(Yahoo) Denise Borino-Quinn, who unexpectedly won a role as a mafia wife on "The Sopranos" after she attended an open casting call, has died. She was 46. more(NME) Cheryl Cole beats Rihanna to UK singles chart Number One Kings Of Leon remain on top of the albums chart more
(Jam!) Alice Cooper has heaped praise on Lady Gaga, insisting the musician has already made rock 'n' roll history. more
(ASB) Tracklisting of Kanye West's new album "My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy" might have been final since its release date is only three weeks away, but the rapper keeps his G.O.O.D Fridays because he still has another project, a joint album with Jay-Z, which is still in the works. Over the weekend, Kanye dropped "The Joy" which features Jigga on it. more
(Billboard) The makers of "Men in Black 3" have cast Nicole Scherzinger, alongside Betty White, for what she described as "a small villain role" where "I say a couple of lines and then I die." more
(Yahoo) Prosecutors have charged rapper T.I.'s wife with one count of misdemeanor drug possession stemming from an arrest last month on the Sunset Strip. more
(Jam!) Managers at the luxury Indian resort where Katy Perry married funnyman Russell Brand will reportedly be charged with violating noise laws during the wedding celebrations. more
(Jam!) Elton John dreams of establishing a museum to display his private photography collection and personal memorabilia to the public. more
(Yahoo) Pee-wee Herman has returned from exile. Paul Reubens, who virtually abandoned the cult character he created nearly two decades ago following scandal, is making his Broadway debut with a reworking of the same theatrical show that started Pee-wee's career in the late 1980s. more
(Yahoo) Randy Travis and his wife-manager Elizabeth Travis have divorced. Family spokeswoman Maureen O'Connor confirmed to The Associated Press on Friday that the divorce was final. more
(Yahoo) The Monroe Carell Jr. Children's Hospital at Vanderbilt University is naming its pediatric surgery center for Rascal Flatts. more
(Hollywood Reporter) – HBO may be divorcing the polygamy soap "Big Love," but TLC's similarly themed reality series "Sister Wives" is engaged for a second season. more. Remember when TLC was supposed to stand for "The Learning Channel"?
(Yahoo) The newest Miss World is from the United States. Alexandria Mills, a soft-spoken 18-year-old, was named the winner in Saturday night's contest in southern China more
(Yahoo) The "Saw" horror franchise is not as sharp as it used to be, but the seventh -- and reportedly -- final entry in the annual Halloween franchise managed to take the top spot at the weekend box office in North America more
(Billboard) Demi Lovato one of Disney's biggest names, quit the Jonas Brothers tour and checked herself into a treatment center to deal with an eating disorder and cutting herself, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday night. more
(BBC) Singer Lily Allen loses her baby six months into her pregnancy, her spokesman has said. more
Listen to the new Cee-lo album Lady Killer in its entirety here.
Nicki Minaj Unveils Star-Studded Track List Kanye West, Eminem, Drake and others show up on Minaj's Pink Friday. more
(The 1st Five) Rap battles can get ugly. Dudes get shot. People can end up in jail. Careers can be ended. Yet sometimes they're just f**king bizarre. Case in point MC Hammer's Jay Z diss "Better Run Run". If the video is to be believed Hammer is at work one day when he gets a phone call telling him Jay Z sorta dissed him in a song, more
(Billboard) Taylor Swift's third studio album, "Speak Now," released Oct. 25, is on its way to selling a million copies its first week in stores according to label sources more. With just 54.02% of the tally in, Hits Double Daily shows sales at 575,525 so a million does look likely. Get the latest numbers here
(Billboard) The rapper T.I. has reported for a second time to a federal prison to serve time for a weapons violation. more
(Jam!) Public Enemy's fan fundraising initiative has paid off - the rap supergroup has secured the $51,000 they asked devotees to raise so they could record a new album. more
(Yahoo) Charlie O'Donnell, the announcer whose voice has opened "Wheel of Fortune" for decades, has died. He was 78. more
(Billboard) According to reports, socialite-turned-reality TV star Kim Kardashian is currently recording music for her debut album, and she's hitting the studio with none other than hitmaker The-Dream more
(BBC) Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen files for divorce from his third wife Brooke Mueller, citing irreconcilable differences. more Perhaps she had a problem with him.... you read the headlines.
