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Avril Lavigne postpones six U.S. dates 5 May 08, 23:59 ET Reuters - Stricken with acute laryngitis, Avril Lavigne has postponed six upcoming U.S. tour dates, according to a message on the pop-punk musician's Web site. more Virtuoso to play, thanks to driver who returned $4M violin 5 May 08, 23:12 ET AP - A violin virtuoso plans to replace the airport cacophony of taxis and airplanes with the exquisite tones of a 285-year-old violin to give thanks to the cab driver who reunited him with the lost instrument. more Tom Waits announces summer tour 5 May 08, 21:33 ET Reuters - Tom Waits will embark on a 13-show "Glitter and Doom" tour, set to kick off June 17 in Phoenix. more Anastasio readies "Boardwalk" for June 5 May 08, 21:32 ET Reuters - Ex-Phish frontman Trey Anastasio will release "Original Boardwalk Style" -- a live album recorded with an iteration of his solo band dubbed the Undectet -- on June 10. more Cartoonist Ted Key, creator of `Hazel' comic, dies at 95 5 May 08, 21:07 ET AP - Cartoonist Ted Key, whose comic strip "Hazel" about a bossy maid went from magazine page to TV screen, has died. He was 95. more Harry Connick Jr. returns in `Nice Work If You Can Get It' 5 May 08, 20:53 ET AP - Harry Connick Jr. and the Gershwins, George and Ira - Broadway's newest trio. more HUMOR IS DISABLED WOMAN'S DEFENSE AGAINST RUDE REMARKS 5 May 08, 20:00 ET Dear Abby - DEAR ABBY: May I offer a response to the letter from "Petite's Mom in Salem, Va." (Feb. 25), whose daughter "Claire" is the target of rude comments due to her size? more Marvel plans "Iron Man" sequel 5 May 08, 19:31 ET Reuters - Buoyed by the blockbuster success of "Iron Man" over the weekend, Marvel Studios on Monday announced plans for a string of superhero properties, including an "Iron Man" sequel set for April 2010. more `Project Runway' may leave, but NBC keeps its producers 5 May 08, 19:08 ET AP - "Project Runway" may switch from Bravo to the Lifetime cable network this fall, but NBC Universal ensured Monday that the show's producers won't go with it. more 'Sex and the City' director addresses death rumor 5 May 08, 19:05 ET AP - Will "Sex and the City" have a "Death in the City?" It's been a persistent rumor in cyberspace as the buzz kicks into overdrive for the film opening later this month. more Roberts declares `Wright-free zone' for Obama interview 5 May 08, 18:51 ET AP - CNN's John Roberts declared his interview with Barack Obama on Monday a "Rev. Wright-free zone" to telegraph he wouldn't ask the Democratic presidential contender about the controversy over his former pastor. more Shyamalan says his new movie, `The Happening,' is terrifying 5 May 08, 18:06 ET AP - M. Night Shyamalan says his new film, "The Happening," will terrify moviegoers. more Music Review: Mandolin prodigy's talent belies her age 5 May 08, 17:59 ET AP - Sierra Hull, "Secrets" (Rounder): Combine the angelic voice of Alison Krauss with the fiery mandolin picking of Rhonda Vincent and you have the sound of Sierra Hull on "Secrets." more Leslie Uggams Will Play Lena Horne in 2009 Pasadena Run of 'Stormy Weather' 5 May 08, 17:56 ET Playbill - Pasadena Playhouse, Stewart F. Lane, Bonnie Comley and Armica productions will present the West Coast premiere of the Lena Horne biographical musical Stormy Weather, starring Tony and Emmy Award winner Leslie Uggams, in early 2009. more Former NY DA Pirro gets TV show 5 May 08, 17:19 ET AP - A former district attorney is parlaying her experience as a legal commentator on television into becoming a judge on a TV show. more Music Review: David's album not your average - 'Trust Me' 5 May 08, 16:48 ET AP - Craig David, "Trust Me," (Warner Bros.): "Trust Me" isn't just the title of British artist Craig David's fourth studio album. The two-word combination might best serve as instructions for listening to the disc. more Prince working on book to be published in the fall 5 May 08, 16:36 ET AP - Prince the musical auteur is becoming an author. more Kylie Minogue receives French cultural honor 5 May 08, 16:35 ET AP - France honored Kylie Minogue on Monday, making her Knight in the Order of Arts