Music

Washington -- Madame Tussauds says wax figures of U.S. pop star Michael Jackson are being prominently featured at its attractions to mark the first anniversary of his death.

Nashville -- Singer-songwriter Larry Jon Wilson has died after suffering a stroke in Roanoke, Va., The (Nashville) Tennessean reported Tuesday. He was 69.

Las Vegas -- Bret Michaels has signed on to perform at a Las Vegas concert for the runners participating in a benefit for the Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America.

London -- Michael Jackson's mother says the late U.S. pop star's children will go to a private elementary school next fall for the first time.

Los Angeles -- An overdose of morphine and the narcotic painkiller fentanyl caused Slipknot bassist Paul Gray's death in May, the Polk County, Iowa, medical examiner says.

New York -- "American Idol" runnerup Crystal Bowersox's first album is due out later this year, 19 Recordings/Jive Records said Monday.

Calgary, Alberta -- The Calgary Jazz Festival, which had been set to begin Monday, was canceled due to a lack of funding, organizers said.

The Season 10 of the American Idol, which begins July 17 in Nashville, will now allow 15-year-olds for auditions.

Pontiac, Mich. -- Firefighters say 10 people were hurt Saturday when a stage being set up at the Pontiac Silverdome near Detroit collapsed.

new York -- The New York Yankees say pop star Lady Gaga is officially blackballed from the team locker-room after making an unannounced visit that turned into a spectacle.