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3/6/2008 10:59:58 PM

'Idol' cuts 4 more, leaving 12 finalists (AP)
3/6/2008 10:21:59 PM
In this undated image released by FOX, 'American Idol' contestant David Hernandez, 24, of Glendale, Ariz., is shown. (AP Photo/FOX)AP - The top 12 "American Idol" finalists include an actress, a "Star Search" champion, an Australian, a male stripper and someone who already recorded a debut album.

Brad Paisley, Sugarland lead CMT noms (AP)
3/6/2008 10:06:05 PM
Country Music artist Brad Paisley is shown in this, March 4, 2008, file photo in Nashville, Tenn. Paisley's video for 'Online' received four nominations for the Country Music Television awards, and the duo Sugarland received three for their video 'Stay' plus one for performance of the year. (AP Photo/Bill Waugh, file)AP - Brad Paisley's "Online" video received four Country Music Television awards nominations, and Sugarland received three for their video "Stay."

Hollywood remembers Johnny Grant (AP)
3/6/2008 9:22:46 PM
H.B. Barnum's Gospel Choir performs at the memorial service for Johnny Grant at the Pantages Theatre in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles, Thursday, March 6, 2008. Grant, the honorary mayor of Hollywood who traveled the world as Tinseltown's chief ambassador for more than a half-century, died Jan. 9, of natural causes. He was 84. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)AP - It was fitting that Johnny Grant would be memorialized on Hollywood Boulevard.

Acts announced for Beale Street fest (AP)
3/6/2008 8:38:16 PM
Fergie performs at the 4th Annual Peapod Foundation Benefit Concert in this Feb. 7, 2008, file photo in Los Angeles. Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Santana and Aretha Franklin are among the big names slated for this spring's 32nd annual Beale Street Music Festival, announced Thursday, March 6, 2008, for the May 2-4 festival. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill, file)AP - Fergie, Sheryl Crow, Santana and Aretha Franklin are among the big names slated for this spring's 32nd annual Beale Street Music Festival.

Usher ends Flo Rida's reign on singles chart (Reuters)
3/6/2008 8:35:04 PM
Singer Usher arrives for the taping of 'Movies Rock' at the Kodak Theatre in Hollywood, California, December 2, 2007. (Jason Redmond/Reuters)Reuters - R&B singer Usher ended rapper Flo Rida's 10-week reign on the Billboard Hot 100 singles chart Thursday as his new single posted the third-largest jump to the top in the survey's 50-year history.

Boss to help raise money for theater (AP)
3/6/2008 6:41:48 PM
Bruce Springsteen appears with his band on the NBC 'Today' television program in New York's Rockefeller Center, in this Sept. 28, 2007, file photo. Springsteen plans to raise some money for restoration of the historic Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank. Springsteen is scheduled to hold a benefit on May 7, 2008 at the theater, which was built in 1926 to showcase movies and vaudeville. Restoration and renovation work is expected to start this summer. (AP Photo/Richard Drew, file)AP - Bruce Springsteen plans to raise some money for the restoration of the Count Basie Theatre in Red Bank.

New Whitney Houston album set for holiday release (Reuters)
3/6/2008 6:15:42 PM
Whitney Houston attends the Clive Davis pre-Grammy party in Beverly Hills, California in this file photo from February 10, 2007. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)Reuters - Whitney Houston will release her first album of original material since 2002 later this year, BMG Label Group chairman/CEO Clive Davis said Thursday.

Rowland feels `complete' after surgery (AP)
3/6/2008 6:09:07 PM
Singer Kelly Rowland is seen before the start of the Pro Bowl football game in Honolulu, in this, Feb. 10, 2008, file photo. (AP Photo/Marco Garcia, file)AP - Kelly Rowland has gotten a little more bustylicious.

Boy band creator pleads guilty in $300 million fraud (Reuters)
3/6/2008 5:59:00 PM
Reuters - A former boy band mogul pleaded guilty on Thursday to an audacious fraud that used fake accountants, fake bank accounts and a dead man's signature to swindle banks and investors out of more than $300 million.

