November 11, 2009

Although their frontman Ryan Tedder is busy writing songs for other artists, OneRepublic managed to get their second studio album "Waking Up" done and filled it with catchy tunes that are singable for everyone. The band, who are currently touring with Rob Thomas, will release it across United States on November 17.

In advance of the album, bassist Brent Kutzle exclusively told AceShowbiz what they have to offer in the forthcoming release. From talking about the album, he also revealed about submitting one of the album's songs for Timbaland's new album "Shock Value 2". The band's collaboration with Leona Lewis, their duet wish list and who, among the five members of the band, tweets the most are also addressed by Brent.

After hinting that "The Twilight Saga's Breaking Dawn" is likely to happen, Robert Pattinson has talked about who should direct the movie. In a recent interview with MTV, the actor has revealed his desire to work with Gus Van Sant, the man behind 1997 "Good Will Hunting". "I think Gus Van Sant would be great to do it," he said.

As for his reason in choosing Van Sant, the actor claimed the helmer has good reputation for making film in Portland, where the shooting for the next installment of the "Twilight" movies will possibly take place. "He shoots everything in Portland. He's good at making it look beautiful," he credited the director. Later, he added, "It's all about teenage love and obsessions. I think Gus Van Sant would be great."

"Sons of Anarchy" next week will all be about accumulating plan to get a retaliation, with Jax suggesting to Clay "We kill them all". In this week's episode called "Balm", the whole truth came out when Gemma tells SAMCRO what really happened to her. In continuation of that, Opie seeks both revenge and reconciliation, while Chibs makes a secret deal with Agent Stahl to protect his wife and daughter.

In the season 2 premiere Gemma was the victim of a gang rape but she chose not to tell the boys and claimed it was an accident. Tara was in the know of this but she also kept it a secret. Maggie Siff who plays Tara said, "The revelation of what happened to Gemma is so big in and of itself that it's kind of distracting from everything else around it. There isn't a ton of blowback. It's something that's dealt with, but at the end of the day it's pretty easy to understand why Tara's kept that secret."

The first official pictures from Disney's fantasy movie "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" have been unveiled by Fanboyz.net. The three images, which were scanned from an unnamed magazine, give a glimpse at two of the movie's characters, Balthazar Blake and Dave Stutler.

The first image features the master sorcerer who is seen talking to his younger partner while he points his index finger to Dave. Another picture, additionally, exposes Balthazar in his all-black outfit walking through a gate. Meanwhile, the latest shot captures Dave striking a fighting pose.

Contrary to rumors that claim they have broken up, Bradley Cooper and Renee Zellweger apparently are taking their relationship to the next level as the actor reportedly is ready to propose to the actress. "It's very serious. As soon as his mom gives the sign off, he's going to propose," a source tells The New York Daily News.

"Renee's and Bradley's previous marriages [to Kenny Chesney and Jennifer Esposito, respectively] both ended after only four months. They have that in common - it's one of the things that brought them together," raves the source. Besides, their romance is "quite serious. Renee and Bradley are crazy about each other," adds the source.

In "The Bonnie Hunt Show" interview scheduled to be aired on Wednesday, November 11, Jennifer Morrison sets straight the confusion whether her character will be yanked out of "House M.D.". Morrison gives a nod when Bonnie Hunt throws the question "You're done with House?", saying further "I am as far as I know, yes."

Back in August, there was a rumor that Cameron, the character played by Morrison, will be written off the story after she is having troubles with her husband Chase. It stems from the fourth episode of this season when an ailing ruthless dictator forces the team to split their moral obligation and logic. Chase did not tell his wife that he had forged the patient's test results, causing the dictator to lose his life.

Multiple Grammy award-winning act Black Eyed Peas are confirmed to make a live performance on December 2 when "The Grammy Nominations Concert Live!! - Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" is held. Hosting the gig, meanwhile, will be LL Cool J who has tweeted his excitement on Twitter.

Rihanna, who won Best Rap/Sung Collaboration Grammy in 2007, reportedly is also appointed to attend the event. Other musical guests who will also be past Grammy winners and / or nominees are yet to be announced. The concert will be aired live from Club Nokia in Los Angeles by CBS at 8 P.M. as a one-hour TV special.

Although there is wild rumor of "Monsters, Inc. 2" being in development, Pete Docter has hinted that the film is currently not in the works. In a recent interview with New York Magazine, the director of "Monsters, Inc." who has been attached to make the sequel claimed he is not producing the said project.

"I'm not working on [it]," Docter stated when asked whether or not he has been focusing on "Monsters, Inc. 2" after finishing "Up". Instead, the helmer said he has another project which has been kept under wraps. "I'm working on something else, but I cannot announce what it is," he said.

