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John Legend and Celine Dion
Celine Dion, John Legend to perform at Aretha Franklin tribute concert
Los Angeles — Celine Dion, Kelly Clarkson, Jennifer Hudson and John Legend will be among a host of singers to perform at a tribute concert for the late Aretha Franklin in January, the Recording Academy and other groups announced on Thursday. Alicia Keys, Yolanda Adams, Patti Labelle and Janelle Monae will also do songs from the repertoire of the Queen of Soul at the concert, to be hosted by filmmaker Tyler Perry on Jan. 13 in Los Angeles. — Reuters
December 30, 2018

Celine Dion, John Legend to perform at Aretha Franklin tribute concert

Christopher Nolan
Thai cave divers, Twiggy, Monty Python's Palin on UK honors list
London — A team of British divers who helped save a junior football team stranded in a flooded cave in Thailand were awarded in Britain's traditional New Year Honors alongside former supermodel Twiggy and Monty Python's Michael Palin.The seven underwater specialists involved in the remarkable rescue were also joined on the prestigious annual achievement list -- announced on Friday -- by Hollywood filmmaker Christopher Nolan, Jim Carter from "Downton Abbey", best-selling author Philip Pullman and leading Brexiteer lawmaker John Redwood.Four of the divers were given awards for exceptional bravery while the three others were made Members of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (MBE).Richard Stanton and John Volanthen -- the first of the divers to reach the 12...
December 30, 2018

Thai cave divers, Twiggy, Monty Python's Palin on UK honors list

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth
Miley Cyrus confirms marriage to Hemsworth
Los Angeles — Pop singer Miley Cyrus has confirmed her marriage to teen sweetheart, actor Liam Hemsworth, posting photos taken at their quiet family wedding on social media. With the caption "10 years later" and the date "12.23.18," the "Wrecking Ball" singer posted a trio of photos on Instagram and Twitter of her in an off the shoulder white dress, hugging Hemsworth. — Reuters
December 30, 2018

Miley Cyrus confirms marriage to Hemsworth

A horse in a stable at the Horse Culture Museum, part of an equestrian-themed town in Jiangyin, Jiangsu province, some 200 kilometers northwest of Shanghai. — AFP
China saddles up with exclusive riding clubs, horse towns
Shanghai — Leather riding boots are neatly lined up on a carpet, a picture shows blood-thirsty hounds on a fox hunt and a fountain spews water from the mouths of stone horses.It may have the trappings of upper-class Britain, but this is in fact suburban Shanghai and the County Down Club, the self-styled first exclusive membership club in China for horsemanship and fox-hunting.The club, which takes its name from a county in Northern Ireland, was founded three years ago and owner Steven Sun says equestrian sport "has developed rapidly in China during the past five to 10 years".Rising numbers of Chinese are taking up sports such as horse riding as the country's growing economy -- now the second biggest after the United States -- gives people more disposable income to pursue...
December 30, 2018

China saddles up with exclusive riding clubs, horse towns

Michelle Obama
Michelle Obama leaps into the lead of most admired women in U.S. poll
WASHINGTON — Hillary Clinton has lost her top spot among the women most admired by people in the United States after 17 years to Michelle Obama, according to a new poll by Gallup.Obama, whose recently published autobiography, "Becoming", is a bestseller, was the choice of 15 percent of 1,025 people surveyed, up from 7 percent in 2017.As first lady she took on a number of causes including an effort to fight obesity among children in the United States, calling for healthy eating and exercise.She has also been a staunch advocate for women's rights, both in and out of the White House.Earlier this year, Obama was named the world's second-most admired woman, behind Angelina Jolie, in a YouGov poll.Clinton, a former secretary of state and first lady who lost the 2016...
December 29, 2018

