Now he’s ‘D Beck’

LONDON:Spice Girls singer Victoria Beckham is now calling her football star husband David Beckham ‘D Beck’ after rapper Snoop Dogg said his name was boring.“Snoop thought the na-me David was a bit boring, and he wasn’t too impre-ssed by Becks...

Travel Abroad 12 Feb, 2008

Gore launches global concert on climate change

LOS ANGELES: Former US vice president Al Gore and Live 8 producer Kevin Wall announced on February 15 a 24-hour global concert for July 7 with more than 100 leading musical acts to promote action on climate change.‘Live Earth’ is expected to pull...

Travel Abroad 16 Feb, 2007

Timberlake nabs two MTV Europe awards

COPENHAGEN: Pop idol Justin Timberlake, host of the MTV Europe Music Awards, won two of the top prizes himself in the Danish capital.The singer of Sexy Back picked up the Best Male Artist and Best Pop Act awards, while pop diva Christina Aguilera won...

Travel Abroad 03 Nov, 2006

Groovin’ kinda dog

i-Dog (e-Dog) is the groovy pooch that’s ready to rock-out to whatever tune you’re playing! Plug your music player into it and it will act as a portable speaker so whether you are at home or out and about you can listen to your favourite tunes...

Travel Abroad 20 Jan, 2006

Paris ready with rap album

NEW YORK: Hotel heiress Paris Hilton is going to come out with a new album in which she raps with the likes of Snoop Dogg, Jadakiss and Fat Joe. The New York Post reports that Hilton is a classically trained violinist. But she won’t be playing the...

Travel Abroad 21 Nov, 2005

It’s a Green Day with Coldplay at MTV Europe awards

Lisbon:US punk rock trio Green Day and British act Coldplay shared top honours at the MTV Europe Music Awards on November 3, picking up two prizes each in an event broadcast from Lisbon to millions worldwide.Green Day walked away with the awards for...

Travel Abroad 04 Nov, 2005

Punkers Green Day dominate MTV awards

MIAMI: Punk trio Green Day cleaned up at the MTV Video Music Awards, snagging seven “Moonmen” at the lavish Miami bash hosted by hip-hop mogul Diddy and which featured some of the world’s top entertainers. Green Day kicked off the star-studded...

Travel Abroad 29 Aug, 2005

Curtainraiser : Singers, humanitarians unite for Live 8

Himalayan News ServiceKathmandu:Every single day, 30,000 children die, needlessly, of extreme poverty. Eight world leaders, gathering in Scotland for the G8 summit, will be presented with a workable plan to double aid, drop the debt and make the trade...

Travel Abroad 25 Jun, 2005

Carey’s freedom

USA TodayNew York:The title of Mariah Carey’s new CD, ‘The Emancipation of Mimi’, raises several compelling questions: 1) What? 2) Why? and 3) Who?Let’s tackle “who” first. Winding down in her hotel suite, Carey explains that Mimi is a...

Travel Abroad 17 Apr, 2005

Cabaret singer Bobby Short dies at 80

NEW YORK: Bobby Short, the suave, tuxedoed cabaret singer who epitomized Manhattan glamour and sophistication with renderings of the great American songbook, died of leukemia Monday at 80. Calling Short “an American treasure,” Cafe Carlyle, the...

Travel Abroad 22 Mar, 2005

Britney shot in “Outrageous” video

NEW YORK: Pop princess Britney Spears injured her knee during a video shoot and was hospitalised for arthroscopic surgery, her record label said Wednesday. Spears, 22, was taken to a hospital after hurting herself late Tuesday, Jive Records said in a...

Travel Abroad 11 Jun, 2004

Rock, Diesel, Hilton and Ice Cube on stage

LOS ANGELES: The Rock, Vin Diesel, Paris Hilton and Ice Cube will share the stage as presenters at the upcoming MTV Movie Awards. Other presenters announced by the music channel include Ashton Kutcher, ‘Friends’ star Matthew Perry, Queen Latifah...

Travel Abroad 26 May, 2004