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‘Downton Abbey’ brings cool TV crowd to America’s PBS

LOS ANGELES, Feb 9 — Move over, “Mad Men” and Kim Kardashian. There’s a new darling in US pop culture, with a much posher accent and even fancier clothes.

British World War One-era drama “Downton Abbey” and its colourful cast of countesses, cooks and kitchen maids has taken America by storm, dominating modern social media and bringing ... Read More
Actor Ray Romano (right) and musician Kenny G fist bump at the Celebrity Challenge of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California, February 8, 2012. — Reuters pic
Actor Ray Romano (right) and musician Kenny G fist bump at the Celebrity Challenge of the Pebble Beach National Pro-Am in Pebble Beach, California, February 8, 2012. — Reuters pic

Grammy spotlight shines on Adele

LOS ANGELES, Feb 9 — The Grammys in recent years have targeted young audiences even as older acts won key awards to the surprise of some music fans, but this Sunday’s honours will shine its spotlight on ... Read More

Axed musicians to protest outside Grammy Awards show

LOS ANGELES, Feb 9 — Angry musicians will protest outside Sunday’s Grammy Awards ceremony over a decision to cut 31 ethnic and minority musical categories from the music industry’s top awards.Organisers ... Read More

Berlin film festival aims for cutting edge in 2012

BERLIN, Feb 8 — The Berlin film festival, which last year set Iranian drama "A Separation" on the path to global fame, has selected an edgier line-up than normal in 2012 with several up-and-coming ... Read More

Rachel McAdams on remembering her ‘vow’

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 — Eight years ago, Rachel McAdams hit Hollywood's map in teary, romantic drama "The Notebook." Since then, she has broadened her range of work to include laugh-out-loud comedies such as ... Read More

‘American Idol’ producer goes on attack against rivals

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 — "American Idol" executive producer Nigel Lythgoe came out fighting against rival TV shows on Tuesday, calling singing contest "The Voice" a "gimmicky" show and making clear he was fed ... Read More

Chris Brown returns to Grammys; Rihanna also to perform

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 — Chris Brown will perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday for the first time since beating his then girlfriend Rihanna in 2009 on the eve of the music industry’s biggest night, which ... Read More

DeGeneres breaks silence on J.C. Penney furore

LOS ANGELES, Feb 8 — Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres said she was “proud and happy” that retail store J.C. Penney had stood by her in the face of a conservative anti-gay campaign, and said there was no ... Read More

Dierks Bentley new album brings country fans ‘Home’

NASHVILLE, Tennessee, Feb 8 — If the single “Home” is the cornerstone of Dierks Bentley’s latest album of the same name, then the song “Thinking of You” is the CD’s hearth because the fire within it warms ... Read More

Madonna world tour to start on May 29

LONDON, Feb 7 — Madonna will go on tour from May for the first time in three years, starting in Israel before moving on to Europe, with legs in South America and Australia, where she has not performed for ... Read More

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