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Portishead 'Too Tired' To Record Posted: 14 Mar 2008 10:06 AM CDT British band Portishead were so exhausted after a world tour, it has taken the group 10 years to return to the recording studio. The band is preparing to release new LP, Third, next month. |
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 10:00 AM CDT Usher's "Love In This Club" has scored a second week atop the U.S. pop charts after storming to number one last week. Chris Brown's "With You" and former chart-topper "Low" by Flo Rida swap places at two and three respectively, while Sara Bareilles' "Love Song" and Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music" round out the new top five. |
Paula Abdul Will Adopt If The Right Man Doesn't Come Along Posted: 14 Mar 2008 09:56 AM CDT Singer Paula Abdul wants to settle down and start a family by 2013 - but won't hesitate to adopt if she doesn't find the right man in time. |
George Lucas Offers Theater Owners A Sneak Peek At 'Star Wars: The Clone Wars' Posted: 14 Mar 2008 09:40 AM CDT LAS VEGAS (AP) - Fans never seem to get their fill of ''Star Wars,'' and George Lucas is happy to oblige. Lucas offered a glimpse into the latest creation in his sci-fi universe at the theater-owners convention ShoWest on Thursday, showing a sequence from ''Star Wars: The Clone Wars,'' a computer-animated movie due in theaters Aug. 15. It will be followed by a TV series of the same name, to air on the Cartoon Network and TNT this fall. |
Patrick Swayze Is Still Smoking Posted: 14 Mar 2008 09:24 AM CDT Actor Patrick Swayze is still smoking cigarettes despite battling pancreatic cancer. The Dirty Dancing star, 55, confirmed he is suffering from the potentially life-threatening disease earlier this month and is currently undergoing chemotherapy. |
Victoria Beckham: 'I'm Not Jealous Of David's Fans' Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:57 AM CDT Spice Girl Victoria Beckham has denied reports she is jealous of a photograph showing a blonde fan cuddling her soccer star husband David. British magazine Star claimed the 33-year-old was angered by photos of the LA Galaxy star greeting fans during a soccer tour of Korea - and especially infuriated by a photo of him talking to a pretty blonde. |
India's Top Court Suspends Arrest Warrant Against Richard Gere Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:42 AM CDT NEW DELHI (AP) - India's top court suspended an arrest warrant Friday against Hollywood star Richard Gere, wanted for allegedly breaking public obscenity laws by kissing Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty at a public AIDS awareness event last year, an attorney said. ''Gere is allowed to come and leave. He can't be arrested,'' said Anil Grover, an attorney for Shetty, after attending the Supreme Court proceedings. |
Marc Anthony Leaves Kids Alone With J. Lo For The First Time Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:33 AM CDT New dad Marc Anthony has left his newborn twins at home with their mother Jennifer Lopez for the first time, to attend a police foundation gala in New York. The singer supported the NYPD and commissioner Ray Kelly at the event at New York's Waldorf Astoria Hotel on Tuesday, to return a favor. |
'Eli Stone' Recap: Ridding The Bay Area Of Dragons Since 2008 Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:27 AM CDT Eli (Jonny Lee Miller) used to have visions about George Michael, the beach and church choirs. Sure they were odd, but they were also harmless. Unfortunately, those nice and fuzzy visions are now a thing of the past. This week on "Eli Stone," Eli is confronted with something much darker and deadlier - a gigantic, ferocious, fire-breathing dragon! |
Sheryl Crow Says She'll Collaborate With Fleetwood Mac Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:26 AM CDT LOS ANGELES (AP) - Sheryl Crow says she'll soon be singing with Fleetwood Mac, a move sure to give new life to the classic rock band, which hasn't toured in several years. |
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:24 AM CDT Troubled pop princess Britney Spears has spent $2,000 having a Hebrew healing tattoo laser-removed from the nape of her neck. Spears had the letters etched in 2004, after spending time with Kabbalah devotee Madonna. |
Sara Bareilles Lands Vanguard Prize Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:23 AM CDT Singer/songwriter Sara Bareilles is to receive the Vanguard Award at the 25th Annual ASCAP Pop Music Awards in Hollywood next month. The honor is bestowed on those who have made an impact on musical genres that help shape the future of American music. |
Snoop Dogg To Perform On ABC Daytime Soap Opera 'One Life To Live' Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:16 AM CDT NEW YORK (AP) - Snoop Dogg is bringing some street cred to ''One Life to Live.'' The 36-year-old rapper will make an extended cameo on the ABC soap opera to perform two songs from his new album, ''Ego Trippin','' at the Ultra Violet club in the town of Llanview, the network said Thursday. |
Kim Kardashian Would 'Love, Love Love' To Give Britney Spears A Makeover Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:11 AM CDT Socialite Kim Kardashian is desperate to give Britney Spears a makeover, so the troubled singer can look as good as "she used to." Kardashian, best known for her role in a sex tape with her former boyfriend Ray J, wants to bring some glamour back into Spears' life, and has offered her a style makeover. |
