Late breaking news
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - With two days left before a self-imposed deadline in contract talks with actors, major Hollywood studios said on Wednesday the two sides remained far from a deal and that excessive union demands were to blame.
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Scandal has always suited “American Idol.” From accusations of voting irregularities to the secret personal histories of contestants, Fox’s unequaled reality hit produces a flurry of new controversies every season.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Miley Cyrus is the only recent teen superstar who has had to manage career-endangering controversy in the midst of major success on several fronts.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - “American Idol” fans sent contestant Brooke White packing on Wednesday after her performance of two Neil Diamond tunes, leaving four contenders to battle it out on the hit talent show.
NEW YORK (Billboard) - Rapper Ludacris is set to release his sixth album, “Theater of the Mind,” in September, a project he terms appropriately “theatrical.”
CHICAGO (Reuters) - Magician David Blaine set a world record for underwater breath holding on Wednesday when he stopped breathing for more than 17 minutes suspended in a water-filled sphere on the stage of Oprah Winfrey’s talk show.
BEVERLY HILLS (Hollywood Reporter) - That ringing in your ears, Les Moonves, was your boss taking you to task for your plan to bring extreme fighting to CBS.
DETROIT (Billboard) - Pop singer Jewel is going country, and says she is willing to pay her dues to win acceptance. She will release her first country album, “Perfectly Clear,” on June 3, and will hit the road with Brad Paisley, beginning June 11 in Albuquerque, N.M.