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Janet Jackson has decided to change the title of her upcoming album from “20 Years Old” to “20 Y.O.” at the suggestion of fans participating in an album cover design contest the R&B superstar is holding on Yahoo! Music.
On July 17, 2006, Janet — in conjunction with Yahoo! — launched “Design Me“  in which fans […]

GSN is extending its play-along capabilities beyond the television screen with an innovative mobile marketing sweepstakes developed to promote the upcoming August 1, 2006, premieres of two series, CHAIN REACTIO and STARFACE, hosted by Danny Bonaduce. The new network campaign, GSN SUMMER CHALLENGE SWEEPSTAKES, will award a daily prize of $5,000 for the month of […]

Opening August 4, 2006

Barnyard (Wide)
A practical joke-loving cow named Otis (voiced by Kevin James) must find the courage and confidence to be a leader.
Trailers & Clips

The Descent (Wide)
Six female friends gather for their annual spelunking adventure and […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1.  Miami Vice      $25,195,000     $25,195,000
2.  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest     $20,492,000     $358,372,000
3.  John Tucker Must Die     $14,075,000     $14,075,000
4.  Monster House     $11,500,000     $43,872,000
5.  The Ant Bully     $8,145,000     $8,145,000
6.  You, Me and Dupree     $7,036,000     $59,049,000
7.  Lady […]

oySongs.com, the world’s central source for Jewish music, has launched. oySongs is the first progressive- Jewish music download site, offering music from all denominations of Judaism and from all over the world. In addition to complete artist information, the unique music service has single-song or full-album audio downloads from the ever-expanding […]

MTV: Music Television today announced the launch of an unprecedented global competition for the 2006 MTV Video Music Awards (VMA), the hottest ticket of the summer honoring the best in music videos. Alongside the competitions running in the United States, MTV will broadcast internationally a “Global MTV VMA’06 Video Diary Competition” on-air and online starting […]

Christina Aguilera has a very personal connection to the ’30s and ’40s blues and jazz that inspired her new double- disc album “Back to Basics,” she tells Senior Writer Lorraine Ali in the July 31 issue of Newsweek (on newsstands Monday, July 24).
“At a really early age I connected with old soul and blues,” she […]

Rank Movie Title Estimated Weekend Gross Cumulative Gross
1.  Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest      $35,049,000     $321,733,000
2.  Monster House     $23,000,000     $23,000,000
3.  Lady in the Water     $18,210,000     $18,210,000
4.  You, Me and Dupree     $12,787,000     $45,318,000
5.  Little Man     $11,000,000     $40,611,000
6.  Clerks II     $9,625,000     $9,625,000
7.  My […]

This summer is set to be a scorcher as VH1 announces the return of “FREESTYLE 59,” an online video-upload contest setting out to find the hottest and best undiscovered hip hop talent in the country. “FREESTYLE 59″ challenges MCs across the nation to show off their best rhymes in 59 seconds or less.
Beginning July 19 […]

Criminals beware! Starting July 21, 2006, movie enthusiasts, video gamers and even people looking to score some cash will have an entirely new challenge with Underground Bounty Hunter — a heart-pumping online game featuring live-action movie-like video scenes. The first episode (10 are planned) has 10 levels and combines the life-like excitement of a full-length […]