BBC News: Entertainment & Arts

20 May 2012 Last updated at 23:02 ET

Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb dies

Bee Gees' singer Robin Gibb has died aged 62 following a lengthy battle with cancer, his family say.

Crowded House drummer Peter Jones dies at the age of 45.

The respected German baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau, famed for his performances of Schubert's song cycle Winter Journey, dies at the age of 86.

Masseur drops Travolta sex claim

One of the two male masseurs who have accused actor John Travolta of sexual assault withdraws his legal action.
Thompson confirms Annie script
Snow White film 'used real blood'

'Go-go' musician Chuck Brown dies

Guitarist and singer Chuck Brown, who mixed funk, soul and Latin styles to help create the "go-go" scene in Washington DC in the 1970s, dies at the age of 75.
Gaga gig denied Jakarta permit
Singer settles over awards injury

Wiggles founder members bow out

Three of the four original members of Australian children's entertainers The Wiggles are to leave the group, paving the way for the group's first female performer.
Britney Spears joins X Factor USA
Children's shows to leave BBC One

The States we're in

How British bands doubled their share of the US music market
Baron Cohen as himself Watch

Sacha Baron Cohen steps out of character to give a rare interview, but admits it's 'probably a mistake'
Rolf on Rolf

Australian entertainer looks back over his career
Africa Beats Watch

Malian singer Vieux Farka Toure follows in his father's footsteps
Cannes Festival

BBC reporter Kev Geoghegan with the latest from Cannes
Croisette romance

Wes Anderson's Moonrise Kingdom opens Cannes
In pictures

Gallery stages 'ironic' Diamond Geezer exhibition