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Spokeswoman: Marie Osmond was hospitalized
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_tv/people_marie_osmond"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060803/capt.5a6884cfe2054eee93e811dd3895b2d6.people_marie_osmond_nyol995.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=O.fm0Jo47ovjKiLVxkhttg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Entertainer Marie Osmond speaks at a North Little Rock, Ark., Sam's Club store Wednesday, April 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Marie Osmond was hospitalized for a bad reaction to medication, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, denying reports that the singer had attempted suicide.</p><br clear="all"/>
Freddy Fender has incurable cancer
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mu/people_fender"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060803/capt.fa2b71f82c094c9e86fdf1db18486967.people_fender_ny124.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=oJXeQgU0lvFtJJlg7CHXGA--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Tex-Mex country singer, Freddy Fender gestures to photographers after receiving a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in Los Angeles, in this, Feb. 4, 1999, file photo. Fender has incurable cancer, discovered after tumors were found on his lungs, and his wife said they are 'hoping for a miracle.' 'I feel very comfortable in my life,' Fender told the Corpus Christi Caller-Times for a story published Wednesday, Aug. 2, 2006. 'I'm one year away from 70 and I've had a good run. I really believe I'm OK. In my mind and in my heart, I feel OK. I cannot complain that I haven't lived long enough, but I'd like to live longer.' (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Musician Freddy Fender has incurable cancer, discovered after tumors were found on his lungs, and his wife said they are "hoping for a miracle."</p><br clear="all"/>
Prosecutors charge Mel Gibson with DUI
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mo/gibson_remarks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060802/capt.4ed3177677634e23be4b8bf9cc36750c.gibson_highway_la106.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=6vWfIVPZdZHs9Z5Vuy8aMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="This booking photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, shows actor-director Mel Gibson taken after he was arrested Friday, July 28, 2006. Gibson is only the latest celebrity to find trouble on an infamous stretch of the scenic highway. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mel Gibson now faces a legal battle in addition to the one to restore his public image.</p><br clear="all"/>
Helena Bonham Carter joins 'Potter' cast
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mo/people_carter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060803/capt.af2021c061524b25a3042ec4ad90a3a2.people_carter_nyol996.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=x_8Nln4X4ZwTe1Abvu0tIQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Actress Helena Bonham Carter listens during a press conference at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 17, 2006. (AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Helena Bonham Carter has signed on to play fanatically evil Lord Voldemort devotee Bellatrix Lestrange in the next "Harry Potter" film.</p><br clear="all"/>
NASCAR lampoons itself in 'Talladega'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mo/car_nascar_talladega_nights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060802/capt.a1c3acf44ef0439a86b48df9f37eeb06.nascar_talladega_nights__ny159.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Z6lPe6XSqR9yvrXexlVlZQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Columbia Pictures, NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby, played by Will Ferrell, holds a trophy in a scene from ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.'' (AP Photo/HO,Suzanne Hanover)" border="0" /></a>AP - Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver. That was the simple pitch for "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" that won over executives in boardrooms stretching from NASCAR's Florida headquarters all the way to Hollywood.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: 'Barnyard' better than average
(AP)
AP - They're all essentially interchangeable by now, you know — these animated movies with talking animals. Or insects. Or cars.
Ala. to promote 'American Idol' performers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mu/american_idol_billboards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060802/capt.2a52f544e946410aabb94b748636457d.american_idol_billboards_aljr601.jpg?x=130&y=37&sig=bbQwmoYs5z6leM5ywqK_UQ--" align="left" height="37" width="130" alt="This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel shows artwork from a new billboard featuring American Idol contestants Ruben Studdard, left, Bo Bice, center, and Taylor Hicks. Six billboards featuring the three Alabama natives will go on display in the state shortly before the television show holds auditions in Birmingham on Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel)" border="0" /></a>AP - The state Bureau of Tourism and Travel isn't missing a beat when it comes to "American Idol" winners Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard and finalist Bo Bice.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ala. to promote 'American Idol' performers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_tv/american_idol_billboards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060802/capt.2a52f544e946410aabb94b748636457d.american_idol_billboards_aljr601.jpg?x=130&y=37&sig=bbQwmoYs5z6leM5ywqK_UQ--" align="left" height="37" width="130" alt="This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel shows artwork from a new billboard featuring American Idol contestants Ruben Studdard, left, Bo Bice, center, and Taylor Hicks. Six billboards featuring the three Alabama natives will go on display in the state shortly before the television show holds auditions in Birmingham on Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel)" border="0" /></a>AP - The state Bureau of Tourism and Travel isn't missing a beat when it comes to "American Idol" winners Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard and finalist Bo Bice.</p><br clear="all"/>
Warner Music 3Q loss narrows
(AP)
AP - Warner Music Group Corp., one of the nation's largest recording companies, said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed thanks to higher revenue and shrinking costs.
