Ellie Goulding

Angelina Jolie returns to red carpet after double-mastectomy news

2013-06-03 07:40:00

Angelina Jolie returned to the red carpet Sunday for the first time since she went public with her double mastectomy in May.�She wore a sleek black Saint Laurent gown as she accompanied Brad Pitt to the London premiere of his new film "World War Z." And...

Coachella 2013: Ensnared by TNGHT, Purity Ring

2013-04-13 13:30:00

What's the most important instrument of contemporary beat music? A thumping kick drum? An oxygen-sucking bass line? A tastefully choppy vocal edit? Nope. It's something much simpler: an 808 snare drum. Two acts playing back-to-back sets in the Gobi...

Beyonce to headline Gucci fundraiser for women

2013-03-27 08:22:00

Beyonce has signed on to headline a concert benefiting Gucci's Chime for Change (get it?), an initiative that works to improve education, justice and health for women and girls around the world. John Legend, Ellie Goulding and Florence and the Machine are...

Toni Morrison hangs out at a digital book signing on Google+ today

2013-02-27 09:55:00

Call it, if you will, the virtual literary event of the year. Or of February at least. Toni Morrison, the grande dame of American letters, is holding what’s billed as a "first-of-its-kind digital book signing" Wednesday at noon PST (3 p.m. EST)....

Bruno Mars announces world tour, with a stop at Staples Center

2013-02-20 12:19:00

Fresh off an electrifying performance at the Grammys that boosted sales of his sophomore effort, "Unorthodox Jukebox," Bruno Mars is preparing to embark on a world tour. The Moonshine Jungle World Tour launches in Washington, D.C.� on June 22 and...

Justin Timberlake, David Fincher are a smooth fit in 'Suit & Tie'

2013-02-14 11:07:00

In David Fincher's "The Social Network" -- the best studio film of 2010, whatever "King's Speech" partisans may argue -- Justin Timberlake was perfectly cast as a smarmy, cynical version of Napster co-founder and former Facebook President Sean Parker....

Tyler, the Creator to release new album, 'Wolf,' on April 2

2013-02-14 14:24:00

Tyler, the Creator is back. Wary perhaps of being outdone by his Odd Future pal Frank Ocean -- who performed and picked up a pair of prizes at the Grammy Awards earlier this week -- the attention-loving L.A. rapper announced Thursday that he'll...

Review: Ellie Goulding starry-eyed at the Palladium

2013-02-13 12:46:00

Ellie Goulding described herself as “just a country girl” at her sold-out Hollywood Palladium show Tuesday night. That’s a curious self-image for a 26-year-old English electro-pop vixen with a one-quarter shaved head and a quiver of...

'X Factor's' Fifth Harmony inks deal with Syco Music, Epic Records

2013-01-17 13:30:00

They went from underdogs to fierce competitors, and now “X Factor” girl group Fifth Harmony has inked a deal with Epic Records and mentor Simon Cowell’s Syco Music, the labels announced on Thursday. Composed of Ally Brooke, Camila...

'I Got a Boy' delivers a scattered anthem of the Girls' Generation

2013-01-04 17:44:00

The new single by South Korean pop group Girls' Generation is called "I Got a Boy," and if the song and its accompanying music video are a signal about pop's direction in the year to come, we better buckle our seat belts. Clocking in at 41/2 minutes, "I...

Review: Alex Clare stays too far away at Fonda Theatre

2012-11-30 12:38:00

Is Alex Clare a singer or a song? In October this bearded Brit reached No. 7 on the Hot 100 with “Too Close,” a dubstep-inflected power ballad originally released on YouTube in early 2011. Co-produced by the cool-hunting hitmaker Diplo,...

Brandy looks for a comeback with 'Two Eleven'

2012-10-16 16:11:00

It's not quite being asked to perform at next year's Super Bowl, but for an R&B star who's faced no shortage of personal and professional tumult over the last few years, Brandy's ascent to the No. 2 spot on iTunes' album chart Tuesday afternoon probably...

Ellie Goulding performs a sold-out concert at the Electric Factory in Philadelphia on January 25.

2013-01-25 00:00:00

After the late-arriving success of the single "Lights" last year, the U.K. singer-songwriter followed up with her second album, "Halcyon," melding her folk roots with more electronic and orchestral textures. 7 p.m. Jan. 29 at the Aragon, 1106 W. Lawrence Ave., $27; jamusa.com

2013-01-04 11:29:00