"American Idol" adds fourth judge

NEW YORK � Scoot over, Simon Cowell. "American Idol" is adding a fourth critic to its panel of judges.

Grammy-nominated songster Kara DioGuardi will sit alongside Cowell, Paula Abdul and Randy Jackson when the eighth season of "American Idol" premieres in January, the Fox web said Monday.

"For the past tense seven seasons, Paula has had to endure the experience of being the only woman at the judges' table," said Mike Darnell, chairwoman, alternative programing of Fox, in a statement.

"With Kara by her side, Paula has some backup and now thither is loss to be a lot more 'girl power' on the show."

DioGuardi's songs suffer been recorded by Kelly Clarkson, Christina Aguilera, Gwen Stefani, Celine Dion, Faith Hill, Carrie Underwood and Pink.

"We are turning the heat up on 'Idol' this yr and are thrilled to welcome Kara to the judges' table," said creator and executive producer Simon Fuller in a instruction. "She is a smart, sassy lady, and peerless of America's most successful songwriters. We know she will bring a new level of energy and excitement to the show."

Executive producer Cecile Frot-Coutaz said a fourth judge isn't a newfangled idea. "We've seen from our international series that having a fourth label creates a dynamic that benefits both the contestants and the viewers."

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Lisa Marie Presley to give birth to twins

Washington (ANI): Rocker Elvis Presley's girl Lisa Marie is expecting twins, her mother has confirmed. "She wanted it really to be unbroken a unavowed for a long time," People quoted Priscilla Presley, as relation Entertainment Tonight.

"And I think women should, because they should be able to foretell what they're having and when it's time to make the announcement," she added. Lisa Marie, 40, who is expected to give birth in the fall, has two adolescent children, daughter Riley, 19, and boy Benjamin, 15, with ex Danny Keough.

The twins will be Presley's showtime children with husband Michael Lockwood. A source conclude to Lisa Marie said: "She's never been so happy!"


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'Mystery on Fifth' draws Paramount

J.J. Abrams slated to produce

Paramount has purchased a New York Times article, "Mystery on Fifth Avenue," for a feature that J.J. Abrams will produce through his Bad Robot shingle. Writers Maya Forbes and Wally Wolodarsky have been hired to adapt it into a film, with Marc Evans overseeing for the studio.


The Times feature, which ran Thursday and was written by reporter Penelope Green, describes an Upper East Side luxury apartment on Fifth Avenue that the occupants had redesigned to include hidden compartments, messages, puzzles, poems, codes and games for their four preteen kids.


The parents, Steven Klinsky and Maureen Sherry, are Wall Street financial experts and purchased the 4,200-square-foot, 1920s co-op with views of Central Park in 2003 for $8.5 million. Soon after, they hired young architectural designer Eric Clough, who devised an elaborately clever "scavenger hunt" built into the apartment that involved dozens of historical figures, a fictional book and a soundtrack. (Many of the secrets were included without the parents' knowledge, either.)


Forbes and Wolodarsky, repped by ICM (which also handles rights for the Times), have TV comedy backgrounds -- Forbes wrote on "The Larry Sanders Show" and Wolodarsky on "The Simpsons." They most recently wrote the Rainn Wilson comedy "The Rocker," due for release in August from Fox Atomic, and worked on "Monsters vs. Aliens," due for release in March from DreamWorks Animation.


Bad Robot has the rebooted Abrams-directed "Star Trek" taking flight in May and the sci-fi TV series "Fringe," written by Abrams and "Trek" writers Alex Kurtzman and Roberto Orci, launching in the fall on Fox.

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Frank Zappa's son is keeping the focus on the music

Describing Frank Zappa's music to someone who has never heard it is a bit like describing New Orleans to someone who has never been there. You can mention the obvious: It's colorful, raunchy, a bit absurdist, truly original and can...

Concentrix

   
Artist: Concentrix

   Genre(s): 
Trance: Psychedelic
   

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Discography:


   
 Concentrix

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 9

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Nouvelle Vague

Grey's Anatomy star battles skin cancer

'Grey's Anatomy' star Eric Dane, has revealed to OK! magazine that he has been diagnosed with skin cancer. 
The 35-year-old actor, who plays Dr Mark Sloan in the hit show, became concerned after noticing an unusual patch of skin above his lips and immediately sought medical treatment.
He told the magazine: "I went to my dermatologist. He said it was malignant tissue caused by sun damage."
Doctors treated the growth by freezing it off with liquid nitrogen and Dane admitted it was a traumatic procedure.
He added: "My skin is very sensitive and my lip was traumatised by the procedure I had to go through. I didn't eat very well for a couple of weeks and lost a bunch of weight."
Despite dropping over 10 pounds (4.5 kilograms) during his ordeal, the actor has insisted he is on the road to recovery.

