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Singer Randy Travis recovering from brain surgery

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:03 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Randy Travis performs on day 2 of the 2013 CMA Music festival at the LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. Publicist Kirt Webster on Wednesday night, July 10, 2013 said that the 54-year-old Travis is in surgery after suffering a stroke while he was being treated for congestive heart failure because of a viral illness. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music stars and fans joined together to urge prayers for Randy Travis overnight as he recovered from brain surgery following a stroke at a Texas hospital.


A playlist of 5 of Randy Travis' greatest songs

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 01:21 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Randy Travis performs on day 2 of the 2013 CMA Music festival at the LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. Publicist Kirt Webster on Wednesday night, July 10, 2013 said that the 54-year-old Travis is in surgery after suffering a stroke while he was being treated for congestive heart failure because of a viral illness. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Millions of fans are thinking of Randy Travis and repeating calls for prayers following the country music star's stroke and surgery Wednesday night in a Texas hospital. Here's a playlist of five of Travis' most inspirational and heartbreaking songs.


Director says Jackson's condition frightened him

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 05:10 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 27, 2009 file photo shows Director/Producer Kenny Ortega, Co-Producer Frank DiLeo and AEG's Randy Phillips at Columbia Pictures' Premiere of Michael Jackson's "This Is It" on October 27, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Ortega told a jury on Wednesday July 10, 2013, that Michael Jackson's state six days before the singer's death frightened him, and that he saw his friend show up to at least four rehearsals in an impaired state in the final months of his life. Ortega is testying in a negligent hiring lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother against concert promoter AEG Live LLC. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP Images, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The director of Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts told a jury on Wednesday that he was frightened when Jackson was shivering and seemed lost at one of his final rehearsals for the "This Is It" shows.


'Elementary' brings a stateside Sherlock to London

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 06:20 AM PDT

In this undated image image released by CBS Entretainment on Thursday July 13, 2013 Jonny Lee Miller and Lucy Liu are photographed during filming season 2 of "Elementary" on the banks of the Thames in London. Sherlock Holmes is back on home turf in the second-season premiere of "Elementary" _ and so, a bit uncomfortably, is star Jonny Lee Miller."It's a little bit surreal, to be honest with you," said the British actor, who plays a New York-based Sherlock in CBS' modern-day take on the great detective. (AP Photo/Joss Barratt /CBS Entertainment )LONDON (AP) — Sherlock Holmes is back on home turf in the second-season premiere of "Elementary" — and so, a bit uncomfortably, is star Jonny Lee Miller.


Wonder, Kings, Keys, Mayer headline Global Fest

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this May 19, 2013 file photo, Stevie Wonder performs at The Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, Ala. Wonder is participating in the second Global Citizen Festival on Sept. 28, 2013, in New York's Central Park with Kings of Leon, John Mayer and Alicia Keys. Fans earn tickets by participating in a campaign to end world poverty. (Photo by John Davisson/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Stevie Wonder, Kings of Leon, Alicia Keys and John Mayer have volunteered their time to attend the second Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park, and organizers hope you will, too.


Placido Domingo may cancel more shows

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 06:24 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, tenor Placido Domingo performs at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion in Los Angeles. Domingo is in the hospital after suffering a blockage in an artery of the lungs. Domingo's publicist says the 72-year-old is expected to make a full recovery but will have to miss at least two appearances scheduled for later this month. He was admitted to the hospital Monday, July 8, 2013, in Madrid. (Photo by Dan Steinberg/Invision/AP, File)MADRID (AP) — The son of legendary opera singer Placido Domingo says his 72-year-old father may have to cancel some more performances following his admission to a Madrid hospital with a lung artery blockage, but that he has absolutely no plans to retire.


'Newsroom' cast on critics, season 2

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 01:42 AM PDT

Aaron Sorkin, right, creator/executive producer of "The Newsroom," greets cast member Jeff Daniels at the season 2 premiere of the HBO series at the Paramount Theater on Wednesday, July 10, 2013 in Los Angeles. (Photo by Chris Pizzello/Invision/AP)LOS ANGELES (AP) — Even the star of HBO's drama "The Newsroom" admits that season one had its growing pains.


