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Janet Plans Her Own Talent Show for TV

She will seek out aspiring singers and dancers from obscure locales

(Newser) - Move over "American Idol:" Janet Jackson is headed for reality TV, reports Variety. The pop icon plans to mentor aspiring singers and dancers as she prepares for her world tour—participation in which could be the grand prize. Drawing contestants from YMCAs and church groups, the show’s...

Timberlake Ready to Marry Biel?

Reportedly ready to pop the question

(Newser) - Is American heartthrob Justin Timberlake ready to settle down? The former boy-bander is preparing to pop the question to actress Jessica Biel — and he's already scouting out private islands for their top secret nuptials, the Sun reports. The couple, who first hooked up in January 2007, has recently sparked...

Cameron to Take a Year Off
Cameron
to Take a
Year Off
Apr 23, 2008 11:44 AM CDT

Cameron to Take a Year Off

Actress plans to travel, do charity work and 'get to know myself'

(Newser) - Cameron Diaz plans to take a year off after she finishes her current movie, she told W before her father’s sudden death last week. “There’s a lot of things that I’ve been wanting to do,” said Diaz, 35. She plans to travel, do charity projects...

Material Girl Gets Back in the Groove

Almost 50, Madonna has 2 films and a pop record on the way

(Newser) - Pushing 50, Madonna is still rolling out movies and tunes like a true blue star, Vanity Fair reports. And she is unfazed by nasty reviews for Filth and Wisdom, a feature that she directed starring a Ukrainian gypsy punk singer. “You have to get to a point where you...

Timberlake Will Host ESPN Awards Gala

No stranger to sports world after Super Bowl 'wardrobe malfunction'

(Newser) - Well-known in the sports world after the Super Bowl "wardrobe malfunction," Justin Timberlake will host ESPN's annual awards gala, the sports channel reports. The ESPY Awards are set for July 20 in Los Angeles. "Not only is he a world-class music performer and established actor, but he...

Madonna Joins Rock Hall
Madonna Joins Rock Hall
Mar 11, 2008 8:26 AM CDT

Madonna Joins Rock Hall

Mellencamp, Cohen inducted as well

(Newser) - With a wink and a nod, Madonna became a Rock and Roll Hall of Famer last night, along with John Mellencamp and Leonard Cohen, Billboard reports. Madonna got top billing, with Justin Timberlake giving her an innuendo-laden induction speech, and Iggy and the Stooges performing punked-up covers of “Burning...

Timberlake To Take Field in Baseball Flick

Pop star will play minor leaguer trying to connect with family

(Newser) - Justin Timberlake will take a swing at minor league ballplaying in the upcoming flick The Open Road, the AP reports. Adding to his Hollywood resume, Timberlake will play Carlton Garrett, a made-up member of the Houston Astros’ farm team, the Corpus Christi Hooks. Timberlake, aiming for authenticity, has attempted—so...

Grammy Nominations Revealed
Grammy Nominations Revealed
Dec 6, 2007 12:44 PM CST

Grammy Nominations Revealed

Kanye West leads with eight nominations; Amy Winehouse scores six

(Newser) - Kanye West and Amy Winehouse lead the field in Grammy Award nominations, announced today. West scored eight nods, but only Winehouse and the Foo Fighters landed in both the record-of-the-year and album-of-the-year categories, AP reports. It's been a tough go lately for West and Winehouse (six nominations): The rapper's mother...

'Idol' Alums Clean Up at AMAs
'Idol' Alums Clean Up at AMAs
Nov 19, 2007 7:12 AM CST

'Idol' Alums Clean Up at AMAs

Online voting puts Underwood, Daughtry on top

(Newser) - In their 34th year, the American Music Awards looked suspiciously like the American Idol Music Awards. Idol alums Carrie Underwood and Chris Daughtry each won three times, and winners were determined, for the first time, by Idol-esque fan voting. Host Jimmy Kimmel, a WGA member, mostly idled in the wings,...

Justin Time: Duran Duran Nets Timberlake

'SexyBack' singer pitching in on band's 12th album

(Newser) - An ’80s British rocker, his supermodel wife and a US musical superstar walk into a bar. This is no joke, the Times of London reports: It’s the launch of another Duran Duran comeback. Four-fifths of the rockers who made girls swoon nearly three decades ago get some help...

'Wardrobe Malfunction' Busts Into Court

CBS challenges FCC fine for Jackson Super Bowl mishap

(Newser) - Almost 4 years after Janet Jackson's "wardrobe malfunction" during the Super Bowl halftime show, a federal appeals court is being asked to decide whether the incident was indecent or a fluke. The FCC fined CBS $550,000; the network argues the penalty is out of line. It's also having...

Music Vids Shrink as $$$ Fade
Music Vids Shrink as $$$ Fade
Sep 9, 2007 4:47 PM CDT

Music Vids Shrink as $$$ Fade

As industry changes, artists embrace low budgets, new concepts

(Newser) - A music industry headed for financial crash-and-burn has radically downsized its once-extravagant videos, the AP reports. Viewers of today’s MTV Video Awards will see more single-camera videos and quirky YouTube-inspired concepts that save cash—all suited for play on small screens. "A comet hit the earth and the...

Still in Love With Jumpin' Jack Flash

Even GOP candidate fawns over rock stars, Washington Post says

(Newser) - Rock stars snort powders and cremated parents, promote thuggish personas, and do it all for a corporate dollar – yet we only love them all the more, says the Washington Post’s Robin Givhan. Even Mike Huckabee revealed his un-GOP admiration for Keith Richards, pardoning his reckless driving charge and...

'Sopranos' Rules Emmy Nods
'Sopranos' Rules Emmy Nods
Jul 19, 2007 5:02 PM CDT

'Sopranos' Rules Emmy Nods

After complaints that awards were in a rut, newcomers dot the nomination list

(Newser) - "The Sopranos" went out on an underwhelming note but still managed to dominate the Emmy nominations announced today, collecting 15 nods, including best drama and best leading actor and actress for James Gandolfini and Edie Falco. Half of this year's nominees will join the party for the first time,...

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