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Neil Diamond - Diamond Fans Demand Refunds After Bad Gig
NEIL DIAMOND is in trouble with his fans after delivering a below-par performance in Columbus, Ohio on Monday night (25Aug08). Devotees, who paid up to $120 (GBP66) to ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 07:19

Phoenix - Jackson Family Birthday Celebration Looks Unlikely
JACKSON family stalwart PHOENIX fears MICHAEL JACKSON's upcoming 50th birthday will be a quiet affair - because pop's first family can't schedule a big celebration with ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 07:04

Barbra Streisand - Streisands Goddaughter Served With Restraining Order
BARBRA STREISAND's TV presenter/singer Goddaughter has been served a restraining order after reportedly threatening to kill a Hollywood clubber. Caleigh Peters ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 06:49

Jay-z To Re-open Palladium
JAY-Z will help re-open Los Angeles landmark the Hollywood Palladium with a big band show on 15 October (08). The rapper will be backed by a 12-piece band, according ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 06:34

Music review: 31Knots

Reviewed by Scott Gordon August 26th, 2008 "Statistics And The Heart Of Man" by 31Knots 31Knots might as well perform its new album on the mountain faces where the Spartans left weakling babies to die.

Source : www.topix.net | 27-août-2008 06:20

Aussie Rockers Go Missing In Hollywood
Two members of Australian rock band THE FOLLOW have disappeared in the U.S. midway through recording their debut album. The musicians, known only as Azaria and K.J., ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 06:19

Kara DioGuardi joins `Idol' judges for NYC tryouts (AP)

AP - It was only her first day as an "American Idol" judge, but already Kara DioGuardi seemed part of the dysfunctional family.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 27-août-2008 06:10

Keith Urban - Show Must Go On For Injured Urban
New dad KEITH URBAN is wincing through the pain as he continues a huge North American tour - he has been diagnosed with a slipped disc. The country star's publicist ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 06:04

Toni Braxton - Braxton Dont Take It Easy With Me
Soul singer TONI BRAXTON has told her DANCING WITH THE STARS partner not to treat her like an invalid as he plans energetic routines for the recovering star. Braxton, ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 05:49

Desperate Housewives - Sheridan And Bolton Split
DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star NICOLLETTE SHERIDAN and her fiance MICHAEL BOLTON have split. The 44-year-old actress and the crooner, 55, announced their plans to wed in ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 05:34

Mia Tyler - Mias Shock At Meeting Half-sister Liv Tyler
Model-turned-author MIA TYLER had no idea actress LIV TYLER was her half-sister when the pair first met at an AEROSMITH concert. Neither girl had been told of the ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 05:19

Matt Damon - Campaigners Speak Through Damon In New One Ad
MATT DAMON is speaking in tongues in a hard-hitting new TV ad for charity organisation One. The Bourne Identity star appears to be speaking direct to the camera in the ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 05:04

Kelly Osbourne - Osbournes Black Eye
KELLY OSBOURNE was checked out by a doctor in London on Tuesday (26Aug08) after suffering a mystery black eye. The daughter of rocker Ozzy Osbourne was snapped ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 04:49

Carmen Electra - Electra Finds Wrestling Partner Kardashian Hot
Model/actress CARMEN ELECTRA can understand why socialite KIM KARDASHIAN turns men on after wrestling with her for a scene in new comedy film DISASTER MOVIE. The two ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 04:34

Lynyrd Skynyrd sets sights on '09 for new album (Reuters)
Reuters - After spending the last year or so working with guitarist John 5, the former Marilyn Manson band member who now plays with Rob Zombie, Southern rock band Lynyrd Skynyrd is close to finishing its next studio album.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 27-août-2008 03:31

Death Cab at the DNC: Resisting the Urge to Punch Bill O?Reilly
On the stereo: “Late-Century Dream,” Superchunk The level of meta-meta-meta-post-everythingness around this event has me a little rattled. There are 15,000 journalists here. Is there reason for every last one of them to be here? No. Probably not even a third of them. The Pepsi Center itself is a labyrinth of caves and passageways, wired with miles [...]
Source : www.rollingstone.com | 27-août-2008 03:24

Nicollette Sheridan, Michael Bolton end engagement (AP)

AP - Nicollette Sheridan and Michael Bolton have ended their engagement.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 27-août-2008 02:49

Jackson Browne makes "Time" for new songs (Reuters)
Reuters - It's been six years since Jackson Browne released an album of new material, but the veteran singer-songwriter hardly feels that he has made himself scarce in the interim.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 27-août-2008 02:19

Pink Floyd, Renee Fleming receive 2008 Polar Prize

American soprano Renee Fleming and Pink Floyd band members Nick Mason and Roger Waters have received this year's Swedish Polar Music Prize.

