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If it weren’t for her mother, Alicia Keys might have a radically different image. Keys, who has a new album titled “As I Am,” says that when she was trying to choose a professional name she went through a dictionary and stopped on the word “wild.”
She tells Newsweek in the magazine’s November 19th issue that […]

There was a time around 1997 when no matter where you were — in the car, on the StairMaster, at the dentist’s office — you couldn’t help but hear “My Heart Will Go On,” the soaring Celine Dion ballad from “Titanic.”Resistance was futile. It did go on, and on, and on — an example not […]

Losing one’s mom is probably one of the biggest hurts in the world. Condolences to Kanye West:
Donda West, mother of Kanye West and former chairwoman of Chicago State University’s English department, has died, a spokesman for the rapper said.
Donda West died Saturday night in Los Angeles, said the spokesman, who asked for anonymity because not […]

1. “Bee Movie,” $26 million.
2. “American Gangster,” $24.3 million.
3. “Fred Claus,” $19.2 million.
4. “Lions for Lambs,” $6.7 million.
5. “Dan in Real Life,” $5.9 million.
6. “Saw IV,” $5 million.
7. “The Game Plan,” $2.4 million.
8. “P2,” $2.2 million.
9. “30 Days of Night,” $2.1 million.
10. “Martian Child,” $1.75 million.

The People Choice Awards are scheduled to air January 8, 2008 on CBS. In the meantime, they have released their list of nominees and opened up voting to the public.
Here are the nominees and my picks (bolded). I didn’t choose for every category, but oh well. So what are some of your choices?
Favorite Movie: The […]

Actor Russell Johnson is 83.
Film composer Ennio Morricone is 79.
Actor Roy Scheider is 75.
Blues singer Bobby Rush is 73.
Actor Albert Hall is 70.
Lyricist Tim Rice is 63.
Actress Alaina Reed Hall is 61.
Rock singer-musician Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 60.
Actress-dancer Ann Reinking is 58.
Actor Jack Scalia is 56.
Movie director Roland Emmerich is 52.
Actor Matt […]

Turkey or box office gold???
A naive pop singer attempts to win approval from a producer and a studio that think her unsuitable for their upcoming military-themed movie. To prove them wrong and win the role, she enlists in the Army.
Starring Jessica Simpson, Viveca Fox and Steve Guttenberg.

Actor Russell Johnson is 83.
Film composer Ennio Morricone is 79.
Actor Roy Scheider is 75.
Blues singer Bobby Rush is 73.
Actor Albert Hall is 70.
Lyricist Tim Rice is 63.
Actress Alaina Reed Hall is 61.
Rock singer-musician Greg Lake (Emerson, Lake and Palmer) is 60.
Actress-dancer Ann Reinking is 58.
Actor Jack Scalia is 56.
Movie director Roland Emmerich is 52.
Actor Matt […]

Sportscaster Charlie Jones is 77.
Baseball executive Whitey Herzog is 76.
Former Sen. Bob Graham, D-Fla., is 71.
Singer Mary Travers is 71.
Actor Charlie Robinson (”Night Court”) is 62.
Movie director Bille August is 59.
Actor Robert David Hall (”CSI”) is 59.
Actor Lou Ferrigno is 55.
Gospel singer Donnie McClurkin is 48.
Rock musician Dee Plakas (L7) is 47.
Rapper Pepa (Salt-N-Pepa) is […]

Entertainer of the Year - Kenny Chesney
Female Vocalist of the Year - Carrie Underwood
Male Vocalist of the Year - Brad Paisley
Horizon Award - Taylor Swift
Vocal Group of the Year - Rascal Flatts
Vocal Duo of the Year - Sugarland
Single of the Year - Carrie Underwood “Before He Cheats” Produced by Mark Bright
Album of the Year - […]