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Reuters and the Reuters sphere logo are registered trademarks or trademarks of the Reuters group of companies around the world. © Reuters 2013 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Oklahoma country singer Blake Shelton is planning a televised benefit to raise money for victims of the massive tornado that swept through Moore, Oklahoma, this week, music magazine Billboard reported Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-usa-tornadoes-benefit-idUSBRE94L14P20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-usa-tornadoes-benefit-idUSBRE94L14P20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 16:07:06 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Indie rock band Vampire Weekend on Wednesday grabbed the top spot on the weekly Billboard 200 album chart, besting new albums from country legend George Strait and pop singer Demi Lovato. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-vampireweekend-charts-idUSBRE94L14H20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-vampireweekend-charts-idUSBRE94L14H20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 15:49:21 -0400 LONDON (Reuters) - American short story writer Lydia Davis won the fifth Man Booker International Prize for fiction on Wednesday for a body of work that includes some of the briefest tales ever published. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-books-manbooker-lydiada-idUSBRE94L16020130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-books-manbooker-lydiada-idUSBRE94L16020130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 17:32:45 -0400 NEW YORK (Reuters) - British CNN host Piers Morgan is writing a book about his career, his job as news show anchor and his interviews with Hollywood stars and world leaders, his publisher said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-books-piersmorgan-idUSBRE94L18E20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-books-piersmorgan-idUSBRE94L18E20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 17:41:21 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Soul music legend Aretha Franklin postponed three June concerts, the singer's spokesman said on Wednesday, a week after health issues caused her to cancel two shows in May. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-arethafranklin-idUSBRE94L16720130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-arethafranklin-idUSBRE94L16720130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 16:46:42 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Count Almaviva, muscles bulging and resplendent in white, struts like a peacock across the stage belting his baritone at his countess, who sits in a flowing red gown against a sparse backdrop of sleek, modernist lines. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-stage-marriageoffigaro-idUSBRE94L0X120130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-stage-marriageoffigaro-idUSBRE94L0X120130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 19:06:18 -0400 LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Rapper Pitbull has taken his blend of American pop music fused with Latin beats from the clubs of Miami to international pop charts, but he now is crossing into film with his first acting role as an animated character in the upcoming movie, "Epic." http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-pitbull-idUSBRE94L0JU20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-pitbull-idUSBRE94L0JU20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 09:06:33 -0400 CANNES (Reuters) - An ultra-violent thriller set in the Bangkok underworld of brothels and fight clubs came under attack at the Cannes film festival on Wednesday for its bloodletting which Danish director Nicolas Winding Refn defended as art. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-cannes-competition-idUSBRE94L0TI20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/us-cannes-competition-idUSBRE94L0TI20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 11:56:48 -0400 CANNES (Reuters) - Walking the red carpet of the world's most famous film showcase is a test of nerves for celebrities, not helped by wind, rain and the chaos of hundreds of photographers shouting their names. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-cannes-fashion-idUSBRE94L0CZ20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-cannes-fashion-idUSBRE94L0CZ20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 06:13:35 -0400 PRAGUE (Reuters) - Part of an exhibition displaying outfits and photographs of Marilyn Monroe was stolen while being transported to the Czech Republic from Italy, the event's curator said on Wednesday. http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-czech-monroe-idUSBRE94L0VQ20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/05/22/entertainment-us-czech-monroe-idUSBRE94L0VQ20130522?feedType=RSS&feedName=entertainmentNews&rpc=932 entertainmentNews Wed, 22 May 2013 12:37:57 -0400