Opera star Andrea Bocelli has become a dad to a baby girl.

The blind Italian tenor's fiancée and manager, Veronica Berti, gave birth to the couple's first child on Wednesday.

The new arrival, Bocelli's first daughter, is named Virginia, according to Life & Style magazine.

The singer has two teenage sons, Amos and Matteo, with his ex-wife Enrica Cenzatti.

Opera star Andrea Bocelli is set to become a father for the third time.

The blind Italian tenor's fiancee, Veronica Berti, is expecting the couple's first child together - a baby girl.

Bocelli revealed the sex of his unborn child at a dinner in Los Angeles last week, when he launched his new anti-poverty charity, the Andrea Bocelli Foundation, according to the Daily Variety.

The singer has two teenage sons, Amos and Matteo, from his marriage to Enrica Cenzatti.

Opera star Andrea Bocelli serenaded ferry passengers with an impromptu performance last week as he rode the waves around Manhattan during a photoshoot.

The blind tenor joined locals on an East River boat on Thursday as he posed for promotional shots in front of the world-famous Manhattan skyline.

And he decided to treat fellow passengers to a little preview of his upcoming concert in the city by belting out a series of songs and playing the flute while onboard, according to the New York Post.

Bocelli will team up with the New York Philharmonic for a free show in the city's Central Par...

Jennifer Lopez cemented her music comeback on Tuesday as she accepted top honors at the World Music Awards.

The singer opened the show by performing a medley of her hits and was later named the Legend for Outstanding Contribution to the Arts at the star-studded event in Monaco. Lopez, who stepped away from the spotlight in 2008 after the birth of her twins, told the crowd the award was meaningful but is "just the beginning."

Lady Gaga was the night's biggest winner with a haul of five awards, but was not present to pick them up.

Black Eyed Peas rapper will.i.am was on hand to scoop thre...

Blind opera star Andrea Bocelli and rocker Bryan Adams are to team up to close the upcoming World Cup in South Africa.

The Italian tenor and the Canadian will perform at Celebrate Africa, the Grand Finale spectacular in Johannesburg on July 9, two days before the World Cup final takes place.

South African soprano Pretty Yende will join the two stars onstage.

Alicia Keys and Shakira will headline a concert marking the opening of the soccer tournament on June 10.

So, in the spirit of Turkey Day and all that is holy in the holiday season traditions, I got up too early to watch the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade along with an equally weary Liz Lewis. This year was pretty run of the mill.

Like all years past, NBC rolled in with semi truck filled with shameless plugs, an overload of NBC promotions, and puns corny enough to even make younger kids grimace. The route changed, to the chagrin of all those with pricey Broadway real estate who look forward to this fall classic, and the cast of Glee was glaringly absent. With NBC bringing out some real...

On Tuesday, October 28th, Columbia Records will release two special edition CDs featuring career-spanning repertoire from Celine Dion, the biggest selling female artist of all time. My Love...Essential Collection is a single disc featuring 17 songs, consisting of Celine's biggest hits... songs such as the international chart-topper "All By Myself" (her unforgettable interpretation of the groundbreaking Eric Carmen power ballad), "Where Does My Heart Beat Now" (Celine's first English-language single), her landmark 1996 Olympic Ceremonies performance of "Power of the Dream, the brand-new neve...

Jose Carreras and Placido Domingo are to perform together on Sunday for the first time since the death of their Three Tenors tourmate Luciano Pavarotti last year.

The opera singers will pay tribute to the late maestro at a special show held by the Italian tenor's widow Nicoletta Mantovani and Princess Haya Of Jordan in Petra, Jordan this weekend.

Andrea Bocelli and rocker Sting are also due to play at the two-day event, which will mark what would have been his 73rd birthday on Sunday.

But the event will reach a climax when Carreras and Domingo take to the stage to celebrate t...

British rockers Oasis are to be honored with a lifetime achievement award at the annual Silver Clef Awards in London next month. The "Wonderwall" stars will receive the award in recognition of their dedication to the music industry, and the success of their record sales.

The band will be honored alongside seven other categories, including Record of the Year and Best International Artist, which will be revealed at the ceremony in July.

Last year, former Jam singer/songwriter Paul Weller took home the lifetime achievement gong in celebration of his 30-year career. Bryan Ferry and re...

Internationally-renowned vocalist Josh Groban will release a brand-new live CD/DVD - titled Awake Live - on Reprise/143 Records on May 6th, 2008. Directed by Hamish Hamilton, Awake Live captures the Grammy Award-winning singer's exhilarating performance at Salt Lake City's EnergySolutions Arena before a sold-out crowd of 15,000 thrilled fans on August 28th, 2007. In its review of the tour, the New York Times raved that Groban has "the power to knock the arena senseless."

While the DVD includes favorites from Groban's three best-selling albums, including "Canto Alla Vita" and "Alla Lu...

"I don't have a model's body. But I'm not one of those crazy girls who think that they're fat... I can rock this body." Heroes star Hayden Panettiere is happy with what she's got.

