NEW YORK – Jennifer Lopez is off of Sony’s block.
The singing and acting diva has confirmed she has split from Sony Music after more than a decade. Sony’s Epic Records put out her first CD, “On The 6,” in 1999. Since then, she’s sold millions, but also had a couple of CDs with disappointing sales.
A new album called “Love?” was due to be released by the label this spring. But in a statement released Tuesday night,
NEW YORK – A Florida woman has sued rapper 50 Cent in Manhattan, claiming he unlawfully distributed her homemade sex tape over the Internet after editing himself into it as a wig-wearing narrator.
Lastonia Leviston filed a lawsuit on Wednesday in Manhattan claiming unauthorized use of her name or image as well as emotional distress caused by the public release of the tape she made with a lover in 2008.
The lawsuit
LONDON (AP) — The Beatles‘ Abbey Road Studios were officially declared a historic building Tuesday, a move that will help preserve the cultural landmark that is a magnet for fans worldwide.
The crosswalk outside the iconic north London studios draws tourists with cameras daily, and the facilities have also hosted Pink Floyd, Jeff Beck and Radiohead and are still popular with orchestras.
But their cash-strapped
MIAMI (AP) — Emilio and Gloria Estefan and other celebrities gathered to record a Spanish-language version of “We are the World” on Friday to raise money for Haiti earthquake victims.
Emilio Estefan said he was talking with Quincy Jones about the importance of the Spanish market when the idea developed.
“You know, Latinos always want to do things in a positive way, to show the world that even
NEW YORK – On May 14, 1948, Ezio Pinza sang his last “Don Giovanni” with the Metropolitan Opera on tour in Cleveland and retired from the company. The next year, the Italian basso crossed over to Broadway, creating the role of Emile de Becque in the musical “South Pacific” and becoming forever identified with the song “Some Enchanted Evening.”
Nearly 62 years later, Paulo Szot is retracing Pinza’s steps — backward. After
NEW YORK – Attila the Hun invaded the stage of the Metropolitan Opera on Tuesday night, and he brought with him a welcome accomplice: Riccardo Muti, making his long-overdue conducting debut.
Welcome as well were the terrific cast of singers the company assembled for its first staging of Giuseppe Verdi’s 10th opera, “Attila.” Led by Russian bass Ildar Abdrazakov in the title role and Lithuanian soprano Violeta Urmana as his nemesis,
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Johnny Cash’s voice comes in with a rumble, singing that there “ain’t no grave that can hold my body down.” A shuffling beat that sounds like heavy chains being carried back and forth accompanies him.
It sounds both reassuring and, let’s be honest, a little creepy.
He’s been dead for six years now. Even a voice that iconic can’t speak from the Great Beyond, can it?
No, it’s
iTunes’ top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Feb. 22, 2010:
Singles:
1. “We Are the World 25 for Haiti,” Artists for Haiti
2. “Imma Be,” Black Eyed Peas
3. “Hey, Soul Sister,” Train
4. “Need You Now,” Lady Antebellum
5. “BedRock,” Young Money, Lloyd
6. “Tik Tok,” Ke$ha
7. “In My Head,” Jason Derulo
8. “Blah Blah Blah (feat.
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Does a pickle or the Canadian band Nickelback have more fans? It may be a joke, but the answer might not have the band laughing — a pickle.
A group on Facebook called “Can this pickle get more fans than Nickleback?” hit its goal over the weekend, notching up 1.4 million fans. The post-grunge band Nickelback had 1.38 million on Facebook, but has since topped 1.4 million.
The group was started
SALIDA, Calif. (AP) — Officials with a California nonprofit group say former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has agreed to play the piano at a benefit concert to raise funds for a local school.
The Salida Performing Arts Foundation says the concert at a private residence March 27 will also include cellist Michael Reynolds and tenor Dennis McNeil.
Tickets cost $500 a person, or $5,000 for a table of eight.
