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'Raymond' dad Peter Boyle dies in NYC
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_en_ce/obit_boyle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyet15712131740.obit_peter_boyle_nyet157.jpg?x=106&y=130&sig=4gQifLLgjifAi_4D4056cA--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="This file photo originally supplied by CBS shows cast members of 'Everybody Loves Raymond,' Ray Romano, left, with co-stars Peter Boyle, center, and Brad Garrett are shown in this 1998 file photo. Boyle, the actor known for playing everything from a tap-dancing monster in 'Young Frankenstein' to the curmudgeonly father in this long-running TV sitcom died Tuesday evening, Dec. 12, 2006 in a New York hospital. He was 71. (AP Photo/CBS, Monty Brinton, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Peter Boyle, the actor who played the hilariously grouchy father on "Everybody Loves Raymond" as the final note of a distinguished career that also included a memorable role in Mel Brooks' "Young Frankenstein," has died. He was 71.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ono's driver held on extortion suspicion
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061214/ap_en_ce/people_yoko_ono"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061214/capt.nyr11812140141.ono_extortion_nyr118.jpg?x=130&y=89&sig=5BSvWl7ijAAy3HojvnNaIQ--" align="left" height="89" width="130" alt="Yoko Ono Lennon talks about the film 'The U.S. vs. John Lennon' during a press conference at The Regency Hotel Wednesday, in this Sept. 6, 2006 file photo, in New York. A chauffeur for Yoko Ono has been arrested for trying to extort $2 million from her by threatening to circulate embarrassing photos, said police, who claimed he also spoke of killing her. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - A chauffeur for Yoko Ono was arrested Wednesday for trying to extort $2 million from her by threatening to circulate embarrassing photos of her, and he also spoke of killing her and son Sean Lennon, police said.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jolie says she & Pitt are proud parents
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_ce/people_angelina_jolie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyr11412131910.people_angelina_jolie_nyr114.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=EaDE2o1LXe0oD2ImyC6AtQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by CNN, CNN's Larry King, interviews actress Angelina Jolie about her new movie 'The Good Shepherd' during a taping of 'Larry King Live' on Monday, Dec. 11, 2006 in New York. The show is slated to air on Monday, Dec. 18 on CNN. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Bevilaqua, CNN)" border="0" /></a>AP - Which child rules the roost in the Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt family? "I bet if you asked Brad, he'd say Zahara," the 31-year-old actress tells People magazine in an interview posted Wednesday on its Web site.</p><br clear="all"/>
Big fine for underage 'Girls Gone Wild'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_ce/girls_gone_wild"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/net/20061214/capt.701d18888043c66390735e96c154e7a6.pjpeg?x=89&y=130&sig=z_OIQZIzsZ_blo235mq59g--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="**FILE PHOTO** Joe Francis, creator of the Girls Gone Wild franchise, poses as he arrives at his own birthday party at Six Flags Magic Mountain, May 11, 2006, in Valencia, Calif. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - The "Girls Gone Wild" video empire agreed to pay $1.6 million and its founder was sentenced to community service Wednesday for filming drunken, underage girls in the raunchy videos.</p><br clear="all"/>
Parton pledges $500,000 to hospital
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_ce/people_dolly_parton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyet16612132113.people_dolly_parton_nyet166.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=ZgQy9C.OQTuERA1pLvFLYA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Country singer Dolly Parton does a TV interview as she arrives for the 2006 Kennedy Center Honors gala, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, on Dec. 3, 2006. Honoring the country doctor who delivered her, Parton pledged $500,000 toward a $90 million hospital and cancer center in her Smoky Mountains hometown of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in a surprise appearance at a dinner hosted by health care provider Covenant Health to celebrate state approval of the new hospital. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - Honoring the country doctor who delivered her, Dolly Parton pledged $500,000 to a $90 million hospital and cancer center in her Smoky Mountains hometown.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ed Harris joining Samuel L. Jackson thriller
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/film_nm/harris_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061214/2006_12_14t014046_318x450_us_harris.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=S4c79W8x3n7Gl6bzG3JWmg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Actor Ed Harris speaks next to his daughter Lily after receiving the Peter J. Owens Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival in San Francisco, California April 27, 2006. Harris is in negotiations to join Samuel L. Jackson in the indie crime thriller 'Cleaner,' which is set to begin shooting next month in Shreveport, La. (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ed Harris is in
negotiations to join Samuel L. Jackson in the indie crime
thriller "Cleaner," which is set to begin shooting next month
in Shreveport, La.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music Review: Taylor Hicks' debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mu/music_review_taylor_hicks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyph11012132313.music_mtv_trl_nyph110.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=bXjLvRhHmsACvzqZAYxGZA--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Singer Taylor Hicks poses backstage after appearing on MTV's Total Request Live at MTV Times Square Studios on Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Taylor Hicks, "Taylor Hicks" (Arista)</p><br clear="all"/>
"NCIS" leads CBS to Tuesday viewership win
(Reuters)
Reuters - "NCIS" pushed past "House"
in viewership to lead CBS to a win Tuesday in the measure,
although Fox's medical drama overwhelmingly took the demo to
give Fox a primetime win in adults 18-49.
