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Aretha Franklin slams false reports of rift over Whitney Houston’s funeral

Aretha Franklin performs at Radio City Music Hall on February 17, 2012 in New York City. Jamie McCarthy/Getty Images

Aretha Franklin has come out swinging at press reports that Cissy Houston banned her from the pop icon’s Saturday funeral because she was angry at remarks the Queen of Soul made in a lengthy “Today Show” interview. More

Honors for country music’s man in black

Interest is still high in Johnny Cash after his death in 2003 at the age of 71. He would have been 80 on Sunday.

Johnny Cash is still cool. Like Elvis or Hank Williams, Cash retains a certain cachet in current popular culture even in death. More proof of his enduring legend is on the way as plans to celebrate what would have been the American icon’s 80th birthday unfold later this month and year. More

Boyhood comics collection nets $3.5M at auction

CGC-Certified 3.0 copy of Action Comics #1 from the Billy Wright Collection at Heritage Auctions in Dallas,Texas. Courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Dallas — The bulk of a man's childhood comic book collection that included many of the most prized issues ever published sold at auction Wednesday for about $3.5 million. More

4 minority-owned cable channels to debut over 2 years on Comcast

Comcast will launch four minority-owned networks on its cable-TV systems in the next two years, including channels spearheaded by music mogul Sean "P. Diddy" Combs and NBA great Magic Johnson. More

Grapevine: Source says Houston succumbed to pills, alcohol; Seger tapped for honors

Bob Seger is a Songwriters Hall of Fame inductee. Robin Buckson / The Detroit News

A source claims Whitney Houston’s Feb. 11 death was a result of a mix of prescription drugs and alcohol, reports RadarOnline.com. “Whitney had taken Valium, Xanax and alcohol, which led to her death. More

Plowshares Theatre makes a potent return with ‘Ruined’

From left, Mandi Masden portrays Salima with Tiffany Small as Sophie and Iris M. Farrugia as Mama Nadi in the Plowshares Theatre production of "Ruined." Plowshares photo

With its first independent, full-scale play production in more than four years, a harrowing account of Lynn Nottage’s “Ruined,” Plowshares Theatre Company again proves its mettle as a community asset. More

3 Michigan chefs up for James Beard award

Three Michigan chefs have been named to the list of semifinalists for the 2012 James Beard Foundation Awards. More

Cyndi Lauper’s ‘Kinky Boots’ heads to Chicago

A new musical bringing together Tony Award-winner Harvey Fierstein and rock icon Cyndi Lauper will put its best foot forward in Chicago this fall. More

Oscars to drop Kodak name from awards show

The Academy Awards will be coming to you live from the same place — but with a different name. More

Wednesday TV pick: 'House Hunters'

HGTV’s hit show “House Hunters” tries to help a Detroit couple find the home of their dreams when the show airs at 10 tonight. More

Ed Asner, Valerie Harper and others sue to block SAG-AFTRA merger

Ed Asner and Valerie Harper are teaming up on a new project: an attempt to take down the proposed merger of the Screen Actors Guild and the American Federation of Television and Radio Artists. More

Van Halen proves they still got it at Palace show

Lead singer David Lee Roth, drummer Alex Van Halen and guitarist Eddie Van Halen are reunited once again on stage at The Palace of Auburn Hills for their "A Different Kind of Truth" tour. (John T. Greilick / The Detroit News)

Monday night at a sold-out Palace of Auburn Hills, Van Halen -- back with Roth in the driver's seat and supporting the recently released "A Different Kind of Truth" -- proved it can still kickstart a party. More

Florence and the Machine to play the Fox

Florence Welch performs at the Bonnarro Music and Arts Festival in Manchester, Tenn., in June 2011. Adam Graham/ The Detroit News

Florence + the Machine will play Detroit's Fox Theatre July 31, according to a tour announcement released from the band's camp Tuesday. More

Magic Johnson to launch TV network via Comcast

Magic Johnson Carlos Osorio / Associated Press

Los Angeles— More than 20 years after he last played pro basketball, former Los Angeles Lakers star Magic Johnson is ready for a whole new game: running his own TV network. More

Chris Brown, Rihanna collaborate on 2 song remixes

Rihanna, whose full name is Robyn Rihanna Fenty, told Esquire magazine in its October 2010 issue that she no longer resented Brown and that she enjoys his music. Frederick M. Brown/Getty Images

Chris Brown and Rihanna are back together, musically speaking. Two songs featuring the singers hit the Internet on Monday. More

Oscar hype purposely low key this year

Actor Billy Crystal hosts the Oscars, which has not had as much publicity as in the past. Alberto E. Rodriguez / Getty Images

At the Kodak Theater in Hollywood, where the Oscars will be staged this Sunday, every entrance is decked with a sign that warns unauthorized people to keep out. More

Netflix strikes movie deal with Weinstein Co.

