Music

London -- Pete Quaife, former bassist for the British rock band the Kinks, has died after undergoing kidney dialysis for more than a decade, the BBC said Friday.

Washington -- Washington's John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts says it is planning three nights of free concerts next month.

Detroit -- Officials at Detroit's Motown Historical Museum say an exhibit of Jackson 5 memorabilia celebrating the pop group's Motown career is set to open.

Glastonbury, England -- Performances at the Glastonbury music festival began Thursday at Worthy Farm in Somerset. England.

The 50-year-old pop star left for heavenly abode a year back. He left his fans grieving. There are many questions unanswered as mystery continues to shroud his death. However, Michael Jackson’s tall legacy continues.

New York -- Michael Jackson's mother Katherine says the U.S. pop singer told her before he died last June that people wanted him "gone."

New York -- U.S. pop star Katy Perry announced via Twitter that she received 17 stitches to close an injury sustained

Washington -- The Metropolitan Opera's "Tristan und Isolde" and "Dear Mama" by Tupac Shakur were named to the U.S. National Recording Registry, the Library of Congress said.

While partying at a nightclub following the MuchMusic Video Awards on Sunday, Katy Perry badly injured her leg and had to be taken to a local hospital in Toronto, Canada.

New York -- Rappers Jay-Z and Eminem have taped a special performance on the rooftop of the "Late Show with David Letterman" studio in New York, CBS said.