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Coldplay producer Markus Dravs receives Brit
Mumford and Sons producer Markus Dravs has been presented with an early Brit award by Coldplay singer Chris Martin. Dravs, who is currently co-producing Coldplay's fifth album, was named producer of the year ahead of next week's Brit ceremony. He...
Ricky Martin to receive gay honour
Pop singer Ricky Martin is to receive an award from a leading US gay and lesbian organisation after coming out as gay last year. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance Against Defamation (Glaad) gives the Vito Russo Award to openly gay entertainers who promote...
American 'Roots' music represented well in Grammy nominations
The votes are in and soon we’ll know who’ll take home the big honors at the 53rd annual Grammy Awards. Due to time limitations, only a few of the trophies are presented during the televised program. A few of the nominees you won&rsquo...
Cameras allowed at Michael Jackson trial
The trial of Michael Jackson's doctor next month can be televised as long as cameras do not interfere with proceedings, a judge has ruled. Los Angeles Superior Court judge Michael Pastor has also moved the date of Dr Conrad Murray's trial forward by...
Barbra Streisand to perform at Grammys
Singer Barbra Streisand is to give a rare performance at this weekend's Grammy awards, organisers have said. The eight-time Grammy winner, 68, is nominated in the best traditional pop vocal album category for her latest record, Love is the Answer....
X Factor US winner to get $5 million recording contract
Simon Cowell has revealed that the winner of X Factor USA will get a $5 million (£3.09m) recording contract. Fox, which is producing the show, says it's the biggest guaranteed prize in television history with the series due to start in the autumn...
Super Bowl: Christina Aguilera fluffs national anthem
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Christina Aguilera fluffed a line of the Star-Spangled Banner as she belted out a version of the US national anthem to open Sunday's Super Bowl in Texas. The singer should have sung: "O'er the ramparts we watched, were so gallantly streaming?...
Indonesia sex tape star is jailed
A court in Indonesia has sentenced one of south-east Asia's best known pop stars to three-and-a-half years in prison for making and distributing sex videos on the internet. The tapes of Nazril Irham, or Ariel as he is known, and two other celebrities...
Composer John Barry dies aged 77
Composer John Barry, famous for his work on Born Free, Out of Africa and the James Bond films, has died in New York of a heart attack aged 77. Born John Barry Prendergast in 1933, the York-born musician first found fame as leader of the John Barry...
Blue to represent UK at Eurovision Song Contest
Pop group Blue will represent the UK in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest, it has been announced. The group, best known for hits such as One Love and All Rise, will sing their new single I Can for the competition in Dusseldorf, Germany this year...
