A newly-released Michael Jackson album is drawing devoted fans back to stores today, ahead of a week of celebrations in memory of the pop singer.
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Singer Morrissey in hospital after collapse
Singer Morrissey was hospitalized overnight after reportedly collapsing on stage during a concert, medical officials told CNN Sunday.
In Britain, a Pop Star and a Politician Fuel Debates over Freedom of Speech
There’s usually not much common ground between a boy band singer and a far-right politician who would like to ban Muslim immigrants from his country. But in Britain this week, both have been at the center of fierce debates over freedom of speech.
‘Dance’ judge Murphy says she was abused wife
TV dance judge Mary Murphy said singer Chris Brown’s attack on his girlfriend, Rihanna, prompted her to talk publicly about spousal abuse that she says she suffered first as a teenage bride three decades ago. Murphy — the vivacious judge on Fox TV’s “So You Think You Can Dance” — told CNN’s Larry King that she wants other victims to learn from how she endured, but escaped, domestic violence.
Wrestler, personality Captain Lou Albano dies at 76
Legendary wrestling figure Captain Lou Albano, perhaps best known for his association with pop singer Cyndi Lauper, died Wednesday, according to World Wrestling Entertainment. Albano, 76, was “one of the company’s most popular and charismatic legends,” the company said in a statement.
Blackface ‘Jackson Jive’ skit shocks Connick
Movie star and singer Harry Connick Jr.
‘Housewives’ cast member ‘devastated’ by death
Kandi Burruss has broken her silence in the wake of the death of her fianc, Ashley “A.J.” Jewell. The newest cast member of Bravo’s hit reality show “The Real Housewives of Atlanta” released a statement after Jewell died Saturday following a fistfight.
Mason Jennings gets ‘dark and raw’ in ‘Blood of Man’
Mason Jennings is free of drugs or alcohol. Has been for some time now.
Michael Jackson tapes reveal his soul, former adviser says
Michael Jackson feared his father so much he would faint or vomit sometimes when his father entered the room — even when the pop singer was an adult, according to a book written by a former Jackson confidant. “The Michael Jackson Tapes” includes Jackson talking about his fear of growing old, his relationship with children, his friendships with Madonna and Brooke Shields, and his remarkable shyness around people that made his surround himself with mannequins.
Kanye West could be Leno’s new Hugh Grant
Jay Leno says immediacy is key to his new show, and he should have plenty of it for his prime time premiere Monday, when Kanye West is a musical guest. The rapper created a fan and artist uprising Sunday night when he jumped onstage at MTV’s Video Music Awards to hijack singer Taylor Swift’s acceptance speech