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Longest concert record set in Japan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_en_mu/longest_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070331/capt.tok80203310449.japan_longest_concert_tok802.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=X55o7sEki_Eacx0QqGmzuw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Japanese piano teacher Kuniko Teramura, right, accompanied by her daughter, Nao, smiles after breaking the world record for a nonstop concert by one hour after a band of musicians including Teramura, reached 182 hours performing the concert at Toriimoto Station of Omi Railway Corp. in Hikone, central Japan, 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2007. An official of London-based Guinness Book of Records who was present at the concert that began at 8 p.m., Friday, March 23, approved the new record. The previous longest concert was 181 hours set in Canada in 2001. The Japanese reads: 'Reached 182 hours.' (AP Photo/Kyodo News)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japanese musicians overcame fatigue and a major earthquake to set the record for the world's longest concert on Saturday, playing 184 hours non-stop in a program that ranged from The Beatles' classics to Japanese traditional harp music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Singer Marie Osmond getting divorced
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_en_mu/people_osmond"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070331/capt.3434ef78256c4ef3ad9efd245bf67270.people_marie_osmond_nyol995.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=sq3I5sT_8Psvdcj1q0tnPA--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Marie Osmond speaks in this 2005 file photo in Little Rock, Ark. Osmond announced that she and her husband, Brian Blosil, are splitting after 20 years of marriage. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston)" border="0" /></a>AP - Marie Osmond and husband Brian Blosil are divorcing after 20 years of marriage, the pair announced Friday. Osmond, 47, and Blosil, a record producer, have eight children, some of whom are adopted. The two married in a Mormon ceremony in October 1986, and briefly separated in 2000.</p><br clear="all"/>
Snoop shocked about being denied visa
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_en_mu/people_snoop_dogg"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070331/capt.f663193389d2427996bdc0d9a0272d73.people_snoop_dogg_nyol994.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=2Oaa1aoadkSUY7WGJcwqdg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Snoop Dogg is shown in this 2006 file photo in London. Snoop Dogg says he was shocked at being denied a British visa this week, although he remains hopeful authorities will allow him to 'share my message of love and harmony.' (AP Photo/Sang Tan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Snoop Dogg says he was shocked at being denied a British visa this week, although he remains hopeful authorities will allow him to share a "message of love and harmony."</p><br clear="all"/>
Ex-'Family Ties' star Bonsall arrested
(AP)
AP - Former child star Brian Bonsall, who played Andy Keaton in "Family Ties," was arrested on charges of assaulting his girlfriend, police said.
Usher engaged to longtime girlfriend
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070330/ap_en_ce/people_usher"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070330/capt.90821c285b674b05a778ea18ebb272a1.people_usher_nyet114.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=.jCs4xGEEQ7Otez9E2jLfA--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="Usher appears on stage during MTV's Total Request Live show at the MTV Times Square Studios on Aug. 14, 2006, in New York. The 28-year-old R&B singer is engaged to longtime girlfriend, stylist Tameka Foster, his spokeswoman said Friday, March 30, 2007. AP Photo/Jeff Christensen)" border="0" /></a>AP - Usher is engaged to his longtime girlfriend, stylist Tameka Foster, the R&B singer's spokeswoman said Friday. Publicist Simone Smalls didn't provide further details.</p><br clear="all"/>
Washington enlists for Iraq War drama
(Reuters)
Reuters - Denzel Washington will
produce and may star in a movie inspired by the writings of a
soldier killed in Baghdad.
Longest concert record set in Japan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_en_mu/longest_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070331/capt.tok80203310449.japan_longest_concert_tok802.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=X55o7sEki_Eacx0QqGmzuw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Japanese piano teacher Kuniko Teramura, right, accompanied by her daughter, Nao, smiles after breaking the world record for a nonstop concert by one hour after a band of musicians including Teramura, reached 182 hours performing the concert at Toriimoto Station of Omi Railway Corp. in Hikone, central Japan, 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2007. An official of London-based Guinness Book of Records who was present at the concert that began at 8 p.m., Friday, March 23, approved the new record. The previous longest concert was 181 hours set in Canada in 2001. The Japanese reads: 'Reached 182 hours.' (AP Photo/Kyodo News)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japanese musicians overcame fatigue and a major earthquake to set the record for the world's longest concert on Saturday, playing 184 hours non-stop in a program that ranged from The Beatles' classics to Japanese traditional harp music.</p><br clear="all"/>
TV highlights for the week of April 1-7
(AP)
AP - Elizabeth Edwards, facing invasive cancer, has said that she doesn't intend to let the disease "be the boss of me."
