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    Surviving Top keeps legacy rolling  Nov 18, 2008
    Web Search powered by YAHOO. com Levi Stubbs, Renaldo "Obie" Benson, Lawrence Payton and Abdul "Duke" Fakir - this legendary quartet known as The Four Tops first crooned together at a party in Detroit in 1954. (Athens Banner-Herald)

    'Triple whammy'  Nov 14, 2008
    Yet the music label which launched the careers of Diana Ross, Marvin Gaye and Stevie Wonder left the motor city long ago. Now the car industry is facing a thoroughly bleak future unless the Federal government comes to the rescue. (BBC News -- Americas)

    3rd 'Fockers' Flick?  Nov 14, 2008
    Missing in no particular order: Paul Simon, Carly Simon, Carla Thomas, Sting, Linda Ronstadt, Eric Clapton, Diana Ross, Phoebe Snow, Alicia Keys, Elvis Costello, Donald Fagen, Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora. And then there s the issue of what constitutes a singer. (Fox News)

    Oscar Dilemma  Nov 11, 2008
    Diana Ross did just fine without ever taking credit for all her hits. We re starting to hear some other songs from Beyonce s "Sasha Fierce" collection. (Fox News)

    Music, music, music and a little bit of soul  Nov 11, 2008
    And as much as Diana Ross could be on the chirpy side, you can t mistake the pleading and hurt in her voice when she begs Stop. In the Name of Love. (Holbrook Sun, MA)

    Ryan Adams & The Cardinals  Nov 10, 2008
    (It's like he's doing a reverse Diana Ross; soon it will just be the Cardinals). The bulk of the album is made up of ambling, country-tinged rock - Adams's strongest suit. (Boston Globe)

    Jheryl Busby, 59, Reviver of the Motown Label, Dies  Nov 8, 2008
    With a blend of pop and soul, Motown had transcended racial barriers and consistently topped both the black and pop charts with performers like Stevie Wonder, Marvin Gaye, Diana Ross, Smokey Robinson, the Jackson Five, the Temptations, Gladys Knight and the Pips, the Spinners and the Four Tops. But by the time Mr. Busby took over, the company had lost much of its luster, with some of its stars, including Ms. Ross and the Jacksons, defecting to other labels. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)

    Movie review: Deaths cast pall over 'Soul Men'  Nov 7, 2008
    Mac and Jackson play the discarded former backup singers in a famous 1960s soul trio whose lead singer went on to become the male equivalent of Diana Ross. Now he's dead, and they've been invited to sing at the funeral. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Brandy Says She's 'Older, Wiser' And Ready For A Comeback In Music And TV  Nov 6, 2008
    " "I would have to play so many different roles in that one role I would have to bring it," she said. "And you have to live up to Diana Ross, but once in a movie. I would go to her to study her. (VHI.com -- Music News)

    Election Day  Nov 5, 2008
    Marvin Gaye, Billie Holiday, Aretha Franklin, Martin Lawrence, Kareem Abdul Jabbar, Diana Ross, Eddie Murphy, Maya Angelo, Booker T. Washington, Billy Dee Williams, Russell Crow, Alec Baldwin, Chaka Khan, Steven Seagal, Andy Garcia, Al Green, Al Capone, Mark Twain, and Truth look here: King Henry VIII of England that doesnt make me feel too good and of course ME (Apr 13th) oh yeah, and Demi stole my birthday. LOL. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Living)

    Been and gone  Nov 4, 2008
    She launched her solo career in the 1960s and had a number of soul and R 'n' B hits including "Foolish Fool", "She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking)" and a version of "I'm Gonna Make You Love Me" that was later covered by Diana Ross and The Supremes. Latterly she sang on sister Dionne's 2008 gospel album Why We Sing. (BBC News -- Americas)

    Intermission: If anything, see Dylan for bragging rights  Nov 3, 2008
    I saw Diana Ross at the La Crosse Center, but she was minus the Supremes. It was worth seeing her solo but would have been 10 times better with Florence Ballard and Mary Wilson to join her on Come See About Me, Stop in the Name of Love and Love Is Like an Itching in My Heart. (La Crosse Tribune, WI)

