Music News

  • Pop group a-ha ends career with 2010 world tour

    OSLO (Reuters) - Norwegian pop-group a-ha, which rose to fame during the 1980s, will end its nearly 30-year career with a 2010 world tour, Universal Music said on Thursday.

    October 16, 2009, 4:03 am
  • Movie studios open their ears to online buzz

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Hollywood is increasingly relying on Twitter and Facebook to gauge popular buzz on movies even before they come out, in a move reflecting the power of average filmgoers over once-mighty film critics and detailed surveys.

    October 15, 2009, 11:50 pm
  • Britney does it again on singles chart

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oops, Britney Spears has done it again, with the U.S. pop singer cementing her comeback with a new single, "3," rocketing to No. 1 in its debut week.

    October 15, 2009, 10:21 pm
  • A Minute With: John Cleese on tour in Norway

    LONDON (Reuters) - It's been more than 30 years since John Cleese made his television classic "Fawlty Towers" and the comedian is just as proud of it now as when he helped create the series in the 1970s.

    October 15, 2009, 9:04 pm
  • Michael Jackson film scores sellouts galore before opening

    LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Advance sales for "This Is It" look set to make the concert movie starring the late Michael Jackson into one of the hottest tickets of the year.

    October 15, 2009, 7:31 pm
  • Paramount DVD release dates anger theater owners

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Paramount's recent move to schedule two DVDs for release less than three months after their theatrical openings has renewed hostilities between Hollywood studios and movie theater operators.

    October 15, 2009, 7:05 pm
  • U.S. broadband study says "open access" fosters competition

    WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Open access policies have helped other leading industrialized nations develop more competitive broadband markets by lowering entry barriers, according to a study commissioned by the U.S. Federal Communications Commission.

    October 15, 2009, 5:22 pm
  • Pinewood Studios to open world's largest drive-in

    LONDON (Hollywood Reporter) - The U.K.'s Pinewood Studios is taking the concept of big-screen entertainment to a different level, opening what it boasts is "the world's largest cinema screen" onsite.

    October 15, 2009, 4:56 pm
  • Latest Hollywood script deals

    LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Summit Entertainment has bought screenwriter Alan Yang's pitch for "We Love You," a bromantic comedy with echoes of "I Love You, Man."

    October 15, 2009, 2:59 pm