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Another 'Spider-Man' Performance Canceled After Injury | ARTICLE
In the wake of Monday's onstage accident that left Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark actor Christopher Tierney hospitalized, tonight's performance has been canceled, a rep for the show said this afternoon. He insisted that tomorrow's night's...
December 22, 2010 6:25 PM ET -
Ex-Paramore Members Slam Hayley Williams | ARTICLE
The Paramore split became bitter on Tuesday night when co-founders and brothers Josh and Zac Farrofired off a fiery blog post that explicitly contradicts the statement issued by the band over the weekend, which...
December 22, 2010 4:35 PM ET -
Watch: Coldplay Perform 'Christmas Lights' to Benefit Homeless Shelter | ARTICLE
Coldplay performed their new single "Christmas Lights" live for the first time over the weekend. The...
December 22, 2010 3:39 PM ET -
Rapper Says 12-Step Program Inspired Him to Confess to Murder | ARTICLE
G. Dep — a rapper formerly with Diddy's Bad Boy Records — was indicted on a second-degree murder charge in New York Tuesday. The 36-year-old MC turned himself in to police last week for a 1993...
December 22, 2010 2:25 PM ET -
Video: Jamie Foxx Says He Was 'Like a Little Schoolgirl' at Prince Concert | ARTICLE
The hands-down highlight of Jamie Foxx's appearance on David Letterman's show last night was his discussion of
December 22, 2010 1:00 PM ET -
Swift, Boyle Beat Out Jackson on Albums Chart | ARTICLE
In a week with three top-10 premieres — but with relatively few units moved — Taylor Swift was still unstoppable: Her nearly two-month-old album Speak Now soared back to the top of the albums chart...
December 22, 2010 12:05 PM ET -
'Spider-Man' Stunt Man's Fall Result of 'Human Error' | ARTICLE
The onstage accident that sent Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark stunt-man Christopher Tierney in the hospital was caused by "human error," an actors' union rep says. Tierney fell 8 to 10 feet into a pit Monday...
December 22, 2010 9:15 AM ET -
Waka Flocka Flame's Home Raided; DMX Sentenced | ARTICLE
It was a rough morning for hip-hop as two people were arrested and Gucci Mane was briefly detained during a raid on Waka Flocka Flame’s Georgia home, and DMX was sentenced to yet another year in...
December 16, 2010 4:15 PM ET -
Daily Digest: Michael Jackson Sales Predictions, Free R.E.M. Song, Ron Artest Starts Label | ARTICLE
MJ's Michael on Track to Sell A Quarter Million in First Week Michael Jackson's Michael is on track to sell between 225,000 and 250,000 units in its first week in stores, which...
December 16, 2010 11:00 AM ET -
Aretha Frankin, Home From Hospital, Is 'In Great Spirits' | ARTICLE
Aretha Franklin was released from the hospital on Sunday and expects to be home for the holidays, the singer announced late Wednesday in another of the personalized press releases she's been issuing throughout her recent unspecified...
December 16, 2010 10:10 AM ET -
Beck produces, plays on Thurston Moore’s new solo album | ARTICLE
Sonic Youth guitarist Thurston Moore always has multiple irons in the fire. Most recently, there's Ecstatic Peace Library, the book publishing wing of his similarly named record label; his co-authorship of No Wave: Post-Punk. Underground. New...
December 16, 2010 8:53 AM ET -
Pink Floyd Wins Fight to Keep Its Albums Intact | ARTICLE
The sanctity of the album as a unified body of work might seem like a quaint concept these days, but yesterday Pink Floyd won the right to preserve it as part of a legal battle with...
December 15, 2010 3:10 PM ET -
Susan Boyle, Katy Perry, 'Glee' Top Charts | ARTICLE
Susan Boyle, Taylor Swift and Glee barely budged from their spots at the top of the charts this week, while T.I. had the week's highest debut at Number Four. Boyle's The Gift stays at Number One, with...
December 15, 2010 2:15 PM ET -
Video: Broken Bells Go Big on 'Conan,' Joanna Newsom Confounds Letterman | ARTICLE
Tuesday night on Conan, Broken Bells expanded its usual two-man lineup of Danger Mouse and...
December 15, 2010 11:55 AM ET -
Video: Trent Reznor Talks Addiction, 'Social Network' Golden Globe Nomination | ARTICLE
Trent Reznor's score for The Social Network was nominated for a Golden Globe — and it's...
December 15, 2010 10:05 AM ET -
Akon, Teddy Riley Could Release Additional Michael Jackson Songs | ARTICLE
Producer Teddy Riley — who worked with Michael Jackson in the 1990s and produced three songs on Michael — said today he has more songs "in my computer, waiting for [Jackson's...
December 14, 2010 6:35 PM ET -
NBC Launching 'Idol' Competitor Next Spring | ARTICLE
NBC is taking on American Idol and Simon Cowell's upcoming X Factor with a new singing competition called The Voice of America, based on a Dutch TV show called The Voice of Holland....
December 14, 2010 5:35 PM ET -
Lil Wayne Talks New Single, Ja Rule's Sentence, New Year's TV Special | ARTICLE
In a wide- ranging interview on Sirius' Shade 45 radio show this morning, Lil Wayne talked about the first single off his forthcoming album Tha Carter IV, "6'7"", which hit...
December 14, 2010 4:40 PM ET -
'American Idol' Recruits Bieber, Rihanna Hitmakers as Mentors | ARTICLE
American Idol is continuing its efforts to revive its sagging ratings for its 10th season: Along with new judges Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler, the show will be
December 14, 2010 1:54 PM ET -
Levon Helm Hospitalized, Misses Midnight Ramble | ARTICLE
Levon Helm, former drummer and vocalist for The Band, was hospitalized on Saturday with a cold but is expected to make a full recovery and be released within the next few days, according to
December 14, 2010 1:40 PM ET
