Music News

  • Man presses lawsuit against Bon Jovi

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - A Massachusetts man is pursuing a $400 billion (239 billion pounds) lawsuit against Bon Jovi, Time Warner and Major League Baseball, among others, against all odds.

    November 11, 2009, 9:22 am
  • Rapper Lil' Boosie gets four years in prison

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Lil' Boosie was sentenced to four years in prison on Monday by a judge in Baton Rouge, La., for violating his probation, according to the city's CBS affiliate WAFB.

    November 11, 2009, 9:20 am
  • Simon Cowell is top earning man on U.S. TV

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Simon Cowell, the acerbic "American Idol" judge, creator of "America's Got Talent" an record producer, is the top earning man on prime-time U.S. television with an estimated haul of $75 million (44.8 million pounds), Forbes.com said on Tuesday.

    November 11, 2009, 8:49 am
  • "Star Trek" creator to enter TV Hall of Fame

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Late "Star Trek" creator Gene Roddenberry, comedy duo Tom and Dick Smothers and actress Candice Bergen will be among those inducted into the Television Academy's Hall of Fame in January.

    November 11, 2009, 7:36 am
  • "Up" looks aloft, hopes for best picture Oscar

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When an expanded list of 10 movies competes next year for the best picture Oscar, director Pete Docter hopes his "Up" will become the first animated film since 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" to vie for Hollywood's most coveted honor.

    November 11, 2009, 6:24 am
  • Muppet-mad Sesame Street celebrates 40 years

    NEW YORK (Reuters) - The following news article was brought to you by the number '40'.

    November 11, 2009, 5:51 am
  • "Up" hopes for best picture Oscar nomination

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - When an expanded list of 10 movies competes next year for the best picture Oscar, director Pete Docter hopes his "Up" will become the first animated film since 1991's "Beauty and the Beast" to vie for Hollywood's most coveted honour.

    November 11, 2009, 5:48 am
  • Lions Gate says Epix talks on track

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lions Gate Entertainment Corp said on Tuesday that movie channel Epix, which it co-owns with Viacom Inc's Paramount and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, is on track in negotiations to secure other distribution partners soon.

    November 11, 2009, 3:52 am
  • "Precious" enjoys charmed life -- so far

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - It seems almost strange to recall now, but when "Precious" premiered at Sundance in January, it not only wasn't the biggest movie of the festival, it wasn't even the biggest movie of the night.

    November 11, 2009, 12:59 am