BBC News – Entertainment & Arts
Houston mourned at Grammys Awards
The music world pays tribute to singer Whitney Houston, who has died at the age of 48, at the Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.
The Artist dominates 65th Baftas
Silent movie The Artist dominates the 65th Baftas, taking seven prizes including best film, best director and best actor, for its star Jean Dujardin.
Schubert marathon for BBC Radio 3
The 215th anniversary of Franz Schubert’s birth is to be marked by BBC Radio 3 in March with 200 hours of continuous broadcasting devoted to the prolific Austrian composer.
Grant stands by phone hack claim
Actor Hugh Grant stands by his claim Associated Newspapers obtained information about him through phone hacking.
Joyce children’s book sparks feud
A children’s story by James Joyce is published for the first time in Dublin to the dismay of the Zurich James Joyce Foundation.
UK children are ‘culture starved’
Millions of British children have never been to an art gallery, theatre or stage show, a study shows.
World Press Photo winner 2011
Spanish photographer Samuel Aranda wins the 2011 World Press Photo of the Year with an image of a veiled woman holding a wounded relative in her arms after a demonstration in Yemen.
Police recapture Madonna stalker
A man with “violent tendencies” convicted of stalking Madonna is recaptured a week after escaping from a psychiatric hospital, police say.
HBO attacked over death of horses
Animal rights group Peta calls for TV and film safety rules to be tightened after two horses were put down during filming for HBO racing drama Luck, starring Dustin Hoffman.
Video game sales slump in January
US video games suffer a 34% annual drop for January, according to analysts at NPD. The figures come less than a fortnight before the PlayStation Vita launches.
