Cole in Hospital With Hepatitis

(NEWSER) - Amy Winehouse collapsed yesterday in St. Lucia and had to spend the night in the hospital, the BBC reports. Her spokesman said she was “running around” with children and fainted from dehydration. The singer—who earlier won restrictions against paparazzi near her London home—is slated to play a concert in St. Lucia later this week. More»

Singer gets dozens of offers after Larry King interview

(NEWSER) - Natalie Cole told CNN's Larry King last night that she needed a kidney—and had dozens of offers flood in before the show was through. "There are some great human beings out there. That's all I can say," said the singer, who has been on dialysis three days a week since hepatitis C caused both of her kidneys to fail last year. That hasn't stopped her from touring, though. "I have been on dialysis in Istanbul, Milan, Indonesia, Manila, London. It's amazing." More»

Crooner to release first US album in 15 years

(NEWSER) - Amy Winehouse's retro stylings have inspired an old pussycat to make a new album. Tom Jones, 68, is releasing his first new album in the US in November. It was listening to his fellow Brit's Back to Black that gave him ideas for the right sound for his famous voice, he tells AP. More»

'Unbreak My Heart' singer undergoing tests

(NEWSER) - Singer Toni Braxton has been hospitalized in Las Vegas after suffering chest pains, Access Hollywood reports. She was taken in for tests and will likely be released today after an overnight stay, said a spokesman for the Famingo hotel-casino, where Braxton has been performing since 2006. The six-time Grammy winner suffers from a heart disease known as pericarditis. More»