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Wyclef Hospitalized- Joe Dangerious Jonas- Possibly Pregnant Mariah Carey Takes Stage Fall- Rihanna Drake Duet- Titanic Star Dies- Chris Brown Song Thief?- more
(ASB) Mariah Carey who is reportedly pregnant slipped on stage while performing for live audience in Singapore over the weekend. She was quickly approached by her male dancers and helped to get back on her feet. Video is here

(Yahoo) Movie fans are investing in Michael Douglas and Oliver Stone's "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps," which opened as the No. 1 weekend movie with $19 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. more

(Yahoo) On what would have been his 80th birthday, Ray Charles has joined the likes of past presidents Richard Nixon and Ronald Reagan with his own namesake library in Southern California. The Ray Charles Memorial Library officially opened its doors Thursday night. more

(Hollywood Reporter) Starz may recast the lead role in "Spartacus" after star Andy Whitfield was unexpectedly forced to quit earlier this month so that he could resume cancer treatment. more

(ASB) Calvin Harris is shocked when finding that Chris Brown's newly-debuted song "Yeah 3x" has some similar beats with his own single "I'm Not Alone". The Swedish musician took it to his Twitter to share that matter with his followers. more

Check out behind the scenes footage from Rod Stewart's brand new album Fly Me To The Moon… The Great American Songbook, Volume V (Out Oct 19th) here

(ASB) Although his brief relationship with Rihanna left him hurt, Drake has no hard feeling toward the Barbadian songstress. In fact, the Canadian rapper has hooked up with the "Umbrella" hitmaker for a joint track and he recently let the news slip during an interview. more

(Jam!) Incarcerated singer George Michael has been branded "The Hermit" by his fellow inmates, because he remains holed up in his cell watching TV, according to U.K. reports. more

(Yahoo) Demi Moore has reached an out-of-court settlement with an Australian gossip magazine which printed photos of celebrities at a party she threw in 2008, her lawyer said Monday. more. Now there is a name you don't see any more.

(Yahoo) Comcast Chief Operating Officer Steve Burke will succeed Jeff Zucker as the new CEO of NBC Universal later this year, when Comcast takes control of the broadcaster. more. Perhaps he can right the ship Zucker almost sunk?

(NME) Sugababes singer Amelle Berrabah charged with drink driving She will appear in court on October 8 more

(BBC) Lindsay Lohan is freed from jail after a Los Angeles judge's ruling was overturned. more

(Yahoo) Four decades after performing as the penultimate act at Woodstock (having been invited by Jimi Hendrix) and three decades after a hosting a long-running TV variety show and appearing in the movie classic, "Grease," several former members of the doo-wop singing group Sha Na Na are reuniting this weekend for a special one-time-only performance. more

(ASB) A new track written and recorded by Duran Duran star Nick Rhodes and DJ/producer Mark Ronson is set to become one of the most exclusive ever - it will only be available from one British record store on Monday, September 27. more

(Jam!) Taylor Swift had to drop a tribute song she wrote for her mother from her tour set list - because her mum burst into tears every time she heard it more

(Yahoo) Stephen Fry is the latest to jump aboard "Sherlock Holmes 2," joining the sleuth sequel as Holmes' brother, Mycroft Holmes. more

(NME) Phil Collins beats Manic Street Preachers to top UK albums chart Plus Bruno Mars scores his first Number One single more

(Yahoo) CNN's continued struggles with its prime-time lineup led to the firing Friday of Jon Klein, the U.S. network's top executive, less than two weeks before a schedule revamp he engineered was about to launch. more

(Yahoo) A representative for hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean (WY'-klef zhahn) says he has been hospitalized at an undisclosed location. His representative Marian Salzman says he's "suffering from stress and fatigue based on the grueling eight weeks he's had." more

(Yahoo) A Florida judge on Monday declared a mistrial for Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, who was accused of conspiring to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer last year. more

(ASB) The long-rumored solo studio project of Joe Jonas is finally confirmed. A representative for Hollywood Records told E! Online that the middle of the Jonas Brothers "wants a more dangerous sound" for the upcoming album. Ok stop laughing and go here if you want to read more.

