R&B star Chris Brown will lead the way at the 2011 Soul Train Awards after receiving five nominations. The singer is poised to dominate the prizegiving after being nominated for Best Male R&B/Sou...

R&B singer Natalie Cole has thrown her support behind a new public health campaign to raise awareness about the hepatitis C virus. The This Will Be hit-maker has teamed up with rock legend Gregg ...

Happy Birthday to: Reggae icon Bob Marley (1945; d. 1981) British singer Rick Astley (1966) Guns 'n Roses singer Axl Rose (1962) TV star Megan Gallagher (1960) American actress Kathy...

Legendary music producer Quincy Jones is re-teaming with Lionel Richie to record an updated version of their star-studded 1985 hit We Are The World, to benefit Haitian earthquake victims. The o...

Jermaine Jackson's global tribute to his late brother Michael has been scrapped for the second time. Organizers at World Awards Media, led by the King of Pop's older brother, canceled a Vienna,...

Jermaine Jackson's planned Vienna, Austria tribute to his late brother Michael is beginning to look like a case of wishful thinking - Mary J. Blige has turned the show down. Jackson announced B...

Chris Brown has not signed up to lead the musical tribute concert to Michael Jackson in Vienna, Austria - despite the pop icon's brother Jermaine backing him as the main headliner. At a press co...

Shamed singer Chris Brown is to make his musical comeback by headlining the upcoming tribute concert to Michael Jackson in Vienna, Austria. UPDATE 9/8: No Michael Jackson Tribute For Chris Brow...

What happened in the wide, wonderful world of celebrity news & gossip today? Here's a quick recap of the top eight stories in Starpulse News for today, Friday, May 22, 2009: Vegetarian Chr...

Natalie Cole has an anonymous fan to thank for her recent kidney transplant - the unnamed donor provided the vital organ after the singer detailed her plight on TV. The star has been battlin...

Natalie Cole is on the road to recovery after undergoing a successful kidney transplant in Los Angeles on Tuesday. Cole is "resting comfortably" after the operation to implant the new kidney,...

Simon Cowell started the American Idol results show by saying how great everyone was and how wide open the competition is this year. He couldn't be more correct. That's why we saw Adam, the favor...

For the 2009 Grammy Awards, Starpulse.com contributing writer Simbarashe keeps a blog as everything happens live! Time for this year's Grammys. Since I'm doing this live I'll have no choice but to ...

Last night's Grammy Awards were full of drama, and the stars made dramatic statements with their fashion attire. We picked the best & worst of the night, but what do you think? Do you agree with o...

Former Led Zeppelin star Robert Plant and his new performance partner Alison Krauss were the toast of the 51st Grammy Awards in Los Angeles on Sunday night after claiming a fistful of honors. ...

Ailing singer Natalie Cole's son has undergone tests to establish if he can donate a much-needed kidney to his mom. Cole, 58, has been battling ill health since she was diagnosed with hepatitis C i...

Ozzy Osbourne has sent his hellraising daughter Kelly to the tough boot-camp-style rehab clinic where he kicked his addictions to alcohol and drugs. The 24-year-old checked into the Hazelden Alcoho...

Natalie Cole's sister has offered to donate her own kidney, to help save the ailing singer's life. Cole, 58, has been battling ill health since she was diagnosed with hepatitis c in 2008. Acc...

As another year ends and 2009 looms, we wondered if you've all been paying attention for the past 12 months. In amongst all the political, environmental and economical changes around the globe...

Soul star Natalie Cole still isn't sure how she contracted liver disease hepatitis C - from her days as a heroin user or from a dirty tattoo needle. The Unforgettable singer was diagnosed wi...

Sometimes one just ain't enough. That's a line, okay an amended line, from the rarest of rock treats - the duet. Everyone loves when two pop icons team up for a single. It's just like those...

Natalie Cole is back home in California after a recent setback in her battle with liver condition Hepatitis C left her hospitalized. The singer checked herself into a New York hospital last m...

The follow-up to her seminal album Unforgettable...With Love, Still Unforgettable features Natalie Cole re-joining her father, Nat King Cole, in a duet on "Walkin' My Baby Back Home," as well as Na...

Singer Natalie Cole has spent the past week in a New York hospital after suffering a setback in her battle with hepatitis C. The soul star was diagnosed with the blood disease at the beginning of t...

Natalie Cole is set to shave her head because radiation treatment is causing clumps of her hair to fall out. The 58-year-old singer was recently diagnosed with hepatitis C and the treatment she has...

"I quit drugs, smoking and drinking, so I'm basically a f---ing monk now. I don't even like my coffee that hot." Motley Crue star Nikki Sixx insists he's nothing like the wildman he once was. ...

Soul star Natalie Cole has found an electrifying way to lose weight. The singer claims to have lost up to four inches off her body thanks to an "inch-loss procedure." The revolutionary device...

Natalie Cole has taken aim at Grammy voters for setting a bad example to young stars and handing Amy Winehouse five awards. The veteran soul singer, who was among the presenters at Sunday night's c...

Happy Birthday to British singer Rick Astley (1966), Guns 'n Roses singer Axl "maybe Chinese Democracy will come out this year" Rose (1962), TV star Megan Gallagher (1960), American actress Kathy N...