March 24, 2007

After 14 albums, Chayanne is back with the next one "Mi Tiempo" which is due to out on April 10 via Sony BMG. It was born out of the hands of producers Jose Gentile and Sebastian de Peyrecave.

Chayanne has spread his music influence throughout North and South America and Spain. He has had 8 hits in the #1 Billboard's Hot Latin Charts. With the new album, he may have another one as it still employs his trademark: romantic ballads mixed with up-tempo material. "I like to stay close to my truth," he said.

Starbucks business moguls failed to see the performance of singer Jennifer Hudson in their annual meeting on March 21. It was neither caused by health condition or any other physical obstruction. Instead Hudson's performance was actually cancelled after sudden diva-like demands.

Hudson's agency William Morris was reported to give a list of demands needs to be fulfilled before the artist came. Some of the demands were considered 'extravagant' such as baked chicken wings to be ready at 10 a.m. and humidifiers to be provided in the artist's room. Other 'less demanding' needs include 5 cars, hair and make-up artist and security for Ms. Hudson and her assistant.

Lil Jon is added into the Guinness Book of World Records, not for his music work but for his bling. The rapper has been listed in the world's record book as the owner of the largest diamond pendant ever.

For the achievement, many thanks to the star's "Crunk Ain't Dead" pendant. The impressive diamond accessory is 7.5 inches tall, six inches wide, and one inch thick, weighing 5.11 pounds with a total 73 carats of diamonds and the total stone count is 3,756 genuine round-cut white diamonds, set in 18-karat yellow and white gold.

Following the activation of the film's official website, Paramount Pictures now is coming up with a new online trailer for "Stardust" which it places at Yahoo! Movies.

The trailer is available in both Windows Media and Quicktime format as well as in HD. In addition, fans can also take a look on a series of production photos of the adventure fantasy drama, featuring the images of Yvaine, Tristran, evil witch Lamia, and Ferdy the Fence.

Victoria Adams apparently does have many big plans to do in her new nest, Los Angeles. Following her TV deal with NBC, the Posh Spice is to start her own Hollywood book club.

The star is said planning for members of the exclusive book club to meet once a month at each other's houses, where they will discuss the book they've been reading.

Count Emile Hirsch in at last, folks, as the teen is now officially joining the cast of "Speed Racer." Warner Bros. Pictures, through its President of Production Jeff Robinov, ultimately confirmed Friday, March 23 that the "Alpha Dog" star would indeed play the titular character in the studio's new actioner.

"Emile Hirsch is one of today's fastest-rising young stars, which makes him the perfect choice to take the wheel of Speed's Mach 5," Robinov said in a statement. "He continues to showcase his talents in a variety of challenging roles and we are thrilled to have him in the title role of Speed Racer."

Eli Manning, known as New York Giants quarterback, is engaged to his longtime girlfriend Abby McGrew.

A representative for the athlete confirmed the good news to People, adding that Manning popped the question on Tuesday night March 20th.

After more than 2 decades of not performing together, The Osmonds may be back with addition of Donny Osmond. Speaking on behalf of the brothers, Donny said there has been a talk among them and if not a reunion, a one-night show will do.

Popular back in 1970s, Donny told reporters in a teleconference, "I haven't done a show with my brothers for 25 years or so. We are talking about doing a TV special, and maybe something with (sister) Marie, but nothing is locked in yet." For the record, Donny is also famous for his TV series with his sister Marie Osmond in ABC's "Donny & Marie"

Yes, our one-eyed hero Snake Plissken is going to retreat to the start line instead of merely repeating his heroic yet thrilling attempt in rescuing the U.S. President.

Neal Moritz, producer of the recently-announced "Escape from New York", has revealed in a brief interview posted in the latest issue of Entertainment Weekly that the project will positively recount "how Snake became Snake" and present "almost an origin story" in it.

His divorce to estranged wife Heather Mills is not yet finalized, but Paul McCartney apparently is back in the dating saddle again. The senior recording artist has reportedly gone on a date with Sabrina Guinness, an heiress to the Guinness drinks empire.

To those who don't know, Sabrina is Prince Charles' former lover. They dated in the 70s. And now rumor has it that McCartney and Sabrina met up to go on a secret dinner date to an Italian restaurant in London on Wednesday night March 21st.

One week is considered enough for Roger Daltrey to return to the stage. He will resume with The Who in the remaining dates of the North American tour. After the doctor gave the green light, he was heading for the gig in Alltel Arena, Ark. on March 22.

"Boy, it feels good to be out of bed," said Daltrey 30 minutes prior the concert. All in all he maintained to keep the density of his performance while occasionally coughing off the mic. To anticipate that he prepared bottled waters by his side and rested his voice when band mate Pete Townshend delivered "Eminence Front".

Vivica A. Fox joining numbers of fellow celebrities having trouble with the law. The actress, who was a contestant on last year's "Dancing with the Stars," was charged Friday March 23rd with misdemeanor counts of driving under the influence of alcohol and driving with a blood-alcohol level above the legal limit.

