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Kanye West, Ludacris win copyright trial
(AP)
 AP - Top-selling rappers Kanye West and Ludacris won a copyright infringement trial Thursday when a jury concluded their 2003 hit "Stand Up" did not copy a tune by New Jersey musicians.
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Anna Nicole Smith: 'Yes, I am pregnant'
(AP)
 AP - Anna Nicole Smith has confirmed that she's pregnant, in a video clip posted on her Web site.
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Hilton, Richie reunite for 'Simple Life'
(AP)
 AP - Those hoping that the new season of "The Simple Life" will supply the answer to what's really behind the famous Paris Hilton-Nicole Richie feud are going to be disappointed — but the former friends do toss a few dishy darts at one another.
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Green's adventures continue in Costa Rica
(AP)
 AP - Former MTV talk-show host Tom Green said Thursday that an accident near his house in Costa Rica has made him more respectful of the ocean.
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Oprah Winfrey visits Navajo Nation
(AP)
 AP - Oprah Winfrey visited the Navajo Nation this week to gather footage for an upcoming episode of her show, tribal officials said.
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Ryder back with "Heathers" scribe for "Sex"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Winona Ryder is
reuniting with the scribe who wrote "Heathers" and helped
establish the actress as the edgy "it" girl for Generation X.
Stones to resume tour as Keith Richards gets OK
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith
Richards has made a "complete recovery" from his mysterious
accident in Fiji, and the rock band will belatedly begin its
European tour in Milan on July 11, according to a statement
posted on its Web site on Friday.
Couric farewell drives "Today" ratings
(Reuters)
Reuters - "Today" got a going-away
present from Katie Couric with more than 8 million fans tuning
in Wednesday to watch her sign off from the NBC morning show.
Veteran Sony Music executives abruptly exit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Longtime top Sony Music
Label Group executives Don Ienner and Michele Anthony exited
the company Thursday, in what may be yet another by-product of
continuing internecine discord within the Sony BMG Music
Entertainment empire.
Bridget Carpenter Rewrites Her Humana Play, 'Faculty Room,' for D.C. Bow
(Playbill)
Playbill - Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company in Washington, D.C., closes its 2005-06 season June 5-July 9 with a newly revised version of Bridget Carpenter's The Faculty Room, seen in 2003 at the Humana Festival.
Ryder back with "Heathers" scribe for "Sex"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Winona Ryder is
reuniting with the scribe who wrote "Heathers" and helped
establish the actress as the edgy "it" girl for Generation X.
"Break-Up" team kept true romance in mind
(Reuters)
Reuters - When is a romantic
comedy not a romantic comedy? Universal Pictures' "The
Break-Up," opening Friday, stars Vince Vaughn and Jennifer
Aniston, two big names that naturally fit the romantic comedy
mold.
"Deaths" becomes Italian commercials veteran
(Reuters)
Reuters - Italian commercials
veteran Dario Piana will make his feature directorial debut
with the indie horror film "The Deaths of Ian."
Ravaged New Orleans inspires heist thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - New Orleans rappers Lil
Wayne and Baby are attached to star in "Cut Throat City," an
indie film set in the Big Easy.
DVD buzz: Embrace change
(Reuters)
Reuters - The reports of DVD's
death are exaggerated, but the business is entering a period of
transition as two high-definition formats hit the market and
digital downloading makes strides.
"Lost" star finds role in Foster thriller
(Reuters)
Reuters - Naveen Andrews and Mary
Steenburgen are joining Jodie Foster in "The Brave One," a
revenge thriller being directed by Neil Jordan.
Meet the critic of the future -- and the past
(Reuters)
Reuters - The media world and
cyberspace are abuzz with lengthy debates about the state of
film criticism. What should its role be as the rules of the
game keep evolving? Several different forces are putting
pressure on film critics. Technology is wreaking havoc not only
on Hollywood but also on publishing.
Two more Indian states ban "The Da Vinci Code"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Two more Indian states have
banned cinema screenings of the controversial "The Da Vinci
Code," doubling the number of regions to have passed such
orders after protests by minority Christians.
Director returns to China the toast of Cannes
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Having just returned to Beijing, Wang
Chao said he still feels the pain of Cannes. Not from a
disappointing showing at the French film festival, but from
sunburn.
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"X-Men" set to extend box office reign
(Reuters)
 Reuters - In the relative calm
after a box office storm called "X-Men: The Last Stand," the
romantic comedy-drama "The Break-Up" is the lone new wide
release in the marketplace this weekend.
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Stones to resume tour as Keith Richards gets OK
(Reuters)
Reuters - Rolling Stones guitarist Keith
Richards has made a "complete recovery" from his mysterious
accident in Fiji, and the rock band will belatedly begin its
European tour in Milan on July 11, according to a statement
posted on its Web site on Friday.
Veteran Sony Music executives abruptly exit
(Reuters)
Reuters - Longtime top Sony Music
Label Group executives Don Ienner and Michele Anthony exited
the company Thursday, in what may be yet another by-product of
continuing internecine discord within the Sony BMG Music
Entertainment empire.
AOL Music hitting the road with Springsteen
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bruce Springsteen fans
will get a new live music experience every day during his tour
thanks to an arrangement with AOL Music revealed Thursday.
Kanye West, Ludacris win copyright trial
(AP)
AP - Top-selling rappers Kanye West and Ludacris won a copyright infringement trial Thursday when a jury concluded their 2003 hit "Stand Up" did not copy a tune by New Jersey musicians.
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Starbucks enters DVD game with Chuck Berry tribute
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Coffee merchant
Starbucks, already a major player in the music business, will
enter the home video game June 27 with an exclusive version of
the Chuck Berry DVD documentary "Hail! Hail! Rock 'n' Roll."
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Doherty's In-Flight Smack?
(E! Online)
 E! Online - Poor Pete Doherty. Couldn't quite make the May deadline.
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Just plain Bill is banned in Hollywood name game
(Reuters)
 Reuters - If you have ever wondered what's in
a name, consider: Brooklyn, Moxie Crimefighter, Bluebell
Madonna, Suri, Phinneaus, Apple and, debuting just last week,
Shiloh.
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Ludacris, Kanye West win copyright case
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rappers Christopher "Ludacris" Bridges
and Kanye West were cleared on Thursday of accusations they
pilfered rhythms and phrases from a song by a small New Jersey
group who had filed a copyright case in a New York court.
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Songwriter charged with growing pot
(AP)
AP - A country music songwriter and his wife have been charged with growing marijuana inside their home and possessing hallucinogenic mushrooms.
Chamillionaire, Canadians lead US singles chart
(Reuters)
 Reuters - Rapper Chamillionaire's "Ridin"'
featuring Krayzie Bone led the U.S. singles chart for a second
week Thursday, while Canadian singer/songwriter Daniel Powter's
"Bad Day" held steady at No. 2.
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