NEW YORK (AP) — Dutch conductor Jaap van Zweden has been hired to succeed Alan Gilbert as music director of the New York Philharmonic.

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country singer Tyler Farr is canceling upcoming shows to rest his voice after having surgery to remove a polyp on his vocal chords.

NEW YORK (AP) — Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band said Wednesday their New York City show that was canceled because of the recent snowstorm will now take place in March.

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Def Leppard is pouring some video into "Guitar Hero."

DUBLIN (AP) — British singer Colin Vearncombe, who had a 1980s hit with "Wonderful Life" under the stage name Black, has died from injuries suffered in a car accident. He was 53.

SARATOGA SPRINGS, N.Y. (AP) — The New York folk music venue where Bob Dylan, Arlo Guthrie, Don McLean and many other stars of the genre played early in their careers is getting a $1.25 million makeover.

BURBANK, Calif. (AP) — Fox is gearing up to give Broadway a serious dose of the Hollywood treatment.

NEW YORK (AP) — Star tenor Jonas Kaufmann has canceled his appearances as Chevalier des Grieux in the Metropolitan Opera's new production of Puccini's "Manon Lescaut," which opens Feb. 12.

PITTSBURGH (AP) — Alec Baldwin is set to host a one-night Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra performance called "Alec's Playlist."