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2010-03-19T18:32:14Z

Katherine Heigl ShoWest 2010 - Warner Brothers Pictures' 'Big Picture 2010' Las Vegas, Nevada - 18.03.10

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Music biz insiders say Sony-Jackson deal makes sense

2010-03-19T19:30:30Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - The magnitude of Sony Music Entertainment's landmark recording contract with the estate of Michael Jackson raises an inevitable question: Is it a smart deal for the label?</p><p>Given Jackson's superstar status, his influential creative l...

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2010-03-19T18:32:01Z

Sarah Jessica Parker ShoWest 2010 - Warner Brothers Pictures' 'Big Picture 2010' Las Vegas, Nevada - 18.03.10

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2010-03-19T18:31:46Z

Sarah Jessica Parker ShoWest 2010 - Warner Brothers Pictures' 'Big Picture 2010' Las Vegas, Nevada - 18.03.10

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2010-03-19T18:18:22Z

Katherine Heigl ShoWest 2010 Awards Ceremony - Press Room Las Vegas, Nevada - 18.03.10

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"College" kid outdoes rap stars in digital sales

2010-03-19T16:45:11Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - The name "Sam Adams" mainly has been associated with several American historical figures and a popular Boston beer -- until now.</p><p>The city of Boston is laying claim to yet another Sam Adams: an upstart Trinity College rapper w...

McLachlan to release first album in seven years

2010-03-19T12:30:51Z

<div><p>NEW YORK (Billboard) - Lilith Fair founder and singer-songwriter Sarah McLachlan has announced that she will release her first album in seven years, "The Laws of Illusion," on June 15.</p><p>A download of McLachlan's new song "One Dream" and premium-access tickets to Lilith Fair are available ...

Neil Young documentary captures raw energy of live show

2010-03-19T12:30:09Z

<div><p>AUSTIN, Texas (Hollywood Reporter) - Following up on 2006's "Neil Young: Heart of Gold" with the second film in an anticipated concert trilogy, Jonathan Demme returns with "Neil Young Trunk Show: Scenes from a Concert," an appreciab...

German celebrity magazine admits fake interviews

2010-03-19T11:16:52Z

<div><p>German celebrity gossip magazine Neon admitted Friday it had published five made-up interviews since 2004 with stars such as Beyonce, Christina Aguilera and Snoop Doggy Dog.</p><p>In a message published on its Internet site, Neon said it "apologised to its readers and the artists conce...

Ian McEwan plans opera version of 'Atonement'

2010-03-19T10:45:36Z

<div id="subtitle">From page to stage: Novelist Ian McEwan adapting doomed-romance novel 'Atonement' as opera</div><div><p>It was a book, then an award-winning film. Now Ian McEwan's "Atonement" is to become an opera.</p><p>McEwan says he is working on an adaptation with composer

Theater owners say thanks to hitmaker Bruckheimer

2010-03-19T08:15:31Z

<div id="subtitle">Theater owners say thanks to hitmaker Jerry Bruckheimer with lifetime-achievement prize</div><div><p>Like most people who receive lifetime-achievement awards, Jerry Bruckheimer wants everyone to know he's not finished yet.</p><p>"Hopefully, there's more to come," said Bruckheimer, the producer of such franchises as "Oscar winner Bullock still poised for a successful future despite airing of personal pain</div><div><p>Sandra Bullock reached the pinnacle of her profession on March 7, when she won an Academy Award. Her husband, Jesse James, was by her side. He even teared up when she went on stage...

Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy

2010-03-19T04:00:22Z

<div id="subtitle">Hollywood and Bollywood join arms to fight piracy in India, with new MPAA coalition</div><div><p>Hollywood and Bollywood linked arms Thursday to fight piracy, with the announcement of a coalition among the Motion Picture Association of America and seven India...

A weekly snapshot of creative people living in the Las Vegas Valley

2010-03-19T02:18:16Z

<div id="subtitle">JANIS McKAY</div><div><p> Name: Janis McKay, bassoonist, professor</p><p>Age: 45</p><p>Education: BachelorÕs in music education, University of Georgia; masterÕs in performance, University of Louisville; doctorate in music per...

"Alice" eyeing box-office three-peat

2010-03-18T19:00:21Z

<div><p>LAS VEGAS/LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Get ready for a 3D three-peat at the weekend domestic box office.</p><p>Disney's "Alice in Wonderla...

Private drama plagues Oscar winner Sandra Bullock

2010-03-18T18:15:21Z

<div id="subtitle">After sweeping Hollywood's awards season, Oscar winner Sandra Bullock plagued by private drama</div><div><p>Sandra Bullock is on a career high. America's Sweetheart and "Miss Congeniality" was repeatedly anointed as Hollywood royalty this year, sweeping awards season and capping it off with an Oscar for her role as a devoted mom in "

The "Oscar curse," real or Hollywood invention?

2010-03-18T17:15:27Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - They turn heads on the red carpet, are besieged by the world's top designers, give tearful acceptance speeches, and go home with a little gold man called Oscar.</p><p>But shortly after many actresses win the movie industry's highest honor, their most important relationships fall apart in what has become known in Hollywood ...

Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies

2010-03-18T15:47:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Alex Chilton, who sang 'The Letter' and influenced generation of musicians with Big Star, dies</div><div><p>Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist who had a No. 1 hit as a gravel-voiced teen with "The Letter" and went on to influence a generation of musicians through his work with Big Star, died Wednesday in LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The husband of actress Sandra Bullock apologized on Thursday for causing her "pain and embarrassment beyond comprehension" after recent claims he cheated on her while she was filming her Oscar-winning role in "

Singer's musical journey reshaping Portugal's fado

2010-03-18T14:45:21Z

<div><p>ZURICH (Reuters Life!) - Portuguese fado singer Mariza treated a sold-out Zurich audience to a show pushing the boundaries of her genre.</p><p>The willowy singer with bleached blonde hair is at the vanguard of a new generation of young musicians taking fado into new terrain since the 1999 death of