Britney Spears, 'N Sync and R.E.M are among 98 musical acts being lined up for a rock concert in January in Rio de Janerio.
"Move over Woodstock," said Brazilian impresario Roberto Medina. "Without sounding too boastful, the upcoming Rock in Rio event will be the biggest gathering yet for any music event, anywhere in the world," said Medina, owner of Artplan, a Brazilian advertising agency.
"Rock in Rio for a Better World," is set to start on January 12 and continue until January 21, 2001, in Rio. The concert will benefit Viva Rio, a social services organisation for young people, and organisers said it was expected to draw more than 2 million people.
It will be the third such event since the first one premiered in 1985. The second concert in 1991 featured Guns'N'Roses, Santana, Queen, George Michael, Run DMC, Megadeth, Billy Idol and Joe Cocker and drew 700,000 people and more than 500 million worldwide TV viewers, Medina said.
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Hollywood heart-throb Ben Affleck has revealed how awkward he found the love scenes in his latest movie because his co-star was his ex-girlfriend Gwyneth Paltrow.
Although the pair have remained friends since their split in early 1999, Affleck admitted he still found certain scenes in the romantic drama Bounce difficult to deal with.
In the movie he plays alcoholic ad-man Buddy, who indirectly causes the death of Paltrow's on-screen husband. Racked with guilt, he searches for her and romance blossoms.
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The eyepiece worn by Col Klink on Hogan's Heroes and the suspenders used to hold up Chester's pants on Gunsmoke are among the pop culture artefacts going on the auction block next week.
The items are left over from a long-defunct travelling museum run by the late Helen and William Rowell.
The couple crisscrossed America during the 1960s, showing off the items at fairs and festivals. They persuaded Hollywood stars to donate items of interest by promising to use them in support of charities. After Helen Rowell died two years ago, heirs inherited 10 trunks of celebrity artefacts.
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John Gray, the author of the best-selling relationship advice book Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus, has turned his advice into a glitzy Las Vegas show.
The unusual production will feature five couples singing about their relationship woes in a musical comedy opening on September 18 at the Flamingo Hotel casino.
"I always thought themes from the book would make a great musical comedy," the relationship guru said. "People don't have to worry about feeling like they will be attending a seminar. This is pure entertainment."
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The writer and producer of NYPD Blue is planning a new cop drama with a difference - it will be set in ancient Rome.
David Milch is working with the company Dream Works to develop the pilot, which would be directed by Gladiator director Ridley Scott, the trade paper Variety reported.
The show would take place during the reign of Nero in 65 AD and would focus on the head of the Urban Cohort, the Roman police force assigned to keep the city's streets safe.
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