September 02, 2006

Taking an unusual step, Hilary Duff has been reported to 'take over' Seventeen Magazine. The star is given full access to anything the magazine could offer, including photo shoots, interviews, and even a little guest editing.

In exchange for the access, however, Duff had to answer some burning questions about her personal life. Several of those included the information of her hectic traveling schedule and the unveiling of her favorite hotspot.

Rihanna has her own way to celebrate her MTV Video Music Award nomination before the event took place at New York City's Radio City Music Hall on Thursday night, August 31.

The "Pon de Replay" singer had a Manhattan artist tattooed a friendship symbol behind her right ear. "My best friend from Barbados was here so we had to do something crazy," so she revealed the reason behind her action. "She got one too."

A new album will come out from the hands of Ludacris. The rapper has set a September 26 date to release his fifth solo album, titled "Release Therapy", the follow-up to 2004's "The Red Light District" which has sold 2 million copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan. Prior to this, a single from the record entitled "Money Maker" featuring Pharrell Williams has already arrived at U.S. radio outlets on July 17.

Revealing that he envisions the LP as giving listeners "their temporary fix or release for the day", the rapper also reassures that the witty, animated style and bouncy, Southern-fried tracks that took him to the forefront of the "Dirty South" hip-hop movement can still be found in the album. "Release" itself has been confirmed to contain 15 tracks and features renowned music artists like Mary J. Blige, R. Kelly, Field Mob, and Young Jeezy apart from Williams.

In the brink of the release of her new album, "20 Y.O.", scheduled on September 26, Janet Jackson delightfully has come up with a plan to return to the road around March 2007. "My three choreographers and I are working on ideas now for a world tour," she admitted. "…We'll begin rehearsing at the end of the year."

If everything goes smooth, the tour thereby will be the first since she held the last one, named All for You tour, in 2001-2002. Responding to the tour plan, Brad Wavra, touring VP at concert promoter Live Nation which had handled Jackson's two previous tours, expressed his optimism despite negative publicity surrounding the singer following the Super Bowl flap of 2004.

Appearing on NBC's "Today" show Friday morning September 1, pop sensation Jessica Simpson boldly made a singing performance for the first time since injuring a vocal cord.

Despite the injury, the beauty delightfully managed to make her way in singing her new single "I Belong to Me", but her voice sadly cracked afterwards when trying to hit a high note on "With You", forcing her to pause for a moment before finishing the tune. "That had to be the most nerve-racking thing you've ever done in your life," "Today" co-host Matt Lauer commented.

It's been more than 10 years since audience saw Jim Carrey and Cameron Diaz setting up a great team in "The Mask" (1994). Now greet them once more, folks, for they are about to make a reunion. Yes, the twosome has been confirmed to share the screen together for the second time in "A Little Game Without Consequence", a new film project from Focus Features.

Based on the French play written by Jean Dell and Gerald Sibleyras, "Consequence" takes a look on a seemingly perfect couple who realize that their friends never liked them as couple to begin with after they pretend to break up. A big screen adaptation of the play has actually been made for French production in 2004.

Two glowing, beautiful stars are ready to bring more light on to "Sunshine Cleaning." According to a report coming from Production Weekly, Amy Adams and Emily Blunt have given positive sign to join the cast of the project developed under Big Beach banner, the production company which recently earned success with indie hit "Little Miss Sunshine."

Budgeted at about $7 million, pic is expected to start production early next year with New Zealand filmmaker Christine Jeffs at helm and Glenn Williamson co-producing. The story will center on a woman who wants to send her eight-year-old son to a private school then concludes to enter the business with her unreliable sister in order to gain more earnings.

Raising fund for the Hurricane Katrina victims, pop star Madonna has put the tiara she wore at her wedding to Guy Ritchie up for auction on eBay. The impressive Edwardian jewelry has been donated to the Kazanjian Foundation Jewels For Charity Auction and can be bid for on the site until September 1.

Features 78 carats of diamonds, the tiara, which can also be converted into a necklace, is estimated to be worth $325,000, but since it has yet to attract a bid, the opening amount of it has been dropped to $225,000 in turn.