January 12, 2009

A music video in support of a new song "Letter to B.I.G.", which is performed by Jadakiss, has arrived. Starting with a capture of a live show, it moves on showing several scenes from upcoming biopic movie "Notorious".

"Letter to B.I.G." is a track coming from the soundtrack album of "Notorious", the film narrating about the life of late rapper Christopher Wallace a.k.a. Notorious B.I.G.. Beside performed by Jadakiss, it also has Faith Evans singing some verses in the song.

Joe Jonas and Camilla Belle have added fuel to the rumors of them dating as they have been seen having a date at a theater in Los Angeles on Saturday night, January 10. Though so, neither of them has offered a clue concerning the extent of their relationship.

Joe and Camilla were photographed attending a screening of the latest James Bond flick, "Quantum of Solace." Both of them were joined by Joe's brothers, Kevin Jonas and Nick Jonas. Family friend Maya Kibble was also in attendance.

MCN Views has posted an exclusive early look at James C. Strouse's "The Winning Season". It displays the scene where Sam Rockwell's Bill is trying to tell his team of what they should do on the game, but gets an attitude check from his all-girl team when he refers Cindy as a big girl.

"The Winning Season" is an indie comedy which takes its focus on a divorced, down-on-his-luck coach named Bill as he is given a shot at redemption. The movie follows him as he attempts to make amends by coaching his local high school's girls basketball team. Led by Sam Rockwell, the cast ensemble also consists of Emma Roberts, Rob Corddry, Shareeka Epps and Emily Rios.

The annual end of year promo from HBO that displays their transition from the year 2008 to 2009 has been released. Beside recalling flashes of their last year's programs, the network also give a sneak peek on what to expect in the new year.

Closing on TV programs such as "John Adams", "True Blood", "Recount" and "Little Britain USA", HBO will open the door for the new ones such as "The No 1 Ladies' Detective Agency", "Flight of the Conchords" and "Curb Your Enthusiasm". They will also welcome new shows like made for TV movie, "Taking Chance" and "Grey Gardens", the former which stars Kevin Bacon and the latter which features Drew Barrymore.

A music video to promote Teairra Mari's new song "Hunt 4 You" has been debuted. Directed by Benny Boom, who previously helped LL Cool J making "Baby" music video, it mainly features her singing the ballad song with several different costumes.

"Hunt 4 You" is a track which features Pleasure P, the former member of Pretty Ricky. The Rico Love-produced song is expected to be released as a lead single off Teairra's upcoming second studio album titled "At That Point".

Despite rumor claiming that her new LP "Lady Love" will arrive in the U.S. market on March 24, new report says that LeToya Luckett is going to release her second studio album on April 7. Prior to the album's arrival, she will drop first single "Not Anymore", which is said to be penned by Ne-Yo, on January 15.

In finishing the album, LeToya reportedly works with powerhouse producers, including Pharrell Williams, The-Dream and Christopher "Tricky" Stewart. In addition to Ne-Yo, there hasn't any word on who else will be writing new songs for the upcoming album.

Blake Fielder-Civil, the incarcerated husband of Amy Winehouse, reportedly has asked his lawyer to file for divorce papers in a bid to end his marriage to the troubled songbird. The divorce proceedings are begun hot on the heels of Amy's alleged romance with a younger man in the Caribbean which has been highly covered by the media.

The Daily Mail cites celebrity lawyer Henri Brandman as confirming he has been asked by Blake to start working on the legal proceeding "on the grounds of Amy's adultery." And since Amy and Blake do not have a prenuptial agreement, speculation arises that Blake will go for half of Amy's fortune, which is estimated at about 10 million pound sterling. No comment has been uttered by Amy or her people about the report.

Amidst the speculation that Vanessa Hudgens is considered for Leah Clearwater role in "New Moon", the 20-year-old actress has been further reported to have auditioned for the part. On the newly-developed speculation, MTV reported that the casting news came from "Twilight" actress Ashley Greene at an afterparty for the 66th Golden Globe Awards, Sunday, January 11.

Giving more on her thought of Hudgens potentially taking the role of the only Quileute's female werewolf, the actress who will return to "New Moon" as Alice Cullen reveals that she would be happy to share screen with the "High School Musical 3: Senior Year" star. "I think she'd be great," so she claimed.

It's a slumber party for the big family of Walkers, in the next episode of "Brothers & Sisters". Also, just as Greenatopia gets the green light Sarah's business partner breaks some startling personal news and Nora rekindles a romance with an old flame, Roger (guest starring Nigel Havers). The episode called "It's Not Easy Being Green" will air January 18.

