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Pink Floyd Wins Battle with EMI Over Online Sales

Submitted by 41 News on Thu, 2010-03-11 08:50

In a victory for the concept album, Britain's High Court has ordered record company EMI Group Ltd. to stop selling downloads of Pink Floyd tracks individually rather than as part of the band's original albums.

The group sued the music label, saying its contract prohibited selling the tracks "unbundled" from their original records. EMI
claimed the rule applied only to physical albums, not the Internet.

Judge Andrew Morritt backed the band Thursday, saying a clause in the contract protected "the artistic integrity of the albums."

'Lost Boys' Actor Corey Haim Dead in Burbank at 38

Submitted by 41 News on Wed, 2010-03-10 09:13

The Los Angeles coroner's office says "The Lost Boys" actor Corey Haim is dead at 38.

Coroner's Lt. Cheryl MacWillie said Wednesday that Haim died at 2:15 a.m. at Providence St. Joseph Medical Center in Burbank. She said an autopsy will determine the cause of death and there are no other details.

Canadian-born Haim became a teen heartthrob with the 1986 film "Lucas" and 1987's "The Lost Boys."

His first role was in the 1984 hit "Firstborn," in which he played a young child caught up in a family war. He then appeared in the 1985 television movie "A Time to Live."

Percy Sledge Among New Names in Alabama Music Hall

Submitted by 41 News on Wed, 2010-03-10 08:45

 Entertainers lined up for the Alabama Music Hall of Fame induction ceremony March 25 in Montgomery include Percy Sledge and the Blind Boys of Alabama.

Executive director David Johnson says those performing and being inducted also include Eddie Levert of the O'Jays, Mac Davis, Jamey Johnson, the Atlanta Rhythm Section and songwriter Mac McAnally.

David Letterman Thanks Authorities After Shakedown Case

Submitted by 41 News on Wed, 2010-03-10 08:36

David Letterman is thanking authorities for their efforts in prosecuting the former CBS producer who tried to shake him down.

During his show last night, Letterman said he was "full of anxiety and nervous and worried" when he first went to prosecutors. But he says they handled the case professionally and skillfully.

Letterman mentioned several prosecutors by name and thanked the NYPD on the air.

Osmonds Return to Stage After Death of Marie's Son

Submitted by 41 News on Wed, 2010-03-10 08:16

Marie Osmond has returned to her Las Vegas Strip show, saying singing is the way her family is coping with the death of her 18-year-old son.

The Donny & Marie show at the Flamingo Las Vegas hotel resumed Tuesday night, one day after the siblings attended a family funeral for Marie's son Michael Bryan.

Marie Osmond dedicated an opera song to Bryan, whom she called her "angel."

Police in Los Angeles have said Bryan died of an apparent suicide after jumping from the eighth floor of an apartment
building.  Autopsy and toxicology results are pending.

8 Music Acts Sue Over Alabama Festival Payments

Submitted by 41 News on Tue, 2010-03-09 08:35

 Eight music acts are suing the former president of Birmingham's City Stages festival for payment for performances during the 2009 event.

A lawsuit filed in Jefferson County Circuit Court says acts such as the Doobie Brothers, the Neville Brothers and the Indigo Girls received bad checks from the Birmingham Cultural & Heritage Foundation, City Stages' parent company, after their performances at the festival in June.

'Phantom of the Opera' Sequel Opens in London

Submitted by 41 News on Tue, 2010-03-09 07:46

Will it be second time lucky for the music of the night?

The theater world is awaiting Tuesday's premiere in London of "Love Never Dies," the sequel to Andrew Lloyd Webber's global hit "Phantom of the Opera."

"Phantom" is a tale of gothic romance set in the Paris Opera that has been seen by 100 million people around the world.

"Love Never Dies" picks up the story 10 years on, with the Phantom relocated to the bright lights of New York's Coney Island.

Some "Phantom" fans have trashed the show in Internet reviews based on preview performances.

The Academy Awards: The Winners

Submitted by 41 News on Mon, 2010-03-08 07:13

Motion Picture: "The Hurt Locker."

Actor: Jeff Bridges, "Crazy Heart."

Actress: Sandra Bullock, "The Blind Side."

Supporting Actor: Christoph Waltz, "Inglourious Basterds."

Supporting Actress: Mo'Nique, "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."

Director: Kathryn Bigelow, "The Hurt Locker."

Foreign Film: "El Secreto de Sus Ojos," Argentina.

Adapted Screenplay: Geoffrey Fletcher, "Precious: Based on the Novel `Push' by Sapphire."

Original Screenplay: Mark Boal, "The Hurt Locker."

Animated Feature Film: "Up."

Michael J. Fox Honored in Sweden

Submitted by 41 News on Fri, 2010-03-05 09:10

Sweden's Karolinska institute says it will give an honorary degree of medicine to Canadian-American actor Michael J. Fox for his work to raise funds and awareness for Parkinson's disease.

The institute, which awards the annual Nobel Prize in medicine, says the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research has since 2000 given more than $175 million to research aimed at developing drugs against the disease.

Fox was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1991. The disease is a progressive neurological condition that impairs the motor skills.

Shakira Honored at UN Labor Agency

Submitted by Jose Carrazco on Thu, 2010-03-04 08:14

Shakira has received a medal from the U.N. labor agency for her work to help impoverished children.

The 33-year-old Colombian pop star has worked as a UNICEF goodwill ambassador. Her Barefoot foundation provides nutrition to more than 6,000 children in Colombia, and she is member of the ALAS foundation that advocates for children across Latin America.

At a small ceremony Wednesday in Geneva, U.N. labor chief Juan Somavia called Shakira a "true ambassador for children and young people, for quality education and social justice."

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