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The Boss wins right to his music

NEWARK, New Jersey -- Bruce Springsteen has won back his own music.

According to The Associated Press, a federal judge has awarded the rock superstar copyright control of an album of Springsteen's early songs, dismissing a claim to them by a small music company, Pony Express Records, Springsteen's attorney said Tuesday.

Pony Express acquired the songs composed by Springsteen between 1970-72 in the 1990s, when Springsteen's former manager sold the rights to them without Springsteen's permission.

New Jersey-born Springsteen, known as "The Boss," and Pony Express filed competing lawsuits for rights to the album "Before The Fame."

Clinton, Carey, India.Arie promote music

NEWARK, New Jersey -- Bill Clinton joined pop singers Mariah Carey and India.Arie at the Louise Spencer School to celebrate the restoration of instrumental music classes, The Associated Press reports.

It was part of an effort by cable channel VH1, through its Save The Music Foundation, and Cablevision, organizations that donated about 750 musical instruments to the school system.

"A few years from now, somebody's going to be on a stage like this doing what Mariah and India did today," Clinton said. "It might as well be you. There's going to be, in your lifetime, several African-American presidents, several Latino presidents, several women presidents. It might as well be you."

All three media personalities spoke of how music helped change their lives.

"It taught me discipline and creativity," Clinton said. "It taught me how to be an individual and how to play on a team."

Carey, 31, said music education helped get her through elementary school.

"The only reason I went to school was for music," added India.Arie. "Now I'm on `The Oprah Winfrey Show,' and get to talk to Stevie Wonder on the phone and sit next to President Clinton, all because of music."

Lil' Mo cancels appearances after attack

NEW YORK -- R&B singer Lil' Mo has canceled all public appearances and is resting at home following an attack that required her to get more than 20 stitches in her head, The Associated Press reports.

The singer was struck on the head with a bottle after she had finished performing at a concert given by radio station KMEL in San Francisco last Friday, her publicist at Elektra Records said Tuesday.

She was expected to make several appearances this week to promote her new album, "Based on a True Story," which was released Tuesday. But she had to cancel those engagements until she recovers, her publicist said.

So far, no one has been arrested in the incident.

Alice Cooper donates $75,000

PHOENIX, Arizona -- No more Mr. Mean Guy for Alice Cooper.

The rocker who sang "No More Mr. Nice Guy" is donating $75,000 for a new youth center in central Phoenix, The Associated Press reports.

The money will be used to by a Christian nonprofit organization, Neighborhood Ministries, which is building the $2 million, 8-acre youth center.

Cooper, 53, gave the money through his Solid Rock Foundation. He is also planning a Christmas concert with other Phoenix-area musicians to raise money for the foundation.