Quick Takes: Randy Blythe indicted in Europe

The saga of Lamb of God’s Randy Blythe continues with the singer’s being indicted on manslaughter charges in the Czech Republic in connection with the death of a fan at a 2010 concert.

The frontman of the Virginia-based metal band spent five weeks in a Czech prison earlier this year, accused of pushing a fan from the stage during a performance. That fan died from a head injury.

Blythe has denied the charges.

In a statement Monday, Lamb of God’s manager, Larry Mazer, said, “Obviously, we intend to fight vigorously against these charges as we feel that in no way did Randy intend to cause bodily harm on the young fan who subsequently died from injuries sustained at the show. As he has stated previously, Randy intends to go to Prague to defend himself at trial.”

The trial date has yet to be announced.

—Gerrick D. Kennedy

Harris to lead the Rock Hall

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame is getting a new chief executive, with its vice president of development, Gregory S. Harris, succeeding longtime President Terry Stewart.

Before joining the Rock Hall in 2008, Harris spent 14 years at baseball’s Hall of Fame in Cooperstown, N.Y.

But anyone curious about his rock music credentials need only look back to the 1980s, when he and a partner launched and operated the Philadelphia Record Exchange retail store, where he exploited a lifelong passion for rock, blues, soul, country, folk, punk and other branches of pop music.

Harris will take over as president and chief executive on Jan. 1. Stewart had been top executive at the hall since 1999, four years after it opened its facility in Cleveland.

—Randy Lewis

Annie Awards nominees named

“Brave,” “Frankenweenie,” “Hotel Transylvania,” “ParaNorman,” “Rise of the Guardians,” “The Pirates! Band of Misfits,” “The Rabbi’s Cat” and “Wreck-It Ralph” have earned nominations for animated film of the year for the Annie Awards.

The announcement Monday for the 40th annual Annie Awards, presented by the International Animated Film Society, ASIFA-Hollywood, encompassed 30 categories including film, TV production, commercials, short subjects, video games, student films and honorary and achievement awards. (The full list can be found on the Movies Now blog at latimes.com/movies.)

The awards ceremony will be held Feb. 2 at UCLA’s Royce Hall.

—Susan King

Video artist wins the Turner Prize

Video artist Elizabeth Price, who uses collage and clutter to explore people’s relationship to consumer culture, was named the winner of British art’s much-coveted — and much-mocked — Turner Prize on Monday.

Price, a London-based musician and co-founder of 1980s indie-pop group Talulah Gosh, beat three other finalists to snag the $40,000 prize, which is awarded annually to a British artist under 50.

She was presented with the award at London’s Tate Britain gallery.

The judges praised Price’s “seductive and immersive” video installations, which combine moving images, text and music.

—Associated Press

Tourists a boon to Broadway

The true stars of Broadway are New York’s tourists, a new study says.

The Broadway League’s 15th annual demographics report, released Monday, found that 63.4% of Broadway ticket sales for the 2011-12 season went to tourists. This was up from 61.7% in the previous season.

International tourists snapped up 18.4% of the tickets, the league said.

—Deborah Vankin

Stern to keep on judging ‘Talent’

Howard Stern has signed on for another season of “America’s Got Talent.”

The outspoken radio personality made the announcement on his SiriusXM radio show Monday.

He is the first judge confirmed to return. Fellow judge Howie Mandel has not yet decided if he’ll come back. Sharon Osbourne, in conflict with NBC over her son’s involvement with “Stars Earn Stripes,” has said she will not return.

—Yvonne Villarreal