Billy Joel News

After all my bitching on Friday , I actually did get to make a very spontaneous trip to Las Vegas to see Garth Brooks on Saturday .A It is not in my nature, or my budget, to be that spur-of-the-moment, but it was Garth.

Jimmy Riot, ex-beau of Alexa Ray Joel, leaves his Brooklyn apartment Sunday. . He's the rocker who broke Alexa Ray Joel 's heart - but he insisted Sunday he didn't know how she was doing a day after cops said she nearly OD'd on pills.

The ambitious fifth album from Muse shows that the British band is ready to become one of the A-list music acts in the United States.

The guy who sang the song that was played when each contestant was voted off "American Idol" for one season has been named by Billboard as the top one-hit wonder of the decade.

A CHILD stumbling on slippery stairs has resulted in the deaths of eight children in a stampede at a school in China.

Before nearly overdosing this weekend, Billy Joel's talented daughter was struggling to make it in her famous father's industry.

Alexa Ray, daughter of singer Billy Joel and former model Christie Brinkley , was hospitalized after attempting suicide in New York, sources say.

Alexa Ray Joel , the daughter of singer Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley , was rushed to hospital on Saturday afternoon over what many are calling a suicide attempt as she swallowed too many pills when the stress of breaking up with her boyfriend was too much for her.

Alexa Ray Joel , the daughter of Billy Joel and Christie Brinkley , is in stable condition at a NY hospital after a suicide attempt on Dec.

Alexa Ray Joel, daughter of supermodel Christie Brinkley and singer Billy Joel was rushed to St.

Saturday, December 5, 2009 at 2:15 p.m. / AP FILE- In this June 6, 2004 file photo, pianist, singer and songwriter, Alexa Ray Joel, left, joins her father, Billy Joel, for the arrivals of the 58th Annual Tony Awards at Radio City Music Hall, in New York.

EXPECTATIONS RUINED Mainstream economists had expected 130,000 U.S. jobs would be lost in November, not the much-less-gloomy 11,000 reported Friday.

Did singer Billy Joel have it right in his 1973 hit "Piano Man," when he said that sharing the drink we call loneliness is better than drinking alone? Is loneliness contagious? One new piece of research suggests that the opposite, in fact, may be true.

President Barack Obama will travel to Pennsylvania and other states next month after hosting a White House forum on creating jobs.

SIR Elton John was forced to cancel yet ANOTHER concert yesterday after battling severe e.coli and flu - but he still hopes to be back in the spotlight tomorrow.

Ben Folds is regarded by his fans as one of the most clever, amusing performers in pop-rock. The vocalist-pianist, who will perform Sunday at the Cotillion, talked recently during a phone interview about what's missing in pop music and his approach to songwriting.

An entertainment section on the Web site for Major League Baseball features song and video clips by a range of musical heavy hitters: Billy Joel, Elton John, Queen Latifah, Daughtry.

More Brinkley and Cook settle divorce From United Press International October 13, 2009 6:52 PM EDT NEW YORK, Oct 13, 2009 -- Christie Brinkley's publicist says the U.S. model and her ex-husband reached a settlement after both claimed the other violated the terms of their divorce.

The gala opening of Caesars Windsor in June cost the Ontario government more than $2.3 million, the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Commission told the Windsor Star yesterday in response to a request under the provincial Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act.

1971 - John Lennon recorded "Imagine.' 1977 - Billy Joel released his album The Stranger .