'Pirates' sequel sets DVD record for 2006
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/media_nm/video_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061214/2006_12_13t211244_450x346_us_video.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=C3khdLNPTu6moxqq7d58YA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Actors Johnny Depp (R) and Orlando Bloom pose at a premiere event for their film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in Tokyo in this file photo from July 10, 2006. The film opens in Japan on July 22. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Talk about booty.
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" tallied
first-week sales of 10.5 million units, according to the
studio, making it the biggest home video debut of any new
release this year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Scratched Record: 'High Fidelity' Will Close
(Playbill)
Playbill - The new Broadway musical, High Fidelity, will end its run Dec. 17 following 18 previews and 14 regular performances, the producers announced Dec. 12.
Ed Harris joining Samuel L. Jackson thriller
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/film_nm/harris_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061214/2006_12_14t014046_318x450_us_harris.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=S4c79W8x3n7Gl6bzG3JWmg--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Actor Ed Harris speaks next to his daughter Lily after receiving the Peter J. Owens Award at the San Francisco International Film Festival in San Francisco, California April 27, 2006. Harris is in negotiations to join Samuel L. Jackson in the indie crime thriller 'Cleaner,' which is set to begin shooting next month in Shreveport, La. (Kimberly White/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ed Harris is in
negotiations to join Samuel L. Jackson in the indie crime
thriller "Cleaner," which is set to begin shooting next month
in Shreveport, La.</p><br clear="all"/>
German director honored for anti-Nazi films
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/film_nm/germany_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061214/2006_12_13t211449_450x346_us_germany.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=kTJGQUky2sMVw3PYMPIkJA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Dutch director Paul Verhoeven shows the honorary prize of the 39th International Cinema Festival of Catalunya Sitges 2006 during the festival in Sitges, near Barcelona, in this file photo from October 10, 2006. Verhoeven will receive a lifetime achievement honor at next year's Bavarian Film Awards, organizers announced Wednesday. (Gustau Nacarino/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Michael Verhoeven,
one of Germany's most prolific political filmmakers, best known
for his films dealing with Germany's Nazi past, will receive a
lifetime achievement honor at next year's Bavarian Film Awards,
organizers announced Wednesday. The award will be presented
January 19 at a gala ceremony in Munich.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Pirates' sequel sets DVD record for 2006
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/film_nm/video_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061214/2006_12_13t211244_450x346_us_video.jpg?x=130&y=99&sig=C3khdLNPTu6moxqq7d58YA--" align="left" height="99" width="130" alt="Actors Johnny Depp (R) and Orlando Bloom pose at a premiere event for their film 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in Tokyo in this file photo from July 10, 2006. The film opens in Japan on July 22. (Toru Hanai/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Talk about booty.
