http://www.mail.com/people/1428-elton-john.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.23/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/people/1428-elton-john.html http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1844954-luddites-they-raged-machine-lost.html WASHINGTON (AP) — Their name is synonymous with futile attempts to roll back technology — and with fuddy-duddies who can't figure out how to use the iPhone. The Luddites were British textile artisans who 200 years ago smashed the mechanized looms they thought threatened their jobs. They weren't the first to attack machines. They are named after a man who ... Fri, 25 Jan 2013 11:24:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/scitech/news/1844954-luddites-they-raged-machine-lost.html 2013-01-25T11:24:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1843574-white-underwood-lumineers-to-perform-grammys.html NEW YORK (AP) — Grammy nominees Jack White, Carrie Underwood and the Lumineers will hit the Grammys stage next month. The Recording Academy announced Thursday that those acts will join previously announced performers including fun., The Black Keys and Taylor Swift at the Feb. 10 awards show in Los Angeles. White is nominated for album of the year and the ... Thu, 24 Jan 2013 16:20:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1843574-white-underwood-lumineers-to-perform-grammys.html 2013-01-24T16:20:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1829514-items-famed-nightclub-studio-54-to-auction.html WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — A trove of memorabilia from Studio 54 is going up for bid in an auction that is resurrecting those long-ago nights at the iconic 1970s clubhouse with a legacy greater than its lifespan. Mementos kept by the late Studio 54 co-owner Steve Rubell, including paparazzi photographs, letters and artwork once belonging to the New York... Fri, 18 Jan 2013 16:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1829514-items-famed-nightclub-studio-54-to-auction.html 2013-01-18T16:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1824160-elton-john-david-furnish-welcome-2nd-son.html LONDON (AP) — Elton John and David Furnish say they have become parents for a second time. The couple say they are "overwhelmed with happiness" at the birth of Elijah Joseph Daniel Furnish-John. John's spokeswoman Fran Curtis confirmed an announcement on the singer's website that the baby was born Friday in Los Angeles. The infant, born to a surrogate mot... Wed, 16 Jan 2013 12:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1824160-elton-john-david-furnish-welcome-2nd-son.html 2013-01-16T12:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1817696-crime-writer-cornwell-personal-courtroom-drama.html BOSTON (AP) — For more than two decades, crime writer Patricia Cornwell has famously dramatized the life of a fictional medical examiner in her best-selling books. Now, she has her own personal drama unfolding in federal court. Cornwell, a wildly successful author through her novels about Dr. Kay Scarpetta, is suing her former financial management firm an... Sun, 13 Jan 2013 17:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1817696-crime-writer-cornwell-personal-courtroom-drama.html 2013-01-13T17:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1795522-jon-stewart-to-host-grammys-musicares-tribute.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Jon Stewart is hosting the MusiCares salute to Bruce Springsteen. The Recording Academy also announced Wednesday that Elton John, Neil Young, Mumford & Sons, Sting, Mavis Staples and Kenny Chesney will be among more than a dozen performers who will help pay tribute to Springsteen during the Feb. 8 benefit concert, held in Los Angeles tw... Wed, 02 Jan 2013 13:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1795522-jon-stewart-to-host-grammys-musicares-tribute.html 2013-01-02T13:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1723334-elton-john-dedicates-beijing-to-dissident.html BEIJING (AP) — Pop icon Elton John publicly dedicated his only concert in Beijing to Chinese artist and political critic Ai Weiwei, sending a murmur of shock through an audience accustomed to tight censorship of entertainment. Minutes into a more than two-hour show Sunday night, John told the audience that the performance was dedicated "to the spirit and ... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 08:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1723334-elton-john-dedicates-beijing-to-dissident.html 2012-11-26T08:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1722514-rolling-stones-mark-50th-year-with-london.html LONDON (AP) — The Rolling Stones made a triumphant return to the London stage on Sunday night in the first of five concerts to mark the 50th anniversary of their debut as an American-oriented blues band. They showed no signs of wear and tear — except on their aging, heavily lined faces — as frontman Mick Jagger swaggered and strutted through a stellar two... Mon, 26 Nov 2012 01:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1722514-rolling-stones-mark-50th-year-with-london.html 2012-11-26T01:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1705328-2-veterans-the-lion-king-opening-roar.html NEW YORK (AP) — Camille N. Brown is a supple dancer who hails from California. Lindiwe Dlamini is a singer from South Africa. They would seem to have little in common. Except they do. It can only be called a royal connection: Both have spent the last 15 years in the ensemble of "The Lion King" on Broadway. That translates into more than 5,000 shows since ... Fri, 16 Nov 2012 13:34:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1705328-2-veterans-the-lion-king-opening-roar.html 2012-11-16T13:34:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1701438-shania-twain-horseback-arrival-vegas-gig.html LAS VEGAS (AP) — Country music star Shania Twain arrived on horseback Wednesday for a two-year headline gig at Caesars Palace, parading up the Las Vegas Strip with a herd of 40 horses. Promoters called the event a stampede, but hooves were kept to a steady, slow gait by nine wranglers who escorted Twain to a reception crowd of several hundred people in fr... Thu, 15 Nov 2012 