http://mobile.reuters.com Copyright 2008 Reuters en-us Sat, 04 Jul 2009 11:30:03 -0400 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/images/small/logo.png http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/Category/CENT?src=RSS-ENT http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5624OT20090703?src=RSS-ENT NEW YORK (Billboard) - Michael Jackson went from being Gary, Ind.'s most talented kid to one of the most recognizable human beings on the planet. While his worldwide album sales were astounding, that wasn't the sole reason for his fame. His ascendancy went far beyond the cash register -- he inspired dance moves, dictated fashion trends and raised awareness for social causes around the globe. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:43:11 +0000 2009-07-03T234311Z_01_TRE56257Y_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON-GLOBAL.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5630X720090704?src=RSS-ENT MUMBAI (Reuters) - A child star of the Oscar-winning movie "Slumdog Millionaire" moved into his new home in an upmarket Mumbai suburb Saturday, a far cry from his family's former dwelling -- a shanty by the railway tracks. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:34:32 +0000 2009-07-04T103432Z_01_TRE5630XS_RTROPTC_0_US-INDIA-SLUMDOG.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5615KN20090704?src=RSS-ENT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - More than half a million fans from around the world applied for 17,500 free tickets to Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, organizers said on Friday as a massive security operation got underway. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:25:47 +0000 2009-07-04T132547Z_01_TRE56319X_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5622FK20090703?src=RSS-ENT GENEVA (Reuters) - Prince will return to the Montreux stage, closing out the famed jazz festival on July 18, with high-priced tickets expected to be snapped up quickly, organizers said on Friday. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:42:53 +0000 2009-07-03T124253Z_01_TRE5622GM_RTROPTC_0_US-MONTREUX-PRINCE.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5621UC20090703?src=RSS-ENT LONDON (Reuters) - Boy wizard Harry Potter is back in cinemas later this month with the sixth installment of the movie franchise, and another box office bonanza looks assured for the Warner Bros. studio. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:55:34 +0000 2009-07-03T195534Z_01_TRE5624O0_RTROPTC_0_US-POTTER.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE56301G20090704?src=RSS-ENT LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - For a reunited band bent on having a future, Stone Temple Pilots spent most of its House of Blues show Wednesday visiting the past -- the distant past. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 00:38:27 +0000 2009-07-04T003827Z_01_TRE56301H_RTROPTC_0_US-MUSIC-PILOTS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE56305F20090704?src=RSS-ENT NEW YORK (Billboard) - A vanishing act has become practically de rigueur for R&B musicians of a certain caliber. Many make a mega-hit album or two, collect Grammy Awards and critical accolades -- and then disappear. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:55:10 +0000 2009-07-04T015510Z_01_TRE56305G_RTROPTC_0_US-MAXWELL.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5620OD20090703?src=RSS-ENT CLEVELAND (Billboard) - Alice in Chains singer-guitarist Jerry Cantrell and drummer Sean Kinney say the band's new album, their first in nearly 14 years, doesn't stray too far from the Seattle band's influential catalog. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 11:39:21 +0000 2009-07-03T113921Z_01_TRE56225T_RTROPTC_0_US-ALICEINCHAINS.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5620OU20090703?src=RSS-ENT LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - When the Oxygen network green-lighted the reality series "Addicted to Beauty," the idea was to chronicle the day-to-day workings of a trendy California medical spa via the lives of its married co-owners, a socialite and a doctor. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 04:10:49 +0000 2009-07-03T041049Z_01_TRE5620OV_RTROPTC_0_US-REALITY.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE56163A20090702?src=RSS-ENT NEW YORK (Reuters) - Dealmaking in Hollywood could get hot and heavy in coming months as movie studios explore ways to fight tumbling DVD sales and distribute entertainment in new formats. Thu, 02 Jul 2009 20:04:13 +0000 2009-07-02T200413Z_01_TRE56163B_RTROPTC_0_US-HOLLYWOOD.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE56319Y20090704?src=RSS-ENT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Michael Jackson crossed swords with a lot of people when he was alive, but perhaps none more important than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 13:25:29 +0000 2009-07-04T132547Z_01_TRE56319X_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5624GH20090704?src=RSS-ENT NEW YORK (Billboard) - At the time of Michael Jackson's death last week, it was well-known that he was preparing for a 50-show concert series at London's O2 Arena later this month. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:59 +0000 2009-07-04T033209Z_01_TRE5630AM_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5624Q820090704?src=RSS-ENT LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - After a record-breaking chart week, the late Michael Jackson will shake up next week's charts, too. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:59 +0000 2009-07-04T033209Z_01_TRE5630AM_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON.XML-sidebar-5 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5624TL20090704?src=RSS-ENT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Just as people choose to forget that Elvis Presley was a bloated drug addict when he died, so Michael Jackson is now the subject of posthumous veneration that overlooks the dark side of his life. Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:59 +0000 2009-07-04T033209Z_01_TRE5630AM_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON.XML-sidebar-3 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE56300320090704?src=RSS-ENT LOS ANGELES (Billboard) - In early 1984, when Epic Records executives presented their slate of upcoming releases at the convention in Hawaii of parent company CBS Records, they couldn't resist playing up the success they were experiencing. So between the pitches for new albums, Epic inserted stock footage of semi trucks and a voice-over that thunderously announced, "There goes another load of Michael Jackson's 'Thriller' albums!" Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:31:59 +0000 2009-07-04T033209Z_01_TRE5630AM_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON.XML-sidebar-1 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5615KN20090703?src=RSS-ENT LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Los Angeles city officials are planning a massive security operation for Michael Jackson's public memorial service next week, and on Friday urged fans who do not win a ticket in a random drawing to stay away from the basketball arena where the singer will be memorialized. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 23:09:59 +0000 2009-07-03T230959Z_01_TRE56255L_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5621TR20090703?src=RSS-ENT AMSTERDAM (Reuters) - For Dutch pension fund ABP, Michael Jackson's death could be good for business. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 19:42:10 +0000 2009-07-03T194217Z_01_TRE5624LX_RTROPTC_0_US-JACKSON.XML-sidebar-2 http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5623D620090703?src=RSS-ENT BOBIGNY, France (Reuters) - Algerian singer Cheb Mami was sentenced on Friday to five years in a French prison after being found guilty of forcing an attempted abortion on his former lover. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 15:39:56 +0000 2009-07-03T153956Z_01_TRE5623DC_RTROPTC_0_US-FRANCE-SINGER.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5622D020090703?src=RSS-ENT ISTANBUL (Reuters) - What happens when you put a Muslim imam, a Christian priest, a rabbi and a Buddhist monk in a room with 10 atheists? Fri, 03 Jul 2009 12:21:41 +0000 2009-07-03T122141Z_01_TRE5622D1_RTROPTC_0_US-TURKEY-RELIGION-GAMESHOW.XML http://mobile.reuters.com/mobile/m/FullArticle/CENT/nentertainmentNews_uUSTRE5621WI20090703?src=RSS-ENT (Reuters) - The sixth film in the Harry Potter series, "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince", opens in theatres on July 15. It is based on the novel by J.K. Rowling. Fri, 03 Jul 2009 10:45:05 +0000 2009-07-03T104518Z_01_TRE5621WF_RTROPTC_0_US-POTTER.XML-sidebar-1