Fall Out Boy have made public a music video in support of their new single "Alpha Dog". The scenes in the video are compiled from montage of their previous music videos and live concert footage. At the beginning, Pete Wentz calls some scenes in the video dangerous and warns fans not to imitate them.

"Alpha Dog" is one of the singles which is confirmed to appear in Fall Out Boy's first greatest hits album "Believers Never Die: Greatest Hits". The compilation set is plotted to arrive across United States on November 17. In addition to preparing to release the greatest hits album, they are also involved in the making of Lil Wayne's rock-themed album "Rebirth" along with Blink-182's drummer Travis Barker.

Loyal and dedicated fans of "Eastwick" have started a petition directed at ABC Chairman, Stephen McPherson for him to bring back the show on screen. The comedy did not receive additional episodes order on Monday, November 9 beyond the original 13-episode commitment.

"We need to save 'Eastwick', one of the best show of the year," part of the petition read. At the time of writing, the signatures accumulated have reached 2,000 plus. There is also a Twitter account to save the show starring Rebecca Romijn being set up for trending topic.

Famously gaining pounds of muscles in order to be able to reprise his role as Jacob Black in "Twilight" sequel "The Twilight Saga's New Moon", Taylor Lautner still wants to bulk up even further. In an interview with Men's Health which is meant to accompany his cover shot for its December issue, he says he keeps bulking up for the next installments of "Twilight Saga".

"My character continues to grow, so I'd like to pack on at least a few more lean pounds," says the 17-year-old movie hunk. "I was exercising so hard that I began to lose weight," he continues telling Men's Health when recalling his early hard work to bulk up.

After experiencing the glory of "Inglourious Basterds" in box office chart, Brad Pitt has been said desperate to work on another installment of the drama action movie. Met at the Hamilton Behind the Camera Awards presented by Movieline.com in Hollywood, one of the movie's stars, Eli Roth, told E! Online that the leading actor has expressed his desire to see the prequel of the film.

"All the time, Brad says, 'Prequel, prequel!' All the basterds would jump on it in a second," Roth testified. Dishing on the reason why the depicter of Lieutenant Aldo Raine wants to be involved in another "Inglourious Basterds" project, Roth claimed, "Everybody would drop whatever they're doing to go back to work with Quentin [Tarantino]."

Once again, Rihanna is showing off some skin, this time for the cover art of her new single called "Hard". In the artwork, she is snapped wearing only a black skimpy swimsuit and striking a provocative pose in front of the camera.

"Hard" is the second single from Rihanna's new album "Rated R" which is slated for November 23 U.S. release. The track is written by The-Dream and features rapper Young Jeezy on the hook.

Things get more complicated when the aliens are granted the visa to travel anywhere they like and when they come to knowledge that a certain someone is leading a resistance group. Next week on "V", Chad reports from the Peace Ambassador Center as 100 diplomatic visas are being issued to the first wave of American Visitors, with Anna getting the 1st.

But not everyone agrees with the decision. Erica has started tracking a death threat while paired with a V officer, as she actually has to protect the V's. Meanwhile, Ryan starts reaching out to his old friends to build up opposition forces and help fight-off the V's.

In an update to its previous news of Katt Williams' weekend arrest on burglary and criminal trespassing charges, TMZ reports the actor-comedian has been released from the prison after posting bail. He was freed from Coweta County Jail in suburban Atlanta on Monday afternoon, November 9.

34-year-old Katt Williams was arrested in suburban Atlanta, Georgia on Sunday, November 8 after allegedly breaking into a house located in Newnan, about 38 miles southwest of Atlanta and stealing $3,555 worth of jewelry and collectible coins. He was said bringing a crowbar when he entered the building. His bail was set at more than $41,000.

The first look of rapper Eve guest starring in FOX's musical series "Glee" is given in form of episode stills. Eve will play the role of Grace Hitches who is an instructor of a rival Glee club. Concerned that Sue is up to no good, Will pays a visit to Grace to see what information Sue may be leaking, which leads to the club getting a look at their hair-rising competition.

Along with the picture of Eve, there are pictures of "So You Think You Can Dance" season 4 contestants in yellow attire. Katee Shean, Kherington Payne, and Comfort Fedoke will be part of the competing Glee club members. It is not known yet whether they have speaking roles.

After repeatedly denying ceaseless rumors that they are dating, Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart managed to set romance talks on fire again when they were photographed holding hands on Tuesday night, November 10. The "Twilight" on-screen lovers were getting ready to board a private jet at Le Bourget airport in France to head for London when the photo, available for peek at Celebrity Mania, was taken.

