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Oscar winning actress Nicole Kidman and Keith Urban, the singer reported to be her fiance, are set to marry next spring. The couple reportedly is planning a low-key ceremony on the beaches of the US Virgin Islands.

A source revealed as quoted by the Daily Star "Nicole and Keith are very happy together and are planning to wed as soon as possible. They are both busy with work commitments but are hoping to marry in the spring."

The all-girl band from Los Angeles, The Pussycat Dolls, again dominates UK singles chart with its "Stickwitu." This is the second time that the music group secures the top position on the chart, leading Madonna's "Hung Up" to 2nd, followed by Sugababes' "Ugly" at 3rd.

Irish boyband Westlife stays in fourth spot with "You Raise Me Up," ahead of U.S. rock band The Strokes who entering the charts in fifth with their "Juicebox." Meanwhile, American hip-hop act Black Eyed Peas downs one place to No. 6 with "My Humps," followed by another new entry in 7th, which is Belgian dance band D.H.T. feat Edmee with "Listen To Your Heart."

Oscar-nominated actress Salma Hayek and her celebrity pals, including Julianne Moore, Gladys Knight, Duran Duran, Westlife and Sugababes, have all become masters of ceremony for this year's Nobel Peace Prize Concert in honor of International Atomic Energy Agency and it's chief Mohamed ElBaradei. Held Sunday Dec 11, the celebration is broadcast to about 100 countries and has become the cornerstone of three days of Nobel peace celebrations in Norway.

Praised Nobel peace laureate ElBaradei for his efforts to save humanity from nuclear weapons, Hayek commented "ElBaradei said the largest threat to world security and all of our futures is (nuclear) terrorism. There is nothing more pressing right now than a global effort for peace and control of these materials. I don't think there is anything more pressing ... than the future of mankind."

American Film Institute (AFI) has on Sunday named several qualified movies as its 10 best movies of 2005. Among those judged as the most outstanding motion pictures of the year is drama romance "Brokeback Mountain." Also there are "Syriana," "Munich," and "The 40-Year-Old Virgin."

Besides them all, AFI also named the likes of "Capote," "King Kong," "Crash," "Good Night, and Good Luck," "The Squid and the Whale" and "A History of Violence." The AFI will then honor the creative ensembles behind each of the honorees January 13 at a luncheon at the Four Seasons in Los Angeles.

Taking in $67 million from its ticket sales, the new release adventure fantasy "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe" successfully wins the top position on the box office for the period of December 9 -11. With such attainment, the film based on the popular children's books by C.S. Lewis has become the second-biggest debut ever in a weekend in December.

Winning the 2nd position is "Syriana," an oil-and-politics thriller, scoring $12 million. No. 3 is "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire" with $10.3 million, one place ahead of "Walk the Line" at 4th with $77 million, surpassing "Yours, Mine and Ours" at 5th with $5.2 million. Meanwhile, "Aeon Flux" only takes in $4.6 million in its second week to debut at 6th, followed by "Just Friends" at 7th with $3.9 million.

The 2005 New York Film Critics Online Awards meeting has been held on December 11, 2005. And here we provide you the list of the winners. Chosen as the year's Best Picture is "The Squid and the Whale," a dark comedy about the way divorce changes the members of a literary family. In the meantime, the Best-Director award goes to Fernando Meirelles for the African conspiracy thriller "The Constant Gardener."

Picked as the Best Actor is Philip Seymour Hoffman for his role in "Capote," while the Best Actress is Keira Knightley for her portrayal in "Pride and Prejudice." Oliver Platt, in addition, wins Best Supporting Actor for his action in "Casanova" and Amy Adams is honored the Best Supporting actress thanks to her role in "Junebug."

Comes early during nowadays film awards season is the 11th Critics Choice Awards held Sunday December 11th with its awards to be given to winners at a ceremony in Los Angeles on January 17 next year. Chosen as big winner is the gay love story "Brokeback Mountain" which earns eight nominations including Best Film, Best Director for Ang Lee and Best Actor for Heath Ledger.

Meanwhile, drama mystery "Crash" earns nominations in six categories which include Best Film, Best Director for Paul Haggis and Best Acting Ensemble. "Capote," "Walk the Line," and "Cinderella Man," have all nominated for four categories, including Best Film for all three movies. For a complete list of other nominees for other categories just click http://www.bfca.org/.

Learning that her music is well received in the Asian country, teen singer Lindsay Lohan soon then planning on a Taiwan tour. "I just found this out today - my album went gold there. It was a great feeling because it was very unexpected," so Lohan said.

Also she added "I would love to (tour Taiwan). I haven't toured at all at this point, but I would really love to do that. It's a great feeling to know that people in other places and other countries are aware of my music and what I do." Despite all, exact date on the tour remains undisclosed.

Country music stars Garth Brooks and Trisha Yearwood got married Saturday in a private ceremony at their Oklahoma home, so the couple's publicist, Nancy Seltzer, confirmed while adding that they tied the knot before family members.

Giving no further details on the ceremony, Seltzer said "They said it is the perfect Christmas gift to each other and they couldn't be happier." To note, the marriage is the second for Brooks who has had three children from previous marriage, while is the third for Yearwood who's been married twice before.

Only three weeks after they announced their separation, Jessica Simpson reportedly has hired a high-powered divorce attorney to handle her divorce with husband Nick Lachey. Apparently the star has decided to hire Robert Kaufman, who represented Jennifer Aniston in her divorce from Brad Pitt earlier this year.

Though Simpson's publicist refused to comment on that matter, a friend of the singer revealed "Jennifer handled her divorce with Brad like a lady, in a non-sleazy way, and Jessica wants to do the same."

Comedian Chris Rock won't be back as the host of next year's Oscars. Publicist Matt Labov, Friday in a brief statement e-mailed to The Associated Press has confirmed the star absence at the prestigious event.

It is written there "He is not hosting the Academy Awards "in perpetuity" but would "like to do it again down the road." Though Labov didn't elaborate, many have obviously linked Rock's absence with his criticized manner at last year's Oscars.

Just like his stage name, Prince actually is a legend in music industry. Has produced many notable and highly praised music work, the famous singer has just inked a deal with Universal for the release of his next album, "3121."

Preceded the set will be the single "Te Amo Corazon," which clip was shot in Marrakesh and be available online Tuesday December 13 via Prince's NPG Music Club site (http://www.npgmusicclub.com).

Her cocaine scandal won't block her way to live a new life with new hope in the future. Supermodel Kate Moss arises. The troubled star is staring a new beginning not only in her personal life, but also in her modeling career.

Apparently, Moss is reported to have inked a deal with Virgin Mobile, for which she will front a new U.K.-based TV campaign for the product. The cell-phone advertisement is scheduled to debut on British television Christmas Eve.

Kept silence for some moments, Mary-Kate Olsen finally speaks all about her heartbreak soon as ex-boyfriend Stavros Niarchos gets romantically involved with socialite Paris Hilton. Further, the teen star reveals that her heartbreak has provoked her to leave New York University just to get over the hurtful feeling.

She says "I miss him and I love him, and I don't speak with him anymore. It's a hurtful and painful subject. I've pretty much been with someone my whole life, so this is a hard time for me." Well, be tough sist.

Former Destiny's Child member Beyonce Knowles is reportedly about to tie the knot with rapper boyfriend Jay-Z. It is believed that the pair has just started planning their wedding, which is to take place in the Caribbean some time next summer.

The wedding is going to be a very private affair, with all the details being kept private from press scrutiny. As a friend of them revealed, "Both Beyonce and Jay are determined to avoid turning the day into a media circus. So only they and their parents will know the full details until the very last minute."