Give the Disney machine credit. It churns out tween stars the way Hostess does cupcakes — constantly. ...more

November 30, 2009

Ciara Johnson is a big Miley Cyrus fan who wants to pursue a singing career. ...more

October 24, 2009

Ciara Johnson is a big Miley Cyrus fan who wants to pursue a singing career. The soft-spoken Carrollwood teen could move closer to that dream if she wins a recording contract in a contest sponsored by the "Hannah Montana" star. ...more

October 23, 2009

Way, way back in the pre-MTV days, Blondie's Chris Stein predicted music videos would become so popular that they would eliminate the need for a band to tour. ...more

December 19, 2008

and that's a big "if" - the last time I sat down and watched MTV's Video Music Awards was the year Andrew "Dice" Clay recited one of his dirty nursery rhymes and got banned for life. ...more

September 12, 2008

More than once, Haywood Henson has been mistaken for Richard Petty. His producer, Deg'er Saner, tells a story about one night in a restaurant when a couple had a bet riding on the identity of the tall, thin man in the black hat. ...more

November 29, 2007

More than once, Haywood Henson has been mistaken for Richard Petty. ...more

November 28, 2007

They've given us some great laughs, but YouTube and other video-sharing venues have also smothered cyberspace with homemade bunkum. So it was a pleasant surprise to find a little online refinement via the concept of "office lip dubs," music videos made by workers in offices around the world. ...more

November 18, 2007

Apple Inc. slashed the price of the iPhone by $200 Wednesday - a rare move for the company that typically discounts only older products. It also updated its iPod media players, introducing a model that incorporates a touch-screen and other iPhone features. ...more

September 6, 2007