Buzz Aldrin marks 40th anniversary of moonwalk with Boston Pops celebration

September 14th, 2009 MADONNA has scored her 40th number one single on the Billboard Hot Dance Club Play chart. The pop superstar, who stunned the MTV Video Music Awards with a heartfelt tribute to Michael Jackson on Sunday (13Sep09), starts the new week with another pop record.

September 11th, 2009 Cameron Diaz joins Boston Celtics at 9/11 eventBOSTON — Cameron Diaz has surprised Boston Celtics players and about 125 volunteers by participating in a charity project on the anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

September 10th, 2009 SPANDAU BALLET star GARY KEMP has taken aim at SIMON COWELL's slew of reality shows - insisting talent searches such as THE X FACTOR and AMERICAN IDOL are bad for the music industry. The singer enjoyed huge success with the Gold hitmakers in the 1980s, storming the U.K.

September 4th, 2009 LONDON - Former Spice girl Melanie Brown made her entry to the 10th anniversary of lingerie brand Ultimo by popping out of a cake. The singer was wearing a sparkling corset for the celebration at Debenhams store in Oxford Street, London.

September 1st, 2009 Erich Kunzel, Cincinnati Pops director, dies at 74CINCINNATI — Erich Kunzel, the award-winning conductor who headed the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra since it was founded three decades ago and who won international fame through sales of more than 10 million recordings, has died at age 74. Kunzel was diagnosed with liver, colon and pancreatic cancer in April but continued conducting while undergoing treatment.

August 19th, 2009 Buzz Aldrin to accept Emmy for NASA moon broadcastLOS ANGELES — Apollo 11 astronaut Buzz Aldrin is taking a trip to the Emmys. The TV academy said Tuesday that Aldrin, part of the 1969 moon mission, will accept the Philo T.

August 3rd, 2009 The man behind 1969's Woodstock festival has scrapped plans to stage a 40th anniversary event later this month (Aug09) - because no one wants to sponsor the show. Promoter Michael Lang was just 24 when he masterminded Woodstock in New York state and set the standard for the modern rock festival with acts like The Who, Santana, Ten Years After and Jimi Hendrix.

July 25th, 2009 LONDON - Incredible pictures showing late King of Pop Michael Jackson doing his legendary Moonwalk for the first time in a friend's living room have emerged. According to a report accompanying the pictures, Jackson spent hours studying the ankle, heel, and toes to "glide like he was on ice" across the stage.

July 19th, 2009 LONDON - As part of a special season to mark the 40th anniversary of the first Moon landing, Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall will be presenting an astronomy-themed show for the BBC. She has been invited to front a Radio 2 broadcast on astronomy, in recognition of her lifelong fascination with everything extraterrestrial.

July 16th, 2009 Astronaut Alan Bean opens Smithsonian art exhibitWASHINGTON — Alan Bean uses bits of lunar dust and tiny slices of space suit patches to bring the moon closer to people who will never have a chance to go there. The Apollo 12 moon walker left NASA 28 years ago to chart a new career as an artist, inspired by his astronaut experience.

July 6th, 2009 Events, exhibits 40 years after man on moonOn July 20, 1969, Apollo 11 astronauts Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin became the first humans to walk on the moon. Forty years later, a variety of museums, space centers and other institutions are marking the anniversary with events, exhibits, concerts and lectures.

June 25th, 2009 LONDON - Snoop Dogg has teamed up with Apollo astronaut Buzz Aldrin to record a rap single Rocket Experience. Aldrin, the second man to set foot on the moon, said he had reached his second mission of becoming a rap star, thanks to the collaboration with the hip hop artist.

June 23rd, 2009 Rock Hall to put on Woodstock anniversary exhibitNEW YORK — Peace and love will last a lot longer than three days at the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and Museum, which is celebrating Woodstock's 40th anniversary with a new exhibit. From July 3 to November 29, the Cleveland-based center will feature items from the legendary three-day weekend in upstate New York.

June 4th, 2009 Queen marks 500th anniversary of royal guardsLONDON — Queen Elizabeth II has marked the 500th anniversary of a troop of royal bodyguards. The monarch was honoring the Her Majesty's Body Guard of the Honourable Corps of Gentlemen at Arms.

June 2nd, 2009 Neil Diamond to play at July 4 concert in BostonBOSTON — Boston's Fourth of July celebration will include a performance by Neil Diamond, whose "Sweet Caroline" is an anthem of sorts for Red Sox fans. Diamond will join conductor Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops for the traditional concert and fireworks spectacular on the Charles River Esplanade.