December 11, 2007

While still having his title track single on top of the game on Billboard Hot 100 chart, Baby Bash premiered another music video from 'Cyclone', released October 30, 2007.

The rapper released the video of 'What Is It' that features Jamaican rapper Sean Kingston and becomes the second single from the album. It currently peaked at #34 on Billboard Rhythmic Top 40.

Previous tidbit about the possibility for the home planet of Predator being presented in the upcoming "Aliens vs. Predator - Requiem" turns out to be legit indeed.

A new production still from the action thriller sci-fi, courtesy of Yahoo! Movies, has featured the first image of the planet against the backdrop of bright sunlight as seen down below. This home-world of the Predator had never been depicted before in big screen installments of "Predator" franchise though there is a suggestion from the original comic book series that they originate from an entire star system instead of a single planet.

Fans can be quite wild when it comes to being in short distance to the star. Enrique Iglesias closed his 'Insomniac' tour in chaos when a female fan suddenly jumped to the stage and held onto him for dear life.

The performance at Los Angeles' Nokia Theater was highlighted with an impromptu by a crazed fan who managed to grab Enrique's leg and gave the security a hard time in pulling her away. At one point she made her way to the stage and hugged the hunky singer before taking him down.

Looks like Nicolas Cage prefers to get more involved in thriller genre lately. Variety has come up with a report stating the Oscar winner is about to topline Alex Proyas-directed "Knowing" after previously was positive to star in other flick of the genre "Vanished" for Focus Features.

In the movie, Cage will be billed as a teacher who examines the contents of a time capsule found at his son's elementary school. Startling predictions in the time capsule that have already come true then lead him to believe the world is going to end at the close of the week and that he and his son are somehow involved in the destruction.

Another musician has decided to lend a hand on the ongoing case of West Memphis Three. Robert Smith and his band The Cure donated a signed guitar which will be auctioned so that money from its sale can benefit the legal proceedings.

The guitar that is up for bidding is a Schecter RS-1000 acoustic that is personally designed by Smith and signed by the four members of the band. The specifications are "maple body with spruce top, maple and rosewood neck and specially designed white pearl moon and star inlays".

Picking up celebrated names in entertainment industry, Aretha Franklin reportedly is keen to have Oscar winners Jennifer Hudson and Halle Berry also "American Idol" winner from third season Fantasia Barrino to portray her in a film feature about her life.

The multiple Grammy Award-winning singer insists that the threesome have already been in the run for the part, but admitted that she still can't decide who is the most proper one to play it in the project.

Her 2007 tour may be scrapped off but when it comes to Grammy, Amy Winehouse is ready to rumble. The British singer is reportedly "thrilled" to perform at the 50th annual Grammy Awards that gave her 6 nominations, the second largest number an artist gets this year.

"Amy is thrilled to be nominated for six Grammys and is very much hoping to attend," her representative told People.com. "She is determined to be ready and well for that performance."

Less than two weeks away from launching "Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story", Columbia Pictures has posted four more hilarious clips from the comedy on the net for fans to learn more about the movie prior to its scheduled release on December 21 this year.

Watch all of the clips down below or go to AceShowbiz's Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story Trailer page, which also contains a link to the first ten minutes of the flick.

Fresh from being deemed Best Picture at both this year's LAFCA and NYFCO Awards, Paul Thomas Anderson-directed "There Will Be Blood" encountered a shining New York Premiere on Monday, December 10, 2007 at the city's Ziegfeld Theater, thanks to the starry attendance of its cast and some VIP guests.

Male lead Daniel Day-Lewis turned up cheerfully in a three-piece suit, joined by co-stars Ciaran Hinds, Kevin J. O'Connor, Dillon Freasier, and Paul Dano, who opted to dress in classic black suit and white shirt for the occasion. In the drama, Day-Lewis is billed as Daniel Plainview, a down-and-out silver miner transforming into a self-made oil tycoon.