"What helps when you're doing nude scenes is the ability to tolerate huge amounts of whisky. It was scary to go out there naked." Knocked Up star Jason Segel on his full-frontal nude scenes in new film Forgetting Sarah Marshall.

"They always write that it went badly, but show me the jokes that didn't work." Comedian Chris Rock insists his stint as Oscars host in 2005 wasn't the disaster it's often portra...

Three Graces (Joy Kabanuck, Kelly Levesque and Sara Gettelfinger) released their self-titled debut album March 4th on Decca Records. While it is not uncommon for solo artists to work in various genres of music during the course of their career it's a much rarer occurrence to find three individual artists with this commonality looking to collaborate on a higher level. The stunning and talented new trio, Three Graces, effectively blends their musical backgrounds in Opera, Pop and Broadway to form a new sound that resonates with any music enthusiast.

The performances on their debut alb...

Wyclef Jean 'launched' his own campaign to challenge Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama in the race for The White House at music mogul Clive Davis' pre-Grammy party in Hollywood on Friday (photos).

Headlining the glitzy bash at the Beverly Hilton Hotel, the former Fugees star sang, "Obama and Clinton, you've got competition/Vote for Wyclef for president."

Wyclef ended an evening that also featured performances from Alicia Keys, Leona Lewis, Josh Groban and Andrea Bocelli.

Davis' leading lady Whitney Houston was expected to perform at the event, but reportedly pulled out at the...

Creedence Clearwater Revival founder John Fogerty will perform with rock 'n' roll greats Little Richard and Jerry Lee Lewis at the Grammy Awards on Sunday.

The trio will headline a "Cornerstones Of Rock" segment during the 50th annual event, which will take place at the Staples Center in Los Angeles.

They're not the only collaborating artists scheduled to perform at the ceremony - Fergie will team up with John Legend and Josh Groban will duet with Andrea Bocelli.

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Rap producer Timbaland's Apologize is sitting atop the European singles chart for a fourth consecutive week. The song, a collaboration with OneRepublic, continues to hold off challenges from Rihanna's Don't Stop The Music and Alicia Keys' No One.

Meanwhile, The Eagles' Long Road Out Of Eden remains Europe's most popular album, while Andrea Bocelli is at two with Vivere and Amy Winehouse's Back To Black is at three.

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Chart-topping phenomenon Ne-Yo, High School Musical’s Vanessa Hudgens, country superstar Alan Jackson, legendary vocalist Andrea Bocelli, rising recording artists Colbie Caillat, Heather Headley and Katharine McPhee are slated to headline TNT’s annual presentation of "Christmas In Washington," hosted for the fourth year by Dr. Phil and Robin McGraw.

Annually attended by the President and First Lady and other Washington VIPs, this concert is a holiday music celebration benefiting the National Children’s Medical Center. "Christmas In Washington" will be taped at the National Building ...

Ayo "Live from Monte-Carlo" will be presented on U.S. Public Television as both a one hour special and as a 90-minute fund raising special nationwide. Like The three tenors, Andrea Bocelli, Sara Brightman, Michael Bubble, Josh Groban and many others, Ayo will be introduced to the American market on television through more than 300 PBS affiliates covering 99% of total U.S. households.

Public Television is known for having an audience that is the most educated in the United States as well as having a high level of acquisitive power. Beginning in December of 2007, The Ayo fund raising s...

Recently, Steve Guttenberg appeared at New York's Upright Citizens' Brigade (UCB) Theater for an installment of "Inside Joke," a live talk show about the craft of comedy. Certainly there's much to be learned in the arena of humor from the star of films such as Police Academy, Cocoon, Short Circuit, and Three Men and a Little Lady, but The Gute also has much to say on the subjects of community, fame, and responsibility, not to mention some info on a few forthcoming acting roles and a book.

How did your appearance at the UCB Theater go?

I had the best time and now that I'm back in ...

Happy Birthday to "Harry Potter" nemesis Tom Felton (1987), British pop singer Billie Piper (1982), Taking Back Sunday singer Adam Lazzara (1981), Brazilian supermodel Fernanda Tavares (1980), Brazilian soccer superstar Ronaldo (1976), rapper Mystikal (1975), British one-hit-wonder Chesney Hawkes (1971), "Match Point" actor Rupert Penry-Jones (1970), Weezer bassist Matt Sharp (1969), "Cheaper By The Dozen" actress Bonnie Hunt (1961), "Charles In Charge" actor Scott Baio (1961), rocker Joan Jett (1958), Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli (1958), Australian singer Nick Cave (1957), singer Debby Boo...

Trumpeter Chris Botti is a gifted instrumentalist, a talented composer, and a charismatic performer who--since the release of his first solo album in 1995--has created a series of recordings which have made him a virtual genre-of-one in the realm of contemporary jazz while at the same time capturing the attention of the pop music world. Through his singular combination of lush atmospheres and thoughtful improvisations, Botti has earned both critical acclaim and mainstream appreciation for a succession of best-selling albums including When I Fall In Love (2004, #1 Top Jazz Album, #37 Billboa...

The funeral service for Luciano Pavarotti has begun in his hometown of Modena, Italy, with singers Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras and U2 rocker Bono among the stars in attendance.

