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Singer George Michael under observation for head injuries

May 21, 2013 10:03
LONDON (Reuters) - British singer George Michael remains in hospital under observation for head injuries, five days after a car accident, his publicist said on Tuesday. "I can confirm that George remains in hospital but purely as a standard precaution for observation because he suffered some bumps and cuts to his head. But he's making good progress, he's fine and he's really looking forward to getting home," the spokeswoman said.

Beyonce says she was shocked by Cuba trip controversy

May 15, 2013 13:54
By Tony Maglio LOS ANGELES (TheWrap.com) - Seemingly everything that Beyonce and Jay-Z do gets dissected in public. Even still, the singer never expected such an outcry over the couple's five-year wedding anniversary trip to Cuba. At least that's what singer told ABC News' Amy Robach in a recent sit-down interview. Beyonce called the reaction over their vacation to the communist nation "quite shocking."

Supreme Court refuses to hear case of killer caught in Mr. Big sting

The Canadian PressMay 11, 2013 20:32
OTTAWA - The Supreme Court of Canada won't hear an appeal from a British Columbia man who was nabbed by a so-called Mr. Big police sting in 2008. Denis Florien Ratte told undercover police officers posing as gangsters that he had killed his wife, who disappeared from Prince George, B.C., in 1997. Police mounted the sting in 2007 and got Ratte to tell them details about the killing. After his arrest, Ratte confessed, but recanted at trial. He was found guilty of second-degree murder and the British Columbia Court of Appeal dismissed his appeal.

Bill Clinton tried, failed to get Led Zeppelin to reunite last year for Sandy benefit concert

The Canadian PressMay 6, 2013 11:30
NEW YORK, N.Y. - It's a diplomatic failure at the highest level: Bill Clinton couldn't get Led Zeppelin to reunite. The CBS "60 Minutes Overtime" webcast reported Monday that the former president was enlisted to ask the British rock gods to get back together last year for the Superstorm Sandy benefit concert in New York City. He asked, they said no.

Winehouse documentary to feature unseen footage of singer

Agence France-PresseApril 25, 2013 08:31
A documentary on the life of tragic British singer Amy Winehouse will feature unseen footage of the late star, the company handling its sale at the Cannes film festival said on Thursday. Focus Features International, a division of US entertainment giant NBCUniversal, said it would be taking the as yet untitled film to next month's Riviera movie extravaganza. The five-time Grammy award-winning singer died in July 2011 aged 27 from accidental alcohol poisoning. She had suffered years of drug and alcohol addiction.

Documentary about deceased singer Amy Winehouse in the works

April 24, 2013 19:00
(Reuters) - A documentary is in the works about the late soul singer Amy Winehouse and it features previously unseen material, the film's distributor said on Wednesday. The film, which will include archival footage never seen by the public, will be directed by Briton Asif Kapadia, whose 2010 film "Senna," about Brazilian auto racer Ayrton Senna, won a BAFTA for best documentary. The Grammy-winning singer died in 2011 at the age 27 from alcohol poisoning. Winehouse's 2006 album "Back to Black" made her an international star.

McCartney named Britain's richest musician for 25th year

April 12, 2013 14:32
Former Beatle Paul McCartney has been named Britain's wealthiest musician for a 25th year running in an annual "rich list" compiled by The Sunday Times newspaper. McCartney shares an estimated £680 million ($1.0 billion, 798-million-euro) fortune with his third wife Nancy Shevell, an American heiress who is worth around £150 million alone, according to the broadsheet. McCartney, 70, has topped The Sunday Times' list of richest British and Irish musicians every year since it was created in 1989, when he was worth an estimated £80 million.

McCartney tops UK music rich list, Adele richest youngster

April 11, 2013 12:18
LONDON (Reuters) - Former Beatle Paul McCartney's 680-million-pound ($1.04 billion) fortune put him at the top of a list ranking the UK and Ireland's richest musicians that also highlighted Adele as the wealthiest young music millionaire. McCartney was followed closely by music and stage impresario Andrew Lloyd-Webber at 620 million pounds, Irish rock band U2 and singer Elton John in the Sunday Times Rich List 2013 to be published on April 21, an emailed statement from the paper said.

Joss Stone murder plot man jailed for life in Britain

April 3, 2013 13:45
A man was jailed for life on Wednesday for plotting to rob and kill British pop star Joss Stone with an accomplice and dump her body in a river. Kevin Liverpool, 35, and his co-accused Junior Bradshaw, 32 -- who will be sentenced at a later date -- were arrested in June 2011 a few miles (kilometres) from Stone's rural home in the county of Devon, southwest England. An array of weapons -- including a samurai sword, hammers and a metal spike -- were found in their battered car after they were arrested.

Animals rock veteran Eric Burdon writing memoir

March 26, 2013 19:00
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Eric Burdon, the singer of the 1960s blues-rock band The Animals, is writing a memoir detailing his five decades in the music industry, publisher Alfred Music said on Tuesday. The book, entitled "Breathless," will be released late this year, the publisher said. Burdon, 71, best known for merging U.S. blues music with 1960s British rock and roll, said the book will be a way for him to recall and recount the many details of his musical life.
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