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Lionel Richie addresses daughter's case
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070708/ap_en_ce/people_richie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070708/capt.d8dc22f6be074508808628639ec282c3.essence_fest_laab123.jpg?x=130&y=124&sig=KXnxnvvlp.G7MKPYlflspw--" align="left" height="124" width="130" alt="Lionel Richie performs during the Essence Music Festival in the Superdome in New Orleans Saturday, July 7, 2007. This is the first Essence Festival back in New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina.(AP Photo/Alex Brandon)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lionel Richie didn't skirt questions about his daughter's drunken-driving case after his performance at the Essence Music Festival.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Transformers' generates $67.6 million
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070708/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070706/capt.650206d04dae4956b754e1217dcc98b6.transformers_box_office_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=65&sig=BSFv2tmXC5tfJHNlAKPwWg--" align="left" height="65" width="130" alt="This image released by DreamWorks LLC and Paramount shows a scene from the new film, 'Transformers,' based on a popular cartoon and toy craze of the 1980s. The sci-fi adventure took in $8.8 million from Monday night screenings in advance of its official Tuesday July 3 release, providing a healthy lead-in for what studios hope will be a strong Fourth of July week at theaters. (AP Photo/DreamWorks-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The shape-shifting robots of "Transformers" have taken on a new form: Huge piles of cash.</p><br clear="all"/>
Miss N.J. receives 2nd blackmail package
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070708/ap_en_tv/beauty_queen_blackmailed"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070706/capt.36f6848dfc004c18a1c429f8eb5ba920.beauty_queen_blackmail_njasb101.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Z0OEU5fmaffYHhIvj8yrBQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Amy Polumbo, Miss New Jersey 2007, addresses the media during a news conference where she announced that she had received a blackmail letter demanding that she resign her crown or face public disclosure of private photos, Thursday, July 5, 2007, in Asbury Park, N.J. Behind her is family friend John McClave. (AP Photo/The Asbury Park Press, Thomas P. Costello)" border="0" /></a>AP - Miss New Jersey has received a second threatening package from someone trying to blackmail her into relinquishing her crown, her attorney says.</p><br clear="all"/>
Couric second-guesses CBS move some days
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070708/ap_en_tv/tv_cbs_couric"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070708/capt.3321dc6287d04da8814d5b5c91949070.tv_cbs_couric_ny108.jpg?x=96&y=130&sig=T4FnFNWXsVR7qf8EiMYnkQ--" align="left" height="130" width="96" alt="News anchor Katie Couric is photographed at the annual Jackie Robinson Foundation awards dinner in New York, Monday, March 5, 2007. Couric says the move to CBS would have been less appealing if she had known she'd be doing the more traditional 'CBS Evening News' broadcast that she anchors now. 'People are very unforgiving and very resistant to change,' Couric said in an interview with New York magazine. 'The biggest mistake we made is we tried new things.' (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - Katie Couric says the move to CBS would have been less appealing if she had known she'd be doing the more traditional "CBS Evening News" broadcast that she anchors now.</p><br clear="all"/>
Prince plays 3 shows in his hometown
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_en_mu/people_prince"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070708/capt.2241bac83df34a5c8f6e2ab41c4bfd37.people_prince_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=Dg.mK5Xu0X7edMV3NylmMQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Prince accepts the award for outstanding male artist at the 38th NAACP Image Awards in this March 2, 2007 file photo, in Los Angeles. Prince thrilled his hometown fans with three shows over 12 hours, only stopping when police shut him down early Sunday, July 8, 2007. (AP Photo/CHRIS CARLSON, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Prince thrilled his hometown fans with three shows over 12 hours, stopping only when police shut him down early Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Transformers" tops box office, topples record
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070708/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070708/2007_07_08t124100_450x284_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=xHTpYh8gaqQBhIbHPvYygQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Director and executive producer Michael Bay smiles at the premiere of 'Transformers' at the Mann's Village theatre in Los Angeles June 27, 2007. The movie crushed the competition in theaters over the weekend, racking up $67.6 million in three days to land at No. 1 on box office charts, according to studio estimates on Sunday.. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Transformers," the big-budget
movie about alien robots battling on Earth, raked in $67.6
million at box offices over the weekend to land at No. 1 and
bring its seven-day total to a record $152.6 million, according
to studio estimates on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Country legend Louvin has full slate at 80
(Reuters)
Reuters - Charlie Louvin turned 80 on July 7,
but the Country Music Hall of Fame legend is moving faster and
faster -- careerwise, at least.