Speaking on that matter, officials said the charge stemmed from a Tuesday March 20th arrest, at which point the star was pulled over after passing a patrol car on the Hollywood Freeway at 80 mph and subsequently failing a field sobriety test. Breathalyzer test indicated her blood alcohol exceeded the legal limit of .08 percent.

Everything finally turns out as expected by Warner Bros. Pictures. The company's President of Production Jeff Robinov has officially announced on Friday, March 23 that Emma Watson will indeed continue her role as Hermione Granger for the final two installments of "Harry Potter" series, along with Daniel Radcliffe and Rupert Grint.

"It would be inconceivable to imagine anyone else in the roles with which they have become so identified, so we are thrilled and proud that Daniel, Rupert and Emma have chosen to complete the arc of their characters in the final two films," so Robinov remarked.

Barbra Streisand's 20-concerts tour in 2006 not only resulted in the high gross tickets but also added extra pennies to Streisand's pocket. Streisand: The Tour will be made in hard copies under the title "Live in Concert 2006".

The double disc album containing Streisand's 23 golden hits will be out on May 8 via Columbia Records. It will feature songs such as "Unusual Way", "Funny Girl", "People" as well as Streisand's collaboration with Il Divo in "Evergreen", "The Music of the Night" and "Somewhere".

She does know the best part of her body, it's her legs. Well aware herself that she has lovely legs, Eva Longoria's have been chosen Hollywood's Sexiest Legs according to a poll conducted by Life & Style magazine.

American actor Matthew McConaughey, known for having played the leading man in several hit romantic comedies, is 2nd on the poll, becoming the only male rounding out the Top 5 of the magazine's poll.

There has been a talk between producer Timbaland and English rock band Coldplay. If nothing goes in the way, Timbaland will be the mastermind in the band's new album.

Timbaland was hired mainly to extract the members' creativity juice and to bring out the fresh sound to the fourth album. The producer itself who had succeeded with artists such as P. Diddy, Whitney Houston and Missy Elliott is thrilled to get to work. "I will try to get into their heads, to see what they thinking about. I will just try to figure out how they are feeling. And if they are feeling a certain way, I will go by that. It's more about everyday life then it is about music."

Justin Timberlake and Cameron Diaz on again? The former couple has fueled speculation on their rekindled their romance after they were spotted enjoying each other's company in Los Angeles.

The pair, who broke up in January after nearly four years together, was spotted enjoying each other's company at the Whisky Bar in the Sunset Marquis Hotel on March 9th. Greater than that, they were also seen surfing at a Malibu, California beach later the same weekend.

Jennifer Lopez will make a beeline in Bronx, New York. The singer is conducting an album signing on March 28 on Jerome Avenue.

This autograph event is held in support for J Lo's new Spanish album "Como Ama Una Mujer" that is scheduled to hit the stores by March 27 at 7 a.m.. The first 400 people who grabbed the CD will get a poster and a wristband, the entry pass for the next day's signing.

Lily-Rose, the daughter of Johnny Depp and his longtime partner Vanessa Paradis, is said to survive a battle with the deadly E.coli virus.

The seven-year-old girl was hospitalized in London earlier this month suffering a mystery illness. It was reported at that time that she had contracted blood poisoning after stepping on a rusty nail. Despite all the persistent rumor, a member of the production crew on Depp's new movie "Sweeney Todd" claims Lily had the deadly E.coli virus, which caused her kidneys to shut down.

After tapping Peter Noone and Lulu for the '60s theme in the March 20th episode, American Idol moves 40 years ahead by employing Gwen Stefani to coach the 10 finalists in preparation for the March 27th episode.

By penning Gwen, it is pretty clear what genre and theme is adopted that week. The episode will feature the 10 finalists choosing pop songs that they like, be it a modern or further back. In what seems like a tradition, the coach will also perform in the Result Show on March 28. Gwen will sing her latest single "The Sweet Escape" and that means Akon would be there too.

While most couples would like to celebrate a new baby's arrival by buying some stuff, not Tori Spelling and her husband Dean McDermott. The couple, as a way to celebrate the arrival of their son, Liam Aaron McDermott, is planning to get plastic surgery together.

"Tori and Dean are marching in to get Botox injections," an insider told the National Enquirer, adding "She'll also have her lips plumped with Restylane. While Tori usually gets injections every two months, she put them on hold after she got pregnant. But the last time she went in, she took Dean along for some Botox and made a convert out of him."

Ne-Yo's new album will not be titled "Know Me" as planned. Instead it will employ one of the tracks' title which is "Because of You". In consequence, the release date has to be pushed for one week from April 24 to May 1.

The changing of the album's name is considered necessary for the R&B singer. "It makes the most sense," he said in a statement. "It's because of the people that inspire me to make music. Because of the love of the music. Because of the fans. Because of you, that I do what I do."