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Q&A: Rapper Wale recruits Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele to convey emotions on debut CD
MESFIN FEKADU - November 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) Wale wanted to infuse his debut album with a woman's touch, so the rapper recruited singing divas like Rihanna, Lady Gaga, Chrisette Michele and Jazmine Sullivan to get that feeling across. "I need a woman to help me convey the message because they're more emotional and...
Former Metropolitan soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom dies in native Sweden, aged 82
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
STOCKHOLM (AP) Swedish soprano Elisabeth Soderstrom, an international opera star, has died, her husband Sverker Olow says. Olow says Soderstrom died in Stockholm early Friday morning of complications from a stroke. Soderstrom, who was 82, made her debut in 1947 at the...
Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend, Adnan Ghalib, sentenced to 45 days in Los Angeles jail
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
LOS ANGELES (AP) Britney Spears' ex-boyfriend Adnan Ghalib is being sent to jail for 45 days for leaving the scene of an accident. Los Angeles District Attorney's spokeswoman Jane Robison says Ghalib was taken into custody immediately after being sentenced Friday. He...
Over the moon: Studio estimates 'New Moon' sets record for midnight screenings with $26.3M
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) "The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has set a box-office record for midnight screenings. Summit Entertainment estimated Friday that it earned $26.3 million after opening early in the morning. That would topple the previous midnight record, held by "Harry Potter...
List of top 15 cable programs in the Nielsen ratings for Nov. 9-15
The Associated Press - November 20, 2009
Rankings for the top 15 programs on cable networks as compiled by the Nielsen Co. for the week of Nov. 9-15. Day and start time (EST) are in parentheses: 1. NFL Football: Pittsburgh vs. Denver (Monday, 8:30 p.m.), ESPN, 11.35 million homes, 16 million viewers. 2. "ICarly" (...
Police: Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns in Va., killing 1; 'Hannah Montana' star wasn't aboard
DENA POTTER - November 20, 2009
DINWIDDIE, Va. (AP) The driver of a Miley Cyrus tour bus was killed Friday when the bus overturned, but the 16-year-old "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board, Virginia State Police said. Sgt. Thomas Molnar said the bus ran off the left side of Interstate 85, struck an embankment and...
Eminem's 'Relapse 2' album, originally scheduled for 2009, is getting pushed back to next year
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
DETROIT (AP) Eminem's comeback year of 2009 was expected to include the release of two new albums. That turned out to be only partially true. "Relapse," the Detroit rapper's first original studio album in more than four years, debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200...
Banned Chinese director brings gay romance film to Hong Kong
MIN LEE - November 20, 2009
HONG KONG (AP) A prominent mainland Chinese director banned by Beijing from making movies brought his new gay romance film to Hong Kong on Friday for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, China banned Lou Ye from shooting movies for five years...
Native New Yorker Irina Shabayeva wins 'Project Runway' with a New York moment
By Associated Press - November 20, 2009
NEW YORK (AP) New York designer Irina Shabayeva's collection took the gold in "Project Runway," winning $100,000 toward her line, an agent and a trip to Paris. Judges Heidi Klum, Michael Kors, Nina Garcia and Susie Menkes chose Shabayeva over Carol Hannah Whitfield, who came in third,...
Actor Wesley Snipes appeals 3 tax convictions, prison sentence to federal court in Georgia
GREG BLUESTEIN - November 20, 2009
ATLANTA (AP) Wesley Snipes' attorneys asked a federal appeals court Friday to review an "unreasonable" three-year prison sentence for the film star, who was convicted a year ago on federal tax charges. Attorneys for the star of the "Blade" trilogy and other films also argued the actor...
