Lady Gaga has hip surgery, calls injury "bump in the road"
Date : 21/02/2013 14:00

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Lady Gaga said she has undergone surgery to repair an injured hip that forced the pop singer last week to cancel the remainder of her concert tour. The "Born This Way" singer thanked fans in a blog post on her littlemonsters.com fan website on Thursday, saying the setback was "just a bump in the road." "As they wheeled me into surgery...I thought about all of your pain and perseverance, your unique family situations, school environments, health issues, homelessness, identity struggles," wrote Lady Gaga, who often engages with her fans about their personal problems. ...

"Scary Spice" Mel B joins "America's Got Talent" panel
Date : 21/02/2013 13:28

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former Spice Girl Mel B will join the judging panel on summer TV talent show "America's Got Talent," broadcaster NBC said on Thursday. The 37-year-old Briton, known by the nickname Scary Spice when she was part of the chart-topping 1990s British girl band, will replace Sharon Osbourne who quit the series in a dispute with NBC over their decision to drop her son Jack from another reality show. Mel B, whose full name is Melanie Brown, will join "shock jock" Howard Stern, who has agreed to return for his second season, and comedian Howie Mandel. ...

Singer Emeli Sande wins big at predictable BRIT awards
Date : 20/02/2013 18:10

LONDON (Reuters) - Scottish singer Emeli Sande won the coveted best album honor at the BRIT Awards on Wednesday for "Our Version of Events", confirming her status as favorite going into British pop's big night of the year. The 25-year-old, who received a major boost by appearing at the Olympics opening and closing ceremonies last summer, also picked up the best British female artist on a night of few surprises in terms of winners and on-stage antics. "I think I'm a very unlikely pop star," an emotional Sande told a packed O2 Arena in London on receiving the best album prize. ...

Winners of the 2013 Brit music awards
Date : 20/02/2013 17:23

LONDON (AP) — Winners of the 2013 Brit Awards, announced Wednesday:

Mumford & Sons storm to top of Billboard 200 after Grammy win
Date : 20/02/2013 14:24

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - British folk band Mumford & Sons jumped to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday after their album "Babel" won a top Grammy honor, while several other Grammy performers received boosts on the U.S. charts. "Babel," which won the coveted Album of the Year prize at the Grammy awards on February 10, sold 185,000 copies according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan. The band also performed twice on the live television broadcast, which was watched by 28 million people. ...