    Caine to co-present Nobel concert  Oct 30, 2008
    Diana Ross will headline the event in Oslo, Norway on 11 December, which will honour this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient Martti Ahtisaari. The concert, hosted last year by Kevin Spacey and Uma Thurman, will take place one day after the Nobel award ceremony. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Tom Ford, David Tennant, Michael Caine  Oct 30, 2008
    The pair previously appeared together in the 2006 film "The Prestige." Diana Ross will headline the event in Oslo on Dec. 11, which will honor this year's Nobel Peace Prize recipient, Martti Ahtisaari. Eight years after its last album, AC/DC has come back with a bang. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Cher, Diana Ross inspire Beyoncs fashions  Oct 23, 2008
    Cher, Diana Ross inspire Beyoncs fashions - Access Hollywood - msnbc ... Cher, Diana Ross inspire Beyoncs fashions ... I love that in the 70s Cher and Diana Ross looked like superstars and never played it safe. (MSNBC -- News)

    Johansson to host Nobel gig  Oct 22, 2008
    Actress Scarlett Johansson is to co-host this year's Nobel Peace Concert, which will be headlined by Diana Ross ... FROM OTHER NEWS SITES Scarlett Johansson to host Nobel concert - 19 hrs ago Actress to co-host Nobel concert - 22 hrs ago Johansson for Nobel concert - 31 hrs ago Diana Ross to headline Nobel Peace Prize concert - 17 Oct 2008 Diana Ross to headline Nobel Peace Prize concert - 17 Oct 2008. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Scarlett Johansson, Gwyneth Paltrow, Andrew Lloyd Webber  Oct 22, 2008
    The program, to be broadcast to 100 countries, will feature Diana Ross and will include the Canadian singer Leslie Feist , the American country singer Dierks Bentley , the Mexican singer-songwriter Julieta Venegas and the Nigerian star Seun Kuti , according to a list released last week. The Nobel concert is held the day after the peace awards ceremony. (International Herald Tribune -- Arts)

    Soul singer Dee Dee Warwick dies at age 63  Oct 21, 2008
    Warwick had several hits on the soul and R&B charts in the 1960s and 70s, including Foolish Fool,She Didn't Know (She Kept on Talking) and a version of I'm Gonna Make You Love Me that was later covered by Diana Ross and The Supremes. Warwick also was a two-time Grammy Award nominee and sang backup for Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett and others before starting her solo career. (USA Today -- Life)

    Singer Dee Dee Warwick, Dionne's sister, dies  Oct 21, 2008
    Soul singer Dee Dee Warwick dies at 63 - CNN.com. Soul singer Dee Dee Warwick dies at 63. (CNN -- Showbiz)

    Classic New York City Restaurants  Oct 19, 2008
    The Grill Room near the bar had such a difficult time seating tourists, let alone celebrities Diana Ross reportedly refused to sit in the Grill, saying she didn t want to eat in the lobby that it began to be marketed as the Bar Room, ; la 21, and in the 1970s became a Mecca for magazine editors, writers like Nora Ephron and artists. Vogue editor Anna Wintour has a regular table in the Pool Room, bien s r.. (Suite101.com)

    'Lost' stars take on Shakespeare  Oct 18, 2008
    OSLO, Norway Diana Ross will headline artists performing at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honor of the 2008 laureate, Finnish peace mediator Martti Ahtisaari, organizers said yesterday. The show's hosts, generally Hollywood superstars, are to be announced next week. (Honolulu Advertiser)

    Ross to headline Nobel peace gig  Oct 18, 2008
    Diana Ross married Norwegian Arne Naess Jr in 1985. Singer Diana Ross will headline the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in December, organisers confirm. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    The Four Tops' Levi Stubbs dies at 72  Oct 18, 2008
    When Motown chief Berry Gordy offered Stubbs the role of Louis McKay (ultimately played by Billy Dee Williams) opposite Diana Ross as Billie Holiday in 1972's Lady Sings the Blues, Stubbs turned it down out of loyalty to his bandmates. "He could have easily gone off on his own when the Four Tops were at their peak," Fakir, the lone survivor, told USA TODAY in 1997 before receiving the Rhythm & Blues Foundation's lifetime achievement award. (USA Today)

    Diana Ross to play Nobel Peace Prize concert  Oct 17, 2008
    Diana Ross will headline artists performing at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honor of the 2008 laureate, Finnish peace mediator Martti Ahtisaari, organizers said Thursday, Oct. 16 ... OSLO, Norway - Diana Ross will headline artists performing at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honor of the 2008 laureate, Finnish peace mediator Martti Ahtisaari, organizers said Thursday. (MSNBC -- Music)

