Love reunites Rihanna and Chris Brown

Weeks ago, Rihanna's face was black and blue. Chris Brown was accused of beating her.
Now they are back to each other's arms. Ah love.

Rihanna and Chris Brown are back together, PEOPLE has learned exclusively.

The pair have reunited almost three weeks after Brown, 19, allegedly battered the “Umbrella” singer on Feb. 8, a source tells PEOPLE.

“They’re together again. They care for each other,” says the source. The on-again couple are currently spending time together at one of Sean “Diddy” Combs’s homes.

Three More American Idol Contestants for the final Twelve

Group 2 from the original 36 contestants performed last Tuesday.




Three more singers earned spots in the final 12 on “American Idol,” and for the second week in a row, there were no major surprises among the selections.

Adam Lambert and Allison Iraheta were the most popular with the judges on Tuesday, and were also among the most popular with the viewers Wednesday. The third finalist was less of a certainty, but Kris Allen got his news in a way that made his selection easy to predict.

Teen has Heart: Allison Iraheta was the first to earn her spot in the finals Wednesday, not a surprise considering the praise she earned for singing Heart’s “Alone.” The 16-year-old was at a loss for words. “I am just so frigging happy right now,” she said, once she finally got to sit on the stool of safety.

LIZ SMITH PINKSLIPPED BY NY

It is really recession, isn't it? Liz Smith, the 86 year old gossip columnist has to go because the New York Post can no longer afford to pay her salary.

Here is the news:

NEW YORK - The New York Post is dropping Liz Smith’s column this week to save money, leaving the legendary gossip columnist without a newspaper home in the city for the first time in 33 years.

“I’m very sorry that that has come to an end, and that I wasn’t valuable enough for them to keep me on,” the 86-year-old Smith said Tuesday.

Smith said the daily newspaper declined to renew her $125,000 annual contract in a letter that said, “due to economic circumstances, they were the bearer of bad news and so forth.”

But of course, her column is being syndicated in several newspapers.

BEYONCE's WARDROBE MALFUNCTIONED?

photocredit: Getty's images

During Beyonce's musical number with HUGH JACKMAN on the Oscars Awards night, photo shows a nipple slip?

Read and see the picture of NFSW here.

THE RED CARPET BEAUTIES AND THEIR GOWNS

After the impact of the Oscars simmer down and these photos of the celebrities are relegated to the archives, I want to keep them in this blog for reference. The photos are from Getty and AP.

My favorite, Anne Hathaway (Devil wears Prada)



Anne in Armani Prive with Cartier jewels

Another favorite, Angelina Jolie (all her Lara Croft movies)



In Elie Saab with Lorraine Schwartz jewels

Another favorite, Natalie Portman (The Professional (she was nine or 10 years old? then)



In Rodarte with Kwiat jewels

I love Tina Fey's impersonation of Sarah Palin. whoa but i love also this gown.



Jessica Biel

OSCAR AWARDS NIGHT-KATE WINSLET AND SEAN PENN

18. FOREIGN LANGUAGE

Presentors:

LIAM NEESON
FREIDA PINTO

NOMINEES:

1. The Baader Meinhof Complex
2. The Class
3. Departures
4. Revanche
5. Waltz With Bashir

WINNER: DEPARTURES

QUEEN LATIFAH RENDERED A SONG FOR THOSE WHO HAVE DIED.

19. DIRECTOR

Presentor:

Reese Witherspoon


NOMINEES:

1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
3. THE READER
4. FROST/NIXON
5. MILK

WINNER: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE-Danny Boyle

20. BEST ACTRESS

Presentors:

Anne Hathaway was presented by Shirley Maclaine.
Kate Winslett was presented by Marion Cotillard.
Melissa Leo was presented by Halle Berry.
Meryl Streeo was presented by Sophia Loren.
Angelina Jolie was presented by Nicole Kidman.