and Letters for her contribution to French culture. more Scarlett Johansson and Ryan Reynolds engaged 5 May 08, 15:14 ET AP - Scarlett Johansson and her boyfriend, Ryan Reynolds, are engaged. The 23-year-old actress and the 31-year-old actor have not set a wedding date, Johansson's publicist, Marcel Pariseau, said Monday. more VIDEO-GAME NEWS: 'Grand Theft Auto' backlash begins 5 May 08, 15:02 ET AP - News from the virtual world: more Franco said to have stolen Cliff Richard's glory 5 May 08, 14:11 ET Reuters - British singer Cliff Richard was robbed of victory in the 1968 Eurovision Song Contest after Spanish dictator Francisco Franco fixed the vote, according to a documentary. more Marvel mines more precious metal with `Iron Man 2' 5 May 08, 14:09 ET AP - This weekend was just the beginning of Hollywood's Iron age. more Clay Aiken: `I'm not trying to be Justin Timberlake' 5 May 08, 13:51 ET AP - Clay Aiken is realistic about his niche in the musical landscape. more "Iron Man 2" set for summer 2010 5 May 08, 13:23 ET Reuters - Following the film's blockbuster opening weekend, Marvel Entertainment is planning an "Iron Man" sequel for 2010 after a 2009 without feature releases. more Tom Hanks announces support for Obama's presidential bid 5 May 08, 12:30 ET AP - Tom Hanks is supporting presidential hopeful Barack Obama. more Riccardo Muti to be CSO music director 5 May 08, 10:01 ET AP - The Chicago Symphony Orchestra Association has named maestro Riccardo Muti as the next music director of the CSO. He's the tenth conductor to hold that post. more Britain's Prince Harry receives Afghan medal 5 May 08, 08:57 ET AP - A grinning and blushing Prince Harry was given a medal for his service in Afghanistan on Monday by his aunt, Princess Anne. more Amy Winehouse won't record Bond track 5 May 08, 08:43 ET AP - Producer Mark Ronson says he and Amy Winehouse have abandoned recording the theme to the latest James Bond film because the singer is not ready to work. more Lindsay Lohan to appear on season finale of 'Ugly Betty' 5 May 08, 08:38 ET AP - Lindsay Lohan will make a guest appearance on the season finale of ABC's "Ugly Betty." more Country star Gretchen Wilson, at 34, finishes high school 5 May 08, 08:31 ET AP - Country music singer Gretchen Wilson has a mantel full of awards in her Lebanon home. more Indy walks back through our door as `Crystal Skull' nears 5 May 08, 08:23 ET AP - Marion Ravenwood might have been speaking for us all when she set eyes on Indiana Jones for the first time in years. more Marvel turns `Iron Man' into gold with $100M-plus debut 5 May 08, 06:38 ET AP - "Iron Man" was pure gold at the box office. The Marvel Comics adaptation, starring Robert Downey Jr. as the guy in the metal suit, hauled in $100.7 million during its opening weekend and $104.2 million since debuting Thursday night, the second-best premiere ever for a nonsequel, according to studio estimates Sunday. more Sex sells - Paris gets racy Guide to Pretty Women 5 May 08, 06:14 ET AFP - A speech-writer for France's foreign minister has penned a literary, lustful and possibly lecherous "Guide to the Pretty Women of Paris" which blows a loud raspberry at political correctness. more "Family Guy" creator seals megadeal 5 May 08, 05:47 ET Reuters - From wunderkind to TV mogul: After 2 1/2 years of negotiations, "Family Guy" creator Seth MacFarlane has inked a new overall deal with 20th Century Fox TV that would make him the highest-paid writer-producer working in television. more Barbara Walters puts life on display with book `Audition' 5 May 08, 05:28 ET AP - No one doubts she's hard-driving. But she has never learned to drive, Barbara Walters reveals in her new memoir, "Audition." more Jimi Hendrix estate says sex video bogus 5 May 08, 04:42 ET AFP - An amateur sex video purporting to feature legendary guitarist Jimi Hendrix and two women is bogus, managers of the late rock-star's estate said in a statement Friday. more Nets expected to be generous with series renewals 5 May 08, 02:59 ET Reuters - For broadcast series still hoping for a renewal, the past week was rough sledding. more

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