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Aretha Franklin cancels hometown show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_en_mu/people_franklin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.1a091d385a29493cb4f07fce3aa7b02a.people_franklin_ny110.jpg?x=124&y=130&sig=9vH5dluOnGufX1qvxn7EPA--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="Singer Aretha Franklin performs during a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City, Monday, March 12, 2007. Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007, citing heat exhaustion. Temperatures are forecast to climb above the 90 degrees (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Queen of Soul is cooling her heels. Aretha Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert Sunday night at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, citing heat exhaustion. With temperatures forecast to climb above the 90 degrees, Franklin decided to call off the show at DTE Energy Music Theatre and hopes to reschedule it at a later date.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fan seeks to refurbish Elvis Calif. home
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_ot/people_elvis_home"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.a2e02975db43474496c1d40eb8aeb9cd.people_elvis_home_ny112.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=PXQLf30jttHDCZlJwfiqrQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Elvis Presley is shown performing in Providence, R.I. on May 23, 1977, three months before his death. An Elvis Presley fan wants to give Graceland a run for the money by refurbishing the King's old desert home as a tourist attraction. Reno Fontana and his wife, Laura, bought the Palm Springs home site unseen in November. The Spanish-style white stucco home has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, with a sunken tub and a pool. Elvis and Priscilla Presley bought the home in April 1970. The family, including daughter Lisa Marie, lived there part-time. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - An Elvis Presley fan wants to give Graceland a run for the money by refurbishing the King's old desert home as a tourist attraction.</p><br clear="all"/>
Co-executor of James Brown's will quits
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_en_mu/people_brown_trustee_quits"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.ca51f17c2c374ed6a7eaa401b63269d0.people_james_brown_ny113.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=.NwdDOhWu9eozJUJbauBcg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Godfather of Soul James Brown is shown at a news conference in New York in this Feb. 1992 file photo. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A trustee accused of misappropriating $350,000 of James Brown's money resigned and handed over a check for that amount during a court hearing, a newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Y Tu Mama Tambien' stars promote rights
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_mo/people_garcia_bernal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.201151d2542e4d419590f6a7495775ad.mexico_xgb103.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=4y05RpFPIXv2V8qWN3qunA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Mexican actor Gael Garcia, left, talks alongside fellow actor Diego Luna during a news conference in Mexico City, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. Garcia and Luna were on hand to promote the documentary series called 'Ambulante.'(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" border="0" /></a>AP - MEXICO CITY (AP) — "Y Tu Mama Tambien" stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna said a gala dinner they are hosting Saturday will raise money to support human rights and shine light on poverty and injustice in Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/>
50 Cent: I'll quit if outsold by West
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_mu/people50_cent"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070810/capt.7f68bcd49b1a41f086cde1b63afe2715.people_50_cent_nyet199.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=RP41WFTwrCwyo1rl5AHPKg--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Rapper 50 Cent performs 'Amusement Park' at the BET Awards on June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles. He believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. 'Let's raise the stakes,' 50 told hip-hop Web site SOHH.com in a story posted Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. 'If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer write music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out any more solo albums.'(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - 50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than West, has been riled by forecasts that sales of West's "Graduation" could rival those for his "Curtis" CD.</p><br clear="all"/>
'Y Tu Mama Tambien' stars promote rights