Apple invades the living room
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070331/media_nm/apple_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070331/2007_03_31t031929_450x432_us_apple.jpg?x=130&y=124&sig=Wz8HZ9RbAcSlJozz4Tlcfw--" align="left" height="124" width="130" alt="An Apple TV box in an undated handout photo. The long-awaited home entertainment adapter has finally shipped, and for the first time reviewers and consumers can see for themselves whether Apple's iPod magic can extend into the living room. (Courtesy of Apple/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - The long-awaited Apple TV home
entertainment adapter has finally shipped, and for the first
time reviewers and consumers can see for themselves whether
Apple's iPod magic can extend into the living room.</p><br clear="all"/>
Flaming Lips bringing "Yoshimi" to life as musical
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Flaming Lips are known for their
outlandish stage shows, which can involve fake blood, mock
UFOs, giant bubbles and scores of people jumping around in
animal costumes. Now, the group is hoping to bring that
sensibility to Broadway with a musical based on its 2002 album
"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots."
Washington enlists for Iraq War drama
(Reuters)
Reuters - Denzel Washington will
produce and may star in a movie inspired by the writings of a
soldier killed in Baghdad.
Hollywood auction pits Superman against a Winkie
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070330/film_nm/winkie_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070331/2007_03_30t154822_276x450_us_winkie.jpg?x=79&y=130&sig=oSXnAhwmCgBYNYA9qFtXFg--" align="left" height="130" width="79" alt="An original Wicked Witch of the West Winkie guard costume from the 1939 film 'The Wizard of Oz' is shown in this publicity photo provided to Reuters March 30, 2007. The Profiles in History auction house is holding one of its widely-followed sales of movie and television items on April 5, 2007 , that could fetch an estimated $2 million to $3 million. (Profiles in History/Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - So he's faster than a speeding
bullet and can leap tall buildings and all that, but there is
one thing Superman cannot top -- a "Winkie."</p><br clear="all"/>
'That Announcer Guy' finally gets due
(AP)
AP - There was a moment at one of those Hollywood awards shows recently that seemed finally to cement Don LaFontaine's place in television and film history, sort of like a star on the Walk of Fame, only, not.
Film takes gritty look at U.S.-Mexico border
(Reuters)
Reuters - In the gritty documentary, a medical
technician delivers Mexican babies on the U.S. side of the
border, joking that they have "won the lottery" because they
get automatic American citizenship as a result.
Alec Baldwin's Good Deed
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070330/en_movies_eo/d9fd932729e7_4022_8562_b2fd21f16328"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070331/capt.5052c3d661e1e27be2e993ac2cc8ca48.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=imKAKCn0u0.8Gk5cVVOdVw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Alec Baldwin's Good Deed(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Alec Baldwin may criticize the president's policies when it comes to the war in Iraq, but don't ever accuse him of not supporting the troops.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jamie Out-Foxxed by Illness
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070330/en_movies_eo/0d7d8fbd6ab2_41ee_984c_f6ab7fbb5097"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070330/capt.e68b53c9c030ea0642b77bea478e896a.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=w_ZBBtBYUHonT5UPO92.GQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Jamie Out-Foxxed by Illness(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Even velvety pipes get rundown every once in awhile.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hudson-McConaughey Flick Turns to Jelly
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070330/en_movies_eo/f05e52ce_d8fb4e5d_aea6_a82e722dc12e"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070330/capt.ee103e25da8726083989168d460b1833.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=9kmznbtr1TQhzoqawT6Dnw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Hudson-McConaughey Flick Turns to Jelly(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey now know how to lose a film in 10 minutes.</p><br clear="all"/>
No fading star: Actress gets roles at 97
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070330/ap_en_mo/film_acting_her_age"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070329/capt.061091460a204d71807b8ee73002dbed.film_acting_her_age_la303.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=CYqa_c7vH7.p.3zyuTOBMQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Actress Mae Laborde poses at her Santa Monica, Calif., home on Wednesday, Feb 28, 2007. The 97-year-old Laborde is just four years into her acting career and hotter than ever. (AP Photos. Nick Ut)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hollywood's starmakers always are on the lookout for a fresh new face and they found one in Mae Laborde, albeit of the wrinkled variety. The 97-year-old Laborde is just four years into her acting career and hotter than ever. Standing 4-feet-10, with snow-white hair, rosy-red cheeks and a sweet-as-peaches-and-cream smile, she's becoming TV's ubiquitous grandma.</p><br clear="all"/>
Wahlberg knows what's "Happening"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070330/film_nm/wahlberg_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070330/2007_03_30t035121_450x270_us_wahlberg.jpg?x=130&y=78&sig=gKlcW8EvzfPpCmq.HQkHIg--" align="left" height="78" width="130" alt="Actor Mark Wahlberg poses during a photo call to promote his latest film 'Shooter' in Madrid March 28, 2007. (Sergio Perez/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Mark Wahlberg, riding
high on his Oscar nomination, has signed on to star in M. Night
Shyamalan's thriller "The Happening."</p><br clear="all"/>
Fantastic future for Gilliam in Amsterdam
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director and former Monty
Python member Terry Gilliam will be honored with a career
achievement award at the Amsterdam Fantastic Film Festival,
organizers said Thursday.
