Is Usher in Sugar Ray Leonard's weight class?

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"American Made," the first BoDeans album without Sammy Llanas, will be released in June. Kurt Neumann decided to carry on as the BoDeans after Llanas left last summer. The new CD includes a tune called "Jay Leno."

Mayte Garcia, Prince's first ex, will star in a VH1 series "Hollywood Exes" with Nicole Murphy (Eddie's ex) and Andrea Kelly (R's ex), among others.

Usher will star as boxer Sugar Ray Leonard in the biopic "Hands of Stones," the singer told the BBC. Gael Garcia Bernal will play Roberto Duran. Robert DeNiro will portray Leonard's trainer.

Michael K. Williams of HBO's "The Wire" will play Ol' Dirty Bastard in the hip-hop movie "Dirty White Boy."

Jack White says the only way he'd reunite the White Stripes is if he's bankrupt, he told England's NME.

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals will drop their fourth album, "The Lion The Beast The Beat" on June 12. Dan Auerbach of the Black Keys collaborated on three of the songs.

Mary Chapin Carpenter's "Ashes and Roses" blooms on June 12. It includes a duet with James Taylor, "Soul Companion."

Kelly Clarkson has released a country version of her pop smash "Mr. Know It All."