March 10, 2007

A misconception upon Jamie Foxx's Unpredictable Tour is put to justice by promoter Gregg Perloff. Mistaken for a low selling tour, Perloff later clarified that the capacity itself is limited up to 6,000 seats.

Believed to be one of the most successful configuration tours after Bruce Springsteen's Devils and Dust trek in 2005, Foxx's arenas are set to adjust the capacity. Perloff explained that the concerts' capacity is originally meant for only 4,500 to 5,000 but in the end it has to be enlarged to 6,000 due to the numbers of tickets sold.

After announcing the first leg of tour that roams in United States, My Chemical Romance is ready for not only second leg but also third. The tour, which is named "The Black Parade World Tour", is held in support of the band's third album "The Black Parade" (2006).

The second leg will hit the stadiums and stages in Europe region. In this quarter, the band will kick off from Plymouth, UK on March 20 and disembark in Copenhagen, Denmark on April 10. Some stops in between include Dublin-Ireland, Cologne, Berlin, Hamburg -Germany, Paris- France, and Malmo-Sweden.

Rest in Peace, Brad Delp. The lead singer of the band Boston was found dead Friday March 2nd in his home in southern New Hampshire. He was 55.

While the cause of his death remained under investigation by the Atkinson police and the New Hampshire Medical Examiner's office, police said they responded to a call for help at 1:20 p.m. and found Delp dead.

With her wedding day about to come, Eva Longoria has had a big plan about it. The "Desperate Housewife" reportedly would like to have country star Kenny Chesney sings at her wedding.

"My friend Kenny [Chesney] is going to sing at my wedding." And there's only one way that the dream would not come true, "He just doesn't know it yet," Longoria tells Cosmopolitan for its April issue, on newsstands March 13.

After a mild reception on "Around the Sun" (2004), R.E.M. comes back with a new album. Though not quite known yet whether it will live up to the expectation, bassists Mike Mills has promised there will be more 'rock' in it. Neither name nor exact release date has been stated, yet it is estimated to be out before the end of this year.

The recording process this time involves two-time Grammy Award winning Jacknife Lee, an Irish producer who has worked with U2 in "How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb" (2004) and also with Snow Patrol in "Final Straw" (2004). Like the band's members, Jacknife is also excited in this collaboration. "There is no model for REM," he said in a statement. "Consistently one of the Great Bands, if not the greatest. They push themselves further than most, doing every time what is the goal for any artist - explore. These new songs are some of their most exciting and visceral yet."

Bennifer do want more. Jennifer Garner, in an interview with the British edition of Marie Claire for its April issue, admits "there are pitfalls to being a Hollywood mom" yet that won't prevent her and husband Ben Affleck to have another baby.

"I'm assuming we'll have at least one more, but not for a while," the actress tells the publication. Speaking on her role as a mom which sometimes requires disciplines, the beauty says, "If anyone has any ideas, let me know!" while admits the fact that she should not spoil her daughter, Violet Anne Affleck.

Grammy Award wining John Legend broadens his influence in the musical industry by opening a recording house, Home Schooling. He is looking forward to tap both several young artists and the renowned ones to be 'home schooled'.

In search of new talents, Legend eyed British hip-hop singer Estelle. Legend has met the singer and hooked up nicely, "We've already gotten close to finishing the album, and she's got some great material. Estelle is an extremely talented writer and performer, rapper and singer, all of that, and she's got a great ear. She really gets music, so I think she's going to do very well." Black Eyed Peas' will.i.am is reported to have been working in the studio with Estelle.

And the winner is Kate Winslet. The Oscar-nominated actress won a public apology and undisclosed libel damages Friday March 9th from Britain's glossy Grazia magazine over its report claiming she visited a doctor for help with her weight.

"We are satisfied that she did not go to (a doctor) seeking any treatment for weight loss. We are very happy to set the record straight and sincerely apologize to Kate for the distress caused," Grazia said in a statement.

To celebrate the show's 200th episode, American Idol will hold a two nights show called "Idol Gives Back". Performers such as Gwen Stefani, Pink, Sacha Baron Cohen, Bono, Michael Buble, Annie Lennox, Josh Groban and Il Divo have been tapped in support of the show.

Introduced by host Ryan Seacrest in the Result Show on March 9, the performances that will be aired on April 24th and 25th are conducted in benefit of children in US and Africa. Its basic concept is to relief the poverty by raising money from every vote via phone or text message that comes in. As sponsors, Coke and AT&T will donate the money to several organizations including UNICEF, Global Fund, Save the Children, Nothing but Nets, and Malaria No More.

