Niagara Gazette Celebrities 2012-02-12T06:48:48-05:00 urn:uuid:70e33c08-8da7-4d54-aef8-08ad56ef9dd5 Viola E. Starkweather urn:uuid:2728acd5-66f8-490d-99a8-0946449b9ad8 2008-11-11T14:53:00-05:00 BOXING: Casal to fight May 2 in California By Nate Beutel<br><a href="mailto:beuteln@gnnewspaper.com">E-mail Nate</a> urn:uuid:9d33abc2-47a8-44d2-bcfa-b512f9c55dfd 2008-04-16T22:21:00-04:00 Casal is slated to fight Jose Antonio Ojeda in an eight-round junior welterweight bout on the undercard of a Sho-Box event on May 2 at the Chumash Casino in Santa Ynez, Calif. Elsie P. Bradley urn:uuid:bdb37f3b-b898-4c99-8e2d-c7c3e2513325 2008-04-03T23:25:00-04:00 CAUGHT: Paul McCartney photographed kissing NYC woman in the Hamptons urn:uuid:49920690-9502-4fc6-8a58-f5804572c863 2007-11-07T13:59:00-05:00 The encounter between McCartney, 65, and Nancy Shevell, 47, a member of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority board, was last weekend, according to The Sun of London, which published the pictures. CMA AWARDS: Vince Gill's 4-disc masterwork could be surprise winner for album of the year urn:uuid:4714f1ee-34c8-44d8-a314-dbaac77b7fa3 2007-11-07T13:54:00-05:00 When it comes to surprises, the Country Music Association Awards usually don't have much to offer. WON'T DO ANYTHING: Meat Loaf scraps European tour due to vocal cord cyst urn:uuid:75a4fcec-f9bf-412d-91df-71909cb6e75e 2007-11-06T15:51:00-05:00 The 56-year-old rocker will have four to six weeks of vocal therapy before doctors decide whether he needs surgery, said a statement posted on his Web site Tuesday. MUSIC REVIEW: Against all odds, Britney Spears' new 'Blackout' is her best album ever By Nekesa Mumbi Moody ASSOCIATED PRESS WRITER urn:uuid:8e264d63-a493-4547-8ca5-0cdc8cd4b744 2007-10-25T17:09:00-04:00 Just when it seemed safe to write off Britney Spears as a punch line only capable of entertaining people through tabloid escapades, she goes and gets all musically relevant on us. JAY-Z: Fans get an early listen to his 'American Gangster' album at VH1 concert taping urn:uuid:eb16d427-db59-4377-a39b-35187b918c76 2007-10-25T17:06:00-04:00 On a studio lot for VH1's "Storytellers" series, Jay-Z, along with a full band, performed several tracks from the album inspired by the upcoming Denzel Washington-Russell Crowe flick. MOVIES ROCK: Underwood, Beyonce and Elton John among performers at first-ever concert in LA urn:uuid:6ed6a6f9-d4e2-4ff1-8342-1b3e6434c74f 2007-10-24T15:17:00-04:00 The event will be held Dec. 2 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, and will air Dec. 7 in a two-hour special on CBS. The concert is a production of Conde Nast Media Group in conjunction with the Producers Guild of America and the Entertainment Industry Foundation. DANCING WITH THE STARS: Marie Osmond laughs off her brief fainting spell on ABC's show urn:uuid:16294123-3a4e-482d-bb74-12cdc4869223 2007-10-23T16:36:00-04:00 Osmond and her partner, dancer Jonathan Roberts, the first performers on Monday night's show, had just finished a samba and were listening to comments from the judges when she suddenly toppled.