WINNER: KATE WINSLET


21. BEST ACTOR

Presentors:


Frank Langella was presented by Michael Douglas.
Sean Penn was presented by Robert de Niro.
Richard Jenkins was presented by Adrien Brody.
Brad Pitt was presented by Anthony Hopkins
Mickey Rourke was presented by Ben Kingsley

WINNER: SEAN PENN

22. BEST PICTURE:

Presentor:

STEVEN SPIELBERG

NOMINEES:

1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
3. THE READER
4. FROST/NIXON
5. MILK

WINNER:SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

OSCAR AWARDS NIGHT-MORE WINNERS

13. SOUND EDITING
Presentor:
WILL SMITH

NOMINEES
1. THE DARK KNIGHT
2. IRON MAN
3. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
4. WALL-E
5. WANTED


3. WINNER: THE DARK KNIGHT

14. SOUND MIXING
Presentor:
WILL SMITH

NOMINEES
1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2. THE DARK KNIGHT
3. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
4. WALL-E
5. WANTED

WINNER; SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

15. FILM EDITING

Presentor:
WILL SMITH

NOMINEES

1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

2. THE DARK KNIGHT

3. FROST/NIXON

4. MILK

5. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

WINNER: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

JEAN HERSHOLT AWARD

Presentor: EDDIE MRPHY

Awardee: Jerry Lewis

16.ORIGINAL MUSIC SCORING

Presentors:

Zac Efron
Alicia Keys



1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2. DEFIANCE
3. MILK
4. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
5. WALL-E

WINNER: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE


17. SONG

Presentors:

Zac Efron
Alicia Keys
NOMINEES

1. WALL-E
"Down to Earth"
2. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
"Jai Ho"
SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
3. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
"O Saya"

WINNER: SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
"Jai Ho"

OSCAR AWARDS NIGHT-HEATH LEDGER-BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

OSCAR AWARDS NIGHT

9. LIVE ACTION SHORT FILM

James
Janus KAMINSZKI
seth rogen

NOMINEES:



1. AUF DER STRECKE (ON THE LINE)
2. MANON ON THE ASPHALT
3. NEW BOY
4. THE PIG
5. SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)

WINNER: SPIELZEUGLAND (TOYLAND)

MUSICAL NUMBER

1. HUGH JACKMAN WITH BEYONCE
2. ZAC EFRON AND VANESSA HUDGENS
3. DOMINIC COOPER AND AMANDA SEYFREID

WOW WOW WOW

10. BEST SUPPORTING ACTOR

pHILIP SEYMOUR HOFFMAN WAS PRESENTED BY ALAN LARKIN

JOSH BROLIN WAS PRESENTED BY JOEL GREY
ROBERT DOWNEY JR. WAS PRESENED BY CUBA GOODING
MICHAEL SHANNON WAS PRESENTED BY CHRISTOPHER WALKEN.
HEATH LEDGER WAS PRESENED BY KEVIN KLINE

WINNER: HEATH LEDGER

11. DOCUMENTARY FILM

PRESENTOR

Bill Maher

NOMINEES

1. THE BETRAYAL (NERAKHOON)
2. ENCOUNTERS AT THE END OF THE WORLD
3. THE GARDEN
4. MAN ON WIRE
5. TROUBLE THE WATER

WINNER: MAN ON WIRE

11. BEST DOCUMNETARY SHORT SUBJECT
PRESENTOR

Bill Maher

NOMINEES
1. THE CONSCIENCE OF NHEM EN
2. THE FINAL INCH
3. SMILE PINKI
4. THE WITNESS - FROM THE BALCONY OF ROOM 306

WINNER: SMILE PINKI

12. VISUAL EFFECTS

Prsentor;

WILL SMITH

NOMINEES;

1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2. THE DARK KNIGHT
3. IRON MAN

WINNER: 1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

OSCAR AWARDS NIGHT-MORE WINNERS

6. BEST ART DIRECTION

Presentors:

