Forehead bruised, Colbert fights `face violence' (AP)
AP - With a bruised forehead, Stephen Colbert has found a new cause celebre: fighting the glamorization of "face violence." More »
The Pie Is Right for Drew Carey (E! Online)
E! Online - Drew Carey's favorite pizza joint is not only coming on down, it's also flying on over. More »
Wonder talks about tour, inspirations, Obama (AP)
AP - Stevie Wonder is fidgeting with his camera phone, embarrassed because he can't get it to work right. More »
Kiss, Ramones veterans play with Pearl Jam in NY (Reuters)
Reuters - Pearl Jam drafted former Kiss guitarist Ace Frehley and Ramones bassist C.J. Ramone for guest appearances during the second of a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden on Friday. More »
Reunion time for Morris Day and the fellas (AP)
AP - Inside a red brick Hollywood rehearsal studio, The Time keep on ticking. More »
Grammy triumph fades as Winehouse plight deepens (AP)
AP - Even for Amy Winehouse, it was a dramatic chain of events: After fainting and being rushed to a hospital, Winehouse's father said her crack and cigarette smoking had so damaged her lungs, she was risking emphysema and death if she didn't clean up. More »
Jam band Phish stokes reunion speculation (Reuters)
Reuters - In the wake of increasing chatter about a Phish reunion in the coming months, keyboardist Page McConnell has confirmed that the group's members plan to meet later this year to discuss their options. More »
Dixie Hummingbirds lead singer Ira Tucker Sr. dies (AP)
AP - Ira Tucker Sr., longtime lead singer of the gospel group the Dixie Hummingbirds, which influenced many other performers and backed up Paul Simon on "Loves Me Like a Rock," has died. He was 83. More »
Mindy McCready charged with violating probation (AP)
AP - Mindy McCready has been arrested in Tennessee and charged with violating her probation. More »
MTV broadens use of Web with slate of new shows (Reuters)
Reuters - Seeking new ways to entertain audiences, music television network MTV has recently begun allowing fans of new and upcoming shows to discuss and post their own versions of music videos on the Web. More »
Madonna tickets selling fast: Live Nation (Reuters)
Reuters - Madonna fans have turned out in record numbers for her world tour, concert promoter Live Nation Inc said on Thursday, seeking to knock down reports the Material Girl is losing her appeal. More »
Hot 100 Seals Its 1,000th Hit with Katy's "Kiss" (E! Online)
E! Online - Katy Perry just smooched her way to No. 1, and into the history books. More »
Just Call Them Slash/Bach (E! Online)
E! Online - We can hear it now, the inevitable "Youth Gone Wild in the Paradise City" medley. More »
McCready Not McReady to Stay Out of Jail (E! Online)
E! Online - Another familiar refrain for Mindy McCready. More »
Gene Simmons' Kiss of Death (E! Online)
E! Online - KISS mainman Gene Simmons has been blaming the death of the record industry on bands like Radiohead, Nine Inch Nails and others who have experimented with alternative methods of releasing music. More »
NBC.com sees "tens of millions" in profit in 2009 (Reuters)
Reuters - NBC.com is expected to generate "tens of millions" of dollars in operating profit next year, an NBC Universal executive said on Thursday. More »
`Dark Knight' credits pay tribute to Ledger (AP)
AP - Heath Ledger is getting a fond tribute from his collaborators on "The Dark Knight." More »
Documentary maker seeks damages over Oscar film (Reuters)
Reuters - Filmmaker Alex Gibney said on Thursday he was seeking more than $1 million in damages from a company he says failed to properly distribute and promote his Oscar-winning feature documentary "Taxi to the Dark Side." More »
Wesley Snipes petitions court to leave country (AP)
AP - Lawyers for Wesley Snipes are asking a Florida judge to let the 45-year-old actor leave the country while they appeal his three federal tax convictions. More »
Bill Murray's divorce is finalized in SC (AP)
AP - Bill Murray and his wife of nearly 11 years are divorced. More »
Warner Bros. Calls Off Aniston-Jolie Face-Off (E! Online)
E! Online - Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston's box-office face-off has been called off. More »
X-Files Sequel Still Totally Secret, Kinda (E! Online)
E! Online - Creepy sequel The X-Files: I Want to Believe comes out next month, but the thing is still under info lockdown. Even two clips revealed last week at the L.A. Film Festival shed little light on Mulder and Scully's latest mystery. And it sounds like David Duchovny might not even have read the script yet. More »
Coldplay album takes US top spot
Coldplay's fourth album, Viva La Vida Or Death And All His Friends, has gone straight to the top of the US chart. More »