Nick Ashford
Nick Ashford, the Motown hitmaker who penned such classics as "Ain't No Mountain High Enough" and "You're All I Need to Get By" with wife Valerie Simpson, has died. He was 70.
Ashford, who had battled throat cancer, died Monday at a New York hospital with his family by his side, his rep told Reuters.
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A South Carolina native, Ashford met Simpson in a Harlem church in 1963 and the two decided to write songs together. Three years later, they scored ...
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Diana Ross
Diana Ross will deliver her first television performance in four years when she's a guest on Oprah later this month, Access Hollywood reports.
The former Supremes singer will perform her hit "I'm Coming Out," and sit down with the talk-show host for her first interview with all of her five children and her grandson on the Feb. 25 episode.
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Christina Aguilera
Christina Aguilera will sing the national anthem at this year's Super Bowl.
The National Football League and Fox network announced Monday that the
30-year-old five-time Grammy winner will perform during the festivities before the Pittsburgh Steelers face the Green Bay Packers.
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Justin Bieber
Every year, MTV manages to create, or stumble upon, some special moment of insanity at of the VMAs. Britney's botched comeback, Lil' Kim's boob meeting Diana Ross, Justin Timberlake dissing The Hills (and encouraging MTV to play more music videos).
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TVGuide.com will be on the lookout for this year's crazy, and will live-tweet the night starting with red carpet arrivals at 8/7c with the hash tag #VMAs. Here are five crazy-yet-totally plausible things that could make this year's show:
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Britney Spears, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley
What will it be this year? MTV's Video Music Awards (Sunday at 9/8c) always aims for memorable moments that amount to red meat for the chattering class: Sensibility-smashing performances ... unlikely kisses ... and generally outrageous behavior.
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Evan Ross
Evan Ross — the son of singer Diana Ross — has joined the cast of 90210, TVGuide.com has confirmed...
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Quincy Jones
Twenty-five years after its original release, Quincy Jones is spearheading a new recording of "We Are the World" to raise money to help the victims of the earthquake in Haiti.
Watch the original "We Are the World" music video in our Online Video Guide
"It's the 25th anniversary and it's perfect timing," Jones told E! News. "It's not an accident, man. That's God. It will be 'We Are the World' for Haiti."
The original song, written by Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie and co-produced by Jones, benefitted African famine relief...
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Britney Spears, Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie Presley
What will it be this year? MTV's Video Music Awards (Sunday at 9/8c) always aims for memorable moments that amount to red meat for the chattering class: Sensibility-smashing performances ... unlikely kisses ... and generally outrageous behavior.
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During a press conference call that was moderated with an iron fist, Antonella Barba was presented with little opportunity to comment on the photo scandal that was brewing while she competed on American Idol, but at the very least said, "The [pictures] that actually are me... are a part of my life that was exploited unintentionally and against my consent." That said, she admitted that because of it all, "My name is, I guess, more well known," albeit not in a manner she plans to capitalize on further. "I'd rather promote myself in a more classy way," she said, echoing previous talk that she would not pose for Playboy. "I want to look at all the offers... and sort out what's best for me."In other Idol news, Diana Ross is working with this week with the top 12, each of whom will perform a selection from the Diana Ross and the Supremes songbook.
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As part of American Idol's first night of viewer-decided eliminations, it was officially announced that both Jennifer Lopez and Gwen Stefani will be performing on the show later this season. Also slated for stop-bys are Jon Bon Jovi, Martina McBride (one of my favorite tennis players), Diana Ross (maybe that fueled the Jacko rumor?), Barry Gibb, and Lulu and Peter Noone from Herman's Hermits (fronting a "British Invasion" theme night. Start shuddering now). In other Idol news, Season 5 finalist Kellie Pickler will perform her new single, "I Wonder," on next week's results show.
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