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Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel for his 30-year career, dozens of hits

Latin Grammys honors Mexican icon Juan Gabriel

eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and wife donate $50 million to Hawaii projects, foundation

eBay founder and wife donate $50 million

HONOLULU — Pierre Omidyar (oh-MEED’-yar), eBay’s founder and chairman, and his wife, Pam, have donated $50 million to the Hawaii Community Foundation.

Mandela Foundation denies he wrote book foreword, calls it ‘brazen abuse’ of his name

JOHANNESBURG — A new self-serving book by a central African president lists Nelson Mandela as the writer of the glowing foreword, but South Africa’s iconic leader says he never wrote those words or even read the tome, and his foundation vowed to take action.

Black Eyed Peas singer brings aid, plays benefit concert in native Philippines after storms

MANILA, Philippines — Black Eyed Peas singer apl.de.ap has flown to his native Philippines following devastating back-to-back storms to perform a benefit concert and deliver much-needed aid.

‘American Idol’ resurrects its charity program, brings back ‘Idol Gives Back’

LOS ANGELES — “Idol Gives Back” is back.

Reality show ‘Dallas Divas & Daughters’ showcases lives in city’s richest areas

DALLAS — Pamela Martin-Duarte hopes the new reality show “Dallas Divas and Daughters” dispels some myths about Texas — starting with the hair.

Benefit show raises $8M for Andre Agassi school in Las Vegas; separate donor gives $7.5M

LAS VEGAS — A weekend benefit concert raised nearly $8 million to support retired tennis star Andre Agassi’s public charter school in Las Vegas.

Benefit show raises $8M for Agassi school in Las Vegas; separate donor gives $7.5M

LAS VEGAS — A weekend benefit concert raised nearly $8 million to support retired tennis star Andre Agassi’s public charter school in Las Vegas.

Donald Fisher, co-founder of Gap Inc. dies at age 81 after lengthy battle with cancer

PORTLAND, Ore. — Donald G. Fisher, who co-founded apparel giant Gap Inc., has died at age 81 after a long battle with cancer.

Daughtry, Tim McGraw, Dane Cook headline Vegas concert to benefit Andre Agassi charter school

LAS VEGAS — Comedian Dane Cook, rock band Daughtry, and musicians Tim McGraw and Brian McKnight were headlining a benefit concert Saturday night at the Wynn Las Vegas hotel-casino to provide funding for the Andre Agassi College Preparatory Academy.

For ‘Dancing,’ Kathy Ireland getting a little help from friend Elizabeth Taylor

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Elizabeth Taylor watches “Dancing With the Stars.” And if her longtime friend and business partner Kathy Ireland survives long enough into the show’s new season, Taylor’s presence — and presents — will be apparent.

Jay-Z rocks NYC for 9/11 benefit concert, brings out Beyonce, Rihanna, Kanye West

NEW YORK — Since the collapse of the World Trade Center on 9/11, many people have helped rebuild New York City in different ways. Rapper Jay-Z did it his own way: headlining a star-studded concert at Madison Square Garden.

Q&A: Jay-Z talks about new ‘Blueprint’ CD, 9/11 benefit concert, being a leader and retirement

NEW YORK — When Jay-Z released his first “Blueprint” CD on Sept. 11, 2001, the rapper couldn’t have known how monumental, and tragic, the day would turn out to be.

Gates partners with MTV, other Viacom networks to air education message where kids will see it

LOS ANGELES — Students who might be too glued to their televisions to keep up with homework are going to find channels like MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon prodding them to get on task and graduate.

Six emerging women writers win $25,000 Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers’ Awards

NEW YORK — Three poets, two fiction writers and a nonfiction writer have won $25,000 prizes given annually to emerging women authors.

Keith Urban, Vince Gill host all-star concert in Tenn. to raise money for country hall of fame

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Keith Urban and Vince Gill will co-host an all-star concert Tuesday to raise money for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.

Jay-Z to give Sept. 11 benefit concert in NYC for families of officers, firefighters

NEW YORK — A benefit concert that rapper Jay-Z is planning for Sept. 11 is a step in the direction that his career — and life — is heading in, he said Monday.

Museum of Chinese in America gets a new, larger home in New York

NEW YORK — In cramped tenementlike quarters in Chinatown, staff at the Museum of Chinese in America had to be careful not to step on any schoolchildren as they taught a class about the role Chinese immigrants played in building the Transcontinental Railroad.

AP Interview: Promoter says Jackson tribute in Vienna to include 3-hour live TV broadcast

VIENNA — Next month’s tribute to Michael Jackson on the grounds of a 17th century palace in Vienna will feature a three-hour, star-studded show to be televised live to a global audience of 1 billion people, the event promoter said Tuesday.

Michael Jackson tribute provides $90,000 for project honoring fallen LA police officers

LOS ANGELES — The people who staged Michael Jackson’s memorial service have donated $90,000 to build a tribute to fallen Los Angeles police officers.

Farm Aid benefit concert will be in suburban St. Louis

ST. LOUIS — Farm Aid, the longest-running benefit concert in the U.S., will be Oct. 4 at the Verizon Wireless Amphitheater in suburban St. Louis.

Sheryl Crow to sing national anthem before All-Star game

NEW YORK — Pop star Sheryl Crow will sing “The Star-Spangled Banner” before Tuesday night’s All-Star game in St. Louis.

Economist: City of Los Angeles could break even to pay for Jackson memorial

LOS ANGELES — Deficit-ridden Los Angeles may break even on the bill for the cost of police and other public servants on duty for Michael Jackson’s memorial service, even though the city asked the singer’s fans to help defray the costs, an economist said Tuesday.

Kevin Bacon and brother perform on top of Pikes Peak to raise money for cancer charity

DENVER — Actor Kevin Bacon hiked 14,110-foot Pikes Peak Saturday to play a concert at the top as part of an event to raise money for a cancer charity.

CAPITAL CULTURE: Is Gibbs in the tank for the media? A first-person account

WASHINGTON — For all those who say the press corps is in the tank when it comes to the Obama White House, here’s the news.

Dolly Parton embraces second childhood through her first children’s book, ‘I Am a Rainbow’

PIGEON FORGE, Tenn. — Dolly Parton created a charity 13 years ago to provide books to children and encourage literacy.

Paul McCartney to perform Aug. 15 benefit concert for Atlanta’s historic Piedmont Park

ATLANTA — Paul McCartney is coming to Atlanta for a summer concert to benefit the city’s historic Piedmont Park.

Youngest Jonas brother visits White House, Congress to press for funding diabetes research

WASHINGTON — The youngest Jonas brother spent Tuesday lobbying Washington’s power brokers on behalf of diabetes research — starting with the big guy, President Barack Obama.

MLB All-Star concert to feature Sheryl Crow and a $1 million donation to Stand Up to Cancer

NEW YORK — Sheryl Crow will headline a fundraising concert during All-Star game weekend in St. Louis as part of Major League Baseball’s commitment to participate in President Barack Obama’s United We Serve initiative.

Jessica Alba follows apology with donation to United Way after defacing charity’s billboard

OKLAHOMA CITY — Jessica Alba has made a donation to the United Way in Oklahoma City, where she ran into trouble for attaching a poster to one of the charity’s billboards.

Justin Timberlake cracks jokes, needles boss about ‘SexyBack’ song at charity event

NEW YORK — Jamie Foxx is the comedian, but he provided the music and Justin Timberlake got all the laughs at a charity event to honor their record label boss.