Reuters - A bevy of bright vocal stars have
been lighting up the classical landscape as 2007 nears its end.

AP - An auction at Christie’s of rock ‘n’ roll memorabilia from some of the hottest bands of the 1960s and ’70s hauled in big bucks Friday, including $20,000 for a Jimi Hendrix album and more than $4,000 for a Rolling Stones’ T-shirt.

AP - It’s not unusual for members of a New York audience to leave early, but they stood their ground at Lincoln Center. And stood and stood.

AP - When Ben Cauley left Madison in 1967, he was a 20-year-old in shock.

AP - From a Picasso charcoal drawing to diamond watches, mink coats and crystal vases, Luther Vandross lived large.

Reuters - Former Smiths frontman Morrissey is
suing music magazine NME for defamation after it printed an
article in which he discussed his views on immigration in
Britain.

AP - Akon is facing criminal charges after a fan said she suffered a concussion when the hip-hop star tossed a teenager off the stage and onto her in the concert crowd.

Reuters - Britain's Spice Girls kick off a world
tour in Vancouver on Sunday, hoping they can live up to the
months of hype surrounding the return of "girl power."

AP - Renee Fleming has decided to ditch plans to perform Bellini’s opera “Norma” because the role “just didn’t fit,” her publicist said.

AP - Broadway was back. Crowds lined up for tickets and actors and crews converged on once-darkened theaters as dozens of shows came alive again after a 19-day stagehands strike.