Source : www.topix.net | 27-août-2008 02:07

Marty Stuart to start country music TV show (AP)

AP - Marty Stuart thinks there's room on TV for the style of country music he remembers from "The Porter Wagoner Show," "Flatt & Scruggs" and, of course, "Hee Haw." So Stuart decided to create his own show.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 27-août-2008 01:39

Big Brother - Bb9 Darnells Insults Ruin Friendship With Sara
Big Brother 9 contestant Darnell Swallow has destroyed his friendship with Sara Foladi by labelling her an ugly b***h.The pair had been close for much ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 01:02

Gym Class Heroes Star Collaborated With Daryl Hall
Travis McCoy's new collaboration with his hero Daryl Hall was inspired by the death of his cousin. The Gym Class Heroes star penned "Live Forever (Fly With Me)" as a tribute to his relative, who hanged himself after splitting from a girlfriend.[...] Read more!
Source : www.starpulse.com | 27-août-2008 01:00

My Bloody Valentine albums go digital (Reuters)
Reuters - Irish-British alternative rock band My Bloody Valentine released its two full-length albums, "Isn't Anything" and "Loveless," digitally Tuesday (August 26). The sets previously had been only partially available online.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 27-août-2008 00:48

Travis Mccoy - Mccoys Hall Track Is A Tribute To Dead Cousin
TRAVIS MCCOY's new collaboration with his hero DARYL HALL was inspired by the death of his cousin. The Gym Class Heroes star penned Live Forever (Fly With Me) as a tribute ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 00:47

Fall Out Boy plans Election Day "Folie" (Reuters)
Reuters - Rock band Fall Out Boy's fifth album, "Folie a Deux," will hit shelves November 4, the same day as the U.S. presidential election.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 27-août-2008 00:35

Jay-Z to open renovated Hollywood Palladium (Reuters)
Reuters - After undergoing renovations for more than a year, the Hollywood Palladium in Los Angeles will open its doors October 15 with a concert by Jay-Z. The rapper will be backed by a 12-piece band.
Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 27-août-2008 00:34

Paul Simon - Paul Simons Teenage Son Records First Album
PAUL SIMON's son ADRIAN is rapidly following in his father's footsteps - the 15 year old has finished recording his first album with a band of New York high school ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 00:32

Diddy Plays Down Cop Confrontation
Sean 'Diddy' Combs is playing down reports he was held at gunpoint by a Los Angeles police officer on Saturday, insisting he wasn't in a car stopped by cops. Reports suggested the rap mogul was pulled over during a routine traffic stop [...] Read more!
Source : www.starpulse.com | 27-août-2008 00:30

Ralph Young Dead At 90
SANDLER + YOUNG star RALPH YOUNG has died at his Palm Springs, California home. He was 90. A former big-band singer with Les Brown's Band of Renown, Young teamed up with ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 00:17

Patti Smith - Smiths Easter Album Upset Record Label
Punk icon PATTI SMITH's 1978 album EASTER was almost banned from record stores because her own record company staffers hated the artwork and the tracklisting. The ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 27-août-2008 00:02

John Mccain - Yankee Offers Mccain His Support
U.S. presidential candidate JOHN MCCAIN has received an odd endorsement from reggaeton superstar DADDY YANKEE. While the music world's trendsetters and heavyweights ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 26-août-2008 23:47

Tour Tracker: Stone Temple Pilots, Dragonforce and Rival Schools
Photo: Gallay/Getty Stone Temple Pilots extend their reunion tour, Dragonforce break out the guitar solos and Rival Schools get back together for a bi-coastal jaunt. The complete set of tour dates is after the jump. Stone Temple Pilots August 30 - Vancouver, BC @ GM Place August 31 - Seattle, WA @ Bumbershoot Festival September 1 - Spokane, WA [...]
Source : www.rollingstone.com | 26-août-2008 23:38

