At a ceremony last night Singer songwriter P J Harvey became the first artist to win the prestigious Mercury Prize for a second time.

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Huguette M. Clark, the reclusive heiress who died last month in New York, has left a painting from Claude Monet’s “Water Lilies” series to the Corcoran Gallery of Art. The bequest was revealed in a will that her attorneys filed Wednesday in New York. Clark , 104, had an extensive art collection in her 42-room apartment on Fifth Avenue. The art, including works by Pierre-Auguste Renoir and John Singer Sargent, is being transferred to the Bellosguardo Foundation, which is named after her 24-acre estate in Santa Barbara, Calif. Read full article > >

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Glen Campbell is suffering from Alzheimer’s disease, the singer revealed to People . Campbell’s wife Kim said they have gone public with the diagnosis ahead of the country legend’s farewell tour set for this fall. “Glen is still an awesome guitar player and singer,” she told the magazine. “But if he flubs a lyric or gets confused on stage, I wouldn’t want people to think, ‘What’s the matter with him? Is he drunk?’ ” That could be a real concern for the country legend, who was sentenced to 10 days in jail for extreme drunk driving and leaving the scene of an accident in 2004. Read full article > >

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A previously unheard interview with Bob Dylan has revealed that the singer was once addicted to heroin, writes Rebecca Jones.

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Martin Singer and his law firm have emerged as the foremost protectors of celebrities, including Charlie Sheen.

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Bob Dylan’s 1965 anthem Like a Rolling Stone has been named the singer-songwriter’s greatest hit by an expert panel – for Rolling Stone magazine.

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Rolling Stone tops Bob Dylan poll

A social worker visited Mariah Carey in a Los Angeles hospital this week to investigate a complaint that she was abusing her newborn twins by consuming alcohol and drugs while breastfeeding, the singer’s husband said Thursday.

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FINALE WATCH: “ 30 Rock ” (NBC at 10 p.m.) just completed 100 episodes and will march forward into Season 6. In the last episode of Season 5, Liz heads to the Hamptons for some much-needed vacation time but gets an unfortunate next-door neighbor — wild and crazy Tracy Jordan. Meanwhile, Jack seeks comfort while his wife is in captivity and decides Kenneth is the perfect replacement. Jennifer Lopez pulls double duty on “American Idol” (Fox at on Thursday night — not only is she a judge who has to make a shocked-and-sad face when another singer gets booted, but she fills the role as a results-show entertainer as she performs a song with rapper Pitbull. Plus, country trio Lady Antebellum sing their latest tune before the field is narrowed to the top four singers. Read full article > >

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Rihanna tells Rolling Stone this week that she didn’t want to hurt Chris Brown’s career. Wish granted: Brown’s new album, F.A.M.E. topped the pop chart last week, marking the first time the singer has ever been at number one. The strong showing comes…

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Janet Jackson’s “Number Ones: Up Close and Personal” tour came to Washington, making good on its title, with the singer delivering a panoply of chart-toppers for a cozy crowd of three-thousand.

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A screening of a documentary about Sir Elton John’s last album will open this year’s Tribeca film festival in April, to be followed by a live performance by the singer.

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The meat dress has officially been topped: Pop star Lady Gaga arrived at the 2011 Grammy Awards on Sunday completely inside a giant egg, toted on the shoulders of four gold-clad men and women. “Gaga is in incubation,” the singer’s stylist tweeted…

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Well surprise, surprise. We were all ready to award Justin Bieber with an imaginary trophy full of awesome for having the most anticipated film for all of February, but then Fandango readers threw us a curveball by voting for another film instead. Yesterday we introduced what will become a monthly poll that takes a look at all the big films for that specific month and asks you which one you’re anticipating the most. While Justin Bieber: Never Say Never had a clear advantage over the others due to the singer’s massive fanbase, it’s actually the sci-fi flick I Am Number Four that pulled in the most votes with 22%. In fact, Justin Bieber came in third place (as of this writing) with 11.28%, with the Adam Sandler/Jennifer Aniston film Just Go With It coming in slightly… Read More Read Comments

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Don’t look away from your TV, or Justin Bieber might appear: after surprising Daily Show fans by opening the show in Jon Stewart’s chair on Thursday night, the singer is expected to make a surprise appearance on Saturday’s episode of Saturday Night…

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Trish Keenan, the singer in the Birmingham electro-pop group Broadcast, dies of pneumonia after contracting swine flu.

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