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Nunn at Texas Hall of Fame Mike Ethan Messicle Band at Zapatos New Movie Releases Ag Kickoff featuring Pat Green and Cros Canadian Ragweed at Wolf Pen Creek Amphitheatre 50 Amp Fuse at Zapatos Cabin Fever Lions Gate Films Starring Rider Strong New DVD Releases Bulletproof Monk MGM Studios Matchstick men Warner Brothers Starring Nicholas Cage Confessions of a Dangerous Mind Miramax The Core Paramount Once Upon a Time in Mexico Columbia Pictures Starring Salma Hayek, Antonio Banderas and Johnny Depp Malibu’s Most Wanted Warner Brothers View From the Top Miramax PEOPLE IN THE NEWS MJ's Neverland faces permit changes PAT GREEN SANTA MARIA, Calif. (AP) — Pop. star Michael Jackson’s bid to remove unapproved development on part of his 2,600-acre Neverland Ranch from state agricultural protections was approved by Santa Barbara County officials. Jackson has received tax breaks — about $70,000 a year — on the Santa Ynez Valley ranch for a decade. The Board of Supervisors, meeting in Santa Maria on Tuesday, voted 4-0 to accept Jackson’s offer to remove his house, amusement park, zoo and several other structures from the state Williamson Act agricultural preserve program. About 70 acres are involved. The board’s decision follows a county JACKSON “Old Time Rock and Roll.” Parrotheads would likely have to pay annual license feesd| about $1,000, said Jerry Bailey, a spokesman for BMI. Besides the bar, the lawsuit names former owner Gary Neumann and Triple L. Inc. as defendants. Neumann was out of town, his wife said Wednesday when If* Associated Press called seeking comment. There was nonur- ber for Triple L. Inc. in Indianapolis listings. The phone: Parrotheads rang unanswered. Scores of nightclubs and restaurants in Indianapolis pte music without paying licensing fees, and the lawsuit could le; some to reconsider karaoke and live music shows, If Indianapolis Star reported. “Everyone will be watching to see how this turns out," said (fc jockey Justin Posav of GTI Sounds in Noblesville. “Manvoftte view BMI like the police." CROSS CANADIAN RAGWEED investigation that found Jackson had failed to file building permits on much of the development on his Neverland estate over the past 10 years. “The permits that should have been filed are for everything from a gatehouse and a three-car garage to a primate center, a go-cart track, seven rides at his amusement park and a giant out door movie screen,” county planner Larry Appel said. Supervisors are still considering legal action to collect back taxes and possibly fines for permit and zoning violations. Under provisions of the Williamson Act, created to protect ranchers and farmers, Jackson’s tax payments will gradually be increased over a nine-year period beginning in January. The county assessor put the 2002-03 assessed value of the Neverland Ranch at $12.3 million, which will rise by about $6 million without the tax break. Jackson’s property taxes this year were estimated at about $130,000 but they will rise to about $200,000. Jackson legitimately leases most of Neverland Ranch property to a cattle-ranching operation. Buffet and Jackson to perform at CMA Awards NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Alan Jackson and Jimmy Buffett* perform their hit duet “It’s Five O’clock Somewhere” on the 37: Annual Country Music Association Awards show on Nov. 5 “The song has been a summer phenomenon and we a: thrilled to have Alan and Jimmy perform it together to openh CMA Awards,” CMA executive director Ed Benson said in a ment Tuesday. Jackson and Buffett are nominated for vocal event of the f for the song. Jackson also is nominated in the entertainers: male vocalist categories. Hank Williams' 'lost songs' recovered Indiana karaoke bar faces off with BMI HARRIS AND RYDEN LET THE PARTY BEGIN! TICKETS: KROGER’S, MSC BOX OFFICE, AGKICKOFF.COM l INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — A music licensing agency that repre sents singers such as Sheryl Crow and Doily Parton has filed a federal copyright lawsuit that could silence karaoke nights in cen tral Indiana. In a lawsuit filed Monday in U.S. District Court in Indianapolis, Broadcast Music Inc. alleges an eastside bar violated copyright laws by hosting karaoke and live music shows without paying licensing fees to use popular songs. New York-based BMI is a performance rights organization that collects license fees on behalf of songwriters when their music is played on radio, television, the Internet, or is performed publicly. The lawsuit claims that Parrotheads Bar and Grill failed to pay licensing fees for using songs such as “God Bless the USA” and NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — A Nashville court has freedlf release 150 “lost songs” recorded by country star Ha: Williams. The catalog was ruled to be the exclusive property of heirs-son Hank Williams Jr. and daughter Jett Williams. Since the late 1980s, Jett Williams has had transcript discs of pre-produced segments that Williams recorded 1951. The discs contain live versions of 40 songs that were nevij commercially released, such as “On Top of Old Smokey' “Blue Eyes Cryin’ in the Rain." Through publicist Kirt Webster, Hank Williams Jr. said oft resolution, “It worked out the way Daddy would’ve wanted.” Hank Williams would have celebrated his 80th birthday Sept. 17. He was found dead in the back seat of his Cadillac on Ne Year’s Day 1953. The cause of death was ruled as heart failt read the fine print. 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