Clooney, Pitt & Damon's Organization Gives $500,000 To Darfur Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:08 AM CDT A charity co-founded by George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon and Don Cheadle has donated $500,000 to the United Nations World Food Program. The money, handed over by the stars' Not On Our Watch organization, is earmarked for the U.N.'s food aid agency to prevent hunger in the troubled Darfur region of Sudan. |
Dennis Quaid Insists Medical Mistakes Are More Common Than People Think Posted: 14 Mar 2008 08:05 AM CDT Dennis Quaid and his wife Kimberly are set to scare TV viewers on Sunday night with terrifying statistics about America's medical mistakes. In a taped "60 Minutes" news special, the couple has spoken out about their twin babies' November health battle when they were accidentally given an overdose of blood-thinning drug Heparin by staff at Los Angeles' Cedars-Sinai Medical Center. |
Terrence Howard To Release Album Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:55 AM CDT Actor Terrence Howard has landed a record deal and will release his debut album later this year. Howard, who was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar for his role as a pimp-turned-rapper in 2005 movie Hustle & Flow, has signed with Columbia Records. |
Snoop Dogg Relaxes Via Vacuuming & 'Greenery' Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:45 AM CDT Rap legend Snoop Dogg stays calm by smoking marijuana and vacuuming his home. The laid-back star insists the two hobbies are the reason for his permanently laid-back demeanor. |
George Clooney Date Auction Axed Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:44 AM CDT A George Clooney 'date' auction has been pulled from website eBay.com after a charity mix-up. Auction Charity bosses had set up the chance to accompany Clooney to his Leatherheads premiere in Los Angeles on March 31 in an effort to raise cash for the Boys & Girls Club Of America. |
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:42 AM CDT Rapper Bow Wow plans to celebrate his 21st birthday in style this weekend by hosting a party in Las Vegas. The hitmaker - real name Shad Moss - will take over Jet Nightclub at the Mirage Hotel & Casino on Saturday. |
LL Cool J Pays 10 Percent To God Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:39 AM CDT LL Cool J credits his career luck to the fact he pays 10 per cent of his earnings to God. The rapper has been paying substantial amounts to the church for "years." |
'Fragile' Britney Spears Acts Again Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:37 AM CDT Actor Neil Patrick Harris is raving about Britney Spears' return to acting, even though the pop star refused to take off her sunglasses for an in-studio read-through. |
Steve-O Charged With Possession Of Cocaine Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:30 AM CDT |
Jackie Chan Opens Science Education Center In Australia Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:25 AM CDT Action star Jackie Chan has paid tribute to his late parents by opening a science education center at an Australian cancer research clinic. The Rush Hour 3 star's father Charlie, who lived Down Under for more than 40 years, died in a Hong Kong hospital on February 26 after battling prostate cancer. He was 93. |
Muppets Heading Back To The Big Screen Posted: 14 Mar 2008 07:19 AM CDT The world's favorite puppets, The Muppets, are making a return to the big screen. The colorful characters, who were created by puppeteer Jim Henson's workshop, made their debut on Sesame Street in 1969. |
Nine Inch Nails Net $1.6 Million From Online Sales Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:32 AM CDT Nine Inch Nails star Trent Reznor has become a rich man after netting $1.6 million from first-week sales of his new online venture. The rocker released his new instrumental album Ghosts I-IV in cyberspace and 800,000 fans paid anything from $1 to full price and beyond to download the tracks. |
Jim Carrey Is The Elephant In The Room On American Idol Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:31 AM CDT Jim Carrey wowed the 12 American Idol finalists live on Wednesday by dressing up as an elephant and then joining the nervous wannabes onstage as they awaited their fate on results night. |
Britney Won't Be Dancing In Dubai Posted: 14 Mar 2008 06:25 AM CDT The businessman at the center of Britney Spears' bid to fund future ventures with Middle East millions has slammed reports he has booked the pop superstar to dance for super rich sheikhs for $4 million. |
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 05:30 AM CDT Rapper The Game has confirmed he did secure an early release from jail last weekend. "The Dream" hitmaker, real name Jayceon Taylor, was first reported to have been freed on Monday after serving just eight days of a 60-day sentence, after pleading guilty to felony gun charges relating to an incident at a basketball game in 2007. |
Posted: 14 Mar 2008 02:00 AM CDT Happy Birthday to "Billy Elliot" star Jamie Bell (1986), Hanson keyboardist Taylor Hanson (1983), "American Pie" actor Chris Klein (1979), TV actress Catherine Dent (1965), "Weekly Top-40" deejay Rick Dees (1950), comedian Billy Crystal (1947), movie director Wolfgang Petersen (1941), prolific screen legend Michael Caine (1933), music producer Quincy Jones (1933), and Nobel Prize-winning physicist Albert Einstein (1879; d. 1955). |
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