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ATLANTA (AP) Grammy-winning singer Estelle remembered when she used to strut in the living room when she was younger, singing many of soul legend Otis Redding's classic songs like "Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay." On Thursday night, she had a bigger audience as she and others paid homage to the soul singer in a two-hour performance at the Woodruff Arts Center in Atlanta.

NEW ORLEANS (AP) Actors Tom Hanks, Patricia Clarkson and James Cromwell walked the red carpet Thursday before a private screening of the Hanks-produced war film "Beyond All Boundaries" held at the World War II Museum in New Orleans.

LAS VEGAS (AP) Puerto Rican duo Calle 13 went five for five at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas, with their innovative collaborations and politically charged reggaeton that crosses genres.

LAS VEGAS (AP) With nominations in five categories including album of the year, the Puerto Rican reggaeton duo Calle 13 is a favorite to win a Latin Grammy in Las Vegas which might have producers of the international awards ceremony on edge.

BERLIN (AP) Fans hoping to catch a glimpse of U2's free concert celebrating 20 years since the fall of the Berlin Wall will have to "scale these city walls" after organizers threw up a massive barrier to block the view for those without tickets.

LAS VEGAS (AP) Everyone on the red carpet has fond words for Juan Gabriel, the Mexican icon and singer-songwriter named Person of the Year at the Latin Grammys in Las Vegas.

NEW YORK (AP) On-air promos for a sexual threesome on an upcoming episode of "Gossip Girl" have spurred the Parents Television Council to ask affiliates of the CW network to pre-empt the show.

TOKYO (AP) Brad Pitt says he is in the market for a new motorcycle. The actor, in Tokyo to promote his latest movie, "Inglourious Basterds," said he trashed his favorite bike recently while trying to escape overzealous photographers. "I had a little mishap," he said. "No injuries, except my ego. I was trying to get away from some paparazzi and instead gave them a good story.

HONG KONG (AP) Zhang Yimou says his first movie in three years has shades of comedian Stephen Chow's outlandish humor and marks the first time the "Raise the Red Lantern" director shot in digital format.

SHANGHAI (AP) China's planning agency has approved plans for a Disney theme park in Shanghai, the Walt Disney Co. said Wednesday, a major step toward setting a deal for the long awaited project.

GUANGZHOU, China (AP) President Barack Obama's half brother has broken his media silence to discuss his new novel the semi-autobiographical story of an abusive parent patterned on their late father, the mostly absent figure Obama wrote about in his own memoir.

HONG KONG (AP) One of America's best-known entertainment news shows is launching an Asian edition. Los Angeles-based E! Entertainment Television will launch a weekly half-hour edition in Asia that combines both Hollywood and regional entertainment news in the second quarter of 2010, the international media arm of U.S. Internet and cable TV operator Comcast Corp., said in a statement sent Tuesday.

HONG KONG (AP) A third leading Chinese movie studio is aiming for a listing this time on the New York Stock Exchange as the country's entertainment companies turn to the capital markets to raise funds.

HONG KONG (AP) New York-based choreographer Shen Wei predicts his native China will eventually produce an internationally renowned modern dance troupe but said it will take time.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Three key players in the troubled world of Playboy model Anna Nicole Smith have been ordered to stand trial after a hearing that plumbed the drug-fueled depths of her final years and the alleged roles of her boyfriend and two doctors in feeding her addiction to prescription drugs.

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NEW YORK (AP) It was another night of mixing and matching for rock 'n' roll royalty at New York's Madison Square Garden, with U2 sharing the stage with Bruce Springsteen, Mick Jagger and the Black Eyed Peas.

LOS ANGELES (AP) Nicole Richie and her children are getting some court-ordered space from a pair of celebrity photographers.

LOS ANGELES (AP) A judge granted "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest a temporary restraining order against a knife-carrying man arrested outside his workplace on Friday, court records show.