Sir Simon Rattle's new contract with the Berlin Philharmonic is just days old but already he's looking ahead — to the orchestra's coast-to-coast tour U.S. tour starting this week, and to the role that classical music can and will play in 21st century society.

Super wattage musical Mama Mia is ready to shine on Taiwan audiences again, from now until Nov. 15 at the Taipei Dome.

Jennifer Lopez won a court order Monday barring her first husband from making their sex life public — at least for a day.

Who wants to become the new singer for Aerosmith? The lead guitarist with one of America's most successful rock groups said on Monday that he and his bandmates were “positively looking for a new singer to work with,” following a rift with energetic frontman Steven Tyler.

Mya is tops on “Dancing With the Stars.” The 30-year-old Grammy winner was the top scorer Monday on the hit ABC show.

A judge on Monday ordered a woman to stay away from singer Justin Timberlake for the next three years.

A lawyer for the TV news producer accused of blackmailing David Letterman plans to ask a judge to dismiss an extortion case that prompted the late-night comic to acknowledge affairs with staffers.

Taiwan visual designer Lin Horng-jer has won a “best of the best” prize in the communication design category of the 2009 red dot design awards — the world's largest and most prestigious design competition — Kaohsiung City's Bureau of Cultural Affairs said Monday.

Launching its comeback in perilous financial times, the New York City Opera might well have played it safe with a surefire crowd-pleaser, like its production of Puccini's “Madama Butterfly.”

Women swooned for Robert Pattinson as vampire Edward Cullen in last year's hit movie romance “Twilight,” but in its upcoming sequel Taylor Lautner, who almost didn't make it into the film, is the newest hunk for fan's to feast on.