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Jermaine Jackson petitions to alter famous name
Jermaine Jackson wants to change his name to something a little brighter. He's asking a court to allow him to alter his famous surname and become ...
Celebrities air post-election feelings online
Mariah Carey was so excited about President Barack Obama's re-election that she released a new song in his honor. Beyoncé popped up on Instagram with ...
Lady Gaga donates $1M to Red Cross for Sandy
Lady Gaga is donating $1 million to the Red Cross to aid those affected by Superstorm Sandy. The New York-born singer posted on her blog Wednesday ...
Bruno Mars: 'SNL' can call me whenever they want
Bruno Mars' recent appearance on "Saturday Night Live" was more like "Saturday Night Fever": He says he had so much fun hosting the show, he'd be ...
The Civil Wars cancel tour using divorce language
Grammy-winning duo The Civil Wars have canceled their upcoming tour dates, citing irreconcilable differences. The folk-pop duo Joy Williams and John ...
Taylor Swift shocked by 'unbelievable' album sales
Taylor Swift says the response to her latest album, "Red," has been "unbelievable." The American singer was speaking at Westfield London shopping mall ...
Carnegie Hall to reopen for first time since Sandy
Carnegie Hall will reopen Wednesday for the first time since Superstorm Sandy forced it to shutter its doors. The concert hall announced Tuesday that ...
Sammy Kershaw involved in tour bus accident
Country singer Sammy Kershaw is thankful to be alive after his tour bus was struck by another vehicle. It happened Friday in Nocona, Texas. The impact ...
Springsteen, Jay-Z put the pop in Obama rally
Someone has to introduce the president. On Monday, the final day of the presidential campaign, President Barack Obama, however, didn't bring along an ...
Bob Dylan predicts Obama 'in a landslide'
Bob Dylan says he thinks President Barack Obama is going to win a landslide. Dylan made the prediction Monday night midway through the song "Blowin' ...
No rest in final campaign hours for Obama, Romney
The White House the prize, President Barack Obama and Mitt Romney raced through a final full day of campaigning on Monday through Ohio and other ...
Composer, Pulitzer winner Carter dies in NY at 103
Classical composer Elliott Carter, whose challenging, rhythmically complex works earned him widespread admiration and two Pulitzer Prizes, died Monday ...
Feverish early-vote effort turns to Election Day
Ever urgent as the clock ran down, Barack Obama's and Mitt Romney's teams pressed voters Monday to get to the polls while thousands who were already ...
A state-by-state look at superstorm's effects
The massive storm that started out as Hurricane Sandy slammed into the East Coast and morphed into a huge and problematic system, killing at least 106 ...
Gary Barlow hailed for UK charity, music work
Gary Barlow says he's "flattered" to receive the 21st Music Industry Trusts Award in recognition of his work with British music and charities.
NJ Gov. Christie: Call from The Boss made me weep
New Jersey's famously tough-talking governor finally got a hug from his longest-running unrequited love. Speaking Monday at a briefing on storm ...
Aerosmith plays free outdoor concert in Boston
Thousands of Aerosmith fans watched the band perform on Monday in front of the building in Boston where they once lived. People hung out windows, ...
Controversial Guns N' Roses promo being modified
A Las Vegas resort criticized for a suggestive ad campaign promoting Guns N' Roses shows is apologizing for the flap and changing the artwork. Ads for ...
Obama, Romney make last-minute pleas in close race
President Barack Obama and Republican Mitt Romney made last-minute pleas for votes Monday, employing their last vestiges of energy, celebrity boosters ...
Billy Ray Cyrus jumps into Broadway's 'Chicago'
Billy Ray Cyrus is clutching a Red Bull for dear life and with good reason. These are not take-it-easy times for the singer-songwriter. He's in a very ...
No Doubt apologizes, pulls offensive music video
No Doubt has pulled its new cowboys-and-Indians-themed music video and is apologizing to Native Americans and others offended by the clip. In a ...
The danger increases, but still the water calls
"We are tied to the ocean," an avid sailor and president named John F. Kennedy once said. "And when we go back to the sea, whether it is to sail or ...
NBC sites hacked by 'pyknic'; quickly restored
Several NBC websites were hacked on Sunday by a person or group calling itself "pyknic" and suggesting a possible link to the cyber-attack group ...
US election fascinates Chinese; some envy voters
Where can a pop star score a hit by talking about the U.S. Electoral College for 33 minutes? In China, where Gao Xiaosong's straightforward ...