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| Posthumous Amy Winehouse album leading UK charts Posted: 06 Dec 2011 06:34 AM PST  British singer Amy Winehouse performs at the Brit Awards at Earls Court in London, in this February 20, 2008 file photo. The Official Charts Company says Amy Winehouse's posthumous album 'Lioness: Hidden Treasures' was on course to top the British album charts by the end of the week. – Reuters pic Although not yet at the halfway point for the weekly ranking, the collection of 12 tracks recorded from as early as 2002 but not used on either of Winehouse's studio albums was well ahead of the competition. In a brief statement, the OCC said Lioness: Hidden Treasures had sold nearly 70,000 copies so far. Winehouse's father Mitch, writing on the Twitter micro-blogging site, said the figure was 140,000, although it was not clear whether that was projected sales for the whole week or reflected more up-to-date data. "Just been told. Amy at number 1. 140,000 sold = £140,000 (RM587,304) to foundation in one day. Well done baby," he wrote. "My heart is sad but bursting with pride. Mitch" Winehouse died in July aged 27, ending a promising career that was marred by highly publicised battles with drug and alcohol addiction. The "Back to Black" singer, known for her beehive hairstyle and distinctive soulful voice, had high levels of alcohol in her blood at the time of her death. Mitch has set up a charity in her name aimed at helping children and young adults suffering ill health and addiction, and for every copy of the album sold, one pound goes to the Amy Winehouse Foundation. Reviews of the album have been mixed, with several critics saying the music pointed to Winehouse's huge potential but also failed to live up to the high standards she would have demanded when at her peak. – Reuters Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
| Marilyn photos, Gaga dress sold at LA auction Posted: 06 Dec 2011 05:03 AM PST  A portrait of a young Marilyn Monroe from a collection of photos and negatives with copyright of Norma Jean, before she became Marilyn Monroe, that sold for US$352,000 at the four-day sale at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, that ended Sunday, December 4, 2011. – AFP pic/Julien Auctions The structured dress that Lady Gaga wore on the cover of Madame Figaro magazine in 2001 went for US$31,250, the first such sale at auction, while the prop gun she used in the video for "Born This Way" sold for US$7,680. A collection of photos and negatives with copyright of Norma Jean, before she became Marilyn Monroe, sold for US$352,000 at the four-day sale at Julien's Auctions in Beverly Hills, which ended Sunday. An Irish Falcon Gretsch guitar from U2 frontman Bono's personal collection, signed by the singer and with a scratch guard reading "The Goal is Soul," sold for US$135,300. Among Beatles memorabila was a John Lennon & Paul McCartney worn jacket from the film "Help!," which fetched US$43,750, while a caricature drawing by Lennon of him and Ono during their famous 1969 "Bed In" sold for US$90,000. Pants worn on stage by Mick Jagger from an early 1980s European tour sold for US$7,040; an Elvis Presley leather jacket for US$16,640; a pair of Frank Sinatra stage boots US$5,120 and a Dean Martin tuxedo for US$20,000. Michael Jackson-related items sold included a pair of Victory Tour sunglasses for US$7,680, and a collection of five stage costumes worn by the Jackson 5 at the 1976 American Music Awards, which went for US$10,240. Later this month Julien's Auctions is to sell furniture and personal effects from the Holmby Hills mansion that was the King of Pop's last home, and where he died on June 25, 2009. The sale will include a mirror on which the star had written "March, April" and then "May – Full on" – an apparent reference to the grueling rehearsals he was attending in early 2009 for a series of comeback concerts in London. From the kitchen, there is the chalkboard note saying "I (heart) daddy," and one saying "Hugs are for free," while auctioneers recently found a candle that Jackson's son Prince carved his name into. But the auction, which comes weeks after Jackson's doctor Conrad Murray was convicted of manslaughter in his death and jailed for four years, will not include the headboard from the bed in which he died, after his family raised objections. – AFP Full content generated by Get Full RSS. |
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