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Prince's halftime imagery questioned
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_ce/prince_super_bowl"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070206/capt.sge.phi50.060207003112.photo00.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=9X8GkM6JPGVWssyw5sillQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Prince's curtain : US musician Prince is silhouetted as he performs during half-time at Super Bowl XLI at Dolphin Stadium in Miami between the Chicago Bears and the Indianapolis Colts. The Colts won 29-17. (AFP/Jeff Haynes)" border="0" /></a>AP - In the sensitive post-wardrobe malfunction world, some are questioning whether a guitar was just a guitar during Prince's Super Bowl halftime show.</p><br clear="all"/>
No marriage plans for Jim and Jenny
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_ce/people_jim_carrey"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070207/capt.ny13402070203.people_jim_carrey_ny134.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=7RhBGpB5b21XwFEZX.2OAg--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Actor Jim Carrey and his girlfriend Jenny McCarthy attend the US Open tennis tournament in New York, in this Saturday, Sept. 9, 2006 file photo. Carrey says he and McCarthy, aren't planning to get married. 'No, we're never getting married, but we're never getting divorced, which is fantastic,' the 45-year-old actor says on the Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 edition of 'Access Hollywood.' (AP Photo/Elise Amendola)" border="0" /></a>AP - Jim Carrey says he and his lady love, Jenny McCarthy, aren't planning to get married. "No, we're never getting married, but we're never getting divorced, which is fantastic," the 45-year-old actor says on Tuesday's edition of "Access Hollywood."</p><br clear="all"/>
1950s singer Frankie Laine dies at 93
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_mu/obit_laine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070207/capt.ny13102070119.obit_laine_ny131.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=OHQ5mfMjh2.Y6LfXB6e4qQ--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Singer Frankie Laine is seen in this November 1949 file photo provided by General Artists Corporation. Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2007. He was 93." border="0" /></a>AP - Frankie Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday. He was 93.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aguilera, husband strip down on Sundays
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_ce/people_christina_aguilera"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070206/capt.69eeac1928274fe8b7ddc37a16e0e664.people_christina_aguilera_nyol990.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=0lkGCSKBsBgArqzaHjXKhQ--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Christina Aguilera arrives at the Cannes festival palace in Cannes, southern France in this photo from Jan. 20, 2007. Aguilera said in a TV interview that cooking naked with her spouse helps spice up marriage. (AP Photo/Lionel Cironneau)" border="0" /></a>AP - Christina Aguilera has no problem showing skin — especially on weekends with her husband, music executive Jordan Bratman.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ozzy steps up to bat for fans: free tix
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_mu/ozzfest_free"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070207/capt.ny13002070104.ozzfest_free_ny130.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=EIqK56Vg4xzvYGXde502Dw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this photo provided by Hard Rock Cafe, Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon share a moment after unveiling his design for Hard Rock's latest Signature Series T-shirt, Friday, July 28, 2006, at Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square. Osbourne's 'Ozzfest' tour is going back on the road this summer and this time the tickets to his 25-city tour will be free. 'It's our 12th year and we wanted to shake it up a bit and do something different,' Osbourne's wife, Sharon, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Diane Bondareff)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's the most startling news to hit the heavy-metal circuit since Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat. The wizard of the Ozzfest is going back on the road this summer and this time the tickets to his 25-city tour will be free.</p><br clear="all"/>
No marriage plans for Jim and Jenny
(AP)
AP - Jim Carrey says he and his lady love, Jenny McCarthy, aren't planning to get married.
Frankie Laine dead at 93
(Reuters)
Reuters - Frankie Laine, the full-voiced
singer who became one of the most popular entertainers of the
1950s with such hits as "I Believe," "Jezebel" and the theme to
the TV Western "Rawhide," died on Tuesday at 93.
Mexico's Televisa to lure viewers with lottery
(Reuters)
Reuters - The actor, a stocky man in a
tropical shirt, shows off the fancy boat, luxury mansion, and
snazzy sports car he got with the help of his lucky five-leaf
clover.
Tribune committee to meet on offers: sources
(Reuters)
Reuters - Media group Tribune Co. is expected to
meet early next week to weigh takeover offers that could split
up the company or take it private, sources familiar with the
situation told Reuters.
'Bookends', Addressing the Aftermath of Communist Witch Hunt, Premieres
(Playbill)
Playbill - Bookends, M.J. Feely's tale of two men looking to rebuild a friendship shattered by their testimony before the House Committee on Un-American Activities, gets its world premiere Feb. 6 in Philadelphia.
No marriage plans for Jim and Jenny
(AP)
AP - Jim Carrey says he and his lady love, Jenny McCarthy, aren't planning to get married.
