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Music News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sun, 19 May 2013 01:01:42 +0000

Denmark wins Eurovision on ABBA's turf with folksy ballad MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, clinching the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by a wall of fire, flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old blonde stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the top prize in glitzy European pop music. ...

Denmark’s folksy ballad wins Eurovision

Music News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:51:03 +0000

By Mia Shanley MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark's Emmelie de Forest won Eurovision on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, securing the coveted crown of euro-pop with a folksy ballad backed by flutes and drums. The barefoot 20-year-old stole the show as predicted by bookmakers with "Only Teardrops" in a final that saw 26 countries battle it out in the southern Swedish city of Malmo for the top prize in glitzy European pop music. "I could feel the fans and all the energy in the arena. ... It's a once in a lifetime experience. ...

‘Catching Fire’ dampened but not drowned at Cannes

Movies News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:30:24 +0000

CANNES, France (AP) — Little could lessen the fever-pitched excitement for "Hunger Games: Catching Fire," but heavy rain nevertheless dampened the film's lavish Cannes party.

Denmark’s Emmelie de Forest wins Eurovision Song Contest

Music News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sat, 18 May 2013 22:40:13 +0000

MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Denmark won the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday before an international TV audience of around 125 million, winning with the annual competition with a barefoot performance backed by flutes and drums. The 20-year-old won with the song "Only Teardrops", competing against 25 other countries in a final held in Malmo in southern Sweden. (Reporting by Mia Shanley)

Anchorman 2 Trailer Released: Ron Burgundy Orders ‘Fat Face’ Fans To ‘Stay Classy’

Movies News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sat, 18 May 2013 21:56:18 +0000

The San Diego Channel 4 News boys are back - and still as classy as ever!

Drew Carey riffs on ‘Price’ of daytime success

By MICHAEL STARR — Sat, 18 May 2013 20:39:20 +0000

"The Price Is Right” host Drew Carey isn’t exactly brimming with confidence over his show’s good fortunes. He works in TV, after all — where uncertainty lurks just around the corner. “I always feel like I’m going to get fired, just because of the business I’m in...

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Music News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sat, 18 May 2013 19:20:44 +0000

ABBA in the air as 26 countries fight for Eurovision glory MALMO, Sweden (Reuters) - Singers from 26 countries began battling it out on Saturday night for the crown of glitzy pop in the Eurovision Song Contest, returning this year to the homeland of ABBA, the Swedish band it propelled to global superstardom. The show, one of the world's longest-running television programs, landed in the city of Malmo on Sweden's southern coast after Loreen won the contest last year in Azerbaijan with her dance track "Euphoria". ...

Hot off the press: Seen and heard in Cannes

Movies News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:44:04 +0000

CANNES, France (AP) — Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival:

Hulk, Ant-Man & Doctor Strange Focus Of Marvel’s Phase Three

Movies News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sat, 18 May 2013 18:35:41 +0000

On the heels of "Iron Man 3" hitting the billion-dollar mark this week, Marvel Studios is opening up about which superheroes they intend to bring to the big screen in coming years.

Cannes helps actors Bejo and Rahim cross borders

Movies News Headlines - Yahoo! News — Sat, 18 May 2013 17:05:33 +0000

CANNES, France (AP) — The magic and glamour of Cannes can be hard to spot on a day when rain is lashing the palm trees, roiling the gray Mediterranean and pooling in puddles along the Croisette.