April 15, 2013
Meat Loaf pulls out of Nottingham concert
Meat Loaf has cancelled a concert in Nottingham an hour before it was due to start. A statement on the Capital FM Arena's website said the show had to be postponed "due to medical reasons affecting several members of the band". A spokeswoman for the…
April 14, 2013
Malawi’s president ‘furious’ after Madonna criticised
Malawi's President Joyce Banda was "incandescent with anger" over a statement labelling US singer Madonna a bully, the BBC has learnt. She was unaware of the harshly-critical statement that was issued by her office following Madonna's recent visit…
April 10, 2013
Kim K. flaunts pregnant belly in ‘Keeping Up’ teaser
Now that Kourtney and Kim are done taking Miami (the season finale aired on Sunday), it’s time to keep up with the rest of the Kardashians. A teaser trailer for the eighth season of E!’s “Keeping Up” recently hit the Web, promising “a huge change…
April 10, 2013
P. Diddy tops list of hip-hop’s wealthiest
Sean "P. Diddy" Combs has gone by many names, but for now we can call him hip-hop's biggest moneymaker. Forbes magazine has released its list of the five wealthiest hip-hop artists of 2013, and Combs is No. 1. Forbes estimates that he has a net…
April 10, 2013
New York Metropolitan Museum of Art receives $1bn donation
New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art has received a $1bn (£650m) donation of Cubist art from cosmetics executive Leonard Lauder. The heir to the Estee Lauder fortune has pledged 78 works - considered one of the foremost collections of Cubism in…
April 10, 2013
Beres to get keys to Miami
Jamaican lover's rock singer Beres Hammond is to be presented with the key to the city of Miami on Sunday, May 26. The presentation will take place during a break in the proceedings at the annual concert Best Of The Best set for the Bayfront Park,…
April 9, 2013
Beyonce, Jay-Z Cuba visit had U.S. Treasury Department OK – source
A visit by American pop star Beyonce and rapper husband Jay-Z to Havana last week was a cultural trip that was fully licensed by the U.S. Treasury Department, a source familiar with the itinerary said on Monday. The longstanding U.S. trade embargo…
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April 3, 2013
G.I. Joe: Retaliation steals Easter box office
Action film G.I. Joe: Retaliation fought off competitors over the weekend to top the US box office. The sequel to G.I. Joe: Rise of Cobra was postponed last year to convert the film to 3D, but made $41.2m (£27m) according to studio estimates.…
April 3, 2013
Jury to be selected in Michael Jackson case
Jury selection has begun in Michael Jackson's 82-year-old mother's $40bn (£26bn) lawsuit against the late singer's promoters, AEG Live. Katherine Jackson claims AEG Live were neglectful when they hired doctor Conrad Murray, who gave the singer the…