06/18/2013 08:49 PM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Teen country singer Bradbery captures ‘The Voice’ season crown

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Pitch-perfect teen country singer Danielle Bradbery won TV singing contest “The Voice” on Tuesday, scoring a contract with Universal Music Group and a $100,000 cash prize.

06/18/2013 07:55 PM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Amitav Ghosh among 12 vying for international writing prize

LONDON (Reuters) – Six awarding-winning writers including India’s Amitav Ghosh are among a group of 12 poets, authors and academics vying for the 2013 Warwick Prize for Writing with themes ranging from the Australian war effort in France to opium selle…

06/18/2013 05:14 PM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Twelve writers vie for 2013 international writing prize

LONDON (Reuters) – Six awarding-winning writers are among a group of 12 poets, authors and academics vying for the 2013 Warwick Prize for Writing with themes ranging from the Australian war effort in France to opium sellers in 19th century India.

06/18/2013 05:09 PM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Kandinsky work auctioned for $21 million but misses the mark

LONDON (Reuters) – Russian painter Wassily Kandinsky’s expressionist masterpiece “Studie zu Improvisation 3, 1909″ was the highlight and leading indicator for a flat Christie’s London Impressionist and modern art sale on Tuesday.

06/18/2013 05:08 PM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Kanye West wins over critics with ‘daring’ new album ‘Yeezus’

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Rapper Kanye West pushes the boundaries of hip hop with his latest album “Yeezus,” using aggressive electro-dance music beats to channel his anger and win over critics, who have called the record “daring” and “ambitious.”

06/18/2013 04:25 PM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Angelina Jolie stunt double sues News Corp over hacking

REUTERS – A stunt double for Oscar-winning actress Angelina Jolie has sued News Corp over allegations its British newspapers hacked her phone, the first lawsuit in the United States against the company since the scandal broke two years ago.

06/18/2013 11:44 AM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Crystal, Goodman head back to school in ‘Monsters University’

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – One-eyed green monster Mike Wazowski and his giant blue, furry friend James P. “Sully” Sullivan go back in time as “scaring” students in “Monsters University,” as Walt Disney Co.’s Pixar Animation Studios pins its hopes for a b…

06/18/2013 11:39 AM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Justin Bieber hits photographer in Los Angeles car scrape

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) – Teen pop star Justin Bieber struck a photographer with his Ferrari sports car while driving away from a comedy club in Los Angeles on Monday night, but the accident was not considered a hit-and-run, police said.

06/18/2013 08:55 AM by oneredleafentertainment

Rizzle Kicks call for end to racism

Teenage Cancer Trust concert - London

Jordan “Rizzle” Stephens, one half of Rizzle Kicks, has spoken about his hopes for an end to racism. The singer spoke about his own personal experience of racism at a launch event at Abbey Road Studios for a concert marking 20 years since teenager Stephen Lawrence was murdered. Jordan, who will be performing with Rizzle [...]

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06/18/2013 08:28 AM by Reuters: Entertainment News

Golfing in Iceland’s midnight sun: lava beds, angry birds, winds

REYKJAVIK (Reuters) – The names of the world’s greatest golf venues roll off the tongue like a putt rolling toward the cup. Pebble Beach. St. Andrews. Valderrama.