However, "Plastic Beach," the group's third album which features Snoop Dogg, Lou Reed and Bobby Womack among others, is only five percent ahead of second-placed "Brother" by Irish band Boyzone in terms of sales.
Amy Macdonald's "A Curious Thing" was third, according ...
The new opera, by British composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and writer Richard Thomas, will be staged by renowned opera director Richard Jones, the company said in a statement on Wednesday.
Thomas was a co-creator of "Jerry Springer: The Opera," the controversial show that prompted thousands ...
LONDON (Reuters) - Comparisons with the original were inevitable when Andrew Lloyd Webber decided to write a sequel to his record-breaking musical "Phantom of the Opera."
After Tuesday night's world premiere at the Adelphi Theater in London's West End, the consensus among critics was ...
The rapper, whose real name is Earl Simmons, told a probation officer that he used cocaine and was not complying with the terms of his treatment plan, Maricopa County Sheriff Joe Arpaio told Reuters.
He faces five counts of violating probation.
The evergreen performer, a chart topper before the Beatles arrived who has sold an estimated 250 million records over more than 50 years, will sing covers of classics including "Let's Fall in Love" and "I've Got You Under My Skin."
The 12-track album "Bold as Brass" ...
The group, which signed with EMI over 40 years ago and whose back catalog has been outsold only by that of the Beatles, is disputing how online royalty payments and the marketing of their music are calculated, the Press Association reported.
The band, whose albums include "The Dark Side of ...
LONDON (Reuters) - The sequel to "Phantom of the Opera", one of the biggest musicals of all time, opens in London on Tuesday amid disquiet among die-hard "phans" who have been posting opinions online since previews began two weeks ago.
Composer Andrew Lloyd Webber was ...
NEW YORK (Reuters) - After whirlwind goodbyes to fans, diminutive U.S. rapper Lil Wayne was sentenced to one year in jail on Monday after he pleaded guilty on a gun possession charge in a 2007 incident.
Lil Wayne, 27, whose real name is Dwayne Carter and who also goes by the moniker ...
The shows are set for undisclosed locations in Sao Paulo on Thursday and Buenos Aires on March 20. Plans are also in the works for a show in Rio De Janeiro.
Organizer Jamison Ernest said each venue will hold about 150 people. He declined to reveal too much information for fear of riots by ...
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Avatar" may have failed to repeat the Academy Award success for "Titanic," but James Cameron's latest hit film proved once again: nothing draws eyeballs to the Oscars like the nomination of a blockbuster.
Sunday night's Oscars drew 41.3 million U.S. ...
