PARIS (Reuters) - A French Muslim rapper said on Friday he was cancelling two gigs at a Paris concert hall attacked by Islamist militants three years ago, saying he couldn't go ahead for security reasons after the far-right accused him of stoking divisions.

PARIS, Sept 21 (Reuters) - A French Muslim rapper said on Friday he was canceling two gigs at a Paris concert hall attacked by Islamist militants three years ago, saying he couldn't go ahead for security reasons after the far-right accused him of stoking divisions.

LONDON (Reuters) - Elton John has signed a deal with Universal Music Group for his back catalogue and any new work as well as brand management, merchandising and licensing rights, the company said on Friday.

LONDON, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Elton John has signed a deal with Universal Music Group for his back catalog and any new work as well as brand management, merchandising and licensing rights, the company said on Friday.

LOS ANGELES (Variety.com) - Anyone lucky enough to see one of Prince's solo shows knows that he wasn't just an unnaturally gifted songwriter, producer, guitarist, bassist, drummer, arranger and performer -- he was a hell of a piano player too, with a flair for balletic melodies and curlicue vamps. It's a side of his talent that was seen and heard all too infrequently, although it was the format for his final "Piano & a Microphone" tour in early 2016 -- which shares a title with this album, spawned on an autumn night nearly 33 years earlier.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rap mogul Marion "Suge" Knight pleaded no contest in a Los Angeles court on Thursday to a charge of manslaughter for a 2015 hit-and-run killing, accepting a 28-year prison sentence under a deal with prosecutors days before his murder trial was to begin.

LONDON (Reuters) - Rock band Wolf Alice won Britain's Mercury Prize on Thursday for album "Visions of a Life", beating off competition from the likes of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and the Arctic Monkeys.

LONDON, Sept 20 (Reuters) - Rock band Wolf Alice won Britain's Mercury Prize on Thursday for album "Visions of a Life," beating off competition from the likes of Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds and the Arctic Monkeys.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - A nine-track album from Prince's vast vault of unreleased material goes on sale on Friday, along with a new video highlighting gun violence.