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1 hr ago | WJZW-FM Washington

The Doors' Ray Manzarek Dead at Age 74 After Battle with Cancer

Ray Manzarek , founding keyboardist of The Doors , died Monday at age 74 at a medical clinic in Rosenheim, Germany, after a long battle with bile-duct cancer.

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Related Topix: The Doors, Pop/Rock, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Ray Manzarek, World News, Germany, John Densmore

2 hrs ago | BroadwayWorld.com

ANNIE's Jane Lynch Appears on The View Tomorrow

Emmy Award-winning actress Jane Lynch , who stars in the hit FOX television show "Glee" as ruthless cheerleading coach Sue Sylvester and who made her Broadway debut last week as tyrannical orphanage matron Miss Hannigan in ANNIE, will be a guest on "The View" tomorrow, Tuesday, May 21.

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Related Topix: Emmy Awards, Entertainment, Television, Glee, A Mighty Wind, Best in Show, Comedy Movies, Julie & Julia, The Rocker

7 hrs ago | FHWrestling.com

Taylor Swift Fake Gags at Justin Bieber, Selena Gomez Backstage Embrace

Finally, an awards show at which Taylor Swift's most noteworthy facial expression was not a look of shock after winning an award.

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Related Topix: Billboard Music Awards

11 hrs ago | Live Music Blog

SETLIST / VIDEO: Rolling Stones (w/ Dave Grohl) @ Honda Center, Anaheim, CA 5/18/13

Last night in Anaheim, The Rolling Stones continued their "50 and Counting" Tour by welcoming the Foo Fighters, Dave Grohl for a performance of "Bitch" off their 1971 album, Sticky Fingers .

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Related Topix: Pop/Rock, Mick Jagger, The Rolling Stones, Anaheim, CA, Foo Fighters, Sympathy for the Devil

15 hrs ago | Watersblogged

Billboard music awards

Source: www.cbc.ca --- Sunday, May 19, 2013Another day, another domination for Taylor Swift: She was the red hot winner at the Billboard music awards, winning eight of 11 awards, including top artist and top Billboard 200 album for Red.

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Related Topix: Celebrities, Country, Hot Chicks, Pop/Rock, Taylor Swift, Billboard Music Awards, Prince, Pop-Funk, Black Entertainment, Tracy Morgan

Sun May 19, 2013

Examiner.com

Billboard Music Awards: Taylor Swift takes Artist of the Year, Prince Icon

Taylor Swift went home from the 2013 Billboard Music Awards with 'Artist of the Year' honors, thanking her fans for the "longest and best relationship" she has ever had.

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Related Topix: Billboard Music Awards, Black Entertainment, Prince, Pop-Funk, Las Vegas, NV

Star Tribune

A night with Prince: 'This is real time'

The e-mail arrived at 3 p.m. Monday, marked urgent: "Can you fly out to Denver tonight and cover Prince 's show? You can have time with each of the girls [in his band 3rdEyeGirl] and there is a chance Prince will talk." This is how Prince rolls.

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Related Topix: Prince, Pop-Funk, Black Entertainment, Purple Rain, Drama Movies, Recreational Vehicle, Security, Minnesota, Theater, Arts, Music, Entertainment

The Papillion Times

Q&A: 'Basics of life' are stuff of Garrison Keillor's comedy

It's called "separation of powers," and there's a good reason for it. The legislative branch makes laws.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, A Prairie Home Companion, Garrison Keillor, Papillion, NE, La Vista, NE, Omaha, NE, Blog News

WTMA-AM North Charleston

'Scandal' Star Kerry Washington Shares Memories From Her College Years

Kerry Washington may have taken television by storm, playing crisis manager Olivia Pope on ABC's Scandal , but she joked Sunday that she is still haunted by being cast as a frog in a college musical.

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Related Topix: Scandal, Entertainment, Ray, Short, Comedy Movies, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Kerry Washington, George Washington University

Ledger-Enquirer.com

Coens' folk revival 'Llewyn' serenades Cannes

"Inside Llewyn Davis" was met rapturously at the Cannes Film Festival, where it was to premiere Sunday night.

