AP - Daniel Slater's new production of "Lohengrin" wasn't necessarily vintage Wagner, but it deserves praise as a thoughtful and tasteful take on the medieval legend and certainly none of the boos it received on opening night.
Reuters - T-Pain led the nominees for the
eighth annual BET Awards, an event celebrating the leading
lights in African-American music, film and sport, organizers
said on Thursday.
AP - Jury selection was completed at R. Kelly's child pornography trial Thursday amid contentious exchanges between prosecutors and defense attorneys, who accused each other of trying to stack the panel along racial lines.
AP - TORONTO (AP) Shania Twain and husband-producer Robert "Mutt" Lange are splitting up after 14 years of marriage. The 42-year-old Canadian country superstar and 59-year-old Lange married in 1993 and have a 6-year-old son named Eja. Her publicist provided no further details Thursday about the couple's breakup.
Reuters - Metallica will launch a tour in
October, a month after the rock titans release their first
album in five years, drummer Lars Ulrich revealed during a rare
club show in Los Angeles Wednesday.
Reuters - British rock band Radiohead's
rain-drenched show near Washington D.C. last weekend has
triggered an Internet-driven firestorm, with message boards and
the blogosphere lighting up amid fan frustration.
Reuters - Pearl Jam has started work on a new
album, but it's still in "its very infant stages" according to
the rock group's lead guitarist, Mike McCready. -- read full article
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Reuters - Colombian pop singer Shakira is
using her fame to help poor Latin American children, but she
also has her heart set on a new role -- mother to her own
offspring.
Reuters - R&B singer Rihanna's "Take a Bow"
soared 52 places to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles
chart Thursday, the second-biggest jump to the top in the
chart's 50-year history.