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Osmonds reuniting for 50th celebration
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_en_mu/people_the_osmonds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.abd5a9a8f8684598b8331a91d140e08a.people_osmonds___nyet111.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=ysFUZj195Vc5iHZFL_Yjwg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="The Osmond Brothers from left, Jay, Jimmy, Merrill and Wayne Osmond, sing their hits for a crowd at the Grand Millennium Celebration on, Dec. 31, 1999, at The Grand Palace in Branson, Mo. The Osmonds are reuniting this summer for a television special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business. The seven Osmond siblings -- including Alan,and the more famous Donny and Marie -- are scheduled to appear Aug. 13-14 at The Orleans Hotel Showroom in Las Vegas, a publicist said Thursday, May 24, 2007.(AP Photo/T. Rob Brown)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Osmonds will reunite this summer for a TV special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business. Seven Osmond siblings — Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy — are scheduled to be onstage Aug. 13-14 at The Orleans Hotel Showroom, publicist Kevin Sasaki said Thursday from Los Angeles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Washington urges tolerance in TV spot
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_en_tv/tv_grey_s_anatomy_slur"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.nyol93105242222.tv_grey_s_anatomy_slur_nyol931.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=MHG6UL.VqFIrQWy9Obtw9w--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Actor Isaiah Washington is shown in Pasadena, Calif. in this 2007 file photo. The 'Grey's Anatomy' star, making amends for his use of an anti-gay slur, cautions in a public service announcement that 'words have power' to hurt or heal. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Grey's Anatomy" star Isaiah Washington, making amends for his use of an anti-gay slur, cautions in a public service announcement that "words have power" to hurt or heal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Heche says estranged husband is a liar
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_en_ce/people_heche"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.e72dfbcad8a54915b461fdad832fcc74.people_heche_ny117.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=J8DvpOm4YaRCcB4RcUV4sA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Actress Ann Heche poses for a photo at the Four Seasons Hotel in Los Angeles, Dec. 11, 2003. Heche wants sole custody of her 5-year-old son, saying her estranged husband is a liar who is trying paint her as a bad mother. In a Superior Court declaration filed Monday, May 21, 2007, Heche, 37, said her estranged husband Coleman Laffoon made 'heinous false statements' and was not a proper stay-at-home parent. (AP Photo/Ric Francis)" border="0" /></a>AP - Anne Heche wants sole custody of her 5-year-old son, saying her estranged husband is a liar who is trying paint her as a bad mother. In a Superior Court declaration filed Monday, Heche, 37, said Coleman Laffoon made "heinous false statements" and was not a proper stay-at-home parent.</p><br clear="all"/>
Next for Scorsese: 17th-century Japan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_scorsese"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.f8641452b1ec49dd84ea33a3775f9638.film_cannes_martin_scorsese_master_class_drb124.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=N33AeLaD0ZBUitcu2eO4ew--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="American director Martin Scorsese talks on stage during his master class on movie making, at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Thursday, May 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>AP - Martin Scorsese came to Cannes on a quest to save world cinema. Once he leaves, the great American filmmaker hopes to get to work on a foreign picture of his own.</p><br clear="all"/>
Thiessen plays a doctor in new TV movie
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_tv/people_thiessen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.56200f0787184266b4994984c1f79068.people_thiessen_nyet112.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=A9iFgblxUbOo_BL1SqBNeA--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Actress Tiffani Thiessen arrives at the Disney ABC Television party in Pasadena, Calif., on Jan. 14, 2007. The actress got her fill of what she called 'horrible, horrible' hazardous materials suits while filming 'Pandemic,' airing Saturday, May 26, 2007, on the Hallmark Channel.(AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - Tiffani Thiessen always looked good as one of the fashionable residents of the popular TV series "Beverly Hills, 90210." She could have used some of that cool clothing on the set of her latest movie.</p><br clear="all"/>
Japan cracks down on movie theater pirates
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Japanese parliament on
Thursday passed a law that makes it a criminal offense to
videotape a film in a theater, a decision that the movie
industry here has long been seeking.
