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2/18/2008 11:00:02 PM

Spice Girls "would love" to perform for Mandela (Reuters)
2/18/2008 8:35:59 PM
Reuters - The Spice Girls would love to perform for former South African President Nelson Mandela, but said on Monday they had not yet been formally asked to be part of his planned 90th birthday celebrations in June.

Alan Menken looks for another Oscar (AP)
2/18/2008 6:40:48 PM
AP - If it truly is a pleasure just to be nominated for an Oscar, Alan Menken must be Hollywood's happiest man.

Spice Girls' driver helps nab suspect (AP)
2/18/2008 5:43:47 PM
AP - The driver of a tour bus for the Spice Girls has helped police in Michigan arrest a man suspected in a carjacking. Police say the bus driver called 911 to report a possible drunk driver weaving in and out of traffic on Interstate 75 in the Detroit area on Saturday. The Spice Girls were performing that night at The Palace of Auburn Hills northwest of Detroit.

New Zealand record charts go to the dogs (Reuters)
2/18/2008 4:48:12 PM
Reuters - It's a doggone chartbuster -- a song audible only to dogs has topped New Zealand record charts, and is looking to go global.

It's not over until the tall man in the suit sings (Reuters)
2/18/2008 12:34:30 PM
Reuters - A packed performance of a West End opera was saved at the weekend when a member of the audience stepped in to sing the lead role after the star lost his voice.

McCartneys' Rocky Divorce Trial Keeps on Rolling (E! Online)
2/18/2008 10:50:00 AM
E! Online - It looks like a few more hard days' nights are in Paul McCartney's future.

Idol Uploads to iTunes (E! Online)
2/18/2008 10:29:27 AM
E! Online - Yes, American Idol will air three times this week. But is that really enough?

Judge to settle McCartney divorce (AP)
2/18/2008 9:16:11 AM
AP - Paul McCartney and Heather Mills' weeklong divorce hearing ended Monday without a deal, and a judge will now impose a settlement on the warring couple.

A song collection, inspired by Lincoln (AP)
2/18/2008 6:18:27 AM
AP - Just in time for Presidents Day comes a new album saluting Abe Lincoln. Honest. Chris Vallillo's "Abraham Lincoln in Song" is a collection of mostly Civil War-era songs, including "Dixie" and "Battle Cry of Freedom."



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