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Carrie Underwood is engaged to Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher, her publicist said Monday. No wedding date has been set for the couple, who have been dating for about a year. more

Authorities said Monday it appeared actress Brittany Murphy died of natural causes after becoming ill with flulike symptoms in the days before she collapsed in the bathroom of her Hollywood Hills home. more

Susan Boyle, the singer who has broken multiple records in U.S. and across the pond, reportedly is in consideration to sing soundtrack for the next James Bond movie. Of that matter, composer of the classic 007 theme music Monty Norman said bosses from this "Bond 23" flick have given it serious thought. more

Michael Jackson's death heads the list of top entertainment stories of 2009 according to U.S. newspaper and broadcast editors surveyed by The Associated Press. Susan Boyle Becomes Overnight Sensation came in second place and Chris Brown Assaults Rihanna came in sixth place. Check out the full top 10 list here

Alaina Reed-Amini, the Broadway star and TV actress best known for her long-running roles on "Sesame Street" and "227," has died. She was 63. more

Eminem has earned Billboard's artist of the decade title, just slightly more than 10 years after he made his Billboard Hot 100 debut. The decade-end artist recap ranks the best-performing acts of the past 10 years (from December 4, 1999, to November 28, 2009) based on activity on two charts: the Billboard 200 albums list and the Billboard Hot 100 songs tally. more

Taylor Swift has been voted The Associated Press entertainer of the year. more

Pop punk band All Time Low recently opened up to MTV Buzzworthy Blog that they have worked on a song which is expected to serve as "Alice in Wonderland" soundtrack. more

James Cameron's new movie "Avatar," on Monday saw its initial weekend ticket sales raised to $77 million in the United States and Canada. more

BBC reports that Boy George is appealing against a probation service decision barring him from appearing on the next series of reality show Celebrity Big Brother. London Probation refused his request to appear on Big Brother, as he is still on licence [probation?] and wears an electronic tag. more

The World Trade Organization's top arbitrators upheld a ruling that China is illegally restricting imports of U.S. music, films and books, and Washington pushed forward with a new case accusing China of manipulating the prices for key ingredients in steel and aluminum production. more

Heather Mills and comedian Bobby Davro are among the celebrities lined up for the latest series of ITV's Dancing on Ice. more

Britney Spears has been crowned the most searched for celebrity on the internet in the last decade, after a turbulent 10 years in the spotlight. more - more on this story

Poison Singer Thinks Miley Cyrus Rocks

"It was really, really simple," he told MTV News recently while promoting his cameo in "American Pie Presents: The Book of Love." "I think her first concert was Poison. She saw us at Nashville at the arena. It was her introduction into rock and roll."

He went on to say that despite her role on "Hannah Montana" and her reputation for making catchy pop, Cyrus truly does have a rock-and-roll spirit. "She's one of the few musicians � and I want to use that word cause she can actually play and sing � she's one of the few people who can pull it off and give it her own flare and make it sound good," Michaels offered. - more including video and find out what part Michaels plays in the recording. note: the word rad was out of style by the time Poison released their first album.

Nick Jonas To Make Talk Show Host Debut As Regis Temp

Although Jonas Brothers hosted the 2009 Teen Choice Awards, this will be Nick's first time taking on hosting duties in a talk show format. Among the guests he and Ripa will welcome will be actor Zach Braff, star of the ABC comedy "Scrubs," and from the film "Nine" actress Marion Cotillard.

After a two-year-long wild ride that saw Jonas Brothers skyrocket to fame with albums that raced up the charts, sold out tours, awards galore and a box office smash 3-D concert film, Nick Jonas chose to forgo a vacation and step back into the studio. His new project, Nick Jonas & the Administration, matches him with an "A-Team" of musicians, and their first album will debut on February 2, 2010. Their debut CD, "Who I Am," radically expands the borders of Nick's musical ambitions, with ten strikingly soulful new songs, all written or co-written by Nick. - more on this story

Lookie Looky at D.C. Don Juan

Neil Levine, GM and Senior Vice President of Battery Records, states, "D.C. Don Juan is a rare and distinct talent who appeals to a broad audience. His first single 'Lookie Looky' has an incredibly innovative video with an extremely strong hook. We are eager to develop his considerable potential and to make him a full-fledged star."

D.C. Don Juan states, "I've worked hard to get this point and I've proven myself. I plan to raise the bar. The possibilities are endless with Nu Entertainment and Battery behind me." - watch the video here

Tjay Delays Album But Plans Early 2010 Dates

The upstate-New York native has been drawing crowds wherever he plays and so impressing music lovers in the audience that they have been clamoring for copies of his new CD. Entitled "Take A Seat," the album was scheduled to be released in early 2010 but TJAY has had to push up that date in order to fulfill requests.

"It's remarkable and very rewarding," says the musician. "People have been coming up to me after my concerts asking to buy my CD. They were disappointed hearing that they had to wait until February, so we just decided to get it out now!" - more on this story

Vh1 Counts Down Top Music Moments That Supposedly Shocked The World

VH1 is counting down the "100 Most Shocking Music Moments" so viewers can relive those memorable events that were seen by all and etched into pop culture history. The five 1-hour specials will air Monday, December 28, 2009 through Friday, January 1, 2010 at 9PM*.

The special will be hosted by wrestling superstar Chris Jericho and will feature commentary from a stable of music artists, industry insiders, actors and comedians including: Keith Powell of "30 Rock", Alice Cooper, Stevie Nicks, Dee Snider, Three 6 Mafia, Sir Mix-A-Lot and many more. The footage will have viewers reliving music's most infamous situations as if they just happened today! Whether the moments are sad, hysterical, or make us say "ewww"- this special promises to entertain. - more on this story

Iyaz Tops The Top 40 Chart, Releases Replay Video

In the digital space, Replay is the #1 song on AOL Radio for 3 weeks running. On Myspace, Iyaz is a top 10 artist and Replay is top 5. Replay streams around 700k times a week and the Replay prequel video was viewed approximately 5.5 million times on Youtube before the official version premiered last week. Iyaz has been named one of Entertainment weekly's Fresh faces off the charts," saying "the 22 year old is a dead ringer for Kingston's catchy island pop. He has a shot at emulating Kingston's hit- single success, too." Billboard Magazine says "Iyaz has landed a hot single in the emerging genre of 'island pop.' [Replay] has become the 22 year old artist's introduction to U.S. audiences."

- Watch the video for Replay here

Jason Castro Announces EP and Tour

"The Love Uncompromised EP" is anchored by an acoustic version of Jason's infectious lead single, "Let's Just Fall In Love Again," and fan-favorite EP title track, "Love Uncompromised" (full track listing below). The EP comes as a sneak peek of what fans can expect from Jason's forthcoming, self-titled debut, expected out Spring 2010. Fans who have already pre-ordered the full length album will be receiving the EP free of charge.

In related news, Jason's first full fledged tour performing songs of his own is set to kick off at the end of January and will continue through February (full itinerary below). The cross-country trek sees him joining labelmate Matt Hires. At several of the tourstops, Jason will also be visiting local high schools to meet with his young fans and treat them to a free performance. - more on this story

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