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PHILADELPHIA — Drawn to the outrageous and outlandish like a giant freaky moth to a flame, Ken Russell, the English filmmaker best known for his stormy adaptation of D.H. Lawrence's "Women in Love," and for turning a Franz Liszt biopic...... Full story

    LONDON (AP) — A new album of recordings by the late soul singer Amy Winehouse will be released in December, Island Records said Monday. It said "Lioness: Hidden Treasures" will contain 12 songs — previously unreleased...... Full story

Adele has the year's most popular album with "21," so it makes sense that she's the most nominated artist for this year's American Music Awards. The nominees were announced Tuesday in Los Angeles by Nicki Minaj and Pitbull, and Adele led all...... Full story

  TORONTO (AP) — Sixteen actors dressed as zombies were injured Tuesday when they fell from a platform during filming of a new movie in the "Resident Evil" series, officials said. Toronto emergency medical spokesman Peter Macintyre...... Full story

CHICAGO — A spokesman for R. Kelly says the R&B superstar is in the hospital after emergency throat surgery. Kelly publicist Allan Mayer on Wednesday said the singer had an abscess on one of his tonsils and had it drained in surgery...... Full story

DALLAS — A Texas man is suing comedian Andy Dick over his December performance at a Dallas nightclub. Robert Tucker claims he suffered emotional distress and defamation as a result of an alleged incident in which Dick exposed his...... Full story

WASHINGTON — As the lights went out, Placido Domingo ducked his head underneath the descending curtain as if to soak in the applause a little longer. You could excuse the legendary Spanish tenor for seeking to revel as long as...... Full story

NEW YORK — Ewan McGregor was having a hard time keeping up with Christopher Plummer. At the suggestion of director Mike Mills, McGregor had brought his 81-year-old co-star to Barney's in Los Angeles to pick up a scarf for Plummer's...... Full story

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — Jim James is on a spiritual quest of sorts, and you're invited to listen in. The My Morning Jacket frontman sat in the prayer room of a church in a quiet neighborhood of his hometown last month, talking about old...... Full story

NEW YORK — On Wednesday's return of "Men of a Certain Age," mild-mannered party-store owner Joe has a confusing brush with his ex-wife. Terry, the failed-actor-turned-car-salesman and perennial bachelor, seems ready to settle down with his...... Full story

NEW YORK — Nicole "Snooki" Polizzi and a fellow "Jersey Shore" cast member have been involved in a minor traffic accident in Italy. The popular MTV reality show is filming its fourth season in Florence. The network said in a statement late...... Full story

MIAMI — Hip-hop singer Sean Kingston has been stabilized and moved to the intensive care unit at a hospital after crashing his watercraft into a Miami Beach bridge, his publicist said Monday. The publicist, Joseph Carozza, said...... Full story

NEW YORK (AP) — A coalition of musicians is demanding the Recording Academy restore more than 30 categories cut from the Grammy Awards, alleging the reductions unfairly target ethnic music and were done without the input of its thousands of...... Full story

NEW YORK — Fergie's life just got a little more glamorous — in undertones of tuberose and leather — with her win of a Fifi award from the perfume industry for her scent Outspoken. The Fragrance Foundation presented the...... Full story

LOS ANGELES — Lindsay Lohan has been fitted with an ankle monitor and will serve her sentence on house arrest rather than going to jail. A sheriff's official says the 24-year-old starlet started serving her term Thursday after...... Full story