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Blur wins award for Glastonbury gigFriday 20th of November 2009 12:21:21 PMLONDON, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The alternative rock band Blur has won the award for best headline performance of 2009 for its closing-night set at the Glastonbury music festival last June. The BBC said the group was presented with the honor at Thursday night's U.K. Festival awards ceremony at the O2 arena in London. Blur lead singer Damon Albarn also took home... Read more |
Cyrus not involved in fatal tour bus crashFriday 20th of November 2009 12:20:57 PMRICHMOND, Va., Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Miley Cyrus' manager said the teen pop star and actress was not on the tour bus involved in a fatal crash Friday outside of Richmond, Va. It was one of our tour buses, but not Miley's, her manager told TMZ. It was one of our buses that transported our lighting crew. People.com said one bus driver in the four... Read more |
Guild to honor 'Precious' producersFriday 20th of November 2009 11:40:31 AMLOS ANGELES, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- The Producers Guild of America says it plans to honor Precious: Based on the Novel By Sapphire with the 2010 Stanley Kramer Award. The film's producers are to be presented with the award at the 21st annual PGA Awards ceremony Jan. 24 at the Hollywood Palladium. The guild said it established the Stanley Kramer Award i... Read more |
Winfrey: 25 years of 'Oprah' feels rightFriday 20th of November 2009 11:31:16 AMCHICAGO, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- A tearful Oprah Winfrey Friday confirmed rumors she will end her long-running television talkfest in 2011, saying the time to quit feels right. I have some news to share with you, Winfrey said at the beginning of Friday's live installment in Chicago, saving the actual announcement for the end of the show. After ... Read more |
Artist Jeanne-Claude dead at 74Friday 20th of November 2009 09:55:24 AMNEW YORK, Nov. 20 (UPI) -- Artist Jeanne-Claude has died in New York as the result of complications due to a ruptured brain aneurysm, a message posted on her Web site said. She was 74. Christo is deeply saddened by the passing of his wife, partner and collaborator and is committed to honor the promise they made to each other many years ago: The art of Christ... Read more |
Blige, Diamond set for Christmas in D.C.Thursday 19th of November 2009 11:55:48 PMWASHINGTON, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Mary J. Blige, Neil Diamond, Sugarland, Rob Thomas and Usher have signed up to perform at the Christmas in Washington concert, TNT said. Comedian George Lopez is to serve as host of the event, which is traditionally attended by the U.S. president and first lady. The holiday musical celebration, which also benefits the ... Read more |
Boyle's CD a huge seller on Amazon.comThursday 19th of November 2009 08:37:41 PMSEATTLE, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Amazon.com says Scottish singer Susan Boyle's upcoming album, I Dreamed a Dream, is the largest global CD pre-order in the Web site's history. Sony Music Entertainment is releasing the album Nov. 23. Amazon did not say exactly how many copies have been pre-ordered. Boyle became an Internet star after she brought the hous... Read more |
Hall & Oates to appear on 'Cleveland Show'Thursday 19th of November 2009 08:02:17 PMNEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The pop music duo Daryl Hall and John Oates have signed on to play themselves on the animated U.S. comedy, The Cleveland Show, Legacy Recordings said. The musicians are to lend their voices to their cartoon alter-egos in Sunday's edition of the show. Cleveland celebrates his first Thanksgiving with his new fami... Read more |
Nickelback announces 2010 concert datesThursday 19th of November 2009 07:47:58 PMLOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The rock band Nickelback said Thursday it has added several 2010 dates to its Dark Horse North American concert tour. The shows will feature special guests Breaking Benjamin and Shinedown with the opening act and additional dates to be announced, Live Nation said Thursday. The newly confirmed dates are hot off the heels ... Read more |
Winfrey to wrap talk show in 2011Thursday 19th of November 2009 07:25:50 PMCHICAGO, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Oprah Winfrey plans to end her U.S. talk show in September 2011 after 25 years on the air, her production company said Thursday. Chicago-based Harpo Productions Inc. said Winfrey intends to announce her plans to end The Oprah Winfrey Show, which reaches about 7 million viewers a day, on Friday's edition of the program, WABC-TV, ... Read more |
