*Antonio Banderas and his wife, Melanie Griffith, paid $50,000 in Santiago, Chile, for works by Joan Miro and Salvador Dali at a charity event this week, an auction official said. “It was virtually a donation to UNICEF,” said Denise Ratinoff, head of the auction house.
*Anthrax has picked an unknown singer, New York’s Dan Nelson, to be their new frontman, according to a statement issued Thursday by the band.
*Rolling Stone magazine this week unveiled its “100 Best Songs of 2007,” and Kanye West fell just shy of the Top 10 with “Stronger.” His collaboration with Jay-Z on “Roc Boys” was No. 1, however, while fellow Chicagoans R. Kelly and Common checked in at No. 26 and 29, respectively, with the Usher-assisted “Same Girl” and “The People.”
*Janet Jackson fans, circle Feb. 26 on your calendar. That’s the release date for the singer’s upcoming “Discipline” album, reports Rolling Stone. “Feedback” will be the first single.
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Personals was compiled by Kester Alleyne-Morris from Tribune news services and staff reports.
