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Donald Trump wins, keeps his 'do intact
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_en_tv/wrestlemania"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070402/capt.4d8c83600ab94b96b270f0942554bea0.wrestlemania_mico102.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=Nt05npnIKjO5haQKXjRijA--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="WWE Chairman Vince McMahon, center, held by 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin, has his hair cut off by Donald Trump, left, and Bobby Lashley, right , after Lashley defeated Umaga at Wrestlemania 23 at Ford Field in Detroit, Sunday, April 1, 2007. (AP Photo/Carlos Osorio)" border="0" /></a>AP - One of the world's most famous 'do's — considered by many to be a fashion don't — remains intact after its owner, Donald Trump, prevailed in Sunday night's "hair match" at Wrestlemania.</p><br clear="all"/>
Duff says there's pressure to be thin
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_en_tv/people_hilary_duff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070402/capt.16543ae148c846a6be111ecff207de7b.people_hilary_duff_ny115.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=W2KPjGDQITgS9ivJK7ytzA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Hilary Duff appears onstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in this Tuesday, March 27, 2007 file photo in New York. Duff claims she never had a problem with weight, but feels pressure to be thin. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - Teen starlet Hilary Duff claims she's never had a problem with her weight, but feels pressure to be thin.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Blades of Glory' wins box office gold
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070401/i/r235606160.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ZIBpoFABlUtJfgjRFmcWow--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Jon Heder and Will Ferrell in a scene from the film "Blades of Glory" in a photo courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures. REUTERS/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - Stars-on-ice Will Ferrell and Jon Heder took the box office gold for the weekend. Paramount and DreamWorks' "Blades of Glory," with Ferrell and Heder playing figure-skating rivals who become the sport's first men's pair, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $33 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
If you see Chris Hansen, it's trouble
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_en_tv/ap_on_tv_chris_hansen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070401/capt.eeb4309457864e489b042ffc0ce09c1e.tv_chris_hansen_nyet461.jpg?x=86&y=130&sig=dKofiQfPAw31cTwL6M2OFw--" align="left" height="130" width="86" alt="This undated studio portrait, provided by NBC Universal, shows NBC News reporter Chris Hansen, who hosts the 'Dateline NBC' series titled 'To Catch a Predator.' (AP Photo/NBC Universal, Virginia Sherwood)" border="0" /></a>AP - Chris Hansen of NBC News has supplanted Mike Wallace as the TV journalist you'd least like to see emerge from behind a closed door.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple, Beatles label plan announcement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_en_mu/emi_apple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070401/capt.b7e62dbcea7d4ab5903cf2264114e1f2.emi_apple_nyol778.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=_DS37dSSLvknwu7f3aE12g--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Apple CEO Steve Jobs plays a Beatles song on iTunes as he introduces the iPhone at the MacWorld in San Francisco in this Jan. 9, 2007, file photo. Record company EMI Group PLC said it planned to unveil 'an exciting new digital offering' with computer company Apple Inc. on Monday, April 2, 2007, raising expectations that The Beatles' music catalog is about to be made available through Apple's iTunes online music store. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Record company EMI Group PLC said Sunday it planned to unveil "an exciting new digital offering" with computer company Apple Inc., raising expectations that The Beatles' music catalog is about to be made available through Apple's iTunes online music store.</p><br clear="all"/>
Goodman, Sarandon on "Speed"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070402/film_nm/speedracer_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070402/2007_04_01t234422_450x300_us_speedracer.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Uiv0DA_SHxWjJtk1j__utg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actress Susan Sarandon arrives to attend a benefit for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in New York City in this file photo from November 11, 2006. Sarandon and John Goodman are in negotiations to play the parents of Emile Hirsch in 'Speed Racer,' the live-action version of the anime cartoon being directed by 'Matrix' creators Larry and Andy Wachowski. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Susan Sarandon and John
Goodman are in negotiations to play the parents of Emile Hirsch
in "Speed Racer," the live-action version of the anime cartoon
being directed by "Matrix" creators Larry and Andy Wachowski.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reznor adopts unusual Web campaign for new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Trent Reznor could have just given a
few interviews to explain Nine Inch Nails' new album, "Year
Zero." But instead, he's using a multifaceted Internet
scavenger hunt, and in some cases, his own rabid fans, to help
gradually build the story of the project.
HBO casts vote for 2000 polls thriller "Recount"
(Reuters)
Reuters - HBO is revisiting one of
the most dramatic events in U.S. election history with
"Recount," a film about the 2000 turmoil in Florida.
TMZ star of celebrity news sites
(Reuters)
Reuters - In little more than a year
after its launch, AOL's celebrity news site TMZ.com has become
the most popular site in the category, according to
Nielsen//NetRatings.
