Ray Manzarek, a founding member of the 1960s rock group The Doors whose versatile and often haunting keyboards complemented Jim Morrison's gloomy baritone and helped set the mood for some of rock's most enduring songs, has died. He was 74. Manzarek died Monday in Rosenheim, Germany, surrounded by his family, said publicist Heidi Robinson-Fitzgerald. She said the musician's manager, Tom Vitorino, confirmed Manzarek died after being stricken with bile duct...
01:44:53 PM May 21, 2013
London: Teen pop sensation Justin Bieber is reportedly buying a diamond ring for his on-off girlfriend Selena Gomez. The 19-year-old singer asked a Beverly Hills jeweller Neil Lane to design a 650,000 pounds creation to be gifted to Gomez on her 21st birthday, reported Daily Star. Lane has supplied engagement rings to stars including Madonna and Britney Spears. "Justin is planning to go through final designs with Neil in the...
10:55:06 AM May 20, 2013
Los Angeles: Pop star Beyonce Knowles has denied reports suggesting she is expecting second child with rapper husband Jay Z. The 31-year-old singer posted a note online on Instagram and insisted "low life people who have nothing better to do than talk about me." "I can't stop the rumours from starting, and I can't really change peoples minds who believe them, all I can do is sit back and laugh...
06:51:07 PM May 19, 2013
Los Angeles: Singer-actress Miley Cyrus and teen pop sensation Justin Bieber are reportedly collaborating on new music together. The 'Can't Be Tamed' singer was spotted leaving a Hollywood recording studio within minutes of Bieber, 19, and they are believed to be working on a collaboration, reported E! online. "There aren't that many recording booths at this studio, they must be doing something together. Justin and Miley left within minutes of...
12:48:07 PM May 19, 2013
Chandigarh: With the Punjab and Haryana High Court coming down heavily on the lewd lyrics of songs sung by singer-rapper Honey Singh, the Punjab Police Friday booked him for singing vulgar songs in public. A case was registered against the singer under provisions of Section 294 (singing, reciting or uttering any obscene song, ballad or words, in or near any public place) of the Indian Penal Code in Punjab's Nawanshahr...
08:45:58 AM May 18, 2013
London: Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez is open to walking down the aisle for a fourth time despite a string of failed marriages. Lopez's three unions have ended in divorce, but she admits her rocky romantic life has not put her off getting married again, reported Contactmusic. When asked if she would say 'I do' in the future, she said, "I don't know - probably. I like it. I like the idea...
12:29:06 PM May 16, 2013
Washington: A passenger was booted off an American Airlines flight en route from Los Angeles to New York Monday when she would not stop singing Whitney Houston's hit 'I Will Always Love You'. The plane's pilot made an unscheduled stop in Kansas City about halfway through the six-hour flight after passengers and crew complained about the woman's incessant singing. American Airlines spokesman Joe McBride told local Kansas City KCTV that...
11:40:43 AM May 14, 2013
Cambridge: South Korean rapper PSY was welcomed to Harvard University on Thursday night by hundreds of screaming and shouting students and fans, as the 'Gangnam Style' star participated in a conversation inside an ornate church dedicated to the memory of those who lost their lives in World War I. PSY began addressing students and faculty by noting that his presence at the Ivy League school "is so weird." He recalled...
12:14:52 PM May 13, 2013
London: 'R&B' star Beyonce has reportedly hired Lord Sugar's private jet worth 18.5 million pounds that the singer will use to fly to her concerts. The 31-year-old 'Destiny's Child' hitmaker will use the jet to fly to her upcoming concerts in Europe and US on her four-month long 'Mrs Carter' tour, reported Sun Online. "As a canny businessman Sir Alan often makes his jet available for corporate hire. He spent...
06:44:27 PM May 11, 2013
Los Angeles: Michael Jackson's longtime makeup artist testified Thursday that she overheard an executive for concert promoter AEG Live insist that the singer rehearse despite signs of Jackson's declining health. Karen Faye, who worked with Jackson for more than 27 years, told jurors she became increasingly concerned about Jackson's health and agreed with a fan's assessment that the singer might die if he was pushed too hard in preparations for...
03:53:42 PM May 10, 2013
London: Miles and Jimi. Jimi and Miles. Fans of the late trumpet and guitar masters have long known that Miles Davis and Jimi Hendrix had been making plans to record together in the year before Hendrix's sudden death in 1970. But less attention has been paid to the bass player they were trying to recruit: Paul McCartney, who was busy with another band at the time. This tantalizing detail about...
03:27:55 PM May 10, 2013
Los Angeles: Hip-hop may need a checkup. The culture that in the 1990s lost its brightest stars to gun violence has in recent years seen a series of notable rappers die of drug- and health-related causes. Since 2011, hip-pop pioneer Heavy D, singer and rap chorus specialist Nate Dogg and New York rapper Tim Dog all died of ailments in their 40s. Kris Kross rapper Chris Kelly was found dead...
11:08:50 AM May 08, 2013
Filmmaker Karan Johar got the rights to four recorded classics composed by the late Madan Mohan for his production 'Bombay Talkies', a tribute to 100 years of Indian cinema. He is said to have got them free of cost. Karan wanted rights to four songs, one of which was 'Ajeeb dastaan hain yeh' (which is also the title of Karan's part of the story in 'Bombay Talkies'). Saregama HMV, the...
12:21:29 PM May 07, 2013
Los Angeles: Rapper Devin Copeland has filed a 10 million dollar copyright infringement lawsuit on Usher and Justin Bieber. Copeland, who is better known by his stage name, Devin the Dude, has alleged that he showed Usher a tune of the same name and he usurped it for Bieber's My World 2.0, reported E! Online. Copeland, who is suing along with his writing partner Mareio Overton, alleges that his album...
10:45:57 AM May 05, 2013
Los Angeles: PepsiCo Inc (PEP.N) severed ties with rapper Lil Wayne on Friday over a graphic reference to slain U.S. civil rights figure Emmett Till in a song. Lil Wayne, 30, had been the face of the PepsiCo drink Mountain Dew's 'Deweezy' campaign, a play on the rapper's 'Weezy' nickname. "We do not plan any additional work with Lil Wayne moving forward," a Mountain Dew representative said in a statement....
01:01:47 PM May 04, 2013
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