Highlights in the career of singer Donna Summer, the Queen of Disco, who died Thursday at age 63:
FILE - In this May 21, 2008 file photo, Donna Summer performs during the finale of "American Idol" at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles.
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1979 file photo, singer Donna Summer poses with three awards she won at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Calif. Summer, the Queen of Disco who ruled the dance floors with anthems like ìLast Dance,î ìLove to Love You Babyî and ìBad Girl,î has died. Her family announced her death in a statement Thursday, May 17, 2012. She was 63.
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The Algerian singer Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, has died. She was 72.
FILE - In this July 6, 2009 file photo, Arabic music diva Warda, performs during a show in Algiers, Algeria to inaugurate the second Pan-African Festival. Egyptian state TV said Warda, whose sultry voice and range helped make her one of the giants of Arab song, died Thursday, May 17, 2012 at her home in Cairo. The official MENA news agency said she was 72, and that her body will be flown to Algeria on Friday for burial.
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Reaction to the death Thursday of singer Donna Summer, who was 63:
FILE - In this Jan. 12, 1979 file photo, singer Donna Summer poses with three awards she won at the American Music Awards in Los Angeles, Calif.
Taylor Swift has taught a generation of kids to appreciate country music over the last five years. Now, she's donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to make sure that education continues.
In this Nov. 20, 2012 photo, Taylor Swift arrives at the 39th Annual American Music Awards in Los Angeles. Swift is donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to fund the 7,500 square foot-plus Taylor Swift Education Center in Nashville, Tenn.
This artist's rendering by Tuck-Hinton Architects provided by the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum shows the Taylor Swift Education Center in Nashville, Tenn. The country music superstar is donating $4 million to the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum to fund the 7,500 square foot-plus facility.
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The drummer for OneRepublic has pleaded not guilty to charges filed in Denver after his girlfriend said he grabbed her head and threw her down during a fight.
Eddie Ray Fisher, 38, is seen in a May 15, 2012 booking photo provided by the Denver Police Department. Fisher was arrested in Denver early Tuesday morning, May 15, 2012 on suspicion of assault, destruction of private property and disturbing the peace. According KMGH-TV in Denver, Fisher was the drummer for OneRepublic band.
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