Netflix has locked up the right to show "The Artist" and other movies from The Weinstein Co. on its Internet video service before the films are released to the leading pay-TV channels. More

Bob Seger among Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees

Bob Seger is among the inductees in the 2012 Songwriters Hall of Fame, it was announced Tuesday. More

Broadway opens to autistic kids

New York— Two more autism-friendly performances of Broadway musicals will be offered this spring and fall following the success last year of a Broadway show specially altered for those diagnosed with the disorder. More

Mosaic Singers to Perform "Singsation" on March 2-4

The Detroit Film Theatre will host the Mosaic Singers’ “Singsation!” Mosaic Youth Theatre

"Singsation!: Mosaic Singers in Concert" is a high-energy production featuring the music of Queen, Tina Turner, Aretha Franklin and Michael and Janet Jackson. More

Inherited comic collection expected to fetch $2M

The CGC-Certified 3.0 copy of Action Comics #1 from the Billy Wright Collection at Heritage Auctions in Dallas,Texas. AP Photo/Courtesy of Heritage Auctions

Dallas — Michael Rorrer said his great aunt once mentioned having comic books she would one day give him and his brother, but it was a passing remark made when they were boys and still into superheroes. More

Grapevine: Clint likes Harry

Lohan Jamie McCarthy / Getty Images

In the aftermath of Chrysler’s Super Bowl commercial starring Clint Eastwood, which some called an ad for President Barack Obama’s re-election, everyone seems to want to know what the 81-year-old actor/director really thinks of presidents past and present. More

Colbert to release kids’ book about a flag pole

New York— With the blessing of Maurice Sendak, Stephen Colbert is releasing a children's book. More

Tuesday TV pick: 'Southland'

Hatosy TNT

Get a little grit under your nails when TNT’s hit crime drama “Southland” airs at 10 tonight. On this week’s installment, Detective Sammy Bryant (Shawn Hatosy) tries to make amends after a young man who agreed to testify in one of his cases is murdered. More

Oscar voters’ demographics less diverse than the moviegoing public

Ballots await mailing at the 84th Academy Awards Final Oscar Ballot mailing at the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on February 1, 2012 in Beverly Hills. A Los Angeles Times study found that academy voters are markedly less diverse than the public. Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images

Los Angeles— When the names of winners are revealed on Oscar night, months of suspense give way to tears, smiles and speeches. Yet when the curtain falls, one question remains: Who cast the votes? More

Marvin Winans calls Whitney Houston's funeral 'powerful'

Detroit— Pastor Marvin Winans of Perfecting Church reflected Monday morning on the private, celebrity-packed funeral of famed singer Whitney Houston that took place over the weekend. More

Who’s who of new hit series ‘Smash’

Anjelica Huston as Eileen Rand, Jack Davenport as Derek Wills, Katharine McPhee as Karen Cartwright, Megan Hilty as Ivy Lynn, Debra Messing as Julia Houston. Mark Seliger/NBC

Late to the game for NBC’s behind-the-Broadway-musical-scenes hit “Smash?” Catch up with this primer on the main characters — the producer (Angelica Huston), the director (Jack Davenport), the writer (Debra Messing) and the stars (Megan Hilty and Katherine McPhee) — complete with where you know the... More

CEOs’ clash roils company behind comic hero Archie

Comic book cover for issue "Veronica" #202 Archie Comic Publications

New York— The past three years have been upbeat ones for Archie, the everyteen hero of one of America's most enduring comics. He's gotten married — twice, no less. His social circle has expanded to include his first gay friend. He's even appeared on a postage stamp. More

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Candidates reiterate auto bailout opposition in GOP debate

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