Celeb bikers rev engines in Atlanta
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_mo/celeb_bikers"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070206/capt.gags11102062201.super_speeders_gags111.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=M4cmnCp68a3z321YP0Bhag--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Actor John Travolta, right, arrives at a news conference with actor Tim Allen, rear, for 'Wild Hogs Motorcycle Safety Awareness Day' Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 at the Capitol in Atlanta. The event coincides with the release of the motorcycling road-trip comedy film 'Wild Hogs,' starring the actor. (AP Photo/Gregory Smith)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's not every day that hundreds of bikers descend on the Georgia state Capitol to ogle John Travolta. But Tuesday's event — part movie promotion, part motorcycle-safety public-service announcement and part legislative press conference — was far from an everyday happening at the typically staid gold dome.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wal-Mart entry to video downloads a 'game changer'
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/film_nm/walmart_download_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070207/2007_02_06t181959_450x356_us_walmart_download.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=Sa_Qwu6evqjVIOZDw.rn_g--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="In this file photo shoppers leave a Wal-Mart store in Niles, Illinois, November 24, 2006. (John Gress/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc.'s entry into
movie downloading should have a bigger impact on the growth of
digital video distribution in the near term than on the
ultimate decline in DVD sales.</p><br clear="all"/>
Forest Whitaker cites age, wisdom for turn as Amin
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/film_nm/oscars_whitaker_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070205/capt.cadb13102052205.oscar_nominees_luncheon_cadb131.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=RG90.mdtn1iU3.7pNqKf.g--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="Forest Whitaker, nominated for best actor for 'The Last King of Scotland,' arrives for the 26th annual Oscar nominees luncheon hosted by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences in Beverly Hills, Calif., Monday, Feb. 5, 2007. Oscar nominees attended the function in anticipation of the Academy Awards scheduled for February 25. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - It may end up being the role of a
lifetime for Forest Whitaker, and if so, the actor said it took
all his age and experience to pull it off.</p><br clear="all"/>
Arrest warrant issued for Daniel Baldwin
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_en_mo/people_daniel_baldwin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070206/capt.nyet13802062127.people_daniel_baldwin_nyet138.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=fhZDIzVqf0hYvksAAdbQZg--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="This file photo originally released Nov. 9, 2006, by the Orange County Sheriff's Department shows actor Daniel Baldwin in a booking mug taken in Santa Ana, Calif., after he was arrested Nov. 8, 2006, on suspicion of stealing an SUV in Santa Monica, Calif. The white GMC Yukon Baldwin was driving was reported missing in neighboring Orange County. A judge issued an arrest warrant for Baldwin on Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007, after he failed to appear in Orange County Superior Court on charges that he illegally took another person's car.(AP Photo/Orange County Sheriffs Department)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge issued an arrest warrant Tuesday for Daniel Baldwin after he failed to appear in Orange County Superior Court on charges that he illegally took another person's car.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wal-Mart sells movies, TV shows online
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_en_mo/wal_mart_movie_downloads"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070206/i/r2273410937.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=kHVyu.ZAhFxyI5wVK_og5Q--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="A Wal-Mart store sign as seen in Niles, Illinois in this file photo from November 24, 2006. REUTERS/John Gress" border="0" /></a>AP - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has launched its long-awaited online movie download store, entering a market that has yet to catch on with consumers but is expected to grow rapidly.</p><br clear="all"/>
Zucker Steps Up at NBCU
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070206/en_movies_eo/7267d7ed1318_4280_8202_750a3ef77187"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070207/capt.c2aec0d6033c672f9479c8d0adf6aef7.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=THIszo5cwT633H5URzocuQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Zucker Steps Up at NBCU(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Jeff Zucker has been handed the keys to the kingdom.</p><br clear="all"/>
Oscars drawn to actresses in disguise
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_en_mo/oscars_best_actress_history"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070206/capt.nyet31402061735.oscars_best_actress_history_nyet314.jpg?x=119&y=130&sig=HR69f1IU_x5pnGpZUZmXGw--" align="left" height="130" width="119" alt="This photo provided by Miramax Films shows actress Helen Mirren as Queen Elizabeth II in a scene from the film 'The Queen.' Mirren is a favorite in 2007 to win a best actress Oscar for her role. (AP Photo/Miramax Films, Laurie Sparham)" border="0" /></a>AP - When the Oscar is given for best actress, everyone watches for waterworks.</p><br clear="all"/>
Charlize Theron sued by Swiss watchmaker
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070206/ap_en_mo/people_theron_lawsuit"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070206/capt.nyet13002061807.people_theron_lawsuit_nyet130.jpg?x=79&y=130&sig=nxaqv3d4n2Oc0p7tchLqMQ--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="Charlize Theron speaks to media during red-carpet arrivals at a New York film premiere Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007. The Oscar winning actres has been two-timing Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil, a breach of contract lawsuit says. (AP Photo/Stuart Ramson)" border="0" /></a>AP - Swiss watchmaker Raymond Weil has filed a breach of contract lawsuit against Oscar-winning actress Charlize Theron.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wal-Mart launches movie, TV download service
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070206/film_nm/walmart_hp_downloads_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070206/2007_02_06t094741_450x360_us_walmart_hp_downloads.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=dGPrDsFlz8kNYEFR_cplPQ--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="A Wal-Mart sign is seen outside a supercenter in Tampa, September 21, 2006. Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios. (Mike Carlson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. on
Tuesday introduced a test version of its new video download
service, making it the first major retailer to offer such a
service with the backing of all of Hollywood's big studios.</p><br clear="all"/>
Frankie Laine dead at 93
(Reuters)
Reuters - Frankie Laine, the full-voiced
singer who became one of the most popular entertainers of the
1950s with such hits as "I Believe," "Jezebel" and the theme to
the TV Western "Rawhide," died on Tuesday at 93.
