STAY OF EXECUTION

Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin are holidaying on Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's private island.

Jay Z easily led this year's Grammy Award nominations today with nine nods.

Taylor Swift says the Country Music Association Awards are her favourite night of the year.

Ne-Yo is desperate to work with Adele.

Rihanna was a "natural" in 'Battleship'.

TAYLOR SWIFT might not be able to count on the men in her life, but her fans have yet to let her down.

You know you have something not quite in kilter when you see that McGraw, the only genuine country singer in the cast (with 11 Number One albums), never actually gets to sing during this curiously misshapen drama.

Oscar-winner Gwyneth Paltrow has been honoured with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

The Blind Side

Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood lead the nominations at his year’s Country Music Television (CMT) Awards.

Nothing beats a simple story told well, and in this Oscar-winner – Bullock as Best Actress – the strength lies in the lack of frills or bombast … here it is, says Hancock, what it says on the tin.

Jennifer Hudson has scheduled her first live performance since the tragic killing of her mother, brother and nephew - she will sing at a stage show leading up to the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Jennifer Hudson has scheduled her first live performance since the tragic killing of her mother, brother and nephew - she will sing at a stage show leading up to the 2009 Grammy Awards.

Country music star Faith Hill and actress Courtney Cox are the latest celebrities to unveil their own perfumes - after signing big money deals with cosmetic giants.

Jay-Z and Beyonce Knowles have topped a new poll as Hollywood's richest couple - with combined earnings for 2008 of $162m (€129m).

Country singer Faith Hill has denied reports she is expecting her fourth child.

Stevie Wonder is to take to the stage at the New Orleans Jazz And Heritage Festival for the first time in 35 years.

Justin Timberlake, Beyonce, 50 Cent and Jon Bon Jovi are considering boycotting this year's Grammy Awards ceremony in support of the Hollywood writers' strikes.

Reunited rock supergroup The Police have scored the year's top tour after making more than $210m (€145.5m) on the road in 2007.

Charlize Theron has become the latest victim of callous thieves who have turned the Hollywood Hills into a hotbed of crime.

Rapper Kanye West and soul star Amy Winehouse are leading the pack at the 50th Grammy Awards, after picking up eight and six nominations respectively.

Justin Timberlake, Beyonce Knowels join Linkin Park as the nominations leaders for this year's American Music Awards.

Veteran rockers The Rolling Stones have been named the top earning music act of 2007.

AFTER more than 40 years on the road, The Rolling Stones are singing all the way to the bank. They lead a Forbes.com’s list of top money makers in the music industry in 2006, making $150.6 million (€116.6m).

Sean “Diddy” Combs, rock disc jockey Rodney Bingenheimer and Barbara Walters have something in common: They will receive a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame.

An Ulster Scots prize-winning song has earned rave reviews from some of the most influential figures in country music.

The American Music Awards spread things around, with country star Tim McGraw, alternative rockers Green Day, soul stars Destiny’s Child and hip-hop chart toppers Black Eyed Peas each winning two awards.

Mariah Carey continued her journey along the comeback trail today, heading into the 33rd annual American Music Awards with a leading four nominations, including two for her chart-topping album The Emancipation Of Mimi.

YOU can take the CMA Awards out of Nashville, but you can’t take Nashville out of the CMA Awards.

Green Day have been added to the star-studded line-up for next week's Hurricane Katrina relief concert.

Leonardo DiCaprio, Tim McGraw and Harry Connick Jr have signed up to star in a telethon to help the victims of Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana, Alabama and Mississippi.

David Bowie, Destiny’s Child, Duran Duran, Gwen Stefani, Joss Stone and Tim McGraw will perform at the Fashion Rocks concert at Radio City Music Hall on September 8, to kick off New York Fashion Week.

Artists confirmed so far for the Live 8 concerts on July 2: London: Mariah Carey; Coldplay; Dido; Keane; Elton John; Annie Lennox; Paul McCartney; Muse; Razorlight; REM; Scissor Sisters; Snow Patrol; Stereophonics; Sting; Joss Stone; Robbie Williams; U2; Velvet Revolver; Bob Geldof; The Killers; Madonna; The Cure.

Britney Spears, Nsync and Aerosmith's Steven Tyler are among a host of stars who have teamed up to pay tribute to the late Pope John Paul II.

The late music legend Ray Charles was the star of the show today at the Grammy award ceremony in Los Angeles while U2 scooped three awards.

Pint-sized pop star Prince has made a dramatic comeback, earning more than any other artist in 2004, it emerged today.

Snoop Dogg has finally ended Usher and Alicia Keys's reign at the top of the US singles chart, rising to number one after four weeks at number two.

Usher and Linkin Park were the big winners at the 2004 Radio Music Awards in Las Vegas, picking up two awards each.

Friends star Jennifer Aniston and the makeover crew on reality show “Queer Eye for the Straight Guy” were singled out today for having top tresses in a celebrity hair survey.

Soul singer Luther Vandross, who is recovering from a debilitating stroke that threatened to end not only his career but his life, has won a leading two American Music Awards.

Organisers of the weekend’s three all-star benefit concerts will know by the end of this week how much money was raised for victims of the US terrorist attacks, with about $17m (£11m) raised so far.