Music News

  • Rihanna describes night of attack by Chris Brown

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B singer Rihanna broke her silence on Friday about the night her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown attacked her, saying he had bitten her, put her in a headlock and left her bleeding and swollen.

    November 7, 2009, 3:12 pm
  • No holding back for Alicia Keys on "Freedom"

    LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - An unseasonal gust of wind greets Alicia Keys as she steps out of a doorway behind a Beverly Hills hotel on a late October afternoon.

    November 7, 2009, 2:25 pm
  • Joe Jackson seeks allowance from son's estate

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Joe Jackson, the elderly father of late pop star Michael Jackson, on Friday filed a court petition seeking an allowance from the singer's estate, saying his son had supported him for many years.

    November 7, 2009, 11:57 am
  • Stereophonics survives label chaos to "Carry On"

    LONDON (Billboard) - Scoring a fifth successive U.K. No. 1 album should be a momentous occasion for any band, but in October 2007 the Welsh rock outfit Stereophonics wasn't able to savour the achievement for long.

    November 7, 2009, 11:36 am
  • Yoko Ono looks back on early activism

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - No one knows better than Yoko Ono how far celebrity activism has come in the last 40 years.

    November 7, 2009, 10:30 am
  • Jackson film crosses $100 million internationally

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Michael Jackson concert film "This Is It" has crossed the $100 million mark at international box offices as it enters its second weekend in theaters, the studio behind the movie said on Friday.

    November 7, 2009, 6:13 am
  • Jackson film crosses

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Michael Jackson concert film "This Is It" has crossed the $100 million (60 million pounds) mark at international box offices as it enters its second weekend in cinemas, the studio behind the movie said on Friday.

    November 7, 2009, 6:12 am
  • Agassi asks for compassion for drug use

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - Andre Agassi, mired in controversy after admitting to using crystal meth, pleaded for compassion from his critics in a television interview that will be broadcast on Sunday in the United States.

    November 7, 2009, 4:54 am
  • Elton John leaves hospital, back on stage Nov 14

    LONDON (Reuters) - British singer Elton John left hospital on Thursday after being treated for a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, his representative said on Thursday.

    November 7, 2009, 4:39 am