In receiving the honor, King joined other artists including John Fogerty, the Jacksons, the Bee Gees, Crosby, Stills & Nash, Paul Simon, Brian Wilson, Willie Nelson, James Brown, Carlos Santana, and Dolly Parton who have been recipients of the award.

VIEW PHOTOS FROM THE BMI ICON AWARD PRESENTATION TO CAROLE KING

Peter Noone, who first burst onto the music scene in 1964 as lead singer for Herman’s Hermits, performed that band’s King penned first single, “I’m Into Something Good,” in a musical tribute to King. He was joined in the tribute by Colbie Caillat performing “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” and up-and-comer Hailey Reinhart, who sang “Beautiful.”

Throughout her more than half century career in music, King has received a total of 31 BMI songwriting awards in varying genres including pop, R&B and country.

– Brad Haynes, SUNNY-FM, Orlando, Florida

This year you’ve got 3 major long-running series coming to an end for any number of reasons from CSI: Miami on CBS, to Desperate Housewives on ABC , to House on Fox!  So to make sure you’re up to speed on who’s going, who’s coming back, and who the new kids on the TV block are, here’s a quick 2 minute plus video recap of what to look for this fall with the new TV season with a lot of comedies and dramas and some familiar faces in starring roles!

The New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival draws music lovers from all over the country to “The Big Easy” for big name performances in Rock, Pop, Blues, Jazz, R&B, Country, Zydeco and local Louisiana music. Not only that, along with the great music on stages and tents, there is more great tasting local Creole and Cajun food than most people could imagine being available all in one place. It’s fantastic!

This years headliners included: Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band, The Beach Boys, Foo Fighters, Cee Lo Green, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Al Green, Bonnie Raitt and many, many, MANY, more! If you ever get a chance to go…take it! You’ll have a fabulous time in a unique and beautiful city.

Visit the official New Orleans Jazz Fest page here. You can see performance footage, backstage interviews and even get a look at some of the delicious food. Have fun!

During the Beach Boys’ live broadcast, fans will also have the opportunity to order their new album. According to the QVC website, all orders will be shipped out on June 5 regardless of when the order is placed. However, if one does order tonight during the special, the album will be paired with a bonus CD including 11 tracks of the Beach Boys’ greatest hits.

Along with the album, there is also a new book being published about the Beach Boys on June 1, Fifty Sides of The Beach Boys: The Songs that Tell Their Story by Mark Dillon.

According to the description, it says this book tells the story behind 50 of the band’s greatest songs from the perspective of group members, collaborators, fellow musicians, and notable fans. There are chapters that feature certain songs, such as “Kokomo,” “Barbra Ann” and “Fun Fun Fun.” It is filled with new interviews with music legends such as Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Alan Jardine, Alice Cooper and Al Kooper, and commentary from a younger generation such as Matthew Sweet, Carnie Wilson, Daniel Lanois, Cameron Crowe, and Zooey Deschanel.

-Kate Murphy / 98.5 WNCX

1970: Several months before Cooper got his first taste of musical success with the single “I’m Eighteen,” the Alice Cooper group appeared in the drama Diary of a Mad Housewife, performing as themselves at a loft part in the film.

1978: If you were a music star in the late 1970s, chances are you were tapped for a cameo in the musical film interpretation of The Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band. Peter Frampton and the Bee Gees led the brigade, but Alice Cooper made an appearance playing a villain named the Sun King, after the Abbey Road song of the same name.

On the set of musical comedy Sextette, Cooper wasn’t the only rock’n'roller. Ringo Starr had a supporting role in the Mae West/Tony Curtis film, while Cooper made a brief appearance as a waiter.

1980: The largely forgotten rock’n'roll film Roadie gave Meat Loaf his first starring role, but a music movie wouldn’t be complete without a few more rock stars thrown in. Alice Cooper had a handful of scenes playing himself – some of which involve his fondness for snakes – in Roadie, as did Blondie, Roy Orbison and Hank Williams Jr. Cooper also performed a handful of songs in the film’s concert scenes, including “Pain.”

1984: In Spanish horror flick Monster Dog, Cooper plays the lead role of rock star Vince Raven, who leads his entourage to his murder-struck hometown for a video shoot.

1987: In John Carpenter’s horror flick Prince of Darkness, Cooper plays “Street Schizo,” a murder whose weapon of choice is a bicycle.

1991: Though Cooper goes uncredited, he played Freddy Krueger’s father in the 1991 slasher film Freddy’s Dead: The Final Nightmare, the sixth film in the Freddy Krueger series.

1992: Among his cameos, Cooper’s appearance in the original Wayne’s World film is likely his most memorable. After Wayne and Garth attend Alice’s concert – a scene in which he performs 1992 single “Feed My Frankenstein” – they go backstage to chat with Cooper. He shocks them not with any crazy stunts, but rather, by presenting a history lesson on the city of Milwaukee.

