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Jan 26 2011 11:05 AM ET

Jimmy Buffett hospitalized after fall from stage -- Update

Jimmy Buffett was hospitalized after falling from the stage during a concert in Sydney, according to the Associated Press. Australian media reported that the 64-year-old singer fell off the stage face first, banging his head. The audience was then urged to exit the theater, and the singer was transported to St. Vincent’s Hospital.

UPDATE: In an official post on Buffett’s website, a spokesperson wrote, “As you probably already know, Jimmy had an accident while performing in Sydney last night and was taken to the hospital. The doctors say he is doing well and will be released tomorrow. More info as we get it, and thank you for all of your well-wishes!”

Jan 21 2011 09:11 AM ET

French court fines Warner Music CEO $6.7 million

Warner Music Group chairman and CEO Edgar Bronfman Jr. was fined approximately $6.7 million on Friday by a French court who found him guilty of misleading Vivendi investors when he worked there between 2000-2002, according to the Associated Press. The court’s verdict also included  a 15-month suspended sentence for “conveying false and misleading information” and “manipulating stock prices.”

Jan 18 2011 10:29 AM ET

Don Kirshner, music's 'Supreme Starmaker,' dies

Don Kirshner, the music producer known as “The Man With the Golden Ear,” who managed the songwriting talent that helped make The Monkees a hit TV series and produced ABC’s Don Kirshner’s Rock Concert, has died of heart failure. He was 77. Kirshner was instrumental in the early careers of singers like Bobby Darin and Neil Diamond, and singers as varied as Elvis Presley and Frank Sinatra recorded his songs. He had been inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2007.

Jan 11 2011 02:49 PM ET

Coroner's official testifies Dr. Conrad Murray provided Michael Jackson with 'substandard' care

On Tuesday, at the preliminary hearing to determine whether Dr. Conrad Murray will be tried for involuntary manslaughter in connection with the death of Michael Jackson, a coroner’s official testified that the pop icon was basically healthy but that, as his personal physician, Murray provided him with “substandard” care. According to the Associated Press, Dr. Christopher Rogers, a forensic pathologist, told the court that Murray was wrongly using the powerful anesthetic propofol to treat the singer’s chronic insomnia and that he should have more closely monitored Jackson while he was under sedation. Rogers said he didn’t believe the defense’s suggestion that Jackson may have injected himself with propofol, though he told the court that it’s possible Jackson may have swallowed some of the drug, based on the amount found in his stomach after his death. On Monday, a detective who questioned Murray in the wake of Jackson’s death said the doctor told him that he noticed Jackson wasn’t breathing shortly after 11 a.m. on the morning of his death. According to phone records, Murray didn’t call paramedics until 12:21 p.m., a delay that prosecutors contend demonstrates negligence on Murray’s part.

Read more:
Michael Jackson’s children saw him unconscious, witness testifies
Michael Jackson bodyguard testifies Conrad Murray ordered him to put vials in a bag
Michael Jackson’s doctor attends manslaughter hearing
Michael Jackson wrongful death lawsuit refiled
Jackson wrongful death suit declined by federal judge
Michael Jackson’s mother files suit against concert promoter AEG Live
Michael Jackson doctor’s manslaughter hearing set for January
Conrad Murray can keep license, judge rules
Michael Jackson’s doctor stopped CPR to hide drugs, witness says

Dec 16 2010 04:58 PM ET

DMX sentenced to a year behind bars

An Arizona court has sentenced DMX to a year in prison for violating his probation by drinking alcohol, according to Billboard. The rapper, 39, was originally placed on probation for attempted aggravated assault and a fraud-related charge.

Dec 2 2010 08:57 PM ET

Britney Spears says her new album will drop in March

Britney Spears took to her Twitter feed on her 29th birthday today to announce that her new album will be released this March. Over two posts, the pop star wrote: “My fans mean the world to me & waking up to all of your wishes really made me smile, so here’s something that I hope will make you smile… I’m almost done with my new album and it will be coming out this March.” Oh, also, she is “IN L-O-V-E WITH IT!”

Nov 24 2010 04:24 PM ET

Billy Joel recovering after double hip surgery

Billy Joel is recovering from dual hip surgery, according to People. “He’s doing great,” a source told the magazine. Joel, 61, elected to have both legs operated on last week in order to correct a congenital ailment.

Nov 12 2010 06:29 PM ET

'Teenage Dream' shaping up to be the most succesful 'Glee' single to date

Tags: , Music, TV

Billboard is reporting that Glee‘s version of “Teenage Dream” is on track to have the single-best sales week ever for a song from the show. Released on Tuesday, the song reportedly sold 55,000 copies in its first day — the highest of any Glee track to date — via iTunes, and is predicted to sell between 150,000 to 175,000 downloads by Sunday, Nov. 14.

Read more:
‘Glee’: Wait, ‘Teenage Dream’ was sung by a real a cappella group?
‘Glee’ song preview: Darren Criss is a Teenage Dream
‘Glee’ recap: Then He Kissed Him

Nov 4 2010 09:25 AM ET
Oct 29 2010 12:37 PM ET

Travie McCoy arrested for spraying graffiti on Berlin Wall

Tags: , Music

Travie McCoy, the rapper behind the hit song “Billionaire” and Katy Perry’s ex-boyfriend, was arrested in Berlin for spraying graffiti on one of the remaining sections of the Berlin Wall, housed in a local gallery, according to Billboard. McCoy also tweeted about the graffiti. He was released on bail and continued his European tour in Amsterdam.

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