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If you have seen the MTV Video Music Awards last year, you must remeber such a scene that Kanye West jumped on the stage, taking the trophy from the hand of Taylor Swift who won at the MTV Video Music Awards and saying that it should have gone to Beyonce.

If I was Beyonce, I must be very happy to own such a sincer friend who supports me so much. But his ego is overdone. And he suffered tremendous backlash that he had to canceled a joint tour with Lady Gaga that fall, apparently due to low ticket sales. He also said he would be taking time off from the public on Jay Leno’s prime-time show.

The multiplatinum, Grammy-winning superstar had been one of the decade’s most successful and critically acclaimed stars, despite sometimes boorish behavior and meltdowns at other awards shows when things did not go his way.

However, when he upstaged Swift — the then-teenage darling of pop and country music worlds —the public had had enough. There was tremendous backlash against West — even President Obama was caught calling him a “jackass.”

Now he says “Sorry” again to Taylor Swift. And he has written a song for her that she hopes she will perform.

“If she won’t take it then I will perform it for her,” Kanye West said.

His attack on Rihanna has given him very bad fame, not only on his characters, but also on his career which looked to be in ruins following his conviction. He was sentenced to community service and five years probation. Thousands of fans and many radio stations deserted him and he was refused a visa to tour the U.K.

But after more than a year of uncertainty, Chris Brown is punching above his weight again — his new single, “Deuces,” featuring Tyga and Kevin McCall, has become his first number one single on the Billboard R&B/Hip-Hop chart. It’s his first No. 1 song since 2007.

Does ‘No. 1′ tell anything? Will you accept Chris Brown whose reputation is nearly wrecked at all? Great talent doesn’t means nice characters. Anyway, he is not my taste.

Kara DioGuardi was called a standout songwriter by Entertainment mogul Simon Fuller who said he planned to work with Kara DioGuardi in music for many years to come. But she was not supported by some observers who faulted her for lack the pizazz that ex-judge Paula Abdul had provided.

“I felt like I won the lottery when I joined `American Idol’ two years ago, but I feel like now is the best time to leave `Idol,’” DioGuardi said in a statement Friday, calling her experience as a judge on the show “amazing.”

Her statement, issued by Fox, didn’t elaborate on her reasons for leaving. Her contract reportedly had a one-year option remaining that the network could have exercised.

DioGuardi’s departure comes as the top-rated show continues auditions for its 10th season, which starts airing in January. Tryouts have been held in six cities, with a seventh announced this week for Los Angeles on Sept. 22.

It started with a sore throat, Michael Douglas said, as he talked candidly about his cancer last night on the Late Show with David Letterman.

“It had been bothering me for a while. … In early summer, I had a really sore throat, early in the summer, and I actually went through a litany of doctors and tests and they didn’t find anything.”

He said he had a great summer traveling with his family, and he came back, went to the doctor again and “a guy said, ‘Aaaah,’ and he said, ‘Let me just take a little clip of that.’ And this all happened within three weeks, and got a biopsy and they analyzed it – it’s a stage 4, which is intense, and so they’ve got to go at it…” read more »

Jimmy Fallon could be the best singer among hosts, you may think so if you have seen 62nd Emmy Awards. His performance dedicated to “three shows we lost this year” impressed most of us very much. He sung as Elton John, Boyz II Men and Green Day’s Billy Joe Armstrong, and changed his dress in soon to fit the style of three featured stars. The show excited the whole audience, adding great highlights of this year’s Emmy Awards.

First, the comedian was dressed as Elton John, wearing flowery outfit and delivering his own version of “Candle in the Wind” behind a pink grand piano in a bid to say goodbye to Kiefer Sutherland-starring TV series “24″. He sang, “Goodbye ‘24′/ Though I never watched you on TV/ I missed one episode/ Had to buy the DVDs.” read more »

Shakira presents a close-up look at her posing under the sun, rightly fitting  the title of her upcoming new album, “Sale EI SoI”, which means “the sun comes out” in English.

Shakira will map out an “interactive tour” this winter in order to promote the new album. And she promised the upcoming Tour of Earthy Delights will be unlike any other. She will kick off the gig on September 15 in Montreal, QC and continue through December 20 in London. Moreover, her life on the road will be captured on cameras and featured in a new British reality seires titled “Katy Brand Meets”.

There is also an episode when Shakira shot a music video for the first single from the new album. Her scene which was filmed in Barcelona included riding on the back seat of a motorcycle. This filming reportedly is udner investigation from local authorities since she rode the bike without helmet and that is considered illegal.

Even Lea Michele doesn’t get any payment from sales of music featured in Glee, she still has no complaint as she is so satisfied with her current situation. Her performance in ‘Glee’ has brought her so many big prize, including the nomination of ‘Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series at 62nd Emmy Awards.

Although the result has come out that it is not her who wins, Lea Michele is indeed much successful because of ‘Glee’. And the payment is not very good. Lea Michele’s co-star Cory Monteith recently hinted he is unhappy with the low amount he took from the music sales. During a radio interview on Hot 99.5 Washington, he told the host: “I got 400 bucks from going to number one.

“But you know what, that’s okay, because if I’m patient, and if this things does really well, maybe I’ll see another 400 bucks.”

If you are a Justin Bieber’s fan, then you have a chance to play a role in his upcoming film. The young pop star really know how to fully use the internet.

The 16-year-old is giving his devotees the chance to appear in the film by asking them to submit videos of themselves singing along to one of his hits.

Tweeting on Thursday, Bieber said, “ANNOUNCEMENT: Be a part of the Justin Bieber movie! check out the video! U only have 24hrs! Be a part of history.”

Justin Bieber is set to star in his own 3-D movie memoir, which will document his stellar rise to fame and include concert scenes.

It is believed the movie will feature a collage of fan footage set to his tracks “That Should be Me and U Smile.” The film is due in theatres in February.

The Oscar-winning duo Sandra Bullock and Tom Hanks will co-star in the big screen adaptation of Jonathan Safran Foer’s novel. The name of film temporarily is called “Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close”.

The novel follows a 9-year-old boy whose father was killed in the terrorist attacks(911). The boy finds a key in a vase that belonged to his father and sets out on a mission to discover what it unlocks.

I wonder what’s the relationship between key and terrorist attacks. Generally that is impossible as the writter will not fabricate a story that is a real event but far away from the fact clearly known by us, like that the boy’s father has known that the terrorist attacks will happen. Maybe that is a very stupid guess! I am curious about the plot and can’t wait to see “Extremely Loud”. read more »

Angelina Jolie is no doubt among the best actresses. And now she is ambitious to make her feature film directorial debut with a love story set during the Bosnian war. The story follows a Serbian man and a Bosnian woman who meet on the eve of the war, and the effect that the war has on their relationship. Oscar-winning producer Graham King’s GK Films has annouched such exciting news.

Earlier reports this week had Jolie starring in the project, however, the actors will be solely comprised of various ethnicities from the region of the former Yugoslavia.

While there’s no word on when production will begin, Jolie will produce the $15 million movie with King and his business partner Tim Headington.

The latter duo recently produced Florian Henckel von Donnersmarck’s thriller “The Tourist,” which stars Jolie and Johnny Depp and will be released by Columbia on Dec. 10. read more »