Daily entertainment news covering Smokey Robinson en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/10/14/99_song_four_cd_box_set_spans_dolly_part Wed, 14 Oct 2009 18:58:46 EST Entertainment News 141049@http://www.starpulse.com/news If the image of Dolly Parton was indeed to be carved in stone atop a great mountain in her native East Tennessee hills, it would be a worthy honor among the hundreds of honors

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/14/smokey_robinson_s_the_miracles_to_get_wa Sat, 14 Mar 2009 17:00:27 EST Entertainment News 113953@http://www.starpulse.com/news Smokey Robinson's soul super group The Miracles are to be honored with the 2,381st star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/19/celebrity_birthdays_february_77 Thu, 19 Feb 2009 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 109471@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Norwegian singer Maria Mena (1986), "Napoleon Dynamite" actress Haylie Duff (1980), Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro (1967), "Family Ties" actress Justine Bateman (1966),

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/02/09/smokey_robinson_urges_kanye_to_chill_out Mon, 09 Feb 2009 10:08:46 EST Entertainment News 110175@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul man Smokey Robinson has sent a stern message to Kanye West - "relax."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/23/motown_records_celebrates_50th_anniversa Fri, 23 Jan 2009 17:00:00 EST Entertainment News 108687@http://www.starpulse.com/news A special series of online podcasts featuring rare and intimate conversations with the label's legends, producers, songwriters and singers, are now available at www.classic.motown.com.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/10/30/gwyneth_paltrow_aamp_huey_lewis_duets_du Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:09:03 EST Entertainment News 102289@http://www.starpulse.com/news Gwyneth Paltrow And Huey Lewis' rendition of Cruisin' in 2000 movie Duets has been voted the worst vocal collaboration of all time, by an online music magazine. The pair played karaoke champs in the film,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/09/16/qaamp_a_despite_hits_ne_yo_feels_under_a Tue, 16 Sep 2008 13:44:13 EST Entertainment News 98325@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Ne-Yo knows that people appreciate his music. After all, his first two albums have gone platinum and the singer-songwriter has also helped pen

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/02/19/celebrity_birthdays_february_48 Tue, 19 Feb 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 73008@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to Norwegian singer Maria Mena (1986), "Napoleon Dynamite" actress Haylie Duff (1980), Puerto Rican actor Benicio Del Toro (1967), "Family Ties" actress Justine Bateman (1966), British singer Seal (1963), British actor Ray Winstone (1957), late Austrian singer Falco (1957; d. 1998), "Dumb and Dumber" actor Jeff Daniels (1955),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/25/and_the_scariest_celebrity_faces_are_ Thu, 25 Oct 2007 11:25:48 EST Entertainment News 65254@http://www.starpulse.com/news New York socialite Jocelyn Wildenstein has beaten Donatella Versace and former Kiss star Ace Frehley in a new "Scariest Celebrity Faces" poll. Wildenstein, dubbed "The Cat Woman" for her feline-like cosmetic surgery-enhanced features, topped Maxim.com's Halloween-flavored list.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/10/14/70s_diva_thelma_houston_gives_her_favori Sun, 14 Oct 2007 09:30:00 EST Entertainment News 63405@http://www.starpulse.com/news Thelma Houston, the dynamic voice behind the disco anthem "Don't Leave Me This Way," is back with her first album in over 17 years. In a clever twist, Houston uses A Woman's Touch to transform songs made famous by some of the biggest singers - male singers - in R&B and pop.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/19/queen_latifah_to_release_second_jazz_alb_25 Wed, 19 Sep 2007 19:30:00 EST Entertainment News 60670@http://www.starpulse.com/news Queen Latifah's new album Trav'lin' Light will be released by famed jazz label Verve Records in conjunction with Flavor Unit Entertainment on September 25.

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/11/sly_aamp_the_family_stone_s_greatest_hit_70 Tue, 11 Sep 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 59422@http://www.starpulse.com/news The final entry in the 40th anniversary restoration campaign of the great album discography of the first golden decade of Sly & The Family Stone - which kicked off with the spring release of the expanded editions of their seven original studio albums

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/05/boyz_ii_men_record_motown_standards Wed, 05 Sep 2007 11:27:57 EST Entertainment News 58672@http://www.starpulse.com/news Forgotten R&B supergroup Boyz II Men are planning a major comeback with an album of Motown covers. The vocal group will release Motown: A Journey Through Hitsville USA as their first album for new label Decca.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/21/smokey_robinson_golf_is_like_heroin Thu, 21 Jun 2007 13:04:31 EST Entertainment News 48250@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul singer Smokey Robinson fears his addiction to golf is getting out of hand - he wakes before dawn to play. The Motown legend, 67, is so passionate about the sport he'd rather play a round than sleep.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/24/ratings_down_19_percent_as_jordin_sparks Thu, 24 May 2007 12:46:03 EST Entertainment News 44042@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - An estimated 29.5 million Americans tuned in for the season's final ''American Idol'' with Jordin Sparks winning the prize - a sharp drop from last year's finale, according to preliminary ratings from Nielsen Media Research.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/24/arizona_17_year_old_jordin_sparks_makes_ Thu, 24 May 2007 08:22:34 EST Entertainment News 43955@http://www.starpulse.com/news LOS ANGELES (AP) - Jordin Sparks grew up on ''American Idol,'' watching the show since she was 12 years old and telling her mother it was what she wanted to do. ''Now I'm actually doing it,'' the 17-year-old told reporters backstage after winning the competition in Wednesday's season finale.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/05/10/innovative_motown_remixed_vol_2_reinvent Thu, 10 May 2007 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 41877@http://www.starpulse.com/news The classic Motown Sound and modern Latin grooves are heard side-by-side at nightclubs and house parties every day in just about every corner of America. Now, for the first time, they truly come together with Motown Remixed Volume 2.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/30/chart_topping_hits_of_soul_heard_decade_ Mon, 30 Apr 2007 22:00:00 EST Entertainment News 40121@http://www.starpulse.com/news Soul is at the heart of hip-hop, providing the inspiration for today's chart-topping hip-hop tracks. Now four new compilations present the best of soul--a total of 67 recordings, every track a #1 (nearly all on the R&B chart)--from the '60s to the '90s.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/04/11/you_ll_keep_that_lovin_feeling_with_18_n Wed, 11 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 37548@http://www.starpulse.com/news Great pop songs are ones you not only remember forever but remind you of the feelings you had when they shot up the charts. On three decade by decade--the '60s through the '80s--Hip-O/UMe Pop Number 1's albums in the new and ongoing UMe Number 1's series, those #1 songs and the feelings they recall are back.

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