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_mo/people_garcia_bernal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.201151d2542e4d419590f6a7495775ad.mexico_xgb103.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=4y05RpFPIXv2V8qWN3qunA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Mexican actor Gael Garcia, left, talks alongside fellow actor Diego Luna during a news conference in Mexico City, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. Garcia and Luna were on hand to promote the documentary series called 'Ambulante.'(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" border="0" /></a>AP - MEXICO CITY (AP) — "Y Tu Mama Tambien" stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna said a gala dinner they are hosting Saturday will raise money to support human rights and shine light on poverty and injustice in Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aretha Franklin cancels hometown show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_en_mu/people_franklin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.1a091d385a29493cb4f07fce3aa7b02a.people_franklin_ny110.jpg?x=124&y=130&sig=9vH5dluOnGufX1qvxn7EPA--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="Singer Aretha Franklin performs during a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City, Monday, March 12, 2007. Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007, citing heat exhaustion. Temperatures are forecast to climb above the 90 degrees (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Queen of Soul is cooling her heels. Aretha Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert Sunday night at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, citing heat exhaustion. With temperatures forecast to climb above the 90 degrees, Franklin decided to call off the show at DTE Energy Music Theatre and hopes to reschedule it at a later date.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Noth to reprise Mr. Big role
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/entertainment/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_tv/people_chris_noth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070810/capt.806c4c4df57f4aa6b19ec687bee233c0.people_chris_noth_nyet198.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=IWB829dsQGhbr3isjhX7FA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth celebrate the award for best musical or comedy television series for the HBO cable television series, 'Sex and the City,' during the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on, Jan. 23, 2000. Noth, who played Mr. Big --, one of Parker's lovers on the show, is slated to reprise his role in a feature film spun from the series, which aired from 1998 to 2004, according to a press statement released Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mr. Big and Carrie Bradshaw will be together again, this time on the big screen. Chris Noth, who played Sarah Jessica Parker's love interest on HBO's "Sex and the City," is slated to reprise his role in a feature film spun from the long-running TV series.</p><br clear="all"/>
British music mogul Tony Wilson dies
(AP)
AP - Tony Wilson, a music impresario credited with guiding a crop of bands from industrial England to the international stage, died Friday. He was 57.
Edinburgh Fringe show celebrates Eurovision kitsch
(Reuters)
Reuters - Trite lyrics, camp dance routines and
half a tonne of sequins -- it is time to celebrate all that is
tacky in the Eurovision Song Contest.
'Y Tu Mama Tambien' stars promote rights
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_mo/people_garcia_bernal"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.201151d2542e4d419590f6a7495775ad.mexico_xgb103.jpg?x=130&y=91&sig=4y05RpFPIXv2V8qWN3qunA--" align="left" height="91" width="130" alt="Mexican actor Gael Garcia, left, talks alongside fellow actor Diego Luna during a news conference in Mexico City, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. Garcia and Luna were on hand to promote the documentary series called 'Ambulante.'(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)" border="0" /></a>AP - MEXICO CITY (AP) — "Y Tu Mama Tambien" stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna said a gala dinner they are hosting Saturday will raise money to support human rights and shine light on poverty and injustice in Mexico.</p><br clear="all"/>
Chris Noth to reprise Mr. Big role
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_mo/people_chris_noth"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070810/capt.806c4c4df57f4aa6b19ec687bee233c0.people_chris_noth_nyet198.jpg?x=98&y=130&sig=IWB829dsQGhbr3isjhX7FA--" align="left" height="130" width="98" alt="Sarah Jessica Parker and Chris Noth celebrate the award for best musical or comedy television series for the HBO cable television series, 'Sex and the City,' during the Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif., on, Jan. 23, 2000. Noth, who played Mr. Big --, one of Parker's lovers on the show, is slated to reprise his role in a feature film spun from the series, which aired from 1998 to 2004, according to a press statement released Wednesday, Aug. 8, 2007. (AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - Mr. Big and Carrie Bradshaw will be together again, this time on the big screen. Chris Noth, who played Sarah Jessica Parker's love interest on HBO's "Sex and the City," is slated to reprise his role in a feature film spun from the long-running TV series.</p><br clear="all"/>
Consumers urged to pick new DVD format
(AP)
AP - People who own an HD DVD player can forget about watching "Spider-Man 3" in high definition when it goes on sale during the holiday season. The movie from Sony Pictures will only be available in the Blu-ray DVD format. Likewise, people with Blu-ray players won't be able to enjoy the action-thriller "The Bourne Ultimatum," which Universal Pictures will release only in HD DVD.
India's Khan wonders if good enough for Hollywood
(Reuters)
Reuters - Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan has
never been offered a role in Hollywood and is not particularly
surprised -- he doubts he is talented enough.