    Feist to perform at Nobel Peace Prize concert  Oct 17, 2008
    OSLO, Norway American singing star Diana Ross and Canadian musician Leslie Feist are among artists set to perform at the Nobel Peace Prize concert in honour of the 2008 laureate, Finnish peace mediator Martti Ahtisaari, organizers said Thursday. The show's hosts, generally Hollywood superstars, are to be announced next week. (Globe and Mail)

    Fine arts students welcome jazz singer  Oct 16, 2008
    Asked to name her childhood favorites, she replied: Cher, Diana Ross and Aretha Franklin. Cher mostly for the way she dressed. (Florida Today)

    Motown Collects Every No. 1 On Boxed Set  Oct 16, 2008
    "Ain't Too Proud To Beg," The Temptations "Blowin' In the Wind," Stevie Wonder "You Can't Hurry Love," The Supremes"Beauty Is Only Skin Deep," The Temptations "Reach Out, I'll Be There," Four Tops "You Keep Me Hangin' On," The Supremes "(I Know) I'm Losing You," The Temptations "The Hunter Gets Captured By The Game," The Marvelettes "Love Is Here and Now You're Gone," The Supremes "Jimmy Mack," Martha andellas "The Happening," The Supremes"I Was Made To Love Her," Stevie Wonder"I Heard It... (Billboard.com)

    Weekend calendar  Oct 16, 2008
    ESSEX - Author/historian Diana Ross McCain will be at the Essex Library Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. to share stories from her new book, "It Happened In Connecticut." A frequent contributor to Early American Life and Connecticut magazines, McCain has a new book which tells more than two dozen true tales of famous - and infamous - happenings from the state's past, ranging from the invention of modern football to the first lady governor who was never a governor's lady. Copies will be available for... (Middletown Press, CT)

    Jackson's publicist Jones dies  Oct 14, 2008
    When Jackson hired him, Jones had spent 17 years as a Motown Records publicist, helping craft the images of Stevie Wonder, Diana Ross and Lionel Richie. "Publicity was king in those days, and Bob was able to deliver that," said Miller London, a former Motown executive. (AZCentral -- Entertainment)

    Pride Alliance comes out during Awareness Week  Oct 14, 2008
    At midnight, Pride Alliance played Diana Ross s hit song I m Coming Out a song adopted by the gay community for coming out. Midnight MasQueerade also commemorated Connecticut s legalization of gay marriage, which the Conn. (Washington University Student Life, MO)

    Feature story: Master class  Oct 7, 2008
    Currently on a tour of the U.S., the Soweto Gospel Choir has been described by the New York Times as "meticulous and unstoppable ... spirited and spectacular." In its six years of existence, the Grammy-winning group has performed with such luminaries as Diana Ross, Celine Dion, Annie Lennox, Bono, Queen and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, and sung for Nelson Mandela, Archbishop Desmond Tutu and Oprah Winfrey. The Stanford performance is expected to consist mostly of pieces from the choir's 2008... (Palo Alto Online, CA)

    DeGarmo at Underground  Oct 6, 2008
    We re talking about Diana DeGarmo not Diana Ross. If a reporter is making a genuine effort to get your name in the paper EVERY time you re in town for some event, wouldn t you, as a performer in hopes of continuing your career, want to make that reporter feel welcome. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    Aspiring model wants degree, too  Oct 4, 2008
    She met singer Diana Ross and members of the cast of the soap opera All My Children while working catering jobs. I made a lot of money doing that, she said. (Mason City Globe-Gazette, IO)

    Minki: Bright young thing  Oct 3, 2008
    In fact, for Visser, there's nothing better than being at home, a glass of Shiraz in hand while lying on the couch watching TV. She might even order in her favourite food pizza and chill out to Cat Stevens, Diana Ross or the Bee Gees (she has old-school music tastes). Read more about Minki and The Library on the second page. (iAfrica.com)

    Sexy Serenade  Sep 25, 2008
    Within seconds, Connick had hopped back on the stage, lifted the keyboard lid, and began to play the treacly Lionel Richie Diana Ross love song. The young woman in the couple was wearing a cape and a short skirt. (Fox News)

