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'Blown Away' tops U.S. album chart

Wed, 16 May 2012 11:36:22 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 16 (UPI) -- Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart for a second week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

Lady Gaga Indonesia gig axed after religious protests

Tue, 15 May 2012 12:55:02 -0400

JAKARTA, May 15 (UPI) -- Authorities in Indonesia declined to issue American pop star Lady Gaga a permit for a concert in Jakarta due to protests by Islamic groups.

Bret Michaels settles Tonys head-bump suit

Tue, 15 May 2012 10:46:30 -0400

NEW YORK, May 15 (UPI) -- U.S. rocker Bret Michaels has settled his lawsuit against producers of the Tony Awards and CBS regarding a head injury he sustained in 2009, TMZ reported.

Jay-Z announces Philly music festival

Tue, 15 May 2012 08:30:48 -0400

PHILADELPHIA, May 15 (UPI) -- Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter has announced he will curate and headline a two-day music festival in Philadelphia on Labor Day weekend to benefit United Way.

Beach Boys' Bruce Johnston slams Obama

Sun, 13 May 2012 14:29:37 -0400

NEW YORK, May 13 (UPI) -- Beach Boys singer and keyboardist Bruce Johnston was captured on video criticizing U.S. President Barack Obama while signing autographs this week in New York.

Lil Boosie acquitted of murder charge

Sun, 13 May 2012 08:54:49 -0400

BATON ROUGE, La., May 13 (UPI) -- A Louisiana jury has acquitted Torrence Hatch, the rapper known as Lil Boosie, of a first-degree murder charge.

Jazz savant Matt Savage graduates college

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:18:39 -0400

BOSTON, May 12 (UPI) -- Autistic jazz music savant Matt Savage celebrated his birthday and graduated from Boston's Berklee College of Music Saturday with a 3.99 grade point average.

Adele goes incognito in pajamas

Sat, 12 May 2012 13:06:27 -0400

LONDON, May 12 (UPI) -- British singer Adele says she likes to go incognito in London by wearing pajamas and lots of color, People magazine reported.

Hudson thanks police, prosecutors for Balfour conviction

Sat, 12 May 2012 08:07:42 -0400

CHICAGO, May 12 (UPI) -- Singer-actress Jennifer Hudson says she is grateful to Chicago's police and prosecutors for putting behind bars the man who killed her family.

Depp denies Paradis breakup buzz

Thu, 10 May 2012 12:36:09 -0400

LONDON, May 10 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Johnny Depp says rumors claiming he broke up with French singer Vanessa Paradis, his girlfriend of 14 years, are untrue.

'Somebody' still No. 1 on record chart

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:33:53 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 10 (UPI) -- Gotye's "Somebody That I Used to Know" featuring Kimbra is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart for a fourth week, Billboard.com reported Thursday.

Deliberations continue in Hudson family slay trial

Thu, 10 May 2012 10:06:26 -0400

CHICAGO, May 10 (UPI) -- A jury began its second day of deliberations in the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing three members of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson's family.

Bacharach, David share Gershwin Prize

Wed, 09 May 2012 22:11:58 -0400

WASHINGTON, May 9 (UPI) -- Burt Bacharach and Hal David received the Gershwin Prize in Washington Wednesday in recognition of their decades-long songwriting collaboration.

Jury deliberations to begin in Hudson family slay trial

Wed, 09 May 2012 18:19:07 -0400

CHICAGO, May 9 (UPI) -- The jury began deliberation Wednesday in the Chicago trial of the man accused of killing three members of singer-actress Jennifer Hudson's family.

'Blown Away' tops U.S. album chart

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:33:56 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 9 (UPI) -- Carrie Underwood's "Blown Away" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

Rocker Tom Gabel says he's transgender

Wed, 09 May 2012 15:21:33 -0400

LOS ANGELES, May 9 (UPI) -- Tom Gabel, lead singer of the U.S. punk-rock group Against Me!, told Rolling Stone magazine he is transgender and is beginning to live life as a woman.

'Leap of Faith' to close on B'way Sunday

Tue, 08 May 2012 14:32:15 -0400

NEW YORK, May 8 (UPI) -- The producers of the Best Musical Tony Award nominee "Leap of Faith" say the show will close Sunday after 44 performances.

Justin Bieber graduates high school

Tue, 08 May 2012 13:46:29 -0400

SYDNEY, May 8 (UPI) -- Canadian-born pop star Justin Bieber says he has completed his high-school education in between recording and performing all over the world.

Beyonce adds fourth A.C. concert

Tue, 08 May 2012 12:17:52 -0400

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J., May 8 (UPI) -- Pop star Beyonce has added a fourth show to her concert series at the new Revel resort in Atlantic City, N.J., the venue announced.

Balfour police tape shown at Hudson family slay trial

Mon, 07 May 2012 22:28:37 -0400

CHICAGO, May 7 (UPI) -- William Balfour denied any involvement in the shootings of Jennifer Hudson's mother, brother and nephew in a police video shown at his Chicago trial Monday.

Muti to conduct concert for pope

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:33:21 -0400

CHICAGO, May 7 (UPI) -- The Chicago Symphony Orchestra says its music director, Riccardo Muti, will lead Rome's Teatro dell'Opera in a concert to honor Pope Benedict XVI.

N.Y. Drama Critics' Circle honors 'Once,' 'Prophet'

Mon, 07 May 2012 21:02:54 -0400

NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- Stephen Karam's "Sons of the Prophet" won the New York Drama Critics' Circle Award Monday for Best Play of the 2011-2012 season.

U.S. stage tour of 'Once' set for 2013

Mon, 07 May 2012 17:51:53 -0400

NEW YORK, May 7 (UPI) -- A U.S. tour of the Broadway musical "Once" will begin in the summer of 2013, producers announced Monday.

Owen and Buchanan wed in Florida

Mon, 07 May 2012 10:59:38 -0400

VERO BEACH, Fla., May 7 (UPI) -- Country music star Jake Owen married model Lacey Buchanan in a sunrise ceremony Monday in his hometown of Vero Beach, Fla., People.com reported.

Jordin Sparks misses co-star Houston

Sun, 06 May 2012 15:16:13 -0400

DETROIT, May 6 (UPI) -- Jordin Sparks says she'll have a lump in her throat when she sees the final cut of "Sparkle," the movie she made with late U.S. recording star Whitney Houston.