LOS ANGELES, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Canadian singer-songwriter Paul Anka says Michael Jackson's estate has agreed to compensate him for his work on the new release, "This Is It."

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NEW YORK, May 27 (UPI) -- "Take Me Out to the Ball Game" is to be honored with the Towering Song Award at the upcoming 2008 Songwriters Hall of Fame gala in New York, organizers said.

NEW YORK, April 16 (UPI) -- U.S. entertainer Paul Anka has been chosen to receive the Johnny Mercer Award at the upcoming Songwriters Hall of Fame 2008 Awards dinner in New York.

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LOS ANGELES, Oct. 30 (UPI) -- Actor Jason Bateman and his wife, Amanda Anka, have welcomed their new daughter, Francesca Nora, in Los Angeles. The girl, the couple's first child, was born Oct. 28, Bateman's rep, Cara Tripicchio told CBS's The ShowBuzz on Monday.

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ATLANTA, April 27 (UPI) -- Paul Anka's "(You're) Having My Baby" has been crowned the worst song of all time by 5,800 voters on CNN.com.