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Improving: Luther Vandross has been moved out of intensive care and upgraded to stable condition, his business manager said Thursday. The 52-year-old R&B; singer remains hospitalized at Cornell-Weill Medical Center in New York. He had been in critical condition since an April 16 stroke.

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Showtime: The British rock band Blur will perform at the Wiltern in Los Angeles on Monday. Tickets go on sale Sunday.

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Returning: Out of the hospital after a mystery virus laid him up for nine days, Linkin Park singer Chester Bennington says he’ll be back on stage for a June 27 gig in Las Vegas.