Thor Strikes Hollywood
(E! Online)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/eonline/20070810/en_movies_eo/b9372a87_b4254019_afb0_66957e536f95"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/eonline/20070811/capt.db73b9b10601b14f648a9b0809a887c5.jpg?x=130&y=93&sig=pyV9rVcikXwlHqqq88uOSQ--" align="left" height="93" width="130" alt="Thor Strikes Hollywood(E! Online)" border="0" /></a>E! Online - Lightning doesn't strike the same place twice…unless Thor's around, that is.</p><br clear="all"/>
`Stardust' fun fairy tale for grown-ups
(AP)
AP - "Stardust," a fairy tale for grown-ups, follows the adventures of a star that falls from the sky in the form of an ethereal blond named Yvaine, whose magical abilities make her the target of various people with nefarious plans.
Review: Third `Rush Hour' is lazy, flat
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_en_mo/film_review_rush_hour3"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070809/capt.97a928d2e1f74799b5c61a651b44a5e3.rush_hour_3_nyet682.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=fPbF8U.GFN6PdXL5iQsvNA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="In this image released by New Line Cinema, Jackie Chan, left, and Chris Tucker are shown in a scene from 'Rush Hour 3.' (AP Photo/New Line Cinema)" border="0" /></a>AP - If "The Bourne Ultimatum" is the best of the summer threes, "Rush Hour 3" is easily the worst.</p><br clear="all"/>
Paltrow not ready to have more children
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_en_mo/people_gwyneth_paltrow"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070810/capt.a00573d37b5f4f9aa6363abfd1daabce.people_gwyneth_paltrow_nyet193.jpg?x=101&y=130&sig=dgZRfl3e2H67dtzWo8gaKg--" align="left" height="130" width="101" alt="Actress Gwyneth Paltrow applauds at a panel discussion at the Comic-Con convention in San Diego, Saturday, July 28, 2007. The 34-year-old actress who has two children with husband Chris Martin, says in a W magazine article for its September issue, that she's not ready to have more babies.(AP Photo/Denis Poroy)" border="0" /></a>AP - Gwyneth Paltrow, who has two children with husband Chris Martin, says she's not ready to have more babies.</p><br clear="all"/>
Lohan's parents near divorce agreement
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_en_mo/people_lohans_divorce"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070810/capt.533f2f5dcbbd49ceb8807ba4c1942dcf.people_lohans_divorce_nyet194.jpg?x=104&y=130&sig=1yncMXw37Y6v5aP5d3ndPg--" align="left" height="130" width="104" alt="Dina Lohan, the mother of actress Lindsay Lohan, arrives in Family Court in Westbury, N.Y. Monday, July 30, 2007. The actress' estranged parents could settle their long-simmering divorce as soon as next week, a judge said Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. (AP Photo/Ed Betz)" border="0" /></a>AP - Lindsay Lohan's estranged parents could settle their long-simmering divorce as soon as next week, a judge said Friday.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fire damages Rome's famed film studios
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/movies/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070810/ap_en_mo/cinecitta_studios_fire"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/afp/20070810/capt.sge.jwi04.100807160611.photo01.photo.default-512x341.jpg?x=130&y=86&sig=Dfq5HNk33p1B.2oTYnevqA--" align="left" height="86" width="130" alt="An Italian firefighter works outside Rome's famed Cinecitta film studios early 10 August 2007 shortly after a large fire broke out. Officials say a short circuit may have been the cause for the blaze.(AFP/Vincenzo Pinto)" border="0" /></a>AP - A fire on the set of "Rome," a completed HBO series on the ancient empire, has damaged part of the famed Cinecitta film studios. No one was reported injured.</p><br clear="all"/>
Aretha Franklin cancels hometown show
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_en_mu/people_franklin"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.1a091d385a29493cb4f07fce3aa7b02a.people_franklin_ny110.jpg?x=124&y=130&sig=9vH5dluOnGufX1qvxn7EPA--" align="left" height="130" width="124" alt="Singer Aretha Franklin performs during a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City, Monday, March 12, 2007. Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007, citing heat exhaustion. Temperatures are forecast to climb above the 90 degrees (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)" border="0" /></a>AP - The Queen of Soul is cooling her heels. Aretha Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert Sunday night at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, citing heat exhaustion. With temperatures forecast to climb above the 90 degrees, Franklin decided to call off the show at DTE Energy Music Theatre and hopes to reschedule it at a later date.</p><br clear="all"/>
