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Andrew Lloyd Webber's The Phantom of the Opera became the longest-running show in Broadway history Monday, breaking the uber-composer's own record that he set with Cats.

Google enters the already crowded field of instant messaging, with a new service, Google Talk. Integrated into Google's e-mail program, the tool allows users to type messages and speak to each other over their Internet connection. But it currently does not work with AOL, Yahoo or MSN instant message services.

It's been 25 years since comedians Dan Akroyd and John Belushi took a skit they made popular on Saturday Night Live and turned it into a feature film. Many critics hated the Blues Brothers movie, but it made enough of an impression to lead to a sequel. And this summer's 25th anniversary brings the inevitable anniversary DVD.

A computer keyboard "unlocked my mind from its silent cage," Elizabeth Bonker told her fellow graduates. She urged them to serve others, citing Rollins College's most famous alum: Fred Rogers.

The great soul singer recorded his new album, Lay It Down, with some of today's biggest R&B artists and hip-hop producers. But he says the music is still about "love, love, love."

Canadian producer, singer and songwriter Koushik is 100 percent do-it-yourself. His wildly diverse sound stretches across psychedelia, pop, soul and hip-hop. He talks about his new album Out My Window, being a math nerd and keeping his head clear.

Los Angeles-based singer Maia Sharp may be on her fourth album, Echo, but she's mostly made her living writing songs for other performers, including Cher, Dixie Chicks and Bonnie Raitt. After a few brushes with success, this time around, Sharp feels like she's ready to break through.

Brooks officially retired in 2001 to raise his three daughters. That retirement ends Friday night in Las Vegas, courtesy of a new business deal with Steve Wynn's Encore Hotel. Brooks' extended run is the first of any kind for a country musician in Las Vegas.

One of the most soaring voices in the world has taken a dive, but we don't mean that unkindly. This fall in Berlin, Placido Domingo, the great tenor, is singing the title role in Simon Boccanegra as a baritone. It's a testament to his ambitious spirit.

Drummer Mick Fleetwood explores the resurgence of blues in America, thanks to an ongoing interest in British blues-rock bands like The Rolling Stones and Fleetwood Mac — which is touring again after a five-year hiatus. Fleetwood says he hopes to bring the group back to its blues roots.