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Katie Holmes and William Hurt are filming a movie in Kent, and have rented houses nearby, the town's first selectman says.
Frank Sinatra had some cool moves. The swagger, the sway, the snap, the cocky tilt of his head, the hat - all signature gestures that exuded swing and sex.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Singer Elton John has been hospitalized with a serious respiratory infection and on Thursday canceled three nights of performances this weekend of his "The Million Dollar Piano" show at Caesars Palace in Las Vegas.
If Jennifer Lopez decides to leave "American Idol" after Season 11 after all, there's a pop music luminary ready to take her place. On the red carpet before the "Idol" finale at the Nokia Theater on May 23, Chaka Khan tells Zap2it that she'd totally step in.
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Indie artist Phillip Phillips won "American Idol" on Wednesday, becoming the fifth male singer in a row to take the title and a guaranteed recording contract. The 21-year-old guitar player from Georgia, who brought an indie vibe to the top-rated TV contest, beat ballad singer Jessica Sanchez, 16, of California in the public vote. "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest said a world record 132 million votes were cast by phone, text and online for the two finalists. The winner was announced at the end of a two-hour finale on Wednesday featuring performances by Rihanna, Neil Diamond, Reba McEntire as well as "Idol" judge Jennifer Lopez and Steven Tyler's band Aerosmith, which closed the show by going back to their hard rock roots with the 1976 classic "Walk This Way". Phillips looked stunned as Seacrest announced his name, and could not finish his performance of his new single "Home" as he fought back tears. Instead, he unstrapped his guitar and with eyes brimming walked off the stage to hug his family in the front row of the audience. Sanchez, bidding to become the youngest ever winner of "American Idol," was thought to have the edge after dominating social media and Twitter mentions in the last few days. But Phillips' goofball humor and individual style earned him a large, young female fan base, and he had never appeared in the bottom three in public votes during earlier stage of the Fox TV show. The "Idol" judges also raved over his singing at Tuesday night's performance show finale of what will now be his first single - the folk-rock ballad "Home." VULNERABLE AND REAL "He's real, we watched him pull out of his soul ... he can really sing a melody right. He's just really evolved and he's been vulnerable and I think America loves that," Tyler told reporters after the finale. Phillips, who worked in his father's pawn shop before auditioning for "Idol" also won sympathy for a recurrent kidney problem that has plagued his health during the season. Sanchez was praised in the contest for her big voice but sometimes faulted for lacking the emotion needed to deliver power ballads such as those made famous by Whitney Houston, Mariah Carey and Celine Dion. She was saved by the judges from elimination in April after placing at the bottom in public voting, and the show's judges disliked her third song in Tuesday night's performance finale. But Tyler said on Wednesday she also had a great future ahead of her. "She sings so beautiful, so if the right person writes her the right song, she'll be on her way," he said. "American Idol" remains the most-watched show on U.S. television but public appetite for the contest and its winners is slipping after 11 years on the air and a slew of rival, months-long talent shows. Audiences are down about 23 percent this year, and Tuesday's performance finale was watched by just 14.4 million people. In fact, it was beaten by the climax of "Dancing With the Stars". "American Idol" launched the careers of Kelly Clarkson, Carrie Underwood, Jennifer Hudson, Chris Daughtry and Adam Lambert - who on Wednesday scored his first No. 1 album with his second disc "Trespassing." With the exception of 2011 "Idol" winner, country singer
Well, it may not be the perfect venue for every proposal, but for a couple of past "American Idol" finalists, it's a pretty nifty time to do it. At the Season 11 "Idol" finale, Season 5 finalist Ace Young came up on stage with his girlfriend Diana DeGarmo, the Season 3 runner-up. Seacrest brought them up under the guise of wanting to talk to them about their relationship, after casually saying hi to several former "Idol" contestants in the audience. That Seacrest, he's so sneaky. Once up there, Ace took the microphone and got down on one knee and proposed to Diana, whom he called his "best friend." Aww! The two met while performing in the Broadway musical "Hair" in 2010 and have been dating ever since. They are the first real "Idol" couple, though there have been a few rumors here and there about others - but this is definitely the first "Idol" marriage. "Bachelor" 2, "Idol" 1. It's gaining on you, "Bachelor" franchise. Congratulations to Ace and Diana!
Kate Gosselin shared Monday (May 21) on "Today" that her kids miss filming their TLC show, "Kate Plus 8," but could Kate be headed back to reality television solo?
Jay-Z has decided to go vintage for his upcoming Made In America music festival.
Gene Robinson is the star of the centerpiece film in this year's Connecticut Gay & Lesbian Film Festival. He would love to attend the screening, but he can't. "My day job keeps me kind of busy," Robinson jokes.
