Daily entertainment news covering Donna Summer en-US http://backend.userland.com/rss 60 http://www.starpulse.com/ http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/09/30/will_aamp_jada_pinkett_smith_to_host_nob Wed, 30 Sep 2009 08:37:16 EST Entertainment News 139328@http://www.starpulse.com/news OSLO, Norway (AP) — American rap artist and actor Will Smith and his wife, the actress Jada Pinkett Smith, will co-host this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo,

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Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/03/08/pet_shop_boys_release_10th_studio_album__22 Sun, 08 Mar 2009 12:20:41 EST Entertainment News 112962@http://www.starpulse.com/news One of the most iconic and influential pop acts in the world, Pet Shop Boys return with their tenth album and first for Astralwerks on April 21, 2009. In a career spanning over two decades,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2009/01/11/quincy_jones_wants_ambassador_for_the_ar Sun, 11 Jan 2009 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 107649@http://www.starpulse.com/news Music legend Quincy Jones is urging President-elect Barack Obama to create a ministry of culture, insisting it's embarrassing the government has no ambassador for the arts.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/12/31/celebrity_birthdays_december_73 Wed, 31 Dec 2008 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 105440@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to New Kid Joey McIntyre (1972), Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian (1963), Wonderland star Val Kilmer (1959), stage and screen actress Bebe Neuwirth (1958), rocker George Thorogood (1951),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/19/donna_summer_s_crayons_first_original_ef Mon, 19 May 2008 08:30:00 EST Entertainment News 87853@http://www.starpulse.com/news You can catch the Queen of Disco, Donna Summer, on her full US tour this summer! Here's a sneak preview of what you can expect from an outstanding track on the album. Check out Stamp Your Feet:

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/18/donna_summer_pokes_fun_at_herself Sun, 18 May 2008 15:00:00 EST Entertainment News 87749@http://www.starpulse.com/news Disco star Donna Summer has poked fun at her 'The Queen of Disco' title in a new song on her long-awaited album. The "Hot Stuff" singer is to release her first album in 17 years after signing a new record deal.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/05/10/donna_summer_s_maid_saved_her_from_suici Sat, 10 May 2008 19:00:00 EST Entertainment News 87056@http://www.starpulse.com/news Disco star Donna Summer was saved from a suicide attempt by her maid, who walked in on her as she tried to jump out of a window. After battling depression, Summer decided to kill herself at the height of her fame in 1979,

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/04/27/donna_summer_s_crayons_is_her_first_albu Sun, 27 Apr 2008 10:30:00 EST Entertainment News 85453@http://www.starpulse.com/news Crayons with all its songs co-written by Donna Summer, is an international banquet of musical delights and surprises.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/15/dance_war_bruno_vs_carrie_ann_recap_chee Tue, 15 Jan 2008 08:32:19 EST Entertainment News 74314@http://www.starpulse.com/news Perhaps the most perplexing question one can ask while watching "Dance War: Bruno vs. Carrie Ann" is, "Why is this show called Dance War?" By adding the element of singing to this competition, the dancing falls to the wayside and becomes a sloppy obstacle meant to leave contestants gasping for air while singing horrible boy band songs of the mid 90s.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2008/01/08/commemorate_grammy_s_50th_anniversary_wi Tue, 08 Jan 2008 14:12:28 EST Entertainment News 73602@http://www.starpulse.com/news In a grand commemoration of the 50th Celebration of the GRAMMY® Awards, Shout! Factory and The Recording Academy®'s GRAMMY® Recordings announce an electrifying 7-CD series encompassing GRAMMY® winners from four of the legendary awards' major genres.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/12/31/celebrity_birthdays_december_42 Mon, 31 Dec 2007 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 69130@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to New Kid Joey McIntyre (1972), Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian (1963), Wonderland star Val Kilmer (1959), stage and screen actress Bebe Neuwirth (1958), rocker George Thorogood (1951), disco queen Donna Summer (1948), Animal House actor Tim Matheson (1947), lead singer of The Guess Who Burton Cummings (1947),

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/09/28/madonna_aamp_beastie_boys_get_hall_of_fa Fri, 28 Sep 2007 09:02:29 EST Entertainment News 61669@http://www.starpulse.com/news Madonna, Beastie Boys, Leonard Cohen and disco supergroup Chic are among the acts on the ballot for next year's Rock & Roll Hall Of Fame induction.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/07/31/aaamp_e_launches_new_weekly_sunday_morni Tue, 31 Jul 2007 10:46:53 EST Entertainment News 53791@http://www.starpulse.com/news On Sunday, July 22 at 9:00AM ET/PT, the A&E Network premiered Private Sessions, a weekly one-hour performance and interview series hosted by Lynn Hoffman.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/06/27/what_do_summer_songs_from_the_beach_boys Wed, 27 Jun 2007 15:51:12 EST Entertainment News 49174@http://www.starpulse.com/news NEW YORK (AP) - Each summer, a song emerges that comes to define those warm, sunshiny months for seasons afterward: Donna Summer's ''Bad Girls.'' Alice Cooper's ''School's Out.'' Usher's ''Yeah.'' Beyonce's ''Crazy In Love.'' And, unfortunately, the ''Macarena.''