Meanwhile, the question on whether Balthazar Getty will exit from the show as Tommy Walker is still making rounds. Providing the latest hunch were Getty's co-stars, Matthew Rhys and Rachel Griffiths. Rhys aka Kevin Walker told E!, "I think the show is going through a slight transition period. How much we'll see him next season, I don't know." Griffiths aka Sarah meanwhile, said "We're a family. We'll get through it. And all I can say is we love him very dearly, and I'm seeing him on Monday, and I feel very good about that."

Valentine's Day is still weeks away, but Miranda Cosgrove already has an ideal celebration in her mind. To Popstar!, she reveals, "On Valentine's day, most of the time I hang out with my girlfriends," adding "That's like my main thing."

Unlike Miranda, Jennifer Stone opts for a simpler celebration. "I think it would be really fun to have dinner at his house and dance to old music like Nat King Cole and Tony Bennett," so she says.

Kelly Clarkson wrote on her blog, saying that she has flown to London for some promotional projects for her forthcoming fourth studio album "All I Ever Wanted". She shared, "I'm headed to London today for some album promo and I'm so freakin' excited!!"

Claiming that she is proud of what she has recorded in the effort, Kelly admitted her picture in the album's cover has been photo-shopped. "It's very colorful and they have definitely photo-shopped the crap out of me but I don't care haha! Whoever she is, she looks great ha! I've had so much fun with this album I really hope y'all dig it," so she revealed.

Disney Channel have shared a sneak peek into Disney/Pixar's next comedic movie, "Up". In a minute and a half video, the mouse house let out several never-before-seen footage of the forthcoming animation. The preview also includes introduction and characters description by director Pete Docter.

Through the sneak peek, Docter explains that Carl Fredricksen is a balloon salesman who has long dreamed of exploring the globe and brings his dream to reality by tying his house to hundreds of balloons. Then, the helmer moves on to Russell, a wilderness explorer who has every badges, has read every book and knows everything he needs to know in theory.

On January 18, "Desperate Housewives" will enter the 100th episode with "The Best Thing That Ever Could Have Happened". The episode will reveal what each of the Wisteria Lane's resident faces that make them desperate.

When neighborhood handyman, Eli Scruggs, passes away, the residents of Wisteria Lane come to realize just how much he affected their lives. Gaby recalls how Eli helped her make new friends when she moved in. Lynette remembers how he came to her aide when she was overwhelmed and neglected Penny.

Jonas Brothers and Miley Cyrus were among the many Disney stars attending the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards, held at the Beverly Hilton Hotel in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Sunday, January 11. Also seen at the annual gala's red carpet was fellow young Hollywood heartthrob Zac Efron who walked hand-in-hand with his on-and-off screen leading lady Vanessa Hudgens.

Kevin Jonas, Joe Jonas, and Nick Jonas arrived at the event shortly before Miley. Approached by TV host and entertainment journalist Nancy O'Dell, the boys were asked about particular issues, like their feeling about attending the awards show for the very first time, current project, and also their parents' role in keeping them grounded despite their worldwide fame.

Meeting for the first time on "Hannah Montana" set, Mason Musso and Trace Cyrus decided to form band Metro Station. With two other members Blake Healy and Anthony Improgo, they dropped their self-titled debut album on September 18, 2007 under Columbia/Ink Red Records with all the band's members contributing on songwriting desk.

"Shake It", the third single from their debut effort, has been a huge success. It reached number 10 on Billboard Hot 100, becoming their first single to enter the U.S. singles chart. Certified gold by RIAA in June 2008 for selling more than 500,000 copies, it was also featured as one of "The House Bunny" soundtracks.

Movie beauty Jessica Alba gave her husband Cash Warren double surprise for his 30th birthday, treating him to a pampering day at the Canyon Ranch Spa and also a dinner with his family and friends. She at first asked him to join her for a quick getaway to Las Vegas on Saturday morning, January 10. They then checked into the penthouse at Palazzo Las Vegas, after which she took him to the Canyon Ranch Spa.

Next, Alba dragged Warren to a surprise dinner at Tao Las Vegas. The film producer was said to be surprised as there were 20 of his closest family and friends awaiting his arrival at the scene. They were all treated to sea bass, Kobe beef and sushi.

Opening wide across the North America for the first time on Friday, January 9, "Gran Torino" has got a turbo boost at the weekend box office. The suburban drama movie directed and starred by Clint Eastwood has climbed up to the top from the 14th place it was listed a week before by earning $29.5 million.

The more than $29 million bow sets a new record for Eastwood as it is by far the biggest opening of any Eastwood movie in wide release. The 78-year-old actor and director's previous best weekend was the $18-million bow of "Space Cowboys" in 2000. Meanwhile, his recently released "Changeling" has only pulled in $9.4 million during its first wide release weekend.