Disney's "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" tallied
first-week sales of 10.5 million units, according to the
studio, making it the biggest home video debut of any new
release this year.</p><br clear="all"/>
Italian composer Morricone to get honorary Oscar
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/film_nm/oscars_morricone_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061214/2006_12_13t211022_450x315_us_oscars_morricone.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=twtCnPcVwFiuuQAk8tFxzQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="File photo shows Italian composer Ennio Morricone performing during a medal ceremony at the Torino 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin, Italy February 13, 2006. Morricone will receive an honorary Oscar during the Academy Awards ceremony next February, organizers said on Wednesday. (Chris Helgren/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Italian movie composer Ennio
Morricone, famed for his work on such "spaghetti westerns" as
"The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" and "A Fistful of Dollars,"
will receive an honorary Oscar during the Academy Awards
ceremony next February, organizers said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Clint Eastwood's Iwo Jima film resonates in Japan
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061214/film_nm/film_japan_iwojima_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061214/2006_12_13t195503_450x317_us_film_japan_iwojima.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=URJmNuDpcd8dQ4sGpS7qAQ--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Dogtags and pins placed by United States soldiers decorate a signboard at the United States Marine Corps Landing Memorial on top of Mount Suribachi, Iwo-Jima December 13, 2006, the site of a fierce battle between Japanese and United States forces for control of airfields on the island during World War II. (Michael Caronna/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Hiromasa Murakami went to see Clint
Eastwood's "Letters from Iwo Jima" to find out if an American
could tell the Japanese side of a battle that became a symbol
of U.S. patriotism, but for Japan was a bitter memory of
defeat.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Dreamgirls" recalls rise of girl groups
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mo/film_dreamgirls_motown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061213/2006_12_12t151111_450x322_us_critics.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=_6HCOuHP0YP8M6EsFYAltw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Beyonce Knowles attends the premiere of 'Dreamgirls' at the Wilshire theatre in Beverly Hills, December 11, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Set in the 1960s and `70s, "Dreamgirls" doesn't profess to be a literal history of Motown or any other music scene from the past.</p><br clear="all"/>
George Clooney seeks Sudan aid in Egypt
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mo/people_darfur_clooney"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.9923e6e8cd4543fc92cd60811b7c8778.egypt_darfur_clooney_abc101.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=PaLOaxe5RjbyILuyl0KnhA--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Oscar-winning actor George Clooney, center, and fellow actor Don Cheadle, right, meet with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Aboul-Gheit at the Foreign Ministry in Cairo, Egypt Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. Clooney lobbied on Wednesday for Egypt's help in getting protection for victims of Darfur's increasing violence as part of his campaign to bring relief to the war-torn region of western Sudan. (AP Photo/Ben Curtis)" border="0" /></a>AP - George Clooney lobbied Wednesday for Egypt's help in getting protection for victims of Darfur's increasing violence.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Raymond' dad Peter Boyle dies in NYC
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mo/obit_boyle"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyet15212131653.obit_peter_boyle_nyet152.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=mHZYW7oyiVYQsp_w.tsvPQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Actor Peter Boyle arrives at an event, on March 13, 2006 in New York. The Emmy-winning 'Everbody Loves Raymond' dad died in a New York City hospital, his publicist says. (AP Photo/Stephen Chernin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Peter Boyle, the actor who transformed from an angry workingman in "Joe" to a tap-dancing monster in "Young Frankenstein" and finally the comically grouchy father on "Everybody Loves Raymond," has died. He was 71.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: `Eragon' offers standard fantasy
(AP)
AP - The fantasy land of Hollywood now presents "Eragon," essentially "Star Wars" — with dragons. Or maybe "The Lord of the Rings" — with dragons.
Jolie says she & Pitt are proud parents
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mo/people_angelina_jolie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyr11412131910.people_angelina_jolie_nyr114.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=EaDE2o1LXe0oD2ImyC6AtQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="In this photo provided by CNN, CNN's Larry King, interviews actress Angelina Jolie about her new movie 'The Good Shepherd' during a taping of 'Larry King Live' on Monday, Dec. 11, 2006 in New York. The show is slated to air on Monday, Dec. 18 on CNN. (AP Photo/Lorenzo Bevilaqua, CNN)" border="0" /></a>AP - Which child rules the roost in the Angelina Jolie-Brad Pitt family?</p><br clear="all"/>
Music Review: Taylor Hicks' debut
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mu/music_review_taylor_hicks"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyph11012132313.music_mtv_trl_nyph110.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=bXjLvRhHmsACvzqZAYxGZA--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Singer Taylor Hicks poses backstage after appearing on MTV's Total Request Live at MTV Times Square Studios on Wednesday Dec. 13, 2006, in New York. (AP Photo/Paul Hawthorne)" border="0" /></a>AP - Taylor Hicks, "Taylor Hicks" (Arista)</p><br clear="all"/>
