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Last Update on May 22, 2012 07:13 GMT

DAVID LEE ROTH SAYS VAN HALEN ARE NOT FIGHTING

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- David Lee Roth says Van Halen are a bit tired, but they still like each other. Roth posted a video on Van Halen's Facebook page in response to reports the band is postponing all dates after the end of June. Roth says, "The band is getting along famously, better than we have in quite some time." He says it shows in their performances and anyone can look at YouTube videos from their concerts for proof. He says they overscheduled the tour, and although the band is "winning," "the schedule has been sidelined for unnecessary roughness." Roth says if Van Halen continue touring after June without a break, they will turn into "the robot zombie tour."

BLACK SABBATH'S BASSIST SPEAKS ON DRUMMER CONTROVERSY

LONDON (AP) -- The Black Sabbath saga over their reunion continues, or as bass player Geezer Butler calls it, "a bit of a soap opera on the Internet." Butler writes on his web site he didn't know drummer Bill Ward was having contractual problems in playing with the band again, and that's something their representatives work out. Butler also says for one show, Ward's representatives "wanted an amount that was so unrealistic that it seemed to have been a joke." Butler says he hopes to play with Ward again someday. Ward responds he did tell the rest of the band he was having contract problems and he asked for a decent but not extravagant fee.

THE GIBB FAMILY CURSE?

LONDON (AP) -- Robin Gibb of The Bee Gees told a newspaper several months ago he wondered if the Gibbs are paying a "karmic price" for success. Friends also say their mother, 91-year-old Barbara Gibb, thinks the family might be cursed. Maurice (MOHR'-ihs) Gibb died in 2003 of intestinal problems at age 53, and Andy Gibb died at age 30 in 1988. Only Barry and daughter Lesley are still alive. British reports state Barbara Gibb had traveled from California to England to be with Robin as he grew sicker. Funeral plans for Robin Gibb have not been announced.

HALEY REINHART RELEASES "LISTEN UP"

WASHINGTON (AP) -- Haley Reinhart from last season of "American Idol" has a new CD out today called "Listen Up." Reinhart says if it's a hit or if it bombs, it's the music she wanted it to be. She says she doesn't necessarily get confessional with the songs, and just because she's singing about a relationship doesn't mean it's what she's feeling at the moment. She has a song called "Liar" on the disc -- who's that about? Reinhart jokes it could be about a lot of her boyfriends.

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Michael Weinfeld

Haley Reinhart has recorded her first CD since coming in third on "American Idol" last season. It's called "Listen Up" and she talked about it with AP Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld.

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Haley Reinhart

Haley Reinhart says she realizes it's important for her first CD to make a good impression.

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Haley Reinhart

Haley Reinhart says unlike Taylor Swift, her songs aren't about specific relationships.

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Haley Reinhart

Haley Reinhart was asked if her song "Liar" is about any specific boyfriend.

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Haley Reinhart

Haley Reinhart says her parents had hoped to make it big as musicians, but they put their family first, so she's proud of having recorded her first CD.

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Sound of Haley Reinhart singing "Free," the first single off her CD "Listen Up."

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DAVID LEE ROTH SAYS VAN HALEN ARE NOT FIGHTING

BLACK SABBATH'S BASSIST SPEAKS ON DRUMMER CONTROVERSY

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