Ozzy Osbourne - Ozzy Set For Fight Night
OZZY OSBOURNE has signed on to perform at mixed martial arts spectacular Day of Reckoning in Las Vegas in October (08). The rocker was lured to the event by U.S. ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 26-août-2008 23:32

Gnarls Barkley Nominated For Two MTV VMAS
Gnarls Barkley, the chart-topping partnership of artists Danger Mouse and Cee-Lo Green, has received two nominations for MTV's Video Music Awards.[...] Read more!
Source : www.starpulse.com | 26-août-2008 23:30

Ellen DeGeneres Joins Call to End Cancer
The upcoming Stand Up to Cancer benefit is beginning to look like the Oscars, the Emmys and the Grammys rolled into one. I just got word that newlywed Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to...

Source : feeds.eonline.com | 26-août-2008 23:25

Brad Pitt - Pitt Clooney Hailed As Charity Heroes
United Nations officials have saluted BRAD PITT and GEORGE CLOONEY's charity efforts - because cash they've raised has helped aid workers get food to desperate refugees ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 26-août-2008 23:17

Cold War Kids? Nathan Willett: ?I Just Want to Eat Lunch?
Rolling Stone’s Jenny Eliscu hung out with Cold War Kids frontman Nathan Willett at the Outside Lands festival over the weekend, and he talked about how much he loved the San Francisco weather and his band’s new album Loyalty to Loyalty. But mostly, he talked about hunger. “I want some good food,” he told Eliscu [...]
Source : www.rollingstone.com | 26-août-2008 23:12

Kate Hudson - Hudson Defends Haircare Line
LATEST: KATE HUDSON has fired back at claims she stole the idea for a line of haircare products. The actress was named in a lawsuit, filed in Los Angeles on Friday ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 26-août-2008 23:02

Pink Floyd, Renee Fleming receive 2008 Polar Prize (AP)

AP - Sweden's King Carl XVI Gustaf on Tuesday presented the 2008 Polar Music Prize to American soprano Renee Fleming and Pink Floyd band members Nick Mason and Roger Waters for their contributions to popular music and opera.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 26-août-2008 22:59

Madge's Sticky Sweat Tour
Before her Sticky & Sweet concert tour even kicked off, Madonna had already hit the road, driven out of her multimillion-dollar gym by horny construction workers. Despite spending a...

Source : feeds.eonline.com | 26-août-2008 22:48

Don Cheadle - Cheadle Co-star Sparks Terrorism Concern
DON CHEADLE's co-star in new movie TRAITOR sparked a homeland security emergency when he went online to find information about terrorist groups. Actor Hassam Ghancy opted ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 26-août-2008 22:47

Inside ?The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill?: An Oral History
The Miseducation of Lauryn Hill was released 10 years ago this week and went on to sell more than 8 million copies, win five Grammys and earn a four-star review in Rolling Stone. Mary J. Blige hailed it as “one of the most incredible albums ever made” and the record influenced a generation of soul [...]
Source : www.rollingstone.com | 26-août-2008 22:42

Mortier hopes to run both NYC Opera and Bayreuth (AP)

AP - Gerard Mortier says his application to run the Bayreuth Festival in Germany will not change his plans to run the New York City Opera starting with the 2009-10 season.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 26-août-2008 22:38

Bond - Life To Get More Complicated For Richards
Former BOND girl DENISE RICHARDS is in negotiations to star in a second season of her reality TV show IT'S COMPLICATED. Despite the drama connected to the first season of ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 26-août-2008 22:32

Manager: Spears not slated to perform on VMAs (AP)

AP - Britney Spears won't perform on this year's MTV Video Music Awards, according to her manager.

Source : us.rd.yahoo.com | 26-août-2008 22:31

Brad Pitt - Pitt And Sons In Venice Boat Chase
BRAD PITT and his adopted sons MADDOX and PAX were pursued by the paparazzi in a JAMES BOND-style boat chase through the waterways of Venice, Italy on Tuesday (26Aug08). ...
Source : www.contactmusic.com | 26-août-2008 22:17