July 30, 2005

Time goes by and it's already 20. As a way to celebrate and/or mark the 20th anniversary of her show, Oprah Winfrey will release "The Oprah Winfrey Show: 20th Anniversary DVD Collection" via Winfrey's Harpo Productions Inc..

The set is scheduled for a November release. Inside it features some complete episodes as well as highlights, behind-the-scenes footage and interviews with Winfrey. Profits from the DVD release will be donated to Oprah's Angel Network, a charity that has raised more than $30 million for nonprofit groups.

President Bush has, earlier this month, signed a bill into law that will change the name of a building near downtown to honor music legend Ray Charles. The musician, who died June 10, 2004, at age 73, will have his name used to rename a post office, which later on becoming Ray Charles Post Office Building.

The post office is located near the business office and recording studio where Charles produced "Georgia on My Mind" and some of his other hits. An official renaming ceremony is scheduled next month. Also, there are plans to convert the three-story building into a Ray Charles museum. This evidently proves that Ray Charles really is a legend.

Life isn't easy for teen actress Lindsay Lohan. She's facing dilemma and difficult phase in her life as her parents decide to split. Concerning the fact, she prefers to stay in New York to be with her mom and siblings for the start of her parents' divorce proceedings.

Because of that Lohan willingly missed the premiere of her new film, "Herbie: Fully Loaded" in London Thursday, for which she was meant to join her co-star Michael Keaton. "She's having some troubles at home. She wanted to go back and deal with her family because she had some personal stuff going on, so we definitely miss her here but I think it's best that she do that," Angela Robinson, director of "Herbie," told AP Television News.

Instead of getting simpler, life seemingly gets more complicated for the feuding stars Paris Hilton and Nicole Richie. Why so?! Because despite their feud, both of them still have to fulfill their contractual obligations concerning their famous reality show "Simple Life."

Due to that fact, either one has to reunite and film the hit show's 4th season. As confirmed by Peter Liguori, president of Fox Entertainment, "Both (contracts) have been picked up, both will be ready for work, and we'll work it out." That statement obviously untrue Richie replacement by Kimberly Stewart.

Dolly Parton is in a rush. She is the studio finishing her forthcoming album, "Those Were the Days," which due October on Sugar Hill Records. Coincide with the album release, Parton also plans to hold a two months tour, beginning August 16 at the House of Blues in Atlantic City, N.J., and dates are on the books through December 10 in Charenton, La.

As for the album, it will feature a number of high-profile guest appearances from country and pop stars, which yet-mentioned. Aside, Parton has recorded a duet with George Stones for "The Blues Man," which will appear in September on the latter's upcoming Bandit album, "Hits I Missed ... And One I Didn't." Besides, the star also guests on Brad Paisley's new album, "Time Well Wasted," due August 16 via Arista.

Eccentric singer Elton John is going to perform outside the Colosseum on September 3, so said Rome officials on Friday. The concert, which is a free one, is reported to take place on the Via dei Fori Imperiali, the large boulevard that leads to the Colosseum and is lined with ancient Roman relics.

Rome Mayor Walter Veltroni told a news conference, "It will be a great event ... held in the most charming scenery in the world." As for John he said, "I can't wait to meet my fans in Rome for a unique musical happening. It is so exciting.

Neil Diamond's new album, which originally slated to marry the street this summer in conjunction with his U.S. tour, kicked off July 25 in Omaha, Neb, has been pushed back to November 8 release. The reason of the undertaking is to give Columbia Record, under which the yet-titled project will be released, more time to set up the album, as it is now considered one of the label's top holiday projects.

Producer Rick Rubin, whom Diamond paired with for the album, commented "We're mixing it, and it's going great. It's mostly acoustic. It's a very personal record. It's stripped-down Neil. I think you'll get to hear him in a way like you've never heard him before or like you heard him a long time ago. But I think it's different from anything you've heard from him before."