July 25, 2006

This one really is hot. Jennifer Aniston and Vince Vaughn reportedly are heading for a permanent break-up. That's according to NW magazine.

Nevertheless, reports on the reason behind their break-up remain confusing. As that of Vince's side, it is said his mother Sharon Vaughn forced him to end his romance with Jenn for she believes that the actress still loves her ex-husband Brad Pitt. Thus, marrying Jenn would only lead him into "a world of heartbreak".

Singer Alicia Keys, actor Richard Gere, and Barenaked Ladies are among the celebrities who will kick off the International AIDS Conference, held next month in Toronto.

Other acts at the opening ceremony, scheduled for Aug. 13 at the Rogers Centre, include Our Lady Peace, Chantal Kreviazuk, Amanda Marshall, Massari and Blue Man Group.

Former Destiny's Child star Kelly Rowland is two months pregnant with her first child ever.

Rumors have been circulating about her being pregnant but was never confirmed until she officially announced it via a non-existent web site called AMG. The singer said "It was definitely a surprise! It's kind of a bitter-sweet feeling because I was planning to release an album next year".

Watching our favorite musicians singing on stage or during a tour is something common. But watching them singing in a contest that really is something special. Interesting isn't it?

Just watch and see their action on FOX's "Duets," a contest that pairs regular celebrities with singing celebrities. Among numbers of singers sign to appear on the new reality show are Michael Bolton, Cyndi Lauper, Smokey Robinson, Chaka Khan, Clint Black, Dionne Warwick, Patti LaBelle, Brian McKnight, Macy Gray, Kenny Loggins, Richard Marx, Randy Travis, and Aaron Neville.

George Michael never stops creating abuzz. The singer has just caught at Hampstead Heath park in London last weekend with a man who claims to have had a sexual encounter with him. Report on this matter was first brought to public by the British News of the World tabloid.

The photographs in the related paper obviously show a seemingly upset Michael at a park at night, alongside a photo of the man who claims to have "hooked up" with the pop star. The man is described as a "pot-bellied, 58-year-old, jobless van driver" named Norman Kirtland.

Band Jimmy Eat World has announced plans to record their next LP with the help of veteran producer Butch Vig, the man behind such success as Nirvana's "Nevermind", The Smashing Pumpkins' "Siamese Dream" and Sonic Youth's "Dirty".

In a post on the band's official site, Jimmy Eat World frontman Jim Adkins wrote "We are scheduled to begin recording our new record on August 7th at our own studio in Tempe. We will be working alongside Chris Testa as our engineer, and the legendary Butch Vig will also be alongside the band making sure we don't forget to thrash unreal!! (We are pretty sure that's Wisconsin slang for 'kicking serious ass')."

Pop diva Madonna really is a high-qualified singer that NBC has planned to air her "Confessions" tour in November later this year.

Rumors on the street say that a two-hour special will be taped this summer at Wembley Stadium in London where Madonna's tour takes place. What's more, the network also is billing Madonna's special as the first-ever broadcast network performance by the Grammy-winning singer.

Action movie star Tom Cruise wins his domain namesake, TomCruise.com, from notorious cyber-squatter Jeff Burgar, who uses the sites to redirect visitors to his Celebrity1000.com Website.

Burgar had owned and operated TomCruise.com since 1996. He is well known to WIPO, the U.N.'s World Intellectual Property Organization, having previously gone before panels to argue his right to own domain names including CelineDion.com, KevinSpacey.com, PamelaAnderson.com, and BruceSpringsteen.com.

Model and actress Elizabeth Hurley has inked a deal with Jordache Jeans as its new spokesperson and thus will be featured in their newest advertising campaign beginning September through the end of the year.

"We are thrilled to be working with Elizabeth Hurley," Liz Berlinger, president of Jordache Enterprises, said in a statement. "With success as an actress, model, business woman and mother, Liz represents everything the Jordache brand is about. We chose her because she is the true modern woman."

Welcome back to Las Vegas for Nicolas Cage. The actor is reported about to produce and star in a new biopic about the life of Wladziu Valentino Liberace, a pianist whose rise to fame began in the 1950s, when his musical TV show competed with and often bested "I Love Lucy" for ratings.

Cage is producing the project, tentatively titled "Liberace", via his Saturn Films production company based on a script by Aaron Seltzer and Jason Friedberg.

Paris Hilton has just had her album released. In the meantime, her former best friend Nicole Richie announced to Scotland's Daily Record newspaper that she has 6 songs done on her new album and she'll be ready to release the set when she has about 10 songs finished.

The question is when will Nicole's album touch the market? Time will tell. At least, with the pop up of the report it is apparent to everyone that though Paris and Nicole are no longer best friends, still both of them have particular similarities, especially their taste of man and pet of course.

Pop singer Justin Timberlake will have his new single, "SexyBack" featuring Timbaland, finishes MTV's hot July video premiere. The video for the set will premiere on TRL on Tuesday, July 25th at 3:30, then at 4:30 you can watch its "Making The Video" before then at 11:00 you can enjoy the primetime premiere of the video.

What's more, after the premiere music-lovers can see all the video they want at MTV Overdrive.