The list of people and work of arts triumphing at the 66th Golden Globe Awards is completed with the announcement of Best Motion Picture - Drama and Best Television Series - Drama winners. "Slumdog Millionaire" wins over "The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button", "Frost/Nixon", "The Reader", "Revolutionary Road" while "Mad Men" beats "House M.D.", "Dexter", "In Treatment" and "True Blood".

In the movie category, Danny Boyle's "Slumdog" has dominated the field, sweeping away four prizes, including Best Director and Best Screenplay. Double winners listed are "The Wrestler" and Kate Winslet. Rounding up the wins for each TV network is HBO with 7, NBC with 3 and AMC with 1. "John Adams" in particular earns four, one notch higher than what "30 Rock" gets.

Kate Winslet has collected two awards from the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 11. After receiving the Best Supporting Actress title for her performance in "The Reader", the 33-year-old has been hailed as Best Dramatic Actress for her portrayal of April Wheeler in "Revolutionary Road".

Handed the award by Cameron Diaz and Mark Wahlberg, the actress who gained fame through James Cameron's "Titanic" looked very stunned by the winning and kept saying "thank you so much". Thanking her husband, Sam Mendes who also is the director of "Revolutionary Road", she also thanked her co-star Leonardo DiCaprio, saying "I love you for 13 years - I love you with all my heart."

Country music singer Taylor Swift stopped by Studio 8H at the GE Building in New York's Rockefeller Center on her mother's birthday, January 10 to perform on NBC's "Saturday Night Live". During the TV show, she sang her hit singles "Love Story" and "Forever and Always", all coming off her sophomore studio LP "Fearless".

Beside making live appearances, Taylor also appeared donning red dress and short red wig for a Broadway skit. Along with two men, one of whom wearing a white mask half-covering his face, she played a girl named Annie.

Still single despite persistent rumors claiming she dates Nick Jonas of the popular band Jonas Brothers, Selena Gomez opens up about her dream date, the one she has ever had and considered as the best and her favorite. "My favorite date and the best date I've been on is when someone took me out and we had dinner on the beach," she tells Popstar!

"It was gorgeous and it was nighttime and it was very sweet and very nice," she goes on revealing. "We went walking on the beach afterward and we ending up dancing. It was very cheesy-romantic but I love it! It was awesome."

Another Golden Globe statuette falls to "Slumdog Millionaire" bag. Having won the Best Screenplay and Best Original Score, the Fox Searchlight Pictures drama has brought recognition to its director Danny Boyle as the Hollywood Foreign Press Association unveiled their winners of the 66th annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 11.

For the title, Boyle overshadowed other directors in the category, Stephen Daldry of "The Reader", David Fincher of "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button", Ron Howard of "Frost/Nixon" and Sam Mendes of "Revolutionary Road". Boyle was presented the award by Emma Thompson and Dustin Hoffman.

After Louis Walsh resigned from being Girls Aloud's manager, Kimberley Walsh admitted to have difficulty in coping with pressure for taking over his duty as the band's manager. Recalling the time he left them, she told The Daily Star, "Louis didn't speak to us for the first two weeks we were a band. We tried to create a relationship with him but he didn't respond."

"We worked solely with the record company and basically managed ourselves," Kimberley explained further. "For the first couple of years it was hard as my phone would be ringing constantly so I found myself totally out of my depth and needed someone to take over."

Disney teen star Miley Cyrus says in a video blog that she cuts her uvula on a piece of chicken. Accompanied by her sister Brandi, she tells fans that her cut uvula is the reason why her voice sounds husky in the footage.

"The reason I sound like this is because I cut my uvula. The way the nurse explained it to me is, you know that cartoon when that really obnoxious baby screams and you see that waggling thing around in their mouth? That's a uvula," Miley explains. "So I cut my uvula today on a piece of chicken. I put too much dressing on it and it got slippery and it got caught and it cut my uvula," so she adds further.

Paul Giamatti earns his first Golden Globe award when he is announced as the winner of Best Performance by an Actor in a Mini-Series or Motion Picture Made for Television for his credit in "John Adams". His announcement comes right after Alec Baldwin claims his prize as Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy for "30 Rock".

With Paul's win, "John Adams" has so far received three nods at the 66th annual event which is held at The Beverly Hilton and aired live by NBC. Earlier, Laura Linney won the title of Best Performance by an Actress in Miniseries while the HBO production itself was granted Best Miniseries. HBO, in total, earn 3 from "John Adams", 1 from "In Treament", 1 from "True Blood" and another one from "Recount".