Co-executor of James Brown's will quits
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070812/ap_en_mu/people_brown_trustee_quits"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.ca51f17c2c374ed6a7eaa401b63269d0.people_james_brown_ny113.jpg?x=89&y=130&sig=.NwdDOhWu9eozJUJbauBcg--" align="left" height="130" width="89" alt="Godfather of Soul James Brown is shown at a news conference in New York in this Feb. 1992 file photo. (AP Photo/Mario Suriani, file)" border="0" /></a>AP - AIKEN, S.C. (AP) — A trustee accused of misappropriating $350,000 of James Brown's money resigned and handed over a check for that amount during a court hearing, a newspaper reported.</p><br clear="all"/>
Fan seeks to refurbish Elvis Calif. home
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_mu/people_elvis_home"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070811/capt.a2e02975db43474496c1d40eb8aeb9cd.people_elvis_home_ny112.jpg?x=130&y=107&sig=PXQLf30jttHDCZlJwfiqrQ--" align="left" height="107" width="130" alt="Elvis Presley is shown performing in Providence, R.I. on May 23, 1977, three months before his death. An Elvis Presley fan wants to give Graceland a run for the money by refurbishing the King's old desert home as a tourist attraction. Reno Fontana and his wife, Laura, bought the Palm Springs home site unseen in November. The Spanish-style white stucco home has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, with a sunken tub and a pool. Elvis and Priscilla Presley bought the home in April 1970. The family, including daughter Lisa Marie, lived there part-time. (AP Photo)" border="0" /></a>AP - An Elvis Presley fan wants to give Graceland a run for the money by refurbishing the King's old desert home as a tourist attraction.</p><br clear="all"/>
50 Cent: I'll quit if outsold by West
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/ap_en_mu/people50_cent"><img src="http://d.yimg.com/us.yimg.com/p/ap/20070810/capt.7f68bcd49b1a41f086cde1b63afe2715.people_50_cent_nyet199.jpg?x=82&y=130&sig=RP41WFTwrCwyo1rl5AHPKg--" align="left" height="130" width="82" alt="Rapper 50 Cent performs 'Amusement Park' at the BET Awards on June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles. He believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. 'Let's raise the stakes,' 50 told hip-hop Web site SOHH.com in a story posted Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. 'If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer write music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out any more solo albums.'(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)" border="0" /></a>AP - 50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than West, has been riled by forecasts that sales of West's "Graduation" could rival those for his "Curtis" CD.</p><br clear="all"/>
British music mogul Tony Wilson dies
(AP)
AP - Tony Wilson, a music impresario credited with guiding a crop of bands from industrial England to the international stage, died Friday. He was 57.
Timberlake, Beyonce top VMA nominations
(AP)
<p><a href="http://us.rd.yahoo.com/dailynews/rss/music/*http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070811/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 - NEW YORK (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"/>
'Patience' takes Foo Fighters to new musical ground
(Reuters)
Reuters - Instead of all-night throwdowns in
the studio, the four Foo Fighters competed in a beard-growing
contest this spring while making their new album, "Echoes,
Silence, Patience and Grace."
Country star Brooks singing a new tune to retailers
(Reuters)
Reuters - The Garth Brooks
juggernaut is setting the table for a new release. And this
time, Billboard has learned, you won't find it only at
Wal-Mart.
Vocal group Point of Grace thrives on harmony
(Reuters)
Reuters - Sometimes the best way for an act
to move forward is to take a step back. That's just what Point
of Grace does on "How You Live."
Actor Caine selects songs to chill by
(Reuters)
Reuters - Legendary British actor Michael
Caine has played all manner of onscreen roles. Now, in his 70s,
he's taking on a new role: DJ.
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