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Twilight Fever- Why Miley Cyrus Has No Morals?- Xtina and Smokey for Michael Jackson TV Tribute- Tupac Immortalized- Weird Al Gaga?- David Archuleta- Eminem- more

06/23/2010
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A mini-tent city has bloomed outside the Nokia Theatre in downtown Los Angeles to see an "Eclipse." Hundreds of fans are awaiting Thursday night's red-carpet premiere of "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" more

Miley Cyrus recently performed at the Much Music Video Awards wearing a fraction of a leotard, and her vaguely provocative new direction seems to have offended many. Hecklerspray posted the video with this conclusion: It makes us sick to our stomach. It's truly disgusting. We feel ill after watching that. Miley Cyrus should be ashamed of herself. Seriously, singing to Justin Bieber? That girl has no morals. No morals AT ALL. more

In order to mark the one-year anniversary of Michael Jackson's death, Christina Aguilera and Smokey Robinson are going to perform in honor of the late King of Pop . They are set to take the stage on CBS for a special program dubbed "The King of Pop: One Year Later". more

Michael Jackson's mother has given her blessing to a tribute concert that will mark the anniversary of the pop singer's death. "I know that Michael would be very honored and very pleased that his fans all over the world are coming together to celebrate his life," she said of the "Forever Michael" fan event Saturday at the Beverly Hilton hotel. more

Peter Gabriel has covered Tom Waits' "In the Neighborhood" to raise awareness for refugees caught up in war zones like Uganda and the Congo. The Voice Project is an extension of Gabriel's recent "Scratch My Back" initiative, during which the British rocker and humanitarian recorded an album of cover songs with an orchestra and toured with it. more

Songs by Tupac Shakur, R.E.M. and Little Richard, and albums from the likes of Willie Nelson and Patti Smith are among the 25 eclectic recordings inducted into the Library of Congress' National Recording Registry. more

"American Idol" runner-up David Archuleta and Gladys Knight will perform at the annual July Fourth holiday concert in Washington broadcast live from the west lawn of the Capitol. on PBS. more

Eminem unleashed his new album "Recovery" on Monday (June 21), but the Detroit rap star gave a lucky few hip-hop heads at New York's Bowery Ballroom an extra treat later that night, performing a quick set at a freestyle rap battle event dubbed Red Bull EmSee: The Road to 8 Mile. more

Weird Al Yankovic acknowledges that Lady Gaga is "a great candidate" for a parody for his forthcoming album, but says that "I don't want to give anything away. All you've got to do is look at the top of the Billboard charts; that's what I'm looking at, too." more

Brooks & Dunn have canceled their performance at a star-studded benefit concert in Tennessee on Tuesday, June 22 and rescheduled two other shows due to illness. The duo was slated to play at the Nashville Rising charity gig, which was organized by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill to raise money for those affected by the recent flooding in the city. more

In related news, Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's star-studded benefit concert raised an estimated $3 million to help Tennessee's flood victims rebuild their communities. more

Executives at Air Platinum Holding are suing Jay-Z - real name Shawn Carter - over claims he paid for just 37 of 55 hours of travel on the company's planes in 2009. more

Jake Pavelka and Vienna Giraldi, the lovey-dovey couple who met and became engaged in front of millions of viewers on the 14th season of the Bachelor, have called off their engagement more

The-Dream has been run off his Twitter page, he decided to remove his page reportedly after he was showered with angry tweets from Ciara's devotees. The-Dream upset Ciara's fans following his comment on Parlour magazine which mentioned that Ciara's upcoming album "Basic Instinct" will be her last shot at pop stardom. more

A producer specializing in TV spectacles such as the Olympic Games and one of the Oscar-winning filmmakers behind "American Beauty" will run the Academy Awards telecast next year, organizers said Tuesday. more

The UK tabloids strike again! Dannii Minogue has dismissed reports she is preparing to re-launch her music career with a new dance album after she gives birth later this year. The Australian singer-turned-TV talent show judge, who has not released any new music since 2007, was rumored to have signed a new $1.5 million deal with executives at dance label Ministry of Sound. more

After a few missteps, the "Footloose" remake is finally dancing toward production. (some might say the idea of the remake is the first huge misstep) Newcomer Kenny Wormald, who recently toured with Justin Timberlake, has been handed the dancing shoes of the lead, Ren, which Kevin Bacon made famous in the 1984 original. more


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