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| US-MUSIC Summary Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:26 PM PDT Singer Emeli Sande eyes U.S. market after setting UK chart record LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande scored a new chart record on Sunday with her debut album after a stellar year in Britain that has paved the way for her next challenge - the U.S. market. Sande smashed a record held for nearly 50 years by The Beatles when her debut album, "Our Version of Events", hit its 63rd week in the top 10 of the UK album charts, according to the Official Charts Company. ... Full Story | Top |
| French electronic duo Daft Punk snatches top spot in UK charts Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:26 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - French electronic duo Daft Punk notched up their first number one in Britain's official singles charts on Sunday, dislodging London drum'n'bass quartet Rudimental who were pushed into the number two spot. Daft Punk's song "Get Lucky", featuring the guest vocals of Pharrell Williams and Nile Rodgers on guitar, had entered the chart the previous week in the number three spot. It racked up sales of 155,000 in the past week, the Official Charts Company said, the biggest one-week sales tally of the year. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-FILM Summary Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:03 PM PDT Helen Mirren crowned top actress at top UK theatre awards LONDON (Reuters) - Helen Mirren was crowned best actress at Britain's top theatre awards on Sunday for reprising her Oscar-winning portrayal of the queen, while a stage version of a novel about a boy with autism was on track to be the top winner of the Olivier awards. Mirren, 67, has won stellar reviews for starring in "The Audience", Peter Morgan's play about the private weekly meetings between Queen Elizabeth and the 12 British prime ministers during the six decades of her reign. ... Full Story | Top |
| CA-ENTERTAINMENT Summary Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:03 PM PDT Wahlberg's "Pain & Gain" knocks Cruise from box office lead (Reuters) - Mark Wahlberg's dark comedy "Pain & Gain" brought enough box office muscle to knock Tom Cruise out of the No. 1 spot on movie charts in the United States and Canada. Another box office heavyweight, Robert Downey Jr., scored big overseas with the international debut of Marvel superhero sequel "Iron Man 3. ... Full Story | Top |
| Helen Mirren crowned top actress at top UK theatre awards Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 12:02 PM PDT  LONDON (Reuters) - Helen Mirren was crowned best actress at Britain's top theatre awards on Sunday for reprising her Oscar-winning portrayal of the queen, while a stage version of a novel about a boy with autism was on track to be the top winner of the Olivier awards. Mirren, 67, has won stellar reviews for starring in "The Audience", Peter Morgan's play about the private weekly meetings between Queen Elizabeth and the 12 British prime ministers during the six decades of her reign. Mirren is no stranger to royalty having won an Academy award for the same role in the 2006 film "The Queen". ... Full Story | Top |
| Wahlberg's "Pain & Gain" knocks Cruise from box office lead Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 11:04 AM PDT  By Lisa Richwine and Andrea Burzynski (Reuters) - Mark Wahlberg's dark comedy "Pain & Gain" brought enough box office muscle to knock Tom Cruise out of the No. 1 spot on movie charts in the United States and Canada. Another box office heavyweight, Robert Downey Jr., scored big overseas with the international debut of Marvel superhero sequel "Iron Man 3." "Pain & Gain" took in $20 million at U.S. and Canadian theaters over its first three days, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. Cruise's sci-fi thriller, "Oblivion," slipped to second place with $17.4 million. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-PEOPLE Summary Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 09:37 AM PDT Michael Jackson's life and death back in spotlight in new trial LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Almost four years after his shocking death, the bizarre life and sorry demise of Michael Jackson will play out again in a $40 billion civil trial that pits the singer's family against the organizers of a musical comeback that never happened. Opening statements are set for Monday in what is expected to be an emotional, three-month long jury trial that seeks to hold AEG Live, the promoters of the never-realized series of 2009 London concerts, liable for the wrongful death of the "Thriller" singer. ... Full Story | Top |
