Organisers of a Michael Jackson tribute concert in Cardiff are criticised for booking rock band Kiss after its bassist called the star a child abuser.
Shows axed after stage collapse
Concerts by Janet Jackson and Lady Antebellum are cancelled following the stage collapse at the Indiana State Fair at the weekend.
Nighy film to close Toronto gala
Bill Nighy and Rachel Weisz's British spy tale Page Eight will close next month's Toronto International Film Festival, it is announced.
Article written by Will Gompertz
Will Gompertz
Arts editor
08:42 UK time, Monday, 15 August 2011
We have always been drawn to defections of urban crime, but this week's riots should act as a reminder that there is a real-life cast providing the source material for that pernicious content.
Sondheim pans Porgy stage remake
Award-winning composer Stephen Sondheim pans a forthcoming Broadway remake of Porgy and Bess.
Glee 3D film flops at US cinemas
A 3D concert movie featuring the cast of TV's Glee fails to make the US box office Top 10 after taking $5.7m (£3.5m) over the weekend.
Rockers AC/DC launch wine range
The rock band teams up with an Australian producer to launch their own range of wines, including Highway to Hell cabernet sauvignon.
Robert Robinson dies at age of 83
Robert Robinson, the veteran BBC broadcaster and presenter of quizzes such as Call My Bluff and Brain of Britain, has died at the age of 83.
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