Adam is in the bottom three, but I cannot even fathom that he could go home.
Oh Adam, you never, ever pick what group you should be in. You are supposed to plop your(…)

Natalie Cole has had some health challenges lately and I guess that’s why she looks so thin.
Her voice is also not very robust as she sings her new single “Something’s Got To Give.”(…)

Hey, didn’t this guy win “American Idol” a few years ago?
I like him with the shorter hair and the guitar. He sings his new single “Seven Mile Breakdown.”
What is that, country, bluegrass or(…)

Ohhhhh, I blame T-Pain for this foolishness.
Jamie sings his new song “Blame It” and he is doing that computerized voice thingie that I hate.
T-Pain usually performs on the song with him and he’s(…)

** SPOILER ALERT: Wednesday nights blog will eventually reveal the contestant leaving the show. Do not visit this post if you do not want to know the results. **
Ryan tells us that after(…)

Adam Lambert’s landing in the bottom three on “American Idol” Wednesday night had lots of fans crying foul and wondering how in the world such a popular contestant could have been so close(…)

On Cinco de Mayo, “American Idol” has gone one better: It’s now down to its final four.
The theme tonight is rock, and Guns N’ Roses guitarist Slash is scheduled to mentor the remaining(…)

Comedy actor DeLuise dies aged 75
Actor and comedian Dom DeLuise, who starred in films including Blazing Saddles and Cannonball Run, has died at the age of 75, it has been announced.
He died in(…)

Feminist icon French dies at 79
Marilyn French, author of The Women’s Room and regarded as one of the great feminist writers, has died of heart failure aged 79 in New York.
The native New(…)

Beer, sandwiches and Ivory Snow
BEEN AND GONE
By Nick Serpell
BBC Obituary Unit
Our regular column covering the passing of significant – but lesser-reported – people of the past month.
The Scottish band, The Bay City Rollers,(…)

Plumber wins Gulf TV ‘Apprentice’
A British woman has won a share in a 1m business after winning a Middle Eastern television reality show.
Hannah Dodkin, 30, a qualified plumber from Somerset, took part in(…)

Wilco singer sued by ex-bandmate
Jeff Tweedy, lead singer with US band Wilco, has been sued by a former member of the band over unpaid royalties.
Jay Bennett, who played with the band from 1994-2001,(…)

Katona condemns ‘rude’ Schofield
By Fiona Pryor
Entertainment reporter, BBC News
Reality TV star Kerry Katona has accused presenter Phillip Schofield of being “ignorant and arrogant” during an interview on This Morning last year.
Katona,(…)

Billy Elliot dominates Tony nods
The Broadway production of British hit musical Billy Elliot has picked up 15 nominations at the US Tony Awards.
It is in the running for best musical and best original(…)

Dylan is in chart seventh heaven
Bob Dylan has topped the UK album chart for the seventh time in his career, nearly 40 years since his last number one LP.
Together Through Life is the(…)

Wolverine slashes US competition
The action adventure film X-Men Origins: Wolverine has slashed its way to the top of the North American box office, early figures show.
The comic book prequel took 87m (58.2m) in(…)

Vatican ‘hampered new Hanks film’
Director Ron Howard has accused the Vatican of trying to hamper the filming of his new movie, Angels & Demons, starring Tom Hanks.
The movie sequel to author Dan Brown’s(…)

Snow Patrol singer ‘to go solo’
Snow Patrol singer Gary Lightbody has revealed that he is working on two solo side projects.
The frontman said he has been recording an abstract record entitled Listen Tank(…)

Rock stars sign up for web comedy
By Ian Youngs
Music reporter, BBC News
Pete Doherty, his former bandmate Carl Barat and ex-Creation Records boss Alan McGee are appearing in a new comedy about the world(…)

Jackson flash to be re-examined
The US Supreme Court has ordered a re-examination of a ruling that threw out a fine over Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” during 2004’s Super Bowl.
Federal regulators had initially fined(…)

Madonna’s Malawi appeal adjourned
A Malawian court has adjourned an appeal by pop star Madonna against a ruling denying her request to adopt a second child from the country.
Last month, the court ruled that(…)

Hollywood battling ‘DVD copying’
By Maggie Shiels
Technology reporter, BBC News, Silicon Valley
Hollywood has locked horns with the technology industry over who will control digital entertainment and how it is watched.
The six big film studios(…)

Angels & Demons premieres in Rome
Ewan McGregor joined Hollywood stars like Tom Hanks for the world premiere of Dan Brown novel Angels & Demons in Rome. The actor plays a papal official in(…)

A session with Seeger
By Vincent Dowd
BBC World Service arts reporter
Dropping yet more sugar into his cafe mocha, Pete Seeger laments the withering of his singing voice: “At my age the banjo-playing is shot(…)

Blur? Solo? Best of both for Coxon

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By Ian Youngs
Music reporter, BBC News
Graham Coxon is perched on the edge of a stage in a room above a pub in east London.
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