Going full-throttle for her European tour in support of 'Good Girl Gone Bad', Rihanna was forced to slow down by her doctor, resulting in three canceled gigs. Those coming in effect were dates in Nottingham (Dec. 8), Bournemouth (Dec. 10), and Birmingham (Dec. 11) .

In a statement, issued via the Birmingham NEC, Rihanna said that she "appreciates the love and support of all her fans and wants nothing more than to see and connect with them". Fans who have purchased the tickets are suggested to hold on to them until further notice.

Paris Hilton is taking a step further to enhance her music career by taking piano lessons. The singer who almost gave up this field felt that it's important to write her own materials in her second album.

"This way, I can write my own music and have more control with others not pushing in," Paris said. The socialite also took singing lessons back in July as well as roping in renown producer Scott Storch in preparation of the new album.

Is having his latest film "I Am Legend" released this Friday, December 14, the celebration comes early for Will Smith. The two-time Oscar nominee was honored Monday, December 10 in the forecourt of Grauman's Chinese Theatre with an honor that required his signature.

Smith, a rapper-turned-actor, sank his hands and feet into the cement in front of Grauman's Chinese Theatre in Hollywood, joining the ranks of movie legends who have left an imprint of their hands and feet outside the famous Hollywood landmark.

Rumors are mounting that Nivea and her husband The-Dream are heading for divorce.

The couple have been married for nearly 3 years and have a 2-years-old daughter together named Navy Talia.

After mapping only a short tour for his 'American Gangster' album in November, Jay-Z is giving an exclusive one-off performance to close the year over the weekend.

The rapper whose album opened at #1 on Billboard Hot 200 chart upon its release, will showcase some of the tracks at Las Vegas' 'The Pearl' on Saturday, December 29. "The evening is going to be a throw back to 1960's style Las Vegas," Jay-Z told AllHipHop.com. "This is definitely going to be the place to be for New Year's weekend."

Though brought home only one award from the 2007 New York Film Critics Online, "No Country for Old Men" proved that it deserves at least a spot at Oscar as it nailed four awards from the 2007 New York Film Critics Circle.

On the announcement made by the New York Critics on Monday, December 10, the thriller movie was named as the Best Picture and its helmers, the Coen brothers were awarded Best Director and Best Screenplay. Besides snagging those three prizes, "No Country" also helped Javier Bardem to win Best Supporting Actor.

Michael Vick was sentenced to 23 months in prison for his role in a dogfighting ring.

US District Judge Henry E. Hudson imposed the sentence Monday, December 10, saying the National Football League superstar "hadn't taken full responsibility for his role in a dog fighting ring, including the killing of pit bulls that did not pass tests of their fighting prowess." Attending the hearing in a black and white prison jumpsuit, Vick was also sentenced to three years probation and ordered to pay a $5,000 fine.

The White Stripes have indicated the early symptoms of not touring after Jack White revealed to Los Angeles Times that it was all up to his partner Meg White and that he wouldn't mind.

The band pulled their lengthy U.S. tour earlier this fall when Meg was said to have "acute anxiety". Considering that, Jack then sees the possibility of not touring in the future but remain as a band just like what The Beatles did.

It appears that Britney Spears can never get enough of doing something bad. While the news media are overloaded with reports on her stealing a $1.39 cigarette lighter from a gas station, a new report surfaces by the hour that the trainwreck has been caught pulling yet another major traffic violation.

TMZ.com has the video showing Spears driving on the wrong side of the road into oncoming traffic. The troubled singer was followed by a line of SUVs driven by the paparazzi.

The Wayans Brothers are teaming up once more to make another parody movie. According to reports, Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans and Marlon Wayans have come together to prepare a yet untitled cop genre action movie spoof for Paramount Pictures.

Reportedly, the capricious brothers will write the script and star in the movie. At the same time, Keenen Ivory will direct the movie and Rick Alvarez will lend a hand in their production team.

The official music video for Amy Winehouse's latest single 'Love is a Losing Game' has been premiered earlier this week. The clip, as sorrowful as the title, is rumored to be the latest made out of her 'Back to Black' album.

