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2 acts seeking compensation for 'Harlem Shake'

NEW YORK (AP) — Two performers who say their songs have been used in Baauer's No. 1 hit "Harlem Shake" are seeking compensation because their vocals have been used without...

entertainment / music Mon, Mar 11, 2013 - 1:31pm

This March 10, 2013 photo provided by the Metropolitan Opera shows the winners of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Grand Finals Concert in New York. The winners, from left, Brandon Cedel, Sydney Mancasola, Michael Brandenburg, Rebecca Pedersen, Musa Ngqungwana and Thomas Richards, will each receive a $15,000 grant for further study. (AP Photo/Metropolitan Opera, Rebecca Fay) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

6 young singers top Met auditions

NEW YORK (AP) — From a starting field of nearly 1,500 aspiring opera singers across the country, it came down to 10 — three sopranos, one tenor and six deep...

entertainment / music Mon, Mar 11, 2013 - 10:58am

In this image provided by DC Entertainment, Batman’s mythology is going to be tweaked by writer Scott Snyder in an 11-part story dubbed “The Zero Year.” Batman, created by Bob Kane, is one of DC’s iconic characters, having first appeared in May 1939 in “Detective Comics” No. 27. Snyder says Batman’s origin is not being revised but being built upon. (AP Photo/DC Entertainment)Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Batman's mythology getting new boost from DC

Batman's transformative years are getting a few new twists. DC Entertainment is going back into Bruce Wayne's past to see how he began his transformation from wealthy socialite to the...

entertainment Mon, Mar 11, 2013 - 10:54am

Great Northern Radio Show fills Bagley audience with laughter

BAGLEY — Either Aaron Brown got the memo from mother nature early, or he’s simply seen enough northern Minnesota months of March to know what to expect. Regardless, he was...

entertainment Sat, Mar 09, 2013 - 11:06pm

Pioneer Previews for March 10: Women’s Theater Collective announces production

BEMIDJI – The Women’s Theater Collective has announced its production of “The 25th Annual Putnam County Co. Spelling Bee,” an interactive musical, has been rescheduled. The performances will be at...

entertainment Sat, Mar 09, 2013 - 10:49pm

Mont. man kills Sportsman Channel host, then self

WHITEFISH, Mont. (AP) — A northwestern Montana man shot and killed the host of the Sportsman Channel show "A Rifleman's Journal" while the TV personality was visiting the shooter's wife,...

entertainment Fri, Mar 08, 2013 - 2:51pm

Osbourne confirms seizure, tweets hospital photo

LOS ANGELES (AP) — Kelly Osbourne says she had a seizure and doctors are trying to figure out why. The 28-year-old TV personality posted a photo on Twitter late Thursday...

entertainment / music Fri, Mar 08, 2013 - 2:49pm

Singer Bettye Lavette performs at "The Music of Prince" tribute concert at Carnegie Hall on Thursday March 7, 2013 in New York. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Costello, D'Angelo, more perform at Prince tribute

=NEW YORK (AP) — They partied like it was 1999 — the audience and the musicians — at a Prince tribute concert at Carnegie Hall. More than 20 performers, including...

entertainment / music Fri, Mar 08, 2013 - 12:14pm

In this Feb. 25, 2013 photo, South Korean rapper PSY, performs with dancers before the inauguration ceremony of President Park Geun-hye at the National Assembly in Seoul, South Korea. South Korean rapper PSY is unveiling his much-awaited follow-up to “Gangnam Style” next month and celebrating it with a huge concert in Seoul. PSY says he will release the new single and hold the concert at a soccer stadium both on April 13. (AP Photo/Lee Jin-man, File) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

PSY to unveil 'Gangnam Style' follow-up next month

SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — South Korean rapper PSY says he'll unveil his much-awaited follow-up to "Gangnam Style" next month and celebrate it with a huge concert in Seoul. PSY...

entertainment / music Fri, Mar 08, 2013 - 12:05pm

This undated photo provided by filmmakers John Choi and Nicolina Lanni shows a sandal found in Hawaii by a beachcomber. The film team behind a documentary project, aimed at telling the stories behind items that wash ashore from the 2011 tsunami in Japan, have not yet found the owner or linked it to the disaster. (AP Photo/Courtesy John Choi and Nicolina Lanni) Copyright 2013, The Associated Press

Film project focuses on stories behind debris

JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A ball. A boat. A little girl's sandal. Filmmakers are working to find — and tell — the stories behind some of the items that have...

entertainment Fri, Mar 08, 2013 - 11:01am

Art found in NY garage appraised at $30M

BELLPORT, N.Y. (AP) — Works by an obscure Armenian-American abstract impressionist discovered in a New York cottage have been appraised at $30 million. In 2007, the new owner of a...

entertainment / art Thu, Mar 07, 2013 - 1:23pm

This Feb. 26, 2012 file photo shows actress Elizabeth Olsen arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar party in West Hollywood, Calif. Olsen will soon be a star-crossed lover _ she'll star in an off-Broadway version of Shakespeare's “Romeo & Juliet.” Classic Stage Company said Thursday that the younger sister of Mary-Kate and Ashley Olsen will help will kick off their 2013/2014 season. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini) Copyright 2012, The Associated Press

Elizabeth Olsen to play Juliet off-Broadway

NEW YORK (AP) — Elizabeth Olsen will soon be a star-crossed lover — she'll star in an off-Broadway version of Shakespeare's "Romeo & Juliet." Classic Stage Company said Thursday that...

entertainment / theater Thu, Mar 07, 2013 - 1:16pm

This undated publicity photo shows British rock guitarist Alvin Lee. Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After who burst to stardom with a memorable Woodstock performance, died Wednesday, March 6, 2013. He was 68. (AP Photo/Courtesy Ron Rainey)

Rock guitarist Alvin Lee dies at 68

LONDON (AP) — British rock guitarist Alvin Lee, founder of the band Ten Years After who burst to stardom with a memorable Woodstock performance, has died. He was 68. A...

entertainment / music Thu, Mar 07, 2013 - 11:28am

In this Thursday, April 7, 2011, file photo, Sheryl Sandberg, Facebook's chief operating officer, speaks at a luncheon for the American Society of News Editors in San Diego. (AP Photo/Gregory Bull, File) Copyright 2011, The Associated Press

Facebook exec's new book urges women to 'lean in'

NEW YORK (AP) — For a book that has yet to be released, Sheryl Sandberg's "Lean In" — part feminist manifesto, part how-to career guide — has got a lot...

entertainment / writing Thu, Mar 07, 2013 - 10:59am

Photographer LaChapelle sued, accused of beating

NEW YORK (AP) — Celebrity photographer David LaChapelle has been sued for $1 million by a Montana gallery director who claims he beat and choked him. According to the lawsuit,...

entertainment Thu, Mar 07, 2013 - 9:46am

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