Parton pledges $500,000 to hospital
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mu/people_dolly_parton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyet16612132113.people_dolly_parton_nyet166.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=ZgQy9C.OQTuERA1pLvFLYA--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Country singer Dolly Parton does a TV interview as she arrives for the 2006 Kennedy Center Honors gala, at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in Washington, on Dec. 3, 2006. Honoring the country doctor who delivered her, Parton pledged $500,000 toward a $90 million hospital and cancer center in her Smoky Mountains hometown of Pigeon Forge, Tenn., on Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006, in a surprise appearance at a dinner hosted by health care provider Covenant Health to celebrate state approval of the new hospital. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)" border="0" /></a>AP - Honoring the country doctor who delivered her, Dolly Parton pledged $500,000 to a $90 million hospital and cancer center in her Smoky Mountains hometown.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Dreamgirls" recalls rise of girl groups
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mu/film_dreamgirls_motown"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061213/2006_12_12t151111_450x322_us_critics.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=_6HCOuHP0YP8M6EsFYAltw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Beyonce Knowles attends the premiere of 'Dreamgirls' at the Wilshire theatre in Beverly Hills, December 11, 2006. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>AP - Set in the 1960s and `70s, "Dreamgirls" doesn't profess to be a literal history of Motown or any other music scene from the past.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yoko Ono Driver Nabbed for Extortion
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061213/en_music_eo/01039654-7e8d-4a60-a536-935fef7afb36"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061214/capt.b4b7e7581b61ac31918c9a473b9e6a4b.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=lFBORp3zC6sZM4tgoZvK.Q--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Yoko Ono Driver Nabbed for Extortion(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Isn't this the opposite of giving peace a chance?</p><br clear="all"/>
Def Leppard gets busy on "menacing" new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Veteran British rock outfit Def
Leppard will begin recording its next studio album in January
at frontman Joe Elliott's house in Dublin.
Pete Townshend to speak at SXSW music festival
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20061213/music_nm/townshend_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20061205/2006_12_05t133915_450x281_us_capaldi.jpg?x=130&y=81&sig=4BMupO2jiFYGGRGDdjyzwQ--" align="left" height="81" width="130" alt="Guitarist Pete Townshend of The Who performs at the Virgin Festival in Baltimore, Maryland, September 23, 2006 file photo. Townshend, Steve Winwood, Paul Weller and Bill Wyman are among those taking part in an all-star celebration of the late Jim Capaldi, a former member of Traffic. (Jonathan Ernst/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Long considered one of the best
interview subjects in rock, the Who's Pete Townshend will give
the keynote address at the 2007 South by Southwest conference
in Austin, Texas, on March 14.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ciara, Eminem lead U.S. album charts
(Reuters)
Reuters - R&B singer Ciara led three new
titles into the top three spots on the U.S. pop album charts
Wednesday, while incumbent champ Incubus set a dubious new
record with its fast-fading new disc, Billboard reported.
Spector, Assistant Settle Embezzlement Suit
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20061213/en_music_eo/a8d8fccb-e0d0-4e9a-80f9-1f8db291a889"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20061214/capt.b30816512834d52aae7fd21618f4e8d2.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=UoOXlVROlLVZ4zhVf6jJMQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Spector, Assistant Settle Embezzlement Suit(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - If there's anyone in need of a little more mad money, it's Phil Spector.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aretha Franklin life story to tour U.S.
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mu/people_aretha_franklin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061213/capt.nyet15112131639.people_aretha_franklin_nyet151.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=8ZJG0HA8kb2ZxILGDlpevg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Aretha Franklin performs during a benefit concert at the Hammerstein Ballroom on Nov. 14, 2006 in New York. A musical based on her 1999 autobiography, 'Aretha: From These Roots,' will tour nationally, the Detroit Free Press reported Wednesday, Dec. 13, 2006. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - There's only one Aretha Franklin, but the Queen of Soul plans to hold auditions for singers to portray her.</p><br clear="all"/>
Blige caps 2006 with `best-of' album
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20061213/ap_en_mu/music_mary_j__blige"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20061212/capt.nyjd11512122256.mtv_trl_mary_j__blige_nyjd115.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=aCr.2dPaBw1JpEBluI6DRQ--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Singer Mary J. Blige appears onstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios Tuesday, Dec. 12, 2006 in New York. Blige has 8 nominations, more than any other artist going into this year's 49th annual Grammy Awards. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - When it came time to pick the songs that would be on her first greatest hits collection, Mary J. Blige had a lot of contenders. After all, the Queen of Hip-Hop Soul has reigned supreme for more than a decade.</p><br clear="all"/>
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