Sarah Jessica Parker
Daniel Craig

1. DUCHESS
2. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
3. DARK KNIGHT
4. CHANGELING
5. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD

WINNER: THE CURIOUS CASE`OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

7. BEST COSTUME DESIGN

Presentors:



Sarah Jessica Parker
Daniel Craig

1. DUCHESS
2. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
3. REVOLUTIONARY ROAD
2. MILK
5. AUSTRALIA

WINNER: THE DUCHESS

MAKE-UP

1. HELL BOY III
2. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
3. DARK KNIGHT

WINNER: THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON

8. CINEMATOGRAPHY

Presentors:

Natalie Portman
Ben Stiller

NOMINEES;

1. THE CURIOUS CASE OF BENJAMIN BUTTON
2. SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE
3. CHANGLEING
4. THE READER
5. DARK KNIGHT

WINNER:SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

OSCAR AWARDS NIGHT-MORE WINNERS

2. Best Screenplay
Presentors
Steve Martin and Tina Fey

Nominees:
1.Frozen River
2. In Bruges
3.Milk
4. Wall-E

Winner: Dustin Lance Black for MILK
Presentors
Steve Martin and Tina Fey

3. ADAPTED SCREENPLAY

NOMINEES
1. The curious case of Benjamin Button

2. Doubt

3.Frost/Nixon

4. The Reader

5.Slumdog Millionaire

WINNER: SIMON BEAUFOY OF SLUMDOG MILLIONAIRE

4. BEST ANIMATION FEATURE

Presentors:

Jack Black
Jennifer Aniston

NOMINEES

Bolt

Kung Fu Panda

Wall E

Winner: Wall E



5. BEST ANIMATED SHORT FILM

NOMINEES:

LA MAISON eN PETITS cUBES

lAVATORY-lOVE STORY
OKTAPODI

PRESTO

WINNER: LA MAISON EN PETITS CUBES

OSCAR AWARDS NIGHT-OPENING NUMBER AND BEST SUPPORTING ACTRESS WINNER

OSCAR AWARDS NIGHT

LIVE

I so lOOOVE HUGH JACKMAN OPENING NUMBER. wHOAAA wOLVERINE.

1. BEST ACTRESS IN A SUPPORTING ROLE.
The following previous winners were called to present the nominees.

Viola Davis was presented by ....

Penelope Cruz was presented by Anjelica Gouston

AmY Adams was presented by Whoopee Goldberg

Marissa Tomei was presented by Tilda Swinson.

Taraji Henson was presented by Goldie Hawn.

and the Winner is PENELOPE CRUZ.

Cheryl Burke's New Man

CHERYL BURKE is going to compete on the coming season of Dancing with the Stars with Gilles Marini as her partner. She is inspired by her new man in her life, Maxwell Zagorski, a model too.

Here is the news from People's.

Dancing with the Stars two-time champ Cheryl Burke has a new spring in her step – thanks to a new man in her life.

Burke is enjoying a budding romance with Abercrombie & Fitch model Maxwell Zagorski, her rep confirms to PEOPLE. The couple, who recently stepped out together in Hollywood, have been dating for several months.

Burke, 24 and Zagorski, 21, "were introduced by Lance Bass, a few months ago when she was on tour," a friend close to the couple tells PEOPLE. "She seems to be pretty happy."

The First Three Americal IDOL Finalists

Three American IDOL contestants moved to the Final Twelve last night.
They are:
Michael Sarver



Michael Sarver, 27, an oil-rig worker from Jasper, Texas who is afraid of the economy where job is not assured in this time of high unemployment.

Danny Gokey


Gokey, 28, who lost his wife, Sophia, to a congenital heart defect, said he worries that the audience might grow weary of hearing about his tragedy.

According to him:
“It’s only been seven months since she passed,” Gokey said. “It’s not that I throw it in people’s faces but I get asked about it all the time. ... I apologize to everybody if it feels like it’s shoved down their face, but it’s so fresh in my mind.”