Show's grand prize? A chain of restaurantsThursday 19th of November 2009 07:00:50 PMUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- The winner of a new competitive TV series called United Plates of America will get the chance to open a restaurant chain in four U.S. cities, NBC said. The show is from Magical Elves, the Emmy Award-nominated producers of Project Runway and Top Chef. The contestants' fate will be decided ... Read more |
'Lost' to return to ABC in FebruaryThursday 19th of November 2009 06:42:06 PMLOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- ABC says the two-hour premiere of the sixth and final season of its U.S. supernatural drama series Lost is scheduled to air Feb. 2. A one-hour recap special will kick off the night at 8 p.m. EDT, with the season premiere slated to air 9 p.m. to 11 p.m. EDT, the network said Thursday. The show is expected to start air... Read more |
'Empire' tops U.S. record chartThursday 19th of November 2009 12:10:15 PMLOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Jay-Z and Alicia Keys's Empire State of Mind is No. 1 on the U.S. record chart this week, Billboard.com reported Thursday. Coming in at No. 2 on the Billboard Hot 100 is Owl City's Fireflies, followed by Jason DeRulo's Whatcha Say at No. 3, Iyaz's Replay at No. 4 and Lady Antebellum's Need You Now... Read more |
Ferrell tops Forbes's overpaid star listThursday 19th of November 2009 11:10:24 AMLOS ANGELES, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Comic actor Will Ferrell tops Forbes's 2009 list of Hollywood's Most Overpaid Stars, the magazine has announced. To compile the roster, Forbes staff compared the actors' salaries to how much their movies earned at the box office. Ferrell's films Elf and Talladega Nights were enormous hits, but his more recent ... Read more |
15 documentaries eligible for Oscar nodsThursday 19th of November 2009 10:55:31 AMBEVERLY HILLS, Calif., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Hollywood's Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has announced 15 documentaries will advance in the voting process for the 82nd Academy Awards. Eighty-nine pictures had originally qualified in the documentary category. The Documentary Branch Screening Committee will now select five nominees from among the 1... Read more |
2010 Emmy Awards will be in AugustThursday 19th of November 2009 10:05:24 AMUNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Nov. 19 (UPI) -- NBC says it plans to broadcast the 62nd Prime Time Emmy Awards show Aug. 29. The announcement was made Wednesday by Paul Telegdy, executive vice president of alternative programming for NBC and Universal Media Studios. NBC is excited to host television's biggest night with the Prime Time Emmy Awards, Read more |
Pattinson explains baby 'biting' incidentThursday 19th of November 2009 09:45:55 AMNEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- British actor Robert Pattinson, who plays a vampire in the Twilight movies, admits he was surprised a woman once asked him to pretend to bite her baby. The incident came up on Wednesday's edition of Late Show with David Letterman when the host asked Pattinson about the phenomena of how fans request he bite them. ... Read more |
Model confirms she dated Sean PennThursday 19th of November 2009 09:20:11 AMNEW YORK, Nov. 19 (UPI) -- Model Jessica White has confirmed she had a brief relationship with Hollywood actor Sean Penn, whose wife filed for a divorce last summer. Penn and Robin Wright were married in 1996 and have two children together. Wright filed for divorce in August. Usmagazine.com said White discussed her romance with the double Oscar winner on... Read more |
Stewart surprised conviction hurt companyWednesday 18th of November 2009 11:21:17 PMNEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. lifestyle expert and TV personality Martha Stewart says she never thought her 2004 prison sentence would cost her her media empire. Stewart served five months for lying to investigators about a profitable stock trade. Asked by ABC's Nightline if she ever considered the possibility Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia might fail... Read more |
Stewart gives 1st post-prison TV interviewWednesday 18th of November 2009 10:12:31 PMNEW YORK, Nov. 18 (UPI) -- U.S. lifestyle expert and TV personality Martha Stewart says she never thought her 2004 prison sentence would cost her her media empire. Stewart served five months for lying to investigators about a profitable stock trade. Asked by ABC's Nightline if she ever considered the possibility Martha Stewart Living Omnimedia might fail... Read more |
