Sir Rod Stewart Receives Knighthood From Prince William
Rod Stewart joined the likes of Paul McCartney, Elton John, Mick Jagger and Tom Jones on Tuesday (Oct. 11) when he was knighted at Buckingham Palace. The 71-year-old rock icon was recognized for his contributions to music and charity by Prince William, who bestowed the honor on the "Maggie May" singer (and his wife, Lady Penny Lancaster), who paid homage to his Scottish heritage by wearing tartan-patterned pants and a jacket with military-style red and gold trim.
Stewart will call himself Sir Roderick David Stewart.
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2008-11-04
Pet Shop Boys set for Brits honour
Pet Shop Boys have been confirmed as the winners of the Outstanding Contribution Award at the 2009 Brit Awards.
Neil Tennant and Chris Lowe formed the group in 1981, and have since had 22 Top 10 hits and four No.1 singles.
A statement from Ged Doherty, Chairman of the Brits committee said: "Since their first Brit Awards over 20 years ago, Neil and Chris have produced a fantastic body of work with songs that truly were the soundtrack to a whole generation's lives.
"The Pet Shop Boys have since become one of the most influential groups of the modern era and are deserving recipients of the award."
Previous winners of the prize include Oasis, Tom Jones, Paul Weller and Sir Paul McCartney.
Earlier this month, it was rumoured that Simon Cowell would be this year’s recipient of the prize.
The 2009 Brit Awards will take place at London’s Earls Court on 18 February. Source: Ananova
2008-10-27
Tom Jones pardoned for Sugababes snub
Sugababes have said there are no hard feelings after being ignored by Tom Jones the the Q Awards after show party.
Heidi Range tried to greet the legendary Welsh crooner as he chatted with his friends in The Last Shadow Puppets and Stereophonics, but Tom apparently did his best to ignore her advances.
She told the Daily Star: "I don't think Tom is a nasty man and I am a big fan of 'Sex Bomb'.
"Sometimes you can take things the wrong way - maybe I annoyed him."
Sugababes' new album, Catfights And Spotlights, is out now. Source: Ananova
2004-06-10
Robbie hit by 'missing royalties'
Pop stars including Robbie Williams have been left Ј700,000 out of pocket after funds allegedly went missing from a royalty payment company.
According to BBC online Blur, Travis and Tom Jones were also affected by the incident involving the Association of United Recording Artists which issues payment for radio airplay.
The London-based firm said it dismissed director Peter Horrey after discovering "significant financial irregularities".
A High Court injunction has been obtained freezing Mr Horrey's assets.
The company's chairman, Stephen King, said at least Ј700,000 had been "misappropriated".
He said Mr Horrey had not contested the High Court injunction. Mr Horrey, from Stansted, Essex, was unavailable for comment.
The irregularities were discovered in an audit taken earlier this year, the company said.
"We do not yet have a final figure for the money that has gone missing," said Mr King. "We have called in specialist auditors to search through our accounts back to 1999, but Ј700,000 is our estimate so far.
"We have written to all our members informing them of the situation and they have been supportive of us. We are taking action to recover the money."
The Association of United Recording Artists (Aura) is responsible for collecting and distributing Ј2 million a year in royalties to recording artists and producers. Source: Ananova