Alexis Grace



Grace, 21, a single mom from Memphis, Tenn., whose image is the issue.

She is petite, barely five feet tall, sweet-faced and was advised to take a "dirty look for the audition. She has a a young daughter who watches her on TV.



“I kind of like the whole ’60s soul, cocktail-dress kind of vibe thing,” said Grace, who admitted reluctantly (“Most girls wouldn’t like this question”) to being just under 5-foot-tall and weighing shy of 100 pounds.

TIGER WOODS AND THE FAMILY

TIGER WOODS and his wife Elin has a daughter who is two years old. Now the family with the birth of a son, Charlie Axel Woods last February 8, 2009. They have a happy family.


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Just 10 days old, Charlie Axel Woods has made his international media debut – with the son of golf champ Tiger Woods appearing on his dad's Web site.

In all, there are five photographs now published on Golf.com of Charlie and the family, who are all shown, in various stages, kissing the new arrival. Even the family dogs get into the picture.

Charlie was born Feb. 8, which prompted his proud father to post on his Web site: "Both Charlie and Elin are doing great and we want to thank everyone for their sincere best wishes and kind thoughts."

SALMA HAYEK WED ON VALENTINE'S DAY

Honestly, I became sad when I read that SALMA HAYEK broke up with the father of her baby. So I am surprised to read the news about her romantic wedding last Valentine's day.

Salma Hayek picked a most romantic time and place to get married: Valentine's Day in Paris. The Mexican-born actress wed French magnate Francois-Henri Pinault in a civil ceremony Saturday at the City Hall in Paris' chic 6th arrondissement, according to an official there.

The wedding was a small affair, said the official, who was speaking on condition of anonymity, in accordance with policy.

Hayek's spokeswoman, Cari Ross, confirmed in an e-mail Monday that the marriage had taken place in Paris Saturday. No further details were provided.

The Octuplet Mom and Angelina

I do not know how far the publicist would go to make a celebrity out of the octuplet mom. Last time i read, the publicist is stepping down because of the death threat.
But this picture comparing Angelina and Suleman must have backfired on whatever image they like to create for the octuplet mom.

Two pouty brunettes, one an Oscar-winning philanthropist and the other a single mother of 14, have captured America’s attention. Now, they share a magazine cover.

Life & Style has heard your worried cries that Nadya Suleman, the Whittier, Calif., woman who recently gave birth to octuplets, is morphing into Angelina Jolie, and has researched the resemblance.

“The similarities between Nadya and Angelina are uncanny,” plastic surgeon Dr. Anthony Youn told Life & Style. “Their brows are almost identical, and they both have nice smooth foreheads.”

Chris Brown is remorseful

Who else is going to defend a son but the father? That's what Clinton Brown, Chris Brown's biological did after his son was arrested for hurting his girl friend Rihanna.

This is from People's.

Speaking out for the first time since his son's arrest, Chris Brown's biological father, Clinton Brown, tells PEOPLE his son is at home, reflective and filled with concern.

"He's reflecting on this situation," Brown, 44, a corrections officer, tells PEOPLE in an interview at his home outside Tappahannock, Va. "He's very remorseful. He's very concerned about the situation and he wants to make sure that [Rihanna's] okay.


Brown says he spoke to his son in person on Feb. 12. "Let's just say he's home," Brown said, though he never offered a specific location. "Just know that he's home. He needed some time to get his thoughts together and regroup."

Calling his son a "lovable young man," Brown says he worries about the public backlash following the allegations of assault his son faces.

"This music industry is very unforgiving when it comes to having indiscretions," Brown says. "He will continue to be a good person. He loves people. And like most of us, most humans, things will occur. And hopefully a person won't be judged simply on that alone."