Winehouse's husband, Blake Fielder-Civil, made a cameo in the clip, which most likely is taken from the footage before he was arrested for assault on November 9. Following this incident, Winehouse announced her absence from tours in 2007, citing health reason.

Rock band EndeverafteR want to treat their fans by giving away a brand new Washburn Guitar through a contest. Making it simple, fans who want to win the prize only have to submit their email at EndeverafteR.com and follow the instruction.

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EndeverafteR are busy touring in support of their October-released debut album 'Kiss or Kill'. With inordinary stage charisma, they had garnered opening slots for rock greats such as Poison, KISS and Cinderella in the past months.

Dumped her not-so-famous boyfriend Riley Giles early this month, Lindsay Lohan quickly gets back on the dating saddle again. The actress-singer, who's working hard on her comeback to the industry, has been caught kissing a guy, presumably her new boyfriend.

Lindsay was chowing down at Il Sole on Friday night, December 7 when she was videotaped kissing a dark-haired mystery hunk.

Representatives for Bow Wow confirmed Monday, December 10 that the rapper's recent hospitalization is actually due to appendix infection.

Bow Wow was on Thursday night, December 6 rushed to a Cincinnati hospital following his appearance on Chris Brown's "Exclusive Holiday Tour" in Cincinnati, Ohio. Initial reports suggested stress and exhaustion from his lengthy tour schedule were the reasons for the hospitalization.

The year of 2007 proved to be another good year for helmer Paul Thomas Anderson as his movie "There Will Be Blood" won 2007 LAFCA Awards and 2007 NYFCO Awards. To top that on Monday, December 10, the 2008 movie line-up for the Competition program has been announced by the Berlin International Film Festival and his drama film is chosen to join the listing.

In the 58th annual Berlinale, the movie starring Daniel Day-Lewis will compete against seven other movies for the Golden Bear Award. Its competitors are Errol Morris's "S.O.P. Standard Operating Procedure", Doris Doerrie's "Hanami", Wang Xiaoshuai's "Zuo You" (In Love We Trust), Fernando Eimbcke's "Lake Tahoe", Damian Harris' "Gardens of the Night", Andrzej Wajda's "Katjn", and Jose Padilha's "Tropa de Elite" (The Elite Squad).

Successfully backing DAUGHTRY, Lifehouse and many others in live shows, The Midway State came up with a 4-songs EP containing their famous blend of rock, soulful voice and piano tingles while preparing for their full-length debut release for an April 2008 release.

The four-piece band uniquely employ guitar-driven rock in EP 'Met a Man on Top of the Hill' which was released via their label Interscope back in June. Catchy melody and hooks were easily noticed in the song 'A Million Fireflies' that, despite its fairy-like title, has the ruggedness of guitar picking, making it one which stands out.

The Hollywood-area home of Hollywood famous actress Charlize Theron was burglarized, it has been reported.

The movie beauty was out of town when burglars broke into her pad in California's Hollywood Hills. A spokeswoman for the Los Angeles Police Department confirmed "Our burglary detectives from the Hollywood division are investigating a burglary at actress Charlize Theron's residence. It took place between December 6 and December 8. At this time we have no suspect information and no information on the property that was taken."

David Beckham opens wide, showing off his "golden-bulge" in a sexy underwear ad for Giorgio Armani.

The soccer stud unveiled his hot new look for the Italian underwear giant's full-frontal black and white ad, taken last month in Los Angeles by star photographing duo Mert Alas and Marcus Piggott.

Bad news comes in two for Jonathan Rhys-Meyers. Split with his longtime girlfriend Reena Hammer, he at the same time was left homeless after the Ruby Hammer's cosmetics line heiress forced him to move out of her Camden home.

"Jonathan's mother died last month, leaving him heartbroken. Then his girlfriend split with him, forcing him to move out of her north London apartment," a source told Britain's Daily Star newspaper.