PEOPLE: Sharon Stone accepts award from AARP

Sharon Stone would be the first to tell you: Don't argue with Martin Scorsese.

The legendary director presented Stone with a lifetime achievement award at the AARP Movies for Grownups awards ceremony recently, and in presenting the prize said, "she's got a little longer to go for a lifetime."

Stone, 53, gave an emotional speech thanking Scorsese for directing her to an Oscar nomination in the film "Casino," and reflect- ing on the turbulent time of her 40s when the phone wasn't exactly ringing with job offers.

Later, Stone said she turned to charity work, causes like amfAR and Drop in the Bucket, to help her through the murky waters of aging in Hollywood.

"Elizabeth Taylor provided an example to live by," Stone said of her fellow actress, AIDS research and prevention pioneer.

Other AARP Movies for Grownups honorees includ- ed Meryl Streep, Glenn Close and the cast of "The Artist."

Springsteen, band head to Apollo in Harlem

NEW YORK -- Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will perform at Harlem's historic Apollo Theater next month.

The March 9 show is three days after the release of Springsteen's "Wrecking Ball" album.

It will air live on E Street Radio. Subscribers can win tickets to the event, which is part of SiriusXM's 10th anniversary celebration.

The Apollo propelled the careers of Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson.

The world tour starts March 18 in Atlanta.

Visit www.apollotheater.org.

Billy Ray Cyrus signs with Amazon for book

NEW YORK -- Billy Ray Cyrus has signed with Amazon.com. The singer of "Achy Breaky Heart" and father of Miley Cyrus has a memoir, "Hillbilly Heart," coming in spring 2013.

Amazon.com said Cyrus would discuss with "great candor" everything from his early years to life as the parent of a teen superstar. Cyrus and his daughter starred in the hit TV series "Hannah Montana."