Osmonds reuniting for 50th celebration
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_en_mu/people_the_osmonds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.abd5a9a8f8684598b8331a91d140e08a.people_osmonds___nyet111.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=ysFUZj195Vc5iHZFL_Yjwg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="The Osmond Brothers from left, Jay, Jimmy, Merrill and Wayne Osmond, sing their hits for a crowd at the Grand Millennium Celebration on, Dec. 31, 1999, at The Grand Palace in Branson, Mo. The Osmonds are reuniting this summer for a television special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business. The seven Osmond siblings -- including Alan,and the more famous Donny and Marie -- are scheduled to appear Aug. 13-14 at The Orleans Hotel Showroom in Las Vegas, a publicist said Thursday, May 24, 2007.(AP Photo/T. Rob Brown)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Osmonds will reunite this summer for a TV special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business. Seven Osmond siblings — Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy — are scheduled to be onstage Aug. 13-14 at The Orleans Hotel Showroom, publicist Kevin Sasaki said Thursday from Los Angeles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Walters denies "The View" tiff a ratings stunt
(Reuters)
Reuters - Barbara Walters, creator and
co-executive producer of ABC's talk show "The View," denied
that this week's heated on-air clash over Iraq between Rosie
O'Donnell and Elisabeth Hasselbeck was a ratings stunt.
American Idol finale audience off from last year
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070525/media_nm/americanidol_ratings_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070525/2007_05_24t134557_450x292_us_americanidol_ratings.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=d0A5mWBDd8rS4ocQXRoCQw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Confetti falls after Jordin Sparks was named winner during the final of 'American Idol' in Hollywood May 23, 2007. At least 29.5 million 'American Idol' fans watched the finale of the hit talent show, preliminary numbers showed on Thursday. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The "American Idol" triumph of
17-year-old Jordin Sparks drew nearly 6 million fewer viewers
than last year's finale, in the latest sign that U.S.
television's highest-rated show may have finally hit its peak.</p><br clear="all"/>
Not Yet Open, '10 Million Miles' Musical Gets Extension by Atlantic
(Playbill)
Playbill - Atlantic Theater Company's world premiere musical, <i>10 Million Miles</i>, featuring music and lyrics by singer-songwriter Patty Griffin and book by Keith Bunin, will play two weeks longer than originally announced.
Japan cracks down on movie theater pirates
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Japanese parliament on
Thursday passed a law that makes it a criminal offense to
videotape a film in a theater, a decision that the movie
industry here has long been seeking.
Actress Bijou Phillips is sick of being bad
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070525/film_nm/bijou_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070525/2007_05_24t115245_300x450_us_bijou.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=XvjDivCJGfsPqNm7hMVMDw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actress Bijou Phillips reacts to photographers as she arrives at the Young Hollywood Awards, which honors rising young artists in the entertainment field, in Hollywood April 22, 2007. Phillips, 27, who has appeared in a list of films in the past eight years, says she is always being typecast due to her reputation of being a 'wild child' during her teens. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actress Bijou Phillips is fed up with
being cast as the bad girl.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jon Voight says villains keep on working
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070525/film_nm/voight_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070525/2007_05_24t060410_450x332_us_voight.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=7eOKaam9DCbJMa3RVil36A--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Cast member Jon Voight ponders as he is interviewed at a special screening of 'September Dawn' at the Directors Guild of America headquarters in Los Angeles, in this May 2, 2007 file photo. Voight says realizing he makes a good bad guy has been key for his career as he has aged. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Actor Jon Voight says realizing he
makes a good bad guy has been key for his career as he has
aged.</p><br clear="all"/>
Next for Scorsese: 17th-century Japan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mo/film_cannes_scorsese"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.f8641452b1ec49dd84ea33a3775f9638.film_cannes_martin_scorsese_master_class_drb124.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=N33AeLaD0ZBUitcu2eO4ew--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="American director Martin Scorsese talks on stage during his master class on movie making, at the 60th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Thursday, May 24, 2007. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)" border="0" /></a>AP - Martin Scorsese came to Cannes on a quest to save world cinema. Once he leaves, the great American filmmaker hopes to get to work on a foreign picture of his own.</p><br clear="all"/>
Third "Pirates" sets sail for Memorial Day record
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/film_nm/disney_pirates_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_24t153820_450x323_us_disney_pirates.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=SFIzbyITlC81rgwyRPdLMQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Actor Bill Nighy (L) who played a role of 'Davy Jones', a character from 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End', pretends to chew the finger of a man is dressed as Davy Jones before a special premiere in Tokyo May 24, 2007. (Kim Kyung-Hoon/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Spider-Man 3" and "Shrek the
Third" may have set opening weekend box office records this
month, but Hollywood thinks the latest "Pirates of the
Caribbean" movie will steal a hefty chunk of the summer movie
