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Isaiah Washington: ABC axed wrong guy
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_ce/people_isaiah_washington"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070621/capt.666fe1d692074618aec5f6841c32bbe1.people_isaiah_washington_ny118.jpg?x=92&y=130&sig=eyrJFgCgX7CFSJbZg_bD2w--" align="left" height="130" width="92" alt="Actors T.R. Knight, left, and Isaiah Washington pose together at the 2006 TV Guide Emmy After Party in the Hollywood section of Los Angeles in this file photo from Aug. 27, 2006. 'They fired the wrong guy,' the 43-year-old actor said Thursday in an interview with the Houston Chronicle. He blames former cast mate Knight for stoking the scandal that led him to lose his role in the ABC hit. Knight, who portrays Dr. George O'Malley, is the one who should have been let go, he told the newspaper.(AP Photo/Matt Sayles-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Isaiah Washington, fired this month from "Grey's Anatomy" following the firestorm he started with a homophobic invective, hit back at the network Thursday. "They fired the wrong guy," the 43-year-old actor said in an interview with the Houston Chronicle.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris Hilton: 'I'm much more grateful'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_ce/people_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.90c92bb101cd44109a5bb8acf3786388.people_hilton_ny124.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=Dvah0TwOIrkbYoVUHNb_eg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Paris Hilton sits in the audience during the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 3, 2007. Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her 'gratitude has gone up so much' since she's been behind bars.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her "gratitude has gone up so much" since she's been behind bars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woody Allen to direct LA opera
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_ce/people_woody_allen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.acba220df1f44faa83bb33d212652e97.people__woody_allen_ny120.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=2g1H0FWvT5o6bNW2HXwz0w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="U.S. actor and director Woody Allen receives the honorary doctorate of the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, in this file photo from June 14, 2007. Woody Allen, directing an opera? In Los Angeles? It will happen in September 2008, according to Placido Domingo, general director of the Los Angeles Opera. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Woody Allen, directing an opera? In Los Angeles? It will happen in September 2008, according to Placido Domingo, general director of the Los Angeles Opera. The New York filmmaker will make his operatic directorial debut with the opening event of the LA Opera's 2008-09 season.</p><br clear="all"/>
Stars coming out for King Dream Concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mu/king_memorial_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.a95b3854c8f24c84a3110812444b9820.king_memorial_concert__ny123.jpg?x=130&y=121&sig=yHzJWGpGYUu54YqGlUN8Xg--" align="left" height="121" width="130" alt="Aretha Franklin sings with Stevie Wonder at the finale of the 'VH1 Divas 2001: The One and Only Aretha Franklin' in this file photo from April 10, 2001, in New York. Wonder, Franklin and Carlos Santana are among the headliners announced Thursday June 21, 2007, for a concert to raise money to build a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall. Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons and Tommy Hilfiger are organizing the Dream Concert, which will be held Sept. 18 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana are among the headliners announced Thursday for a concert to raise money to build a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall.</p><br clear="all"/>
Doherty may clean up to marry Moss
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_en_mu/people_doherty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070621/capt.c7113c99d12f4a0caf2286af338480a6.people_doherty_nyet143.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=10X9gP9nWgh8Bd_kA9SpGg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Pete Doherty steps out of the court building to smoke a cigarette before his hearing at Thames Magistrates Court in London, on Jan. 17, 2007. Doherty plans to marry supermodel Kate Moss this summer -- providing he stays off drugs, a diary excerpt published Thursday,June 21, 2007, said. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pete Doherty plans to marry Kate Moss this summer — providing he stays off drugs, his diary says.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jolie's "Heart" pumps life into Oscar chatter
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/film_nm/oscars_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070622/2007_06_22t020351_450x358_us_oscars.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=fgCsfTUF3EXK__9aLWzIww--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="A file photo of Angelina Jolie attending the premiere of 'Ocean's Thirteen' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California June 5, 2007. This weekend, Paramount Vantage is launching 'A Mighty Heart,' director Michael Winterbottom's re-creation of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, starring Jolie as Pearl's wife Mariane. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - There's no official
starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for
the 80th Annual Academy Awards isn't until February 24. But a
number of races already have begun -- some quietly, some not so
quietly.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris Hilton: 'I'm much more grateful'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mu/people_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.90c92bb101cd44109a5bb8acf3786388.people_hilton_ny124.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=Dvah0TwOIrkbYoVUHNb_eg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Paris Hilton sits in the audience during the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 3, 2007. Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her 'gratitude has gone up so much' since she's been behind bars.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her "gratitude has gone up so much" since she's been behind bars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris Hilton: 'I'm much more grateful'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_tv/people_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.90c92bb101cd44109a5bb8acf3786388.people_hilton_ny124.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=Dvah0TwOIrkbYoVUHNb_eg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Paris Hilton sits in the audience during the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 3, 2007. Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her 'gratitude has gone up so much' since she's been behind bars.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her "gratitude has gone up so much" since she's been behind bars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Glastonbury's green fields embrace green credentials
(Reuters)
Reuters - Glastonbury, the world's biggest
open air arts and music festival, on Thursday made
environmental issues a pillar of the three-day event by
launching its "I Count" campaign to stop climate change.