Robert and Kristen were in Paris to do promotional tour for "The Twilight Saga's New Moon". They were joined for a press conference earlier that day by co-star Taylor Lautner and director Chris Weitz. After arriving in London, the foursome quickly headed to their hotel. The group is next slated to hit up Battersea Evolution in London's Battersea Park for a Q&A session for local fans and press outlets.

"Over You" music video which is directed by Shane Drake features Honor Society performing on a train car. Their performance scene is sometime intercepted by captures of frontman Michael Bruno chasing a girl in a red dress.

"Over You" is the lead single from Honor Society's "Fashionably Late" which was released in September and peaked at No. 18 on Billboard Hot 200. In addition to "Over You", another track from the album which has come out is titled "Where Are You Now" which serves as one of the soundtracks for Vanessa Hudgens-starring movie "Bandslam".

The first teaser tailer for adventure fantasy movie "Kick-Ass" has come out through its official website. The more than one minute clip is opened with a narration by the major character, Dave Lizewski, who explains his desire to be a superhero. The snippet also introduces some characters, such as Hit Girl, Big Daddy, and Red Mist.

Based on Mark Millar's comic of the same title, "Kick-Ass" centers on Lizewski, an average teenager whose hobby of reading comic books inspires him to become a real-life superhero. Assembling green-colored suit and mask to wear, he opts to be called Kick-Ass and gets to work fighting crime.

Celine Dion suffers miscarriage is the latest topic run by In Touch Weekly and the story is quick to make its way all over the web. The singer, who announced her second pregnancy in August, is said no longer carrying a bun in the oven.

No further detail is made available on the miscarriage claim. But a family source has informed In Touch Weekly, "While she and Rene are actively trying for a baby, she is not currently expecting." Comment is yet to be made by Celine herself or her people regarding the credibility of the story.

Steven Tyler finally speaks up his mind regarding rumor suggesting that he wants to leave Aerosmith. "Does it look like I'm leaving Aerosmith?" the vocalist said when asked about the accuracy of the report.

"You know what it is, it's those people who are putting out Joe's [Perry] album," Steven explained when attending 2009 Glamour Women of the Year awards Monday, November 9. "Joe's doing a solo album, so people are paying attention to that."

The CW is not wasting their success in nabbing one of the hottest artists this year, Lady GaGa, as the guest star of "Gossip Girl". After releasing a regular promo which was played at the end of this Monday's episode for "The Last Days of Disco Stick", the network drops the one which is focusing entirely on Lady GaGa and her "Bad Romance" performance.

In the episode, GaGa is invited because Blair wants to impress the elitist theater kids at NYU with her private concert. The singer previously said that she refused to only sing in the middle of the scene and "screw everything up" with a sudden, meaningless performance. She thus joined the writers and producers to reveal what kind of performance she wants.

Warner Bros. Pictures has released the first teaser trailer for "Clash of the Titans" on Tuesday, November 10. Making its way out via Yahoo! Movies, the approximately one-minute clip offers glimpses at the actions as well as the creatures featured in the Louis Leterrier-directed movie.

"Clash of the Titans" is a modern version of the 1981 Greek mythology film. The forthcoming film revolves around Perseus, who is helpless to save his family, including his beloved Princess Andromeda, from Hades, a vengeful god of the underworld. Perseus, with nothing to lose, volunteers to lead a dangerous mission to defeat Hades before he can seize power from Zeus and unleash hell on earth.

New story has just been brought forth by People that Kristin Cavallari is dating Tal Cooperman, co-owner of the DCMA Collective clothing line, who happens to be Audrina Patridge's then-boyfriend. "It's brand new. They're having a lot of fun enjoying getting to know each other better," reveals a source.

Confirmation is yet to be made by Kristin or Tal, but they reportedly have been spotted enjoying a date night Thursday, November 5 in Los Angeles. It was said that the pair spent their time partying at an ESPN bash, sharing a sushi dinner at Nobu and kissing at West Hollywood hotspot Voyeur. A source who witnessed their togetherness at the hot spot testifies, "They were making out on one of the club's VIP stages after midnight. They were all over each other."

David Guetta brings his duet with Estelle from recording booth to the screen as they appear together for "One Love" music video. The two musicians hop into a car and spread love and happiness to everyone in town, making people dance to the up-beat tempo of the song.

"I have no idea of what I'm gonna have to do cuz she's singing I'm not," David previously said when shooting the video. "What am I gonna do in front of the camera? Am I gonna give a Hip-Hop dance or classical ballet?" In the video actually, David is the one who sits behind the wheel while Estelle is sitting next to him.