season's treasure.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Pirates' opens to record theater count
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mo/film_pirates_box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070525/capt.3a279c7308bb4a3c98d6fdd6be24ce22.film_past_pirates_nyet198.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=.586oiTkO581npf7em5RgQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="This undated photo released by Disney Enterprises shows actors Johnny Depp, left, as Jack Sparrow and Orlando Bloom in a scene from 'Pirates of Caribbean: At Worlds End.' Pirate films are almost as old as movies themselves. Depp defines the pirate of the new millennium with his drunken, dreadlocked scamp at the center of Disney's 'Pirates of the Caribbean' trilogy. With his flamboyant style and campy charm, Depp's Jack Sparrow is a departure from the macho swashbucklers of yore, yet with the same good looks and rebellious edge that have long made pirate films so popular. (AP Photo/Disney Enterprises, Stephen Vaughan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even before it opened, "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" already had one box-office record in hand.</p><br clear="all"/>
Orlando Bloom sails onto new seas
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mo/film_orlando_bloom"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.8314bed24b054906b55c3eda0b21b1d8.film_orlando_bloom_nyet103.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=sC3oi5NIXB3bGq0CTypOsQ--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Actor Orlando Bloom , a cast member of the 'Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End' film, poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Wednesday, May 16, 2007. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)" border="0" /></a>AP - After starring in two megasized Hollywood trilogies that have taken him from unknown to A-list ("Pirates of the Caribbean" and "Lord of the Rings") Orlando Bloom is walking away from movies — temporarily.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pirates in Uncharted Territory Already
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070524/en_movies_eo/6538593f_fbd14d00_99b3_8aa7fa29aa11"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070525/capt.e5946400c6c8888b49227b85fa7694da.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Lh6jpKGI_NnxiKwIVkSuxg--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Pirates in Uncharted Territory Already(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - The doubloons haven't even started pouring in yet and the pirates are already pillaging the record books.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paul McCartney debuts video on YouTube
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mo/people_paul_mccartney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070515/2007_05_11t214242_348x450_us_mccartney.jpg?x=100&y=130&sig=D5Okd3l2h4GZ5O9ba7w5pg--" align="left" height="130" width="100" alt="File photo of Paul McCartney posing for media before a signing session in London. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paul McCartney snagged Natalie Portman to star in his new music video — thanks to his fashion designer-daughter, Stella.</p><br clear="all"/>
Star heats Korea's "Secret Sunshine" at Cannes
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070524/film_nm/cannes_sunshine_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070524/2007_05_24t112146_450x302_uk_cannes_sunshine.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=icG5yeTHrk7pwhvF5PUwWA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Cast member Jeon Do-yeon attends a news conference for South Korean director Lee Chang-dong's film 'Secret Sunshine' at the 60th Cannes Film Festival May 24, 2007. (Jean-Paul Pelissier/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A powerful performance by South
Korean star Jeon Do-yeon in "Secret Sunshine" is one of a
striking array of notable female roles at this year's Cannes
film festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
Osmonds reuniting for 50th celebration
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070525/ap_en_mu/people_the_osmonds"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.abd5a9a8f8684598b8331a91d140e08a.people_osmonds___nyet111.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=ysFUZj195Vc5iHZFL_Yjwg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="The Osmond Brothers from left, Jay, Jimmy, Merrill and Wayne Osmond, sing their hits for a crowd at the Grand Millennium Celebration on, Dec. 31, 1999, at The Grand Palace in Branson, Mo. The Osmonds are reuniting this summer for a television special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business. The seven Osmond siblings -- including Alan,and the more famous Donny and Marie -- are scheduled to appear Aug. 13-14 at The Orleans Hotel Showroom in Las Vegas, a publicist said Thursday, May 24, 2007.(AP Photo/T. Rob Brown)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Osmonds will reunite this summer for a TV special celebrating a half-century in the entertainment business. Seven Osmond siblings — Alan, Wayne, Merrill, Jay, Donny, Marie and Jimmy — are scheduled to be onstage Aug. 13-14 at The Orleans Hotel Showroom, publicist Kevin Sasaki said Thursday from Los Angeles.</p><br clear="all"/>
Prince eyes seven Hollywood shows: report
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070525/music_nm/prince_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070525/2007_05_24t195935_450x296_us_prince.jpg?x=130&y=85&sig=vRNa3igTscjoYFKdL6ZJtg--" align="left" height="85" width="130" alt="File photo shows prince performing during the halftime show of the NFL's Super Bowl XLI football game in Miami, Florida February 4, 2007. (Mike Blake/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Prince will perform a string of
dates in June and July at the historic Hollywood Roosevelt
hotel in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Times reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pop band Maroon 5 reclaims U.S. singles chart lead
(Reuters)
Reuters - An "American Idol" appearance helped
Maroon 5 reclaim the No. 1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart Thursday, a week after the pop band lost the top
slot to R&B singer T-Pain.