Like Chris's friends, who have spoken about Brown's easygoing nature, his father says Brown was well liked in school. "He had plenty of friends," he says. "All the kids gravitated to Chris."

As for how he feels about his son, Brown says, "As a father, I couldn't be more proud … He's the light of my life."

And, he notes, as a teenager, he still has a lot of maturing to do. "I think he's [going to] grow as an individual," he says. "He's going to take from this situation and learn from it."

‘Idol’ contestant Joanna Pacitti was disqualified

Joanna Pacitti made it to the final 36 of American Idol but she was disqualified and replaced by Felicia Barton.

She was discovered to be a semi-pro with extensive music background. American Idol fans have been clamoring for her disqualification.

LOS ANGELES - “American Idol” revealed the final 36 contestants vying for this year’s “Idol” crown on Wednesday night. However, one contestant who made the cut has since been disqualified since Hollywood Week took place last fall.

Joanna Pacitti, who had come under fire in earlier rounds after it was discovered she had an extensive music career background, was announced as one of this season’s 36 finalists on Wednesday night. But in a press release from FOX, which was sent out following the show’s broadcast Wednesday night, the network announced Pacitti was ruled ineligible to continue her “Idol” quest.

“It has been determined that Joanna Pacitti is ineligible to continue in the competition,” the statement said. “‘American Idol’ contestant Felicia Barton has replaced Ms. Pacitti as part of the Top 36.”

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Complete List of Grammy 2009 Awardees

