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16 Candles Singer Dies- MTV's Puck Drunk Crash?- Miley's Hairy Jet Delay- KC and The Sunshine Band Founder Denies Child Sex- The Hills Final Season and more

03/26/2010
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Singer Johnny Maestro, who performed the 1958 doo-wop hit "16 Candles" with The Crests and enjoyed a decades-long career with The Brooklyn Bridge, has died of cancer. He was 70. more

Reality TV star David "Puck" Rainey has been arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after being seriously injured in a car crash on a rural San Diego County road with his 8-year-old son, officials said. California Highway Patrol Officer Brian Pennings says Rainey will be charged with driving under the influence, child endangerment and driving without a license. more

Miley Cyrus reportedly kept the crew on her private jet waiting for four hours earlier this week after deciding to stop by a hair salon in New York before flying to Los Angeles. Cyrus felt the need for a last minute touch up before boarding the plane and dropped into Manhattan's Gemini 14 Salon to get some highlights and hair extensions with her stylist Kristina Vidov, according to People.com. more

The Washington State Patrol says former "American Idol" star Sanjaya Malakar was caught speeding 110 mph on Interstate 405 outside of Seattle at Kirkland. more

Jam! reports that a representative for KC and the Sunshine Band co-founder Richard R. Finch is adamant the star will be "vindicated" after he was arrested and charged over allegations he had sexual relations with a teenage boy. A statement posted on Finch's website reads, "We appreciate your contact, but at this time, we have no comment. We will let due process happen through the legal system and through that, we are sure Mr. Finch will be vindicated from (sic) these unfounded allegations." more

MTV's hit series "The Hills" is coming to an end after one more season. The network said Thursday the sixth and last season of the popular reality soap will begin April 27 with the first of the final 12 episodes. more

Rihanna maintained her No. 1 standing on the Billboard Hot 100 Thursday with her single "Rude Boy," which topped the chart for a second week. more.

Fans of country music duo Brooks & Dunn are getting the chance to pick the performers' song for the final time they play together at the Academy of Country Music Awards next month. more

Jenna Dewan and Joe Hursley, best known for those Norse-inspired "Got Milk?" commercials, are starring in "Balls to the Wall," an indie comedy that Penelope Spheeris will direct more

The meteoric rise of Lady Gaga continues as the singer is now the only artist of the digital era to top the 5 million sales mark with her first two hit singles, according to Yahoo Music. more

Simon Cowell is to be honored with an International Emmy award in recognition of his television work, organizers in the US have announced. more

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