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Ty Pennington apologizes after arrest
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_ce/people_ty_pennington"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070507/capt.1101d3fa2c354af1b944575bccc170d3.people_ty_pennington_nyet178.jpg?x=61&y=130&sig=5fAIYVBFtlGxyyT4qj22rg--" align="left" height="130" width="61" alt="Ty Pennington, host of ABC's 'Extreme Makeover: Home Edition,' arrives at an awards show on March 31, 2007 in Los Angeles. Pennington, 42, was booked on suspicion of being under the influence of alcohol and drugs while driving, early Saturday, May 5, 2007,the TMZ.com Web site reported. (AP Photo/Lisa Rose)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ty Pennington, host of ABC's "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," apologized to his fans and co-workers Monday after he was arrested for investigation of drunken driving. "I made an error in judgment," Pennington said in a statement released through his publicist, Stan Rosenfield.</p><br clear="all"/>
Hasselhoff's visitation rights suspended
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_ce/people_hasselhoff"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070504/capt.9300c9df92b942859ffe18fb74338805.people_hasselhoff_ny160.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=sZbDiO6jwMV5SLRx0UpVJg--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Actor David Hasselhoff, center, poses his daughters Taylor Ann, right, and Hayley Amber in Los Angeles, in this June 14, 2006, file photo. A videotape made by David Hasselhoff's daughters shows the recovering alcoholic falling off the wagon, Hasselhoff acknowledged Thursday, May 3, 2007, but the actor added that he is doing much better since it was made. (AP Photo/Lucas Jackson, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge on Monday suspended David Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his two teenage daughters after last week's surfacing of a videotape showing the recovering alcoholic apparently intoxicated in his Las Vegas home.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Lost' end is in sight: The year 2010
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_tv/tv_lost_ending"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070507/capt.nyol99105072034.tv_lost_ending_nyol991.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=ZCZsq51G3Y1vjOw_u1h0Fw--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Daniel Dae Kim, left, Evangeline Lilly, Josh Holloway,right, cast members of ABC's TV series 'Lost' pose with Bryan Burk, executive producer, before the season two DVD release party at the Turtle Bay Resort in Kahuku, Hawaii August 15, 2006. ABC is attempting to rescue once-hot 'Lost' by ending the show — in 2010. (AP Photo/Lucy Pemoni, FILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - ABC is attempting to rescue once-hot "Lost" by ending the show — in 2010. Bowing to the fact that convention isn't working for the drama about plane-crash survivors on a surreal island, the network is taking the unusual step of turning "Lost" into a limited-run series.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woman says Phil Spector turned 'demonic'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070508/capt.729244e0b8af4475a1378e23ff1d6748.phil_spector__wxs114.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=S1XaiA7rMURdzAPfTBueKA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Dianne Ogden testifies during music producer Phil Spector's murder trial in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Monday, May 7, 2007. Spector is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson at his home four years ago. (AP Photo/Jamie Rector, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - A second woman has testified that Phil Spector threatened her with a gun, saying the music producer suddenly turned "demonic" after a party 18 years ago and tried to rape her.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Spidey' pulls in record audiences
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070505/capt.65498dd27e5b4a3483356dc5dabbbe2a.film_spider_man_3_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=BZCKrszHCur6gdJT.2kzfQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="In this file handout photo provided by Columbia Pictures, Spider-man, played by Tobey Maguire, is shown in a scene from the film 'Spider-man 3.' Hollywood's biggest superhero now has the biggest box-office debut. 'Spider-Man 3' took in a record $59 million domestically on opening day Friday, May 4, 2007, breaking the previous all-time high of $55.8 million for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in its first day last summer. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Spider-Man 3" shattered box-office records with $151.1 million domestically and $382 million worldwide in just days, pulling in more people over opening weekend than any film ever has, according to studio figures Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Comcast seeks same-day movie releases as theaters
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/film_nm/ondemand_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t031719_450x362_us_ondemand.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=ou_NjzMToC_ksoSMBOINUA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Comcast Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Brian L. Roberts speaks at a press conference in New York, in this February 11, 2004 file photo. Comcast Corp., the biggest U.S. cable operator, has held talks with Hollywood studios to show movies on cable on the same day as they open in theaters, the company said on Monday as rivals also outlined plans for more premium content on television. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Comcast Corp., the biggest U.S. cable
operator, has held talks with Hollywood studios to show movies
on cable on the same day as they open in theaters, the company
said on Monday as rivals also outlined plans for more premium
