Andrew Essex

From Shirley Bassey to Shirley Manson, we take a look at the singers -- and the stories -- behind the 007 scores

White-boy rockers enter hip-hop heaven

With a move from proper English Miss to Tumbleweeds' footloose Southern belle, Janet McTeer proves she can talk the talk

Razor-sharp turns in TV's Gia and Wallace got her noticed. Now, with two big movies, Angelina Jolie may move beyond the cutting edge. Who says knife girls finish last?

It may not have Travolta, but Broadway's "Saturday Night Fever" does have ticket buyers dancing to the box office.

Puffy joins Courtney Love and Tommy Lee on the anger set

The MPAA has forced "Eyes Wide Shut" to blink, "South Park" to wash its mouth out, and "American Pie" to be less spicy. Now the backlash begins.

To: SMITH, DICAPRIO, ROBERTS, BARRYMORE, FOSTER, HAYEK, MCGREGOR, TRAVOLTA From: ANDREW ESSEX, STAFF WRITER

Popular acts including Beck, Sheryl Crow, Sting, and more, have suddenly found themselves without labels or record contracts, sending the industry reeling

The list includes ''Natural Born Killers,'' N.W.A., Jerry Springer, and more

Seventy years ago Hollywood launched the ultimate celebration of film known as the Academy Awards

We help you find out the meaning behind the Keanu Reeve's sci-fi sleeper hit

After Columbine, the entertainment industry, including television shows like ''Buffy' and movies like ''Natural Born Killers,'' faces criticism

The director auctions off props from his films, including ''Radio Days,'' ''Celebrity,'' and more, for charity

A night at the Grammys, a duet with Madonna, and a hot single with ''Loca'' motion has transformed the Latin pop sensation into spring's hottest thing

What made Lou Albano, Billy Graham and others legendary in the ring

From Mortons to Elton's, ''Love'' was in the air as Gwyneth Paltrow, Ben Affleck, Ricky Martin, and others hit the town after the awards.

Sony embraces the ''tearjerker'' label with a unique promotion to tout Julia Roberts' new film

How the teen popstars are dealing with their new found fame and the teen pop music industry

The two stars appear in ''Forces of Nature'' this summer

The singer is working with Jon Brion and boyfriend Paul Thomas Anderson