Reuters - Dec 31, 2008
Bjork has partnered with a Reykjavik-based venture capital firm to establish a fund that will invest in socially and environmentally responsible companies that will help restore Iceland's battered...
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She might be best known for her freaky-fun swan dress at the 2001 Oscars, but Icelandic diva Björk is now pushing the envelope in a whole new way—venturing into the world of venture capital...
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China will ban all entertainers from overseas, Hong Kong and Taiwan who have ever attended activities that threaten national sovereignty, the government said on Thursday, after an outburst by Icelandic...
More »Reuters - Mar 12, 2008
Icelandic singer Bjork's politically charged outburst at a recent Shanghai concert was an isolated case and would not affect foreign artists coming to China, a senior official said on Thursday. China...
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China will tighten its controls over foreign singers and other performers after Icelandic singer Bjork shouted Tibet! Tibet! at a Shanghai concert last weekend, the Ministry of Culture said on Friday....
More »E! Online - Mar 7, 2008
Looks like Björk has gone and ruined the Tibet-praising fun of anybody planning a gig in China. Days after the Icelandic imp concluded a Shanghai show by shouting pro-Tibet sentiments, government...
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China will be stricter on foreign performers after Icelandic singer Bjork shouted Tibet! Tibet! at the end of her concert in Shanghai this week, the government said Friday. A statement by China s Culture...
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Icelandic pop singer Bjork attacked a news photographer in New Zealand, ripping his shirt in half after he ignored a request not to snap any shots, the New Zealand Herald reported on Monday. The incident...
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Icelandic singer Bjork attacked a newspaper photographer shortly after she arrived at New Zealand s Auckland International Airport on Sunday, local media reported. Bjork, who is in the northern city...
More »E! Online - Jan 13, 2008
Björk has given new meaning to the phrase "thunder from Down Under." The pint-sized Icelandic singer attacked a newspaper photographer in New Zealand Sunday after he attempted to get...
More »AP - May 24, 2007
Denmark s Royal Theater has commissioned a new opera based on Lars von Trier s 2000 film, Dancer in the Dark. Poul Ruders, a leading Danish composer, will write the music for the work, while the libretto...
More »AP - Apr 28, 2007
By Solvej Schou With a lineup of performers as hot as the triple-digit weather, tens of thousands of music fans descended on the California desert Saturday for the second of three days of performances...
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Bjork has revealed the first single off her forthcoming album Volta, as well as the album artwork and tracklisting. Earth Intruders is set to be released as a digital download on April 9. The artwork...
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Bjork has begun work on her new album, with Antony Hegarty and Timbaland among the contributors. The Icelandic pop star s last official release was Medulla in 2004. The current recordings are expected...
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(9/3/02, 4 p.m. ET) -- Icelandic singer Bjork was robbed in her London home on Friday (August 30) as she slept. Thieves allegedly made off with expensive recording equipment. The 36-year-old singer,...
More »USRN - May 18, 2001
(5/18/01, 12 p.m. ET) -- Bjork is set to play a church in Harlem, New York on Tuesday (May 22) with special guests. Joining her will be the electronic-influenced Matmos, plus harp player Zeena Perkins...
More »USRN - Mar 6, 2001
(3/6/01, 5 p.m. ET) - Academy Award producers have cut the length Bjork s performance of I ve Seen It All, from Selmasongs, the album of music from the movie Dancer In The Dark. The six-minute song has...
More »USRN - Feb 21, 2001
(2/21/01, 6 p.m. ET) -- Radiohead singer Thom Yorke has agreed to duet with Bjork, backed by a 55- piece orchestra, at the Academy Awards on March 25 in Los Angeles. The duo will perform the song, I ve...
More »USRN - Feb 15, 2001
(2/15/01, 6 p.m. ET) -- Fresh off the announcement that Bjork was nominated for an Academy Award for I ve Seen It All, her song from Dancer In The Dark, comes word that she will perform at the 73rd Academy...
More »USRN - Feb 13, 2001
(2/13/01, 12:30 p.m. ET) - Bob Dylan and Sting will go head to head at this year s Acadiy Awards ceremony. Dylan and Sting have both been nominated in the best song category--Dylan for Things Have Changed...
More »USRN - Dec 21, 2000
(12/21/00, 4 p.m. ET) - Icelandic recording artist Bjork has been nominated for two Golden Globe awards for her work in the film Dancer In The Dark: one for music and one for acting. She was among the...
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