Monthly Archives: September 2012

Stars with criminal pasts honored at BET Awards

R&B star Chris Brown, fully rehabilitated in the public eye after beating up ex-girlfriend Rihanna two years ago, led the list of winners with criminal pasts at the BET Awards on Sunday. Brown took home four awards, including the viewers’ … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Rapper Lil Wayne breaks Billboard record

Rapper Little Wayne toppled Elvis Presley to become the new King of the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart on Thursday, with a total of 109 songs, Billboard said. Wayne, who also celebrated his 30th birthday on Thursday, surpassed Presley’s count … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

‘Away From the World’ debuts at No 1

But the album’s 266,000 sales figure was the band’s smallest album launch since 1996’s “Crash”, which sold 254,000 copies in its first week, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures. For only the second time in history, the top six albums on … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

50 Cent’s Goldie lunch date

The rapper and the ‘Overboard’ actress enjoyed a meal together, with both taking to twitter to compliment each other after the event. He wrote: “I had lunch with Goldie hawn she is complete sweetheart.(sic)” Goldie – who is in a … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

International ecoethnofestival kicks off near Almaty, Kazakhstan

The Second International ecoethnofestival “Four E” — environmental and ethnic emotional evolution, on Friday started in Trans-Ili Alatau Mountains near the southern Kazakh city of Almaty. The territory of the festival is divided into themed colored zones on the basis … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Chinese Orchestra performs at Austria’s Salzburg Festival

The China Central Chinese Orchestra performed Friday at the 91st Salzburg Festival, the first time a traditional Chinese music group played at the world-renowned event. The state-level group presented music from both China and the West, including The Moon Over … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Should the music industry have tried to save Amy

Just before her disastrous European tour last month, the infamously addicted singer entered a rehabilitation center on doctor’s orders, ostensibly to ensure that she would be ready to perform. She left a week later, with her publicist announcing she was … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Private funeral for Winehouse on Tuesday

Amy Winehouse’s funeral will take place on Tuesday and will be attended only by her family and close friends, her spokesman said on Monday. A post mortem on the “Back to Black” singer, who died at the weekend, failed to … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Matchbox Twenty get to No 1 with ‘North’

Pop-rock band Matchbox Twenty scored their first No 1 album with their long-awaited “North” release, selling 95,000 record to top the Billboard 200 chart, according to Nielsen SoundScan figures on Wednesday. “North” is the first full-length studio album since 2002 … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment

Cheryl Cole takes holiday with Kimberley Walsh

The ‘Promise This’ singer – who has stepped out of the limelight ever since she was sensationally axed from the US ‘X Factor’ in May – arrived at the city’s LAX airport late last night (07.07.11) clutching Kimberley’s hand. While … Continue reading

Posted in Uncategorized | Leave a comment