LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Country-pop star Taylor Swift held onto the top spot on the Billboard 200 album chart on Wednesday as her latest album 'Red' kept rapper Meek Mill from the top spot.
'Red,' Swift's fourth studio album safely took the No. 1 position after selling 344,000 copies according to figures from Nielsen SoundScan.
Last week, 'Red' scored the highest first week U.S. sales in a decade after selling 1.2 million copies. The album has outsold One Direction's 'Up All Night' to become the second-biggest album of 2012, behind Adele's juggernaut record '21,' which has sold more than 4 million copies this year.
Rapper Meek Mill entered the chart at No. 2 with his debut studio album 'Dreams & Nightmares,' selling 164,000 copies. The rapper collaborated with fellow Maybach Music artists for his debut, including Trey Songz, Wale, Rick Ross and Mary J. Blige.
Ahead of the holiday season, two festive albums debuted on the chart, with veteran crooner Rod Stewart's 'Merry Christmas Baby' at No. 3 and Trans-Siberian Orchestra's extended play record 'Dreams of Fireflies (On a Christmas Night)' at No. 9.
Country singer Toby Keith landed at No. 6 with his latest album 'Hope on the Rocks,' following his appearance and best music video win at the County Music Association (CMA) awards last week.
Country group Little Big Town also saw a boost from their CMA vocal group of the year win as their album 'Tornado' climbed the chart to No. 10.
Canadian singer Neil Young and his band Crazy Horse scored their second top ten album this year with 'Psychedelic Pill' at No. 8, following their 'Americana' album in June.
Over on the Digital Songs chart, Korean rapper Psy held the top spot with his infectious dance-pop single 'Gangnam Style,' while Bruno Mars' 'Locked Out of Heaven' remained at No. 2 and Ke$ha's 'Die Young' was a non-mover at No. 3.
(Reporting by Piya Sinha-Roy, editing by Jill Serjeant)
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Wednesday, November 7, 2012
"Dad's Army" star Clive Dunn dies aged 92
LONDON (Reuters) - British actor Clive Dunn, best known as a bumbling old butcher in the popular World War Two sitcom 'Dad's Army', has died, his agent said on Wednesday.
Dunn passed away on Tuesday, Peter Charlesworth said, adding that he believed the actor died in Portugal where he has lived for many years. He was 92.
As Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad's Army - a hit television series in the 1960s and 1970s about a group of local volunteer members of the Home Guard - Dunn was famous for catchphrases such as 'Don't panic!' and 'They don't like it up 'em.'
He also had a No. 1 hit song with 'Grandad' in 1971, which he performed several times on TV music show 'Top of the Pops'.
Dunn was born in London in 1920 and enrolled in an acting academy after leaving school.
He played several small roles in films in the 1930s before serving in the army in World War Two, ending up in prisoner-of-war and labor camps for four years.
After the war he worked in music halls before enjoying success as Jones in Dad's Army.
Underlining his ability to play characters far older than his real age, he followed Dad's Army with a five-year run in children's comedy series 'Grandad' as an elderly caretaker.
According to the BBC, he is survived by his wife Priscilla Morgan and two daughters, Jessica and Polly.
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Dunn passed away on Tuesday, Peter Charlesworth said, adding that he believed the actor died in Portugal where he has lived for many years. He was 92.
As Lance-Corporal Jones in Dad's Army - a hit television series in the 1960s and 1970s about a group of local volunteer members of the Home Guard - Dunn was famous for catchphrases such as 'Don't panic!' and 'They don't like it up 'em.'
He also had a No. 1 hit song with 'Grandad' in 1971, which he performed several times on TV music show 'Top of the Pops'.
Dunn was born in London in 1920 and enrolled in an acting academy after leaving school.
He played several small roles in films in the 1930s before serving in the army in World War Two, ending up in prisoner-of-war and labor camps for four years.
After the war he worked in music halls before enjoying success as Jones in Dad's Army.
Underlining his ability to play characters far older than his real age, he followed Dad's Army with a five-year run in children's comedy series 'Grandad' as an elderly caretaker.
According to the BBC, he is survived by his wife Priscilla Morgan and two daughters, Jessica and Polly.
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)
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Tuesday, November 6, 2012
Rihanna unveils Chris Brown duet "Nobodies Business"
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - R&B star Rihanna unveiled a duet entitled 'Nobodies Business' with ex-boyfriend Chris Brown on Tuesday, three years after Brown was charged with assaulting her.