Appellate brief seeks reversal for Jackson doctor

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 02:26 PM PDT

LOS ANGELES (AP) — A lawyer for Michael Jackson's doctor told an appellate court on Wednesday that Jackson's contract with AEG Live LLC should have been admitted as evidence in Dr. Conrad Murray's manslaughter trial.

'The Lion King' on the road hits $1 billion

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 02:37 PM PDT

FILE - In this Jan. 19, 2012 file photo,"The Lion King" marquee is displayed at The Minskoff Theatre in New York. Disney Theatrical Productions said Wednesday, July 10, 2013, that the show's total touring box office gross in North America has reached $1 billion. Producers estimate that more than 15 million theatergoers in over 70 cities across North America have seen the show since 2002. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes, file)NEW YORK (AP) — It's a mainstay on Broadway and now "The Lion King" has proved it's a king on the road, too.


Wonder, Mayer, Keys and Kings headline Global Fest

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 04:40 AM PDT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, John Mayer and Kings of Leon have volunteered their time to attend the second Global Citizen Festival in New York's Central Park, and organizers hope you will, too.

Singer Randy Travis out of surgery, still critical

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 10:11 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Randy Travis performs on day 2 of the 2013 CMA Music festival at the LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. Publicist Kirt Webster on Wednesday night, July 10, 2013 said that the 54-year-old Travis is in surgery after suffering a stroke while he was being treated for congestive heart failure because of a viral illness. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Randy Travis is out of surgery but remains in critical condition after suffering a stroke while at a Texas hospital, the singer's publicist said late Wednesday.


Singer Randy Travis in surgery after stroke

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 08:04 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Randy Travis performs on day 2 of the 2013 CMA Music festival at the LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. Publicist Kirt Webster on Wednesday night, July 10, 2013 said that the 54-year-old Travis is in surgery after suffering a stroke while he was being treated for congestive heart failure because of a viral illness. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Randy Travis suffered a stroke while at a Texas hospital and was in surgery late Wednesday, the singer's publicist said.


Publicist: Randy Travis suffers stroke in hospital

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 06:45 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Randy Travis performs on day 2 of the 2013 CMA Music festival at the LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. Travis has been hospitalized in Texas with viral cardiomyopathy. A news release from the singer's publicist says Travis was admitted to the hospital Sunday, July 7, 2013, in Dallas. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Randy Travis suffered a stroke while at a Texas hospital and was in surgery late Wednesday, the singer's publicist said.


Doctors: Randy Travis in congestive heart failure

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 12:53 PM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Randy Travis performs on day 2 of the 2013 CMA Music festival at the LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. Travis has been hospitalized in Texas with viral cardiomyopathy. A news release from the singer's publicist says Travis was admitted to the hospital Sunday, July 7, 2013, in Dallas. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Country music star Randy Travis is showing signs of improvement but remains in critical condition with congestive heart failure because of a viral illness, doctors said Wednesday.


Director says Jackson's behavior frightened him

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 12:12 PM PDT

FILE - This Oct. 27, 2009 file photo shows Director/Producer Kenny Ortega, Co-Producer Frank DiLeo and AEG's Randy Phillips at Columbia Pictures' Premiere of Michael Jackson's "This Is It" on October 27, 2009 at the Nokia Theatre L.A. Live in Los Angeles. Ortega told a jury on Wednesday July 10, 2013, that Michael Jackson's state six days before the singer's death frightened him, and that he saw his friend show up to at least four rehearsals in an impaired state in the final months of his life. Ortega is testying in a negligent hiring lawsuit filed by Jackson's mother against concert promoter AEG Live LLC. (Photo by Eric Charbonneau/Invision/AP Images, File)LOS ANGELES (AP) — The director of Michael Jackson's ill-fated comeback concerts told a jury on Wednesday that he was frightened when Jackson was shivering and seemed lost at one of his final rehearsals.


