Reuters: Entertainment News

Adele triumphs at Grammys with six wins

Mon, 13 Feb 2012 03:49:00 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soul singer Adele triumphed in her return to music's stage on Sunday, scooping up six Grammys and winning every category in which she was nominated including album of the year for "21" and best record with "Rolling In the Deep."

Coroner confirms Whitney Houston found in bathtub

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:36:45 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Coroners on Sunday completed their autopsy on the body of singer Whitney Houston and confirmed that she was found in the bathtub of her Beverly Hills hotel room, but said the cause of death would not be determined until more lab tests were completed.

Grammys fashion ranges from surreal to sublime

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 21:17:55 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The show must go on. Despite Whitney Houston's shocking death a day earlier, music stars came out to celebrate Sunday's Grammy Awards with typical red carpet flash and over-the-top fashion.

Whitney Houston mourned at New Jersey church of her youth

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:35:46 -0500

NEWARK, New Jersey (Reuters) - At the New Jersey church where her singing career first took flight, fans and admirers gathered on Sunday to celebrate the life of Whitney Houston and mourn her passing a day after the pop music diva died in a Beverly Hills hotel.

Grammy party turns to tribute for late Whitney Houston

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 20:55:20 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Music producer Clive Davis's pre-Grammy party is typically one of the most fun-filled highlights of the week leading to the music industry's top awards, but this year's event quickly turned into a tribute for Whitney Houston, who died earlier in the day.

Plus-size models get "Bare" at NY's Fashion Week

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 13:23:26 -0500

NEW YORK (Reuters) - In the middle of New York Fashion Week, typically filled with skinny models in slender garments, it was a celebration of the full figured and fabulous when lingerie maker Bare Necessities launched Bare Plus -- a new line catering to the rising numbers of plus-size women.

Silence is golden as "The Artist" scoops 7 BAFTAs

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 17:32:02 -0500

LONDON (Reuters) - Black-and-white turned to gold as silent movie "The Artist" won seven BAFTA awards including best film at a ceremony in London on Sunday, raising expectations of a strong showing at the Academy Awards.

Mafioso and murderer tackle Shakespeare in new film

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 07:31:02 -0500

BERLIN (Reuters) - Drug dealers, a Mafioso and a murderer are cast in the roles of Caesar, Brutus, Cassius and others in "Caesar Must Die," a docu-drama about inmates at a tough Italian prison who take on a Shakespeare tragedy.

Oscar organizers honor film science, technology

Sun, 12 Feb 2012 05:20:54 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hosting Oscar organizers' Scientific and Technical Awards on Saturday night, actress Milla Jovovich, a veteran of effects-driven movies like the "Resident Evil" franchise, confessed she knew little about what actually goes on behind the cameras.

Music stars honor Paul McCartney at Grammy event

Sat, 11 Feb 2012 03:16:07 -0500

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Ex-Beatle Paul McCartney racked up yet another honor on Friday when he received the MusiCares' 2012 Person of the Year award at a star-studded ceremony hosted by Grammy organizers ahead of this weekend's major music awards.