Posted on June 23, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
‘Tonight’ Sidekick Ed McMahon Dies In LA At 86
Posted: Tue., Jun. 23, 2009 07:18:19 AM MST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ed McMahon, the loyal “Tonight Show” sidekick who bolstered boss Johnny Carson with guffaws and a resounding “H-e-e-e-e-e-ere’s Johnny!” for 30 years, died early Tuesday. He was 86.
McMahon died shortly after midnight at Ronald Reagan UCLA [...]
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Posted on June 17, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
Lil Wayne/ Young Jeezy Tour Dates Announced
Soulja Boy Tell’em, Drake will also be on America’s Most Wanted Music Festival.
It’s not a tour, it’s a “music festival”!
As we reported earlier this month, Lil Wayne is going back on the road this summer, and he’ll be joined by Young Jeezy, Soulja Boy Tell’em and Drake. The outing [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
It’s Miley (AP)
The First All Paperless Ticket Tour Goes To Miley
LOS ANGELES (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — The Miley Cyrus 2009 North American Tour, presented by Walmart, and promoted by AEG Live will be a concert first.
All tickets will be sold exclusively through paperless ticket delivery which means fans will not receive a physical concert ticket for [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
Take That
‘Take That’ Begin Record £50m Tour
LONDON (VIP-NEWS) — Take That are to embark on the biggest tour the UK and Ireland have ever seen, playing to more than a million people at 20 stadium concerts.
That is more fans than watched Michael Jackson in 1988 or saw the biggest runs by acts like U2 [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
‘Billy Elliot’ Wins 10 Tonys; ‘Carnage’ Best Play And Winners
NEW YORK (AP) — Broadway’s Tonys seemed a family affair this year, with an outpouring of generosity from winners to losers despite the domination of the evening by “Billy Eliot,” which won 10 awards, and one actor bringing his wife to the stage to stand by [...]
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Posted on June 8, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
Bret Michaels Injured By Set Piece At The Tonys
NEW YORK (AP) — Rock singer Bret Michaels had a run-in with some stage scenery at the Tony Awards.
Michaels, star of the reality show “Rock of Love,” took to the stage with his hair-metal band Poison during the telecast’s opening production number, featuring performances from the season’s [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
The Spirit Of Delfest Shines Through In Spite Of Storm
NASHVILLE, TN (CelebrityAccess MediaWire) — Sam Bush was tearing up the main stage with some blazing bluegrass on a sunny Saturday afternoon, when a few raindrops at the Allegany County Fairgrounds in Cumberland, Maryland, site of Delfest, suddenly turned into a storm that no one there [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
Spector (AP)
Spector Gets 19 Years
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Six years ago, Phil Spector was barely a blip on the American celebrity radar screen. Although his music lived on, his name and face were only dimly recalled by rock music aficionados until a shooting at his Alhambra mansion propelled him to notoriety.
Now he faces sentencing Friday [...]
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Posted on May 31, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
BRITAIN’S Got Talent phenomenon Susan Boyle was sensationally pipped to the post last night by dance act Diversity.The group beat the 48-year-old worldwide phenomenon who came in second place despite getting over 285million views on YouTube.
Giving the crowd a last wiggle of her hips, gracious Susan told Ant and Dec: “The best [...]
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Posted on May 27, 2009 by entertainmentbooking
Montgomery Gentry (AP)
Montgomery Gentry Invited To Join Grand Ole Opry
NASHVILLE, TN (AP) — Montgomery Gentry is set to become the newest member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Opry member Charlie Daniels surprised the duo on stage Tuesday by asking them to join.
They will be formally inducted on June 23.
Since their 1999 debut, Eddie Montgomery and Troy [...]
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