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Timberlake, Beyonce top VMA nominations
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_en_tv/mtv_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.6c4cf51703e14fc3802c624c726b10a1.mtv_vma_announcements_nyet163.jpg?x=130&y=117&sig=8p5Qcdj4wv6wdEdeTyePBA--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="Beyonce and Justin Timberlake pose after a news conference held to announce the nominees for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards on July 31, 2006, in New York. They led the 2007 annual MTV Video Music Awards with seven nominations each, it was announced Tuesday. Aug. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen,fILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Justin Timberlake and Beyonce lead the pop parade of nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards with seven nods apiece, it was announced Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Farm Aid sets New York City lineup
(AP)
AP - There's something to be said for consistency — go to Farm Aid and you see John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews.
Weinsteins launch Asian film fund
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_en_mo/weinstein_brothers_asian_film"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.tok11208080545.weinstein_brothers_asian_film_fund__tok112.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=pUfQcF8AfHhK_WWdYk0wtA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Harvey Weinstein arrives at a dinner to celebrate Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in this May 8, 2006 file photo in New York. Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein said Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, they have launched a US$285 million (207 million) movie fund that will invest in Asian-themed projects like a live action film about the Chinese folk heroine Hua Mulan and a remake of the Akira Kurosawa 1954 classic 'The Seven Samurai.' (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein said Wednesday they have launched a $285 million movie fund that will invest in Asian-themed projects, such as a remake of the 1954 Akira Kurosawa classic "The Seven Samurai."</p><br clear="all"/>
Release of Anna Nicole tape blocked
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_en_ot/anna_nicole_smith"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.4fb420f11c1a42bba192f268562cc239.anna_nicole_smith_ny125.jpg?x=97&y=130&sig=6AF46ygxsiQR_sL2RhmOjw--" align="left" height="130" width="97" alt="Anna Nicole-Smith poses as she arrives for an awards show Dec.1, 2004, in Los Angeles. A judge issued a temporary restraining order Friday, Aug. 3, 2007 that prevents the release of a 1994 videotape documenting a breast augmentation surgery for Anna Nicole Smith. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill)" border="0" /></a>AP - A judge has issued a temporary restraining order that prevents the release of a 1994 videotape documenting a breast augmentation surgery for Anna Nicole Smith.</p><br clear="all"/>
O.J. ordered to pay video game money
(AP)
AP - O.J. Simpson must pay the family of the late Ronald Goldman any money he earns from a video game featuring his likeness to satisfy a $38 million wrongful death judgment, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Yelchin sets course for "Trek"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director J.J. Abrams is
putting together his bridge crew for the 11th film in the "Star
Trek" franchise.
Farm Aid sets New York City lineup
(AP)
AP - There's something to be said for consistency — go to Farm Aid and you see John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews.
FBI, Fox on the case with drama series
(Reuters)
Reuters - The FBI is helping to
develop a drama series about the crime-fighting agency, the
first time it has cooperated on a new TV project in more than
40 years.
Weinsteins launch Asian film fund
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_en_bu/weinstein_brothers_asian_film"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.tok11208080545.weinstein_brothers_asian_film_fund__tok112.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=pUfQcF8AfHhK_WWdYk0wtA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Harvey Weinstein arrives at a dinner to celebrate Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in this May 8, 2006 file photo in New York. Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein said Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, they have launched a US$285 million (207 million) movie fund that will invest in Asian-themed projects like a live action film about the Chinese folk heroine Hua Mulan and a remake of the Akira Kurosawa 1954 classic 'The Seven Samurai.' (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein said Wednesday they have launched a $285 million movie fund that will invest in Asian-themed projects, such as a remake of the 1954 Akira Kurosawa classic "The Seven Samurai."</p><br clear="all"/>
Tony Blair given the musical treatment twice over
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070808/stage_nm/blair_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070808/2007_08_08t034039_350x450_us_blair.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=9zQ1SWtveGr4mEtE4bUGFg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Tony Blair steps out of a vehicle upon arrival in Jerusalem July 23, 2007. Just two months after stepping down as British prime minister, Tony Blair is packing them in the aisles at the Edinburgh Fringe with a brace of satirical musicals about his time in office. (Yonathan Weitzman/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Just two months after stepping down
as British prime minister, Tony Blair is packing them in the
aisles at the Edinburgh Fringe with a brace of satirical
musicals about his time in office.</p><br clear="all"/>
Yelchin sets course for "Trek"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Director J.J. Abrams is
putting together his bridge crew for the 11th film in the "Star
Trek" franchise.