Sega plays synergy game with anime series "Bleach"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Looking to leverage the
growing popularity of anime, Sega is bringing out two games
based on the animated TV series "Bleach," seen on Adult Swim
and set to debut this year in Europe.
Dow Jones to meet with Ron Burkle: source
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070709/media_nm/dowjones_newscorp_burkle_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070709/2007_07_08t191500_450x300_us_dowjones_newscorp_burkle.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=bJOzomx3i4rlWxIu6pkFZg--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="A file picture of the Dow Jones building in New York, June 26, 2007. Dow Jones, which has been in talks on a takeover by News Corp., will meet with supermarket magnate Ron Burkle as Dow Jones explores its options, according to a report in the online edition of the Wall Street Journal. (Keith Bedford/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Dow Jones & Co., which has been in
talks for a takeover by News Corp., will meet with supermarket
magnate Ron Burkle as Dow Jones explores its options, a source
familiar with the situation said on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Rousing "Can-Can" puts the kick back in vintage show
(Reuters)
Reuters - Leave it to Cole Porter
to rhyme "derriere" with "prayer," a feat he nimbly
accomplishes in the opening number of "Can-Can."
'Transformers' morphs into a blockbuster
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_en_mo/box_office"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070706/capt.650206d04dae4956b754e1217dcc98b6.transformers_box_office_ny114.jpg?x=130&y=65&sig=BSFv2tmXC5tfJHNlAKPwWg--" align="left" height="65" width="130" alt="This image released by DreamWorks LLC and Paramount shows a scene from the new film, 'Transformers,' based on a popular cartoon and toy craze of the 1980s. The sci-fi adventure took in $8.8 million from Monday night screenings in advance of its official Tuesday July 3 release, providing a healthy lead-in for what studios hope will be a strong Fourth of July week at theaters. (AP Photo/DreamWorks-File)" border="0" /></a>AP - The shape-shifting robots of "Transformers" have taken on a new form: Huge piles of cash.</p><br clear="all"/>
"Transformers" tops box office, topples record
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070708/film_nm/boxoffice_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070708/2007_07_08t124100_450x284_us_boxoffice.jpg?x=130&y=82&sig=xHTpYh8gaqQBhIbHPvYygQ--" align="left" height="82" width="130" alt="Director and executive producer Michael Bay smiles at the premiere of 'Transformers' at the Mann's Village theatre in Los Angeles June 27, 2007. The movie crushed the competition in theaters over the weekend, racking up $67.6 million in three days to land at No. 1 on box office charts, according to studio estimates on Sunday.. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - "Transformers," the big-budget
movie about alien robots battling on Earth, raked in $67.6
million at box offices over the weekend to land at No. 1 and
bring its seven-day total to a record $152.6 million, according
to studio estimates on Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Transformers Pours It On
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070708/en_movies_eo/8f7f290f_bdf54c4b_be50_c12a44984767"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070708/capt.af77ecfbc0bb2734c79d98437fd35b11.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=WWUOJLzmp8KnpvwwQoxjuQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Transformers Pours It On(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - You were expecting the Autobots to be toppled by Robin Williams?</p><br clear="all"/>
Gilmour's Albert Hall "Night" heading to DVD
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070707/film_nm/gilmour_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070707/2007_07_07t025354_283x450_us_gilmour.jpg?x=81&y=130&sig=MO8qGb5fxzlvpKFXLzAL9A--" align="left" height="130" width="81" alt="David Gilmour of Pink Floyd performs at the Live 8 concert in Hyde Park in London, July 2, 2005. Gilmour wowed audiences on his 2006 world tour with a band that featured keyboardist and fellow Pink Floyd member Rick Wright and a set list tilted toward the hardcore Floyd fan. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Guitarist David Gilmour wowed
audiences on his 2006 world tour with a band that featured
keyboardist and fellow Pink Floyd member Rick Wright and a set
list tilted toward the hardcore Floyd fan.</p><br clear="all"/>
Jim Carrey to play Scrooge in "A Christmas Carol"
