LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - The NFL announced that country star Eric Church and R&B singer Jazmine Sullivan will sing the National Anthem as part of the Super Bowl LV pregame festivities on Feb. 7, while Grammy-winning R&B artist H.E.R. will sing "America the Beautiful."

(Reuters) - British songwriter and producer Ian Levine has sold his share of royalties from some tracks of English pop group "Take That" to One Media iP Group, the music publisher and distributor said on Monday, sending its shares 16% higher to 8 pence.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rock producer Phil Spector, who changed the sound of pop music in the 1960s with his "Wall of Sound" recordings and was convicted of murder for the 2003 murder of a Hollywood actress, has died at age 81 of COVID-19, according to authorities and media reports.

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Uganda's long-time leader Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in a presidential election according to partial results on Saturday morning, with final results expected later in the day, though his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud.

KAMPALA, Jan 16 (Reuters) - Uganda's long-time leader Yoweri Museveni held a commanding lead in a presidential election according to partial results on Saturday morning, with final results expected later in the day, though his main rival Bobi Wine alleged widespread fraud.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. Justice Department's top antitrust official said on Friday the administration will not scrap decades-old agreements with music licensing groups ASCAP and BMI that hold down costs for Spotify and others.

KAMPALA (Reuters) - Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni had a commanding lead in Uganda's presidential election according to preliminary results on Friday though his main rival Bobi Wine said there had been widespread fraud.

KAMPALA, Jan 15 (Reuters) - Long-time leader Yoweri Museveni had a commanding lead in Uganda's presidential election according to preliminary results on Friday though his main rival Bobi Wine said there had been widespread fraud.

BERLIN (Reuters) - Star conductor Simon Rattle, who this week announced he was cutting short his tenure at Britain's leading orchestra to return to Germany, said on Friday he had applied for German citizenship after Brexit.