Woody Allen "seduced" by Los Angeles Opera
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/stage_nm/allen_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070622/2007_06_22t012152_450x331_us_allen.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=3qQ0KienAgggAOAyWnivPg--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="A file photo of film director Woody Allen speaking after receiving an honorary doctorate from the Pompeu Fabra Catalan university in central Barcelona June 14, 2007. (Gustau Nacarino/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Woody Allen is having his
night at the opera.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jolie's "Heart" pumps life into Oscar chatter
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/film_nm/oscars_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070622/2007_06_22t020351_450x358_us_oscars.jpg?x=130&y=103&sig=fgCsfTUF3EXK__9aLWzIww--" align="left" height="103" width="130" alt="A file photo of Angelina Jolie attending the premiere of 'Ocean's Thirteen' at the Grauman's Chinese theatre in Hollywood, California June 5, 2007. This weekend, Paramount Vantage is launching 'A Mighty Heart,' director Michael Winterbottom's re-creation of the kidnapping and murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl, starring Jolie as Pearl's wife Mariane. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - There's no official
starting gun to the annual Oscar race, and the finish line for
the 80th Annual Academy Awards isn't until February 24. But a
number of races already have begun -- some quietly, some not so
quietly.</p><br clear="all"/>
Angela Bassett meeting "Browns"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Angela Bassett will
co-star in "Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns."
Amy Adams eyes divine role in "Doubt"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Amy Adams is in
negotiations to star opposite Meryl Streep and Philip Seymour
Hoffman in "Doubt," John Patrick Shanley's screen adaptation of
his Pulitzer Prize-winning play.
Woody Allen to direct LA opera
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mo/people_woody_allen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.acba220df1f44faa83bb33d212652e97.people__woody_allen_ny120.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=2g1H0FWvT5o6bNW2HXwz0w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="U.S. actor and director Woody Allen receives the honorary doctorate of the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, in this file photo from June 14, 2007. Woody Allen, directing an opera? In Los Angeles? It will happen in September 2008, according to Placido Domingo, general director of the Los Angeles Opera. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Woody Allen, directing an opera? In Los Angeles?</p><br clear="all"/>
Costly comedy set for "Almighty" box office debut
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070622/2007_06_22t004828_450x342_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=98&sig=e6I3GsYCpDDCuj6zzznxWw--" align="left" height="98" width="130" alt="Cast member Steve Carell arrives at the premiere of 'Evan Almighty' at Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, June 10, 2007. Universal Pictures' pricey 'Evan' -- the studio has pegged its budget at $175 million -- is destined to take the top spot from 20th Century Fox's 'Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer,' which opened last weekend to $58.1 million. But industry experts expect 'Evan' will open in the mid-$30 million range, possibly breaking $40 million. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Will moviegoers flood
the multiplex for the new comedy "Evan Almighty," opening this
weekend, or will the modern-day take on the Noah's ark tale
face a box office drought? That's the question confronting
Hollywood as it steers toward midsummer waters.</p><br clear="all"/>
Was the last decade of movies THAT bad?