Funny doc Jeong on 'Steve' news beat
(Reuters)
Reuters - Medic-turned-comic Ken
Jeong, who made his feature film debut in the summer hit
"Knocked Up," has signed on to join Sandra Bullock in the
comedy "All About Steve."
"Casablanca" to be remade on Indian shores
(Reuters)
Reuters - An Indian filmmaker is remaking
"Casablanca," swapping the Rick's Cafe of the Oscar-winning
classic for a restaurant in south India, and the World War Two
backdrop for the ethnic conflict in Sri Lanka.
Joan Allen gearing up for "Death Race"
(Reuters)
Reuters - Joan Allen, hot off box
office champ "The Bourne Ultimatum," is buckling up for "Death
Race," a remake of the Roger Corman cult classic.
Oxygen tackles males with sports, crime
(Reuters)
Reuters - Female-targeted cable
network Oxygen is adding some testosterone to its lineup: The
channel has ordered a comedic reality series starring former
pro athlete Deion Sanders and his family.
Weinsteins launch Asian film fund
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_en_mo/weinstein_brothers_asian_film"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070808/capt.tok11208080545.weinstein_brothers_asian_film_fund__tok112.jpg?x=90&y=130&sig=pUfQcF8AfHhK_WWdYk0wtA--" align="left" height="130" width="90" alt="Harvey Weinstein arrives at a dinner to celebrate Time 100, Time Magazine's list of the 100 most influential people in the world in this May 8, 2006 file photo in New York. Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein said Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007, they have launched a US$285 million (207 million) movie fund that will invest in Asian-themed projects like a live action film about the Chinese folk heroine Hua Mulan and a remake of the Akira Kurosawa 1954 classic 'The Seven Samurai.' (AP Photo/Jason DeCrow, File)" border="0" /></a>AP - Hollywood producers Bob and Harvey Weinstein said Wednesday they have launched a $285 million movie fund that will invest in Asian-themed projects, such as a remake of the 1954 Akira Kurosawa classic "The Seven Samurai."</p><br clear="all"/>
Bollywood actor Dutt takes up carpentry in jail
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070808/film_nm/india_actor_carpenter_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070808/2007_08_08t021701_450x336_us_india_actor_carpenter.jpg?x=130&y=97&sig=pkfHbAV4iMDSxf_O1hJgJA--" align="left" height="97" width="130" alt="Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt arrives at court to stand trial in Mumbai July 16, 2007. Dutt has chosen carpentry as prison labor for which he will get paid about half-a-dollar a day, as he begins a six-year sentence for receiving guns from gangsters, officials said on Wednesday. (Punit Paranjpe/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Bollywood star Sanjay Dutt has chosen
carpentry as prison labor for which he will get paid about
half-a-dollar a day, as he begins a six-year sentence for
receiving guns from gangsters, officials said on Wednesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
O.J. ordered to pay video game money
(AP)
AP - O.J. Simpson must pay the family of the late Ronald Goldman any money he earns from a video game featuring his likeness to satisfy a $38 million wrongful death judgment, a judge ruled Tuesday.
Honeymoon over for "Greek Wedding" creative team
(Reuters)
Reuters - Alleging big, fat
accounting problems, the creative team behind "My Big Fat Greek
Wedding" is suing the independent production company behind the
2002 low-budget comedy phenomenon.
"Speed Racer" game, movie to come out on same day
(Reuters)
Reuters - In a textbook example of
synergy in action at Warner Bros., the "Speed Racer" video game
will come out May 9, the same date that the film is released in
the U.S.
Farm Aid sets New York City lineup
(AP)
AP - There's something to be said for consistency — go to Farm Aid and you see John Mellencamp, Willie Nelson, Neil Young and Dave Matthews.
Timberlake, Beyonce top VMA nominations
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070808/ap_en_mu/mtv_awards"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.6c4cf51703e14fc3802c624c726b10a1.mtv_vma_announcements_nyet163.jpg?x=130&y=117&sig=8p5Qcdj4wv6wdEdeTyePBA--" align="left" height="117" width="130" alt="Beyonce and Justin Timberlake pose after a news conference held to announce the nominees for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards on July 31, 2006, in New York. They led the 2007 annual MTV Video Music Awards with seven nominations each, it was announced Tuesday. Aug. 7, 2007. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen,fILE)" border="0" /></a>AP - Justin Timberlake and Beyonce lead the pop parade of nominees for the MTV Video Music Awards with seven nods apiece, it was announced Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Music companies seek new money in old partners
(Reuters)
Reuters - The world's leading music companies,
hit by falling sales of CDs, are switching to a new groove --
buying merchandising, management and other companies to
diversify and boost profits.
