A celebrated conductor, composer, arranger, musician and bandleader who worked with a string of music stars including Barbra Streisand, Judy Garland and Liza Minnelli has died, the BBC reports. Mort Lindsey, 89, died Friday in Malibu, Calif., after a long…
A new biopic on legendary rock guitarist Jimi Hendrix has found its Jimi, CBC reports. The role of Hendrix in the movie, being made in Ireland, has gone to OutKast rapper and singer Andre 3000, the story reports. The casting…
With the two-hour season performance finale of “The Voice” doing the heavy lifting, NBC won the night Monday in the key 18-49 demo in Nielsen overnights, TVbytheNumbers.com reports. CBS saw one of its best-performing new shows go out with a…
John Travolta’s camp has issued a statement in response to a lawsuit accusing the actor of assault and sexual battery, calling the claim a “baseless lie,” E! News reports. A statement from Travolta’s representatives, quoted in the story, says: "This…
On last Sunday’s episode of AMC’s "Mad Men," when Don Draper played a song from the ‘new’ Beatles album, "Revolver," it cost the show a cool quarter of a million dollars for the rights, reports The Wall Street Journal. About…
Because of planned heart surgery, television actor and singer Jim Nabors — best known as "Gomer Pyle, USMC" — has had to come up with a new way to keep a tradition alive, USA Today reports. Nabors first appeared live…
The drama over what NBC will do with “30 Rock” appears to be coming to a conclusion. Deadline.com reports that the network will probably bring the comedy back for a shortened seventh season — and that season will be its…
An actress known for her role in the TV series “That ‘70s Show” and for her work in feature films became a real-life hero over the weekend, TMZ.com reports. The website reports that Mila Kunis sprang into action after a…
One of the stars of the NBC comedy "30 Rock" was rushed to the hospital in Denver over the weekend after suffering flu-like symptoms, reports TMZ.com. Tracy Morgan was scheduled to perform at a comedy show Saturday night, but had…
A legendary children’s book author, whose most famous book was made into a hit feature film in 2009, has died. Maurice Sendak, who wrote "Where the Wild Things Are" and other classics, died early today at the age of 83,…