If anyone knows how to throw a party, it's Sting. And the musician has good reason to pull out all the stops for his upcoming birthday -- he's turning 60.
The actress inks lyrics from the singer's 1989 song "I Go to Extremes"
Chances are, you have one or two vices. And that's OK, we do, too -- and we're not talking about the determinedly indie magazine.
"I love to share my private life," the singer said at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas
• Rocker John Mayer encouraged several ladies to put down their glasses of sparkling wine and take tequila shots with him during a bash at the Boom Boom Room inside N.Y.'s Standard Hotel following a Cinema Society screening of Happythankyoumoreplease. But the talk of the party was a leather-clad Ed Westwick, also in a leather cap, who worked the room and spent some time talking to Billy Joel's ex-wife Katie Lee outside the VIP lounge.
The Rocket Man advises the Piano Man to start taking rehab seriously
Peter Lauria talks to the Grammy-nominated singer about why his mother's death was a "relief," music he admires (Billy Joel, Iggy Pop), and music he does not (Maroon 5).
The music video is almost iconic for the 1980s.
The musician had surgery on both his hips to treat a congenital ailment
A crisis of faith results in a musically intense - and uplifting - episode
I'm getting married in two months, and now I see why checking into a mental facility is likewise called "committing yourself." Luckily, not one of my mini nervous breakdowns since accepting Paul's proposal has been about him.
The once-heartbroken singer is dating musician Cass Dillon. Plus: Does dad Billy have a new love, too?
Fans think they know their favorite NASCAR drivers, but what do they really know beyond what they see on the track? I've made it my mission to ask the questions that matter. OK, they probably don't matter but they should give fans a new perspective on some of today's top drivers.
Christie Brinkley's daughter addresses rumors that their relationship caused her depression
The end of 2009 was a "whirlwind" for Alexa Ray Joel, but she's stepping into 2010 with a new focus: Raising awareness about heartbreak-related depression.
The parents take issue with some coverage of Alexa Ray Joel’s condition
In light of some media coverage of their daughter Alexa Ray Joel's recent hospital stay, her parents, Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley, have issued the following statement. In its entirety, it reads:
Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley are seeing that their daughter is showered with support
The singer is staying with her dad Billy Joel after a reported overdose
The singer, reportedly distraught over an argument with her boyfriend, took pills before 911 was called
The daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley is in stable condition, says her rep
The singer releases a statement about his daughter Alexa Ray's hospitalization
Now recovered after treatment for e. coli and flu, the singer will resume his U.S. tour
The flu may be on everyone's minds, but it happens to be in Elton John's system -- prompting the British musician, who is said to be in a London hospital for treatment of E. coli bacterial infection and influenza, to postpone the Seattle, Washington, and Portland, Oregon, dates on his current tour, costarring Billy Joel, the BBC reported.
Pacific Northwest gigs are put on hold as the star is treated in a London hospital
The actress returns to her Friends persona and sings the kitty ditty
The pop star joins Billy Joel in donating autographed pianos to a music program for underprivileged children
The daughter of Billy Joel saw her father's split with wife Katie coming
"This decision is a result of much thoughtful consideration," the pair say in a statement
Billy Joel and his wife, Katie Lee Joel, are separating.
Paul McCartney, whose Beatles gave Shea Stadium its first concert in 1965, will inaugurate the New York Mets' new home, Citi Field, with two shows next month, promoters said.
Engagement season is in full swing, which, of course, means an influx proposals, but more importantly, tons of creative "will you marry me?" scenarios to top. Take a cue from these celebrities by jaunting off to memorable destinations for a proposal your partner won't forget (or turn down!).
Since her recent marriage to Howard Stern, she tells PEOPLE, their romance has "only gotten better"
"People were crying," a guest tells PEOPLE. "The vows were from each others' hearts"
The ceremony was a surprise for guests, the big event's planner tells PEOPLE
The radio jock and his longtime love tie the knot before a crowd of A-listers
Shock jock Howard Stern has embraced tradition. The radio talk show host married his longtime girlfriend, Beth Ostrosky
With more top 40 hits than Madonna or Billy Joel, rock 'n' roll legend Pat Boone is considered by many as "The Original American Idol." So when the squeaky clean singer-songwriter waltzed into the CNN Grill at the Republican National Convention in St. Paul for a bite to eat, we couldn't resist the opportunity to ask the lifelong conservative how he thinks the race is shaping up and whether he has an apropos song for this year's historic election.
Ronald "Jug" Dufrene sent his family away over the weekend, but he is riding out Hurricane Gustav on his shrimp boat docked 20 miles south of New Orleans in Lafitte, Louisiana.
BEIJING -- I went to a beach volleyball match, and a truce broke out.
The former Beatle tells how he astonished 63,000 fans – and the Piano Man – at Shea
"She was smiling so much," an onlooker says at the final concert at New York's Shea Stadium
Billy Joel performs "Piano Man" on Target-exclusive version of "The Stranger 30th Anniversary Edition" DVD.