One of the dancers of "Dancing with the Stars" this season has been extracted from the competition to leave four people in the semifinals. Taking the fall in the eighth week would be Aaron Carter and his partner Karina Smirnoff. Carter stumbled when he was required to dance the Foxtrot. He only managed to score 23 out of 30, the lowest number outed on the Monday night performance.

It was between Carter and Kelly Osbourne on the result night, but Osbourne had a slight win from the judge and apparently the audience. Saying goodbye to the competition, Carter said, "One thing that I will always remember from this competition is the lessons I've learned. I've grown some much with your compliments and your criticisms, so thank you. Thank you for helping me be able to grow on this show."

The nominations for the 36th People's Choice Awards have been announced on Tuesday, November 10. Based on the announcement, it is revealed that vampire drama film "Twilight" and drama comedy "The Proposal" lead the pack of the nominees in movie categories with six nods each.

The two movies are among the contenders in Favorite Movie and Franchise categories. Moreover, "Twilight" and "The Proposal" lead actors, Robert Pattinson and Ryan Reynolds, share Favorite Actor nod. Kristen Stewart and Sandra Bullock, meanwhile, are up against for Favorite Actress gong. Both movie stars are also among the contenders in On-Screen Team category.

Julianne Hough and Chuck Wicks are a couple no more. The pair has called it quits after more than one year of dating. Official confirmation is yet to be made by either parties, but a source has informed People the separation "was mutual" and "they needed some time apart."

News of the split emerges about six months after Julianne and Chuck, both of whom are country music singers, competed together in "Dancing with the Stars". And in spite of their failed love relationship, the twosome is expected to attend this year's annual Country Music Association Awards which is slated to be held on Wednesday, November 11, during when Chuck is booked to cover the red carpet for Entertainment Tonight and Julianne is tapped as a presenter.

Already leading the nominations pack of 2009 American Music Awards with six nods, Taylor Swift continues her domination in the nominees list of the 36th Annual People's Choice Awards. This time around, the country music singer grabs three kudos in music field.

Taylor is up against her seniors Beyonce Knowles, Britney Spears, Carrie Underwood and Pink in Favorite Female Artist. Furthermore, she goes head-to-head with Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, Rascal Flatts and once again faces off Carrie in Favorite Country Artist.

The vampires are feasting on the nominations list of 2010 People's Choice Awards. Announced Tuesday, November 10 at Beverly Hills' SLS Hotel, "True Blood" is among the shows gathering three nods. The CW's "The Vampire Diaries" follows next with two.

The HBO show takes in almost all the categories possible for one show to achieve, only missing the spot in Favorite Drama Actor. Meanwhile, as a newcomer "The Vampire Diaries" attains the honor to battle it out with "True Blood", "Lost", "Heroes" and "Supernatural" in the category of Favorite Sci-Fi/Fantasy Show.

Having been married to Shaquille O'Neal since 2002, Shaunie Nelson is seeking legal action to end her marriage to the basketball player. Weekly magazine People reports Shaunie filed for divorce papers in a Los Angeles court on Monday, November 9, citing irreconcilable differences for the break-up of their nearly seven years marriage.

The divorce documents listed Shaunie is seeking sole custody of their four minor children with visitation right to be granted for Shaquille. She, moreover, asks for an unspecified amount of money for child support.

Shanna Moakler landed herself on hot water when during an appearance in "The Wendy Williams Show" on Tuesday, November 10, she publicly called Khloe Kardashian a "donkey." Khloe was quick to response to Shanna's comment, writing on her Twitter, "Who is shana moakler??? I have no idea who this girl is but I guess she is talking about me. Talk on honey... I can care less LOL."

Besides, Khloe's publicist Jonathan Cheban also took action against Shanna. He launched attack on the 34-year-old star through his Twitter, writing "WHT A A**HOLE WHORE GET A LIFE A TALENT AJOB."

Lady GaGa's "Bad Romance" music video has finally come out in full. "There's this one shot in the video where I get kidnapped by supermodels. I'm washing away my sins and they shove vodka down my throat to drug me up before they sell me off to the Russian mafia," she told MTV about what the video is all about.

It also showcases her bizarre fashion style which includes razor-blade sunglasses. She commented, "That tough female spirit is something that I want to project. It's meant to be, 'This is my shield, this is my weapon, this is my inner sense of fame, this is my monster'." Additionally, she is seen wearing her newly-launched Heartbeats headphones which are the latest edition to the "Beats By Dr. Dre Family".