(Yahoo) Joseph Cerniglia, a New Jersey chef who three years ago described "overwhelming" personal debt when he was featured on Gordon Ramsay's "Kitchen Nightmares" show jumped to his death from the George Washington Bridge into the Hudson River. more
(Yahoo) Actor Jeffrey Jones, best known for playing the hapless principal in "Ferris Bueller's Day Off", was ordered to perform 250 hours community service after pleading guilty on Tuesday to failing to update his registration as a sex offender. more(Yahoo) Rapper Kid Cudi has pleaded guilty in New York City to misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. Cudi was arrested June 11. Police said at the time they believed he had cocaine in his pocket. more
(Jam!) Slated to hit mass retailers "on or around" Dec. 4, the Bieber toy line will feature Justin Bieber Music Video Collection Singing Figures that play 30-second clips from his songs "Baby" and "One Less Lonely Girl." more
(Yahoo) Actress Lindsay Lohan voluntarily checked herself into rehab on Tuesday for the fifth time in three years, celebrity news websites reported. more
(Yahoo) On Monday, Michael Bolton performed what was described as the worst jive in "Dancing With the Stars" history. On Tuesday, he was eliminated from the hit ABC show. more
(Jam!) Rapper Paul Wall was captured on video beating a fan with a microphone during a concert in Texas on Sunday night. more
(Yahoo) The Supreme Court said on Tuesday that it would decide whether Anna Nicole Smith's estate should get part of the fortune that the former Playboy model, who died in 2007, sought from her late Texas oil baron husband. more
(Yahoo) Michael Jackson's final business manager asked a judge Tuesday to unseal detailed financial records from the singer's estate, arguing that the sealing of the documents could prevent him and other creditors from being paid. more
(Yahoo) Sally JoAnne Menke, a longtime Quentin Tarantino film editor may have died from heat stroke while hiking in the Hollywood Hills during a record hot spell, a coroner's official said Tuesday. more
(Yahoo) A simmering lawsuit between Paris Hilton and Hallmark greeting cards cooled off on Tuesday when the two settled their dispute over the celebrity's image and catch phrase, "that's hot." more
(ASB) Seal and Heidi Klum are going to bare all in a new "Secret" music video. The real-life couple, who already has three children together, is going to appear naked in this forthcoming clip and share their passionate moment in steamy on-bed scenes. more
(ASB) Black Eyed Peas who are currently on tour are slated to roll out their latest studio work "The Beginning" in United States on November 30. The album features 12 songs. "We have a new collaboration - DJ Ammo, he has four songs on the record," will.i.am said in a Dipdive interview on the set of Nicki Minaj's "Check It Out" video shoot. "I produced three. .. David Guetta did two." more
Yeasayer's remix of Florence and the Machine "Dog Days Are Over" can be downloaded for free here
(Billboard) In addition to opening for Mary J. Blige's upcoming tour, R&B singer El DeBarge has announced his own headlining dates this fall, as he returns to the spotlight with "Second Chance," his first album in 16 years, due for a fall release on Geffen/Interscope. more
(Yahoo) Tony Curtis, whose dark hair and good looks made him a Hollywood star well before he became an accomplished actor in hit movies such as "Some Like It Hot" and "The Sweet Smell of Success," died Wednesday night at his home in Nevada. He was 85. more
(Antiquiet) The video for Eminem's No Love has hit, taken from his incredible Recovery album and featuring the overrated & incarcerated Lil' Wayne. Wanna see? Go here
(Hollywood Reporter) Is "Crash" the most-litigated movie in Hollywood history? Actor Matt Dillon has become the latest participant to sue over profits from the 2006 best picture Oscar winner. more
(Billboard) Britney Spears' personal and business affairs will remain under the control of her father and an attorney. who have been her conservators since early 2008 when her life was spinning out of control, a judge ruled on Thursday. more" target="_blank">
In more positive Britney news, ASB had this: Leach claimed he heard from Britney's manager. "Larry Rudolph @Palms tells me she's reached halfway point recording new album for Spring release sez (sic) it's fantastic," so he tweeted. more
(Billboard) Bruno Mars' "Just The Way You Are" held at No. 1 on Billboard's Hot 100 singles chart for a second week. Katy Perry's former chart-topper "Teenage Dream" rebounded two places to No. 2 more
In other sales news, Billboard reports: "Glee" Cast: After the series won its time slot with its second-season premiere on Sept. 21 (12.5 million viewers, according to Nielsen), the cast shifts 409,000 total downloads of the five songs made available from the episode, according to Nielsen SoundScan. more
Instead of working on fixing the economy, Yahoo reports that the Senate unanimously passed a bill late Wednesday to require television stations and cable companies to keep commercials at the same volume as the programs they interrupt. more
