Reuters - Backstreet Boys Howie Dorough and
A.J. McLean are continuing to work on their first solo projects
even as the group has started work on its sixth studio album. -- read full article
AP - NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) Country singer Chris Cagle has been found not guilty of domestic violence after his girlfriend refused to testify against him.
E! Online - Today's installment finds Mark Wahlberg swapping those Boogie Nights for the Miami heat, John Waters breaking out the beehives again for a Hairspray sequel and Tim Burton finding a girl to take a spin through the looking-glass in his Alice in Wonderland.
AP - NEW YORK (AP) 50 Cent has sued Taco Bell, claiming the fast-food restaurant chain is using his name without permission in advertising that asks him to call himself 99 Cent.
Reuters - Britain's music and film industries
launched a fight back against online piracy on Thursday,
persuading the six biggest Internet providers to send warning
letters to those suspected of illegal file-sharing.
AP - LONDON (AP) Madame Tussauds unveiled a waxwork of Amy Winehouse on Wednesday complete with her signature beehive, black eyeliner and a bright yellow minidress.
AP - "It's a deeply personal matter. I would ask you to respect my privacy in the matter." Christian Bale, on allegations that he assaulted his mother and sister at a London hotel.
Reuters - Rapper and hip-hop mogul 50 Cent sued
Taco Bell on Wednesday, saying the restaurant chain made him
the star of its hip-hop themed ad campaign without his
permission and without paying him a fee.
AP - With Alison Krauss touring this summer with Robert Plant, the guys in her band, Union Station, had some time to kill, like enough to read biographies of all 43 presidents and maybe paint their houses and their neighbors' houses, too.
Reuters - Katy Perry led the Billboard Hot 100
singles chart for a fifth week on Thursday with "I Kissed a
Girl," while Rihanna's former chart-topper, "Take a Bow," was
No. 2 for a third week.
E! Online - Mindy McCready's hope for a comeback just got pushed back, after a drug and booze binge landed the troubled country songbird first in the emergency room of a Tennessee hospital and then in an Arizona rehab center.