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070706/film_nm/carrey_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070706/2007_07_06t155814_450x302_us_carrey.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=vGGGRTg_vtxzxZTIHiVNAQ--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Actor Jim Carrey and girlfriend Jenny McCarthy pose for photographers during the premiere of ''The Number 23'' in Los Angeles, in this file photo from February 13, 2007. In a new big-screen version of Charles Dickiens' 'A Christmas Carol,' Carrey will play Scrooge, the Ghost of Christmas Past, the Ghost of Christmas Present and the Ghost of Christmas Future. (Gus Ruelas/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Jim Carrey, who brought Dr. Seuss'
Grinch to life on the big screen, will soon play another
holiday curmudgeon, Ebenezer Scrooge, and three ghosts who
haunt him, in a computerized remake of "A Christmas Carol," the
Walt Disney Co. said on Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Film industry blooms in volatile Haiti
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070706/ap_en_mo/film_haiti_goes_hollywood"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070706/capt.6f404e45da21411582542d65805d9a21.film_haiti_goes_hollywood_xac301.jpg?x=130&y=87&sig=AtLbqZCj2nlJsmiNs3X1Ag--" align="left" height="87" width="130" alt="Vendors sit before a poster,center, promoting the Haitian film 'Chome-Co' at the entrance of Capitol Theater in Port-au-Prince, Monday, July 2, 2007. In 'Chome-Co,' two broke protagonists struggle to find work from employers who look down on their poorly spoken French, highlighting Haiti's rich-poor divide. The movie's lighting is bad, the camera work wobbly and the acting hardly Oscar-worthy, but fans say the low-budget comedy beats a slick Hollywood blockbuster any day. (AP Photo/Ariana Cubillos)" border="0" /></a>AP - Even in hard times, Haitians go to the movies. Now they're also making them in record numbers — about 10 feature films a year — rivaling Cuba as the Caribbean's biggest movie producer and often outselling better-financed imports.</p><br clear="all"/>
Elton Brand becoming a Hollywood player
(AP)
AP - The Lakers have always been the more Hollywood basketball team in town, the one that draws the celebrities to those pricey courtside seats to see and be seen.
"Transformers" audiences get peek at new disaster pic
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070706/film_nm/cloverfield_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070706/2007_07_06t022048_450x334_us_cloverfield.jpg?x=130&y=96&sig=BDMMj5m5eJKDGZLbylrOpQ--" align="left" height="96" width="130" alt="'Cloverfield' producer J.J. Abrams arrives at the Children Defense Fund's 16th Annual 'Beat the Odds' Awards in Los Angeles, October 12, 2006. While unleashing 'Transformers' onscreen this week, Paramount also lifted the lid on a top-secret project in the form of a teaser trailer for a new film, 'Cloverfield.' (Max Morse/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - While unleashing
"Transformers" onscreen this week, Paramount also lifted the
lid on a top-secret project in the form of a teaser trailer for
a new film, "Cloverfield."</p><br clear="all"/>
Disney taps writers for 2nd go at "First Ascent"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Screenwriter-turned-comic-book publisher Andrew Cosby and
Johanna Stokes have been hired to do a rewrite on Walt Disney
Pictures' "First Ascent."
'Sex and the City' movie in the works
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070706/ap_en_mo/film_sex_and_the_city_movie"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070705/capt.ca07d26832ba4dd59b753be921e8104d.film_sex_and_city_nyet143.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=qlLPU_KEJFKaIP2lRd1GhA--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="The cast of the former HBO series, 'Sex and the City,' from left: Sarah Jessica Parker, Kristin Davis, Cynthia Nixon and Kim Cattrall, arrive for the Screen Actors Guild Awards, on March 11, 2001, in Los Angeles. New Line Cinema is close to inking a deal to finance and distribute a 'Sex and the City' film in association with HBO, John Smith, a representative at New Line, confirmed Thursday, July 5, 2007.(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Are Carrie and Mr. Big still together? Did Charlotte adopt a baby from China? How is Miranda liking motherhood? Is Samantha still, uh, keeping things interesting?</p><br clear="all"/>
Country legend Louvin has full slate at 80
(Reuters)
Reuters - Charlie Louvin turned 80 on July 7,
but the Country Music Hall of Fame legend is moving faster and
faster -- careerwise, at least.