    Idina Menzel Hits the Road This Fall in Support of I Stand  Sep 23, 2008
    The New York Times wrote of her June show at Manhattan's Town Hall: "The picture of Ms. Menzel that emerged was of an entertainer with a phenomenal voice...Vocally she suggests a robust Diana Ross with 10 times the stamina and lung power.". Produced by Grammy-Award winner Glen Ballard, I Stand is a mix of powerhouse pop tunes and touching balladry written by the Tony-Award winning singer and actress, who is beloved by fans the world over for her rich, soaring voice and knockout star turns in the... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)

    La Vie en Rose  Sep 18, 2008
    And Cotillard dives into them: The way Diana Ross dived into Billie Holiday except Cotillard shows a trained actress craft. (Hard to believe this was the same actress limited to French chick clich;s in Ridley Scott s A Good Year). (New York Press)

    GOTTA GET A GURU  Sep 15, 2008
    -- Gurumayi Chidvilasananda: Followers reportedly include or have included Diana Ross, Isabella Rossellini, Lisa Kudrow, Laura Dern, James Brolin, Meg Ryan, Dennis Quaid, Don Johnson, Melanie Griffith, John Denver, Peggy Lipton, Rosanna Arquette. -- J.Z. Knight a.k.a. Ramtha, the Enlightened One: Linda Evans, Shirley MacLaine. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Thank you for the titles  Sep 14, 2008
    As for horror, believe it or not, Diana Ross had a song called The Happening (M. Night Shyamalan must have a thing for that Supreme). Candyman was the title of tracks by the likes of Mississippi John Hurt, Sammy Davis, Jr and Christina Aguilera. (The Star Online, Malaysia)

    Film star Freeman to be honoured  Sep 11, 2008
    Page last updated at 21:25 GMT, Wednesday, 10 September 2008 22:25 UK. Freeman won an Oscar for Million Dollar Baby in 2005. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Fans ask whatever happened to attention 'The Wiz' deserves?  Sep 11, 2008
    It was produced by a partnership with Universal Pictures and Motown Productions and starred Diana Ross as Dorothy, Michael Jackson as The Scarecrow, Nipsey Russell as The Tin Man, Lena Horne as Glinda the Good Witch of the North, Ted Ross as The Cowardly Lion, Richard Pryor as The Wiz and Mabel King (best known as the Mom on the TV series "What's Happening!") as Evillene, The Wicked Witch of the West. (Original director John Badham was replaced by Sidney Lumet after he was told 18-year-old... (Munster Times, IN)

    Streisand Among Kennedy Center Honorees  Sep 10, 2008
    Celebrating Steve Martin, Martin Scorsese, Diana Ross, Brian Wilson and Leon Fleisher. Photo Essay. (CBS News)

    Buzz Briefs: Hulk Hogan, Robert Giroux  Sep 6, 2008
    The Jackson Five - Michael, Marlon, Jackie, Tito and Jermaine - was a groundbreaking, best-selling act that debuted on the 1969 album "Diana Ross Presents The Jackson 5." The group simply became the Jacksons after leaving Motown in 1976, replacing Jermaine with Randy. They continued their multiplatinum success with such hits as "ABC" and "I Want You Back.". (CBS News)

    Racy Ciara mag cover  Sep 6, 2008
    I ve seen more skin from Tyra Banks, Halle Berry, Angela Basset, Diana Ross, Beyonce, even Aretha Franklin when her 100ZZ breasts are popping out of any outfit she can squeeze all 300lbs of her body in. Everyone is so quick to point fingers and judge. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    The world's worst hotel guests  Aug 28, 2008
    Or how about Diana Ross, who has reportedly demanded that no hotel staff member make eye contact with her. Or perhaps the paradigm of bizarre hotel conduct, the baby-dangler better known as Wacko Jacko. (MSNBC -- Politics)

    Four-time gold medalist Leslie says U.S. women have earned name, too  Aug 24, 2008
    If Team USA is the Supremes, then Leslie is its Diana Ross. She is the link between gold in Atlanta and Sydney and Athens and now Beijing. (USA Today -- Sports)

    MEET MARKET-MOVIE MAN SKS ROMANCE WITH A TWIST  Aug 24, 2008
    Ma 00004000 ke-out music: Diana Ross' "Love Hangover.". On the town: I prefer a lounge or hotel bar on the weekend, but if it has a velvet rope, I probably won't dig it - the riffraff should be invited, too. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    'This lunacy insults us all,' says black TV presenter outraged by ...  Aug 14, 2008
    Diana Ross looks much paler than normal in a MAC cosmetics ad, while the Hispanic Eva Longoria is anaemic in a poster for L'Oreal hair products ... Transformed: Diana Ross, left, and in an ad for MAC cosmetics. (Daily Mail)