The models are about to compete one another. Petra Nemcova is working on her own reality show about modeling, which presumably will compete that of Tyra Banks, "America's Next Top Model."

The reality show, dubbed "The Petra Nemcova Project", will be debuted for American channel TLC in the summer. A supermodel herself, Petra will track the girls around the world, giving them suggestions on campaigns and surviving in tough competition to get an assignment with top agency 'Next'.

Madonna learns mothering lessons from fellow singer Britney Spears. Sadly she doesn't learn the best way. The pop superstar is at the center of media attention after she was recently photographed taking adopted son David Banda for a drive on her lap.

Madonna and husband Guy Ritchie loaded their three children, Rocco John Richie, Lourdes Maria Ciccone, and David, into their Escalade SUV after March 2 services at the Kabbalah Center in Los Angeles. Unfortunately, baby David was not properly restrained, it has been reported.

Within a short time, R. Kelly's new album "Double Up" will be out on May 29. It would be his thirteenth studio album and is pretty much star studded.

The first single released is "I'm a Flirt (Remix)" featuring T.I. and T-Pain. Many people are wondering why Bow Wow who has the same track in his album "The Price of Fame" (2006) is not featured in the video. It turns out that Bow Wow's version is a bonus track and its promotion to radios is prohibited. R. Kelly is actually the one who has the song's rights even though in billboard it is listed as 'Bow Wow or R. Kelly (featuring T.I. & T-Pain)'.

Courtney Love is facing legal suit. The rocker has been sued by a drug rehabilitation center claiming she has repeatedly refused to pay her $181,000 bill for her stay there 1½ years ago.

The lawsuit, filed March 1st in Los Angeles Superior Court on behalf of Beau Monde International, said Love paid $10,000 when she entered Beau Monde in August 2005, but still owes $181,286. "Although demanded multiple times by plaintiff, orally and in writing, none of the balance stated has been paid," the lawsuit said.

Salma Hayek is engaged and expecting, it has been confirmed. The 40-year-old actress, famous for her Oscar-nominated performance in "Frida" (2002) and the 1995 "Desperado", is engaged to businessman Francois-Henri Pinault and is pregnant with their first child.

"Businessman Francois-Henri Pinault and his fiancee, Salma Hayek, are happy to announce they are expecting the arrival of their first child," Hayek's representative Cari Ross confirmed in a statement Friday March 9th. No details being released on how long she's been carrying and when the baby is due.

Running on fast track in developing "Changeling", Universal Pictures and Imagine Entertainment is reportedly having cClint looking to direct and Angelina Jolie in negotiations to be the female lead for the project.

A co-production of Imagine and Eastwood's Malpaso, the picture is based on true events in 1920s Los Angeles about a woman who suspects that her abducted son may not be her own child upon retrieving the boy. Beyond her expectation, somehow this leads into a revelation of deep-seated corruption in the LAPD.

Prolific writer John August gets another big job to do. The Colorado-born man has delightfully been appointed to pen for “Shazam!”, the New Line Cinema's adaptation of DC Comics series which tells about a teenager who becomes the superhero known as Captain Marvel.

"It's a unique opportunity to do a comic book movie where the character in it actually read comic books," August commented. "What's terrific about the character is that he looks like this superstudly superhero but is really a 13-year-old boy. And to approach everything that is great about a superhero movie from a 13-year-old boy's perspective was a unique way in."

Putting an end to their long hiatus from film directing, twin brothers Allen and Albert Hughes have scored deals to helm “Ice Man”, a biopic of Mafia hitman Richard "Ice Man" Kuklinski.

Based on Philip Carlo’s book "The Ice Man: Confessions of a Mafia Contract Killer", the flick is likely to depict Kuklinski’s account of life on how he became a prolific contract killer for the Gambino family while keeping his occupation a secret from his wife and three children in New Jersey. On board to produce are Lorenzo di Bonaventura and Jason Blum.

Partnering with the Firm, Lionsgate is set to make a dramatic feature entitled “The Christmas Cottage” which is aimed for a holiday season release.

Based on Thomas Kinkade's painting of the same name, the project will be partly biographical as it describes how Kinkade was motivated to begin his career as an artist upon discovering his mother was in danger of losing the family home. It is said that the flick is part of an overall film-TV producing deal that Lionsgate made with Kinkade.