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  • Taylor Swift's dream year brings out naysayers Posted 37 minutes ago

    Singer Taylor Swift performs "Forever and Always" at the 43rd annual Country Music Association Award LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - At what may be the height of her early career, teen sensation Taylor Swift finds herself facing the downside of stardom -- naysayers. The 19-year-old pop/country singer-songwriter heads in to Sunday's American Music Awards with a leading six nominations after a dream year of sold out ... More
  • Driver dies in Miley Cyrus tour bus crash Posted 41 minutes ago

    Singer Miley Cyrus arrives for the VH1 Divas show in New York LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The driver of a tour bus for Miley Cyrus died on Friday when the vehicle crashed in Virginia, but the teen singer was not on-board, police said. The bus ran off the side of the road and overturned on its side, and the 53 year-old driver, William ... More
  • Actress Audrey Hepburn's wardrobe up for auction Posted 2 hours, 43 minutes ago

    Dresses worn by actress Audrey Hepburn are displayed at a press preview of the Tanja Star-Busman col NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - Audrey Hepburn once declared her look was "attainable" and an upcoming auction of some of the fashionable film star's wardrobe will make that possible. Some 35 dresses, gowns, separates and other items will be sold at a London auction on December 8 at the largest ... More
  • Montreux unveils 2010 poster by Brazil's Britto Posted 3 hours, 47 minutes ago

    Artist Romero Britto poses for a portrait in New York ZURICH (Reuters) - Brazilian Romero Britto has created the 2010 edition of the Montreux Jazz Festival's poster, adding to a long list of striking images by famous artists that have made the posters desirable objects among collectors. Painted in strong and fresh colors, the poster for the 44th Montreux Jazz ... More
  • Famous but poor: Sheryl Crow revisits first album Posted 3 hours, 56 minutes ago

    Sheryl Crow attends the 6th annual Global Green USA pre-Oscar party in Hollywood LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Back in early 1995 when Sheryl Crow won Grammy gold for her debut album, her bank account was hardly glistening. The album, "Tuesday Night Music Club," had already sold about two million copies in the seven months before Crow walked off with honors for best new artist ... More
  • Polanski will not agree to extradition: lawyer Posted 4 hours, 41 minutes ago

    Polish-born film director Polanski awaits a public talk in Potsdam PARIS (Reuters) - Roman Polanski will not agree voluntarily to being extradited to the United States over a 1970s child sex case, the film director's lawyer said in an interview with French daily Le Figaro published on Friday. Polanski, 76, is being held in a Swiss prison pending a decision ... More
  • South Korean model Daul Kim found dead in Paris Posted 5 hours, 16 minutes ago

    PARIS (Reuters) - South Korean model Daul Kim was found hanged in her Paris apartment Thursday, a spokeswoman for the city prosecutor's office said. Police were investigating the cause of the 20-year-old's death and said it was most likely that she committed suicide, the prosecutor's spokeswoman told Reuters ... More
  • Susan Boyle aims to turn celebrity into album sales Posted 8 hours, 36 minutes ago

    File photo of Susan Boyle gesturing to onlookers in Blackburn in West Lothian By Mike Collett-White LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Susan Boyle, one of the biggest stars of the Internet age, seeks to turn global celebrity into record sales next week with the release of her debut album "I Dreamed a Dream." Named after the song from the musical "Les Miserables" that made ... More
  • "New Moon" plays it by the book Posted 14 hours, 15 minutes ago

    Actress Stewart poses at the premiere of the new film "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" in Los Angeles LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The moon may be new, and the director may be different (Chris Weitz takes over the reins from Catherine Hardwicke), but otherwise, the second installment of the "Twilight" saga remains, for better or worse, exceptionally faithful to its 2008 beginnings. Understandably not wanting to mess with ... More
  • "Project Runway" season finale airs after legal dispute Posted 16 hours, 15 minutes ago

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Irina Shabayeva won the sixth season of the fashion reality show "Project Runway" on Thursday in the conclusion of the hit cable series which was delayed for months by legal wrangling. Shabayeva, 27, the daughter of immigrants from the Republic of Georgia who moved their family to ... More