"Slumdog Millionaire" has added four Golden Globe statuettes to its awards collection. On Sunday, January 11 at the 66th Annual Golden Globes Awards, the Danny Boyle-directed drama about a poor Indian boy getting a shot at winning millions in a television game show has collected Best Screenplay in Motion Picture for its screenwriter Simon Beaufoy and Best Original Score for its composer A.R. Rahman among others.

The award of Best Screenplay was presented by "Zack and Miri Make a Porno" co-stars, Elizabeth Banks and Seth Rogen, while the award for Best Score was given away by P. Diddy and Kate Beckinsale. Having already collected kudos in those categories, "Slumdog" also brought a Best Director prize for its helmer Danny Boyle, and was hailed Best Dramatic Picture nearing the end of the awards' ceremony.

HBO are having a sweep at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards. After Gabriel Byrne wins the Best Performance by an Actor in a TV Series- Drama category for his role as Paul in "In Treatment", Anna Paquin is selected as the winner for the Actress counterpart, thanks to her performance as Sookie Stackhouse on Vampire drama "True Blood".

Anna who said that sucking blood is "hot" in her acceptance speech, defeats Sally Field, Mariska Hargitay, January Jones and Kyra Sedgwick upon winning. Gabriel meanwhile, kicks out his competition that includes Michael C. Hall, John Hamm, Hugh Laurie and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers.

Taylor Momsen, who plays Jenny Humphrey in CW's TV series "Gossip Girl", has revealed that she is indeed a musician and has been working on an album with her band. Claiming that making music is her future project, she said she is also a songwriter.

"I definitely want to continue doing what I love. I'm also a musician and singer, and I write music," so she said to TeenVogue. "That's a huge passion of mine. Huge, huge! I'm currently working on an album with my band, so I would love to do something with that. That would be the next big thing I'd like to accomplish."

Heath Ledger has landed himself a Best Supporting Actor kudo at the 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards on Sunday, January 11. Announced by Demi Moore, the late actor received more than the statuette as those attending the ceremony at the The Beverly Hilton gave him a standing ovation upon the announcement.

Besting over other strong competitors, Tom Cruise, Robert Downey Jr., Ralph Fiennes and Philip Seymour Hoffman, Ledger earned the title for his portrayal of Joker in "The Dark Knight". Hence, "Dark Knight" director Christopher Nolan received the kudo on behalf of the late actor. On the acceptance speech, he said of Ledger, "He would be eternally missed, but he'll never be forgotten."

It's a baby boy for Charlotte Church and her longtime partner Gavin Henson, the Welsh pop music singer has announced on her official website. The newborn baby was born just after midnight Sunday, January 11 at the couple's home in south Wales.

The name of the infant hasn't been disclosed though. It is only mentioned on Charlotte's official site that he weighed 7 lbs. and 5 oz at time of birth. "Mum and baby are both doing just fine," so read the statement.

The much reported secret wedding of Stacy Ferguson and Josh Duhamel has been held over the weekend and several details of the private ceremony have been unveiled. The pair, who has been dating since 2004, got married Saturday, January 10 under magnolia trees filled with thousands of white roses at the Church Estates Vineyards in Malibu.

They exchanged wedding vows in front of family and celebrity friends that included Rebecca Romijn and her actor husband Jerry O'Connell, Fergie's Black Eyed Peas bandmate will.i.am, Kate Hudson, James Caan, Mario Lopez, Molly Sims, Stacy Keibler, Kid Rock, Slash, Vanessa Marcil, and many more. "It's official! Fergie and Josh tied the knot tonight in Malibu," Fergie's manager confirmed to US Weekly. "The Black Eyed Peas were all there. The ceremony was incredible! And they're still partying!"

A brand new track called "Turn Me On", which is performed by Ciara collaborating with Chris Brown, has been available to peek through a just-outed snippet. The up-beat song is expected to be included in her upcoming third studio effort "Fantasy Ride".

Previously, another Ciara's single "Never Ever", which is produced by Polow Da Don, has also arrived. Teaming up with Young Jeezy, she sings the lyrics dealing with "the confusion of love - being confused about staying or leaving or letting go."

The 66th Annual Golden Globe Awards are being presented live on Sunday, January 11 and several early winners have been named. Those receiving the early kudos included actress Kate Winslet and musician Bruce Springsteen. Kate won the Best Supporting Actress for her performance at "The Reader", while Springsteen brought home the Best Original Song for his title track of "The Wrestler".

Besting over Amy Adams, Penelope Cruz and Marisa Tomei, Kate opened her acceptance speech which she acknowledged to be a long one saying, "You have to forgive me because I have a habit of not winning things." The actress who is nominated also for Best Actress title for "Revolutionary Road" then continued to thank everyone from her children to the film's makeup artists.