Record of the year
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Please Read The Letter"
T Bone Burnett, producer; Mike Piersante, engineer/mixer
Album of the year
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Raising Sand"
Song of the year
Guy Berryman, Jonny Buckland, Will Champion & Chris Martin, songwriters (Coldplay), "Viva La Vida"
Best new artist
Adele
Best female pop vocal performance
Adele, "Chasing Pavements"
Best male pop vocal performance
John Mayer, "Say"
Best pop performance by a duo or group with vocals
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida"
Best pop collaboration with vocals
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Rich Woman"
Best pop instrumental performance
Eagles, "I Dreamed There Was No War"
Best pop instrumental album
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones, "Jingle All The Way"
Best pop vocal album
Duffy, "Rockferry"
Best dance recording
Daft Punk, "Harder Better Faster Stronger"
Best electronic/dance album
Daft Punk, "Alive 2007"
Best traditional pop vocal album
Natalie Cole, "Still Unforgettable"
Best solo rock vocal performance
John Mayer, "Gravity"
Best rock performance by a duo or group with vocals
Kings Of Leon, "Sex On Fire"
Best hard rock performance
The Mars Volta, "Wax Simulacra"
Best metal performance
Metallica, "My Apocalypse"
Best rock instrumental performance
Zappa Plays Zappa, featuring Steve Vai & Napoleon Murphy Brock, "Peaches En Regalia"
Best rock song
Bruce Springsteen, "Girls In Their Summer Clothes"
Best rock album
Coldplay, "Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends"
Best alternative music album
Radiohead, "In Rainbows"
Best female R&B vocal performance
Alicia Keys, "Superwoman"
Best male R&B vocal performance
Ne-Yo, "Miss Independent"
Best R&B performance by a duo or group with vocals
Al Green, featuring John Legend, "Stay With Me (By The Sea)"
Best traditional R&B vocal performance
Al Green, featuring Anthony Hamilton, "You've Got The Love I Need"
Best urban/alternative performance
Chrisette Michele, featuring will.i.am, "Be OK"
Best R&B song
Mikkel S. Eriksen, T.E. Hermansen & S. Smith, songwriters (Ne-Yo), "Miss Independent"
Best R&B album
Jennifer Hudson, "Jennifer Hudson"
Best contemporary R&B album
Mary J. Blige, "Growing Pains"
Best rap solo performance
Lil Wayne, "A Milli"
Best rap performance by a duo or group
Jay-Z & T.I., featuring Kanye West & Lil Wayne, "Swagga Like Us"
Best rap/sung collaboration
Estelle, featuring Kanye West, "American Boy"
Best rap song
D. Carter, S. Garrett, D. Harrison, J. Scheffer & R. Zamor, songwriters (Lil Wayne, featuring Static Major), "Lollipop"
Best rap album
Lil Wayne, "A Milli"
Best female country vocal performance
Carrie Underwood, "Last Name"
Best male country vocal performance
Brad Paisley, "Letter To Me"
Best country performance by a duo or group with vocals
Sugarland, "Stay"
Best country collaboration with vocals
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Killing The Blues"
Best country instrumental performance
Brad Paisley, James Burton, Vince Gill, John Jorgenson, Albert Lee, Brent Mason, Redd Volkaert & Steve Wariner, "Cluster Pluck"
Best country song
Jennifer Nettles, songwriter (Sugarland), "Stay"
Best country album
George Strait, "Troubadour"
Best bluegrass album
Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, "Honoring The Fathers Of Bluegrass: Tribute To 1946 And 1947"
Best new age album
Jack DeJohnette, "Peace Time"
Best contemporary jazz album
Randy Brecker, "Randy In Brasil"
Best jazz vocal album
Cassandra Wilson, "Loverly"
Best jazz instrumental solo
Gary Burton & Chick Corea, soloists, "Waltz For Debby"
Best jazz instrumental album, individual or group
The Vanguard Jazz Orchestra, "Monday Night Live At The Village Vanguard"
Best Latin jazz album
Arturo O'Farrill & The Afro-Latin Jazz Orchestra, "Song For Chico"
Best gospel performance
Mary Mary, "Get Up"
Best gospel song
Kirk Franklin, songwriter (Kirk Franklin), "Help Me Believe"
Best rock or rap gospel album
TobyMac, "Alive And Transported"
Best pop/contemporary gospel album
CeCe Winans, "Thy Kingdom Come"
Best southern, country, or bluegrass gospel album
Gaither Vocal Band, "Lovin' Life"
Best traditional gospel album
The Blind Boys Of Alabama, "Down In New Orleans"
Best contemporary R&B gospel album
Kirk Franklin, "The Fight Of My Life"
Best Latin pop album
Juanes, "La Vida...Es Un Ratico"
Best Latin rock or alternative album
Jaguares, "45"
Best Latin urban album
Wisin y Yandel, "Los Extraterrestres"
Best tropical Latin album
José Feliciano, "Senor Bachata"
Best regional Mexican album
TIE: Mariachi Los Camperos de Nati Cano, "Amor, Dolor Y Lagrimas: Musica Ranchera" and Mariachi Divas, "Canciones De Amor"
Best Tejano album
Ruben Ramos & The Mexican Revolution, "Viva La Revolucion"
Best Norteno album
Los Tigres Del Norte, "Raices"
Best Banda album
Joan Sebastian, "No Es De Madera"
Best traditional blues album
B.B. King, "One Kind Favor"
Best contemporary blues album
Dr. John And The Lower 911, "City That Care Forgot"
Best traditional folk album
Pete Seeger, "At 89"
Best contemporary folk/Americana album
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss, "Raising Sand"
Best Native American music album
Various artists, "Come To Me Great Mystery — Native American Healing Songs"
Best Hawaiian music album
Tia Carrere & Daniel Ho, "'Ikena"
Best Zydeco or Cajun music album
BeauSoleil & Michael Doucet, "Live At The 2008 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival"
Best reggae album
Burning Spear, "Jah Is Real"
