CULTURE

A host of young Korean stars are taking to the stage in London, New York and beyond in a bid to crack one of the final global frontiers for Asian culture -- pop music.

British singer-songwriter Elvis Costello has told fans not to buy a pricey limited edition box set of his music on sale next month, recommending they purchase some Louis Armstrong instead.

It has been two weeks since the birth of a girl child in superstar Amitabh Bachchan's family, but Abhishek Bachchan and Aishwarya Rai are still not able to decide a name for Beti B.

Dr. Conrad Murray, Michael Jackson's former doctor found guilty earlier this month of involuntary manslaughter, will learn his fate today as he faces a possible four year prison sentence.

Maggie Gyllenhaal and husband Peter Sarsgaard are expecting their second child.

Many ski resorts across Switzerland, Austria and France have been opened, but in vain, for the Alpine regions are experiencing the warmest autumn in 147 years and have little snow.

An 85 meters high Christmas tree, said to be world's largest floating Christmas tree according to the Guinness Book of Records, was unveiled at Rodrigo de Freitas Lake in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil on Saturday evening.

Human Centipede 2: Full Sequence, a horror film, has been banned by the Classification Review Board in Australia. It made its Australian premiere at the Brisbane International Film Festival three weeks ago.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe on Tuesday topped a Heat Magazine list of the richest, young British entertainers, retaining his No. 1 position in the ranking of people under 30-years-old.

If you were watching the American Music Awards and went huh? when Hot Chelle Rae got the award for New Artist of the Year, rest easy, because you probably won't have to bone up on the band too much to stay current on the next set of Grammy winners.

Martin Scorsese's first effort at a family film, big-budget 3D movie Hugo, now has a big hill to climb at the box office.

Lady Gaga has been keeping fans on the edge of their seats with teasers for her upcoming video Marry The Night. However, Mother Monster has revealed that her millions of fans won't have to wait much longer for the full video.

Disney star Vanessa Hudgens was spotted kissing and holding hands with Austin Butler Saturday at Venice Beach. But, who is her sexy new beau?

Brazilian filmmaker Oscar Maron Filho suffered a fatal heart attack while addressing a forum at a film festival in India Sunday afternoon.

Millennium Films has acquired the rights to the Chris Baldi comedy Guys Night and has slated a spring production start date.

Break out the Kleenex: Bethenny Frankel will not be coming to the daytime talk-show circuit anytime soon. At least not as a host.

Yes, the fictional paper brand Dunder Mifflin, the company that once thought Michael Scott was fit to run one of its branches, is now available for purchase.

Project Runway mentor Tim Gunn and Extreme Makeover: Home Edition dream-builder Ty Pennington will officially throw their hats into the crowded daytime talk-show ring Monday, January 16 at 2 p.m. ET, with the premiere of The Revolution, ABC announced Monday.

Tobey Maguire has decided to fold in a lawsuit against him over high-stakes -- and questionably legal -- poker games.

He's not exactly a Little Monster, but Tony Bennett may be one of Lady Gaga's biggest fans.

Sure, he's got that mirror ball trophy, but J.R. Martinez is continuing to reap even bigger rewards from winning the 13th season of Dancing With the Stars.

Rock band Red Hot Chili Peppers on Monday announced six new dates beginning in January for the North American leg of their I'm With You world tour.

Fear not, law-and-order fans; U.S. Marshal Raylan Givens will be back on the case January 17.

Jenny McCarthy, who is best known for being Playboy's Playmate in 1994, is planning a second date with a Chicago lawyer, Dan Balanoff, she met on the Rosie O'Donnell show.

Jenny McCarthy, who is best known for being Playboy's Playmate in 1994, is planning a second date with a Chicago lawyer, Dan Balanoff, she met on the Rosie O'Donnell show.

Teen singing sensation Justin Bieber was named the most searched person this year on Internet search engine Bing on Monday, edging out reality TV star Kim Kardashian and Friends actress Jennifer Aniston.

Olympic gold medalist and top American skier Lindsey Vonn is divorcing husband and chief adviser Thomas Vonn after four years of marriage.

Tallulah Willis was introduced to high society Saturday night at Le Bal des Debutantes at Paris' Hotel Crillon overlooking Place de la Concorde. The mother of the debutante, however, was mysteriously missing. 49-year-old Demi Moore did not attend the ball. Her decision to skip the event may be related to her recent announcement that she is divorcing Ashton Kutcher after six years of marriage.

While struggling to overcome an addiction to painkillers, T.I. got a helping hand from Eminem, who told the Live Your Life emcee about what he dealt with during his own battle with substance abuse, Billboard reported Monday.