2001: Seth Green horror flick The Attic Expeditions got an authentic touch via Cooper, who took his straight jacket costume to the next level in the role of mental patient Samuel Leventhal.

2009: In the 2009 vampire-themed dark comedy Suck, Cooper joined a slew of rock stars including Iggy Pop, Henry Rollins, Alex Lifeson of Rush and more in guest appearances. Cooper played a vampire bartender in the Canadian film.

2010: Cooper makes an appearances as himself in the 2010′s Horrorween, a horror film with a sci-fi slant that also included cameos from William Shatner and Flavor Flav.

2012: Though Cooper’s appearance in Dark Shadows was certainly not his first cameo, it may be his most elaborate. At the film’s premiere, Cooper performed “No More Mr. Nice Guy” with its star Depp and Aerosmith’s Steven Tyler and Joe Perry (who also appeared with Cooper in Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band). And Cooper sits at the centerpiece of a soundtrack stacked with ’70s music stars: The Moody Blues (with “Nights in White Satin”), Black Sabbath (with “Paranoid”), The Carpenters (with “Top of the World”), Barry White (with “You’re the First, the Last, My Everything”) and more. The soundtrack drops this Tuesday (May 22).

–Jillian Mapes, CBS Local

In the reverse photo the Beatles walk right to left and Paul is wearing leather sandals.

See the photo here

The photo has been in the hands of a private collector who has decided to put it up for auction at the London-based Bloomsbury auctions. Sarah Wheeler, a music specialist from Bloomsbury told The Sun about the picture, saying, “Macmillan had 10 minutes to do the shoot and he took six photographs of the Beatles walking backwards and forwards across the zebra crossing.

“He was standing up a ladder to take the pictures. In the one we have Paul McCartney is wearing sandals and in the image that was finally used he is barefoot.

“The photo has been called an icon of the 1960s. I think the reason it became so popular is its simplicity. It’s a very simple, stylized shot and is a shot people can relate to.

“The Beatles walked forwards and backwards three times and by pure chance a VW Beetle is in the background. That car is now in a museum.”

The image is also signed by Macmillian, who died in 2006. The 18×18 print is one of only 25 made from the original frame.

-Garret Heinrich 98.7 KLUV

The June Keyes Penguin Habitat features the playful penguins in their new home, many of which were rescued from Brazil after being stranded from their natural habitat.

The new penguin exhibit opens to the public on Thursday, May 17, at 9 a.m. See CBS2 News’ sneak peek inside their new home in the video below!

Elton says the song is influenced by The Beach Boys, and has backup vocals from Carl Wilson and Bruce Johnston. Elton said the Beach Boys sound, harmonies, and the way they structured their songs was an influence on many of his tracks including this one and “Someone Saved My Life Tonight.

Toni Tennille and Daryl Dragon recorded tracks for the song as well as members of America, and Three Dog Night, the idea was to have a huge chorus made up of famous singers, but all the voices sounded terrible when mixed together so they just used Wilson, Johnston, and Tennille.

When you hear it play between two and three we’ll take caller #16 to win tickets to attend K-Eaerth-101′s Music Festival and Aids Walk this Sunday at the Greek Theatre. 1-800-232-KRTH (5784).

Today’s Tickets at Two Song:

“Don’t Let The Sun Go Down On Me” by Elton John

This week’s ‘Tickets at Two” prize is a pair of tickets to attend K-EARTH 101′s “70s Boogie Night at the Greek” THIS Sunday at the Greek Theatre… just a part of the California Music Festival & AIDS Walk!!

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Let’s take a brief stroll down Tom Cruise’s musical history in the movies with his best singing scenes!

Top Gun — Taking on The Righteous Brothers’ classic hit, Cruise a.k.a. “Maverick” tries to woo the girl with an out-of-tune but effective rendition “You’ve Lost That Loving Feeling.” There’s also this gem of Maverick and Goose dueting on “Great Balls Of Fire.”

Risky Business — Cruise lip-syncs and dances in his underwear from the only scene in Risky Business viewers remember.

Cocktail – As a big shot bartender, Cruise entertains the bar patrons with his rendition of Robert Palmer’s “Addicted To Love.”

Rock Of Ages — Cruise made the full transformation in an ’80s rock star with tattoos, eyeliner, abs and all, and takes on several ’80s rock classics including Def Leppard’s “Pour Some Sugar On Me.”

War Of The Worlds– In an extremely emotional scene, Cruise sings a tearful, heartfelt version of The Beach Boys’”Little Deuce Coupe” to his daughter played by Dakota Fanning.