AP - Allen Hansard did not want to be one of 500 Supermen at this year's DragonCon parade.

AP - Thousands of people hoping to be the next Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson or even Sanjaya lined up outside Qualcomm Stadium on Monday as auditions for the seventh season of "American Idol" began.

AP - Hootie & the Blowfish are again delaying the start of their summer tour as lead singer Darius Rucker recovers from a staph infection in his left knee.

AP - OTTAWA (AP) — Grammy Award-winning and Ottawa-born recording star Alanis Morissette sang both national anthems before Game 4. It's an encore of sorts after Morissette sang the anthem for the Senators' first home game when the expansion franchise brought the NHL back to Ottawa in 1992.

AP - Perennials George Strait, Brooks & Dunn and Rascal Flatts, joined by newcomers Carrie Underwood and Big & Rich, were the top nominees for Tuesday's 42nd annual Academy of Country Music Awards.

AP - The 60th annual Cannes Film Festival opens Wednesday as a celebration of celluloid and celebrity, with a lineup including George Clooney, Angelina Jolie, Michael Moore and Quentin Tarantino.

AP - Former "American Idol" finalist Jessica Sierra was arrested early Sunday on felony battery charges for allegedly hitting a man on the head with a heavy glass at a cafe, police said.

Reuters - Warner Music Group on Thursday demanded that online retailer AnywhereCD remove its digital albums from the site, saying the start-up had violated their agreement by selling Warner's music without copy protection software.

AP - Jury selection began Monday in the murder trial of legendary music producer Phil Spector — four years after an actress who starred in a cult movie was shot to death in the foyer of his castle-like home.