LOS ANGELES - Some pop stars want fame and money. "American Idol" winner Taylor Hicks just wants ... Hicks' dream comes tru

"I've always wanted to be on a bus. ... My home has been on the road since even before 'American Idol,' " the 29-year-old Alabama native said in a recent interview.

"You would see buses on the road in Alabama going to their next destination, and I would always dream about being on one and now I have the opportunity," he said.

HOUSTON - The portrayal of black women in popular music and videos is too often degrading and the black community must find a way to change these images, singer Jill Scott says.

The 34-year-old singer spoke Monday before a panel that discussed the issue took the stage at the Essence Music Festival's empowerment seminars as part of the magazine's Take Back the Music campaign.

Scott told the audience that if they are offended by these images, they should stop buying the albums and encourage people in their lives to do the same.

Scott used an eloquent speech, interlaced with song, to illustrate that black women are more than their sexuality and that music should represent that.

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