Epperson's 'My Deah,' With Opel and Batt, Will Premiere at NYC's Abingdon; 'Foggy Bottom' Slated
(Playbill)
Playbill - Abingdon Theatre Company in Manhattan will have two world premieres in its fall 2006 season - James Armstrong's Foggy Bottom and John Epperson's My Deah.
Review: 'Barnyard' better than average
(AP)
AP - They're all essentially interchangeable by now, you know — these animated movies with talking animals. Or insects. Or cars.
Prosecutors charge Mel Gibson with DUI
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mo/gibson_remarks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060802/capt.4ed3177677634e23be4b8bf9cc36750c.gibson_highway_la106.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=6vWfIVPZdZHs9Z5Vuy8aMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="This booking photo released by the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department, shows actor-director Mel Gibson taken after he was arrested Friday, July 28, 2006. Gibson is only the latest celebrity to find trouble on an infamous stretch of the scenic highway. (AP Photo/Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mel Gibson now faces a legal battle in addition to the one to restore his public image.</p><br clear="all"/>
Whole TV series coming to DVD in pricey boxed sets
(Reuters)
Reuters - Several notable TV
series are going out with a bang on DVD this holiday season, as
home video marketers cap successful rollouts of season sets
with pricey collections containing the entire series.
"Talladega" in high gear with brands
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/film_nm/talladega_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t050645_450x322_us_talladega.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=M1fXTR.U2NxkiYYZqPKXnw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Jessica Alba (C) poses with actors John C. Reilly and Will Ferrell (R) dressed in costumes from their film 'Talladega Nights The Ballad of Ricky Bobby' as they arrive at the taping of the 2006 MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles June 3, 2006. With 'Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby' -- a comic look at the world of NASCAR and its corporate sponsors that opens Friday -- Sony Pictures has handed such advertisers as Wonder Bread, Old Spice and Perrier an unprecedented vehicle for brand integration. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - With "Talladega Nights:
The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" -- a comic look at the world of
NASCAR and its corporate sponsors that opens Friday -- Sony
Pictures has handed such advertisers as Wonder Bread, Old Spice
and Perrier an unprecedented vehicle for brand integration.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Die Hard" breaks "Free" next June
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/film_nm/diehard_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t065224_350x450_us_diehard.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=RYjEiU7egozgmTaal2l9Dw--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Bruce Willis is seen in Hollywood July 26, 2006. The fourth installment of Willis' 'Die Hard' action series will hit theaters on June 29, distributor 20th Century Fox said Wednesday. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The fourth installment
of Bruce Willis' "Die Hard" action series will hit theaters on
June 29, distributor 20th Century Fox said Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rookie scribes in "Pink" for comedy sequel
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/film_nm/panther_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t040653_450x294_us_panther.jpg?x=130&y=84&sig=waUJofMi3ojax9.LjIllFw--" align="left" height="84" width="130" alt="Steve Martin poses with a Pink Panther toy during a photocall in Berlin February 24, 2006. Sony Pictures and MGM are moving forward with a sequel to this year's 'The Pink Panther,' hiring a pair of rookies to write the script. (Arnd Wiegmann/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Sony Pictures and MGM
are moving forward with a sequel to this year's "The Pink
Panther," hiring a pair of rookies to write the script.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bonham Carter joins growing "Phoenix" cast
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/film_nm/potter_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t031612_450x302_us_potter.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=guBN0b7s4GeWqld9B2vivw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Helena Bonham Carter and producer Tim Burton (behind) arrive at the 78th annual Academy Awards in Hollywood, March 5, 2006. Bonham Carter has been cast as Bellatrix Lestrange in 'Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,' which will be released in July. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Helena Bonham Carter has
