Billy Joel can't pass up Des Moines Beetle (AP)

AP - Instead of Piano Man, how about Beetle Billy?

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AP - Story of the Year, "The Black Swan" (Epitaph Records): The biggest problem with the screamo scene is how similar everyone sounds. Story of the Year set themselves apart from the pack with only moderate success on their third full-length, "The Black Swan." Read more...

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Reuters - Snoop Dogg was there and so was Bobby Brown. Sisqo was in the house and Ryan Seacrest appeared in the show's opening skit. The MTV Video Music Awards? Nope, it was the 2008 CMT Music Awards. Read more...

Yahoo! Music - Following months of speculation surrounding a rumored Spice Girls-esque reunion tour, '80s boy band New Kids On The Block has released its first group photo in 15 years, exclusively on Yahoo!: Read more...

E! Online - Clive Davis has been given a different set of initials, none of which spell out top dog anymore.�

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AP - An "American Idol" will serve as grand marshal of this year's Shenandoah Apple Blossom Festival.

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Reuters - Keyboardist Danny Federici, who for four decades played alongside rock star Bruce Springsteen as part of the E Street Band and helped define his rollicking sound, has died of melanoma. He was 58. Read more...

Reuters - In a convergence of religious experience and rock festival, some of the top acts in Christian music will perform at a youth rally on Saturday as part of Pope Benedict XVI's U.S. visit. Read more...