We are still chomping at the bit to find out who will be replacing Ellen and Simon at the judges panel next season, but today it was announced that Simon Fuller’s 19 Management will be dumping Sony and signing Universal Music Group as the label for artists in future seasons of its hit TV show.
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Toy Story 3, the first movie of the summer worth seeing, debuted with $109 million, the best opening weekend for a Pixar movie.
American Idol, perhaps looking for the next Justin Bieber, has lowered the entry to 15 next season.
Brooklyn Decker won the Esquire readers Sexiest Woman Alive contest. The SI model routed Heidi Klum in [...]

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Simon Cowell is leaving “American Idol” after this season to focus on the American version of the hit British music competition show “The X Factor,” coming to Fox in the fall of 2011.
Rock and Rock Hall of Famers James Taylor and Carole King will bring their Troubadour Reunion tour to North America this May.
Robert Downey [...]

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Tyra Banks is ending her talk show in 2010. Is anybody going to miss her?
Biggest movie opening weekend ever ($264 million) but Hollywood coudn’t have done it without Alvin. “The Chipmunks 2: The Squeakquel” was third behind “Avatar” and “Sherlock Holmes.“
Danica Patrick is debuting her own perfume Danica Patrick For Her. Hope it doesn’t smell [...]

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“Men of a Certain Age,” the new TNT series starring Ray Romano, Scott Bakula and Andre Braugher, debuts Dec. 7, combined with new eps of “The Closer.”
CBS is pulling the plug on the disappointing medical drama “Three Rivers.” Alex O’Loughlin should never have stopped being a vampire.
Fox winter dates” “Idol” (Jan. 12-13), “24” (Jan. 17-18), [...]

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“True Blood” is getting some love from the Producers Guild of America. The HBO vampire series is nominated in the TV drama category. The breakdown:

Episodic Television-Drama: AMC’s “Breaking Bad,” Showtime’s “Dexter,” ABC’s “Lost,” AMC’s “Mad Men” and HBO’s “True Blood.”
Episodic  Television-Comedy: NBC’s “30 Rock,” Showtime’s “Californication,” HBO’s Entourage,” NBC’s “The Office” and Showtime’s “Weeds.”
Non-Fiction Television: [...]

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Adam Lambert, relaxed and personable, talked about his sexually charged American Music Awards performance on “The Early Show” on CBS on Friday. Lambert said he understood how some viewers might have been upset but offered no apology. “I’m not a baby sitter. I’m a performer.” He said his first performance since “American Idol” would not [...]

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