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Dec 18, 2007 7:15 PM CST

Her Space is in the Music Biz

Singer's Web site launches a successful career

(Newser) - Living with her parents and toiling as a teacher in an after-school program, Ingrid Michaelson’s music career consisted of gigs in a coffee shop and a dream of having one of her songs on “Grey’s Anatomy.” Thanks to MySpace, the dream has come true, a...

Brit's Mess
My Fault,
Says Mom

Nov 8, 2007 10:31 AM CST

Brit's Mess My Fault, Says Mom

Lynne Spears claims blame: I wasn't around enough to guide her

(Newser) - Think Britney is a brat? Blame her mom. That's what Lynne Spears is doing. The 52-year-old says her daughter has been falling apart for years and it's her fault because she wasn't able to go on the road with Britney when her career took off. "I wish I'd been...

Singer Robert Goulet Awaits Lung Transplant

Oct 24, 2007 7:46 AM CDT

Singer Robert Goulet Awaits Lung Transplant

Life 'hanging on the edge, but he's strong,' says wife

(Newser) - Critically ill singer Robert Goulet is sedated and on a respirator awaiting a lung transplant at a Los Angeles hospital, his wife said yesterday. A suitable donor has yet to be found, and a hospital committee has not yet determined that Goulet, 73, would make a good transplant candidate. He...

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti Dies

Sep 6, 2007 1:00 AM CDT

Tenor Luciano Pavarotti Dies

Succumbs to cancer surrounded by family in hometown Italian villa

(Newser) - Opera star Luciano Pavarotti, one of the greatest tenors of the last century, died early this morning of pancreatic cancer, surrounded by his wife, sister and four daughters, in his hometown villa in Modena, Italy. He was 71. "The Maestro fought a long, tough battle," said his manager....

Family Pleads:
Don't Buy CDs

Aug 28, 2007 12:41 PM CDT

Family Pleads: Don't Buy CDs

Winehouse drama escalates as in-laws call singer, husband 'drug addicts' on BBC

(Newser) - The continuing drama surrounding "Rehab" singer Amy Winehouse took a bizarre new turn this morning when her in-laws, in an plea broadcast on the BBC, begged fans not to buy her records. Her husband's parents called for a boycott to force the couple into rehab, the Guardian reports. "...