Music News

  • Rihanna says domestic violence could happen to anyone

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Pop singer Rihanna is due to speak for the first time about the night she was beaten by her ex-boyfriend Chris Brown, saying in a TV interview that this could happen to anyone.

    November 3, 2009, 1:58 pm
  • CORRECTED: Big names from Hollywood on Obama's arts committee

    (Corrects name of architect Thom Mayne in last paragraph)

    November 3, 2009, 1:29 pm
  • Rihanna song leaks days before interview

    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Another track from Rihanna's upcoming "Rated R" album, a song titled "Wait Your Turn (The Wait Is Ova)," has leaked on the Internet days before she gives her first public interview since the February altercation involving ex-boyfriend Chris Brown.

    November 3, 2009, 12:39 pm
  • "Conchords" star Clement takes wing in new movie

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - New Zealand comedian Jemaine Clement is best known as one-half of musical duo Flight of the Conchords, but in the movie "Gentlemen Broncos" he takes wing on his own playing an ego-driven science fiction author.

    November 3, 2009, 11:44 am
  • Mel Gibson's girlfriend delivers baby girl

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Mel Gibson has become a father for the eighth time after his Russian girlfriend gave birth to a daughter, the actor's spokesman said on Monday.

    November 3, 2009, 8:38 am
  • Carly Simon bounces back with homemade hits album

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Carly Simon rarely performs concerts, due to a toxic combination of stage fright and fear of flying.

    November 3, 2009, 8:28 am
  • Marie NDiaye wins France's top literary prize

    PARIS (Reuters) - Marie Ndiaye won France's top literary award, the Prix Goncourt, on Monday, the first woman to do so since 1998.

    November 3, 2009, 4:53 am
  • "X Factor factor" is growing force in pop music

    LONDON (Reuters) - She had poor reviews and Michael Jackson in her way, but singer Cheryl Cole swept all aside to hit the top of the album charts and underline the influence of "The X Factor" TV show on British pop.

    November 3, 2009, 3:20 am
  • Elton John aims for return to stage after illness

    LONDON (Reuters) - Elton John is recovering in hospital from a serious case of e-coli bacterial infection and influenza that forced him to cancel a string of concerts, but he hoped to return to the stage soon, a spokesman said on Monday.

    November 2, 2009, 9:33 pm