Best traditional world music album
Ladysmith Black Mambazo, "Ilembe: Honoring Shaka Zulu"
Best contemporary world music album
Mickey Hart, Zakir Hussain, Sikiru Adepoju & Giovanni Hidalgo, "Global Drum Project"
Best polka album
Jimmy Sturr And His Orchestra, "Let The Whole World Sing"
Best musical album for children
They Might Be Giants, "Here Come The 123s"
Best spoken word album for children
Bill Harley, "Yes To Running! Bill Harley Live"
Best spoken word album (includes poetry, audio books & story telling)
Beau Bridges, Cynthia Nixon & Blair Underwood, "An Inconvenient Truth (Al Gore)"
Best comedy album
George Carlin, "It's Bad For Ya"
Best musical show album
"In The Heights," Kurt Deutsch, Alex Lacamoire, Andrés Levin, Lin-Manuel Miranda, Joel Moss & Bill Sherman, producers; Lin-Manuel Miranda, composer/lyricist (Original Broadway Cast With Lin-Manuel Miranda And Others)
Best compilation soundtrack album for motion picture, television or other visual media
"Juno," various artists
Best score soundtrack album for motion picture, television or other visual media
"The Dark Knight," James Newton Howard & Hans Zimmer, composers
Best song written for motion picture, television or other visual media
"Down To Earth" (From "WALL-E"), Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, songwriters (Peter Gabriel)
Best instrumental composition
John Williams, composer (John Williams, "The Adventures Of Mutt" (from "Indiana Jones And The Kingdom Of The Crystal Skull")
Best instrumental arrangment
Peter Gabriel & Thomas Newman, arrangers (Thomas Newman), "Define Dancing (from WALL-E)"
Best instrumental arrangement accompanying vocalist(s)
Nan Schwartz, arranger (Natalie Cole), "Here's That Rainy Day"
Best recording package
"Death Magnetic," Bruce Duckworth, Sarah Moffat & David Turner, art directors (Metallica)
Best boxed or special limited edition package
"In Rainbows," Stanley Donwood, Mel Maxwell & Christiaan Munro, art directors (Radiohead)
Best album notes
"Kind Of Blue: 50th Anniversary Collector's Edition," Francis Davis, album notes writer (Miles Davis)
Best historical album
"Art Of Field Recording Volume I: Fifty Years Of Traditional American Music Documented By Art Rosenbaum," Steven Lance Ledbetter & Art Rosenbaum, compilation producers; Michael Graves, mastering engineer (Various Artists)
Best engineered album, non-classical
"Consolers Of The Lonely," Joe Chiccarelli, Vance Powell & Jack White III, engineers (The Raconteurs)
Producer of the year, non-classical
Rick Rubin
# "Death Magnetic" (Metallica)
# "Home Before Dark" (Neil Diamond)
# "Mercy (Dancing For The Death Of An Imaginary Enemy" (Ours)
# "Seeing Things" (Jakob Dylan)
# "Weezer (Red Album)" (Weezer)
Best remixed recording, non-classical
"Electric Feel (Justice Remix)," Justice, remixers (MGMT)
Best surround sound album
"Mussorgsky: Pictures At An Exhibition; Night On Bald Mountain; Prelude To Khovanshchina," Michael Bishop, surround mix engineer; Michael Bishop, surround mastering engineer; Robert Woods, surround producer (Paavo J�rvi & Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra)
Best engineered album, classical
"Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago," David Frost, Tom Lazarus & Christopher Willis, engineers (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man, Yo-Yo Ma & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Producer of the year, classical
David Frost
# "Berlioz: Symphonie Fantastique" (Gustavo Dudamel & Los Angeles Philharmonic)
# "Right Through The Bone — Julius R�ntgen Chamber Music" (ARC Ensemble)
# "Schubert: Sonata In D Maj.; Liszt: Don Juan Fantasy" (Min Kwon)
# "Traditions And Transformations: Sounds Of Silk Road Chicago" (Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Alan Gilbert, Yo-Yo Ma, Silk Road Ensemble, Wu Man & Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Best classical album
"Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny," James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Worle; Los Angeles Opera Chorus; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra)
Best orchestral performance
"Shostakovich: Symphony No. 4," Bernard Haitink, conductor (Chicago Symphony Orchestra)
Best opera recording
"Weill: Rise And Fall Of The City Of Mahagonny," James Conlon, conductor; Anthony Dean Griffey, Patti LuPone & Audra McDonald; Fred Vogler, producer (Donnie Ray Albert, John Easterlin, Steven Humes, Mel Ulrich & Robert Worle; Los Angeles Opera Orchestra; Los Angeles Opera Chorus)
Best choral performance
"Symphony Of Psalms," Sir Simon Rattle, conductor; Simon Halsey, chorus master (Berliner Philharmoniker; Rundfunkchor Berlin)
Best instrumental soloist(s) performance (with orchestra)
"Schoenberg/Sibelius: Violin Concertos," Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor; Hilary Hahn (Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Best instrumental soloist performance (without orchestra)
"Piano Music Of Salonen, Stucky, And Lutoslawski," Gloria Cheng
Best chamber music performance
"Carter, Elliott: String Quartets Nos. 1 And 5," Pacifica Quartet
Best small ensemble performance
"Spotless Rose: Hymns To The Virgin Mary," Charles Bruffy, conductor; Phoenix Chorale
Best classical vocal performance
"Corigliano: Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan," Hila Plitmann (JoAnn Falletta; Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra)
Best classical contemporary composition
"Mr. Tambourine Man: Seven Poems Of Bob Dylan," John Corigliano (JoAnn Falletta)
Best classical crossover album
"Simple Gifts," The King's Singers