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mo/film_afi_list_new_movies"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070621/capt.7496363dc647400bb4f24003c4914127.film_afi_list_new_movies_nyet142.jpg?x=111&y=130&sig=dZaIw2x5eyqeo0BHBdXyng--" align="left" height="130" width="111" alt="This 2004 photo, supplied by New Line Home Entertainment ,shows Sean Astin, left, Elijah Wood, Billy Boyd, center, and Dominic Monaghan, right, appearing in a scene in New Line Home Entertainments epic film 'The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring' Limited Edition. The film was the highest ranked film from the last 10 years on the American Film Institute list of the top 100 films. It came in at No.50, on the list released Wednesday, June 20, 2007.(AP Photo/ New Line Home Entertainment,Melissa Moseley)" border="0" /></a>AP - Is this all a decade of movies is worth?</p><br clear="all"/>
Capsule reviews of this week's new films
(AP)
AP - Capsule reviews of films opening this week:
Big shoes for 2008 H'wood Walk of Fame
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_en_mo/people_walk_of_fame"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070621/capt.c5cec83294b04931bc8787cb15fbbb9f.people_walk_of_fame_nyet141.jpg?x=130&y=90&sig=DL5mCHRtbFzgbmq21gvLyQ--" align="left" height="90" width="130" alt="Puerto Rican singer Ricky Martin performs at the International Song Festival in Vina del Mar, Chile, in this Feb. 26, 2007 file photo. Martin, Brooks & Dunn, Tim Robbins, Cate Blanchette, Howie Mandel and the late George Harrison are among the celebrities being honored next year with Hollywood Walk of Fame stars, according to a list released Wednesday, June 20, 2007. (AP Photo/Santiago Llanquin)" border="0" /></a>AP - Ricky Martin, Brooks & Dunn, Tim Robbins, Cate Blanchett, Angela Bassett, Howie Mandel and the late George Harrison are among the celebrities who will be honored next year with Hollywood Walk of Fame stars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Film Review: Moore's persuasive `Sicko'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_en_mo/film_review_sicko"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/rids/20070621/i/r3550525066.jpg?x=91&y=130&sig=Mfgx6dcFCN0rJKihRRC9pw--" align="left" height="130" width="91" alt="Michael Moore arrives at the Uptown Theater for the Washington premiere of his movie "SiCKO" June 20, 2007. "SiCKO" is Moore's controversial new documentary about America's health-care industry. REUTERS/David Snyder (UNITED STATES)" border="0" /></a>AP - "Sicko" is a documentary, but it's a comedy, too — and a family drama and a travelogue and, ultimately, a horror movie.</p><br clear="all"/>
Pamela Anderson fights Finland fur farms
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_en_mo/people_anderson"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070620/capt.0a70d32a29de45cdb6ef401ed49616b5.people_anderson_nyha106.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=MTRhzUqWRgsryWK9nRkTsA--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="Actress Pamela Anderson applauds after being presented by Dutch illusionist Hans Klok during a performance from his show 'The Beauty of Magic,' on the NBC 'Today' television program in New York's Rockefeller Center, Wednesday, June 20, 2007. Anderson has joined the cast of the show, which is being performed in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/Henny Ray Abrams)" border="0" /></a>AP - Free the Finnish fur foxes, Pamela Anderson says. After arriving Thursday to host a music festival west of Helsinki, Anderson told Finnish President Tarja Halonen in a letter that her nation should emulate other countries that have banned fur farms.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paris Hilton: 'I'm much more grateful'
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mu/people_hilton"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.90c92bb101cd44109a5bb8acf3786388.people_hilton_ny124.jpg?x=102&y=130&sig=Dvah0TwOIrkbYoVUHNb_eg--" align="left" height="130" width="102" alt="Paris Hilton sits in the audience during the MTV Movie Awards in Los Angeles, Sunday, June 3, 2007. Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her 'gratitude has gone up so much' since she's been behind bars.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Paris Hilton is feeling thankful. The 26-year-old heiress, who is set to be released from jail soon, told Ryan Seacrest of E! News that her "gratitude has gone up so much" since she's been behind bars.</p><br clear="all"/>
Woody Allen to direct LA opera
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mu/people_woody_allen"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.acba220df1f44faa83bb33d212652e97.people__woody_allen_ny120.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=2g1H0FWvT5o6bNW2HXwz0w--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="U.S. actor and director Woody Allen receives the honorary doctorate of the University of Pompeu Fabra in Barcelona, Spain, in this file photo from June 14, 2007. Woody Allen, directing an opera? In Los Angeles? It will happen in September 2008, according to Placido Domingo, general director of the Los Angeles Opera. (AP Photo/Manu Fernandez-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Woody Allen, directing an opera? In Los Angeles?</p><br clear="all"/>
Former Beatles flourish on album charts
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070622/music_nm/beatles_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070622/2007_06_21t210029_447x450_us_beatles.jpg?x=129&y=130&sig=ou78.DXMK1aYJP4EVKjuPA--" align="left" height="130" width="129" alt="File picture shows Paul McCartney posng for the media before a signing session in London November 22, 2006. McCartney, George Harrison and the songs of John Lennon can all be found in the top 15 of the U.S. pop album chart, the biggest confluence of ex-Beatles in years. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Paul McCartney, George Harrison
and the songs of John Lennon can all be found in the top 15 of
the U.S. pop album chart, the biggest confluence of ex-Beatles
in years.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fan input to shape Bob Dylan retrospective
(Reuters)
Reuters - Fan input will help shape the songs
that will make the cut for "Dylan," a three-disc Bob Dylan
retrospective and companion greatest hits disc due October 1
via Columbia.