Chita Rivera to celebrate her birthday with a show

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 09:18 AM PDT

FILE - This Aug. 19, 2009 file photo shows actress Chita Rivera during an interview in New York. Rivera will celebrate her 80th birthday by performing a one-night-only show benefiting Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS. Two-time Tony Award-winning singer, dancer and actress will play the August Wilson Theatre on Oct. 7 in a show written by Terrence McNally and directed by Graciela Daniele. Rivera turned 80 on Jan. 23. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)NEW YORK (AP) — Chita Rivera will celebrate her 80th birthday doing what she does best — performing a show that benefits Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS.


Doctors say Travis in congestive heart failure

Posted: 10 Jul 2013 10:04 AM PDT

FILE - In this June 7, 2013 file photo, Randy Travis performs on day 2 of the 2013 CMA Music festival at the LP Field in Nashville, Tenn. Travis has been hospitalized in Texas with viral cardiomyopathy. A news release from the singer's publicist says Travis was admitted to the hospital Sunday, July 7, 2013, in Dallas. (Photo by Wade Payne/Invision/AP, File)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Doctors say country music star Randy Travis was in good health until three weeks before he was hospitalized and is now in congestive heart failure because of a viral respiratory illness he contracted.


Toshi Seeger, wife of Pete Seeger, dies at 91

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 07:53 AM PDT

BEACON, N.Y. (AP) — Toshi (TOH'-shee) Seeger, the wife of folk singer Pete Seeger for 70 years, has died. She was 91.

The Hollywood Reporter's best stories of the week

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:33 AM PDT

The Hollywood Reporter's list of its 10 best stories of the week:

Review: 'Grown Ups 2' no easier to watch than No.1

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 05:23 AM PDT

This film publicity image released by Columbia Pictures shows, from left, Kevin James, Adam Sandler and Chris Rock in a scene from "Grown Ups 2." (AP Photo/Sony - Columbia Pictures, Tracy Bennett)LOS ANGELES (AP) — It would be dishonest to call "Grown Ups 2" the most repellent high-profile comedy in recent memory. But that's largely because few moviegoers have memories kind enough to have already erased 2010's "Grown Ups" — which offered almost every loathsome quality of this installment, plus Rob Schneider.


NY judge: Apple colluded to raise e-book prices

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 03:20 AM PDT

FILE - In a Friday, June 7, 2013 file photo, a sign displays the Apple logo outside of the company's headquarters in Cupertino, Calif. A federal judge ruled Wednesday, July 10, 2013 that Apple Inc. broke antitrust laws and conspired with publishers to raise electronic book prices, citing "compelling evidence" from the words of the late Steve Jobs. U.S. District Judge Denise Cote said Apple knew that no publisher could risk acting alone to try to eliminate Amazon.com's $9.99 price for the most popular e-books so it "created a mechanism and environment that enabled them to act together in a matter of weeks to eliminate all retail price competition for their e-books."Apple spokesman Tom Neumayr said the Cupertino, California-based company planned to appeal. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez, File)NEW YORK (AP) — Apple Inc. milked the popularity of its iTunes store to form an illegal cartel with publishers to raise electronic book prices, a federal judge decided in a case swayed by the words of the late Steve Jobs.


Grand Ole Opry installs 2 new tours

Posted: 11 Jul 2013 03:04 AM PDT

In this image made available by the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, TN., shows The Member Gallery on Oct. 28, 2010. The member gallery displays a plaque for every Opry member. The Grand Ole Pry is offering the VIP Behind the Opry Curtain Tour and Opry House Post Show Tour showing a variety of dressing rooms and inner workings of the Opry moments before the big curtain goes up. (AP Photo/Grand Ole Opry, Chris Hollo)NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Darius Rucker's surprise invitation to become a member of the Grand Ole Opry is a moment he says he will always cherish — and now fans will be able to share the experience with him over and over again.


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