'Idol' moves toward lower payouts for runners-up
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Coming in second on "American Idol" may still be a path to superstardom, but it no longer offers guaranteed paychecks worthy of the next pop idol or rock star.
- Actress Keira Knightley to wed musician Righton
LONDON (AP) — Keira Knightley, the glamorous star of "Pirates of the Caribbean," is engaged to marry musician James Righton, her publicist said Friday.
Gregg Allman engaged to 24-year-old girlfriend
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) — Gregg Allman is getting married for the seventh time.
- New Spoleto season opens in Charleston
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — The 36th edition of the Spoleto Festival USA is open in Charleston.
Musician Doc Watson has surgery at NC hospital
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. (AP) — Grammy-winning folk musician Doc Watson is in critical condition but improving at a North Carolina hospital after undergoing colon surgery.
Broadway stars prepare to welcome President Obama
NEW YORK (AP) — President Barack Obama heads to Broadway next month as part of a double bill with former President Bill Clinton — and the stars will be out to welcome them.
Robert Pattinson all grown up in "Cosmopolis"
CANNES, France (AP) — Going back to what he does best, David Cronenberg takes a visceral day-trip inside the cushioned limousine of a tycoon who cares little for the bloody, populist riots that explode outside his car in "Cosmopolis."
- Canine stars compete for Cannes' Palm Dog
CANNES, France (AP) — Move over, Brad Pitt and Nicole Kidman. The Cannes Film Festival's four-legged stars are in the spotlight with the contest for the event's best canine performance.
Stars offer hugs, kisses and vampire bite at gala
CAP D'ANTIBES, France (AP) — Stars promised hugs, kisses, a massage — and a vampire bite — in a glamor-filled auction to raise money to fight AIDS.
3 young actors seize the day, go 'On the Road'
CANNES, France (AP) — Kristen Stewart understands the lure of the open road. So do her "On The Road" co-stars, Garrett Hedlund and Sam Riley.
