POLLSTAR DAILY NEWS SERVICE
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 2:30AM
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The city of Chula Vista, Calif., and the Port of San Diego were kicked in the chops when Gaylord Entertainment dropped plans to build a 35-acre resort in the area – but a new football stadium could be a silver lining. more
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 2:25AM
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The Chinese authorities have made good on their promise to prosecute those who made money illicitly from last summer’s Olympic Games. more
Wednesday, Nov 19, 2008 2:00AM
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It’s been off the air for two years and mourned over by such influential people as U.K. culture secretary Andy Burnham, but now it seems as if “Top Of The Pops” will return to British TV screens. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 11:00AM
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The historic Ryman Auditorium in Nashville will have a new GM effective Dec. 1. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 10:45AM
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An Arab sheik is suing Michael Jackson for $7 million, claiming the former pop king reneged on a contract that included songs the sheik composed, London’s High Court heard Nov. 17. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 9:00AM
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Booking agent Gerry Gerrard has shuttered his Vital Talent electronic booking agency; William Morris lands Vital clients. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 8:36AM
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The former President/CEO of Six Flags joins Live Nation for cash and a chunk of the company's stock. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 2:30AM
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Despite strong Q3 earnings, Ticketmater's stock dropped to $5.85 as of Nov. 17. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 2:25AM
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Brit-based concert promoter Tony Hollingsworth has been ordered to repay the Singapore Tourism Board (STB) the 6 million Singapore dollars (US$3.9 million) it paid him for a show that didn’t happen. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 2:15AM
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MTV’s “Total Request Live” featured its final round of music videos and celebrity guests with its very last show Nov. 16, saying goodbye after 10 years with a live, three-hour broadcast from the show’s headquarters in New York. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 2:10AM
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Some of Australia’s top promoters – including Michael Coppel, Paul Dainty, Michael Gudinski and Michael Chugg – warned the South Australia government that Adelaide could miss out on international tours unless the Entertainment Centre was upgraded. more
Tuesday, Nov 18, 2008 2:00AM
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Even if everything else is iffy, movies are having a good year. more
Monday, Nov 17, 2008 4:00PM
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Speculation is growing heavy that Rod Stewart is re-forming the Faces, with some sources saying the band could tour next year. more
PHOTO NEWS
Photo: AP / Disneyland
Jose Feliciano is joined by parade performers at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif., during the Nov. 8 taping of the “Walt Disney World Christmas Day Parade.”
AP Photo
Gloria Estefan is honored at the Latin Recording Academy Person of the Year tribute in Houston, Nov. 12 alongside Academy chairman Luis Cobos, actor Andy Garcia, NARAS President Neil Portnow and news anchor Maria Elena Salinas.
AP Photo
There’s not a dry eye in the Sommet Center when CMA female vocalist of the year Carrie Underwood performs “Just A Dream” at the CMA Awards in Nashville Nov. 12. See Scenes From The CMA Awards on page 14.
Photo: Jennifer Perez
Snow and ice are forecast to hit sunny Florida again this year Nov. 21 through Jan. 4. The St. Augustine Amphitheatre’s second annual Winter Wonderland festival will feature an ice skating rink (last year’s was on the stage), ice slide, sleigh rides, and, of course, visits from Santa.
Photo: Duane Fernandez
After debuting the arena in September with a quick sell-out, Eagles return to the BOK Center in Tulsa, Okla., Nov. 12.