Kevin Federline wants to be paid for the tour of his sons

Keven Federline wants to get paid for his sons tour with ex-Britney Spears.

Wow, talking about using kids as meal tickets.

Kevin Federline is working with ex-wife Britney Spears so that their young sons can spend time with Spears on tour — but the family togetherness might come at a price.

Federline wants Spears to pay him for each tour date that Jayden James and Sean Preston attend, says a source with knowledge of the ongoing custody negotiations.

The price tag Federline is putting on quality time with mom: as much as $10,000 per city.

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Recession Hits Celebrities

Even celebrities are not exempted from effect of recession.


America Ferrera, the star of the "benched" Ugly Betty is selling her $ 1.5 million Hollywood Hills home.


Eva Longoria wore the same outfit twice while Miley Cyrus shopped on the sale rack at a Kitson boutique, picking up $14 T-shirts and a $56 pair of jeans. Britney is driving a Mitsubishi.

Michael Phelps Tried to Prevent the Publication of the His Photo

The Olympic Gold medal Champion, Michael Phelps who was caught taking dope tried to buy his photo and or offered to write a sports column in his attempt to guash the negative
news.

That must be the reason why he published a public apology. News about products he is endorsing are quietly withdrawing the contract.

From MSNBC:

Michael Phelps wasn’t totally taken by surprise when the News of the World published a photo of him using what appears to be a bong at a party at the University of South Carolina last November.

According to a source close to the photo deal, Phelps, like many celebrities before him, attempted to get the photo off the market, but he was quite obviously unsuccessful.

“There was an effort to purchase it, there was even talk of him writing a sports column as well for a period of time to in exchange for not running it," the source said. "But the News obviously knew what it had on its hands. They weren’t going to play ball.”

Ugly Betty takes a break?

I was surprised when I saw another rerun of Ugly Betty episode last Thursday. It is a pity that this good show is going to be temporarily benched.
But with Fox' Bones on the same timeslot, it is really to be a downhill battle for viewership.

‘Betty’ takes a break
A quick update from the TV death watch: ABC continues to assure us that "Ugly Betty" won't be canceled despite an announcement that the show will soon be benched temporarily.

“Samantha Who?” and “In the Motherhood” will take "Betty's" time slot beginning March 26.

“Ugly Betty is fine,” assures one ABC publicist. “It’s a testament to the series that they are using its timeslot to try to launch a comedy block. It will be back on the schedule.”

No word on exactly when, though.