content on television.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woman says Phil Spector turned 'demonic'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070508/capt.729244e0b8af4475a1378e23ff1d6748.phil_spector__wxs114.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=S1XaiA7rMURdzAPfTBueKA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Dianne Ogden testifies during music producer Phil Spector's murder trial in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Monday, May 7, 2007. Spector is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson at his home four years ago. (AP Photo/Jamie Rector, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - A second woman has testified that Phil Spector threatened her with a gun, saying the music producer suddenly turned "demonic" after a party 18 years ago and tried to rape her.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge suspends Hasselhoff's visiting rights
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/tv_nm/hasselhoff_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t030801_450x326_us_hasselhoff.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=W7dGx3ZgYNIBweltZrqbmA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="David Hasselhoff in Pasadena, July 21, 2006. A judge on Monday suspended Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his daughters after the release of a videotape showing him drunk in the presence of one of the two teenage girls. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A judge on Monday suspended
"Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his
daughters after the release of a videotape showing him drunk in
the presence of one of the two teenage girls.</p><br clear="all"/>
Thomson in talks to buy Reuters for $17.6 bln
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/media_nm/reuters_thomson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t015219_450x301_us_reuters_thomson.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=utLEjD3mC36oy27y.MTsAw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An employee works in the Reuters newsroom in the Canary Wharf district of London, May 4 2007. (Simon Newman/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Canada's Thomson Corp is in talks to buy
Reuters Group Plc for about 8.8 billion pounds ($17.6 billion)
to create the world's biggest news and financial data company,
the two firms said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Deuce" stars are aces in return to Broadway
(Reuters)
Reuters - It was like the bygone
Broadway opening-night parties you always hear about: a jammed
Sardi's on a Sunday night, high spirits, champagne and
toasting, flashbulbs popping and, in this instance, not one but
two glamorous stars pulling the lion's share of attention.
Comcast seeks same-day movie releases as theaters
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/film_nm/ondemand_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t031719_450x362_us_ondemand.jpg?x=130&y=104&sig=ou_NjzMToC_ksoSMBOINUA--" align="left" height="104" width="130" alt="Comcast Corp. President and Chief Executive Officer Brian L. Roberts speaks at a press conference in New York, in this February 11, 2004 file photo. Comcast Corp., the biggest U.S. cable operator, has held talks with Hollywood studios to show movies on cable on the same day as they open in theaters, the company said on Monday as rivals also outlined plans for more premium content on television. (Chip East/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Comcast Corp., the biggest U.S. cable
operator, has held talks with Hollywood studios to show movies
on cable on the same day as they open in theaters, the company
said on Monday as rivals also outlined plans for more premium
content on television.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge suspends Hasselhoff's visiting rights
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/film_nm/hasselhoff_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t030801_450x326_us_hasselhoff.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=W7dGx3ZgYNIBweltZrqbmA--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="David Hasselhoff in Pasadena, July 21, 2006. A judge on Monday suspended Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his daughters after the release of a videotape showing him drunk in the presence of one of the two teenage girls. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A judge on Monday suspended
"Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his
daughters after the release of a videotape showing him drunk in
the presence of one of the two teenage girls.</p><br clear="all"/>
Italian political thriller moving forward
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/film_nm/italy_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t021023_450x279_us_italy.jpg?x=130&y=80&sig=xo.FODxhDOmwOr7stTPF2Q--" align="left" height="80" width="130" alt="Italian senator for life Giulio Andreotti arrives for the fourth round of votes to elect the new Senate speaker in Rome, in this April 29, 2006 file photo. A controversial movie about Andreotti will start filming next month, with or without the help of the seven-time prime minister. (Max Rossi/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A controversial movie about
Italian powerbroker Giulio Andreotti will start filming next
month, with or without the help of the seven-time prime
minister.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chicago rapper Common scores movie roles
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chicago rapper Common
has lined up a double bill.
Warner Bros. bans Canada previews in piracy move
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/film_nm/canada_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t034531_450x300_us_canada.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=G8lW3ulMvMjpGlHl93Kgyw--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Matt Damon, George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a scene from 'Ocean's Thirteen' in an image courtesy of Warner Bros. Pictures. In a pre-emptive strike against movie piracy originating from Canada, Warner Bros. said Monday it will cancel preview screenings of its movies north of the border. (Handout/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - In a pre-emptive strike
against movie piracy originating from Canada, Warner Bros.
