Buddy Holly

A young woman grabs the microphone and yells: "Listen to the new generation of Afghans!" In the crowd throngs of young men leap about, shaking their fists. On this October night, Kabul awakens to rock 'n' roll.

A small reminder of Beatlemania came to Hollywood when Paul McCartney was honored with a star on Tinseltown's storied Walk of Fame, watched by hundreds of screaming and jostling fans.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Paul McCartney finally got his own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame on Thursday, becoming the last of the four Beatles to get the honor.

A little piece of Beatlemania came to Hollywood on Thursday Paul McCartney was honored with a star on Tinseltown's storied Walk of Fame, watched by hundreds of screaming and jostling fans.

London (Reuters) - Texas-based singer Tom Russell has led a picaresque life, from teaching criminology in war-torn Nigeria to playing strip joints in Vancouver's red-light district.

Adele wows with post-throat surgery song

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Disgraced pastor Ted Haggard and actor Gary Busey will trade partners in an upcoming episode of "Celebrity Wife Swap," a spokeswoman for the show said on Thursday.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Celebrated lyricist Jerry Leiber, who partnered with composer Mike Stoller to write such iconic hits as "Hound Dog" and "Jailhouse Rock" and played a key role in the birth of rock 'n' roll, died on Monday at age 78.

It's a hot music weekend in Las Vegas, and you don't have to venture to the Strip to hear big-name artists play (a bonus for locals). Several headliners are taking Summerlin by storm, and there's a free concert in downtown Las Vegas. Here are some of the weekend's best bets:

LONDON (Reuters) - Lowry's lonely people, Tracey Emin's scrawlings and a mysterious portrait of Elizabeth I are just a few of the gems from the British government's art collection unveiled to the public for the first time this week.

LONDON (Reuters Life!) - Lowry's lonely people, Tracey Emin's scrawlings and a mysterious portrait of Elizabeth I are just a few of the gems from the British government's art collection unveiled to the public for the first time this week.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Call them amateur paparazzi. A picture happy couple tried unsuccessfully to catch actor Gary Busey on camera in the wrong place at the wrong time, but police arrested the pair instead.

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Lost" may have just ended its six-season run, but one of the TV show's stars is now immortalized on the new album by rock band Weezer.

Openly gay celebrities Neil Patrick Harris and Melissa Etheridge will be getting stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. ?Openly gay celebrities Neil Patrick Harris and Melissa Etheridge will be getting stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year. The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce announced Thursday their picks for 2011. Also getting stars are: Reese Witherspoon, Penelope Cruz, Gwyneth Paltrow, Tina Fey, Danny DeVito, The Go-Go's, Rascal Flatts and Will.i.am. The biggest surprises on the list include Oprah Winfrey, the Muppets and Buddy Holly. Harris, who turned 37 on Tuesday, is in a domestic partnership with celebrity chef and former actor David Burtka. The How I Met Your Mother star tweeted the news to his fans: ?Getting a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame ? awesome. Having it be in the same year as the Muppets ? priceless.? Grammy-winning singer Melissa Etheridge made headlines in April when she announced she was splitting from her partner, actress Tammy Lynn Michaels Eth

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - What do Neil Patrick Harris, Oprah Winfrey, Buddy Holly and the Muppets have in common? They're all getting stars on the Hollywood Walk of Fame next year.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - The cascading golden locks are cropped close now and he just turned 60, but Peter Frampton feels he has rediscovered the creative drive that made him one of rock's biggest acts.

Today in History. Today is Sunday, May 9, the 129th day of 2010. There are 236 days left in the year. This is Mother's Day.

Helen Wagner, matriarch of 'As the World Turns' for more than 50 years, dies at 91. Actress Helen Wagner, who played mild-mannered Nancy Hughes on the CBS soap opera "As the World Turns" for more than a half-century and spoke its first words, has died at age 91.

Gary Busey and girlfriend Steffanie Sampson welcome a baby boy, Luke Sampson Busey. Gary Busey's girlfriend, Steffanie Sampson, has given birth to a boy named Luke Sampson Busey.

NEW YORK (Reuters) - As Neil Sedaka puts it, he's the king of tra-la-las and doo-be-doos.