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Cyrus, Keys to join ‘The Voice’ as judges

NEW YORK

Miley Cyrus and Alicia Keys will get red chairs as new judges on NBC’s “The Voice” next September.

The network said it will be the first time the four-person judging panel will have two women – in previous seasons, there were three male judges. Cyrus and Keys will join mainstays Blake Shelton and Adam Levine on one of television’s most popular reality shows.

Both women have experience with the show. Cyrus is an adviser this season, and Keys was a mentor during a previous season.

Adele apologizes after fan is hurt at her show

LONDON

Adele has apologized after a fan was injured at one of her concerts in Scotland.

The incident happened Friday night at the SSE Hydro venue in Glasgow when a chain fell from production rigging and hit a woman in the audience. The fan was treated at the scene and hospitalized as a precaution.

Adele tweeted “I’m so sorry to hear that someone got hurt at my show tonight. It’s being investigated to ensure it won’t happen again.”

Adele’s “25” set a first-week sales record in November, selling more than 2.4 million albums.

Youth orchestra from Fukushima, Japan, makes US debut

BOSTON

An ensemble of young Japanese musicians founded in the aftermath of the 2011 Fukushima disaster is making its U.S. debut in Boston.

The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta will perform next Sunday at the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

Senior musicians from Japan, the U.S., England and India will accompany the 50 teenage musicians on the trip.

The Fukushima Youth Sinfonietta was created by middle-school students in Fukushima City after the earthquake, tsunami and nuclear meltdown of March 11, 2011. The group has nearly 150 musicians age 13 to 18.

State-owned publisher to put out Wilder book

PIERRE, S.D.

The South Dakota State Historical Society Press plans to publish a new book on Laura Ingalls Wilder after the author’s autobiography turned out to be a blockbuster for the small state-owned publishing house.

The Argus Leader reports that it will be a scholarly work about the author, but details won’t be released for at least six weeks.

Wilder penned the popular children’s series of “Little House” books, but her autobiography gives a grittier view of frontier living.

Associated Press