Jahba

   
Artist: Jahba

   Genre(s): 
Jungle
   

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Discography:


   
 The Part-time Revolutionary EP

   Year: 2005   
Tracks: 4

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Boozing pals lend a ’Nand

Boozing pals lend a ’Nand

FRANZ Ferdinand the Catholic returned from a bust in recording their third album to
expose funk jehovah JAMIE LIDDELL, former MOLOKO wizard ROISIN White potato and
ascension freshman Mara Carlyle had altogether drunkenly added backing vocals to an
as-yet-untitled raceway after a boozy night out in north Jack London.

The trinity struck after the album’s producer DAN CAREY and
later on returning to his Camden home studio where they added their special
donation to the King Ferdinand course.

The Scots English bikers, fronted by ALEX KAPRANOS were chuffed to bits when
they heard what had occurred and will observe the impromptu collaboration on
the record album when it’s released later this twelvemonth.

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Take That star to pen musical drama

Take That star to pen musical drama

Gary Barlow is arrange to write a newly musical comedy play rig in a fictional playacting humanities schooling.
The Take That star will pen songs for Britannia High, an eight-part musical comedy dramatic event which will air on ITV1 later this year.
Strictly Arrive Saltation evaluate Arlene Phillips will too be share of the project and will choreograph the series.
The dramatic event will be preceded by iI behind the scenes documentaries which testament show how Phillips and field producer David Ian select actors and actresses to suit the stars of the show.
Viewers testament too see how Barlow creates the musical numbers for the serial and how Phillips teaches her routines.
Eight-spot hour-long episodes will then follow the progression of the radical of pupils practising for a live finale.
Alice Paul Stonewall Jackson, ITV theatre director of entertainment, said the show's format was non "like anything else on British television system and we're confident audiences ar going away to love it".
"ITV1 has lined up approximately of the biggest name calling in music and amusement to make Britannia High," he said.

Atmarama Das

   
Artist: Atmarama Das

   Genre(s): 
Other
   

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Discography:


   
 Vaishnava Song

   Year:    
Tracks: 8


   
 Sri Siksastaka

   Year:    
Tracks: 10

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F.S. Blumm

Mumba voted out of Dancing on Ice

Mumba voted out of Dancing on Ice

Vocalist Samantha Mumba has been voted off the reality usher 'Dancing on Ice'.
She left hand the show last night after the judges chose to redeem javelin thrower Steve Backley, pursual the skate-off after the world vote.
Mumba said subsequently: "I've truly enjoyed myself. This is something I'm loss to keep up."
Meanwhile, 'Coronation Street' lead Zaraah Abrahams has joined the show as a contestant, following the going of injured television presenter Michael Underwood.

Fans say goodbye to Joe Dolan

Fans say goodbye to Joe Dolan

More than 4,000 people gathered in Mullingar in Co Westmeath today to pay their respects to the latterly singer and entertainer Joe Dolan, wHO died on St Stephen's Twenty-four hour period.
Mr Dolan's house were joined by fans and friends from whole all over Hibernia and overseas at Gilsenan's Funeral Home plate in the ithiel Town.
Queues began forming at the funeral house briefly before 1pm and the doors were opened to the public at 1.30pm.
By midafternoon the queue stretched along nearby streets and onto Saint Dominic Street.
Before today Westmeath County Council opened a book of condolences in the lobby of the county buildings in Mullingar.
The singer's funeral at Walshestown Memorial park tomorrow follows 11am mass at the Cathedral of Savior the Queen.




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Stacie Orrico

   
Artist: Stacie Orrico

   Genre(s): 
R&B: Soul
   Dance: Pop
   Dance
   

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Discography:


   
 Beautiful Awakening

   Year: 2006   
Tracks: 12


   
 Stacie Orrico

   Year: 2003   
Tracks: 15


   
 Genuine

   Year: 2000   
Tracks: 16

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CCM creative person Stacie Orrico was max Born March 3, 1986, in Seattle, WA, and is one of quintette children of Christian missionaries. Orrico began telling at an early on days when her fellowship stirred to Denver, CO. She number one gained recognition in 1998 at the long time of 12 when she received the teetotum innocence in the vocaliser family at the Estes Mungo Park Christian Artist Seminar. She built her career from that feel and was signed to Forefront Records. Her 2000 debut album, Echt, is a combine of Christian pop up with an urban flare and has been compared stylistically to both Christina Aguilera and Lauryn J. J. Hill. III songs from her debut album, including the Michael W. Smith-produced lay "Beloved Friend" and the disc's number one ace, "Don't Wait at Me," were written or co-written by Orrico. The next year the offspring vocaliser issued a six-song EP, Yuletide Wish, and presently later on was support Destiny's Child on their U.S. go (through which she met Mathew Knowles, public Health Organisation offered her a upkeep with Virgin Records in 2002). It was her next album, a self-titled 2003 release, that brought Orrico to greater fame, earning her a Grammy nomination, a place on TRL, and a domain circuit. Still a stripling, Orrico distinct that the invariant pressure and fast pacing of the music diligence was too much for her, so she took a break from it whole and moved back in with her family argumentation in Seattle, getting a task in a feeding house. She returned to the eyeshot in early 2007, still, with Beautiful Awakening, an record album on which she co-wrote many of the songs.





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