Musical aims to put Cruz's name back in lights
(Reuters)
Reuters - Latin-themed musicals are a rare
commodity in the theater business.
Clay Aiken involved in airplane spat
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_en_mu/people_aiken"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070708/capt.c4cff5f5dbe74d979c8a5c2c666eb894.people_aiken_ny107.jpg?x=88&y=130&sig=KxqKwstFMMjxs41xbgLQUQ--" align="left" height="130" width="88" alt="Clay Aiken, a finalist on the FOX television program 'American Idol,' smiles as he listens to a question, Thursday, May 8, 2003, in Raleigh, N.C., Aiken was involved in an airplane disturbance with another passenger Saturday July 7, 2007 while en route to Tulsa International Airport, a newspaper reported. (AP Photo/Bob Jordan)" border="0" /></a>AP - Singer Clay Aiken apparently got into a dispute with a woman during a flight to Tulsa, drawing some scrutiny from FBI agents but no charges, a newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Prince plays 3 shows in his hometown
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070709/ap_en_mu/people_prince"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070708/capt.2241bac83df34a5c8f6e2ab41c4bfd37.people_prince_ny110.jpg?x=130&y=100&sig=Dg.mK5Xu0X7edMV3NylmMQ--" align="left" height="100" width="130" alt="Prince accepts the award for outstanding male artist at the 38th NAACP Image Awards in this March 2, 2007 file photo, in Los Angeles. Prince thrilled his hometown fans with three shows over 12 hours, only stopping when police shut him down early Sunday, July 8, 2007. (AP Photo/CHRIS CARLSON, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Prince thrilled his hometown fans with three shows over 12 hours, stopping only when police shut him down early Sunday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chemical Brothers top UK album charts with "Night"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Electronic music act the Chemical
Brothers topped the British album charts on Sunday with their
new release "We Are The Night," according to data from the
Official UK Charts Company.
Earth Gets Rocked, Live
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070708/en_music_eo/c64c8d738000_48e7_991c_03d4fb312ad9"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070709/capt.21b9e77d7f57f89f5313b39ff60f0aaa.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=Wt4su52MB7PqlrompaO9mQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Earth Gets Rocked, Live(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Some of the world's biggest names in music were all about Saving Our Selves this weekend.</p><br clear="all"/>
Earth underwhelmed by environment pop extravaganza
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070708/music_nm/concert_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070708/2007_07_08t072259_450x330_us_concert.jpg?x=130&y=95&sig=ytXjDUDUQb1Q58dOebRmQw--" align="left" height="95" width="130" alt="Madonna performs during the Live Earth concert at Wembley Stadium in London, July 7, 2007. Former US. vice president Al Gore and his global partners are staging the Live Earth concerts held on seven continents simultaneously to raise awareness of environmental issues. (Stephen Hird/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - They rocked the world, but as the
clean-up at nine climate change gigs around the globe begins,
many wonder if the galaxy of pop stars did much to change it.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music's the messenger at Live Earth
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070708/ap_en_mu/music_live_earth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070708/capt.80b75b82224144d9b8c54beb03df0236.us_new_jersey_live_earth_njef206.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=FG1jvJSxGxSAPWNocXR3aQ--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="The Police perform during the Live Earth concert at Giants Stadium, Saturday, July 7, 2007 in East Rutherford, N.J. The concert is part of a 24-hour series spanning 7 continents to raise awareness for global warming. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)" border="0" /></a>AP - In a global series of concerts featuring aboriginal dancing, imitation chimpanzee cries and a lot of reunited rock bands, musicians and celebrities called for fans to take action against global warming.</p><br clear="all"/>
Review: 'Alice' perplexing, longwinded
(AP)
AP - MUNICH, Germany (AP) — It's outrageous at times, boring at others, masterfully melodic in parts and deafeningly discordant elsewhere. And at just under two hours, "Alice in Wonderland" is 30 minutes too long.
The Decemberists go orchestral at the Hollywood Bowl
(Yahoo! Music)
Yahoo! Music - The Decemberists' guitarist Chris Funk once memorably jammed with Stephen Colbert and Peter Frampton on The Colbert Report, but that was nothing compared to the stunning spectacle of seeing the entire band backed by the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the world-famous Hollywood Bowl on Saturday, July 7.
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