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Pop star Glitter arrested in British sex abuse probe
Former glam rocker Gary Glitter has been released on bail after being arrested Sunday by police investigating sexual abuse allegations against the late British TV star Jimmy Savile that have plunged the BBC into crisis.
29 October 2012
Ban's 'Gangnam-style' day with rapper, daredevil
UN leader Ban Ki-moon had to admit Tuesday that he is no longer the world's most famous South Korean as he came face-to-face with "Gangnam Style" rap phenomenon Psy.
24 October 2012
S. Korea irked by Japan indifference to 'Gangnam Style'
While South Korean rapper Psy's "Gangnam Style" has taken the world by storm, it has largely fallen flat in Japan -- an anomaly viewed with grave suspicion by some in the singer's home country.
24 October 2012
Kazakhstan journalists calculated cost of promoting singer in Kazakhstan
The expenses to record one song total at about $3000 and range from $10,000 to $30,000 to shoot a videoclip.
22 October 2012
Kazakhstan's Alisher Karimov won 3rd prize at music contest in Armenia
Kazakhstan singer Alisher Karimov won the 3rd place in the international contest of young pop singers Yerevan Calls on October 6-14.
18 October 2012
Shakira, footballer Gerard Pique expecting first child
Colombian pop star Shakira confirmed Wednesday that she is pregnant with top Spanish football player Gerard Pique's baby, their first.
20 September 2012
American hip-hop singer Aisha Fukushima gives concerts in 4 cities of Kazakhstan
Aisha Fukushima will perform along with local hip-hop singers and break dancers in four cities of Kazakhstan.
12 September 2012
Disney's next bad girl Gomez defends raunchy movie role
Watch out Britney Spears, Lindsay Lohan and Miley Cyrus. Selena Gomez stepped up Friday as the next Disney girl gone wild -- at least on screen -- in the sociopathic movie "Spring Breakers."
08 September 2012
Rastafari saved Snoop Dogg's marriage
"Gangsta" rapper Snoop Dogg said Friday that a transformational journey to Jamaica during which he embraced reggae music may have saved his marriage and gave him a new, "family first" outlook.
08 September 2012
Promoters voiced Jackson doubts before death: report
The promoters of Michael Jackson's ill-fated 2009 comeback concert series in London feared he was unstable, with one describing him as a "mess".
05 September 2012
Rihanna gets worked up over-enthusiastic French fans
Pop star Rihanna let rip in a series of foul-mouthed Twitter posts, saying she had to fight her way out of a Paris train station after a crowd of French fans gathered to greet her.
03 September 2012
Online pranksters plot Taylor Swift gig for deaf kids
Country pop diva Taylor Swift could find herself singing to deaf youngsters if social media pranksters have their way.
31 August 2012
LL Cool J leaves intruder with broken bones
An alleged burglar was left with a broken nose, jaw and ribs after US rapper-actor LL Cool J confronted the intruder in the kitchen of his Los Angeles home.
25 August 2012
Young Elvis tribute artists keep the flame burning
Elvis Presley was long dead when he entered the life of Victor Trevino for ever.
17 August 2012
Singer Son Pascal wrote a song to support Kazakh language
A new song is called You Should Speak Kazakhsha. The lyrics of the song is a mixture of Kazakh and English.
15 August 2012
Fans flock to Graceland in memory of Elvis Presley
Fans of Elvis Presley are flocking to his Graceland estate for Thursday's 35th anniversary of his death, their enthusiasm for the king of rock 'n' roll undiminished by the years.
15 August 2012
Jennifer Lopez files $20 million extortion suit
Singer-actress Jennifer Lopez has filed a $20 million lawsuit against a former driver whom she claims threatened to spill her secrets if she did not pay him $2.8 million, court records showed Tuesday.
08 August 2012
Whitney Houston exhibit to open in Los Angeles
An exhibit in honor of late pop icon Whitney Houston will open in Los Angeles next month, half a year after her lifeless body was discovered in a hotel bathtub.
03 August 2012
Pussy Riot becomes cause celebre in Putin's Russia
In February, five women walked silently into Moscow's Church of Christ the Saviour before clambering over railings, pulling on balaclavas and yelling out a protest song against Vladimir Putin.
28 July 2012
Alisher, 10, from Almaty won Slavianski Bazaar 2012
Alisher Zhaksybai from Almaty had become the First Prize Winner of the X International Children Contest Slavianski Bazaar 2012 in Vitebsk.
24 July 2012