MUSIC NEWS: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 28, 2015

SLY STONE 

Funk legend Sly Stone was awarded five-million dollars Tuesday in a breach-of-contract suit that claimed his business partners and his own company cheated him out of royalties.

A Los Angeles jury ruled for the 71-year-old performer in his action against his ex-manager Gerald Goldstein, attorney Glenn Stone and Even St. Productions. Stone, whose real name is Sylvester Stewart, led the group Sly and the Family Stone to a string of hits in the 1960s and early '70s including ``Everyday People,'' ''Dance To The Music`` and ''Family Affair.``  But heavy drug use began to take a toll. His lawyers say Stone was destitute when Goldstein and Glenn Stone convinced him to become an employee of and co-owner of Even St. Productions with them in 1989. 

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NICK JONAS JOINS ``SCREAM QUEENS'' 

Nick Jonas has been cast in a recurring role in the upcoming Fox series ``Scream Queens.'' It's a comedy-horror anthology about murders on a college campus that will premiere in the fall. Ariana Grande is also part of the cast, as is Jamie Lee Curtis, Emma Roberts and Lea Michele. 

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COMMON AND JOHN LEGEND WILL PLAY THE OSCARS 

NEW YORK (AP) _ Common and John Legend will perform their Oscar-nominated song at the Oscars as well as at the Grammys.

``Glory'' from the film ``Selma'' is nominated for best original song. Adam Levine has already said he will perform another Oscar-nominated song, ``Lost Stars'' from the film ``Begin Again,''

for the Academy Awards. The songwriting team that brought us last year's Oscar-winning song, ``Let It Go'' from ``Frozen,'' are planning something for the Oscars as well. Songwriters Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez will write an original number for host Neil Patrick Harris. The Oscars are February 22.