One Offs

Clear Channel Communications went private July 30 after announcing the manuever in November 2006 …

Former boy band promoter-turned-federal inmate Lou Pearlman became a police informant when he told the cops he overheard a fellow inmate admit to killing an off-duty police officer in a botched robbery …

Live Nation and San Bernardino County are reportedly working out their spat over the renaming of Glen Helen Pavilion in Devore, Calif., to San Manuel Amphitheatre (the county claimed it wasn’t notified of the name change). …

The city of Minneapolis recently approved $1 million in acoustical improvements for the Target Center …

New York City street performer the Naked Cowboy was recently arrested in San Francisco for performing in a restricted area without a permit (he claimed police at the station mocked his "outfit").

U.S. Bankruptcy court has seized operations of the Double JJ Resort, home to the inaugural Rothbury festival …

Taylor Swift recently received her high-school diploma by mail from Aaron Academy, a private Christian school that offers home schooling …

Marvin Sapp’s single "Never Would Have Made It" has stood atop the gospel radio charts for 42 weeks, making it the longest-running No. 1 single in the history of any genre …

Connie Francis, 69, was hospitalized with dangerously high blood pressure, resulting in a cancellation at the Capital One Bank Theatre in Westbury, N.Y., July 25 …

Scott O’Neill was recently named president of MSG Sports as part of MSG’s expansion and growth, according to a statement.