(Yahoo) An all-star slate of performers including Brad Paisley and Keith Urban is scheduled to celebrate to night when the restored Grand Ole Opry building opens to the public for the first time since floods wrecked Nashville in May. more

(ASB) Cee-Lo is planning to make a brand new video for his expletive-laden track "F**k You" just for 50 Cent after the rapper came forward as a fan. The Gnarls Barkley frontman scored millions of hits on YouTube.com last month with the lewd song, which takes aim at a gold-digger ex-girlfriend. more

(Yahoo) Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood leading lady who years later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee for her role as the spunky survivor in "Titanic," has died. She was 100 more

(Yahoo) Harpo Productions says the entire cast of the 1965 Academy Award-winning movie musical "The Sound of Music" will appear Friday, Oct. 29, on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." more

(ASB) MC Hammer is furious when learning that he has been dissed by Jay-Z in Kanye West's new song "So Appalled". The rapper-turned-preacher took it to his Twitter to respond, "You wanted my attention #HellBoy (Jigga) ..you got it." "These lil demons and Imps stopping by timeline today ... Yes, I dissed yo #Daddy ... The dude who made the #Lucifer song ... smh," continued the rapper who has been in the industry since 1987. more

(ASB) Nicki Minaj and will.i.am have brought their studio hook-up to the screen. Together, the Young Money rapper and the Black Eyed Peas star worked with director Thomas Kloss to shoot a music video for their duet track "Check It Out" in Los Angeles. more

(Yahoo) A publicist says George Lopez and his wife are ending their 17-year marriage. more

(Hollywood Reporter) Call it "$#*! My Roommate Says." CBS is developing two new comedies, including a project based off a Twitter feed produced by social-media master Ashton Kutcher. more

(ASB) Justin Bieber has announced when he is going to debut his next music video. Filmed to support his latest single "U Smile", the Alfredo Flores-directed clip will be made available for fans' viewing this coming Thursday, September 30. more

(Hollywood Reporter) Darren Aronofsky is in -- and Ben Affleck is out of -- the running to direct the new Superman movie at Warner Bros. more

More proof that the major labels are putting out music that people simply don't want to buy (perhaps it's auto-tune fatigue?): Reuters reports that the rapid rise of single digital music sales has stalled in the United States, the world's biggest and most important market, with sales in the first half of 2010 flat compared with a year before. more -

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Bo Bice To Appear On Don't Forget The Lyrics
Bo Bice tests his musical IQ during a special celebrity edition of "Don't Forget The Lyrics," the newly revamped game show hosted by Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray frontman and former Extra co-host).

Bice will be playing on behalf of the MusiCares organization, with all winnings donated to the group. Both Bice and MusiCares have been active in raising funds to aid victims of the Nashville floods, who are still in need of assistance nearly five months later.

His appearance on "Don't Forget The Lyrics" will run on several networks over the next six months, including MyNetworkTV on October 12th, Fox affiliates nationwide on November 1st, continued syndication from December 10th through May 31st and making its VH1 premiere on April 19, 2011, rebroadcasting on August 2nd. - more on this story

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DJ ?uestlove Royal Flushed
DJ ?uestlove from The Roots has been added to the Royal Flush Festival music line-up on Thursday, Oct. 14 with Black Taxi, Kid Savant, Lifted Crew, and a Brian Ewing Book signing.

The Royal Flush Festival returns with another eclectic lineup of independent films, live rock performances, and underground art events taking place October 11-18 at Knitting Factory in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, and other venues throughout the city.

Named after Royal Flush Magazine, the killer, nationally-distributed rag that celebrates underground music, art, video games, pop-culture and indie movies with original & customized artwork, the Royal Flush Festivalhas more value than any other film festival in New York while doing so at a fraction of the cost. During the festival, Royal Flush Magazine will reveal Book 7 featuring on its two covers rock superstar and horror movie director Rob Zombie as well as the cast of FX's It's Always Sunny in Philadelphia, respectively. Zombie will sign copies of Royal Flush Magazine Book 7, and the bonus edition of Hellbilly Deluxe 2 at Forbidden Planet in Manhattan on October 11. - more

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Merykid Sets Album Release
Merykid announced today the worldwide, digital release of his debut LP entitled "The Raccoon" on December 14, 2010.

This 10-track album, featuring analog keyboards, live horns, strings, and 808 drum beats, will take listeners on an adventure as each track depicts the journey of a man becoming fed up with society, building a spaceship, and leaving Earth.

