More than 100 famous musicians including Madonna, Elton John and Sting called Monday for Russia to release two members of feminist punk-rock band Pussy Riot, jailed for an anti-government protest performance. …read more
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By Kiplinger
Filed under: Bankruptcy, Celebrities, Planning
By Andrea N. Browne
Just because you’ve attained wealth doesn’t mean you’ll keep it. In 2011, the number of millionaire households in the U.S. dropped by nearly 2.5% (from 5,263,000 in 2010 to 5,134,000 in 2011), according to The Boston Consulting Group, a global management consulting firm.
Even the richest of the rich aren’t immune from sudden — and complete — plunges in net worth. The big names we’ve rounded up here, from Elton John to Dorothy Hamill, all filed for bankruptcy at one point, falling into the same money-draining traps that can cost us all: poor budgeting, loose spending habits, failed business ventures, even extending too much financial support to friends and family. They’ve managed to rebuild their professional and financial lives.
Here’s how they did it.
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Editor’s Note: Kiplinger attempted to contact all of the people mentioned for an interview; however, some declined to comment.
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Just because the Oscars celebrate the movies doesn’t mean fashion people don’t come out to play, too. Even in the middle of the international Fashion Weeks, the parties that start after the Oscars red carpet wraps up are filled with people who work in the industry. The annual Vanity Fair Oscar Party regularly draws designers like Tom Ford, Diane von Furstenberg, and Tory Burch – all of whom attended the bash this year – and Elton John‘s viewing party is famous for bringing in the stylish set. DSquared2 designers Dean and Dan Caten showed up to the singer’s party this year, as did supermodels Naomi Campbell and Heidi Klum.
A look at those boldface names – and all the other industry darlings who showed up to party – here in the gallery.
1597 – Flemish painter Frederick of Valckenborch becomes porter of Frankfurt-on-Main
1803 – Supreme Court 1st rules a law unconstitutional (Marbury v Madison)
1940 – Frances Langford records “When You Wish Upon a Star”
1980 – Rangers score 5 power-play goals against Islanders
1988 – Supreme Ct votes 8-0 Jerry Falwell cannot collect for Hustler parody
1998 – Elton John knighted
1874 – Honus Wagner, HOF shortstop (Pittsburgh Pirates, 1900-17)
1911 – Konrad Lechner, composer
1913 – Richard Murphey Goodwin, economist
1921 – Ingvar Lidholm, composer
1961 – Janice Gibson, Tulsa OK, LPGA golfer (1994 Youngstown-Warren-15th)
1968 – Mitch Hedberg, American comedian (d. 2005)
1810 – Henry Cavendish, physicist/chemist, dies
1876 – Joseph Jenkins Roberts, first President of Liberia (b. 1809)
1925 – Hjalmar Branting, Prime Minister of Sweden, recipient of the Nobel Peace Prize (b. 1860)
1976 – Charles Wilfred Orr, composer, dies at 82
1991 – George Gobel, Chicago, comedian (George Gobel Show), dies at 71
2006 – Denis Twitchett, Cambridge scholar, and Chinese historian (b. 1925)
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Source: FULL ARTICLE at HistoryOrb.Com – This Day in History
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 9 (UPI) — A lineup including Elton John and Neil Young performed in Los Angeles as the Recording Academy honored rock icon Bruce Springsteen for his philanthropy.
Stars got a head start on the Grammys celebrations with a special event honoring Bruce Springsteen in LA last night. The MusiCares Person of the Year gala brought out Katy Perry, who is nominated and will present at Sunday’s Grammys, as well as Chrissy Teigen and John Legend. John performed after returning to the West Coast with Chrissy from a visit to NYC, where they attended the amfAR Gala. Faith Hill and Tim McGraw walked the carpet and also took the stage together and Marcus Mumford hung out backstage with Johnny Depp after singing with Mumford and Sons. The man of the hour, Bruce, rocked the crowd with a performance himself while Elton John, Sting, and others looked on. There’s more Grammys fun to come before the big show – make sure to watch right here on POPSUGAR LIVE Sunday at 4:30 p.m. EST/1:30 p.m. PST for all the action!
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 6 (UPI) — Zac Brown, Brittany Howard, Mumford & Sons, Elton John and Mavis Staples are to perform a tribute to the late Levon Helm at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
LOS ANGELES, Jan. 16 (UPI) — British pop music icon Elton John and his husband, David, say they have become dads again after their second son was born via surrogate in Los Angeles.
Source: FULL ARTICLE at UPI Entertainment
Walking by any cardio class at the gym – or watching Iron Eagle – should be enough clue that music affects the tempo at which we do things. A study, admittedly a tiny one, by UK car and financial site Confused.com puts it in perspective behind the wheel. Using its MotorMate app to monitor driving behavior during a 500-mile road trip, it had the eight participants drive the first half without music, while the second half was accompanied by different genres of tunes from classical to heavy metal.
The results? Heavy metal caused a male driver to go “much faster,” hip-hop made one of the female drivers crank up the aggression, and a classical playlist caused two other drivers to be more erratic than when there was no music. A psychologist at London University backed up the findings, accidentally sounding like one of those campy PSAs from the 1950s at the same time when he commented, “Music that is noisy, upbeat and increases your heart rate is a deadly mix,” and, “Fast beats can cause excitement and arousal that can lead people to concentrate more on the music than on the road.”
With the revelation that up-tempo tunes can lead to drivers matching the ‘beat’ with their driving, the “ideal” driving rhythm was said to be that which matches the human heart rate, about 60 to 80 beats per minute. On the top ten list of most dangerous songs to drive to was “Hey Mama” by The Black Eyed Peas at number one, followed by Fall Out Boy’s “Dead on Arrival” and M.I.A.’s “Paper Planes.” Ray Charles even made the list at number seven with “Hit the Road, Jack,” as did Nickleback with “How You Remind Me,” only slightly worse at number six.
A list of the ten best songs to safely drive to is a playlist straight from any easy listening radio station or Starbucks. Norah Jones took the lead with “Come Away with Me,” groups like Coldplay, Elton John, Radiohead and Jason Mraz keeping her company. Interestingly, songs featuring Bruno Mars made both lists: you should stay away from “Young, Wild and Free” by Snoop Dogg & Wiz Khalifa, feat. Bruno Mars, but Travie McCoy’s “Billionaire Feat. Bruno Mars” is safe.
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