Washington, Apr 8 : American singer Jessica Simpson and her country music label Sony Nashville have reportedly parted ways, after her album `Do You Know' sold less than 20,000 copies.
Even information on Jessica, including her artist bio and page, is no longer available on Columbia Nashville or Sony Nashville Web sites.
It has also been reported that Joe Galante, the head of Sony BMG Nashville, was tired of Simpson forgetting her lyrics and crying on stage during her tour with Rascal Flatts.
Washington, Apr 8 : In a bid to produce cheap and efficient white light for use in homes and offices, scientists at the Chinese Academy of Sciences have taken a major step towards developing a new type of light emitting diode (LED) made from inexpensive, plastic like organic materials.
Designed with a simplified "tandem" structure, the new LEDs can produce twice as much light as a normal LED, including the white light desired for home and office lighting.
Washington, April 8 : An attorney representing Anna Nicole Smith''s boyfriend Howard K. Stern has said that the allegation that he was the late Playboy bunny's "principal enabler" in acquiring the toxic prescription drugs that claimed her life two years ago are politically motivated.
Attorney Steve Sadow told reporters that State Attorney General Jerry Brown''s allegations were a "blatant attempt to advance his own political career."
"He is innocent of the baseless allegations made against him in the criminal complaint. Both Anna and Howard believed in their doctors and relied in good faith on their medical judgment," People magazine quoted Sadow as saying.
Washington, Apr 8 : Carrie Underwood says she was mortified when she made a sexual reference joke to wanting to see Matthew McConaughey''s "boots" in her acceptance speech at Sunday''s American Country Music Awards.
Before presenting Underwood with Entertainer of the Year, McConaughey told the audience how George Strait''s boots once got him "lucky."
"We''re like, ''Oh yeah. Say, as I a matter of fact, out in the parking lot, in the trunk of our white Corvette, we have the next year''s new edition white ostrich quill George Strait signed series that he''s gonna wear on tour next year.'' And they got pretty excited about that and said, ''Well, can we see? Can we see? Can we see?''" McConaughey told the audience.
Washington, April 8 : Pop queen Madonna has made a "substantial donation" for supporting relief efforts in Pacentro, Italy, which was struck by a devastating earthquake of 6.3 magnitude on Monday.
The Mayor of Pacentro had made an appeal for help to Madonna, whose paternal grandparents lived in there until 1919.
Washington, Apr 8 : Exposure to environmental tobacco smoke (ETS) can worsen asthmatic symptoms in kids, according to a new study.
During the study, research team from University of Alabama followed 240 children with asthma who were either receiving usual care or supervised asthma therapy.
The kids were given 20 minutes of asthma education that incorporated discussion on the avoidance of asthma triggers, including ETS.
The researchers revealed that kids whose ETS exposure decreased reported fewer hospitalizations and ED visits.