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/2007/04/20/british_pop_icons_erasure_announce_new_s_22 Fri, 20 Apr 2007 20:00:00 EST Entertainment News 38958@http://www.starpulse.com/news Erasure-the iconic British pop duo of Andy Bell and Vince Clark who've sold more than 20 million albums worldwide-have released their new single "I Could Fall in Love With You" through Mute on April 3. The song is taken from their new album Light At The End Of The World due out May 22. Coming after 2006's Union Street-an acoustic album of drastically rearranged lesser-known Erasure songs that was recorded with a full band and underlined the enduring quality of the material--Light At The End Of The World is a potent return to classic, totally electronic Erasure form as last heard on 2005's Nightbird (Mute).

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.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2007/01/06/stars_join_schwarzenegger_for_inaugurati Sat, 06 Jan 2007 10:37:04 EST Entertainment News 25285@http://www.starpulse.com/news Arnold Schwarzenegger's pals Tom Arnold and Rob Lowe were among the dignitaries, politicians and celebrities who celebrated the start of the former actor's second term as California Governor in Sacramento yesterday. Guitarist Jose Feliciano and stage musical icon Jennifer Holliday - the star of the original Dreamgirls - performed anthems and tributes to the star at his inaugural address, while Donna Summer and Paul Anka were among the celebrities on show at a lavish dinner last night.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/31/celebrity_birthdays_december_31 Sun, 31 Dec 2006 03:00:00 EST Entertainment News 23582@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to New Kid Joey McIntyre (1972), Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian (1963), Wonderland star Val Kilmer (1959), stage and screen actress Bebe Neuwirth (1958), rocker George Thorogood (1951), disco queen Donna Summer (1948), Animal House actor Tim Matheson (1947), lead singer of The Guess Who Burton Cummings (1947), Ray director Taylor Hackford (1944), "Gandhi" actor Ben Kingsley (1943), country/folk musician John Denver (1943; d. 1997), Hannibal Lecter actor Anthony Hopkins (1937), and French Fauve painter Henri Matisse (1869; d. 1954).

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/12/11/moby_lusts_after_patricia_arquette Mon, 11 Dec 2006 09:31:51 EST Entertainment News 23509@http://www.starpulse.com/news Dance star Moby is crazy about Patricia Arquette, hailing the actress as "sexy, smart and damaged." The hitmaker has long harbored a crush on the Medium beauty, who married Thomas Jane in Venice, Italy, earlier this year.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/11/24/newcomer_lisa_palleschi_releases_her_deb Fri, 24 Nov 2006 10:00:00 EST Entertainment News 22107@http://www.starpulse.com/news "I think this album has two personalities," Lisa Palleschi says of her debut, Released. "Half the songs are really pretty ballads, love songs, and the other half are more in-your-face, rock songs."

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2006/07/31/beatles_album_surprisingly_makes_list_of Mon, 31 Jul 2006 10:28:56 EST Entertainment News 11628@http://www.starpulse.com/news The Beatles' first album Please Please Me is a shock entry in a new poll of the top 50 gay albums of all time. The 1963 album, which included the hits Twist And Shout and I Saw Her Standing There, featured in the chart compiled by British gay magazine Attitude, alongside records by ABBA, Elton John and Boy George.

Read More > ]]> http://www.starpulse.com/news/index.php/2005/12/31/today_s_celebrity_birthdays_dec_31 Sat, 31 Dec 2005 03:00:19 EST Entertainment News 958@http://www.starpulse.com/news Happy Birthday to New Kid Joey McIntyre (1972), Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian (1963), Wonderland star Val Kilmer (1959), stage and screen actress Bebe Neuwirth (1958), rocker George Thorogood (1951), disco queen Donna Summer (1948), Animal House actor Tim Matheson (1947), lead singer of The Guess Who Burton Cummings (1947), Ray director Taylor Hackford (1944), "Gandhi" actor Ben Kingsley (1943), country/folk musician John Denver (1943; d. 1997), Hannibal Lecter actor Anthony Hopkins (1937), and French Fauve painter Henri Matisse (1869; d. 1954).

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