Stars coming out for King Dream Concert
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070622/ap_en_mu/king_memorial_concert"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.a95b3854c8f24c84a3110812444b9820.king_memorial_concert__ny123.jpg?x=130&y=121&sig=yHzJWGpGYUu54YqGlUN8Xg--" align="left" height="121" width="130" alt="Aretha Franklin sings with Stevie Wonder at the finale of the 'VH1 Divas 2001: The One and Only Aretha Franklin' in this file photo from April 10, 2001, in New York. Wonder, Franklin and Carlos Santana are among the headliners announced Thursday June 21, 2007, for a concert to raise money to build a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall. Quincy Jones, Russell Simmons and Tommy Hilfiger are organizing the Dream Concert, which will be held Sept. 18 at New York's Radio City Music Hall. (AP Photo/Suzanne Plunkett-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Stevie Wonder, Aretha Franklin and Carlos Santana are among the headliners announced Thursday for a concert to raise money to build a memorial to the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. on the National Mall.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jagger apologizes _ in Catalan language
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_en_mu/people_jagger"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070621/capt.f6ca709b204443d2bc77cce2d92def7a.people_jagger_nyet144.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=weKe77.pSjG8ZCgFXmZlXQ--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="Mick Jagger performs during the concert of the Rolling Stones 'Bigger Bang' tour at the Stade de France stadium in Saint Denis, north of Paris, Saturday, June 16, 2007. Jagger, In a TV broadcast Thursday June 21, 2007, used the Catalan language to apologize to fans for last year's cancellation of several shows in Barcelona and three other Spanish cities.(AP Photo/Christophe Ena)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mick Jagger used the Catalan language to apologize to fans for last year's cancellation of several shows in Barcelona and three other Spanish cities.</p><br clear="all"/>
Nelly Furtado's diva impressions ill-advised
(Reuters)
Reuters - Wearing a floor-length
cocktail dress, her hair up, Nelly Furtado looked like the
Audrey Hepburn of modern pop midway through her sold-out show
Wednesday night at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles.
The Police disappoint in L.A. show
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070621/music_nm/review_music_police_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070622/capt.57341e4d049240a6b7483cb67f0d97ad.police_concert_cacp102.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=kR02A7qepVXP2tRrLgVoeg--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Sting, left, Stewart Copeland, bottom center, and Andy Summers of the Police perform during their concert in Anaheim, Calif., Thursday, June 21, 2007. The show was the second of three shows in Southern California on the band's world tour. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - A quarter-century ago,
nearly everything the Police did was magic. But Wednesday night
at Staples Center in Los Angeles, the band had trouble catching
that lightning in the bottle, as new arrangements of its
classic material kept the show from living up to the legend.</p><br clear="all"/>
Doherty may clean up to marry Moss
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_en_mu/people_doherty"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070621/capt.c7113c99d12f4a0caf2286af338480a6.people_doherty_nyet143.jpg?x=84&y=130&sig=10X9gP9nWgh8Bd_kA9SpGg--" align="left" height="130" width="84" alt="Pete Doherty steps out of the court building to smoke a cigarette before his hearing at Thames Magistrates Court in London, on Jan. 17, 2007. Doherty plans to marry supermodel Kate Moss this summer -- providing he stays off drugs, a diary excerpt published Thursday,June 21, 2007, said. (AP Photo/Matt Dunham)" border="0" /></a>AP - Pete Doherty plans to marry Kate Moss this summer — providing he stays off drugs, his diary says.</p><br clear="all"/>
Smaller stages can be big for artists
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070621/ap_en_mu/music_secondary_stages"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070621/capt.01ba74b3314c49e0b36bdabb68c9aab6.music_secondary_stages_nyet440.jpg?x=130&y=92&sig=Em04dWyzcpX3UHoIywSwMA--" align="left" height="92" width="130" alt="British singer Lilly Allen performs at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival in Indio, Calif., on Sunday, April 29, 2007. For many bands, playing a main stage means they've 'made it,' their music reaching thousands of ears. To others, like Allen, smaller means better: an intimate setting flush with creative opportunity.(AP Photo/Branimir Kvartuc)" border="0" /></a>AP - British singer Lily Allen has never played the main stage at a summer music festival, but that's all about to change.</p><br clear="all"/>
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