Reuters - South Korean pop sensation Rain has
vowed to keep acting and trying to break into the U.S. market
despite his debut Hollywood movie, "Speed Racer," crashing at
the box office.
Reuters - Mexican entertainment firm CIE said
it has signed a five-year deal with concert promoter Live
Nation Inc, which has Madonna and U2 among its clients, to
bring international artists to Latin American arenas. -- read full article
Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:02:59 GMT - Yahoo! News: Music News
Reuters - Madonna kicks off her "Sticky & Sweet"
world tour at Cardiff's Millennium Stadium on Saturday, the
latest test of her enduring appeal that comes a week after her
50th birthday.
Reuters - Barbadian pop singer Rihanna begins
a second week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart
with "Disturbia," but she barely fended off the best chart
debut in more than 18 months, in the form of David Archuleta's
"Crush."
Reuters - Kenny Chesney is targeting an
October 14 release for his next album, "Lucky Old Sun," which
has already spawned a hit in the form of "Everybody Wants To Go
To Heaven."
AP - LOS ANGELES (AP) It's Love, Angel, Music, and Baby No. 2 for Gwen Stefani, who on Thursday gave birth to a boy. Zuma Nesta Rock weighed 8 pounds and 5 ounces when he was born Thursday afternoon, according to publicist Dave Tomberlin.
E! Online - One night in Bangkok…was all the Thai people could stomach of Gary Glitter. Though that's apparently one night more than Hong Kong could handle.
AP - Disgraced rocker Gary Glitter arrived back in Bangkok on Thursday after Hong Kong denied him entry, continuing a two-day odyssey that began when he was released from a Vietnamese prison after serving time for molesting children.