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Q&A: fun. lead singer on Grammy nods, tour, life
Fun. is learning to have fun — with less alcohol and more sleep. Lead singer Nate Ruess says the band's successful year has taught him "that I need ...
Adele to perform Bond theme 'Skyfall' at Oscars
Adele will perform the James Bond theme "Skyfall" at the Oscars, her first U.S. performance since last year's Grammy Awards. The Academy of Motion ...
Country star McGraw focus of ACM concert special
Tim McGraw will be the focus of this year's Academy of Country Music concert special. "ACM Presents: Tim McGraw's Superstar Summer Night" will be ...
Josh Duhamel named host of Kids' Choice Awards
There's plenty of green slime in Josh Duhamel's future. The star of "Transformers: Dark of the Moon" on Wednesday was named host of Nickelodeon's 26th ...
Steve Harvey to host Feb. 1 NAACP Image Awards
Steve Harvey is hosting next month's NAACP Image Awards. The organization said Tuesday that presenters will include "Django Unchained" nominees Samuel ...
'Restrepo' director has sorrowful Sundance return
Sebastian Junger wishes his latest Sundance Film Festival documentary never had to be made. It's been a bittersweet return for Junger at Sundance, ...
Chastain films take top 2 spots at box office
Jessica Chastain easily outmuscled Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mark Wahlberg over the weekend, topping the box office with both her supernatural horror ...
Prince to be honored at 2013 Billboard Awards
Prince will be honored with an Icon Award during the 2013 Billboard Music Awards. This year's show will be broadcast live May 19 on ABC from the MGM ...
Denzel Washington modest about 6th Oscar nod
Oscar-winning actor Denzel Washington isn't taking his sixth nomination for granted, saying he's just happy that people still value his work.
Sundance is a bit much, even for founder Redford
Everybody wants a piece of Robert Redford. Young filmmakers talking him up for advice on the street. The stewardess on an airplane who mentions her ...
Lopez happy for Affleck's directing win at Globes
When Ben Affleck won best director at the Golden Globe Awards for his Iran hostage thriller, "Argo," ex-fiancee Jennifer Lopez was among those ...
Will torture questions hurt 'ZDT's Oscar chances?
A few weeks ago, "Zero Dark Thirty" seemed well on its way to capturing the Academy Award for best picture. It was winning early critic awards and ...
Adorned by the Grammys: Miguel has breakthrough
When record executive Mark Pitts heard "Sure Thing," a song Miguel wrote for possible inclusion on an album by Usher, Pitts felt there was something ...
Grammy nods show Anthony Hamilton still relevant
When Anthony Hamilton released his fifth album in December 2011, it didn't receive the same amount of attention his previous efforts did. So he was ...
Rating increase for Golden Globes awards this year
The Nielsen Co. says Sunday's Golden Globes awards ceremony got a nice ratings bump over last year. With Tina Fey and Amy Poehler handling host ...
1st round of ACM newcomer nominees announced
A long list of country's hottest newcomers will compete to become the Academy of Country Music's new artist of the year — and fans can help sort it ...
Big night for cable TV in Globes
The taut political thriller "Homeland," the coming of age comedy "Girls" and "Game Change," the movie about Sarah Palin's rocky campaign for the vice ...
Co-hosts Fey and Poehler prove big Globes winners
It was elegant, eloquent, genteel and classy. Wait — that was "Downton Abbey," airing Sunday night on another network. On NBC, it was "The 70th Annual ...
Foster reveals she's gay, suggests she's retiring
Jodie Foster came out without really coming out, and suggested she was retiring from acting without exactly saying so, in a long, breathless and ...
'Argo,' 'Les Mis' win at Golden Globes
Ben Affleck got some vindication and Jodie Foster made a revelation at the Golden Globe Awards. Affleck's "Argo" earned him best motion picture drama ...
SHOW BITS: It's after-party time
Show Bits brings you the 70th annual Golden Globes awards through the eyes of Associated Press journalists. Follow them on Twitter where available ...
AP Photos: Post-baby Danes among Globes style wins
With all the pressure to strike the right style note at the Golden Globes — the kickoff to Hollywood's award season — Claire Danes had one more: a ...
'Argo,' 'Les Miserables' win best-pic Globes
"Argo" is in big with the Golden Globes, but not so much with the Academy Awards. "Lincoln" is sitting pretty with the Oscars but was mostly left out ...
List of Golden Globe winners
Winners of the 70th annual Golden Globe Awards, announced Sunday in Beverly Hills, Calif.: MOTION PICTURES — Picture, Drama: "Argo." — Picture, ...