CULTURE

Since winning American Idol in 2005, country singer Carrie Underwood has become one of the show's highest selling graduates, but she warned the latest crop of Idol finalists to stay true to their fans if they want to find similar success.

The New Moon premiere is being broadcasted live from Los Angeles Monday night on MySpace.com.

Sarah Palin told Oprah Winfrey that she once thought she was watching herself when comedian Tina Fey impersonated her on Saturday Night Live.

Sarah Palin's highly anticipated appearance on Oprah Winfrey's show aired Monday featuring some controversial discussions including the issue of her teenager daughter's pregnancy and the baby's father Levi Johnston.

Pop star Janet Jackson holds Michael Jackson's personal doctor responsible for her brother's sudden death and has told ABC News that a day does not go by when she doesn't think about her late sibling.

Sarah Palin is stirring controversy with her new book even before it is on shelves, complaining she was all bottled up by advisers to Republican presidential candidate John McCain last year.

Hollywood veterans turned out in force to see Lauren Bacall, grand dame of film noir, receive an honorary Oscar at the motion picture academy's Governors Awards on Saturday night, away from TV cameras.

Disaster swept the world during the weekend as the apocalyptic movie 2012 registered the biggest opening for a non-franchise movie.

Former Seinfeld writer-producer Larry Charles, who went on to direct the Borat and Bruno movies, is returning to NBC with a semi-scripted project.

FX has snapped up TV rights to 2012, the disaster movie that just enjoyed a blockbuster $225 million opening weekend worldwide.

British actor Edward Woodward, best known for his lead role in the 1973 cult classic The Wicker Man and a veteran of the stage, died on Monday aged 79, his agent said.

Kara DioGuardi wants to hang out with Ellen DeGeneres before the new season of American Idol to get the judges working together comfortably.

A former prostitute whose memoirs were turned into the TV series Secret Diary of a Call Girl has revealed her true identity -- Brooke Magnanti, a British research scientist.

The better the dog, the busier you have to keep him.

It takes a lot to frighten Carey Mulligan, the British actress who delivered a fearless performance as a 1960s schoolgirl seduced by an older man in An Education.

Looking to tread terrain still untouched by foreign stag expeditions? Want to unwind in luxury or drink up the sun? Lonely Planet lists the world's top 10 party cities in its new guide, the 1000 Ultimate Experiences. This list is not endorsed by Reuters.

Singer Justin Bieber performed his hit song One Time at the New York studios of ABC's Good Morning America ahead of the release of his new album My World on November 17.

After its U.S. debut, apocalyptic film 2012 made history becoming the highest worldwide opening ever for an original movie (not based on a franchise, brand or hit novel), according to Sony Entertainment.

Director Paul Wendkos, whose career spanned 50 years and covered some 100 films and television shows including the 1959 surf movie Gidget, has died due to a lung infection that followed a stroke. He was 84.

Playboy founder Hugh Hefner changed American pop culture, one centerfold at a time.

A German man has been charged with trying to extort $100,000 from former supermodel Cindy Crawford and her husband over a photo of their daughter gagged and bound to a chair, authorities said.

President Nicolas Sarkozy awarded U.S. actor and director Clint Eastwood one of France's top honors on Friday, hailing him as a cinema legend and a symbol of the type of America that the French adored.

Former Oasis guitarist and vocalist Liam Gallagher says that he and the other members of the band -- aside from his brother Noel -- are writing songs and will perform as a new group.

Oktoberfest in Munich. Kim and I figured, we're so close to Germany - we've just gotta do it, don't we? We felt out a couple of ex-pat friends. They were game. We booked our flight.

People love going on vacation to Italy. People also love island vacations. But, these two vacation ideas rarely intersect. Most think of Greece when they think of Mediterranean islands; and of course

2012 the latest apocalyptic film directed by Roland Emmerich from Independence Day and The Day after Tomorrow hits theaters Friday getting a wave of mixed reviews.

British folk singer Yusuf Islam takes the stage on Sunday on his first full tour since 1976, when he was still known as Cat Stevens and was famous the world over for hits like Wild World and Morning Has Broken.

Harry Potter star Daniel Radcliffe has denied smoking cannabis at a party, after allegations appeared in British tabloid the Daily Mirror.

The end of the world starts Friday.