Paul Anka News

A few years ago, the world of every Gen X-er and quasi-'90s kid was unpleasantly rocked when 68-year-old teenager Paul Anka decided it was a good idea to cover Nirvana's "Smells Like Teen Spirit." Sure, it's easy to see where this smarmy, crooner take on grunge was supposed to be some kind of knowing meta wink at Anka's once-upon-a-time idol status ...

Frankie Valli, Paul Anka and Chicago are booked for spring concerts in the Special Events Center at Fantasy Springs Resort Casino in Indio, it was announced today.

Legendary Canadian crooner Paul Anka has filed for divorce from his wife, Anna, according to reports from RadarOnline.

Caption: Paul Anka performing at the Chumash Resort Santa Ynez, California .... Cops were called to the home of veteran singer PAUL ANKA this week after the star's wife requested help to deal with a domestic dispute.

At the age of 67, Paul Anka, the heartthrob of the 1950s and '60s, filled the Nokia Stadium in Tel Aviv on Thursday for the second consecutive night.

Do you have a favorite singer? How about a favorite band? Song lyrics can be a fantastic place to find baby names--especially for girls.

Paul Anka is well on his way to selling out a second show next week at the Nokia Arena in Tel Aviv, and I can't find anybody to admit that they bought a ticket.

Due to an unspecified illness, singer Paul Anka has indefinitely postponed his performance scheduled for tonight at the Sandler Center in Virginia Beach.

A new album of Michael Jackson's music was released today, kicking off a week of celebrations of the late singer's life.

While not as strong as their first album, Flight of the Conchords' "I Told You I Was Freaky" contains gems like "Carol Brown" and the Police tribute "You Don't Have to Be a Prostitute." Now go bug HBO to give them another season.

Folks familiar with the work of former '50s teen idol Paul Anka probably weren't surprised by last week's news: he is the co-author of the first posthumous Michael Jackson single, 'This Is It.'' After all, this is the guy who wrote the 'Theme to the Tonight Show'' and 'My Way,'' a hit for both Frank Sinatra and Sid Vicious.

Could there be anyone that leads a more charmed life than Paul Anka? Imagine waking up one morning and discovering that you're a few million dollars richer because an obscure song you wrote 25 years has been chosen by the estate of Michael Jackson to be the first 'new' song released since the singer's death three months ago.

"This Is It,' a brand new song, marks yet another exciting moment in music history for one of the world's most revered artists; featuring backing vocals by Michael's brothers The Jacksons, the song written by Michael himself and Paul Anka plays during the closing sequence of Sony Pictures' forthcoming film MICHAEL JACKSON'S THIS IS IT.

In the early hours of Monday, October 12, 2009, and the online release of Michael Jackson's from the vaults single "This Is It," it looked like things might get a little ugly when fans and later Paul Anka himself realized the song was one co-written by Jackson and Anka and previously recorded by Latin performer Sa-Fire. Anka notified the Jackson ...

This week, the first posthumous single from Michael Jackson hit airwaves. "This Is It," which also happens to be the title of Jackson's movie slated for release Oct.

Old school singer Paul Anka is going to get rich from the Michael Jackson song 'This It It ' because he co-wrote it!! He wrote it with Jacko back in 1991 and gave it to a guy called Safire to sing.

The singer's estate also admitted that the track had been written and recorded in 1983 together by Jackson and singer and song writer Paul Anka, and agreed to give the crooner 50 per cent of the copyright.

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Michael Jackson 's newest single, billed as the singer's latest recording, was actually written for Jackson nearly two decades ago -- and was released without giving credit to Jackson's co-writer Paul Anka , Anka and Jackson's estate confirmed Monday.

Westminster College's Celebrity Series welcomes composer and performer Paul Anka in concert Wednesday, Oct.