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Donna Summer back after 17 years

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:54:29 +0100

NEW YORK (Reuters) - Donna Summer was dubbed "The Queen of Disco" after a series of hit singles in the 1970s: now the singer pokes fun at that title in a new song included in her first studio album in 17 years.

New shows in the works from "Idol" creator Fuller

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:37:54 +0100

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Could it be? The man behind the show seen in millions of TV homes each week is, himself, camera shy? "American Idol" creator Simon Fuller admits that it's true.

Ellen DeGeneres to wed after gay marriage ruling

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:24:09 +0100

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Comedian and talk show host Ellen DeGeneres plans to marry her long-time partner, actress Portia de Rossi, after a California court ruling allowing gay marriage.

Husband of make-up artist charged with her murder

Sat, 17 May 2008 10:55:12 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - The husband of an award-winning television make-up artist has been charged with her murder, British police said on Saturday.

"Sex and the City" girls flabby on big screen

Fri, 16 May 2008 15:00:47 +0100

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Big is not necessarily better for the highly anticipated "Sex and the City" movie, which reaches theatres on May 30.

Punch and Judy's days numbered

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:24:00 +0100

LONDON (Reuters) - Punch and Judy are vanishing from beaches -- but 70-year-old puppeteer Bryan Clarke is convinced the roustabout shows are no dying art.

Heavyweight boxer Tyson at Cannes film festival

Sat, 17 May 2008 09:43:28 +0100

CANNES, France (Reuters) - A sympathetic portrayal of heavyweight boxer Mike Tyson brought one of the most fearsome and controversial fighters in the sport's history to the red carpet at the Cannes film festival.

Usher "Here" with new stories

Sat, 17 May 2008 02:24:44 +0100

NEW YORK (Billboard) - Outside the windows of a 36th-floor conference-room suite at New York's Mandarin Oriental Hotel, the morning is gray and befit for April showers. Always the trendsetter, R&B star Usher has plucked from his wardrobe a navy blue military-style button-up adorned with gold clasps to complete his jeans-and-sneaker ensemble.

Michael Moore sees danger in "Fahrenheit" follow-up

Fri, 16 May 2008 22:57:40 +0100

CANNES, France (Reuters) - Oscar-winning documentary maker Michael Moore, who this week unveiled plans for a follow-up to his anti-Bush polemic "Fahrenheit 9/11," said on Friday the new film would cover topics so "toxic" he probably should not make it.

Austria's singing monks hail miracle debut album

Fri, 16 May 2008 19:10:28 +0100

HEILIGENKREUZ, Austria (Reuters) - Monks in Austria hailed a "miracle" on Friday as they released an album of Gregorian chants under the same record label as Amy Winehouse and Eminem.