AP - Colombian superstar Shakira says Democrat Barack Obama is the best candidate for president, citing his leadership skills.

Reuters - Celebrity impersonator Gilberto Gless is known for performing as Vicente Fernandez, Marco Antonio Solis, Luis Miguel and other famous singers on Univision and on Televisa specials.

Reuters - Three years after her last album was lauded by the industry but drew little attention on radio, country singer-songwriter Lee Ann Womack is back with "Call Me Crazy."

Reuters - Vallenato, the traditional, accordion-anchored music of Colombia's Caribbean coast, has long been seen as a poor cousin of tropical music in the United States.

AP - Bruce Springsteen called the Bush presidency "a disaster" and said many Americans have "justifiably lost faith" in the American dream.