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."
Goodman, Sarandon on "Speed"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070402/film_nm/speedracer_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070402/2007_04_01t234422_450x300_us_speedracer.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Uiv0DA_SHxWjJtk1j__utg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Actress Susan Sarandon arrives to attend a benefit for the Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson's Research in New York City in this file photo from November 11, 2006. Sarandon and John Goodman are in negotiations to play the parents of Emile Hirsch in 'Speed Racer,' the live-action version of the anime cartoon being directed by 'Matrix' creators Larry and Andy Wachowski. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Susan Sarandon and John
Goodman are in negotiations to play the parents of Emile Hirsch
in "Speed Racer," the live-action version of the anime cartoon
being directed by "Matrix" creators Larry and Andy Wachowski.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Mr. Bean" drives overseas box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - The epic violence of
"300" ceded the lead at the foreign box office to the
family-oriented "Mr. Bean's Holiday," which grossed an
estimated $33.3 million from 26 territories.
Caviezel in "New York" state of mind (in Toronto)
(Reuters)
Reuters - Jim Caviezel is in
negotiations to star in the indie crime thriller "Only in New
York."
'Blades of Glory' wins box office gold
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070401/i/r235606160.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=ZIBpoFABlUtJfgjRFmcWow--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Jon Heder and Will Ferrell in a scene from the film "Blades of Glory" in a photo courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures. REUTERS/Handout" border="0" /></a>AP - Stars-on-ice Will Ferrell and Jon Heder took the box office gold for the weekend. Paramount and DreamWorks' "Blades of Glory," with Ferrell and Heder playing figure-skating rivals who become the sport's first men's pair, debuted as the No. 1 movie with $33 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Ferrell comedy skates to box office "Glory"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070401/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070401/2007_04_01t154704_302x450_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=87&y=130&sig=j.79nc1otfJ5tFGbwVrARw--" align="left" height="130" width="87" alt="Jon Heder and Will Ferrell in a scene from the film 'Blades of Glory' in a photo courtesy of DreamWorks Pictures. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Will Ferrell skated past his
competitors to take the gold medal at the North American box
office with his new comedy "Blades of Glory," according to
estimates released on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple, Beatles label plan announcement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_en_mo/emi_apple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070401/capt.b7e62dbcea7d4ab5903cf2264114e1f2.emi_apple_nyol778.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=_DS37dSSLvknwu7f3aE12g--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Apple CEO Steve Jobs plays a Beatles song on iTunes as he introduces the iPhone at the MacWorld in San Francisco in this Jan. 9, 2007, file photo. Record company EMI Group PLC said it planned to unveil 'an exciting new digital offering' with computer company Apple Inc. on Monday, April 2, 2007, raising expectations that The Beatles' music catalog is about to be made available through Apple's iTunes online music store. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Record company EMI Group PLC said Sunday it planned to unveil "an exciting new digital offering" with computer company Apple Inc., raising expectations that The Beatles' music catalog is about to be made available through Apple's iTunes online music store.</p><br clear="all"/>
If Only Will Ferrell Were Olympics-Eligible...
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070401/en_movies_eo/0a940d4b_dd0a4c4b_9182_240d0e5cd940"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070402/capt.61beca0d52819bf71c64acb6ec480b4c.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=VC_ePKaT41hozfPpzNzNrw--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="If Only Will Ferrell Were Olympics-Eligible...(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Real figure skating's on thin ice. Fake figure skating, on the other hand.</p><br clear="all"/>
The top films at the North American box office
(Reuters)
Reuters - Following are the top 10 movies at
the North American box office for the three-day weekend
beginning March 30, led by newcomer "Blades of Glory,"
according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
Justin, Beyoncé, Pirates Are Kids' Choice
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070401/en_movies_eo/e438f8bd5e09_4a1f_9994_9398d068d41b"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070402/capt.7f28ee167ab7c0c67cb721f8dba3adbe.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=f059Bv..YW4oNCKViIh1ng--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Justin, Beyoncé, Pirates Are Kids' Choice(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Justin Timberlake was the host with the most Saturday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Timberlake rules over slimy Kids' Choice
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_en_mo/kids_choice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070401/capt.cadb15804010223.kids_choice_awards_show_cadb158.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=.4VbGiMvYaw2izo0zFKz1Q--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Host Justin Timberlake, left, and special guest Vince Vaughn slime the audience during the close of the 20th Annual Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Justin Timberlake gave up his burping title, but took home a trophy as favorite male singer Saturday night in a raucous, slime-drenched 20th Annual Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Reznor adopts unusual Web campaign for new album
(Reuters)
Reuters - Trent Reznor could have just given a
few interviews to explain Nine Inch Nails' new album, "Year
Zero." But instead, he's using a multifaceted Internet
scavenger hunt, and in some cases, his own rabid fans, to help
gradually build the story of the project.
