WASHINGTON (AFP) - American heavy metal band Metallica has stumped up 50,000 dollars in reward money for a fan who disappeared at one of their concerts, a campaign website said Monday.
KANSAS CITY, Mo. - Bruce Springsteen canceled a performance in Kansas City after his cousin and road crew member died.
WASHINGTON - Someone had to hold Bill Cosby back to keep him from crawling over a balcony and joining fellow comedians on stage as the stars lined up to pay tribute to his life's work.
NEW YORK - The New York Yankees have been blasting Jay-Z's "Empire State of Mind" during their playoff run. Now, the team is having the rap king perform the song live to kick off Game 1 of the World Series.
NEW YORK - "Crash" director Paul Haggis has severed his ties with the Church of Scientology, in part because of what he alleged as the organization's stance against gay marriage.
NEW YORK - Eric Clapton has pulled out of this week's Rock and Roll Hall of Fame concert in New York after undergoing gallstone surgery.
NEW YORK - Forget "Mad Men."
LOS ANGELES - Michael Jackson fans around the world readied for the singer's last bow Tuesday in a film that captures rehearsals for his aborted concert stand last summer.
NEW YORK - Fans of "Family Guy" are chortling about Microsoft's belated discovery that a "Family Guy" special might not jibe with the software giant's corporate image.
LOS ANGELES - The 50 comeback concerts Michael Jackson planned in London last summer sold out in a few hours.
LOS ANGELES - Elizabeth Taylor says the new Michael Jackson documentary is "the single most brilliant piece of filmmaking" she has ever seen.
BEDMINSTER, N.J. - Ivanka Trump has wed the son of another major New York area real estate family.
LONDON - What do Amy Winehouse's flaming beehive and Guy Ritchie's self-inflicted black eye have in common?
NORRISTOWN, Pa. - Reality TV dad Jon Gosselin says he's returned $180,000 to a joint account he shares with his estranged wife Kate as the couple continues their bitter divorce battle.
MIAMI - The director of the Miami Art Museum has resigned, effective immediately.
BOSTON - "Survivor" winner Richard Hatch says he's the victim of a "witch hunt" by federal prosecutors.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Bruce Springsteen canceled a performance in Kansas City on Monday after the death of his cousin who was the assistant road manager of the E Street Band.
NEW YORK - PlayStation 3 owners will soon be able to stream movies and TV shows from Netflix to their TVs using the gaming console, just as Xbox 360 owners have been able to do for a year.
Creators Syndicate - Last Saturday, I was out running errands while my wife stayed at home to catch up on some long-delayed house cleaning. I called her between stops to see how it was going.
NEW YORK - Naomi Campbell's new perfume deal doesn't pass the smell test, a cosmetics-marketing company said in a lawsuit accusing the supermodel of cutting longtime associates out of their share of profits from her lucrative fragrance lines.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - With the country in the midst of the worst recession in decades, some Americans are finding comfort in clothing, martinis and parties inspired by the award-winning retro TV series "Mad Men."
HAVANA (AFP) - Oscar-winning actor and political activist Sean Penn arrived in Cuba hoping to interview its revolutionary icon Fidel Castro, Cuban government-controlled television reported.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Fox has lost Microsoft as the exclusive sponsor of its upcoming "Family Guy" variety special after the software company's executives watched the show's taping.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The recurring themes of U2's first Los Angeles-area show in four years were space and time, and both were laid out right off the bat.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Eric Clapton has pulled out of this week's Rock and Roll Hall concert extravaganza in New York to have gallstones removed, organizers said on Monday.
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. - And they're off.
DEAR ABBY: My brother, "Luke," died young due to drug addiction. When our son, "Adam," misbehaves, my husband blames me. He says Adam is going to end up "just like Luke," and it will be my fault.
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LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When U2 producer Danny Lanois and the band made "The Unforgettable Fire" in 1984, they recorded it at an Irish castle because they wanted a place with history, which Lanois said suited him just fine.
DEAR ABBY: I'm engaged to the man of my dreams. Our wedding is two months away, and I couldn't be more excited about starting my life with "Jeff."