Patti Smith covers her bases in upcoming album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Patti Smith has revealed additional
details about her next album, which, as previously reported
will be an all-covers collection.
Tommy Ramone going bluegrass
(Reuters)
Reuters - Tommy Ramone is best known for his
contributions to punk music as an original member of the
Ramones. But now, the 55-year-old musician/producer is trying
his hand at bluegrass with Uncle Monk, a duo formed with
Minneapolis songwriter Claudia Tienan.
Shakira, Wyclef lead new Grammy performers
(Reuters)
Reuters - Shakira and Wyclef Jean will team up
for a performance during Sunday's Grammy Awards, while Chris
Brown, Lionel Richie and Smokey Robinson will sing during a
tribute segment saluting male R&B artists.
Metheny, Mehldau expand for new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jazz artists Pat Metheny and Brad
Mehldau have expanded into a quartet for their second album
together, apply dubbed "Quartet."
Beyonce leads Soul Train nominations
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_mu/music_soul_train_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070207/capt.ny13402070216.music_soul_train_awards_ny134.jpg?x=103&y=130&sig=bAP2roOYyky1cPOcCVhc9g--" align="left" height="130" width="103" alt="Beyonce Knowles, is seen in a file photo from Sept. 5, 2006, in New York. Beyonce positioned herself as the performer to beat in next month's annual Soul Train Music Awards, gathering a leading three nominations Tuesday, Feb. 6, 2007 including one for best female album for 'B'Day.' (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - Beyonce positioned herself as the performer to beat in next month's annual Soul Train Music Awards, gathering a leading three nominations Tuesday, including one for best female album for "B'Day."</p><br clear="all"/>
Ozzy Osbourne unveils plans for free concert fest
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070207/music_nm/ozzfest_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070207/2007_02_06t184113_450x443_us_ozzfest.jpg?x=130&y=128&sig=ECexue041nqndGJRiXc6ag--" align="left" height="128" width="130" alt="In this file photo Kelly Osborne introduces her father, rock legend Ozzy Osbourne on stage and wishes him a happy Father's Day at Wango Tango in Pasadena, California, June 15, 2002. (John Hayes/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Ozzy Osbourne surprised the music
industry on Tuesday with plans to stage this year's Ozzfest,
his annual U.S. summer hard-rock extravaganza, as a
first-of-its kind free event.</p><br clear="all"/>
1950s singer Frankie Laine dies at 93
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_mu/obit_laine"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070207/capt.ny13102070119.obit_laine_ny131.jpg?x=115&y=130&sig=OHQ5mfMjh2.Y6LfXB6e4qQ--" align="left" height="130" width="115" alt="Singer Frankie Laine is seen in this November 1949 file photo provided by General Artists Corporation. Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2007. He was 93." border="0" /></a>AP - Frankie Laine, the big-voiced singer whose string of hits made him one of the most popular entertainers of the 1950s, died Tuesday. He was 93.</p><br clear="all"/>
Beyonce leads Soul Train Music Award nominations
(Reuters)
Reuters - Beyonce, snubbed by various film
awards for her role in the movie musical "Dreamgirls," led the
field of nominees announced on Tuesday for the 21st annual Soul
Train Music Awards, honoring the leading lights of soul, R&B
and hip-hop.
Ozzy steps up to bat for fans: free tix
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070207/ap_en_mu/ozzfest_free"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070207/capt.ny13002070104.ozzfest_free_ny130.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=EIqK56Vg4xzvYGXde502Dw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="In this photo provided by Hard Rock Cafe, Ozzy Osbourne and his wife Sharon share a moment after unveiling his design for Hard Rock's latest Signature Series T-shirt, Friday, July 28, 2006, at Hard Rock Cafe in New York's Times Square. Osbourne's 'Ozzfest' tour is going back on the road this summer and this time the tickets to his 25-city tour will be free. 'It's our 12th year and we wanted to shake it up a bit and do something different,' Osbourne's wife, Sharon, told The Associated Press on Tuesday. (AP Photo/Hard Rock Cafe, Diane Bondareff)" border="0" /></a>AP - It's the most startling news to hit the heavy-metal circuit since Ozzy Osbourne bit the head off a bat. The wizard of the Ozzfest is going back on the road this summer and this time the tickets to his 25-city tour will be free.</p><br clear="all"/>
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