Insane Clowns prosper even as album sales wane
(Reuters)
Reuters - Despite the No. 20 debut on the
U.S. album charts by Insane Clown Posse's new disc, the
principal player in the Detroit-based rock/rap hybrid knows
what is about to happen.
Review: Vienna embraces Donizetti opera
(AP)
AP - Tonio easily hit his row of high C's and then some. But there was much more to Sunday's "La fille de regiment," at the Vienna State Opera.
Apple/EMI in deal, but Beatles not included: source
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070402/music_nm/apple_beatles_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070402/2007_04_01t162343_450x340_us_apple_beatles.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=j5Q42TYps9DedqRj8vF2YQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Ringo holds a gold-plated drum as the other Beatles look on in a 1964 ceremony in Chicago. Apple and music label EMI plan to announce 'an exciting new digital offering,' EMI said on Sunday, a move that could involve putting the Beatles music catalog online. (PRNewsFoto/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Apple Inc. and EMI Group Plc will
reveal a ground-breaking deal on Monday for Apple to sell the
music label's songs free from copy protection limits, the Wall
Street Journal reported on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nelly Furtado cleans up at Juno Awards
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070402/music_nm/music_junos_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070402/2007_04_01t235203_450x338_us_music_junos.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=OmHoNaicacaxOd8UuOkqTw--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Nelly Furtado accepts her fifth Juno for Album of the Year at the 2007 Juno Awards in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, April 1, 2007. (David Stobbe/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Nelly Furtado stole the show at the
Junos on Sunday, playing the roles of both host and big winner
at the 2007 edition of the nation's top music awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Apple, Beatles label plan announcement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_en_mu/emi_apple"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070401/capt.b7e62dbcea7d4ab5903cf2264114e1f2.emi_apple_nyol778.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=_DS37dSSLvknwu7f3aE12g--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Apple CEO Steve Jobs plays a Beatles song on iTunes as he introduces the iPhone at the MacWorld in San Francisco in this Jan. 9, 2007, file photo. Record company EMI Group PLC said it planned to unveil 'an exciting new digital offering' with computer company Apple Inc. on Monday, April 2, 2007, raising expectations that The Beatles' music catalog is about to be made available through Apple's iTunes online music store. (AP Photo/Paul Sakuma)" border="0" /></a>AP - Record company EMI Group PLC said Sunday it planned to unveil "an exciting new digital offering" with computer company Apple Inc., raising expectations that The Beatles' music catalog is about to be made available through Apple's iTunes online music store.</p><br clear="all"/>
Duff says there's pressure to be thin
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070402/ap_en_mu/people_hilary_duff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070402/capt.16543ae148c846a6be111ecff207de7b.people_hilary_duff_ny115.jpg?x=93&y=130&sig=W2KPjGDQITgS9ivJK7ytzA--" align="left" height="130" width="93" alt="Hilary Duff appears onstage during MTV's 'Total Request Live' at the MTV Times Square Studios in this Tuesday, March 27, 2007 file photo in New York. Duff claims she never had a problem with weight, but feels pressure to be thin. (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow)" border="0" /></a>AP - Teen starlet Hilary Duff claims she's never had a problem with her weight, but feels pressure to be thin.</p><br clear="all"/>
Justin, Beyoncé, Pirates Are Kids' Choice
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070401/en_music_eo/e438f8bd5e09_4a1f_9994_9398d068d41b"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070402/capt.7f28ee167ab7c0c67cb721f8dba3adbe.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=f059Bv..YW4oNCKViIh1ng--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Justin, Beyoncé, Pirates Are Kids' Choice(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Justin Timberlake was the host with the most Saturday night.</p><br clear="all"/>
Cellist talks about studying with Slava
(AP)
AP - Mstislav "Slava" Rostropovich, the ailing giant of the cello who turned 80 last week, has had a deep impact on music. His charismatic personality and impassioned playing have inspired audiences, composers and fellow musicians for decades.
Timberlake cleans up at Kids' Choice
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070401/ap_en_mu/kids_choice"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070401/capt.cadb17604010259.kids_choice_awards_show_cadb176.jpg?x=111&y=130&sig=Hn7jrXhOj_LT0QqEBXA0lw--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="Host Justin Timberlake shows off his celebrity burp contest championship belt during the Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles, on Saturday, March 31, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Justin Timberlake gave up his burping title, but took home a trophy as favorite male singer Saturday night in a raucous, slime-drenched 20th Annual Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
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