Reuters - Venezuela's youth orchestras and choirs
have helped thousands of children resist thug life in some of
South America's most violent slums, and now wealthy countries
are lining up to emulate the system.
AP - Britney Spears and a parenting coach were questioned Tuesday by the court commissioner overseeing the singer's custody dispute, resulting in an unspecified change in visitation status.
Reuters - With London and Barcelona under its
belts, Coldplay kicked off a week of U.S. promotion hosting a
third and final free concert at New York's Madison Square
Garden on Monday.
E! Online - Janet Jackson is so busy prepping for her upcoming Rock With U World Tour, she must have forgotten her plan to have a baby with longtime boyfriend Jermaine Dupri following said tour. Or maybe she was never clued in to the pregnancy plot?
E! Online - American Idol David Cook confirmed to E! News that he and fellow Idol alum Kimberly Caldwell are still an item, and even got the blessing of Fox's president of entertainment, Kevin Reilly.
Reuters - The MTV Video Music Awards, scene
of a disastrous performance by Britney Spears last year, will
return to Los Angeles for the first time in a decade on
September 7, the lifestyle cable network said on Monday.
AP - A discrepancy regarding the health of Amy Winehouse arose Monday after the Grammy-winning singer's father said she had early stage emphysema brought on by smoking crack cocaine and cigarettes.
Reuters - Culture Club frontman Boy
George's North American summer tour is in doubt after U.S.
authorities refused to issue him a visa, citing looming legal
issues overseas.
AP - Taiwan is considering letting mainland Chinese stars perform on the island amid warming ties between the two rivals, a Taiwanese official said Tuesday.
