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Bon Jovi daughter recovering after heroin overdose

Nov 15, 2012

Authorities say singer Jon Bon Jovi's 19-year-old daughter is hospitalized after overdosing on heroin in a dorm at her New York state college.Town of Kirkland police say an ambulance was sent to Hamilton College early Wednesday after a report that a female had apparently overdosed on heroin.Investigator Peter Cania says Stephanie Bongiovi is recovering at a hospital he declined to name.Police say Bongiovi and 21-year-old Ian Grant were charged with drug possession. Both were issued tickets and o
Collage from Beatles album fetches $88,000

Nov 14, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― Sotheby’s says an original piece of artwork from the Beatles’ “Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band” album has fetched 55,250 pounds ($88,000) at an auction.The auction house said the original 1967 collage for the insert to the album sold to a bidder in London on Tuesday. The sale marked the first time the collage by Sir Peter Blake was on the market. The auction house said Blake was introduced to the Beatles by his dealer, and that he and his wife worked closely with Paul McCartn
Lee Hi’s debut single continues to dominate

Nov 14, 2012

Lee Hi’s hit debut single “1,2,3,4” remains at the top of the charts for two consecutive weeks, the best chart performance for a rookie artist this year. The 16-year-old breakout artist released her first single on Oct. 28 and has been reigning on the music charts ever since. The retro-pop style track has remained at the No. 1 position on many of the major Korean music charts including Mnet, Melon, Naver and Daum. “1,2,3,4” also ranked at the top of the K-pop Billboard chart immediately upon its
Brown Eyed Soul to kick off nationwide tour

Nov 13, 2012

The sweet, melodic vocals of the soulful group Brown Eyed Soul can be heard live starting next month. The group announced that it would embark on a nationwide tour starting Dec. 15. The tour will hit seven cities, beginning with Gwangju and moving on to Ilsan, Daegu, Daejeon, Suwon, Busan and Seoul.The tour, which has been named “Soul Play,” will be the group’s second nationwide tour after 2011’s “Soul Fever” tour. The Korean R&B quartet is known for their soaring vocals and harmonizing sound. T
Sotheby’s to sell love letters of Mick Jagger

Nov 12, 2012

LONDON (AP) ― Handwritten letters from Rolling Stones frontman Mick Jagger to his former lover Marsha Hunt will be auctioned in London next month.Hunt is an American-born singer who was the inspiration for the Stones’ 1971 hit “Brown Sugar’’ and bore Jagger’s first child.Sotheby’s said Saturday that Hunt has tasked the auction house with selling 10 letters written from the set of Jagger’s film “Ned Kelly,’’ which was shooting in Australia.Hunt said the letters chronicling their “delicate love af
‘Gangnam Style’ wins top MTV Europe award

Nov 12, 2012

Psy the first Korean artist to perform at the annual awards ceremony
Two German orchestras to go head-to-head in Seoul

Nov 11, 2012

Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra and Deutsche Radio Philharmonie to play debut Korean concerts on same day
Chris Brown denies he is dating Rihanna

Nov 11, 2012

U.S. singer Chris Brown, in an interview with a Los Angeles radio station, denied rumors he and singer Rihanna have rekindled their relationship.When asked by Power 106 host Big Boy whether he and Rihanna were back together, Brown said, “No.”“And that‘s just quick, a quick answer.”Brown echoed the denial Rihanna made on Bravo’s “Watch What Happens Live,” when she told Andy Cohen she was not dating Brown, despite their collaboration on her latest album, “Unapologetic.”Rihanna did, however, call
Calendar

Nov 9, 2012

Dance“Swan Lake”: Internationally acclaimed ballet company Mariinsky Ballet will be in Korea to stage the Tchaikovsky classic “Swan Lake.” The famous ballet tells the story of Odette, a princess turned into a swan by an evil sorcerer’s curse. She tries to break the curse with her love interest prince Siegfried, but fails when the prince is tricked by the sorcerer. The Russian troupe was founded in the 18th century and is now considered one of the world’s greatest ballet companies. The show runs
Eyelike

Nov 9, 2012

Aerosmith‘s new ’Dimension‘ same old storyAerosmith``Music from Another Dimension!’‘(Columbia Records)In the decade since Aerosmith last released an album of new material, the band survived a near-breakup after 40 years as classic rock’s preening and persevering hitmakers, while Steven Tyler became an ``American Idol‘’ judge and did Burger King commercials. Said a collective nation: ``Sure, why not.‘’ 　 Now comes ``Music from Another Dimension!‘’ -- the first Aerosmith output since 2001‘s ``Just
All because of you

Nov 8, 2012

Rookie singer Kim Bo-kyung talks about life after crashing out of Superstar K2
'Godfather of rock' unplugged

Nov 8, 2012

Once banned, music of guitarist Shin Joong-hyun appreciated by a new generation of fans
Rihanna a rock star on Victoria’s Secret catwalk

Nov 8, 2012

Rihanna has rocked the lingerie look at Victoria’s Secret fashion show in New York, holding her own on the catwalk with some of the world’s top models.Wearing a sheer pink mini Wednesday night that gave glimpses of her bra, Rihanna sang “Fresh Out the Runway” at the end of a corset-and-garter parade, grabbing the audience’s biggest applause.The fashion show has become a pre-holiday tradition for Victoria’s Secret and CBS will turn it into a one-hour special to be aired on Dec. 4. It will also fe
K-pop Give Concert to help disabled

Nov 7, 2012

This year’s second K-pop Give Concert will once again gather together K-pop stars to host a charity concert event to help raise money for people with disabilities. The first Give Concert in July showcased some of the rising stars in the entertainment industry, Infinite and Brave Girls. To continue the success of the charitable donations received this summer, K-pop stars CNBLUE, Hello Venus and former V.O.S leader Park Ji-Hun will be performing in the second wave charity concert.The proceeds for
Sting ‘not nostalgic’ as world tour hits final stretch

Nov 7, 2012

PARIS (AFP) ― Sting may be celebrating 25 years in music, but the one-time “Police” frontman hates to look back, he told AFP on the final stretch of a year-long tour that wraps up in Asia in December.“I’m not a very nostalgic person. It’s just not in my nature,” the singer said in an email interview, before arriving in France this week for the latest leg in the “Back to Bass” tour, launched in 2011.Once the tour is over ― the last programmed date is in Jakarta on Dec. 15, final stop after half a