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Chicago — Three days after he was jailed for failing to pay child support, R. Kelly was released from a Chicago jail on Saturday. Cook County sheriff’s officials said a person who asked to remain anonymous paid $161,000 to secure the singer’s release, the Associated Press reported. Kelly was jailed …

Rock ‘n’ roll pioneer Jerry Lee Lewis — known for his outrageous energy and piano skills on songs like “Great Balls of Fire” — suffered a minor stroke on Thursday. He’s expected to make a full recovery.  A statement from his publicist said the 83-year-old Rock & Roll Hall of …

Nancy Wilson, the Grammy-winning “song stylist” and torch singer whose polished pop-jazz vocals made her a platinum artist and top concert performer, has died. She was 81. Wilson, who retired from touring in 2011, died peacefully at home Thursday after a long illness, her son, Kacy Dennis, said in a …