"IVOR NOVELLO AWARDS" IN LONDON
American singer Yusuf Islam attends the "Ivor Novello Awards" at Grosvenor House in London on May 24, 2007. (UPI Photo/Rune Hellestad)
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JERUSALEM, Oct. 24 (UPI) -- A concert featuring Cat Stevens, a British singer who follows Islam, was canceled in Israel because of security concerns, organizers said.
NEW YORK, Dec. 20 (UPI) -- Folk singer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has claimed he never supported the Iranian death sentence issued against writer Salman Rushdie.
OSLO, Norway, Nov. 1 (UPI) -- Cat Stevens will make a rare appearance next month at a concert in Norway to be held in connection with the Nobel Peace Prize. Stevens, who was popular in the 1970s and now goes by the Muslim name Yusuf Islam, will appear at the Dec. 11 Nobel Peace Concer
NEW YORK, Sept. 8 (UPI) -- Yusuf Islam, once known as British singer Cat Stevens, is set to release his first modern pop album in 28 years as part of a deal with Atlantic Records.
ATHENS, Ga., March 20 (UPI) -- Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has reportedly reconsidered his retirement from pop music and is making a comeback. Sources told Billboard.com that Islam has recorded his first pop album since "Back to Earth" in 1978. Several record labels are
LONDON, Feb. 15 (UPI) -- Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, has reached a settlement with two British newspapers for falsely claiming he supported terrorism.
ROME, Nov. 16 (UPI) -- The Italian-based Gorbachev Foundation named entertainer Yusuf Islam, formerly known as Cat Stevens, winner of its annual "Man of Peace Award."
NEW YORK, Sept. 28 (UPI) -- The musician formerly known as Cat Stevens says he went through a "terrible ordeal" after his transatlantic flight was diverted last week. Yusuf Islam, the name Stevens adopted when he became a Muslim in the 1970s, was met by FBI agents when the London-to
LONDON, Sept. 24 (UPI) -- Yusuf Islam, once the rock singer Cat Stevens, has told legal advisors to investigate his denial of admission to the United States, Sky News reports.
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