| "Trombone Shorty" carries on New Orleans jazz tradition Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 07:37 AM PDT  By Kathy Finn NEW ORLEANS (Reuters) - Musician Troy Andrews, better known as "Trombone Shorty," witnessed his first New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival at age 12 - not from the viewing area but on stage. "I was playing with my brother's brass band," said Andrews, now 27. At this year's New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, Andrews will be given a high honor. He will perform for the first time as the closing act of the final day on the biggest stage. That time slot previously had long been occupied by one of New Orleans' most famous bands, the Neville Brothers. ... Full Story | Top |
| Singer Emeli Sande eyes U.S. market after setting UK chart record Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 07:11 AM PDT  By Rollo Ross LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer-songwriter Emeli Sande scored a new chart record on Sunday with her debut album after a stellar year in Britain that has paved the way for her next challenge - the U.S. market. Sande smashed a record held for nearly 50 years by The Beatles when her debut album, "Our Version of Events", hit its 63rd week in the top 10 of the UK album charts, according to the Official Charts Company. ... Full Story | Top |
| US-INDUSTRY Summary Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 06:24 AM PDT Iraq watchdog suspends 10 TV channels for inciting violence BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has suspended the licenses of satellite news network Al Jazeera and nine other channels, accusing them of inciting violence through their coverage of recent sectarian clashes. The Communication and Media Commission (CMC) regulator criticized their reporting of violence triggered by a security forces raid on a Sunni Muslim protest camp in Hawija on Tuesday. Time Warner Cable shifts away from "triple play" (Reuters) - Time Warner Cable Inc, the second-largest U.S. ... Full Story | Top |
| Iraq watchdog suspends 10 TV channels for inciting violence Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 06:24 AM PDT  BAGHDAD (Reuters) - Iraq has suspended the licenses of satellite news network Al Jazeera and nine other channels, accusing them of inciting violence through their coverage of recent sectarian clashes. The Communication and Media Commission (CMC) regulator criticized their reporting of violence triggered by a security forces raid on a Sunni Muslim protest camp in Hawija on Tuesday. None of the channels was immediately available for comment. ... Full Story | Top |
| Michael Jackson's life and death back in spotlight in new trial Sunday, Apr 28, 2013 04:32 AM PDT  By Jill Serjeant LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Almost four years after his shocking death, the bizarre life and sorry demise of Michael Jackson will play out again in a $40 billion civil trial that pits the singer's family against the organizers of a musical comeback that never happened. Opening statements are set for Monday in what is expected to be an emotional, three-month long jury trial that seeks to hold AEG Live, the promoters of the never-realized series of 2009 London concerts, liable for the wrongful death of the "Thriller" singer. ... Full Story | Top |
| Rolling Stones to play "surprise" LA gig ahead of U.S. tour Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 05:39 PM PDT  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The Rolling Stones will play a "surprise" gig for fans in Los Angeles on Saturday, a week ahead of kicking off a U.S. tour to mark 50 years in the music business. Hundreds of fans, alerted on the band's Twitter account, lined up from as early as 5 a.m. on Saturday to get hold of the $20 dollar tickets for the concert at the 320 person capacity Echoplex club in Los Angeles. Tickets were distributed by a lottery system and, according to the band's Twitter account, sold out swiftly. ... Full Story | Top |
| Woody Guthrie legacy on display at new Oklahoma museum Saturday, Apr 27, 2013 04:25 PM PDT  By Steve Olafson TULSA, Oklahoma (Reuters) - There was no doubt in Nora Guthrie's mind where the final repository of her famous musician father's legacy would be. The Woody Guthrie Center opened on Saturday in Tulsa, allowing visitors to see the folk singer's handwritten lyrics to "This Land Is Your Land" and thousands of other lyric sheets, letters, postcards, artwork, photos, manuscripts and journals. Guthrie was born in Okemah, Oklahoma, about 60 miles from Tulsa, in 1912 and spent his early years there. ... Full Story | Top |
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