Wardrobe designer sues Toni Braxton
(AP)
AP - Toni Braxton has been sued by a wardrobe and costume designer who alleges the Grammy-winning singer wrote him a bad check and still owes him $15,000 for work on a Las Vegas show.
Warner Music 3Q loss widens
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_en_mu/earns_warner_music"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.03b1ebcb50b143fa8a766dd643774483.earns_warner_music_nybz106.jpg?x=130&y=83&sig=WHdxTqFRKoUQcKiPSUSz_Q--" align="left" height="83" width="130" alt="Grammy Awards winner Linkin Park performs during the Live Earth concert in Makuhari, near Tokyo, in this July 7, 2007 file photo as part of the 24-hour global concert series to raise awareness about climate change. Warner Music Group Corp., one of the world's largest recording companies, said Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007 its fiscal third-quarter loss widened as more people bought digital music, rather than CDs. Albums by Linkin Park, Michael Buble, T.I., The Traveling Wilburys and The White Stripes were among Warner's biggest sellers during the quarter. (AP Photo/Koji Sasahara, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - Warner Music Group Corp., one of the world's largest recording companies, said Tuesday its fiscal third-quarter loss widened as more people bought digital music, rather than CDs.</p><br clear="all"/>
Sharpton targets degrading rap lyrics
(AP)
AP - Protests were held in more than 20 cities Tuesday over the use of degrading lyrics by the music industry, the Rev. Al Sharpton said.
Sharpton urges divestment to clean up rap lyrics
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070807/music_nm/protests_nword_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070808/2007_08_07t160408_450x396_us_protests_nword.jpg?x=130&y=114&sig=DwOT0RDEM46TPm7tO6YpVw--" align="left" height="114" width="130" alt="Rev. Al Sharpton holds a rally in the rain in Dearborn, Michigan August 7, 2007, before attending a rally calling for music lyricists to stop using the 'n-word' and derogatory language towards women in front of the famed former studios of the Motown label in Detroit. (Rebecca Cook/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Activist Rev. Al Sharpton organized
rallies across the United States on Tuesday urging public
divestment from the music industry until rap lyricists stop
employing the "n-word" and terms degrading to women.</p><br clear="all"/>
Country music hall inductees announced
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070807/ap_en_mu/music_country_hall_of_fame"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070807/capt.ead5fc282ed24e4c8cc9dd3bcddca746.country_hall_of_fame_tnja101.jpg?x=95&y=130&sig=imO61lbUGU4WIMOBVRLd6A--" align="left" height="130" width="95" alt="Country star Vince Gill, left, television and radio personality Ralph Emery, center, and singer and humorist Mel Tillis are photographed after the Country Music Association announced they will be inducted into the the Country Music Hall of Fame Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2007, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Adkins)" border="0" /></a>AP - Vince Gill, Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery have been selected for induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.</p><br clear="all"/>
Justin Timberlake, Beyonce lead MTV nominations
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070807/music_nm/leisure_mtv_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070808/2007_08_07t172052_450x300_us_leisure_mtv.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=.ZccMTsxAXrB9dWKEoJuMA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="Justin Timberlake performs during his concert marking the first British leg of his European tour at the Odyssey Arena in Belfast, Northern Ireland, April 24, 2007. (Andrew Paton/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Pop stars Justin Timberlake and
Beyonce led the nominations for the 2007 MTV Video Music Awards
on Tuesday with seven apiece, followed by rapper Kanye West and
Barbados teen-ager Rihanna who are both up for five awards.</p><br clear="all"/>
Country Music Hall to induct Vince Gill, others
(Reuters)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20070807/music_nm/country_dc"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/nm/20070807/2007_08_07t155747_379x450_us_country.jpg?x=109&y=130&sig=XDQtNHE1W9iT6p6FFMx6iA--" align="left" height="130" width="109" alt="Vince Gill performs during 'The Grand Ole Opry' show at Carnegie Hall in New York, November 14, 2005. Gill, Mel Tillis and Ralph Emery will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in October. (Mario Anzuoni/Reuters)" border="0" /></a>Reuters - Country music star Vince
Gill, singer-songwriter Mel Tillis and TV personality Ralph
Emery will be inducted into the Country Music Hall of Fame in
October, an industry group said on Tuesday.</p><br clear="all"/>
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