Thursday, May 1, 2008

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Cosby brings 'blunt' message to community leaders (AP)  

2008-05-01 22:28

Comedian Bill Cosby, right, greets Newark, N.J., Mayor Cory Booker, left, at a conference for community organizations in Newark, Thursday, May 1, 2008. (AP Photo/Mike Derer)AP - Bill Cosby told several hundred people at a conference of community associations Thursday to stand up and confront the ills facing black Americans.


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Miley Cyrus to skip scheduled Disney red carpet event (AP)  

2008-05-01 22:09

In this April 14, 2008, file photo, Miley Cyrus and her father, Billy Ray Cyrus, sing a duet, 'Ready, Set, Go' during the CMT Music Awards in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Jeff Christensen, file)AP - Miley Cyrus won't be attending her first scheduled public appearance since Vanity Fair published photos that have thrown her status as a role model for young girls into question, Disney said Thursday.


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Nickelback singer sentenced for impaired driving (Reuters)  

2008-05-01 19:41

Chad Kroeger (L), of the rock band Nickelback, is mobbed by media as he leaves the courthouse in Surrey, British Columbia May 1, 2008 after being sentenced for drunk driving. Kroeger was given a fine of CAD $690 ($678) and has had his driver's license suspended for one year. (Andy Clark/Reuters)Reuters - Chad Kroeger, the lead singer for Canadian rock band Nickelback, was sentenced on Thursday to a one-year driving ban and fined more than C$600 ($590) for drunk driving.


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Guitarist Loueke's path takes him from Africa to jazz star (AP)  

2008-05-01 19:40

Jazz guitarist Lionel Loueke poses for photos before his sound check at Joe's Pub, in New York, Tuesday, March 25, 2008. (AP Photo/Richard Drew)AP - Lionel Loueke's name could easily be overlooked among the jazz and pop stars on Herbie Hancock's "River: The Joni Letters," this year's Grammy winner for album of the year.


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Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger fined for drunken driving (AP)  

2008-05-01 19:34

Chad Kroeger, lead singer of the band Nickelback, is surrounded by media as he leaves the Provincial Court in Surrey, B.C. Thursday, May 1, 2008.  Kroeger was sentenced to a one year prohibition from driving and a $690 fine for driving while impaired last year. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Jonathan Hayward)AP - Nickelback frontman Chad Kroeger was sentenced Thursday to a year without driving and fined $588 for a drunken driving conviction.


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Music Review: Dianne Reeves' new CD `When You Know' (AP)  

2008-05-01 17:14

In this image released by Blue Note Records, the latest CD by Dianne Reeves, 'When You Know,' is shown.  (AP Photo/Blue Note Records)AP - Dianne Reeves, "When You Know" (Blue Note Records)


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Nickelback Singer Detoured by DUI (E! Online)  

2008-05-01 15:16

Nickelback Singer Detoured by DUI(E! Online)E! Online - The long legal road for Chad Kroeger has dead-ended in court.


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Mariah Sporting Major Rock (and It's New) (E! Online)  

2008-05-01 15:01

Mariah Sporting Major Rock (and It's New)(E! Online)E! Online - We might not know if Mariah Carey is a missus at the moment, but she is definitely flashing some major new hardware on her ring finger courtesy of Nick Cannon.


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Ono in fight over copyright of rarely seen Lennon video (AP)  

2008-05-01 11:43

This undated file photo shows John Lennon.  (AP Photo, file)AP - They are rare, intimate images of John Lennon just before the breakup of the Beatles: He's hunched over a piano writing songs, smoking pot, joking about putting LSD in President Nixon's tea.


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McCready's McReady to Return to Studio (E! Online)  

2008-05-01 09:47

McCready's McReady to Return to Studio(E! Online)E! Online - "Take Me Out to the Ballgame" probably won't make the track list, but Mindy McCready, with requisite personal drama in tow, is now ensconced in the studio to record new material.


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Mariah Carey: A Sloppy-Seconds Engagement? (E! Online)  

2008-05-01 09:20

Mariah Wedding Rumor Steals Spotlight(E! Online)E! Online - Is this any way to treat a diva?


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Every album "feels like first time" for Madonna (Reuters)  

2008-05-01 08:16

Singer Madonna performs during a concert to celebrate the launch of her new album 'Hard Candy' in New York April 30, 2008. (Lucas Jackson/Reuters)Reuters - Madonna's career may span more than 25 years, but during an exclusive performance on Wednesday to celebrate the release of her 11th studio album the U.S. superstar told fans it still feels "like the first time."


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American Idol Experiences a Brooke Whiteout (E! Online)  

2008-05-01 06:46

American Idol Experiences a Brooke Whiteout(E! Online)E! Online - American Idol just got a little less sweet 'n' simple. After a miss and a hit on Neil Diamond night, Brooke White was eliminated from the competition Wednesday, leaving David Archuleta, Jason Castro, David Cook and bottom-two battler Syesha Mercado to keep on fighting for that chance at Idol glory.


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R.E.M. guitarist takes aim at bandmates (Reuters)  

2008-05-01 08:11

The band R.E.M. with Mike Mills (L) who plays bass guitar, lead singer Michael Stipe (C) and Peter Buck, who plays guitar, are interviewed on the plaza of Rockefeller Center during the Today Show in New York April 1, 2008. (Chip East/Reuters)Reuters - R.E.M. guitarist Peter Buck has a few choice words for his bandmates: Told you so.


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Madonna's Candy-Coated Surprise (E! Online)  

2008-05-01 06:24

Madonna's Candy-Coated Surprise(E! Online)E! Online - Madonna humped Justin Timberlake.


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