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Calif. heavy metal singer accused of murder-for-hire was changed by steroids, lawyer says
VISTA, Calif. – The lawyer for a California heavy metal singer accused of trying to hire someone to kill his estranged wife says the singer’s mind has been ravaged by steroid use. U-T San Diego (http://bit.ly/16EWVKZ) reports that the detail came to light during a Friday hearing for 32-year-old Timothy Lambesis, who has pleaded not
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Donna Karan promotes Haitian artisans through Urban Zen Foundation, helps curates art exhibit
MIAMI – The handbag Donna Karan was showing off Friday lacked her signature logo, or any designer’s logo. It was made of paper mache and, the fashion designer said, represented Haiti’s handmade carnival masks — in wearable form. She said the tote bag and other similar fashion and decorative items made by Haitian artisans are
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‘The Voice’ brings back Christina Aguilera, Cee Lo Green and keeps Shakira and Usher, too
NEW YORK, N.Y. – “The Voice” is leaving the judging drama to its rivals. The NBC singing contest said Friday that Christina Aguilera and Cee Lo Green will return for “The Voice” Season 5, joining Adam Levine and Blake Shelton. Their midseason replacements — Shakira and Usher — will be back for Season 6, which
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Controversies, blinking skirts, fake tans: It must be time for the Eurovision Song Contest
MALMO, Sweden – Flashy skirts, fake tans, fur and feathers: Welcome to the 2013 Eurovision Song Contest. The televised extravaganza, with an audience of 125 million worldwide, is now in its 58th year. Once again without fail, it has produced a mix of bubble-gum pop songs, sombre ballads, bagpipes, accordions and bizarrely kitsch musical productions.
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USA Today founder Neuharth honoured as man who never forgot South Dakota roots
VERMILLION, S.D. – Colleagues and friends paying tribute to USA Today founder Al Neuharth are remembering him not as a driven media giant but as a loyal South Dakotan who never forgot his roots. Neuharth’s autobiography was titled “Confessions of an S.O.B.,” but close friend Jack Marsh — president of the Al Neuharth Media Center
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Vincent Kartheiser of ‘Mad Men’ will play Mr. Darcy onstage at the Guthrie
NEW YORK, N.Y. – To find their Mr. Darcy, the Guthrie Theater in Minnesota has turned to a Mad Man. Vincent Kartheiser, who plays the malcontent Pete Campbell on AMC’s “Mad Men,” will star this summer in a new Guthrie production of “Pride and Prejudice” as the brooding hero of Jane Austen’s most famous novel.
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‘American Idol’ finale audience drops to record low, reflecting show’s declining popularity
NEW YORK, N.Y. – Ratings for the “American Idol” finale plunged to a record low for the 12-year-old show. According to preliminary Nielsen Co. figures Friday, Candice Glover’s victory over Kree Harrison was watched by 14.2 million viewers. That’s a 34 per cent drop from the year before, when nearly 22 million viewers saw Phillip
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Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles signs up producer Rick Rubin, goes solo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Sugarland’s Jennifer Nettles is releasing a solo album. Nettles says Friday in a news release that she is working with Rick Rubin and will release the album in the fall. Rumours that Nettles would release a solo album have been prevalent for a while. Grammy Award-winning Sugarland includes Kristian Bush and is
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Helen Mirren’s ‘The Audience’ in London to be shown at a New Jersey nursing home for actors
NEW YORK, N.Y. – A special audience will get to see Helen Mirren onstage next month in London in the play “The Audience” — some retired show business veterans in a New Jersey nursing home. The live cinema event company BY Experience said Friday it will show a live performance of Peter Morgan’s play with
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Obama to host concert honouring Carole King, recipient of 2013 Gershwin Prize for Popular Song
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama is putting on a show at the White House next week for singer-songwriter Carole King. She is the first woman to receive the Gershwin Prize for Popular Song from the Library of Congress. The White House says Obama will present the award to King during a concert Wednesday. The program