The Italian maestro, who lost his battle with pancreatic cancer at the age of 71 on Thursday, will be laid to rest in a cemetary close to his family home, following the rememberance service at Modena Cathedral on Saturday.

Blind tenor Andrea Bocelli is expected to perform the hymn Panis Angelicus at the funeral service, which is being conducted by the Vatican's Secretary of State, Cardinal Tarcisio Bert...

Paul Weller took home the prestigious Silver Clef lifetime achievement award at the annual O2 Silver Clef Luncheon this week at London's Park Lane Hilton. The British songwriter/guitarist was honored at Friday's ceremony for his 30-year career, during which he formed The Jam and The Style Council before embarking on a successful solo career.

Roxy Music's Bryan Ferry scooped a gong for Ambassador of Rock, while Snow Patrol took home the British Group award and New Shoes singer Paolo Nutini won the Best New Music award.

Other winners include John Legend for Best International Arti...

Rockers Metallica have stunned fans by signing up for a Ennio Morricone tribute project.

The group have used the composer's The Good, The Bad And The Ugly track "The Ecstasy Of Gold" to open their stage shows since 1983, and now the US band will repay the musical favor with a cover version of the song for a tribute album due out later this year.

The Metallica cover features on "We All Love Ennio Morricone", alongside offerings from an assorted array of other celebrity Morricone fans including opera star Andrea Bocelli, Yo-Yo Ma, Bruce Springsteen and Celine Dion.

Frontman Jam...

Opera superstar Andrea Bocelli sang for Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes at their nuptial celebrations, but refused to attend the actual wedding because it was a Scientology-based ceremony. The celebrity couple tied the knot in November and the renowned tenor performed as his gift to the newlyweds.

He tells OK! magazine, "Tom is a friend of mine. He is a big talent and has a great sensibility. I sang two small songs - one at the party for the dinner. (It was) a romantic, classic piece in Italian."

Bocelli said he was present at most of the festivities, but refused to attend the actua...

Actor Tom Cruise has married Katie Holmes in a candlelit ceremony at Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano, Italy today.

The couple arrived at the venue separately - Holmes first in a limousine, while the Top Gun star was briefly glimpsed in a black Mercedes van - in the afternoon, but kept press waiting until nearly 8:30pm local time to confirm they were officially husband and wife through Cruise's publicist Arnold Robinson.

Holmes walked down the aisle in an Armani dress, while Cruise wore a suit by the same designer at the romantic ceremony in the 15th century castle overlooking L...

Michael Jackson was booed off stage following his pop comeback at the World Music Awards last night. The eccentric singer, who seemed to be suffering from stage fright, struggled to hit the high notes and looked uncomfortable throughout his performance of We Are The World.

The singer only delivered a handful of lines before being booed off stage. Jackson was accompanied by a children's gospel choir who sang most of the song before the 48-year-old even made it on stage.

When he did eventually appear, his loyal fans - some of whom had paid $950 to see him for the first time in the U...

Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' Italian wedding will be a star-studded affair with a guest list including John Travolta and his wife Kelly Preston, Kirstie Alley, David and Victoria Beckham, and blind Tuscan tenor Andrea Bocelli.

Private jets carrying the wedding bound superstars are expected to touch down into Rome as early as tomorrow in preparation for Saturday's wedding at 16th century medieval castle Castello Odescalchi.

But before the wedding, Cruise and Holmes will throw a lavish party for the 250 guests at Dal Bolognese in Piazza del Popolo, reports the New York Daily News....

Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will reportedly perform at Tom Cruise and Katie Holmes' wedding next weekend. The blind opera star has confirmed to friends he will attend and sing at the event, reportedly due to take place at the Castello Odescalchi in Bracciano, near Rome.

A friend of Bocelli says, "They asked him to sing because Katie particularly likes 'Ave Maria.' It will give the ceremony a Catholic religious element, which is important to her."

Scientologist Cruise and Catholic Holmes have kept tight-lipped about their wedding plans, confirming only the big day will take plac...

International superstar Andrea Bocelli returns to the U.S. for select concert dates beginning November 30 at the famed Madison Square Garden in New York City. This not-to-be-missed show will feature the tenor performing some of the world's most famous opera arias as well as love songs from his platinum-selling smash Amore. The CD marked Bocelli's highest debut ever and has remained on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart and the top of the Classical Crossover chart since its release in January. On November 7, the highly anticipated follow-up to Amore, Andrea Bocelli: Under The Desert Sky, wi...

CD releases this week include new albums from Eric Clapton & J.J. Cale, Keith Urban, Josh Groban and Sugarland; a previously unreleased Frank Zappa album; box sets from Frank Sinatra and The Bee Gees; and much more. Continue reading for reviews, info and tracklistings...

Frank Zappa - Trance-Fusion
When Frank Zappa died in 1993, he had spent much of his remaining time and energy completing a number of projects before the end finally came. Why the majority of them are still unreleased as of late 2006 is anybody's guess, but perhaps the long awaited release of Trance-Fusion is a good sig...