been cast as Bellatrix Lestrange in "Harry Potter and the Order
of the Phoenix," which will be released in July.</p><br clear="all"/>
NASCAR lampoons itself in 'Talladega'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mo/car_nascar_talladega_nights"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060802/capt.a1c3acf44ef0439a86b48df9f37eeb06.nascar_talladega_nights__ny159.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Z6lPe6XSqR9yvrXexlVlZQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by Columbia Pictures, NASCAR driver Ricky Bobby, played by Will Ferrell, holds a trophy in a scene from ''Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby.'' (AP Photo/HO,Suzanne Hanover)" border="0" /></a>AP - Will Ferrell as a NASCAR driver. That was the simple pitch for "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" that won over executives in boardrooms stretching from NASCAR's Florida headquarters all the way to Hollywood.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Noth in "Frame of Mind" for cop drama
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/film_nm/noth_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t065031_302x450_us_noth.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=IdFhek2dnd6GkAO.5yz6vA--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Chris Noth arrives at celebrations for the 100th episode of the TV series 'Law and Order: Criminal Intent' in New York January 11, 2006. Noth will co-star opposite actor-director Carl T. Evans in 'Frame of Mind,' which centers on a police detective who uncovers a widespread government conspiracy. (Erin Siegal/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Chris Noth will co-star
opposite actor-director Carl T. Evans in "Frame of Mind," which
centers on a police detective who uncovers a widespread
government conspiracy.</p><br clear="all"/>
Helena Bonham Carter joins 'Potter' cast
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mo/people_carter"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060803/capt.af2021c061524b25a3042ec4ad90a3a2.people_carter_nyol996.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=x_8Nln4X4ZwTe1Abvu0tIQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Actress Helena Bonham Carter listens during a press conference at the 59th International film festival in Cannes, southern France, on Wednesday, May 17, 2006. (AP Photo / Kirsty Wigglesworth, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Helena Bonham Carter has signed on to play fanatically evil Lord Voldemort devotee Bellatrix Lestrange in the next "Harry Potter" film.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nervous music retailers face hazy digital future
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/music_nm/retail_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t051400_450x338_us_retail.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=T7qQikpileR94Xprnv8VKQ--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Customers browse CDs in a music store in this undated file photo. The National Association of Recording Merchandisers (NARM) convention begins in earnest Thursday at the Gaylord Palms Resort in Kissimmee, Fla. Many attendees at the 48th annual confab for music retailers likely will be wondering if they are staring into the abyss. (File/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - As Margo Channing said
in "All About Eve," fasten your seat belts.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ala. to promote 'American Idol' performers
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mu/american_idol_billboards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060802/capt.2a52f544e946410aabb94b748636457d.american_idol_billboards_aljr601.jpg?x=130&y=37&sig=bbQwmoYs5z6leM5ywqK_UQ--" align="left" height="37" width="130" alt="This undated photo provided by the Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel shows artwork from a new billboard featuring American Idol contestants Ruben Studdard, left, Bo Bice, center, and Taylor Hicks. Six billboards featuring the three Alabama natives will go on display in the state shortly before the television show holds auditions in Birmingham on Aug. 21. (AP Photo/Alabama Department of Tourism and Travel)" border="0" /></a>AP - The state Bureau of Tourism and Travel isn't missing a beat when it comes to "American Idol" winners Taylor Hicks and Ruben Studdard and finalist Bo Bice.</p><br clear="all"/>
Dupri to be musical director for AmsterJam
(AP)
AP - Though musical mash-ups are the hot trend, Jermaine Dupri doesn't necessarily see the blending of two songs to create another as something new.
