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2/21/2008 11:00:01 PM

'Idol' cuts 4 but keeps Irish crooner (AP)
2/21/2008 10:09:39 PM
In this photo provided by Fox, Carly Smithson performs in front of the judges on American Idol. Smithson progressed on 'American Idol' Thursday, Feb. 21, 2008 amid controversy over her professional past. (AP Photo/Fox, Frank Micelotta)AP - Carly Smithson progressed on "American Idol" Thursday amid controversy over her professional past. Smithson, 24, has made headlines for having a pre-"Idol" career: The Irish crooner recorded a debut album, 2001's "Ultimate High," for MCA Records. It flopped — after the label spent more than $2 million trying to sell it.

British duo's protest songs don't hector (AP)
2/21/2008 9:13:07 PM
British band Mattafix, Marlon Roudette, right, and Preetesh Hirji pose in London, Friday, Jan. 18, 2008. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)AP - The songwriting partners behind Britain's Mattafix have taken on gang violence, war in the Middle East, and filmed a music video in a camp for Darfur refugees.

Badu jokes about her male relationships (AP)
2/21/2008 9:09:22 PM
Grammy-award winning vocalist Erykah Badu speaks at a news conference at a Tel Aviv hotel in this Jan. 31, 2008, file photo. (AP Photo/Moti Milrod, file)AP - Erykah Badu doesn't want you to believe the gossip rags when it comes to her friends — but when it comes to the singer herself, that's another story.

Chavez: Sanz welcome in Venezuela (AP)
2/21/2008 8:58:18 PM
AP - President Hugo Chavez says Alejandro Sanz is welcome to perform at his presidential palace, and denied Thursday that his government retaliated against the Latin Grammy winner because of critical comments he made.

Lutfi gets served with restraining order (AP)
2/21/2008 8:44:53 PM
Britney Spears drives her car out of the garage of Los Angeles Superior Court after a child custody hearing with her ex-husband regarding her two sons in Los Angeles, California in this file photo from October 26, 2007. REUTERS/Fred ProuserAP - After three weeks of trying, Britney Spears' parents on Thursday finally got to order Sam Lutfi to stay away from their daughter — at least until Friday.

Rapper Flo Rida leads singles chart for 9th week (Reuters)
2/21/2008 7:30:38 PM
Reuters - Rapper Flo Rida began a ninth week at No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday, while R&B singers Chris Brown, Rihanna and Alicia Keys held fast to the next three spots.

Coldplay reportedly to release on EMI after all (Reuters)
2/21/2008 7:27:36 PM
File photo shows members of British rock band Coldplay, drummer Will Champion (L), guitarist Jonny Buckland (2nd L), lead singer Chris Martin, and bass guitarist Guy Berryman (R) pose before a news conference in Buenos Aires February 22, 2007. REUTERS/Enrique MarcarianReuters - British rock band Coldplay will release its new album through EMI Group this summer, the band's manager was quoted as saying on Thursday, a month after he threatened to withhold the record in protest of major cost-cutting by the beleaguered London label's new owners.

Diddy wants to move to Hollywood and act (AP)
2/21/2008 7:22:13 PM
Sean Combs arrives at 'A Night to Benefit Raising Malawi and UNICEF' at United Nations headquarters, in this Feb. 6, 2008, file photo in New York. Combs says he wants to move to Hollywood and become a full-time movie star. The entertainment mogul, based on the East Coast, aims to get top billing on the big screen.'Yeah, leading man kind of stuff; you know, jumping off of buildings,' Combs says in an appearance scheduled to air Friday on CBS' 'Late Show With David Letterman.' (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, file)AP - Sean "Diddy" Combs says he wants to move to Hollywood and become a full-time movie star.

Linkin Park gets close to their fans (AP)
2/21/2008 1:41:08 PM
Chester Bennington of Linkin Park performs at the Apple Store in the SOHO neighborhood of New York, Feb. 20, 2008, during a surprise performance. (AP Photo/Jim Cooper)AP - The night before they were set to play for thousands of people at one of the world's most famous venues, Linkin Park performed a midnight show for a small group of fans in an unlikely venue — an Apple store.

Linkin Park singer's stalker sentenced (AP)
2/21/2008 12:09:20 PM
Linkin Park's lead singer Chester Bennington performs during the Live 8 concert in Philadelphia in this July 2, 2005 file photo. A former Sandia National Laboratories worker that admitted to using her computer to track and harass Bennington has been sentenced to 24 months in federal prison on Wednesday Feb. 20, 2008. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, File)AP - A woman who stalked Linkin Park lead singer Chester Bennington was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for using her work computer at Sandia National Laboratories to track and harass him and his wife.

Wrap-up of entertainment quotes (AP)
2/21/2008 11:52:13 AM
This photo provided by New York magazine features Lindsay Lohan posing as Marilyn Monroe on the cover of the magazine's Feb. 25, 2008 issue. Clad in not much more than diamonds and sheer fabric, Lohan is pictured inside assuming the same poses Monroe did in her infamous 'last sitting' for photographer Bert Stern 46 years ago. (AP Photo/New York, Bert Stern)AP - "I didn't have to put much thought into it. I mean, Bert Stern? Doing a Marilyn shoot? When is that ever going to come up?" — Lindsay Lohan, on posing nude for photographer Bert Stern in a recreation of one of Marilyn Monroe's most famous photo shoots, done shortly before she died. The photos of Lohan were published in New York Magazine.

Timberlake to star in baseball movie (AP)
2/21/2008 10:37:37 AM
Justin Timberlake is photographed during the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, in this Wednesday, Jan. 24, 2007 file photo. The new star of the Corpus Christi Hooks minor league baseball team wants some playing tips. Timberlake will portray fictional Hooks player Carlton Garrett in the upcoming movie 'The Open Road.' The 27-year-old pop star tried to meet with players of the Houston Astros' Double-A team in Austin recently, but schedules didn't align. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster, FILE)AP - The new star of the Corpus Christi Hooks minor league baseball team wants some playing tips.

Good Times for Lindsay (E! Online)
2/21/2008 9:21:10 AM
Good Times for Lindsay(E! Online)E! Online - Days after showing off her her Lohans to the world, Lindsay has lined herself up a brand-new, fully clothed, A-list project.

Foo Fighters Take on Marvel's Men (E! Online)
2/21/2008 8:13:35 AM
Foo Fighters Take on Marvel's Men(E! Online)E! Online - It's times like these in which the Foo Fighters call their lawyers.  

Foo Fighters savor Madison Square Garden debut (Reuters)
2/21/2008 1:31:23 AM
Reuters - Dave Grohl has been leading the Foo Fighters for 13 years and was part of another rather consequential band before that, but he acted like a thrilled newcomer at the group's debut Garden performance Tuesday.

Linkin Stalker Parked by Court (E! Online)
2/21/2008 7:14:08 AM
Linkin Stalker Parked by Court(E! Online)E! Online - A Linkin Park fan who crossed the line between avid and obsessive, and dragged both into the digital age, is facing the music.

Sean Lennon scoring indie vampire movie (Reuters)
2/21/2008 9:13:40 AM
Sean Lennon poses as he arrives for the opening night of the new stage musical Reuters - Sean Lennon will score the indie vampire comedy "Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Undead," which stars fellow celebrity spawn Jake Hoffman and Devon Aoki.


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