Of the new album, Merykid shares, "The Raccoon is a journey through the emotions and realities of leaving someone, or somewhere, that you love." - more on this story

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Taylor Swift Songs Coming Early
(Big Machine) Taylor Swift's new album, Speak Now, will be released worldwide on October 25th, and each week a new track from the album will be available for purchase exclusively on the iTunes Store for the three weeks leading up to the album release.

In addition, each song will also be available in advance as an exclusive 30-second preview, along with a brief interview with Taylor, each week on Comcast On Demand, online at XfinityTV.com, and on E! News Daily.

The iTunes / Comcast countdown pre-release tracks and previews are scheduled to launch as - follows

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TRON: Legacy Soundtrack by Daft Punk Set for Release
Daft Punk's score for TRON: Legacy will be released by Walt Disney Records on Monday, November 22, 2010.

Walt Disney Pictures' "TRON: Legacy" hits U.S. theaters on December 17, 2010, in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D.

Having grown up with admiration of Disney's groundbreaking original 1982 film "TRON," Daft Punk took on the scoring of the next chapter of the story with extraordinary thought and precision. - more on this story

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Mariah Carey To Launch Her New Album On TV Weeks Before Release
Mariah Carey is partnering with HSN to launch her new holiday album, Merry Christmas II You, on October 20th ahead of its worldwide release on November 2nd.

The album will be bundled with a 30-minute DVD featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of Mariah Carey recording her second Christmas album, candid interviews with the artist discussing her inspiration behind the album and reminiscing about the holidays and favorite traditions, footage of her album photo shoot with acclaimed photographer David LaChapelle, interviews with Mariah Carey's mother Patricia Carey and composer Marc Shaiman, and pictures from Mariah's personal photo holiday collection.

"This album is a labor of love – a gift to those who share my excitement about the Christmas season and want to fill this special time of year with heartwarming, festive and uplifting music," said Mariah Carey. "This is the sequel to 'Merry Christmas' from me II you. On the DVD, you'll see some exclusive behind-the-scenes moments of the making of this album, which are yours exclusively courtesy of HSN. Hope you love the album and the DVD! Merry Christmas! Love Mariah." - more on this story

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Phil Collins Releases New Solo Album
Phil Collins new album, Going Back, his first full-length solo album in eight years, hits U.S. stores this week.

"Going Back" has quickly proven a worldwide phenomenon, receiving platinum certification in Germany and gold certification in both France and the United Kingdom after little more than one week in release.

The album hit #1 in the UK this week as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands. "Going Back" has seen top 3 sales in Germany, France, Austria, and New Zealand, as well as top 5 successes in Switzerland and Italy. - more on this story

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Ke$ha Lives Up To The Dollar Sign In Her Name
RCA has announced that Ke$ha's debut album Animal has been certified platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. less than 10 months after release and has sold over 2 million units worldwide.

Earlier this month Ke$ha became the 11th solo female artist to collect at least four Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s from a debut album when her current single "Take It Off" catapulted up the chart.

She has sold over 13 million combined tracks and ringtones in the U.S alone to date and 15 million worldwide, including her smash breakthrough single "TiK ToK' which has sold over 8.5 million combined units. - more on this story

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Nelson Announce After The Rain Sequel
Nelson, led by Ricky Nelson's twin sons Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, announced the release of their new album "Lightning Strikes Twice" a sequel to their debut album "After the Rain" on the 20th anniversary.

The new Nelson follow up album "Lightning Strikes Twice" will be released in Europe on November 5th with U.S. and Asia release to follow.

"'Lightning Strikes Twice' has allowed us creatively, artistically and musically to resolve some unfinished business," explains Gunnar. "We've had a blast going into the studio writing and performing some of our best songs. Plus, being back on the road with NELSON is living the dream all over again. New fans are discovering our music and original fans have shown incredible support all over the world. It ROCKS!" - more on this story

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Scissor Sisters Announce More Dates With Lady Gaga
Scissor Sisters will join Lady Gaga on five additional dates on the early 2011 run of her Monster Ball World Tour.

Tickets for the newly announced shows will go on sale this Friday and Saturday, October 1st and 2nd.

The band will open on a total of 17 dates, beginning with the February 19th show at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ and including two consecutive nights at New York City's Madison Square Garden Arena (February 21st & 22nd). - more on this story

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