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Monday, May 23


2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, California King Bed, Only Girl (In the World)2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Actress, country musician2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Right Thru Me, Super Bass2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Actress, musician, Wizards of Waverly Place2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Tik Tok, Blow2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Take Me As I Am, Someone to Love Me2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Actor on Glee, singer2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Hold My Hand, In the Air2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Destinys Child2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Destinys Child2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Black Eyed Peas
2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Black Eyed Peas2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, The Jonas Brothers
2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Back to December, Mine2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Beautiful Monster, Champagne Life2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Albanian musician, Mandarine2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, Hero, Hip Hop is Dead2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Musician, 2 Hearts, Locomotion2011 Billboard Music Awards red carpet pictures: Sinbad, entertainer, and wife Meredith


Randy Savage DiesWrestler, Macho Man Randy Savage died Friday in a car accident in Seminole, Florida. Randy's brother, Lanny Poffo, says Randy suffered a heart attack while he was behind the wheel around 9:30 in the morning and lost control of his vehicle. The 58 year old, whose catchphrase was, "Ooooooh Yeaahhhhh" had been in wrestling since 1985. Florida Highway Patrol reports Savage was driving his 2009 Jeep Wrangler when he veered across a concrete median, through oncoming traffic and "collided head-on with a tree. Savage's wife was a passenger in the vehicle during the collision -- but survived with "minor injuries." The couple celebrated their first wedding anniversary earlier in the month. Both were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident. An autopsy was performed on Sunday but cause of death is still pending.


Joseph Brooks, 'You Light Up My Light' songwriter, dies awaiting rape trialJoseph Brooks, the man who won an Academy Award and a Grammy for writing "You Light Up My Life" was found dead. Brooks' body was found in his New York City apartment by a friend, with a plastic bag tied around his head, connect to a helium tank. Police are also said to have found a suicide note, though the contents of it were not available. Brooks was 73. Though he had a great deal of success earlier in his life, writing the theme song to 1977's "You Light Up My Life" -- which he also wrote and directed -- Brooks' later life was marred by tragedy and scandal. He suffered a stroke that left him unable to play the piano. And in 2009, he was formally accused of raping 13 women, who he allegedly lured to his apartment and drugged. His trial had still not been set at his time of death.

TOP OF THE BOX

1  Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides $90.1 mil
2  Bridesmaids . $21 mil 

3 Thor . $15.5 mil
4  Fast Five $10.6 mil
5  Rio $4.7 mil



Oscar De La Hoya: Boxer enters rehab to work on 'issues' and 'certain flaws'

Though you wouldn't know it following his Twitter account, retired boxer Oscar De La Hoya has been in a California rehab facility for much of May. the 38-year-old is seeking help for substance abuse, though the De La Hoya camp remains mum on exactly what that entails. "After doing an honest evaluation of myself, I recognize that there are certain issues that I need to work on," De La Hoya says in a statement. "Like everyone, I have my flaws, and I do not want to be one of those people that is afraid to admit and address those flaws." De La Hoya is also trying to mitigate the media attention of his announcement, asking for "respect and privacy as my family and I go through this process."



Evangeline Lilly Gives Birth
"Lost" star Evangeline Lilly, has given birth to her first child..a boy! The 31-year-old and boyfriend Norman Kali were photographed toting their newborn at a supermarket, and though no details have been released about their new bundle of joy, except reports that it's a boy. Lilly and Kali met on the set of "Lost," where he worked as a production assistant.


Russell Brand Deported
British comedian and actor Russell Brand, was deported from Japan after arriving in the country to see his wife, Katy Perry, perform. He was detained due to prior incidents that occurred over ten years ago. Brand posted a series of messages and photos on his own Twitter account. "Planning escape from Japanese custody. It's bloody hard to dig a tunnel with a chopstick," he wrote. Perry is in Japan for a series of concert dates in Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya.



Jeff Conaway Not Doing Well

According to Dr. Drew Pinsky, his former "Celebrity Rehab" patient, Jeff Conaway, is not doing so well in the hospital. While he was heading for recovery from pneumonia, he has developed sepsis, which is very dangerous and his condition is tenuous. Jeff needs all the help and well-wishes he can get, tweets Pinsky. A rep for the actor says that it was "the use of painkillers and prescription drugs", not an overdose, that led to Conaway being found unconscious in his home.
Ginnifer Goodwin and Fiance' Split
After a brief engagement, actress Ginnifer Goodwin has split from actor Joey Kern. The former Big Love star, 32, and Kern, 34, reportedly broke up a few weeks ago.The actors were engaged last December after they were set up by a mutual friend.