You might not have wanted to bet on Billy Joel in the summer of 1977.
The supermodel spends July 4 at the singer's house, while Peter Cook goes sailing with son Jack
CNNMoney: Sold out? No problemupdated: Tue Jul 01 2008 06:13:00
Getting to this summer's Major League Baseball All-Star Game at Yankee Stadium requires patience, persistence and determination - and that's just for the fans.
The country star is named entertainer of the year for the fourth consecutive year
Trudie Styler rebuffs a report ranking their fund-raising group at "bottom of the bucket"
Grammy-winner Mariah Carey Рwhose new No. 1 album, E = MC2, sold 463,000 copies in its first week Рis hitting another high: This weekend the Empire State Building in New York City will be lit in lavendar, pink and white in her honor. One of the most successful female recording artists of all time, Carey, 39, recently surpassed Elvis Presley̢۪s record of 17 No. 1 hits with her 18th, "Touch My Body."
Inducting her into Rock Hall, Timberlake tells of the day she played doctor
Justin Timberlake and Madonna have a date next month – at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, organizers of the event have announced.
Roy Scheider, a two-time Oscar nominee who played the alarmist police chief who famously saves a beach resort in the 1975 blockbuster Jaws and its sequel, died Sunday. He was 75.
Linda Stein, real estate broker to the stars, was found murdered in her New York apartment. CNN's Richard Roth reports.
Bobbing through a sea of air-kissing and neck-craning, Arianna Huffington is in her element. "Meet the new cooking columnist for the Huffington Post," she coos as she introduces me to Katie Lee Joel, a winsome young woman who writes about food, has served as host of Top Chef, and happens to be married to Billy Joel.
1. Peyton Manning and the Colts beat the Bears and the elements in winning Super Bowl XLI 29-17 on Sunday in Miami. Manning won MVP honors while forever shaking the tag that he can't win the big one. Of course, you can't please everyone. Now some are blaming Peyton that the Super Bowl commercials were pretty lame.
SI.com: Bizarro worldupdated: Fri Feb 02 2007 14:39:00
MIAMI -- Super Bowl week is often described as a circus and on Thursday, the league took that description to the next level during its "press conferences" for their pregame show, national anthem and halftime show.
1. Bengals cornerback Johnathan Joseph became the ninth Cincinnati player arrested in the last nine months when he was charged with possession of marijuana early Monday. Come on, a measly misdemeanor? That's not going to get Joseph much street cred in the Bengals locker room.
showbuzzupdated: Mon Jan 30 2006 13:06:00
More guys want Jessica Alba for their girlfriend than any other woman, according to AskMen.com's top 99 list for 2006.
As Shakira slyly announces on "Oral Fixation Vol. 2," she has a 24-inch waist and "humble breasts"; she'd love to be her man's "cherry pie," not to mention "the owner of the zipper" on his jeans.
Let's start with that album title, shall we?
Donald Trump, father of four, is expecting a fifth child in the spring with wife Melania Knauss, Trump's spokeswoman said on Tuesday.
Some record producers like to dominate a song, piling on the instruments, echo and sonic devices. Think of Phil Spector with his Wall of Sound, Trevor Horn piloting Frankie Goes to Hollywood or Max Martin's teenybopper confections, for example.
There are plenty of reasons for the average white-collar stiff to be resentful of Billy Joel. There's the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame thing. There's the piles of money thing. There was the married-t...
Fortune: Book Reviewupdated: Mon Mar 08 2004 00:01:00
Reader Advisory: The following book, Howling at the Moon: The Odyssey of a Monstrous Music Mogul in an Age of Excess (Broadway Books, 24.95), by former CBS Records chief Walter Yetnikoff, contains ...
Well, you can say one thing about Rosie O'Donnell: She puts her money where her mouth is. She footed the entire $10 million bill for her recently opened Broadway musical Taboo and voiced her intent...
Fortune: Deathwatchupdated: Mon Jun 11 2001 00:01:00
When Billy Joel sang "Only the Good Die Young," he was dead wrong. Last month 46 dot-coms died (boosting our total to 171 since January). Among the departed: Wine.com (which never aged to perfectio...
So you've founded a business, sold it five years later for $250 million, become president of the merged company, and in another five years helped to more than quintuple its sales to $5.3 billion. W...
Money Magazine: Pop Biz updated: Sat Jan 01 1994 00:01:00
THE WALT DISNEY CO. began the star-struck craze in 1987 with a Glendale, Calif. store promoting Mickey and pals. Now there are 253 Disney shops, selling such items as Belle ball gowns ($25) and Ala...
It was the ambience, and Venita Van Caspel's charm, that greased the sale. ''Venita always wore such beautiful suede dresses,'' recalls Christine Carr, one of the prospective investors who were gat...
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