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LONDON - British newspapers say Madonna and Guy Ritchie are splitting up.
The Sun reports the American pop star and British movie director want a divorce finalized by Christmas.
The Daily Mail says a statement on the couple's future will soon be released. The newspapers cited unnamed sources.
Madonna has been linked to the recent breakup of New York Yankees baseball star Alex Rodriquez and his wife, Cynthia Rodriquez. Over the summer the pop star denied rumors of a romance with Rodriquez and denied her own marriage was on the rocks.
Madonna is in the middle of her latest world tour, "Sticky & Sweet."
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LOS ANGELES - Neal Hefti, a Big Band trumpeter, arranger and composer of themes for the movie "The Odd Couple" and the "Batman" television series, has died. He was 85.
Hefti died Saturday at his home, said his son Paul Hefti.
Neal Hefti's notable achievements include the iconic theme of the 1960s superhero series "Batman," which became a Top 40 hit and won a Grammy Award in 1966 for best instrumental theme. He also composed music for "The Odd Couple," "Barefoot in the Park" and "Harlow," which featured his classic track "Girl Talk."
His son said the "Batman" theme was Neal Hefti's most difficult piece, taking him at least one month to compose the driving bass and explosive trumpet bursts.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) -
The Beastie Boys have added three shows to their swing state tour in support of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama. The "get out the vote" trek will now begin October 27 in Charlotte, N.C., with Sheryl Crow and Santogold on the bill.
Crow, Ben Harper and Norah Jones will support two nights later in Youngstown, Ohio, while Crow and Harper will play October 30 in Dayton, Ohio.
Jack Johnson, Tenacious D and David Crosby and Graham Nash are on board in various incarnations for previously announced shows on October 28 in Richmond, Va., November 1 in St. Paul, Minn., and November 2 in Milwaukee.
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LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) -
Returning to the stage after eight years of retirement, Tina Turner delivered a mix of gritty soul and Vegas spectacle during a two-hour show at the Staples Center in Los Angeles on Monday.
Coming up on her 69th birthday, the Queen of Rock can't move like days of old, but her voice and her spirit were willing, as were those legendary legs.
The first half kicked into high gear a few songs in with the rising rumbling of the Phil Spector classic "River Deep -- Mountain High," its Wall of Sound intact, followed by the British Invasion-styled "What You Get Is What You See" and a crunchy, commanding "Better Be Good to Me."
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NEW YORK (Billboard) -
Beck is tired. That's neither a critique of his recent musical output, nor of his current place in pop culture. Those remain respectably strong. No, Beck is just plain exhausted from the emotionally and physically taxing touring game he's been playing for the last 15 years.
Long gone is the shaggy-haired funk-soul brother who enthusiastically commanded the stage with fancy footwork and freaky stage props (anyone recall the show-stopping leaf blower of the mid-'90s?) These days, Beck Hansen is a shaggy-haired, 38-year-old father of two who seems to feel that life on the road has grown more grueling, and less gratifying.
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NEW YORK (Billboard) -
Confirming news that Garbage frontwoman Shirley Manson let slip recently on "The Carson Daly Show," Green Day is in the studio with veteran producer Butch Vig working on the follow-up to 2004's "American Idiot."
In a video posted over the weekend on YouTube, the band is seen in the control room as the camera pans over to Vig, who smiles and extends his middle finger. Instrumental bits of two new songs are heard in the background.
Vig is best known for his work on Nirvana's "Nevermind" but has also logged time behind the boards with Smashing Pumpkins and Sonic Youth, in addition to his musician role in Garbage. Of late, he has produced albums fro |
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