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'M:I3' Earnings Disappoint on 1st Weekend
(AP)
 AP - Fewer people chose to accept Tom Cruise's latest mission, a possible sign that the odd behavior of Hollywood's biggest star may have taken a toll on his box-office charm.
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Wife of Adam Sandler Gives Birth to Girl
(AP)
 AP - Adam Sandler is now a real-life "Big Daddy."
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Ends on High Note
(AP)
 AP - Fats Domino tipped his hat to thousands of cheering fans, briefly appearing on stage during the final day of Jazz Fest. But the headliner did not perform.
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Garcia, Anthony Honored at Alma Awards
(AP)
 AP - Capping a week dominated by the national debate on immigration policy, Sunday's 2006 ALMA Awards celebrated positive portrayals and outstanding achievements by Hispanic artists from the worlds of music, television and film.
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Ashlee Simpson Not Rushing to Get Married
(AP)
 AP - Singer Ashlee Simpson says she wants to wait to get married — unlike her big sister Jessica.
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Garcia, Anthony Honored at Alma Awards
(AP)
AP - Capping a week dominated by the national debate on immigration policy, Sunday's 2006 ALMA Awards celebrated positive portrayals and outstanding achievements by Hispanic artists from the worlds of music, television and film.
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Ends on High Note
(AP)
AP - Fats Domino tipped his hat to thousands of cheering fans, briefly appearing on stage during the final day of Jazz Fest. But the headliner did not perform.
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"Men" reruns going online in pioneering deal
(Reuters)
Reuters - The deal just got
sweeter for TV stations looking to buy rerun rights to the hit
Charlie Sheen comedy "Two and a Half Men," which is expected to
be a hot syndication property for fall 2007.
'M:I3' Earnings Disappoint on 1st Weekend
(AP)
AP - Fewer people chose to accept Tom Cruise's latest mission, a possible sign that the odd behavior of Hollywood's biggest star may have taken a toll on his box-office charm.
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PLAYBILL.COM'S THEATRE WEEK IN REVIEW: Three Days in May (and one in April)
(Playbill)
Playbill - At this time last year, Broadway critics-their duties having been fulfilled with the filing of their Sweet Charity notices-had settled down to a long summer's nap.
Garcia, Anthony Honored at Alma Awards
(AP)
AP - Capping a week dominated by the national debate on immigration policy, Sunday's 2006 ALMA Awards celebrated positive portrayals and outstanding achievements by Hispanic artists from the worlds of music, television and film.
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Wife of Adam Sandler Gives Birth to Girl
(AP)
AP - Adam Sandler is now a real-life "Big Daddy."
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Comedian Sandler, wife have first baby
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Comedian Adam Sandler's wife has
given birth to their first child, according to a posting on his
Web site on Sunday.
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"Mission 3" succeeds at foreign box office
(Reuters)
 Reuters - After a middling $48
million bow in North America, "Mission: Impossible III" bowed
robustly overseas with estimated weekend sales of $70.3 million
from 57 territories.
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'M:I3' Earnings Disappoint on 1st Weekend
(AP)
AP - Fewer people chose to accept Tom Cruise's latest mission, a possible sign that the odd behavior of Hollywood's biggest star may have taken a toll on his box-office charm.
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War-themed films honored at NY's Tribeca fest
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Three war-themed films took
top prizes at the Tribeca Film Festival during the weekend, as
Robert De Niro's fifth annual celebration of New York honored a
decidedly political and international selection.
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"Halls" decked with Chenoweth
(Reuters)
Reuters - Kristin Chenoweth, who
co-stars in the family comedy "RV," has signed on to play Danny
DeVito's wife in "Deck the Halls."
Director Weitz spins back to "Compass"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director Chris Weitz has
found his way back to "The Golden Compass," a project he bailed
from in 2004 claiming he was not up to the task.
Mission: aborted -- Cruise bruised at box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Mission: Impossible III," the
first big action film of the summer, opened disappointingly at
the weekend box office in North American, despite a whirlwind
publicity tour by its pricey star, Tom Cruise.
"Fire" burning with Del Toro, Berry
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Oscar winners Benicio
Del Toro and Halle Berry are set to spark in the drama "Things
We Lost in the Fire."
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New Orleans Jazz Fest Ends on High Note
(AP)
AP - Fats Domino tipped his hat to thousands of cheering fans, briefly appearing on stage during the final day of Jazz Fest. But the headliner did not perform.
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Garcia, Anthony Honored at Alma Awards
(AP)
AP - Capping a week dominated by the national debate on immigration policy, Sunday's 2006 ALMA Awards celebrated positive portrayals and outstanding achievements by Hispanic artists from the worlds of music, television and film.
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Domino cancels Jazz Fest act after health scare
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Fats Domino, who became a symbol of
survival for this year's New Orleans jazz festival, canceled
his long-awaited performance on Sunday after the rock 'n' roll
pioneer had a brief health scare.
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At strip clubs, hip-hop is big business
(Reuters)
Reuters - It's no longer just the hardworking
women who make money at strip clubs. These late-night hangouts,
with their booming sound systems and gender-mixed crowds, have
become big business for the record industry, particularly for
hip-hop labels.
Keith Richards undergoes brain surgery: media
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith
Richards had surgery to relieve a blood clot on his brain
caused by an accident while holidaying in Fiji, local media
reported on Monday.
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Ad revenue shores up newfangled Napster
(Reuters)
 Reuters - In their continuing struggle to
attract music fans from iTunes, subscription music services are
resorting to what made digital music popular in the first place
-- a price tag marked "free."
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Spanish-language anthem divides Latin music community
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Nuestro Himno" (Our Hymn), the
Spanish-language rendition of America's national anthem, has
captured headlines and elicited a response from President Bush,
who says the song should be sung in English. But it also has
divided the Latin music community.
Rodeo group to showcase emerging country artists
(Reuters)
Reuters - There are few pairings more natural
than rodeo and country music. The Professional Rodeo Cowboys
Assn. is recognizing that inherent fit by creating an emerging
artist program in an effort to build awareness of the sport and
the music.
Supremes' Wilson aims to knock out the knockoffs
(Reuters)
Reuters - Mary Wilson has an itch in her
heart. But it has nothing to do with the love she sang about as
a member of the Supremes in 1966.
No longer brand new, the Heavies in welcome return
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Brand New Heavies
wasted little time stating their purpose Thursday night at the
Roxy Theater. Reunited with its most notable lead vocalist,
N'Dea Davenport, the British soul combo opened its 70-minute
set with "Right On" -- a track from its forthcoming album, "Get
Used to It" -- which featured Davenport repeatedly crooning,
"Bring back the funk in music, put back the funk in music."
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