International Business News - Entertainment http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/entertainment.rss All articles are copyrighted by IBTimes.com 120 30 http://www.ibtimes.com/rss/feed/entertainment.rss http://www.ibtimes.com/images/top_logo_ibt2_3.gif Taylor Swift, the recent Best Female Video award winner at the MTV Video Music Awards has set a Guinness World Record. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090918/watch-taylor-swift-music-video-you-belong-with-me-video.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090918/watch-taylor-swift-music-video-you-belong-with-me-video.htm Fri, 18 Sep 2009 20:06:28 EDT Kanve West said on Monday he would take some time off to reassess the incident through the rest of his life for upstaging Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/kanye-west-taking-time-reassess-taylor-swift-incident-vma-pictures.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/kanye-west-taking-time-reassess-taylor-swift-incident-vma-pictures.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 17:08:21 EDT A day after Kanye West earned widespread scorn for upstaging Taylor Swift at the MTV Video Music Awards, the remorseful rapper said on Monday he would take time off to reflect on his behavior. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/kanye-west-taking-time-off-after-debacle.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220484-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/kanye-west-taking-time-off-after-debacle.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090915/kanye-west-taking-time-off-after-debacle.htm Tue, 15 Sep 2009 16:44:22 EDT Actor Patrick Swayze, who battled pancreatic cancer since last year, died at 57 on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/patrick-swayze-dirty-dancing-ghost-dies-cancer-57.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220415-patrick-swayze.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/patrick-swayze-dirty-dancing-ghost-dies-cancer-57.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/patrick-swayze-dirty-dancing-ghost-dies-cancer-57.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 21:15:52 EDT The MTV video music awards held on Sunday paid tribute to the late Michael Jackson, but was overshadowed by an outburst by rapper Kanye West, who interrupted an acceptance speech by U.S. singer Taylor Swift. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/kanye-west-outburst-mars-mtv-music-video-awards.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220398-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/kanye-west-outburst-mars-mtv-music-video-awards.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/kanye-west-outburst-mars-mtv-music-video-awards.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 17:12:32 EDT Janet Jackson performed at the 26th annual MTV Video Music Awards (VMA) 2009 to pay tribute to her late brother Michael Jackson from Radio City Music Hall in New York City on Sunday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/janet-jackson-performs-vma-pay-tribute-michael-jackson-video.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090914/janet-jackson-performs-vma-pay-tribute-michael-jackson-video.htm Mon, 14 Sep 2009 12:36:11 EDT Comedian Ellen DeGeneres, one of the top U.S. talk show hosts, was named on Wednesday as the new fourth judge on "American Idol," replacing Paula Abdul, who quit the most-watched American television show last month. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/ellen-degeneres-joins-american-idol-as-4th-judge.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220141-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/ellen-degeneres-joins-american-idol-as-4th-judge.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/ellen-degeneres-joins-american-idol-as-4th-judge.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:37:50 EDT Jermaine Jackson said on Thursday he hoped R&B star Mary J. Blige would perform at the concert he planned to stage later this month in memory of his brother Michael, but the line-up was still being checked. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/jackson-concert-line-still-unsure-brother-says.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220140-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/jackson-concert-line-still-unsure-brother-says.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/jackson-concert-line-still-unsure-brother-says.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 13:34:59 EDT Playboy magazine founder Hugh Hefner, host to an ever-changing coterie of scantily-clad young women at the Playboy Mansion, has filed for divorce from the estranged wife who many people forgot he had ever married. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/hugh-hefner-files-divorce-from-wife.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220097-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/hugh-hefner-files-divorce-from-wife.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090910/hugh-hefner-files-divorce-from-wife.htm Thu, 10 Sep 2009 03:15:59 EDT Fans of the Beatles queued on Wednesday to buy the band's collected works on a new set of discs and get their hands on an animated video game featuring some of the Fab Four's greatest hits . http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/beatles-re-mastered-cds-video-game-launched.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/220002-the-beatles-are-shown-inscene-from-the.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/beatles-re-mastered-cds-video-game-launched.