Notebook: Bayreuth 2006, best and worst
(AP)
AP - With a terrific "Tristan und Isolde" and a peculiar "Parsifal," the Bayreuth Festival has rolled out its full repertory for the summer — a marathon of seven operas in a span of nine days.
North Korean girls flee propaganda for pop
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/music_nm/korea_defectors_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_01t225623_450x300_us_korea_defectors.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=eXTW.0kkayLlArsEmt.6NA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Members of Tallae Music Band, made up of five young North Korean defectors, pose in this handout picture released in Seoul August 2, 2006. The members of Tallae, which is Korean for a wild plant that is seen as heralding spring, range in age from 19 to 28. They left the North seeking freedom, not stardom, but would be happy to become celebrities in their new home. To match feature KOREA DEFECTORS. NO ARCHIVE NO SALES FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY (Logi Entertainment/Handout - SOUTH KOREA/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Spice Girls never had to worry about
becoming political prisoners and Britney Spears never had to
remember the words of the "Song of Coast Artillerymen," but the
members of Tallae Music Band surely did.</p><br clear="all"/>
Warner Music 3Q loss narrows
(AP)
AP - Warner Music Group Corp., one of the nation's largest recording companies, said Thursday its fiscal third-quarter loss narrowed thanks to higher revenue and shrinking costs.
Spokeswoman: Marie Osmond was hospitalized
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20060803/ap_en_mu/people_marie_osmond"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20060803/capt.5a6884cfe2054eee93e811dd3895b2d6.people_marie_osmond_nyol995.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=O.fm0Jo47ovjKiLVxkhttg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Entertainer Marie Osmond speaks at a North Little Rock, Ark., Sam's Club store Wednesday, April 27, 2005. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Marie Osmond was hospitalized for a bad reaction to medication, a spokeswoman said Wednesday, denying reports that the singer had attempted suicide.</p><br clear="all"/>
Eagles inching toward first new album since 1979
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/music_nm/eagles_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t062628_450x262_us_eagles.jpg?x=130&y=75&sig=z.BdNeIyxwK12rtZoqkV7w--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="The Eagles (L-R) Timothy B. Schmit, Glenn Frey, Don Henley and Joe Walsh, perform the song 'The Long Run' at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas in this August 9, 2003 file photo. The Eagles hope to take flight with a new album -- sooner rather than later, according to Walsh. (Ethan Miller/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The Eagles hope to take flight with
a new album -- sooner rather than later, according to guitarist
Joe Walsh.</p><br clear="all"/>
Gnarls Barkley finding success a little crazy
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/music_nm/gnarls_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20060803/2006_08_03t062846_450x261_us_gnarls.jpg?x=130&y=75&sig=HdBNWbULk4BfrcekBiszxA--" align="left" height="75" width="130" alt="Singer Cee-Lo (L) from the band Gnarls Barkley performs on the main stage at the O2 Wireless Festival in Hyde Park in London June 23, 2006. Not that they're complaining, but the worldwide success of Gnarls Barkley's hit single 'Crazy' and debut album 'St. Elsewhere' is forcing the two principals of the soulful collective to alter their schedules. (Leon Neal/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Not that they're complaining, but
the worldwide success of Gnarls Barkley's hit single "Crazy"
and debut album "St. Elsewhere" is forcing the two principals
of the soulful collective to alter their schedules.</p><br clear="all"/>
UK singer adds Hollywood agent to MySpace pals
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060803/music_nm/myspace_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20060727/i/r3327090261.jpg?x=130&y=119&sig=UJJv6ehzkIlmzpbsihM9WQ--" align="left" height="119" width="130" alt="A screenshot of Snocap.com, taken on July 27, 2006. Snocap, the digital music company founded by Napster creator Sean Fanning, is testing a new service that enables bands to sell their music from Web sites like MySpace. REUTERS/www.snocap.com" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Just as film lore says
Lana Turner was discovered at Schwab's Drugstore on Sunset
Boulevard, Internet lore has it that recording artist Lily
Allen was found in cyberspace.</p><br clear="all"/>
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