ENTERTAINMENT

By this time next week, James Cameron should have the two highest-grossing films in history.

Once upon a time, gangster rapper Game had preconceived notions about eccentric rapper/producer Pharrell Williams -- and vice versa. But the two have since put aside their differences; Williams is the executive producer of Game's fourth studio album, R.E.D..

Producer Finola Dwyer can thank Orlando Bloom for the success of An Education -- no matter that the actor isn't in the film.

The legal wrangling over the troubled crime drama Black Water Transit has taken another turn, with the film's backer quietly settling a $3.1 million lawsuit brought by a producer on the eve of trial.

For the first time since 2002, U.S. consumers spent more to see Hollywood movies in theaters last year than buy them on DVD and Blu-ray discs, industry figures showed on Monday, and that trend is expected to continue.

It might be necessary to coin a new term to describe Kara DioGuardi: Rather than a multihyphenate, she's a mega-hyphenate.

Just like clockwork, since its 2000 debut, No Name Face, rock band Lifehouse has cranked out a studio album every two to two-and-a-half years, and each has peaked in the top 15 of the U.S. pop chart.

Empire State of Mind has been a chart-topping hit for Jay-Z and Alicia Keys, spending five weeks atop the Billboard Hot 100. The No. 1 anthem is also responsible for reigniting the singing aspirations of songwriter/producer Angela Hunte, who penned and produced Empire with writing partner Jane't Jnay Sewell-Ulepic. It all started with a bad case of homesickness.

Kim Raver is taking up permanent residence at Seattle Grace, only two months after she joined ABC's Grey's Anatomy as a recurring character.

Former Illinois governor Rod Blagojevich will be among stars taking on real estate mogul Donald Trump in the boardroom for the Celebrity Apprentice television program in March, NBC said on Monday.

A previously unheard of clip sung by the late Michael Jackson and Lenny Kravitz hit the web on Monday; Kravitz does not know who leaked the clip.

Avatar sped past the $1 billion mark at the worldwide box office after three weekends in release, making it the fourth-biggest movie of all time, according to data released on Sunday.

U2 may have suffered disappointing sales for their new album, but the Irish rockers were easily the most popular draw on the North American concert circuit this year, according to data issued on Wednesday.

Actor Charlie Sheen asked a Colorado court on Wednesday to lift an order that has required him to stay away from his wife, amid reports that the couple hope to reconcile after his Christmas Day domestic violence arrest.

In what is traditionally a high-volume download week thanks to shiny new MP3 players under the tree and download cards stuffed in stockings, a digital sales mark has fallen by the wayside.

A second person has agreed to plead guilty in the case involving a copy of the Mike Myers bomb The Love Guru leaking on the Internet a day before its theatrical release.

Conservative U.S. radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh was resting comfortably at a hospital in Hawaii on Wednesday after suffering chest pains, his website said.

The year is ending with quite a hangover.

Tim Hart, a founding member of British folk-rock group Steeleye Span, has died of lung cancer, the band's record company said on Wednesday.

Michael Jackson's 1983 short movie Thriller, the song-and-dance horror flick that helped popularize television music videos, will live on in the U.S. National Film Registry.

British writer Ali Shaw drew inspiration from fairy tales for his debut novel and to magical effect, with The Girl With Glass Feet published to great acclaim.

Scottish singer Susan Boyle narrowly failed to claim honors for the year's best-selling album in the United States on Wednesday, but still has another sales week to wrest the title from country star Taylor Swift.

It gained early success on the awards circuit, but the star-studded musical Nine will likely be pulled back from hundreds of smaller U.S. cities, after disappointing box office and lackluster reviews.

Singer Van Morrison became a father again on Monday at the age of 64 after his manager gave birth to a son he described as the spitting image of his daddy.

Nancy Meyers, the middle-aged men of America thank you.

Mary J. Blige will sing and Queen Latifah will take part in an all-star musical number when next week's People's Choice Awards ceremony kicks off the Hollywood awards season.

The groundbreaking sci-fi movie Avatar, Michael Jackson's death and Hollywood's $10 billion-plus box office record rank among the 2009 moments of significance recognized by the American Film Institute.

Perhaps executives toiling in the TV industry should get a pass given all the competitive distractions dwindling their audience, from video games to social networking. And yet, some of their decisions were so memorably boneheaded that we must celebrate these milestone mishaps. Let's start with...

The drummer with Avenged Sevenfold, a rising force in the heavy metal scene, died on Monday at his home in southern California, the group and authorities said.