Songwriter and Anderson native Jon McLaughlin will be among the performers at the 80th Academy Awards telecast tonight. McLaughlin will perform “So Close,” a song he performed for the soundtrack of Disney’s “Enchanted.” The song is written by Alan Menken with lyrics by Stephen Schwartz.

Was Carla Bruni in the audience? Where was the usual, elaborate stage set? And what was John Galliano, maestro of theatrics, going to come up with this season?

After picking up a slew of international awards, France's movie "La Vie En Rose" about the life of singer Edith Piaf is a top contender for the country's own Cesar awards to be handed out Friday.

Some sharply dressed men from the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame are heading to Rutland. ... - Rutland Herald

Taylor Moore scored 18 points to lead Amelia Academy to a 51-45 victory over Southampton in the Virginia Commonwealth Conference girls final yesterday. Gabby Gatten led Southampton with 17 points. SOUTHAMPTON (n/a) Raulston 14, McFarland 14, Gatten 17, Camp 0, Best 0, Pulley 0. Totals 19 5-9 45. AMELIA ACADAMEY (22-3)

Catch vocalist Kimball (right) and guitarist Lukather at Perdana Lakeview East on March 15. LEGENDARY American rock band Toto is performing for the first time in Malaysia on March 15.

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The members of State Radio rock out in front of a full house Saturday night at Lulu's Nightspot.

RUSSELL Simmons was put in the spotlight at Jason Binn's Los Angeles Confidential magazine pre-Oscar bash at Asia De Cuba hosted by cover girl Kate Beckinsale. The hip-hop mogul, who sat with his model girlfriend Porschla Coleman, smiled with yoga-enhanced serenity when Binn announced that Simmons would be taking out his credit card to cover the 150-person lunch. Simmons, who wore the same ...

Rock star Prince is set to have a secret hip replacement. The Purple Rain singer - who released his first album in 1978 - is being forced to undergo the surgery at just 49-years-old after suffering excruciating pain as a result of years of blistering performances.

With a new album that he released on his own label in his own time and calls his best yet -- as well as a new marriage to America's newest celebrity sweetheart -- life these days is pretty damn good for Josh Kelley.

Milwaukee, WI--Milwaukee Admirals President Jon Greenberg announced today that the team will make a limited number of general admission on-ice passes available for the Bret Michaels concert after the Admirals 7:30 pm game with the Rockford IceHogs on Saturday, March 8th at the Bradley Center.

Animal rights groups say they are considering taking Nova Scotia and seal hunters to court to prevent a repeat of the grey seal hunt on Hay Island, a protected wilderness area off Cape Breton.

Clad in T-shirts and jeans, sporting scraggly hair and facial stubble the Foo Fighters looked like the most comfortable dudes in the room at the Grammy Awards earlier this month.