sir roger moore

2010-03-18T18:32:22Z

Sir Roger Moore attends a pre-concert symphony orchestra rehearsal in Moscow Conservatory. Moscow, Russia - 17.03.10

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backstreet boys

2010-03-18T17:32:21Z

Brian Littrell, Nick Carter, A. J. McLean, and Howie Dorough The Backstreet Boys perform at Wukesong stadium Beijing, China ...

amy winehouse

2010-03-18T17:31:41Z

Amy Winehouse hangs out of her window smoking cigarettes in her bra London, England - 18.03.10

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alicia keys concert

2010-03-18T17:31:35Z

Alicia Keys performs live in concert at Madison Square Garden New York City, USA - 17.03.10

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Influential Big Star member Alex Chilton dies

2010-03-18T15:47:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Alex Chilton, who sang 'The Letter' and influenced generation of musicians with Big Star, dies</div><div><p>Alex Chilton, the singer and guitarist who had a No. 1 hit as a gravel-voiced teen with "The Letter" and went on to influence a generation of musicians through his work with Big Star, died Wednesday in Reuters Life!) - Portuguese fado singer Mariza treated a sold-out Zurich audience to a show pushing the boundaries of her genre.</p><p>The willowy singer with bleached blonde hair is at the vanguard of a new generation of young musicians taking fado into new terrain since the 1999 death of

Obit Chilton

2010-03-18T14:31:06Z

FILE - Alex Chilton of the 1970's rock band 'Big Star' performs at the South by Southwest Music Festival in Austin, Texas, in this March 19, 2004 file photo. Chilton, who topped the charts as a teen and later became a cult hero with the ban...

Lacey Brown out, Urban survives on "American Idol"

2010-03-18T09:45:44Z

<div><p>LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lacey Brown was voted off "American Idol" on Wednesday after struggling with nerves for weeks on America's most-watched TV show.</p><p>But Gillett, a DJ and music historian who helped bring music from around the world to wider attention, has died at the age of 68, his employer, the British Broadcasting Corp., said Thursday.<...

Country music impresario Johnnie High dead at 80

2010-03-18T03:30:24Z

<div id="subtitle">Johnnie High, who gave LeAnn Rimes and Boxcar Willie early exposure, dies at 80</div><div><p>Johnnie High, a north Texas country music showman who gave such performers as LeAnn Rimes and Boxcar Willie their early exposure, has died at the age of 80.</p><p>High's daughter, Snoop Dogg outside the Ed Sullivan Theatre for the 'Late Show With David Letterman' New York City, USA - 16.03.10

miley cyrus

2010-03-17T18:01:08Z

Miley Cyrus after visiting a recording studio in North Hollywood Los Angeles, California - 16.03.10

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letterman 2

2010-03-17T17:48:00Z

Snoop Dogg outside the Ed Sullivan Theatre for the 'Late Show With David Letterman' New York City, USA - 16.03.10

geri halliwell theatre 2

2010-03-17T17:32:57Z

Geri Halliwell leaving the Adelphi theatre London, England - 16.03.10

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Buenos Aires' famed Teatro Colon to reopen May 24

2010-03-17T15:16:00Z

<div id="subtitle">Buenos Aires' famed Teatro Colon opera house to reopen May 24 after 4-year restoration</div><div><p>South America's most famous opera house will reopen May 24, nearly four years after it shut down for a monumental restoration that has run two years over schedule.</p><p>Bueno...

Melancholy Hamlet returns to Met after 113 years

2010-03-17T12:16:30Z

<div id="subtitle">To see or not to see? Simon Keenlyside makes Met opera revival of Thomas' 'Hamlet' worthwhile</div><div><p>Ambroise Thomas' "Hamlet" was last performed at the Metropolitan Opera in 1897, and it's easy to see why more than a century passed before its revival.</p><p>Even with two outstanding singing actors...

Black Eyed Peas, Shakira to front World Cup concert

2010-03-17T11:15:35Z

<div><p>JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - The Black Eyed Peas, Shakira and Alicia Keys will be among scores of music stars performing at a concert on the eve of the soccer

Rapper DMX ordered to 6 months in Phoenix jail

2010-03-17T04:00:49Z

<div id="subtitle">Judge orders rapper DMX to spend 6 months in Phoenix jail, undergo mental health evaluation</div><div><p>A judge has ordered rapper DMX to spend six months in a Phoenix jail for violating probation and to undergo a mental health evaluation.</p><p>DMX, whose real name is Earl Simmons, admitted in court Tuesday to a single ...

Sudan's capital sways to hip hop

2010-03-17T00:17:22Z

<div><p>It's hip hop night in the Sudanese capital and the crowd is ready to boogie as the DJ spins his turntable and the rapper from the war-torn Western Darfur region belts out his lyrics.</p><p>The scene being played out in a Western cultural centre in the heart of Khartoum would have been unimaginable after the Islamist-backed coup that...

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