The song was part of an official track list that Barbadian singer Rihanna tweeted to her followers for her upcoming album 'Unapologetic,' and comes after weeks of speculation in the media that the couple have rekindled their romance being spotted together at numerous events.
While Rihanna, 24, has stayed mum on her relationship status with Brown, the 'Turn Up The Music' singer attended Rihanna's Halloween party last week and tweeted a photograph of himself dressed in Arab robes and a rifle.
Brown, 23, is currently halfway through his five-year probation after pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna on the eve of the Grammy awards in 2009. He was ordered to complete community service and a domestic violence program.
Brown was given permission by a Los Angeles judge to embark on his European tour at a recent hearing overseeing his progress on his probation.
The former couple have had a tumultuous relationship in the last three years, including a restraining order against Brown following the assault.
But recently the two singers have made peace, coming together on a remix of Rihanna's raunchy song 'Birthday Cake' earlier this year.
The Barbadian singer told Oprah Winfrey in an emotional interview in August that she and Brown now had a 'very close friendship,' and that she still loved him.
Other collaborations on Rihanna's upcoming 'Unapologetic' album include rapper Eminem, newcomer singer-songwriter Mikky Ekko and rapper Future.
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The song was part of an official track list that Barbadian singer Rihanna tweeted to her followers for her upcoming album 'Unapologetic,' and comes after weeks of speculation in the media that the couple have rekindled their romance being spotted together at numerous events.
While Rihanna, 24, has stayed mum on her relationship status with Brown, the 'Turn Up The Music' singer attended Rihanna's Halloween party last week and tweeted a photograph of himself dressed in Arab robes and a rifle.
Brown, 23, is currently halfway through his five-year probation after pleading guilty to assaulting Rihanna on the eve of the Grammy awards in 2009. He was ordered to complete community service and a domestic violence program.
Brown was given permission by a Los Angeles judge to embark on his European tour at a recent hearing overseeing his progress on his probation.
The former couple have had a tumultuous relationship in the last three years, including a restraining order against Brown following the assault.
But recently the two singers have made peace, coming together on a remix of Rihanna's raunchy song 'Birthday Cake' earlier this year.
The Barbadian singer told Oprah Winfrey in an emotional interview in August that she and Brown now had a 'very close friendship,' and that she still loved him.
Other collaborations on Rihanna's upcoming 'Unapologetic' album include rapper Eminem, newcomer singer-songwriter Mikky Ekko and rapper Future.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy, editing by Jill Serjeant)
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Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy: magazine
LONDON (Reuters) - British celebrity Sharon Osbourne has had a double mastectomy after discovering she was carrying a gene that increased the risk of her developing breast cancer, she told Hello! magazine in an interview published on Monday.
Osbourne, 60, told the publication that the decision was a 'no-brainer' in the end.
'As soon as I found out I had the breast cancer gene, I thought: 'The odds are not in my favor',' she said in remarks that also ran in the Daily Mirror tabloid.
'I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud: I decided to just take everything off, and had a double mastectomy.'
Osbourne, who put the eccentric life of her family on view in the reality TV series 'The Osbournes', said she did not want to spend the rest of her life with 'that shadow hanging over me.
'I want to be around for a long time and be a grandmother to Pearl,' she added, referring to her son Jack's first child.
'I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all the time. It's not 'pity me', it's a decision I made that's got rid of this weight that I was carrying around.'
Osbourne raised her profile by appearing as a judge on successful talent shows 'The X Factor' and 'America's Got Talent'. She is married to heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne.
Her London publicist referred Reuters to the interview which ran in Hello! and the Daily Mirror when asked to confirm the news.
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Osbourne, 60, told the publication that the decision was a 'no-brainer' in the end.
'As soon as I found out I had the breast cancer gene, I thought: 'The odds are not in my favor',' she said in remarks that also ran in the Daily Mirror tabloid.
'I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud: I decided to just take everything off, and had a double mastectomy.'
Osbourne, who put the eccentric life of her family on view in the reality TV series 'The Osbournes', said she did not want to spend the rest of her life with 'that shadow hanging over me.
'I want to be around for a long time and be a grandmother to Pearl,' she added, referring to her son Jack's first child.
'I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all the time. It's not 'pity me', it's a decision I made that's got rid of this weight that I was carrying around.'