    Alyssa Birrer takes judges' breath away  Aug 13, 2008
    just facts wrote on Aug 12, 2008 3:19 PM:Diana Ross may have sung ' I Will Survive' but she did it in 1995 ... By the way, last I checked, Diana Ross was definitely Motown. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)

    Newman at his best on Harps and Angels’  Aug 10, 2008
    Randy Newman skewers the Supremes on his new album, and it s not Diana Ross he s singing about. Harps and Angels targets the Supreme Court troika of Scalia, Alito and Thomas in a verse sure to draw the ire of the PC police. (Helena Independent Record, MT)

    Nigeria: Thisday's Third 'Africa Rising' Festival Goes Global  Jul 21, 2008
    The previous Thisday events in 2006 and 2007 featured the biggest names in music - Lionel Richie, King Sunny Ade, Diana Ross, Beyonc;;, Asa, Alicia Keys, P Diddy, Shakira, D'Banj, Snoop Dogg, 2Face, John Legend, Missy Elliot, Ne-yo, Busta Rhymes, Ciara and Kelly Rowland. This year, the festival gets even bigger as it encompasses music, fashion and culture. (allAfrica.com)

    Humble beginnings for hits  Jul 20, 2008
    "Abracadabra" 1982 -- "I wrote it on a gut-string guitar. It was a little catchy instrumental piece. I wrote a series of horrible lyrics that were so hooky that you couldn't get them out of your mind. I recorded it and finished it and, at the very last second, I pulled it off of an album. I thought: 'This song isn't ready; these lyrics suck.' I had it for three years and I was in Sun Valley, Idaho, skiing one day. Diana Ross came zooming by me and fell down in front of me. I went over to help... (NJ.com -- Times)

    Thousands audition for 'Idol' at Cow Palace  Jul 20, 2008
    Aubin Wise of Vacaville, who was hoping to channel Diana Ross in the audition room, was more pragmatic. "You can't really expect anything," she said. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    All-Star Week a Ruthian success  Jul 17, 2008
    Tim Brosnan, Major League Baseball's executive vice president of business, introduced the band on stage and talked later about what that was like: "You were just thinking about how few performers ever got to do this -- Simon nkel, Diana Ross among them -- and it's like I told the crowd, my heart was beating out of my chest at that moment. I didn't want to have any words prepared so I didn't read off a script. It was just one of those moments where you knew something special was happening.". From... (MLB.com -- NY Yankees Yankees)

    Soprano family values  Jul 17, 2008
    From Lauren Hutton to Diana Ross - scope out striking sexagenarian stars. A partner at a Manhattan law firm that champions women's rights is blasting back at a former staffer who's suing him for sex harassment. (Yahoo News -- The Sopranos)

    The man who tamed frizz now has imitators aplenty  Jul 16, 2008
    A celebrity hairdresser in 1980s London, once married to the Scottish singer Lulu, he coifed clients like Princess Diana (including for her Vogue engagement portrait), Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis, Raquel Welch, Diana Ross, Farrah Fawcett, one Rolling Stone and three out of four Beatles (John didnt do much with his hair). But it was a tiny bottle of caramel-colored goop with the decidely inelegant name of Frizz-Ease, launched in U.S. drugstore chains in 1991, that brought Frieda fame and... (Carlisle Sentinel, PA)

    Awesome family videos: The list goes on!  Jul 15, 2008
    Diana Ross was 34 at the time she played Dorothy. "Sounder" A true classic of American family entertainment, with a tremendous African-American cast. (Salon)

    On the record: Retrofitted  Jul 13, 2008
    Duffy, who hailed from Wales, is what happens when Dusty Springfield replaces Diana Ross as the lead singer of The Supremes. Duffy takes an engaging approach that is less popular in pop music realm by opting to sound like a 1960s Motown singer. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)