(Billboard) Kenny Chesney is set to capture his sixth No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart next week, with industry prognosticators suggesting he could sell 180,000 to 200,000 copies of "Hemingway's Whiskey" by week's end on Sunday. more
Wax Fingers, the experimental pop trio from Portland OR, have announced an album release show on Friday Oct 15th at the Knife Shop in Portland OR. more
(ASB) Justin Timberlake gave late night U.S. TV viewers a treat on Wednesday, September 29 when he joined funnyman Jimmy Fallon for a surprise medley of hip-hop hits. The singer-turned-actor appeared on "Late Night With Jimmy Fallon" to promote his new movie "The Social Network", and he heaped praise on Fallon's house band, The Roots. more
(Yahoo) Dailey & Vincent won entertainer of the year for the third straight time at the International Bluegrass Music Association Awards on Thursday night. more
AP corrected their report where they said that Kid Cudi pleaded guilty to misdemeanor possession of a controlled substance. They based that on info from the D.A. but it turns out that a judge offered to dismiss the charges if Cudi lived up to his end of the bargain. more
(BBC) Sky has launched the first dedicated 3D television channel in Europe, promising a unique viewing experience. more
(Yahoo) Britney Spears is a dream for Fox's hit musical "Glee." Tuesday's episode that featured the star in some dream-sequence cameos drew an estimated 13.5 million viewers. more
(Hollywood Reporter) Like a lightsaber to the midsection, reactions to news that George Lucas is planning to rerelease 3D versions of the "Star Wars" sextet have been swift and, more often than not, deadly. For every "I'll be first in line," there are another 20-30 Web comments along the lines of "SW is just a machine now," "I'll stay away in droves," "Lucas is beating a dead horse" or "Never have I seen something so amazing be systematically destroyed." more
(Billboard) Zac Brown Band scored its first No. 1 album on the U.S. pop chart Wednesday, preventing Maroon 5 from achieving its second chart-topper, although sales for both acts fell short of expectations. more
(ASB) Kanye West is not happy when he heard "Lost in the World", a song from his upcoming studio album, has come out without his consent in its unfinished version. Due to the leak, the rapper decided not to give any free music for this week's G.O.O.D Friday treatment. more
(Yahoo) Oscar-nominated actor Joe Mantell, who co-starred in "Marty" and delivered one of movies' most famous lines in "Chinatown," has died, his family said. He was 94. more
(ASB) Eminem is going to debut a new music video this week. Ahead of the premiere, the rapper offers sneak peek for his fans, featuring him recording "No Love" in the studio. A bullied kid and his featured guest Lil Wayne are additionally flashed in separate scenes. more
(Yahoo) Singer Liza Minnelli has canceled a concert in Maine because of an illness. more
(ASB) Lady GaGa and Cher reportedly developed a strong bond after meeting at the recent MTV Video Music Awards. The two female artists allegedly have been toying with idea of recording a duet for GaGa's forthcoming album "Born This Way". more
(Yahoo) Anna Nicole Smith's boyfriend has been acquitted of two charges of obtaining drugs for her by fraud and deceit, including use of false names. more
(ASB) Leonard Cohen has canceled his upcoming Hawaii concert due to "insurmountable logistical issues". The "Hallelujah" singer was planning to kick off a planned five-date North American tour with a show in Honolulu, Oahu on December 4. more
(Jam!) Mariah Carey is relying on her assistants to push her around in a wheelchair after injuring her ankle following a fall onstage in Singapore at the weekend. more
(BBC) Take That have announced that their first album with Robbie Williams in 15 years will be called Progress, to be released on 22 November more
(Yahoo) The Essence Music Festival will call New Orleans home through 2014, organizers and city officials announced Wednesday, in a deal they said would continue the boom in visitors and spending the city sees each summer. more
(ASB) Rapper Flo Rida turned into a diva at a music festival in Singapore over the weekend when he refused to leave his hotel room for his concert start time and then extended his set. more
(BBC) Director Arthur Penn, best known for making Bonnie and Clyde and Little Big Man dies, a day after his 88th birthday. more
(Yahoo) Comedian Greg Giraldo died on Wednesday at age 44, five days after being hospitalized for what celebrity media reported was a prescription drug overdose. more
Bobby Brown, Wayne Brady, Mike Tyson do 'Every Little Step' here
(Filter) Active Child and School of Seven Bells have collaborated on a special 7" project, each taking a crack at remixing the other's tracks. This limited edition 7" is on mixed color vinyl, no two of which are exactly alike, and will be available through Lefse Records on October 26.
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