Osbourne raised her profile by appearing as a judge on successful talent shows 'The X Factor' and 'America's Got Talent'. She is married to heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne.
Her London publicist referred Reuters to the interview which ran in Hello! and the Daily Mirror when asked to confirm the news.
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)
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Monday, November 5, 2012
Brad Pitt turns designer for high-end furniture collection
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Actor Brad Pitt has turned his talents to creating furniture for a luxury design house with a high-end collection inspired by both Art Nouveau and Art Deco, according to Architectural Digest.
Pitt, who collaborated on the collection with U.S. furniture designer Frank Pollaro, discussed his inspirations for the capsule collection in the December issue of the magazine.
'I'm drawn to furniture design as complete architecture on a minor scale,' Pitt said. 'I am obsessively bent on quality, to an unhealthy degree.'
Pitt said it was his obsession that introduced him to Pollaro, whom he said embodies the 'same mad spirit of the craftsmen of yore, with their obsessive attention to detail.'
The dozen-piece collection, which will be unveiled by the Pollaro furniture house in New York between November 13 and 15, will include tables, chairs, an elaborate bed and a bathtub made of marble.
The 48-year-old 'Fight Club' actor said he was influenced by Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow Rose, drawn with a continuous line. He designed his collection with the fluidity of a single line, be it geometric or circular.
'There is something more grand at play, as if you could tell the story of one's life with a single line - from birth to death, with all the bloody triumphs and perceived humiliating losses, even boredoms, along the way,' the actor said.
Pitt has previously worked with well-known architects for his Make It Right foundation to create affordable quality housing for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. He also designed a diamond ring for his partner, Angelina Jolie, when the couple got engaged earlier this year.
The actor also became the latest and first male face of Chanel's iconic women's fragrance Chanel No.5 last month, mystifying critics and fashionistas with an enigmatic video commercial.
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Pitt, who collaborated on the collection with U.S. furniture designer Frank Pollaro, discussed his inspirations for the capsule collection in the December issue of the magazine.
'I'm drawn to furniture design as complete architecture on a minor scale,' Pitt said. 'I am obsessively bent on quality, to an unhealthy degree.'
Pitt said it was his obsession that introduced him to Pollaro, whom he said embodies the 'same mad spirit of the craftsmen of yore, with their obsessive attention to detail.'
The dozen-piece collection, which will be unveiled by the Pollaro furniture house in New York between November 13 and 15, will include tables, chairs, an elaborate bed and a bathtub made of marble.
The 48-year-old 'Fight Club' actor said he was influenced by Scottish architect Charles Rennie Mackintosh's Glasgow Rose, drawn with a continuous line. He designed his collection with the fluidity of a single line, be it geometric or circular.
'There is something more grand at play, as if you could tell the story of one's life with a single line - from birth to death, with all the bloody triumphs and perceived humiliating losses, even boredoms, along the way,' the actor said.
Pitt has previously worked with well-known architects for his Make It Right foundation to create affordable quality housing for the victims of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans. He also designed a diamond ring for his partner, Angelina Jolie, when the couple got engaged earlier this year.
The actor also became the latest and first male face of Chanel's iconic women's fragrance Chanel No.5 last month, mystifying critics and fashionistas with an enigmatic video commercial.
(Reporting By Piya Sinha-Roy; editing by Patricia Reaney, Bernard Orr)
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Sharon Osbourne has double mastectomy-magazine
LONDON (Reuters) - British celebrity Sharon Osbourne has had a double mastectomy after discovering she was carrying a gene that increased the risk of her developing breast cancer, she told Hello! magazine in an interview published on Monday.
Osbourne, 60, told the publication that the decision was a 'no-brainer' in the end.
'As soon as I found out I had the breast cancer gene, I thought: 'The odds are not in my favor',' she said in remarks that also ran in the Daily Mirror tabloid.
'I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud: I decided to just take everything off, and had a double mastectomy.'
Osbourne, who put the eccentric life of her family on view in the reality TV series 'The Osbournes', said she did not want to spend the rest of her life with 'that shadow hanging over me.
'I want to be around for a long time and be a grandmother to Pearl,' she added, referring to her son Jack's first child.
'I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all the time. It's not 'pity me', it's a decision I made that's got rid of this weight that I was carrying around.'
Osbourne raised her profile by appearing as a judge on successful talent shows 'The X Factor' and 'America's Got Talent'. She is married to heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne.