(Yahoo) Katherine Jackson will discuss the death of her son, pop superstar Michael Jackson, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. more
(Jam!) Taylor Swift has become the latest star to smell success - the country singer is to launch her own fragrance more
(Jam!) Ricky Martin has revealed he was so relieved to tell the world he was gay earlier this year he sobbed after the announcement. more
(Yahoo) Justin Bieber's music has inspired a collection of nail polish, but the 16-year-old singer says he won't be wearing any of the Bieber-riffic shades. more
(Yahoo) A Philippine village watchman mistook an actor for a real masked gunman, jumped onto his moving motorcycle and fatally shot him in what witnesses thought was part of the filming, police and another actor said Monday. more
(Yahoo) "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson said that for years she had no idea how much money she was earning from her role as Hermione Granger in the hit movie franchise, and that she felt sick when she finally realized. more
(Billboard) Patrick Lovato said he believes that the pressure of Hollywood had gotten to his 18-year-old daughter Demi Lovato who checked into a treatment center. "There are a lot of pressures," he said. "That is one of the things I worried about when she signed with Disney." more
(ASB) The Jonas Brothers' tour promoters have thrown their support behind troubled support act Demi Lovato, insisting the Disney darling will not be replaced after checking into rehab to deal with personal issues. more
(Yahoo) The Broadway theater where "The Lion King" is playing dimmed its lights Tuesday night in honor of a fallen lion cub: 11-year-old actress Shannon Tavarez who lost her battle with leukemia Monday afternoon. more
(Billboard) Less than six months after last being released from prison, rapper Gucci Mane was arrested in his hometown of Atlanta yesterday for multiple traffic infractions. more
Taylor Swift's new album, Speak Now, sold 1,044,477 copies in the U.S. its first week in stores according to Hits Double Daily. See the full chart here
(Billboard) Amy Winehouse's first new recording in four years has hit the web: "It's My Party," a cover of Lesley Gore's 1963 original that will appear on Quincy Jones soon-to-be released compilation album "Q: Soul Bossa Nostra." Listen here
(Yahoo) First she sang for Pope Benedict XVI, and now Susan Boyle is going to perform for Prince Charles. more
(Yahoo) Kanye West, Jessica Simpson, Gladys Knight and Arlo Guthrie will all take part in this year's Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade more
(Billboard) Britney Spears reportedly wants to move an upcoming hearing with former bodyguard Fernando Flores, who claims that the singer sexually harassed him, from civil court to probate court to prevent the proceedings from becoming public record more
(Yahoo) TV Land is reuniting Mary Tyler Moore with her 1970s sitcom sidekick Betty White. The network announced Tuesday that Moore will guest star on the second-season premiere of White's hit comedy, "Hot in Cleveland." more
(Yahoo) Rapper T.I.'s wife has pleaded not guilty to a misdemeanor charge of ecstasy possession. more
(ASB) The sequel to Rihanna and Eminem's hit duet track "Love the Way You Lie" has hit the web early. RapRadar which is co-owned by Eminem's manager Paul Rosenberg claims this newly-leaked song is not a final version. more
(Yahoo) Former three-time world surfing champion Andy Irons has died at the age of 32, his father Phil Irons said. The cause of death was not immediately known more
(BBC) Kiefer Sutherland is to make his Broadway debut opposite Chris Noth, best known for playing Mr Big in Sex And The City. more
(ASB) Westlife have ruled out following in the footsteps of Take That by reuniting with former member Brian McFadden, insisting a nostalgia tour is out of the question. more
(Yahoo) The Nielsen Co. said Fox was the top-ranked network last week on the strength of the World Series. No other network had beaten CBS this fall. more
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