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Pharrell Williams Gets Happy on Despicable Me 2 Soundtrack - Song Premiere
2010 animated comedy . Starring Steve Carell and Kristen Wiig, the film is set to open in theaters on July 3rd. The soundtrack will be available for pre-orders starting June 11th, with its official release slated for June 18th. Along with his production work, Pharrell contributed three original tracks – one of which, "Scream," features Cee Lo Green. Here, get a first listen to ...
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Eurovision song contest Russian foreign minister wades into voting row
Sergei Lavrov, the Russian foreign minister, has taken time out of a busy schedule that includes defending arms sales to Syria and criticising US policy around the world to wade into a growing scandal over ...
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Eminems music publishers sue Facebook for copyright infringement over song used in advert
Eminem's music publishing company Eight Mile Style has launched legal action for copyright infringement over claims that Facebook used music in an advert that closely resembled an Eminem song without seeking ...
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Broadways Spider-Man theatre bought by British group
Spider-Man: Turn Off the Dark - has fallen into British hands after Ambassador Theatre Group brought its first theatre outside the UK.The owner-operator, the largest such company in Britain with about 49,000 seats across the country, has acquired the 2,000-seat Foxwoods theatre in New York through its subsidiary Lyric Theatre LLC for an undisclosed fee, reported to be between $60m and $70m ...
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The Voice Judith Hill Gets Emotional Singing Her Former Mentor Michael Jacksons Song
Michael Jackson's "The Way You Make Me Feel," which hit close to home. Hill was a back-up singer, and featured performer, with the King of Pop. Hill told Levine that she worried that people might think she was taking advantage of her connection to her former mentor, but Levine told her that this was her paying tribute to a man who meant so much to her personally. While it was ...
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Who Singer Helps Save Lives
As the legendary front man of The Who, Roger Daltrey has been entertaining fans across the globe for decades - but his latest project goes beyond the music, and into the lives of some very special fans here in America: Cancer patients. "I've been supporting a charity called Teenage Cancer Trust, which was started by my doctor, who recognized, within our system of medical care, that ...
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‘American Idol’ at a Cross Roads Next season to bring fresh judges many changes
The 12th season of FOX's famed "American Idol" wrapped on Thursday night, and although the most recent "Idol" installment brought new judges, talented contestants and some twists, the next season of the show may see even more changes. The reality singing competition has endured a perpetual ratings decline in recent years, hitting an all time low this season. So ...
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Country star Toby Keith Tornado-ravaged Oklahoma hometown is strong and will persevere
OKLAHOMA CITY – Country music performer Toby Keith says he grew up in the area near Oklahoma City that was hit by a devastating tornado. Keith issued a statement saying Monday's tornado in Moore, Okla., devastated the community in which he grew up. The city has embraced Keith's celebrity and his name is on the Moore water tower. Keith says he remembers riding his bicycle ...
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Dancing with the Stars Kellie Pickler shines and Aly Raisman tries pole dancing
It's down to just four couples competing on "Dancing with the Stars," and the battle for the coveted disco ball may be one of the closest ones in recent memory. "At the end of the day, it's about getting that mirror ball trophy," declared finalist Jacoby Jones at the top the show. Last week, Zendaya Coleman and partner Val Chmerkovskiy slipped dangerously down to ...
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Cannes U.K.s Rainmark Films Partners With Germanys Beta for Nordic Crime Thriller
Cannes: U.K. to Get 'Sake-Bombed' The novel follows 82-year-old widower and ex-Marine Sheldon Horowitz who, having grudgingly moving to Oslo with his granddaughter and her Norwegian husband, witnesses the murder of a woman in his apartment complex. He rescues her six-year-old son and goes on the run, fearing that the Balkan gang responsible for the murder will return. Chased by the ...
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Cannes Nymphomaniac Producer Reveals Graphics Are Used in Groundbreaking Sex Scenes
A producer for Lars von Trier's hotly anticipated two films tells THR of the sex scenes: "Above the waist it will be the star and the below the waist it will be the ...
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John Malones Liberty Global Eyes Sale of TV Channels Arm
. It said a deal could be valued at $800 million-$1 billion, according to people familiar with the situation. If a deal is reached, it could come in the form of a full or partial sale or a joint venture, ...
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Exclusive One Direction Teams With Nabisco For Multi-Brand Tour Sponsorship Marketing Blitz
One Direction's 2013 North American tour has been sold out for nearly a year, ever since tickets went on sale just months after the British boy band's American breakthrough in March 2012 when "Up All Night" debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200. But when the group hits the road June 13, it will have an equally huge brand partner in tow in the form of Mondelez ...
