David Bowie hospitalized for pinched nerve
SCHEESSEL, Germany, June 28 (UPI) -- David Bowie was hospitalized in Germany for a pinched nerve in the rock legend's shoulder, resulting in a canceled concert.
Bowie, 57, was taken to the hospital Friday, where he was kept overnight, after appearing at the Hurricane Festival in Scheessel, Germany, Britain's Mirror reported Monday.
The hospital stay forced the cancellation of Bowie's performance during the weekend at the Southside Festival in Neuhausen ob Eck.
Bowie shortened a show last Wednesday in Prague because of shoulder pain.
Britney engaged to dancer
LOS ANGELES, June 28 (UPI) -- Britney Spears is engaged to Kevin Federline, a former backup dancer and actor whom the pop diva has dated for several months, a spokeswoman said.
"I can confirm that, yes, she is engaged," said Sonia Muckle of Jive Records, Access Hollywood reported Monday.
The couple tentatively set Nov. 20 as their wedding date in either Los Angeles or in Spears' home state of Louisiana, Access Hollywood said.
The wedding will be the second for Spears, 22, who married hometown friend Jason Alexander Jan. 3 in Las Vegas. The marriage last 55 hours before it was annulled.
Federline has never been married, but has a 2-year-old child with his ex-girlfriend, actress Shar Jackson. Jackson reportedly is eight months pregnant with the couple's second child.
Federline reportedly has been by Spears's side during her recent knee injury that forced the cancellation of her summer tour and resulted in surgery.
Federline, 26, appeared in the film, "You Got Served."
Keith Richards joins Gram Parsons tribute
LOS ANGELES, June 28 (UPI) -- Keith Richards will join an all-star lineup of musicians for a tribute to the late rocker Gram Parsons in Los Angeles and Santa Barbara, Calif., next week.
Parsons, who died in 1973, was a member of the Byrds and the Flying Burrito Brothers. He was credited with showing Richards how to play country music.
"Return to Sin City: A Tribute to Gram Parsons" will run for two days -- July 9 at the Santa Barbara Bowl in Santa Barbara. and July 10 at the Universal Amphitheatre in Los Angeles.
Besides Richards, the lineup also includes Steve Earle, Norah Jones, Lucinda Williams and Dwight Yoakam.
Proceeds from the concerts will be donated to the Musicians' Assistance Program, which helps professional musicians get treatment for drug and alcohol addiction regardless of their ability to pay.
MTV, Viva La Bam to appeal order to halt
POCOPSON, Pa., June 28 (UPI) -- MTV and the producer of the "Viva La Bam" show plan to appeal a cease and desist order from the Pennsylvania township where the production is ongoing.
Brandon C. "Bam" Margera was still making his MTV show on his 13.8-acre spread last week, six days after Pocopson Township ordered him to cease and desist production, the Philadelphia Inquirer reported Monday.
The show is a spinoff of Margera's previous series and movie, "Jackass!"
This is the fourth time in two years municipal authorities have had to act as a result of Margera's show, which glorifies "stupid human tricks."
His parents paid a $600 fine after Margera got an elephant to visit their home in nearby Concord Township in Delaware County.
In September, East Goshen Township asked Margera and crew to halt production at an apartment complex. The township said it was an illegal commercial activity in a residential area.
In October, West Chester, Pa., police arrested four people in October who were caught taping a man urinating from atop a downtown garage.