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090909/beatles-re-mastered-cds-video-game-launched.htm Wed, 09 Sep 2009 08:08:01 EDT Leona Lewis has a new song called “Happy” that leaked on Saturday. 'Happy' which was produced by Ryan Tedder will serve as the first single for the singer's upcoming sophomore album entitled “Echo” which will be released on November 17. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090905/leona-lewis-happy-lyrics-leona-lewis-happy-video.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090905/leona-lewis-happy-lyrics-leona-lewis-happy-video.htm Sat, 05 Sep 2009 19:38:10 EDT Michael Jackson finally will be buried near Los Angeles on Thursday evening, 70 days after his death, and authorities are going to great lengths to ensure he will rest in peace. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090903/tight-security-set-michael-jacksons-burial.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219730-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090903/tight-security-set-michael-jacksons-burial.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090903/tight-security-set-michael-jacksons-burial.htm Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:16:38 EDT Canada's public broadcaster broke television regulations when it aired a New Year's Eve skit that joked about the possible assassination of U.S. President Barack Obama, the country's broadcasting regulator said on Monday. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/canadian-tv-rebuked-again-obama-assassination-joke.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219501-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/canadian-tv-rebuked-again-obama-assassination-joke.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090831/canadian-tv-rebuked-again-obama-assassination-joke.htm Mon, 31 Aug 2009 18:43:47 EDT DJ AM, the stage name of disc jockey Adam Goldstein whose music could be heard on albums by Madonna and Will Smith, was found dead in his New York apartment on Friday, police said. He was 36. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090829/dj-am-found-dead-apartment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219407-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090829/dj-am-found-dead-apartment.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090829/dj-am-found-dead-apartment.htm Sat, 29 Aug 2009 14:28:15 EDT Dominick Dunne, the American author and journalist best known for his coverage of high-profile court cases such as the O.J. Simpson murder trial, died on Wednesday at the age of 83. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/author-journalist-dominick-dunne-dies-83.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219276-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/author-journalist-dominick-dunne-dies-83.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090827/author-journalist-dominick-dunne-dies-83.htm Thu, 27 Aug 2009 12:43:22 EDT "Snakes on a cane." Sound familiar? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/house-gets-guerrilla-ad-treatment-on-web-streets.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219155-actor-hugh-laurie-gestures-next-to-lisa.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/house-gets-guerrilla-ad-treatment-on-web-streets.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090826/house-gets-guerrilla-ad-treatment-on-web-streets.htm Wed, 26 Aug 2009 09:48:02 EDT Michael Jackson was killed by a lethal dose of the powerful anesthetic propofol, according to findings unsealed in court documents by the Los Angeles chief medical examiner. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090824/michael-jacksons-death-announced-ashomicide.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090824/michael-jacksons-death-announced-ashomicide.htm Mon, 24 Aug 2009 22:56:10 EDT Venezuelan Stefania Fernandez, an 18-year-old brunette, won the Miss Universe 2009 title on Sunday, giving her South American country its second consecutive win and its sixth title in the beauty pageant. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090824/venezuelan-wins-sixth-miss-universe-crown.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/219017-.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090824/venezuelan-wins-sixth-miss-universe-crown.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090824/venezuelan-wins-sixth-miss-universe-crown.htm Mon, 24 Aug 2009 12:25:56 EDT Most music videos might not have the promotional impact they used to. But what about videos that make fans the star, allow them to sing with an artist and seem to pop out of the screen? http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090823/sean-kingston-album-gets-fans-online-with-karaoke.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/data/articleimgs/218950-jamaican-american-reggae-singer-and-rapper-sean.jpg http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090823/sean-kingston-album-gets-fans-online-with-karaoke.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090823/sean-kingston-album-gets-fans-online-with-karaoke.htm Sun, 23 Aug 2009 02:40:07 EDT Ryan Alexander Jenkins, the "Megan Wants A Millionaire" potential winner, has been charged on Thursday of murdering his 28-year-old ex-wife, Jasmine Fiore, a playboy model, according to California authorities. http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090821/megan-wantsmillionairepotential-winner-charged-murdering-playboy-model-jasmine-fiore-picture.htm http://www.ibtimes.com/articles/20090821/megan-wantsmillionairepotential-winner-charged-murdering-playboy-model-jasmine-fiore-picture.htm Fri, 21 Aug 2009 13:59:20 EDT