Depardieu, in tax fight, gets Russian citizenship Milwaukee Journal Sentinel MOSCOW (AP) Gerard Depardieu, the French actor who has waged a battle against a proposed super-tax on millionaires in his native country, has been granted Russian citizenship. | A brief announcement on the Kremlin website revealed that President Vladimir Putin signed the citizenship grant on Thursda...
Lil Wayne reveals 'Baked' forehead tattoo - picture Digital Spy Lil Wayne has revealed a new tattoo on his forehead. | The rapper has had the word "Baked" inscribed on his forehead in the style of the logo from skateboarding company Baker. | Wayne previously described his love of skateboarding as a "lifestyle", explaining to HipHopDX: "You have to be fully commi...
SistaFriendz Stellar Women of Gospel Award will honor outstanding achievement The Examiner | A new Stellar Awards weekend event is casting a long overdue light on exceptional women who are un-sung heroes in the Gospel Music industry. On Saturday, January 19, 2013, at 9:00 a.m., SistaFriendz will hold its 1st Annual SistaFriendz Stellar Wom...
Justin Bieber meets with Utah girl in hospital Yahoo Music | SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — Millie Flamm was too sick to attend Justin Bieber's concert in Salt Lake City, but she got the next best thing: a visit from the pop star in her hospital room. | Bieber showed up in the 7-year-old leukemia patient's room at ...
Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir will perform during Inauguration Ceremony (Photos) The Examiner | The six-time Grammy Award winning Brooklyn Tabernacle Choir are set to perform a new rendition of "The Battle Hymn of the Republic" at the 57th Presidential Inaugural swearing-in ceremony. The announcement was made today, Sunday, Jan. 6. | Long bef...
Pussy Riot - activists, not pin-ups Irish Times | DORIAN LYNSKEY | Clever, committed and courageous, Pussy Riot are the perfect activists. They have used their year in the spotlight to expose injustice | Depending on how you define it, the most important performance by a rock band in 2012 lasted e...
The 6th Annual Houston Film Critics Society Awards list of winners (Photos) The Examiner | The 6th Annual Houston Film Critics Society Awards celebrating the best films of 2012 took place yesterday, January 5th at the Museum of Fine Arts at 4:00pm. The turn out wasn't nearly as good as it was last year thanks to rainy weather, terrible t...
Russell Crowe, Hugh Jackman owe ‘Les Miserables’ voices to Chicago trainer Chicago Sun-Times | If Russell Crowe and Hugh Jackman are hitting all the right notes in the hit film “Les Miserables,” they have one talented Chicago area resident to thank for their vocal prowess. | That would be Roberta Duchak, the Jeff Award-winning musical di...
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Jessica Simpson Weight Watchers 360 holiday weight loss The Examiner | Bombshell blonde “Dukes of Hazzard” starlet and song artist, Jessica Simpson announced baby number two on the nest, but in the meantime while she is taking care of baby numbe...
Memorable Christmas songs are a thing of the past The Daily Telegraph Slade-bells ring: 'Merry Xmas Everybody’ reached the Christmas number one spot in 1973 Photo: Alamy | 6:59AM GMT 23 Dec 2012 | Comments | SIR – Listening to Christmas...
Adele voted AP Entertainer of the Year Milwaukee Journal Sentinel NEW YORK (AP) Though Adele didn't have a new album or a worldwide tour in 2012, she's still rolling. After a year of Grammy glory and James Bond soundtracking, Adele has been voted...
Pop singer whose smooth rendering of country music made her a star Canberra Times PATTI PAGE | SINGER | 8-11-1927 - 1-1-2013 | PATTI Page, the Oklahoma-born pop singer whose gossamer voice on The Tennessee Waltz, The Doggie in the Window and other 1950s hits offered a soothing counterpart to the revolutionary new sound of rock'n'r...
Adele to make comeback at Oscars after 2012 absence? Digital Spy Adele will reportedly make a comeback at the Oscars. | According to Ace Showbiz, the singer will make her first public performance since giving birth at the awards ceremony. | The Academy Awards are due to be held at the Dolby Theatre in LA on Februa...
Paul Weller: 'The Jam reunion would be absurd' Digital Spy Paul Weller has said that there is no chance of The Jam reuniting in the future. | The musician claimed that it would be an "absurd" idea for the group to reform for a new album or tour. | Weller explained that while he is a fan of veteran groups suc...
Tech issue with music playback on iPhone The Verge Tech issue with music playback on iPhone | Posted by D-Bomb1127 on January 4, 2013 01:05 am 0 | I got a new computer so I transferred my iTunes library via Firewire/Thunderbolt- had some extensive issues but sorted them out and re-organized my library. | When I did my sync from the new library to my phone, it cleared, and replaced everything as its...
