Laryngitis forces John Mayer to cancel
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Laryngitis forced pop singer John Mayer to back out of a performance Saturday night.
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Busted for a &quot;Saturday Night Live&quot; lip-synch gone awry, her manager-father said Monday his 19-year-old daughter used the extra help because acid reflux disease had made her voice hoarse.
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A leaked audio tape in which Paula Abdul can be heard sobbing and bad-mouthing a former spokesman has made its way to the Internet. In what appears to be a recent conference call with a group of publicists, the "American Idol" judge rails against Howard Bragman and discusses her various health problems.
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FCC officials say they've received complaints about Motley Crue rocker Vince Neil's use of an expletive during the live New Year's Eve broadcast of "The Tonight Show With Jay Leno," but NBC may get away with it.
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Celine Dion has canceled the next five performances of her "A New Day" show and an appearance at the Billboard Music Awards because of a highly contagious respiratory infection, show producers said Wednesday.
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LeAnn Rimes canceled three concerts this week because she is to undergo surgery for a leg infection, her publicist said Monday.
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Keane cancel their North American tour to allow singer Tom Chaplin time to finish alcohol and drug treatment.
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When John Mayer  accepted the Grammy for best male pop vocal performance in 2003  for "Your Body Is a Wonderland," he promised to someday "catch  up" to the award, which he won over the likes of Sting and  Elton John. During a near-capacity show at the Verizon  Amphitheater on Wednesday night, he not only caught up to the  recognition but left it in his rearview mirror as he delivered  a set that would have left his fellow nominees proud.
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Singer Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer and has canceled upcoming tour dates to undergo treatment, her publicist said Thursday.
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US rock star Melissa Etheridge has been diagnosed with breast cancer, her spokesman has announced. The 43-year-old has cancelled a tour to undergo surgery.
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Sir Elton John has been forced to call off a second concert after losing his voice due to a throat infection.
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Singer Linda Ronstadt has canceled tour dates for the rest of the year to recover from surgery she had this week, her agent said Thursday.
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Lenny Kravitz was taken to the hospital Tuesday and will postpone his upcoming European tour due to a bout of bronchitis. Kravitz was set to begin the tour this week. It was to run through the end of March, accompanying the release of his new album, "It Is Time for a Love Revolution."
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The Rolling Stones canceled a concert Monday in the northern city of Valladolid after Mick Jagger was ordered by his doctor to rest his voice.
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The White Stripes have canceled upcoming tour dates "due to health issues."
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Barry Manilow has canceled his three remaining performances at the Las Vegas Hilton to undergo surgery to repair torn cartilage in both hips, his publicist said.
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Pop singer Barry Manilow, a major Democratic fundraiser, said on Monday he has scrapped plans to appear on the television talk show "The View," because he did not want to be interviewed by its conservative co-host.