    Stevie Wonder signed, sealed and delivered  Jul 8, 2008
    Seated on a bench next to Wonder, who supplied jazz-style accompaniment on piano, Morris caressed the song in breathy alto tones, her relaxed phrasing filled with warm sustains, evoking Diana Ross. The evening's most poignant moment followed, as Wonder performed "Isn't She Lovely," which he had written for his daughter when she was an infant. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    CENTRAL SPARK  Jul 5, 2008
    Remember Diana Ross in the rain. How about the Simon and Garfunkel reunion concert. (New York Post -- Entertainment)

    CDs get help in shedding bad rap  Jul 2, 2008
    One of them was George Nagy of Colonie, who had chosen CDs from Johnny Cash and Diana Ross. "I just want to browse," he said, pointing out that browsing on the Internet was much more cumbersome. (Albany Times Union)

    ‘Britney' wows ‘Talent' judges  Jun 20, 2008
    For the past four years, Derrick has performed there six nights a week, adding Britney Spears to the show's all-star female impersonator cast, including Cher, Diana Ross and Joan Rivers. "My kid's a ham, he's just a ham," Scott Barry laughed. (The Union Democrat)

    Flaming Lips ends a rejuvenated City Stages  Jun 17, 2008
    Rain kept some fans away Friday and Saturday, he said, though Diana Ross and Al Green drew huge crowds to the Coca-Cola Classic Stage. "Regardless of whether we made money, I think there's a vibe and an electricity out here that's been missing for some time," McCullough said. (AL.com)

    A look at her iPod shows Hillary singing a much different tune  Jun 9, 2008
    THEN: I'm Coming Out, as sung by Diana Ross. Now: I Will Survive, as sung by Gloria Gaynor. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)

    Panettiere Launching Music Career With Candie's  Jun 7, 2008
    "Wake Up Call" is a reggae-flavored pop song that was written by Andreas "Quiz" Romdhane and Josef Larossi, who have previously written tracks for Geri Halliwell, Diana Ross, Il Divo and Westlife. Jessica Simpson is a country music outsider, but her debut country single is turning some heads. (Billboard.com)

    State baseball: Plano West vs. Laredo United  Jun 7, 2008
    He just started singing I will survive, Diana Ross style. Top of 3rd. (McKinney Courier-Gazette, TX)

    Whudda Story  Jun 3, 2008
    June 3, 2008 -- HE founded the disco band Chic, penned hits for Sister Sledge and Diana Ross, and produced records for Madonna, David Bowie, Duran Duran and Debbie Harry - but music wizard Nile Rodgers' weird childhood is just as fascinating. Rodgers just inked a deal with publisher Julie Grau to write a memoir about being born to a 14-year-old mother, growing up in Greenwich Village in the '60s and dropping acid with Timothy Leary at 13. (New York Post -- Gossip)

    'Sex and the City' more than fad, it's a classic (23)  Jun 1, 2008
    True to the series, he tosses in so many costume changes you'd think this "Sex and the City" starred Diana Ross. Instead, Jennifer Hudson fills the "Dreamgirls" quotient. (Sioux City Journal, IO)

    London's Victoria & Albert Museum  May 26, 2008
    It looks at how their image was moulded by Berry Gordy and his Motown associates and features more that 50 outfits worn by the original Supremes, Florence Ballard, Diana Ross and Mary Wilson, as well as the 1970s Supremes. Photographs, magazine spreads and footage of television appearances look at as black role models in the 1960s. (Suite101.com)

    Why gays can't get her out of their heads  May 25, 2008
    Look at all the gay musical icons Madonna, Barbra, Diana Ross, Bette Midler, Cyndi, Cher all strong, fabulous women. They, like Kylie, have a proven ability to survive in both the music industry and their personal lives, says Troy Walker, store manager at Virgin Megastore Chapel Street and a Kylie aficionado. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)

    'The Color Purple'  May 25, 2008
    In the early stages of the process he happened to find himself on the set of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" with Diana Ross. Part of him wanted to approach Winfrey about the new production. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)

    Vintage Diana Ross album making CD debut  May 21, 2008
    NEW YORK (Billboard) - Diana Ross' second solo album, "Everything Is Everything," will come out on CD for the first time on June 17 with a selection of bonus tracks, including a previously unreleased cover of the Beatles' "Something.". The set was released in 1970, the same year as her self-titled solo debut, and failed to spawn a single along the lines of the No. 1 pop hit "Ain't No Mountain High Enough.". (Reuters Canada)