Longest concert record set in Japan
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070331/ap_en_mu/longest_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070331/capt.tok80203310449.japan_longest_concert_tok802.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=X55o7sEki_Eacx0QqGmzuw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Japanese piano teacher Kuniko Teramura, right, accompanied by her daughter, Nao, smiles after breaking the world record for a nonstop concert by one hour after a band of musicians including Teramura, reached 182 hours performing the concert at Toriimoto Station of Omi Railway Corp. in Hikone, central Japan, 10 a.m., Saturday, March 31, 2007. An official of London-based Guinness Book of Records who was present at the concert that began at 8 p.m., Friday, March 23, approved the new record. The previous longest concert was 181 hours set in Canada in 2001. The Japanese reads: 'Reached 182 hours.' (AP Photo/Kyodo News)" border="0" /></a>AP - Japanese musicians overcame fatigue and a major earthquake to set the record for the world's longest concert on Saturday, playing 184 hours non-stop in a program that ranged from The Beatles' classics to Japanese traditional harp music.</p><br clear="all"/>
Country singer Lambert stumbles at radio
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sitting at a corner table at one of
her favorite Nashville eateries and sipping a Diet Coke,
Miranda Lambert doesn't come across as the gun-toting, cheating
boyfriend-hunting, arson-starting character she portrays in
songs like "Kerosene" and "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend."
Hard rockers struggle to find mainstream success
(Reuters)
Reuters - Shadows Fall may be the latest
hard rock band to jump from the indie world into the major
label system, but breaking out of the metal genre and winning a
mainstream fan base won't be easy.
Soweto Gospel Choir rides Grammy to greater glory
(Reuters)
Reuters - Since winning the traditional
world music Grammy for its second album "Blessed" in February,
the 26-strong Soweto Gospel Choir has been in global demand.
UK's Puppini Sisters bringing retro-pop to U.S.
(Reuters)
Reuters - The U.K.-based "sisters" who last year
spruced up favorites from the '70s and '80s with a whiff of
'40s glamour are now bringing their retro-pop to the United
States.
Soul singer Angie Stone launches comeback
(Reuters)
Reuters - It's apropos that soulful
songstress Angie Stone is recording her debut for Concord Music
Group's reactivated Stax Records imprint at the stomping
grounds of another soul soldier: Marvin Gaye.
Gym Class Heroes finally graduate to big leagues
(Reuters)
Reuters - For then 15-year-old Travis McCoy,
high school gym class was nothing more than an excuse to chat
about music with buddy Matt McGinley. McCoy, who was an
aspiring rapper, was the frontman for a local band, and
McGinley played drums for another in their native Geneva, N.Y.
Modest Mouse tops the charts the hard way
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070331/music_nm/modestmouse_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070331/2007_03_31t023846_450x319_us_modestmouse.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=l.G9zjgWSiu6xLOjKqtMUg--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Members of the band Modest Mouse arrive at the 47th annual Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, February 13, 2005. Modest Mouse's ascension to the top of the current Billboard 200 albums chart provides a reminder that in a challenging environment that prompts labels to blaze new marketing trails, a familiar route still works. (Robert Galbraith/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Modest Mouse's ascension to the
top of the current Billboard 200 albums chart provides a
reminder that in a challenging environment that prompts labels
to blaze new marketing trails, a familiar route still works.</p><br clear="all"/>
R.E.M. to unveil new songs at Dublin shows
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070331/music_nm/rem_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070331/2007_03_31t020520_450x316_us_rem.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=j5gyj0ldCFWjy0qwT6vJYg--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Georgia Music Hall of Fame inductee rock band R.E.M. arrive at the 28th Annual Awards Banquet in Atlanta, Georgia September 16, 2006. R.E.M. will unveil material intended for its 14th studio album during a five-night run of live dates in Dublin this summer. (Erik S. Lesser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - R.E.M. will unveil material intended
for its 14th studio album during a five-night run of live dates
in Dublin this summer.</p><br clear="all"/>
Flaming Lips bringing "Yoshimi" to life as musical
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Flaming Lips are known for their
outlandish stage shows, which can involve fake blood, mock
UFOs, giant bubbles and scores of people jumping around in
animal costumes. Now, the group is hoping to bring that
sensibility to Broadway with a musical based on its 2002 album
"Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots."
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