Pictures said Monday it will cancel preview screenings of its
movies north of the border.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Museum" director going back to school
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/film_nm/overachievers_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t013653_369x450_us_overachievers.jpg?x=106&y=130&sig=uVRvOPV95NrWjKbYfU5Yvw--" align="left" height="130" width="106" alt="Director Shawn Levy arrives at the American Museum of Natural History for the premiere of the movie 'Night at the Museum' in New York, in this December 17, 2006 file photo. Levy will produce a big-screen adaptation of 'The Overachievers,' a nonfiction book about students obsessed with the college-application process. (Eric Thayer/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Night at the Museum"
director Shawn Levy will produce a big-screen adaptation of
"The Overachievers," a nonfiction book about students obsessed
with the college-application process.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Spidey' pulls in record audiences
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070505/capt.65498dd27e5b4a3483356dc5dabbbe2a.film_spider_man_3_ny120.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=BZCKrszHCur6gdJT.2kzfQ--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="In this file handout photo provided by Columbia Pictures, Spider-man, played by Tobey Maguire, is shown in a scene from the film 'Spider-man 3.' Hollywood's biggest superhero now has the biggest box-office debut. 'Spider-Man 3' took in a record $59 million domestically on opening day Friday, May 4, 2007, breaking the previous all-time high of $55.8 million for 'Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest' in its first day last summer. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Spider-Man 3" shattered box-office records with $151.1 million domestically and $382 million worldwide in just days, pulling in more people over opening weekend than any film ever has, according to studio figures Monday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Helen Mirren sends her regrets to palace
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070507/ap_en_mo/people_helen_mirren"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070507/capt.2f28230565bf4b0896bded25e1909eac.royal_visit_wx111.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=JJ7q_7cLQZ9OC0nu_dqP2w--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Queen Elizabeth II arrives for a garden party at the British ambassadors residence at the British Embassy in Washington, Monday, May 7, 2007. Rep. Jane Harman, D-Calif., is at right. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - The queen won't be meeting "The Queen" just yet. Helen Mirren, who won an Oscar for playing Queen Elizabeth II, has turned down an invitation to dinner at Buckingham Palace, a British newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Judge suspends actor Hasselhoff's visiting rights
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070507/film_nm/hasselhoff1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070507/2007_05_07t152757_450x326_us_hasselhoff_1.jpg?x=130&y=94&sig=MJWz47KFq6UsaBPYAIgu1Q--" align="left" height="94" width="130" alt="David Hasselhoff smiles at the panel for the NBC television show 'America's Got Talent' during the 'Television Critics Association' summer 2006 media tour in Pasadena, California, July 21, 2006. A Los Angeles judge on Monday suspended Hasselhoff's visitation rights with his two teenage daughters pending further review of a videotape believed made by one of the girls showing the actor drunk. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A Los Angeles judge on Monday
suspended former "Baywatch" star David Hasselhoff's visitation
rights with his two teenage daughters pending further review of
a videotape believed made by one of the girls showing the actor
drunk.</p><br clear="all"/>
Peter Jackson Makes His Bones with DreamWorks
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070507/en_movies_eo/2dfdcb1e4b2f_4aff_a007_7967759e3f9b"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070508/capt.bd2e0da0479881cfcd90b6a232b6799e.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=1GgY7mN.LOd38PHYz9jV7g--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Peter Jackson Makes His Bones with DreamWorks(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - DreamWorks has won the right to help flesh out The Lovely Bones. </p><br clear="all"/>
Woman says Phil Spector turned 'demonic'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070508/ap_en_mu/phil_spector"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070508/capt.729244e0b8af4475a1378e23ff1d6748.phil_spector__wxs114.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=S1XaiA7rMURdzAPfTBueKA--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Dianne Ogden testifies during music producer Phil Spector's murder trial in Los Angeles Superior Court in Los Angeles, Monday, May 7, 2007. Spector is accused of killing actress Lana Clarkson at his home four years ago. (AP Photo/Jamie Rector, Pool)" border="0" /></a>AP - A second woman has testified that Phil Spector threatened her with a gun, saying the music producer suddenly turned "demonic" after a party 18 years ago and tried to rape her.</p><br clear="all"/>
Manson, Slayer reveal dates for summer trek