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Related Topix: Greenwich Village (New York, NY), Movies, Entertainment, Crime Movies, Comedy Movies, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, Dave Van Ronk, Folk

CBC News

John Lennon guitar snags $408,000 at auction

Darren Julien, head of Julien's Auctions, holds a custom made prototype VOX guitar played by George Harrison and John Lennon during The Beatles 1967 Magical Mystery Tour.

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Related Topix: Short, Magical Mystery Tour, Comedy Movies, Musical Movies, Pop/Rock, John Lennon, George Harrison, The Beatles

Cleveland.com

The Rolling Stones: The peak albums, the best of the rest

Starting with "Beggars Banquet" in 1968 and finishing with "Exile on Main St." in 1972, the Rolling Stones put together what's arguably the best four-album stretch in rock 'n' roll history -- and none of those albums has "Satisfaction" on it.

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Related Topix: The Rolling Stones, Pop/Rock, Mick Jagger, Sympathy for the Devil

Playbill

A Person Could Develop a Cold: Readers Cast Role of Adelaide in Film Adaptation of Guys and Dolls

Musical theatre fans began rejoicing when Deadline.com recently reported that 20th Century Fox had acquired the rights to a film remake of the musical Guys and Dolls .

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Related Topix: Short, Comedy Movies, Guys and Dolls, Crime Movies, Documentary Movies, Musical Movies, Recreational Vehicle, Award, Tony Awards

Journal Gazette

Hawn, Hudson say beauty starts from inside

Hudson didn't see it. But now that she's a mother herself - of two sons, Rider and Bingham - the 34-year-old actress says she treasures the comparison.

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Related Topix: Almost Famous, Drama Movies, Comedy Movies, Adventure, Celebrities, Kate Hudson, Cactus Flower, Goldie Hawn

Sat May 18, 2013

ConcreteLoop

New Music: Wu-Tang Clan - "Execution in Autumn"

Maybe we'll see Wu-Tang's reunion LP A Better Tomorrow really manifest this time around.

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Related Topix: Wu-Tang, Black Entertainment, RZA, Hip-Hop

National Ledger

Movie News - Reese Witherspoon Puts DUI Mess Behind Her, to Star in Inherent Vice

Reese Witherspoon is back to work and anxious to put her embarrassing interaction with police during a recent traffic stop behind her - she is to star in 'Inherent Vice'. The 37-year-old actress will reteam with her 'Walk the Line' co-star Joaquin Phoenix in the movie, which will also star Owen Wilson Benicio del Toro, Martin Short and Jena Malone.

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Related Topix: Walk the Line, Drama Movies, Biography Movies, Celebrities, Reese Witherspoon, The Master, Joaquin Phoenix

Monsters and Critics

Carly Rae Jepsen's 'professional' relationship

The 'Call Me Maybe' singer met her boyfriend while working on 'The Kiss' and Carly wouldn't hesitate to work with Matthew again because they find it easy to put their personal relationship aside while in the studio.

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Related Topix: Dance, Pop/Rock, Carly Rae Jepsen, Grammy Awards

Deadline

Hammond On Cannes: Wet Fest's Official Competition Finally...

Great Gatsby was Out of Competition), Joel Coen and Ethan Coen 's terrific Inside Llewyn Davis had its first press screening Saturday night to strong response and big buzz on the very rainy Croisette.

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Related Topix: Comedy Movies, Thriller, Barton Fink, Drama Movies, The Hudsucker Proxy, Crime Movies, Adventure, O Brother, Where Art Thou?, The Ladykillers, The Man Who Wasn't There, Country, Fink

The Billings Outpost

Cheyenne musicians shine at NAMMY awards

Two Montana American Indian musicians won Native American Music Association awards at last weekend's 14th annual awards show in New York.

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Related Topix: Billboard Music Awards, Symphony, Arts, Billings, MT, Entertainment

BroadwayWorld.com

Photo Coverage: The Drama League Awards - The Ladies

The Drama League announced yesterday, May 17th, the winners for the 79th Annual Drama League Awards: Distinguished Production of a Musical, Kinky Boots; presented by Diane Paulus ; Distinguished Play, Vanya and Sonia and Masha and Spike, presented by Pam MacKinnon ; Distinguished Revival of a Musical, Pippin, presented by Alex Timbers ; ... (more)

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Related Topix: Virginia, Mary-Louise Parker, Celebrities, Ian McKellen, Animation Movies, Comedy Movies, Family, Drama Movies, Musical Movies