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Move over, Santa, there's a new colorful dresser in town.

Singer and rapper Nicki Minaj was named Billboard's 2011 Rising Star on Wednesday, following her international success this year with her album, Pink Friday.

Actress Sienna Miller said on Thursday she had been placed under a web of surveillance by a tabloid newspaper which listened into her messages and read emails, prompting her to accuse family and friends of leaking stories to the press.

Canadian singer Drake jumped straight to No. 1 on Wednesday on the Billboard Top 200 album chart with his latest offering Take Care, while Rihanna dominated the singles chart with three songs in the top 10.

Prosecutors on Wednesday asked a judge to sentence Michael Jackson's former doctor to the maximum four years in prison for his involuntary manslaughter conviction in the singer's 2009 death.

As winter chills set in, it's time to dust off the skis and head to the hill! But before you do, check out this guide to the best of the West. This ski season preview has you covered for season dates, best runs, and directions to the top resorts.

International Emmy Awards 2011: Black Rules the Red Carpet, Lady Gaga in Surprise Appearance [PHOTOS, VIDEOS]

Ancient coins from 17 AD discovered from an excavation site underneath Western Wall in Jerusalem’s Old City have overturned beliefs about the origins of the wall, Israeli archaeologists said Wednesday.

It might be too soon for Justin Bieber to wash his hands off Mariah Yeater, whose lawyer insisted Wednesday that the crooner head to California to subject himself to a second paternity test after taking one a few days earlier to confront the allegation that he fathered her baby.

Sri Rama Rajyam, which was released on November 17, has received an overwhelming response. It is mythological film based directed by Bapu depicting Lord Rama's rule of Ayodhya after he returns home from Lanka, his separation from Sita and her reclusive life in the forest as she raises their children Lava and Kusha.

'Kolaveri Di', the song which was released on Youtube on November 16 has instantly became viral on social networking sites for its quirky Tamil-English lyrics.

Reality TV series Dancing with the Stars crowned war veteran J.R. Martinez and professional dancer Karina Smirnoff the winners of the thirteenth season late Tuesday. Who is Karina Smirnoff?

This Thanksgiving, benefit from the wisdom of your comedic elders. Here are ten hilarious quotes for Thanksgiving 2011, on everything from Pilgrims and the turkey dinner to getting to the adults' table and coming out on the holiday. Read some of the funniest quotes from comedians like Jon Stewart and George Carlin, and have a happy Thanksgiving!

Stanley Case, a longtime CNN Radio anchor, died on Tuesday in a head-on collision in Birmingham, Ala.

Dreaming of an orange Christmas, or at least an orange-skinned one?

Lady Gaga, known for her unique style appeared at the launch of holiday Lady Gaga Workshop at Barneys New York.

Lady Gaga, known for her unique style appeared at the launch of holiday Lady Gaga Workshop at Barneys New York.

Jack Elinson, a veteran TV comedy writer and producer, died Thursday of natural causes at his Santa Monica home, the Writers Guild of America, West announced. He was 89.

One thing I learned while writing my holiday film guide Have Yourself a Movie Little Christmas is that there are two kinds of plots in this sub-genre with a tendency to stink on ice: movies about Santa, and anything where somebody has to save Christmas. (Miracle on 34th Street, Elf and Ernest Saves Christmas among the obvious exceptions.)

As someone who grew up on Sesame Street, I often imagined that one day, I'd be able to go through the TV screen and live in a brownstone next to Ernie and Bert and Oscar and Big Bird. So when I saw Walter (voiced by Peter Linz), the new Muppet character from The Muppets, have that same dream about following Kermit and Fozzie and Miss Piggy to the other side of the glass, I knew that the Muppets' return to the big screen was in loving and capable hands.

Grammy-winning singer Rihanna may soon be headed to the top of the album charts after her latest record, Talk That Talk reached No. 1 on iTunes on Tuesday, one day after its release.

Remember when metal was the happiest genre on earth? If not, you're either too young to recall or too old to care about the 1980s heyday of hair-metal, when the pouffy 'dos, screeches, and spirits were all as high as a drummer stumbling out of the Rainbow Room.

Family films are always a big part of the Thanksgiving box office equation, but this year multiplexes will be especially stuffed with the genre.

The me in the my in My Week with Marilyn is Colin Clark (played by Eddie Redmayne), who turns his back on his upper-crust background -- his father is legendary historian Kenneth Clark -- to take a grunt job with Laurence Olivier's production company.

A former talent manager is hoping to convince the California Supreme Court to block enforcement of the state's Talent Agencies Act.

There are no Great Scott! You've discovered penis envy! moments in David Cronenberg's A Dangerous Method, which explores the birth of psychoanalysis, but given the general tedium of the goings-on here, such a scene might have provided sweet relief.

Last year's holiday movie season seemed to belong to filmmaker David Fincher. His The Social Network struck the zeitgeist among movie goers, critics and awards groups.

Parts of Jennifer Lopez's Fiat commercial were indeed filmed in Los Angeles, a spokesperson for the singer has confirmed.

Miley Cyrus's Poverty in the USA parody video is a depressing rehash of her hit 2009 song Party in the USA, set in the Occupy Wall Street era.