The woman who claims she is the oldest daughter of James Brown said she will be in court Monday to pursue a piece of the late soul singer's estate. | 11 Comments

Tony Bennett just released a coffee-table size book titled "Tony Bennett in the Studio: A Life of Art and Music" (Sterling Press, $29.95). So? It comes with a limited CD of "artful" songs Bennett selected and performs. | Post Comment

Why is WJBK-TV (Channel 2) -- given its largely successful 12-year-plus effort to establish a large audience of news viewers for its 10 p.m. newscast -- starting a Monday-Friday 11 p.m. | 2 Comments

Gloria Estefan is about to release "90 Millas," , her first Spanish-language album in seven years. The title refers to the distance -- 90 miles -- from the edge of Key West, Fla., to Estefan's native Cuba. In Reader's Digest, she talks about her Cuban ties. | Post Comment

Theater's words to live by are "Break a leg" and "The show must go on." Actor Will Young is living by both axioms. Young, who plays grandfather Alphonse Soady in "Escanaba in Love" at the Gem Theatre, broke a bone in his knee Wednesday, the morning of opening night. | Post Comment

LOS ANGELES -- Britney Spears was charged today with misdemeanor counts of hit and run and driving without a valid license after she allegedly smashed her car into another in a parking lot in August, prosecutors said. | 7 Comments

Ex-Detroiter Jack White of the White Stripes may have canceled all the Stripes dates in '07 because Meg White's feelin' poorly. But Wednesday night at the place where the Grand Ole Opry was born -- Nashville's Ryman Auditorium -- he was keeping busy on electric guitar and vocals during Bob Dylan's first live concert performance of "Meet Me In the Morning." Not a bad way to pass idle time... | Post Comment

SANTA ANA, Calif. — Snoop Dogg pleaded guilty Thursday to one count of felony possession of a dangerous weapon and was sentenced to 160 hours of community service and three years probation, his attorney said. | 5 Comments

Somebody say "One more time!" | Post Comment

LOS ANGELES — Britney Spears has been ordered to undergo random drug and alcohol testing twice a week, according to court documents in her custody dispute with ex-husband Kevin Federline. | 3 Comments