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Publishing Briefs Sting One Direction Imagine Dragons Sign New Pub Deals
, who has had a relationship with the company for more than 16 years. The global agreement will cover all music publishing throughout Sting's solo career and from his time with the Police. It includes songs like "Fields of Gold," "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You," "If You Love Somebody Set Them Free," "Roxanne," "Can't Stand Losing You" ...
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Dancing With the Stars Backstage Scoop Injured Val Chmerkovskiy Reveals That Show Almost Replaced Him
on Monday night's finale when the pair performed just hours after Val suffered a serious eye injury during their dress rehearsal. In fact, Val's injury was so serious that he immediately went to the hospital after he and Zendaya finished their interviews. And during our chat with the pair, Val revealed that producers were considering replacing him with another professional dancer just ...
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New UK power plants carry low risk for Irish people study says
The Radiological Protection Institute said that eight new nuclear power plants being built in the UK carry a very low threat to the health of Irish people. The group carried out a study of the potential risks of these plants during their day-to-day operations, and in the event of severe accidents taking place.It found that they hold a risk of one in 33 million per year. However, CEO of the RPII ...
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Local news channel reveals tornado dog rescue footage
Touching video footage of the moment an elderly woman was reunited with her pet dog amongst the rubble in Oklahoma has emerged.The pensioner, named in reports as Barbara Garcia, was being interviewed on live television next to the heap of debris that was once her home in the tornado-ravaged the suburb of Moore.She was describing her "game plan" to a journalist from KWTV, a channel ...
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Ryder Cup captain McGinley opts for three wild cards
Europe captain Paul McGinley has announced he will have three wild cards for next year's Ryder Cup at Gleneagles.His predecessor Jose Maria Olazabal had just two selections to make for the 2012 match against the United States at Medinah, when he selected Nicolas Colsaerts and Ian Poulter.However McGinley will be given more of an opportunity to tailor his side with the addition of the third ...
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New acts added to Electric Picnic line up
Twenty three new acts have been added to the Electric Picnic line-up with Robert Plant making a rare appearance.The Led Zeppelin front man will appear as Robert Plant Presents the Shape Shifters.Ellie Goulding will also lend her dulcet tones to the tenth anniversary gig - while Dublin band Little Green Cars will debut their number one album at the ...
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Mila Kunis brings Ashton to meet her parents
Mila Kunis introduced Ashton Kutcher to her parents last weekend.The 'Ted' actress and the 'Two and a Half Men' star were spotted strolling through London on Saturday with Mila's mum Elvira and dad Mark, and they spent the evening watching 'Billy Elliot: The Musical' at the Victoria Palace theatre.The morning after, Ashton, 35, decided to cook up a traditional ...
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Survivor recalls events as inquest into TitBonhomme tragedy opens
The sole survivor of the Tit Bonhomme tragedy off the west Cork coast last year has been giving evidence today at the inquest into the deaths of five men in the incident. The skipper and four crew members died when the trawler sank as it was returning to Union Hall at the mouth of Glandore Harbour in January 2012. The one man who survived - Abdelbaky Mohamed - has recalled being woken by a bang ...
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Smith doesnt like being out of his depth
Will Smith can't swim.The 44-year-old actor's most embarrassing setback in life is never having learned how to negotiate deep waters, but insists he's not scared to get his feet wet as long as his toes can reach the bottom.Speaking on the Late Show with David Letterman in the US, Will said: "I can't swim. In inner City Philadelphia [where he grew up], there's not a ...
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Brad swaps friends and recreational drug use for family life
Brad Pitt doesn't have many friends.The Hollywood heartthrob made a decision to shrink his circle of pals so he could spend as much time as possible with his wife Angelina Jolie and their six children - Maddox, 11, Pax, nine, Zahara, eight, Shiloh, six, and four-year-old twins Knox and Vivienne - and he has never been happier.He admitted: "I have very few friends. I have a handful of ...
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New northern Ireland prisoner ombudsman named
Tom McGonigle, a Criminal Justice Inspector, is to be the new Northern Ireland Prisoner Ombudsman.The 58,400-a-year appointment was confirmed today by the Justice Minister David Ford. Mr McGonigle takes over from Pauline McCabe at the beginning of next month.Mr McGonigle, 56, joined the Northern Ireland Probation Service in 1980 where he worked in a variety of custodial and community settings.He ...
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Vodafone suffers revenues fall
Europe's economic woes were felt by Vodafone today after the mobile phone giant reported its first drop in annual revenues for seven years.Sales of 44.4bn (EUR51.8bn) for the year to March 31 were 4.2% lower than a year ago, despite benefiting from stronger trading in emerging markets and increased smartphone usage.Vodafone's service revenues in southern Europe slumped 11.6% in the ...
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