Cream bassist says reunion in the works
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mu/music_cream_reunion"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.99b41c2b4a804f3a9478e7810c520df1.cream_reunion_nyet399.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=vKQY8MRCOctxSKPTiwRB6g--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Legendary rock group, Cream, from left Jack Bruce, Ginger Baker and Eric Clapton, perform live on the first night of their reunion at the Royal Albert Hall in central London, in this May 2, 2005, file photo. Cream will stage another reunion later this year, the rock supergroup's second in three years following a 37-year split, even though bass player Jack Bruce said recently there was no chance the band would reform because of tension between him and drummer Ginger Baker. (AP Photo/Jane Mingay/FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jack Bruce says Cream is once again rising to the top. The bassist for the legendary rock group told The Associated Press on Thursday that he agreed recently to play an unspecified show or shows later this year with guitarist Eric Clapton and drummer Ginger Baker.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ratings drop as Sparks wins 'Idol'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mu/tv_american_idol"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.eab92d67477d413c95b1ed91608be98d.american_idol__casm135.jpg?x=105&y=130&sig=Sf7rtiHMzbaOqVPSTNPyUQ--" align="left" height="130" width="105" alt="Jordin Sparks performs 'You're All I Need to Get By,' during the finale of American Idol at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, Wednesday, May 23, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - NEW YORK (AP) — The best days may still be ahead for Jordin Sparks, but the same may not be said for "American Idol." The 30.7 million people who watched Sparks win on Wednesday was a sharp drop from the 36.4 million people who saw Taylor Hicks in last year's finale, according to Nielsen Media Research.</p><br clear="all"/>
National Opera targets younger audience
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mu/music_national_opera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070523/capt.d721ccd14b204e90be1452a13b60c2e1.national_opera_dcjm101.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=Wq1GH1ufH3ERgCXEDE9sTQ--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Placido Domingo, General Director of the Washington National Opera during a news conference in Washington on Wednesday, May 23, 2007. Domingo announced plans to present La Boheme through a 'first-of-its-kind,' live simulcast free to colleges and high schools on Sept. 23, as well as on the National Mall and select movie theaters. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Washington National Opera will simulcast a live performance of Puccini's "La Boheme" next fall to at least 17 colleges and two high schools across the country, aiming to create a new generation of artists and audiences.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bono and DATA to receive Liberty Medal
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mu/people_bono"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.6c35c3c72487468ebea09cefb0bc882a.liberty_medal_bono_px104.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=6y0DZnFPMQrF1GxJcpY28Q--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Irish pop star Bono, right, speaks to Ghanaian women involved in a micro-finance project during a meeting held at a local market in Accra, Ghana, May 24, 2006. Bono, the international rock star who has helped bring worldwide attention to medical and economic problems in Africa, will receive the 2007 Liberty Medal. The annual award given by the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia honors an individual or organization that has 'demonstrated leadership and vision in the pursuit of liberty of conscience or freedom from oppression, ignorance, or deprivation.'(AP Photo/Olivier Asselin, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Bono, who has helped bring worldwide attention to medical and economic problems in Africa, will receive this year's Liberty Medal.</p><br clear="all"/>
Iggy Pop's garden wins award
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - An Iggy Pop-inspired garden has won a silver medal at the Chelsea Flower Show.
Saxophonist completes final pilgrimage
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mu/music_michael_brecker"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.d1e22dc9fe9043728ab5b202e6b71606.music_michael_brecker_nyet475.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=V2QDSq1FB2gvPFxEBgv37w--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="This August 2006 photo provided by Darryl Pitt, shows, Michael Brecker in New York smiling while rehearsing for 'Pilgrimage.' (AP Photo/Darryl Pitt)" border="0" /></a>AP - As the new year began, Michael Brecker's life was coming to an end.</p><br clear="all"/>
Winehouse wins Novello songwriting award
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070524/ap_en_mu/music_novello_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070524/capt.lon81805241724.britain_music_novello_awards_lon818.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=S54xJMuyaEi8hiie6Hp_Jg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Amy Winehouse holds the award for the Best Contemporary song award for her song 'Rehab' at the Ivor Novello Awards held at a hotel in London Thursday May 24, 2007. The awards, named after composer Ivor Novello, are awarded annually by the British Academy of Composers and Songwriters and were first introduced in 1955, since when more than 1,000 statuettes of Euterpe - the Greek muse of music - have been awarded. (AP Photo/Yui Mok/PA)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Rehab," the autobiographical top 10 single by Amy Winehouse, won best contemporary song Thursday at Britain's prestigious Ivor Novello songwriting awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
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