Reuters - Hollywood actor Will Smith kicked off a
star-studded concert on Friday to honor Nelson Mandela, whose
visit to London has been overshadowed by events in Zimbabwe
where widely condemned elections had just ended.
AP - Queen, Leona Lewis and Amy Winehouse were among the performers due to serenade Nelson Mandela at a concert Friday honoring the South African statesman's 90th birthday.
AP - When you grow up as a child actor and become a teen heartthrob as a singer, it can be hard to get people to stop looking at you as a kid, even when your driver's license proves otherwise.
Reuters - Hollywood actor Will Smith kicked off a
star-studded concert on Friday to honor Nelson Mandela, whose
visit to London has been overshadowed by events in Zimbabwe
where widely condemned elections had just ended.
Reuters - In the wake of increasing chatter
about a Phish reunion in the coming months, keyboardist Page
McConnell has confirmed that the group's members plan to meet
later this year to discuss their options.
E! Online - As Amy Winehouse has shown before, sometimes the easiest way to gain access to the troubled singer is simply a matter of walking right up to her door.
AP - Even for Amy Winehouse, it was a dramatic chain of events: After fainting and being rushed to a hospital, Winehouse's father said her crack and cigarette smoking had so damaged her lungs, she was risking emphysema and death if she didn't clean up.
Reuters - California singer/songwriter Katy
Perry's single "I Kissed a Girl" jumped one place to claim the
top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 chart Thursday, sending
Coldplay's "Viva La Vida" crashing to No. 6.
Reuters - Pearl Jam drafted former Kiss
guitarist Ace Frehley and Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone for guest
appearances during the second of a two-night stand at Madison
Square Garden on Friday.