Tree of Life Wins at Canne
"The Tree of Life," the film starring Brad Pitt and Sean Penn, took home the Canne festival's most coveted prize on May 22nd, the prestigious Palme d'Or. The film, told the story of a Midwestern family, starting with the father (Pitt) in the 1950s and ending with the son (Penn), at present time. "The Tree of Life" starts in limited release May 27th.



TV NEWS
Ugly Betty alum Ana Ortiz has booked a multi-episode arc on HBO’s Hung. The actress will play a woman with serious anger issues who becomes a client of part-time male prostitute Ray (Thomas Jane). Ray ends up helping her deal not only with her voracious sexual appetite, but also supporting her strong emotional needs.



British actor Rod Hallett, best known for his role on Showtime’s The Tudors, has landed a full-time gig on Fox’s upcoming prehistoric drama Terra Nova. The series revolves around an ordinary family — Jim Shannon (Jason O’Mara), his wife Elisabeth (Shelley Conn) and their kids — who go on a journey back in time as part of a daring experiment to save the human race.


The 36th season finale of Saturday Night Live – featuring Justin Timberlake and Lady Gaga – was the highest metered-market household average for an SNL season-ender in seven years.


Showtime comedy has tapped the hilarious and underrated Lindsay Sloane (Bring It On, Grosse Pointe) to join the cast as a love interest for Justin Kirk’s alter ego. Sloane — whose deal calls for her to appear in at least six episodes of the show’s upcoming seventh season — will play Maxeen, a quirky conceptual artist in New York who takes a liking to Andy.



MSNBC said Monday that it has added former Republican National Committee chairman Michael Steele as a political analyst. Steele has been a frequent guest on MSNBC and will now regularly appear across MSNBC programming.


Billboard Music Awards 2011 Winners:Top Artist:
Eminem

Top New Artist:
Justin Bieber

Top Male Artist:
Eminem

Top Female Artist:
Rihanna

Top Duo/Group:
The Black Eyed Peas

Top Billboard 200 Artist:
Taylor Swift

Top Hot 100 Artist:
Katy Perry

Top Digital Songs Artist:
Katy Perry

Top Radio Songs Artist:
Rihanna

Top Touring Artist:
U2

Top Social Artist:
Justin Bieber

Top Streaming Artist:
Justin Bieber

Top Digital Media Artist:
Justin Bieber

Top Pop Artist:
Lady Gaga

Top R&B Artist:
Usher

Top Rap Artist:
Eminem

Top Country Artist:
Taylor Swift

Top Rock Artist:
Train

Top Alternative Artist:
Mumford & Sons

Top Latin Artist:
Shakira

Top Dance/Electronic Artist:
Lady Gaga

Top Christian Artist:
Chris Tomlin

ALBUMS AWARDS:

Top Billboard 200 Album:
Eminem -- "Recovery"

Top Pop Album:
Justin Bieber -- "My World 2.0"
Katy Perry -- "Teenage Dream"

Top R&B Album:
Usher -- "Raymond v. Raymond"

Top Rap Album:
Eminem -- "Revovery"

Top Country Album:
Taylor Swift -- "Speak Now"

Top Rock Album:
Mumford & Sons -- "Sigh No More"

Top Alternative Album:
Mumford & Sons -- "Sigh No More"

Top Latin Album:
Enrique Iglesias -- "Euphoria"

Top Dance/Electronic Album:
Lady Gaga -- "The Fame"

Top Christian Album:
Skillet -- "Awake

SONG AWARDS:

Top Hot 100 Song:
Taio Cruz -- "Dynamite"

Top Digital Song:
Taio Cruz -- "Dynamite"

Top Radio Song:
Bruno Mars -- "Just The Way You Are"

Top Streaming Song (Audio):
Nelly -- "Just A Dream"

Top Streaming Song (Video):
Justin Bieber Feat. Ludacris -- "Baby"

Top Pop Song:
Taio Cruz -- "Dynamite"

Top R&B Song:
Usher Feat. will.i.am -- "OMG"

Top Rap Song:
Eminem Feat. Rihanna -- "Love The Way You Lie"

Top Country Song:
Lady Antebellum -- "Need You Now"

Top Rock Song:
Train -- "Hey, Soul Sister"

Top Alternative Song:
Neon Trees -- "Animal"

Top Latin Song:
Shakira Feat. Freshleyground -- "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)"

Top Dance Song:
Edward Maya &Vika Jigulina -- "Stereo Love"

Top Christian Song:
Chris Tomlin -- "Our God







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