Newsmakers
  • Usain Bolt Talks NBA All-Star Celebrity Game

    After a tough defeat in the NBA All-Star celebrity basketball game in Houston over the weekend, Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt spoke with ABC News' John Schriffen about the star-studded game, playing a team sport, and his busy schedule since becoming a reigning Olympic champion and global sensation.

    Bolt joined the East team in the basketball game held at Houston's Sprint Arena on Friday, where he played alongside TV personality Nick Cannon and singer Ne-Yo, among others. The East took on the West, which included Schriffen, rapper Common and comic Kevin Hart, but lost the game 58-38.

    "You guys were playing hard. We had full court pressure. It was fun, though," Bolt told Schriffen after the game. "I was ready but I came out here to have a little fun. I came out here and you guys were all business. I was like, wow this is serious."

    Bolt captured the world's attention at the London 2012 Olympics, where he won the 100 meters gold medal with a time of 9.63 seconds, setting a new Olympic

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  • Few people in the music industry are as influential as legendary producer and mentor to the stars, Clive Davis.

    Davis is he man behind the music. He is the mogul who shaped the careers of music legends Whitney Houston, Alicia Keys, Sean "Diddy" Combs, Carlos Santana, Barry Manilow, Jennifer Hudson and more.

    At 80, Davis is releasing his first autobiography, "The Soundtrack of My Life" in which he discusses "never-before-heard tales" of his life in the music industry.

    While many people believe the music industry is going down the tubes, Davis, in a Newsmakers interview with Cynthia McFadden for ABC News and Yahoo News, shared his positive outlook.

    "Well, there's no way that music could ever go down the tubes," Davis said. "I can't imagine a civilization without music.  When you realize today that music is such a part of people's lives.  And will always be, really."

    Davis said he is more impressed with the creativity of today's new artists, citing Frank Ocean, Alabama Shakes, Mumford & Sons

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