AP - Feb 10, 2010
Ellen DeGeneres hit the right notes with American Idol viewers. Fans took to the Internet to express their pleasant surprise over the 52-year-old funnylady s debut as the singing competition s fourth...
More »E! Online - Aug 26, 2008
The upcoming Stand Up to Cancer benefit is beginning to look like the Oscars, the Emmys and the Grammys rolled into one. I just got word that newlywed Ellen DeGeneres has signed on to work the phonebank...
More »AP - Apr 26, 2007
Kelly Clarkson will be giving her voice a workout this summer. The Grammy-winning pop star and original American Idol will be on tour from July 7 to Sept. 28, visiting nearly 40 U.S. and Canadian cities...
More »Reuters - Apr 17, 2007
U.K. pop singer Lily Allen has canceled most of her May-June U.S. tour because she is tired, and believes her live show of late has been sub-par. Allen revealed the news on her MySpace page, admitting...
More »Reuters - Feb 26, 2007
Music from politically themed films scored top Oscars on Sunday, while the winners used their moment of glory to push issues ranging from global warming to gay marriage. Melissa Etheridge s global warming...
More »E! Online - Nov 7, 2006
The people have spoken. Unfortunately, they seem to be repeating themselves. Despite the potentially dramatic pairing of Isaiah Washington and recently outed Neil Patrick Harris as announcers of the...
More »Reuters - Aug 28, 2006
You may have seen the recent photos of Bob Dylan looking uncannily like Charlie Chaplin, and his 44th album, Modern Times, shares a title with Chaplin s 1936 classic about automation, big business and...
More »AP - Feb 7, 2006
There will be a bit more breathing room this year for the A-list celebs who attend Clive Davis swank pre-Grammy shindig. Tuesday night s exclusive party and concert is being moved to the Beverly Hilton...
More »E! Online - Dec 15, 2005
Apparently not satisfied with having recorded scads of classic albums, scored a raft of Grammys, elected into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, written a bestselling memoir or serenaded Victoria s Secret...
More »AP - Sep 18, 2005
Everybody loved Raymond one more time at the Emmys, honoring the show Sunday as best comedy series for its final season and denying the prize to newcomer Desperate Housewives. But another first-year hit...
More »AP - Sep 9, 2005
The producer of Friday s one-hour telethon to benefit Hurricane Katrina victims said no special precautions will be taken to edit out political statements — even though rapper Kanye West is on the...
More »E! Online - Sep 8, 2005
Hurricane Katrina may be long gone, but the storm surrounding Kanye West s controversial off-script rap lingers. The hip-hop star s impromptu anti-President Bush, anti-media diatribe, airing live...
More »Reuters - Sep 8, 2005
The last time rapper Kanye West appeared on a TV show to raise money for Hurricane Katrina victims, he accused U.S. President George W. Bush of racism. This time, producers feel confident he ll just sing...
More »Reuters - Sep 6, 2005
Sheryl Crow, the Dixie Chicks, Randy Newman, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Alicia Keys and Paul Simon will perform during Friday s Hurricane Katrina benefit organized by the major broadcast networks. Shelter...
More »AP - Sep 6, 2005
The Emmy Awards will be singing a different tune at this month s ceremony, and it could be a classic. In an American Idol -style competition, stars and singers ranging from William Shatner to Donald Trump...
More »AP - Sep 2, 2005
Celebrities including Ellen DeGeneres, Jay Leno, Master P and Dave Matthews are contributing star power to relief efforts for victims of Hurricane Katrina. DeGeneres, a New Orleans native whose 82-year...
More »AP - Sep 1, 2005
The suffering of New Orleans, long a culturally rich city, is being felt across the entertainment world. Many celebrities with relatives or other ties to the flooded city and the Gulf Coast have voiced...
More »Reuters - Aug 31, 2005
Three Louisiana-born stars -- Harry Connick Jr., Wynton Marsalis and Tim McGraw -- will headline a televised charity concert to air live on Friday for victims of Hurricane Katrina, NBC said on Wednesday...
More »Reuters - Jul 1, 2005
Barnes & Noble has come to the rescue of a young British singer/songwriter whose major-label career capsized soon after it began. The book retailer has picked up Ellie Lawson s debut album The Philosophy...
More »Reuters - May 23, 2005
As the host of her own syndicated daytime talk show, Ellen DeGeneres is as warm and goofy as she is intelligent and endearing. She asks her guests the questions that are likely running through her viewers...
More »AP - May 17, 2005
Britney Spears and Kevin Federline were everywhere Tuesday — including reading a top 10 list on CBS The Late Show with David Letterman. On the day their reality show premiered on UPN, the 23-year...
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