on Saturday, May 29 for 18 of the Northwest's best hip hop acts and a canned food drive.

Tyrone Waters, a Gulf War veteran who has battled paranoid schizophrenia – often publicly – since 1995, this week released his first spoken word CD about the events leading up to his shooting by Portland Police during a mental breakdown outside his home in 2001.

An attorney for Marion "Suge" Knight is denying allegations that the former rap mogul pulled a gun on a man in South Los Angeles. Knight was arrested in suburban Gardena on Thursday. Police say his Cadillac Escalade was stopped after a man claimed Knight pointed a gun at him.

Usher's "Raymond V Raymond " is the best selling R&B release this week. "Nothin on You' takes the Rap honors.

EW YORK (AP) - Lil Jon says he's not interested in keeping up with the trends in technology -- and that includes the iPad.