Spears' father gets $2,500 per week (AP)
3/6/2008 4:18:25 PM
In this courtroom sketch, from left: Britney Spears' father James Spears, an unidentified family friend and Spears' mother Lynn Spears ask Commissioner Reva Goetz for a court-ordered temporary conservatorship over pop singer Britney Spears and her estate, in this Feb.1, 2008 file sketch in Los Angeles. A Superior Court commissioner granted Britney Spears' father control of his daughter's estate for another five months on Wednesday, March 5, 2008. (AP Photo/Mona Shafer Edwards)AP - Being Britney Spears' father is now a paying gig — through most of the summer, at least.

Q&A with lead singer of Cascada (AP)
3/6/2008 3:55:50 PM
Natalie Horler, lead singer the group Cascada, poses for photos in New York, Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Cascada has already tasted success in the United States with its catchy dance song "Everytime We Touch," a top ten Billboard hit two years ago.

Wrap-up of entertainment quotes (AP)
3/6/2008 2:05:30 PM
Actor Patrick Swayze poses for the photographers, prior to the premiere of his new film 'Keeping Mum' at a Leicester Square cinema in central London, in this Nov. 28, 2005, file photo. A representative for Patrick Swayze says he is being treated for pancreatic cancer but is well enough to continue working. The 'Dirty Dancing' actor has a very limited amount of disease and appears to be responding well to treatment, according to Dr. George Fisher, Swayze's physician. The doctor's prognosis was included in a statement released Wednesday, March 5, 2008, by Swayze's representative, Annett Wolf. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis, file)AP - "I was horribly awkward, tall and scrawny, with frizzy, crazy hair and terrible acne. But it didn't matter even remotely on stage: There, no one's looking at your skin. I just spent a little extra time making sure everything was covered up." — Elizabeth Mitchell, who portrays the enigmatic Dr. Juliet Burke on "Lost," on how theater helped her weather an ugly-duckling adolescence.

Pavement planning reunion (Yahoo! Music)
3/6/2008 8:00:00 AM
Yahoo! Music - The former members of Pavement have been in discussions about reforming--and may get back together in 2009.

Idol Seats a Sturdy Dozen (E! Online)
3/6/2008 1:32:47 PM
Idol Seats a Sturdy Dozen(E! Online)E! Online - SPOILER ALERT: Idol's top 12 revealed...

Rihanna bans umbrellas from gigs (Yahoo! Music)
3/6/2008 8:00:00 AM
Yahoo! Music - Rihanna has banned fans from bringing umbrellas to her gigs in a move based on security fears.

Ashlee: Not Drunk, Just Dissed (E! Online)
3/6/2008 12:47:02 PM
Ashlee: Not Drunk, Just Dissed(E! Online)E! Online - Ashlee Simpson may have been newly tattooed, but she certainly wasn't tipsy during a radio interview this week. 

Court Orders Britney to Cut Dad a Check (E! Online)
3/6/2008 12:14:14 PM
Court Orders Britney to Cut Dad a Check(E! Online)E! Online - Britney Spears' papa is on the payroll.

Lionel Gushes over Grandkid, Idol Cover (E! Online)
3/6/2008 8:26:11 AM
Lionel Gushes over Grandkid, Idol Cover(E! Online)E! Online - Like any new grandfather, Lionel Richie can't stop gushing.

Beastie Boys ditch studio for mini tour (Reuters)
3/6/2008 3:38:37 AM
The Beastie Boys perform during a concert at the 41st Montreux Jazz Festival July 9, 2007. (Denis Balibouse/Reuters)Reuters - The Beastie Boys are taking a break from the studio this week to play a handful of shows.

Idol Time for CMT Awards (E! Online)
3/6/2008 6:10:37 AM
Idol Time for CMT Awards(E! Online)E! Online - Leave it to a country music awards show to get all patriotic with its nominees.


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