NEW YORK, March 2 (UPI) -- A Billboard.com survey indicates the majority of U.S. music fans prefer concert tours at local venues to large multi-act music festivals.
LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- A British historian claims traditional British nursery rhymes contain adult-themes and sexual references in his new book about the verses' origins.
HOLLYWOOD, March 2 (UPI) -- "Lord of the Rings" stars Billy Boyd and Brad Douriff will have an on-screen reunion of sorts in the upcoming U.S. horror film "Seed of Chucky."
LOS ANGELES, March 2 (UPI) -- British pop band XTC's Andy Partridge has found his way to U.S. TV as the writer of the theme song for Fox's new series "Wonderfalls."
LIVERPOOL, England, March 2 (UPI) -- British television star Jennifer Ellison and her boyfriend were attacked by an armed gang outside a Liverpool bar, the BBC reported Tuesday.
CHICAGO, March 2 (UPI) -- The resignation of Chicago Symphony Orchestra Musical Director Daniel Barenboim may not be as much of a sure thing as it first appeared.
LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- British supermodel Kate Moss is reportedly taking acting lessons from Hollywood actress Gwyneth Paltrow, in anticipation of retiring from modeling.
LONDON, March 2 (UPI) -- Britain's Alistar Cooke is ending his 70-year broadcasting career that included hosting the world's longest-running radio talk show.
LOS ANGELES, March 2 (UPI) -- Ralph Andrews, a 76-year-old game show producer has filed a lawsuit in California claiming Dick Clark, who is 74, did not hire Andrews because of his age.
BOSTON, March 1 (UPI) -- Fans of Frodo and Gandolf can take a mock trip to Middle Earth this summer at a traveling exhibit making its U.S. debut at the Boston Museum of Science.
LOS ANGELES, March 1 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Gabriel Byrne is reportedly in talks to star in "CSI: New York," the latest entry in the immensely popular "CSI" television franchise.
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates, March 1 (UPI) -- The Arabic satellite TV channel MBC has suspended its Bahrain-based version of the reality TV show Big Brother, the BBC reported Monday.
NEW YORK, N.Y., March 1 (UPI) -- Pop star and Ontario native Avril Lavigne is planning a 21-city North American tour in support of her second album, "Under My Skin."
HOLLYWOOD, March 1 (UPI) -- U.S. film producer Scott Rudin bought the rights to a story about three men who filmed their own version of "Raiders of the Lost Ark" when they were boys.
NEW YORK, March 1 (UPI) -- Dandelion, a 6-day-old Friesian lamb, is set to make her Broadway debut in "Gypsy," the musical's producers announced Monday.
CHICAGO, March 1 (UPI) -- The Cook County State's Attorney's office has dropped seven of the 21 child pornography counts filed against superstar R. Kelly in Chicago.
LONDON, March 1 (UPI) -- Rolling Stones guitarist Ronnie Wood is allegedly drinking to excess, even though doctors have warned the habit may kill him, a London tabloid reported.
NEW YORK, March 1 (UPI) -- Stephen King recreates his life-threatening 1999 accident in "Stephen King's Kingdom Hospital," his new U.S. television miniseries.
NEW YORK, March 1 (UPI) -- Singer/songwriter/actress Solange Knowles Monday announced her marriage to Daniel Smith, a college football player from her native Houston.
VANCOUVER, March 1 (UPI) -- Christian Slater is writing a film based on his headline making romp at a Vancouver strip club with fellow Hollywood star Ben Affleck.
LOS ANGELES, March 1 (UPI) -- Sharp-tongued "American Idol" judge Simon Cowell has apologized for unkind remarks he made about rocker Ozzy Osbourne's near-fatal ATV accident.
AMWAJ ISLAND, Bahrain, March 1 (UPI) -- An Arabic television channel has suspended its version of the reality series "Big Brother" amid complaints it flouted Islamic values.
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