    The real dreamgirl  May 20, 2008
    Chalk it up to coincidence, but last night's concert hall show by former Motown sensation Diana Ross took place just one day after curtains fell on MTC's stage production of Dreamgirls, Broadway's "re-imagining" of the rise and fall (and rise again) of girl-group trailblazers The Supremes. And even though Dreamgirls serves as a perfectly decent primer on Ross' early days (super-sappy showtunes notwithstanding), only the original diva herself could do justice to such an incredible career. (Winnipeg Sun)

    Music listings  May 16, 2008
    Diana Ross Legendary soul singer (Stop. In The Name Of Love). (Vancouver Sun)

    Erykah Badu's whirling cosmic tour  May 14, 2008
    She can sing in flinty syncopated interjections, in sassy turns and in cooing long lines, and her voice alludes to Billie Holiday and Dinah Washington as well as to Diana Ross. Most of her songs are undulating two-chord vamps that give her room to free-associate between choruses. (International Herald Tribune)

    Bee Gees planning stage musical  May 13, 2008
    Monday, May 12 2008, 12:14 BST. By , Entertainment Reporter. (Digital Spy)

    Bee Gee musical to hit stage  May 11, 2008
    The tribute at 67 Brook Street in Mayfair is where the band wrote hits including Diana Ross's Chain Reaction and Dione Warwick's Heartbreaker ... At Saturday's unveiling Gibb said: "It's very special and more so because of losing Maurice in 2003 my twin brother. The Bee Gees wrote Diana Ross' Chain Reaction in Brook Street "It's an honour to him because he is no longer with us and because it is bringing up memories. (BBC News -- Entertainment)

    Celebrity Moms In Cuffs  May 11, 2008
    From Nicole Richie to Diana Ross, celebrity moms who face constant criticism every day from the public and the press capture even more of the spotlight when they have run-ins with the cops, earning them a kind of infamous badge of honor. The increased scrutiny stars face for their wrongdoings is fair, says psychiatrist Dr. Keith Ablow. (Forbes)

    Ashford & Simpson - definitely the real thing  May 9, 2008
    Even if they never became the superstars that their songs helped Diana Ross and Chaka Khan become, the couple is known for far more than the mid-chart hits they did manage as recording artists ... At Motown, they wrote a string of hit duets for Marvin Gaye and Tammi Terrell, including "Ain't No Mountain High Enough," which Diana Ross would adopt as a personal anthem. (San Francisco Chronicle)

    Ivana Belts Out  May 8, 2008
    The newlywed and her groom, Rosanno Rubicondi, attended the Divas with Heart benefit concert Sunday at Radio City Music Hall, where Gladys Knight, Chaka Kahn, Patti LaBelle and Diana Ross performed. "Diana was the closing act. She did some Motown songs, and Ivana was singing along to every song," said our spy. (New York Post -- Gossip)

    Sterling Recalls D.C. White House Visit to See Pope  May 8, 2008
    She s met entertainers such as Diana Ross and Steve Martin to name a few. When Julie toured the White House at Christmas, she met Jack Nicklaus and Nolan Ryan. (Alva Review Courier, OK)

    Barbara Walters on the prowl  May 8, 2008
    LAST WEEK I wondered what it would be like to be a fly on the wall of the dressing rooms of Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Patti LaBelle and Diana Ross, during their "Divas With Heart" concert at radio City Music Hall, benefiting heart disease ... And Diana Ross actually went to Patti La Belle's dressing room to chat, between the matinee and evening shows. (Variety)

    Outdoor festivals  May 8, 2008
    Diana Ross, the Flaming Lips, Maze featuring Frankie Beverly and Buddy Guy top the bill of some 125 acts, on nine stages, at this 20-year-old event in Birmingham. June 13-15. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

    'Lost Supreme' lets Ballard be heard  May 5, 2008
    A member of the legendary Supremes, who more than 40 years after their chart-topping heyday remain the gold standard for all "girl groups," Ballard was barely out of her teens when she became an international star alongside childhood pals Mary Wilson and Diana Ross. Within three years, she was fired from the group, and at age 32, Ballard was dead. (Boston Globe)

    Is it time to recycle the ex?  Apr 22, 2008
    Did you think that she would get it for something like, uh say, Cecelia Tyson in Sounder or Whoopi in the Color Purple or hey even Diana Ross in Lady Sings the Blues. Oh, yeah did any of these roles call for self-degradating behavior. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

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