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Blues legend B.B. King achieves new chart record

LOS ANGELES, Sep. 5, 2008 (Billboard) — With his 83rd birthday fast approaching, blues legend B.B. King has just scored the highest-debuting solo album of his career. ...  > full story

Oprah throws party for U.S. Olympic medalists

CHICAGO, Sep. 3, 2008 (Reuters) — Talk show host Oprah Winfrey threw a rousing welcome home party for more than 150 U.S. Olympic medal winners on Wednesday that was a salute to the athletes and a pep rally for efforts to bring the 2016 summer games to America. ...  > full story

Tom Waits leads fight against ticket scalpers

LOS ANGELES, Sep. 2, 2008 (Billboard) — Paperless ticketing is emerging as a potential weapon in the efforts of some touring acts to eliminate resellers from the ticket-buying equation. ...  > full story

Phelps to host Saturday Night Live

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 28, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — Swimmer Michael Phelps' victory lap on NBC continues, with the Olympian champion booked to make his acting debut on the 34th season premiere of "Saturday Night Live." ...  > full story

Trailblazing band Radiohead casts hypnotic spell

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — While millions around the world spent Sunday watching the closing ceremony of the Beijing Olympics, 7,000 fans lucky enough to score a ticket to Radiohead's show at the Hollywood Bowl witnessed not only a band at the top of its game but also an act that at times seemed to be the best on the planet. ...  > full story

Cloris Leachman, 82, joins "Dancing with Stars"

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Octogenarian actress Cloris Leachman has joined the cast of celebrities who will grace the ballroom floor on the next edition of ABC television hit "Dancing With the Stars," the network said on Monday. ...  > full story

Something's waiting for Sean Connery way out there

EDINBURGH, Aug. 25, 2008 (Reuters) — Acting icon Sean Connery may have stopped making films, but he believes something still awaits him out there. ...  > full story

Beijing Olympics end with massive viewership

LOS ANGELES/BEIJING, Aug. 25, 2008 (Hollywood Reporter) — NBC Universal smashed yet another historic ratings benchmark: The Beijing Olympics is the most-watched U.S. television event of all time. ...  > full story

Phelps' Olympic feat lifts NBC to 18-year record

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17, 2008 (Reuters) — Day nine of the Summer Olympics in Beijing, featuring swimmer Michael Phelps' historic gold-medal triumph, gave NBC its most watched Saturday prime-time broadcast in 18 years, the network said on Sunday. ...  > full story

Lucky and Yo-Yo -- the once unthinkable hot tickets

BEIJING, Aug. 15, 2008 (Reuters) — Gum-chewing cheerleaders baring pierced belly buttons, blaring rap music and giant inflatable mascots -- the once unthinkable in China now makes basketball an Olympic hot ticket. ...  > full story
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