September 26, 2007

Wyclef Jean will release his new album on December 4 instead of November 6, according to Billboards.com. The former Fugees singer also spilled out collaborators and results expected from the new album.

'The Carnival II: Memoirs of an Immigrant' will include guests artists like will.i.am, Mary J. Blige, Akon, T.I., Norah Jones, Paul Simon, Chamillionaire and System of a Down's Serj Tankian. Along with newcomer Niia, Akon and T.I. have been featured in the singer's first single 'Sweetest Thing (Dollar Bill)' that was released to radio outlets on August 14.

Stacking handfuls of big screen roles into her acting resume this year, Jennifer Aniston has just added into the list another one for "Traveling" which will see her star opposite Golden Globes-nominee Aaron Eckhart.

Here the beauty is said to portray a floral designer working in a hotel in Seattle where a charismatic self-help guru is holding a weekend seminar on coping with grief. The two then become to know each other and she factors heavily into the guru's realization that he practices none of the principles he teaches.

Seems filming on "Bachelor No. 2" is moving forward smoothly as a new photo from the movie's set has just come up online, featuring its two leading stars Dane Cook and Kate Hudson.

The new picture, as seen on the left, captures the image of the two being in action for a scene in the comedic flick. Cook stars as Tank, a man who faces the ultimate test of friendship when his best friend hires him to take his ex-girlfriend Alexis, played by Hudson, out on a lousy date in order to make her realize how great her former boyfriend is.

Sex Pistols once again sold their reunion tickets in a matter of minutes. The British rock band are now adding two more shows after selling the last two added dates within 15 minutes last weekend.

NME.com reported that the extra dates would be November 12 at Brixton Academy and November 17 at Manchester MEN Arena. Mark the date, tickets for the new shows will go on sale September 28 at 9 a.m.

Still fresh from news on Jessica Biel being in talks for Wonder Woman role in "Justice League of America", a new report revealing the story details of the project has surprisingly made its way to appear online.

Brought by Movieblog.ugo.com with IESB.net verifying, the scoop informed that the story elements from the screenplay have been adapted directly from the original comic book series. The site also confirmed that the league will consist of Superman, Batman, Wonder Woman, Green Lantern, The Flash, and Martian Manhunter, but did not mention Aquaman in the team.

Words have it that Madonna will hold a spectacular world tour in celebration of her ripe age. The iconic pop queen will turn 50 on August 16 next year and is busy lining up plans for the big tour.

New York Post reported that the jaunt will be aptly called 'Madonna at 50'. There has been no press release regarding this but if it's proven true, then it would be the tour to support her new album which is expected to be released this November.

Her album may have been pushed to December, but Ashlee Simpson is still on full gear to promote the third studio album. Four new promotional pictures for the not-yet-titled album have surfaced on the Internet.

The photos were taken by Ben Watts who have also captured stills of Stacy Ferguson aka Fergie and Eve.

Became a vegetarian seven or eight years ago, Maggie Q is urging others to follow in her footstep. The actress and former fashion model is going almost naked for PETA Asia-Pacific's new veggie ads.

The beauty has on Monday September 24th attended a press conference to promote vegetarianism, during which organizers released two posters featuring her as the model.

Fans of "Watchmen" and moviegoers alike can likely monitor the development of the highly-anticipated project on the net from now on. That's right, Warner Bros. Pictures turns out to have brought up a production blog page for the picture on the movie's official site.

As the first to come up, a welcoming introduction from director Zack Snyder has smoothly been posted on the section in the form of video in QuickTime format. There the Green Bay-born filmmaker discusses the excitement around the set of the flick along with a promise that he will post updates from the film's production whenever he gets an opportunity to do it.

With many bands announcing reformation, rumors are rife that now S Club 7 is considering to do the same. Member Rachel Stevens who launched a solo career after the group disbanded in 2003 won't rule out that a reunion may happen in near future.

Speaking at Vodaphone Music Awards Stevens said, "Pardon the pun, but bring it all back. We're all still in touch."

The Top 5 category nominees of 13th Annual Inspirational Country Music Awards have been announced. Some notable names gracing the list include Martina McBride, Alan Jackson, Josh Turner, Joe Nichols, Randy Travis and duo Blue County.

All the six artists above are competing each other for the category Mainstream Country Artist of the Year. McBride will face Nichols once again in the 'Video of the Year' and other musicians like Emerson Drive, Lonestar and Jamie O'Neal.

Already become a household names in the industry, celebrity couple Vanessa Hudgens and Zac Efron are cashing in their fame into yet another project, magazine.

Becoming idols to almost every young people, the editors of Popstar! have created a special-issue magazine dedicated to the couple and their hit TV movie "High School Musical 2," called "ZANESSA: Their Love Story!"

It's good to have Keira Knightley back in a period piece and she seems to fit nicely into this kind of feature as pictured in two images on the left.

