NEW YORK (AP) -- Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio is inducting rock group Genesis into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month.

The presenters were announced Tuesday by the hall, which is based in Cleveland.

Wyclef Jean will honor Jimmy Cliff. Barry and Robin Gibb of the Bee Gees will induct ABBA. Green Day

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NEW YORK – When Genesis gets inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame next month, founding member Peter Gabriel won't be there.

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame president Joel Peresman said in a statement Thursday that Gabriel says he has a scheduling conflict with his tour that begins in Europe.

Along with Gabriel, the band's original lineup included Mike Rutherford, Tony Banks, Anthony Phillips and Steve Hackett.

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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) – Richard Delvy, a pioneering surf-rock drummer, composer, arranger, publisher and producer, died February 6 at West Hills Hospital in California after a long illness. He was 67.

Born on April 20, 1942, in Bridgeport, Conn., Delvy relocated to Southern California and became the drummer for the Bel-Airs, one of the earliest surf-rock groups. The band had a regional hit with the instrumental

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Tim Robbins and Peter Sarsgaard have joined the cast of Ryan Reynolds' comic book-to-movie adaptation of "The Green Lantern" - as father and son.

Robbins will play Senator Hammond in the new Martin Campbell film and Sarsgaard his villainous son, Dr. Hector Hammond.

Based on the DC Comics stories, filming will begin in New Orleans, Louisiana in March, according to The Hollywood Reporter.

Reynolds will play Hal Jordan (aka The Green Lantern) in the movie.
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BERLIN (AP) -- The German rock band Scorpions is bringing down the curtain on a career spanning more than four decades.

The band, known for its early 1990s hit "Wind of Change" among others, said on its Web site Sunday that "we agree we have reached the end of the road."

It said it would end its career with a final album — "Sting In The Tail," to be released in March — and a tour that will start in

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Twilight star Ashley Greene suffered a "mini-breakdown" after she first shot to fame in the vampire franchise - because she struggled to cope with her new found stardom.

The 22 year old, who plays bloodsucker Alice Cullen in the hit movies, admits she was shocked when the first movie caused mass hysteria amongst teenagers on its release in 2008. And Greene reveals she found it difficult to deal with the public scrutiny, describing life in the spotlight as "really scary."

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The Recording Academy has added to an already stellar lineup of performers for the "52nd Annual Grammy Awards." Dave Matthews Band, Lady Gaga, P!nk, Green Day, and the Zac Brown Band will be taking the mic. As previously announced, Beyonce, Taylor Swift, The Black Eyed Peas, Maxwell, and country act Lady Antebellum will also have their chance to showcase their nominated hits in the spotlight.

Each

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