Tag: Bands and Artists
John Butler, Victorian cricketers in plane scare
The Victorian cricket team and John Butler Trio were among passengers caught in a crash-landing scare on a Darwin to Adelaide flight.[MORE]
No jail for HIV pop star
No jail time for HIV-positive German pop star Nadja Benaissa who infected a former lover with the virus.[MORE]
George Michael bailed on drug charges
British singer George Michael has been charged with possessing cannabis and driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs following a car crash early last month, London police say.[MORE]
Robbie Williams marries
British pop singer Robbie Williams has married the US actress and longtime girlfriend Ayda Field, his spokesman confirmed on Sunday.[MORE]
Lily Allen reveals pregnancy
British singer Lily Allen has announced she is expecting her first child with builder boyfriend Sam Cooper.[MORE]
Record crowds at Splendour
Organisers say this year's Splendour In The Grass music festival has been the largest on record and there is demand to make it even bigger.[MORE]
Splendour cash won't flow south
The Federal Government says funding to upgrade the site of this weekend's Splendour In The Grass music festival won't automatically be redirected to the Byron Shire if the event returns there.[MORE]
Susan Boyle recording Christmas album
Susan Boyle is in the studio recording a Christmas album, according to United States retail sources.[MORE]
Justin Bieber to guest star on CSI
Canadian teen idol Justin Bieber is turning his sights on acting, winning a guest role on CSI.[MORE]
Gorillaz announce Australian tour
The world's most famous virtual band, Gorillaz, will make their live debut in Australia in December.[MORE]
Kylie wins fans on Hey Hey
Tony Abbott was booed on Hey Hey It's Saturday but pop princess Kylie Minogue received a warm welcome.[MORE]
Rapper Ice-T vents over driving arrest
Rapper and actor Ice-T on has hit back at police who arrested him in New York City for driving on a suspended licence.[MORE]
Autopsy tools used on Elvis up for sale
Autopsy tools used to embalm and prepare Elvis Presley's body for his funeral in 1977 and a toe tag used on the singer for identification purposes are set to go under the hammer at a Chicago auction house.[MORE]
Bjork leads protest against Iceland energy sale
Icelandic singer Bjork, known for her political activism, has urged parliament to review the planned sale of a local geothermal energy company, saying the deal could harm Iceland's interests.[MORE]
Kylie Minogue returns to Australia
Kylie Minogue is back in Australia on a visit to see her new nephew and promote her latest album, Aphrodite.[MORE]
Devoted fan puts Beatles pics on sale
Photographs of The Beatles taken by a devoted fan who regularly visited their homes in the mid-1960s are to go on sale in Britain.[MORE]
Dannii Minogue has baby boy
Dannii Minogue becomes a mum for the first time, giving birth to a boy named Ethan Edward Smith.[MORE]
Cheryl Cole in hospital with malaria
Pop star Cheryl Cole is in hospital in Britain after apparently contracting malaria while on holiday in east Africa, her spokesman says.[MORE]
Empire, Temper Trap dominate APRAs
Empire Of The Sun and The Temper Trap were the big winners at the 2010 APRA songwriting awards.[MORE]
Kasabian scoop best song at 80s-influenced Mojos
Leicester rockers Kasabian scooped song of the year with Fire at the Mojo music awards on a night when the influence of 1980s pop was an overriding theme.[MORE]
Former Stereophonics drummer found dead
Former Stereophonics drummer Stuart Cable is found dead at his home in Wales at the age of 40.[MORE]
The Pixies pull out of Israel gig
Alternative US rock band The Pixies have cancelled their first-ever performance in Israel, just days after a deadly Israeli naval raid on an international aid flotilla.[MORE]
Yunupingu scores US coffee chain deal
Indigenous singer-songwriter Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has scored a deal with a major coffee store chain in the United States. [MORE]
Bono leaves hospital, but Glastonbury doubtful
U2 frontman Bono has left hospital in Germany after undergoing emergency surgery on his back, but the injury has forced the Irish band to postpone the entire North American leg of its world tour.[MORE]
U2 tour delayed as Bono hurts back
U2 have delayed the second leg of their world tour after lead singer Bono underwent emergency surgery on his back in a Munich hospital.[MORE]