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/music_nm/manson_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t042159_450x319_us_manson.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=GR_nB1UCPyhYwLn_JXZ60A--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Marilyn Manson arrives for the screening of French director Nicole Garcia's in-competition film 'Selon Charlie' at the 59th Cannes Film Festival, in this May 20, 2006 file photo. Manson and Slayer's previously announced North American tour will get underway July 25 in West Palm Beach, Fla., and run through September 1 in San Antonio. (Eric Gaillard/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Marilyn Manson and Slayer's
previously announced North American tour will get underway July
25 in West Palm Beach, Fla., and run through September 1 in San
Antonio.</p><br clear="all"/>
Verizon pulls out of Stefani tour over Akon flap
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/music_nm/akon_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t035543_450x354_us_akon.jpg?x=130&y=102&sig=p5IE7dAt7rBHhsGO.zWa7w--" align="left" height="102" width="130" alt="Gwen Stefani (L) and Akon perform 'The Sweet Escape' during the 2007 Kids' Choice Awards in Los Angeles March 31, 2007. Verizon Wireless has abruptly pulled out as the presenting sponsor on Gwen Stefani's current tour due to an incident involving the trek's opening act, Akon. (Fred Prouser/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Verizon Wireless has abruptly pulled
out as the presenting sponsor on Gwen Stefani's current tour
due to an incident involving the trek's opening act, Akon.</p><br clear="all"/>
Bjork enlists worldwide help on new album
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/music_nm/bjork1_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t025221_450x377_us_bjork1.jpg?x=130&y=109&sig=tAY7f5S_y.foj7cgsKfpIw--" align="left" height="109" width="130" alt="Icelandic singer Bjork performs at Coachella Music Festival in Indio, California, April 27, 2007. A yearning for adventure after having a baby and a trip to Mali inspired Bjork to make 'Volta', her sixth studio album which will be released on May 7, 2007. (Gelu Sulugiuc/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A yearning for adventure
after having a baby and a trip to Mali inspired Icelandic
singer Bjork to make "Volta," her sixth studio album which will
be released on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Idol" champ Taylor Hicks playing it safe
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070508/music_nm/review_music_hicks_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070508/2007_05_08t024407_450x394_us_review_music_hicks.jpg?x=130&y=113&sig=4nLy7PVgmwLWMCSarH1smQ--" align="left" height="113" width="130" alt="'American Idol' winner Taylor Hicks performs at the 'City of Hope's Spirit of Life Award' gala honoring Charles Goldstuck, president of the Bertelsmann Music Group, in West Hollywood, California, October 5, 2006. Last year's 'Idol' winner, Hicks, drew an older crowd about 10 to 15 years his senior Friday night, filling only two-thirds of the Sunset Strip House of Blues. While the likable 30-year-old Southern singer gave it his all, Mr. 'Soul Patrol' was just too safe. (Chris Pizzello/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - This was not the sound
of young America.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chicago rapper Common scores movie roles
(Reuters)
Reuters - Chicago rapper Common
has lined up a double bill.
"El Tigre" leads next wave of Nick games from THQ
(Reuters)
Reuters - Continuing its
relationship with Nickelodeon, THQ on Monday unveiled a lineup
of kids video games that feature popular characters from
network shows including "SpongeBob SquarePants," "Avatar: The
Last Airbender," "Zoey 101," "Drake and Josh" and "El Tigre:
The Adventures of Manny Rivera."
Country fans get their own California festival
(Reuters)
Reuters - It was craft versus
showbiz at the inaugural Stagecoach festival, held Saturday and
Sunday in Indio, Calif., the site of the Coachella rock
extravaganza the weekend before.
Usher confirms mom is no longer manager
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070507/ap_en_mu/people_usher"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070507/capt.9ba2742538034e44904ed2ad48b80687.people_usher_nyet171.jpg?x=80&y=130&sig=aeAhCKiqFk5MtLKw4W3zag--" align="left" height="130" width="80" alt="Singer Usher poses at the piano of an Atlanta restaurant with his mother and manager, Jonnette Patton on March 8, 1999. The Grammy winner confirmed on Monday, May 7, 2007, that Patton is no longer his manager, but denied the break was due to any rift between the two. (AP Photo/Ric Feld)" border="0" /></a>AP - Usher's mother has been his manager since he was a teen, but now the superstar says he wants her to be just "mom."</p><br clear="all"/>
500 top songs performed in 10 nights
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070507/ap_en_mu/music500_songs"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070507/capt.9706a5dbba8e4330a9357637ddef4682.music_500_songs_gawh203.jpg?x=130&y=88&sig=vgz2.BnUhMONOBtd_25nuQ--" align="left" height="88" width="130" alt="Cris Cox, lead singer of the The Warm Gunns Rock band perform a Sonny & Cher, song 'I Got You Babe, ' at the '500 Songs for Kids' fundraiser in Atlanta Ga. Friday May 4, 2007. The band is part of the 10-day benefit event to help children with heart conditions and cancer. (AP Photo / W.A. Harewood )" border="0" /></a>AP - You could call it the world's biggest open mic night. Except the one going on in Atlanta this week will last a total of 10 nights.</p><br clear="all"/>
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