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  • 'Idol' taps veteran of Swedish edition as new boss

    06/10/13 02:46 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — One day after dismissing its longtime production pair, "American Idol" has a new executive producer. Freemantle Media has named Per Blankens to head the troubled Fox singing competition. The company said Monday that he has been the showrunner for the Swedish edition of "Idol"...

  • 2 longtime producers leave 'American Idol'

    06/10/13 02:31 PM

    LOS ANGELES (AP) — Add two more departures to the "American Idol" post-season tally. Fox said Sunday that longtime executive producers Nigel Lythgoe and Ken Warwick are exiting the singing contest. The 12th season ended in May with a record low-rated finale. The producers follow judges...

  • Ex-NFL star Chad Johnson gets 30 days in jail

    06/10/13 02:30 PM

    FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL star Chad Johnson was sentenced Monday to 30 days in jail for a probation violation in a domestic violence case by a judge who angrily rejected a no-jail plea deal after Johnson playfully slapped his attorney on the backside in court. Johnson, known as...

  • Celeb birthdays for the week of June 16-22

    06/10/13 02:00 PM

    June 16: Actor Bill Cobbs is 78. Country singer Billy "Crash" Craddock is 74. Songwriter Lamont Dozier is 72. Singer Eddie Levert of The O'Jays is 71. Actress Joan Van Ark is 70. Singer James Smith of The Stylistics is 63. Singer Gino Vannelli is 61. Actress Laurie Metcalf ("Roseanne," ''Norm")...

  • Def Leppard's Vivian Campbell says he has cancer

    06/10/13 12:15 PM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Def Leppard guitarist Vivian Campbell says he is being treated for cancer. In a statement Monday, the 50-year-old says he has Hodgkin's lymphoma and has been in chemotherapy for two months, with four months of treatment remaining. Says Campbell: "I feel fortunate that my...

  • Kanye West debuts new songs at Governors Ball

    06/10/13 10:45 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — Kanye West closed the three-day Governors Ball on Randall Island with a set that featured his familiar hits as well as a batch of new, darker tracks from his upcoming album. West kicked off his set Sunday night with the song "Black Skinhead," with flashing visuals in the...

  • Ukrainian pianist and Cliburn winner credits mom

    06/10/13 08:30 AM

    FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) — Playing the piano at age 5 certainly wasn't Vadym Kholodenko's idea, but after his mother took him to a music school, he quickly grew to love it while growing up in Kiev, Ukraine. "She thought I had potential in music, but she never pushed me, which is very important...

  • 'Kinky Boots' struts off with the most Tony Awards

    06/10/13 07:46 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — The feel-good musical "Kinky Boots," with songs by pop star and Broadway newcomer Cyndi Lauper, strutted away with a leading six 2013 Tony Awards on Sunday, including best musical, best original score and best leading man. Christopher Durang's comical "Vanya and Sonia and...

  • Phish frontman says Tony nom impressed daughters

    06/10/13 02:00 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — While Phish frontman Trey Anastasio has a highly devout fan base, it takes a little more to impress his teenage daughters. But that changed when he was nominated this season for a Tony Award. "They were completely unimpressed with the rock thing. Not impressed at all. This was...

  • The top 5 moments of the Tonys telecast

    06/10/13 01:01 AM

    NEW YORK (AP) — The top five moments on Sunday night's Tony Awards telecast you'll be talking about Monday morning: 1. Neil Patrick Harris opening the show with an insane amount of dancers, glitter and silliness. He joked about kiddie stars, ended up hanging high from a prop and made even...


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