Her London publicist referred Reuters to the interview which ran in Hello! and the Daily Mirror when asked to confirm the news.
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)
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Osbourne, 60, told the publication that the decision was a 'no-brainer' in the end.
'As soon as I found out I had the breast cancer gene, I thought: 'The odds are not in my favor',' she said in remarks that also ran in the Daily Mirror tabloid.
'I've had cancer before and I didn't want to live under that cloud: I decided to just take everything off, and had a double mastectomy.'
Osbourne, who put the eccentric life of her family on view in the reality TV series 'The Osbournes', said she did not want to spend the rest of her life with 'that shadow hanging over me.
'I want to be around for a long time and be a grandmother to Pearl,' she added, referring to her son Jack's first child.
'I didn't even think of my breasts in a nostalgic way, I just wanted to be able to live my life without that fear all the time. It's not 'pity me', it's a decision I made that's got rid of this weight that I was carrying around.'
Osbourne raised her profile by appearing as a judge on successful talent shows 'The X Factor' and 'America's Got Talent'. She is married to heavy metal singer Ozzy Osbourne.
Her London publicist referred Reuters to the interview which ran in Hello! and the Daily Mirror when asked to confirm the news.
(Reporting by Mike Collett-White, editing by Paul Casciato)
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Thursday, November 1, 2012
George Clooney is distant cousin of Abraham Lincoln
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Aunt Rosemary was not George Clooney's only famous relative. You can add a certain Civil War American president to the Oscar-winning actor's family tree.
Politics has apparently run in the activist actor's blood for centuries, as website Ancestry.com on Thursday revealed that the 'Ocean's 11' star is distantly related to President Abraham Lincoln.
According to Ancestry.com, Clooney is the half-first cousin five times removed from Lincoln, the 16th president. The genealogy website breaks down the connection, explaining the 'half' means that two of their ancestors were half-siblings - Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks was the half-sister of Clooney's 4th great-grandmother Mary Ann Sparrow.
Hanks and Sparrow shared the same mother, Lucy Hanks, but had different fathers. Lucy Hanks was Lincoln's maternal grandmother as well as the 5th great-grandmother of Clooney.
Clooney's aunt was singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, who died in 2002.
Clooney, long noted for his political activism, is a major Hollywood backer of President Barack Obama. He hosted a Democratic Party fundraiser at his Los Angeles home in March that raised $15 million.
Lincoln, a Republican, is considered one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He led the country through the Civil War and is credited with the abolition of slavery, which officially became law in 1865 after his assassination.
He is the subject of an upcoming Steven Spielberg film 'Lincoln,' starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, which is to open in the United States next week.
Ancestry.com is offering free access to more than 20,000 documents showcasing Lincoln's life, his family tree and the most pivotal moments of his presidential career. The details can be found at www.ancestry.com/lincoln.
(Reporting by Zorianna Kit; Editing by Chris Michaud and Jackie Frank)
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Politics has apparently run in the activist actor's blood for centuries, as website Ancestry.com on Thursday revealed that the 'Ocean's 11' star is distantly related to President Abraham Lincoln.
According to Ancestry.com, Clooney is the half-first cousin five times removed from Lincoln, the 16th president. The genealogy website breaks down the connection, explaining the 'half' means that two of their ancestors were half-siblings - Lincoln's mother Nancy Hanks was the half-sister of Clooney's 4th great-grandmother Mary Ann Sparrow.
Hanks and Sparrow shared the same mother, Lucy Hanks, but had different fathers. Lucy Hanks was Lincoln's maternal grandmother as well as the 5th great-grandmother of Clooney.
Clooney's aunt was singer and actress Rosemary Clooney, who died in 2002.
Clooney, long noted for his political activism, is a major Hollywood backer of President Barack Obama. He hosted a Democratic Party fundraiser at his Los Angeles home in March that raised $15 million.
Lincoln, a Republican, is considered one of the greatest presidents in the history of the United States. He led the country through the Civil War and is credited with the abolition of slavery, which officially became law in 1865 after his assassination.
He is the subject of an upcoming Steven Spielberg film 'Lincoln,' starring Daniel Day-Lewis in the title role, which is to open in the United States next week.
Ancestry.com is offering free access to more than 20,000 documents showcasing Lincoln's life, his family tree and the most pivotal moments of his presidential career. The details can be found at www.ancestry.com/lincoln.
(Reporting by Zorianna Kit; Editing by Chris Michaud and Jackie Frank)
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