Michelle Obama leaps into the lead of most admired women in U.S. poll

In this file photo taken on May 28, 2008 visitors walk through
'Back to the garden': Festival to mark Woodstock's 50th
New York — Fifty years after the Woodstock festival became a highpoint of 1960s counter-culture, featuring performances by Jimi Hendrix, Joe Cocker, Janis Joplin and other icons of the era, an anniversary event is planned at the same site in New York.The Bethel Woods Center for the Arts announced on its website "a new festival of music, culture, and community" from August 16-18 next year at the original location of the 1969 concert, which took place on Max Yasgur's farm about 100 miles (160 kilometers) north of New York city.In conjunction with major concert promoter Live Nation, the event will span the same dates as the original festival and will include live performances from "prominent and emerging artists spanning multiple genres and decades," alongside...
December 29, 2018

'Back to the garden': Festival to mark Woodstock's 50th

Ariana Grande
'Beyond sorry' Ariana Grande cancels Las Vegas concert
Las Vegas — Ariana Grande has canceled a Las Vegas concert due to "health issues," the singer said on Friday.The 25-year-old singer, one of the most popular in the United States, was set to perform at The Cosmopolitan hotel on Saturday."Vegas, I’m currently working through some health issues and am beyond sorry I won’t be able to see you this weekend,” she wrote on Instagram.Entertainment website TMZ reported that Grande had bronchitis, citing sources close to the singer. A representative for Grande was not immediately available for comment.Grande finished 2018 with her song "Thank U, Next" at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 chart for the sixth week. Her year also saw the death of ex-boyfriend and rapper Mac Miller in September and her break up with fiance...
December 29, 2018

'Beyond sorry' Ariana Grande cancels Las Vegas concert

Norman Gimbel
Award-winning lyricist behind "Killing Me Softly" dead at 91
Washington — Norman Gimbel, the Oscar and Grammy-winning lyricist behind "Killing Me Softly", "The Girl From Ipanema" and the theme from iconic sitcom "Happy Days" has died aged 91.His death was announced on Friday by BMI, which described him as "a truly gifted and prolific writer" who will be greatly missed by friends and fans at the music rights organization.The Brooklyn native died at his home in Montecito, California, on December 19, his son Tony Gimbel told The Hollywood Reporter.Norman Gimbel won an Academy Award for Best Original Song alongside co-composer David Shire for Jennifer Warnes' "It Goes Like It Goes" in the 1979 film "Norma Rae".He also wrote Roberta Flack's "Killing Me Softly" with his...
December 29, 2018

Award-winning lyricist behind "Killing Me Softly" dead at 91

Angelina Jolie
Angelina Jolie hints at move into politics
LONDON — Angelina Jolie hinted on Friday she could one day enter politics, as she urged global leaders to do more to help refugees and women in conflict.Asked whether she was moving toward a political career, the Hollywood star, an envoy for the UN refugee agency who has also campaigned on sexual violence against women, said she would “go where I’m needed”.“If you asked me 20 years ago, I would’ve laughed,” she said in an interview with British broadcaster the BBC. “I don’t know if I’m fit for politics, but then I’ve also joked that I don’t know if I have a skeleton left in my closet.”Jolie said her work with the United Nations and other organizations enabled her to “get a lot done without a title”, but did not rule out a future switch.“I honestly will do...
December 28, 2018

Angelina Jolie hints at move into politics

Miley Cyrus
Miley Cyrus confirms marriage to teen sweetheart Liam Hemsworth
LOS ANGELES, California — Pop singer Miley Cyrus has confirmed her marriage to teen sweetheart, actor Liam Hemsworth, posting photos taken at their quiet family wedding on social media.With the caption “10 years later” and the date “12.23.18,” the “Wrecking Ball” singer posted a trio of photos on Instagram and Twitter late on Wednesday of her in an off the shoulder white dress, hugging and kissing Hemsworth.Hemsworth, 28, posted one of the photos on his Twitter account, writing “My Love” and a heart emoji.First reports of the small Dec. 23 ceremony emerged on social media on Christmas Eve.Cyrus, the 26-year-old former Disney Channel star of comedy “Hannah Montana,” met Australian actor Hemsworth while filming their 2010 romantic film “The Last Song” and announced...
December 27, 2018

Miley Cyrus confirms marriage to teen sweetheart Liam Hemsworth

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