The English beauty was undergoing scenes for her new film "The Duchess", which Saul Dibb is directing for BBC Films and Pathe. She is playing the titular role, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of Devonshire, who was a celebrated beauty and an active political campaigner in an age when women's suffrage was still over a century away.

Refusing the term 'back', Usher assures fans that an album that will follow 'Confessions' (2004), is on the way. "I'm working on my album. It'll be out, I'm not sure when," the R&B singer said in a phone interview.

It was previously reported that his album would be titled 'Regret' and is coming out this November, but there has been no official confirmation to this. One thing for sure, he has been working on the album with producer Jermaine Dupri, T-Pain, Jay-Z and Robin Thicke among others.

It is all about time. Brandon Routh will soon become a married man when he officially weds his longtime girlfriend, Courtney Ford, November later this year.

According to Life & Style, the "Superman Returns" actor is going to marry Ford, an actress and short film producer, on November 24th later this year at the Bacara Resort & Spa in Santa Barbara, Calif.

Freedom is coming soon for Lindsay Lohan. The actress-singer is to be freed from rehab this coming weekend, it has been reported.

Lindsay checked into the Cirque Lodge drug and alcohol treatment center in Sundance, Utah early last month and has since then become media darling and of course talk of the town all at once with every single thing she does.

A deluxe set of Aly & AJ's latest album 'Insomniatic' will be released on November 6. Not only it's a special edition but the package is also limited release.

Included in the edition are the original CD containing the 15 tracks including hit 'Potential Breakup Song', a bonus DVD with the duo's My Super Sweet 16 & 18 Birthday Party Review, My Super Sweet 16 & 18 Birthday Party, Sisterhood TV Show, and also MTV Cribs.

A fatal car crash occurred during a dummy film run for "The Dark Knight" in England on Monday afternoon (September 25) and killed a special-effects technician working for the project, Reuters has reported.

The deceased crew member, later revealed to be Comway Wickliffe, 41, died after a camera truck he was riding crashed into a tree at a property near Chertsey, Surrey. It has been learned that the 4x4 vehicle at that time was following a stunt car believed to be the Batmobile on a racetrack.

Meet the latest celebrity newborn, John Edward Thomas Moynahan. The 5-week-old baby boy is being made public by his actress-model mother Bridget Moynahan who debuted him on the cover of the latest issue of OK! magazine, on newsstands Thursday.

In addition to the magazine cover, the mother and son also are featured on several more photos inside the issue. According to usatoday.com, Moynahan declined to be interviewed, but OK! reports that she is facing single motherhood with an optimistic outlook.

Kerry Katona, the former pop singer of the all-girl group Atomic Kitten, is pregnant, again. The songbird is between five and six weeks pregnant with her fourth child.

Notwithstanding with the good news, Kerry in fact is fearing for the unborn baby's health after being rushed to hospital last week with what appears to be early pregnancy complications. According to her representative Max Clifford, Kerry "was driving to London and fell ill. She was losing blood. They took her to hospital and found she was pregnant. She is at home and has been told to rest."

Amidst the attendance of some Hollywood notable names, a major portion of attention was directed toward George Clooney and girlfriend Sarah Larson during the New York premiere for the actor's latest vehicle "Michael Clayton" at the Ziegfield Theater Monday, September 24, 2007.

The couple's presence really came off as a big surprise since they recently were known to sustain injuries following the motorcycle accident they encountered on Friday, September 21 in New Jersey. However, the incident apparently did not stop the two to support the drama at all.

The Game is a free man now. The rapper has on Tuesday September 25th pleaded not guilty to three felony charges stemmed from an incident that took place during a basketball game at a South Los Angeles school in February.

The Game was charged June 4th with making a criminal threat, possessing a firearm in a school zone, and exhibiting a firearm in the presence of an officer stemmed from a February 24th incident during which he got into an altercation with a player on an opposing team during a basketball game at the Rita Walters Educational Learning Complex in South Los Angeles.

After all the many celebrities, Charlize Theron is Vogue's next cover girl. The movie siren graces the cover of the publication's October 2007 issue to which she shares her frustrations with Hollywood's obsession with looks and exposure, plus her private life.

Speaking on one of her most famous roles, as Aileen Wuornos in the 2003 "Monster," Theron said "Doing press on North Country really pissed me off. 'Yet another transformation!' And I was like, I didn't do anything! I went into a mine and I got dirty. I was doing press in Rome, and I had to walk out of one interview. The journalist said, 'Another ugly role!' Then I heard Bill Maher make a joke about it on TV. 'You know what, Charlize? Seriously, like, we get it. Enough with the ugly roles.' I just went, It's so unfair. I understand what happened with becoming Aileen. But to try to put that on every other character I play? It's like I have to walk such a fine line because I don't want people to think I'm a one-trick pony."

Kiefer Sutherland has become the next Hollywood celebrity who gets hit with DUI charge.

The movie actor was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor driving under the influence early Tuesday morning September 25th in Hollywood after failing a field sobriety test.