03:36:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1701438-shania-twain-horseback-arrival-vegas-gig.html 2012-11-15T03:36:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/us/1693150-sandys-wrath-stirs-painful-katrina-memories.html NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The chaos wrought by Superstorm Sandy, the homes tossed from foundations and landmarks buried beneath seawater, delivered a gut-wrenching dose of deja vu for survivors of Hurricane Katrina like Joe and Gloria Robert. Their own home flooded beneath 7 feet of salty water when the levees broke after Katrina struck the Gulf Coast in August ... Sun, 11 Nov 2012 18:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/us/1693150-sandys-wrath-stirs-painful-katrina-memories.html 2012-11-11T18:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1688072-msg-to-hold-benefit-concert-sandy-aid-dec-12.html NEW YORK (AP) — Madison Square Garden will hold a special concert next month to benefit those affected by Superstorm Sandy. No performers have been announced for the Dec. 12 event, dubbed "12-12-12." In a news release Thursday, MSG said more details would be available in the coming days. Proceeds will benefit those affected by Sandy in the New York-New Je... Thu, 08 Nov 2012 20:19:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1688072-msg-to-hold-benefit-concert-sandy-aid-dec-12.html 2012-11-08T20:19:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1680348-gary-barlow-hailed-uk-charity-music-work.html LONDON (AP) — Gary Barlow says he's "flattered" to receive the 21st Music Industry Trusts Award in recognition of his work with British music and charities. The singer, songwriter and producer — who also serves as a judge on the U.K. version of "The X Factor" — was honored Monday in London at a dinner held to benefit charities Nordoff Robbins and the BRIT... Mon, 05 Nov 2012 21:48:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1680348-gary-barlow-hailed-uk-charity-music-work.html 2012-11-05T21:48:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1643080-mary-campbell-music-writer-ap-dies-78.html NEW YORK (AP) — Mary Campbell, whose childhood affection for the big bands and opera she heard on her radio set the stage for four decades as a music writer for The Associated Press, died Friday. She was 78. Campbell died in Bloomington, Ind., according to her sister, Ruth Miller. From symphony to rock 'n' roll, from Duke Ellington to Beverly Sills to the... Sat, 20 Oct 2012 01:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1643080-mary-campbell-music-writer-ap-dies-78.html 2012-10-20T01:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1639030-ap-photos-charitable-stars.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — Celebrity charity work has been around as long as celebrity itself. "Beethoven was doing charity concerts," says Myrlia Purcell, founder of LooktotheStars.org, a website that tracks celebrity charity events around the world. Purcell and her staff compiled a list of the most charitable stars based on the number of nonprofit organizations... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1639030-ap-photos-charitable-stars.html 2012-10-18T12:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1639020-benefits-flow-ways-celeb-charity-galas.html LOS ANGELES (AP) — The Beverly Hilton's International Ballroom will soon be filled with flowers, chiffon, fine china and crystal stemware for a starry black-tie ball costing couples as much as $20,000 to attend. Guests such as George Clooney, Quincy Jones, Jane Fonda and Magic Johnson will mingle with business and community leaders and maybe bid on the new Mercedes-Benz offe... Thu, 18 Oct 2012 12:21:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1639020-benefits-flow-ways-celeb-charity-galas.html 2012-10-18T12:21:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1633032-elton-john-remembers-ryan-white-aids-gala.html NEW YORK (AP) — On the red carpet of his annual AIDS foundation benefit Monday night, Sir Elton John remembered AIDS sufferer Ryan White. The 65-year musician said dealing with the teenager's death was a major turning point in his life, which at the time was "out of whack." "Six months after Ryan died, I decided that was it," John said. And within a year ... Tue, 16 Oct 2012 10:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/celebrity/1633032-elton-john-remembers-ryan-white-aids-gala.html 2012-10-16T10:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1631346-member-jerry-lee-lewis-band-killed-shootout.html MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) — Musician B.B. Cunningham Jr., a member of Jerry Lee Lewis' band, was killed in a Memphis shootout early Sunday, police said. Police said Cunningham was working as a security guard at an apartment complex on Memphis' southeast side, when he heard a gunshot at the neighboring Cherry Crest apartments and went to investigate about 2 a.m.... Mon, 15 Oct 2012 12:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1631346-member-jerry-lee-lewis-band-killed-shootout.html 2012-10-15T12:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1588312-moon-river-crooner-andy-williams-dies-age-84.html BRANSON, Mo. (AP) — For the older — OK, squarer — side of the generation gap, Andy Williams was part of the soundtrack of the 1960s and '70s, with easy-listening hits like "Moon River," the "Love Story" theme and "The Most Wonderful Time of the Year" from his beloved Christmas TV specials. The singer known for his wholesome, middle-America appeal was the ... Thu, 27 Sep 2012 00:12:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1588312-moon-river-crooner-andy-williams-dies-age-84.html 2012-09-27T00:12:00Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1498012-who-direction-all-ages-olympic-closer.html LONDON (AP) — "I'm talking 'bout my generation," sang The Who, capping a raucous, rock 'n' roll Olympic closing ceremony But which generation? When the band members first sang "My Generation," they were in their 20s. Now they are pushing 70. Like the Olympic torch passing from one runner to another, the London games' closing ceremony was an all-ages affai... Mon, 13 Aug 2012 10:31:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1498012-who-direction-all-ages-olympic-closer.html 2012-08-13T10:31:00Z