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New Moon sucks up $140 million at box office

Nov. 21: The second installment in the popular Twilight series took in a record-breaking $72 million in just one day. NBCs Lester Holt reports.(Nightly News)The vampire romance The Twilight Saga: New Moon sucked up $140.7 million in its first three days and pulled in a total of $258.8 million worldwide, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 20:44:49 GMT
Best bets: Dancing to crown a winner

From sunshine-colored short skirts to Muppet pelts and cowboy costumes, the stars shone  and groaned  in a variety of skimpy outfits.Will Donny, Kelly or Mya take home the mirrorball? Plus" "The Road" hits theaters; Rihanna's new album out.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:00:27 GMT
Its Jackson vs. Swift at AMAs

Country musics teen superstar is making a splash from Nashville to Hollywood.Its the country cutie versus the King of Pop at this years American Music Awards. Taylor Swift comes into Sundays ceremony with six nominations. Michael Jackson has five. And both are up for artist of the year.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:32:17 GMT
Promoters have faith in holy hip-hop

Hip-hop gospel artist Trey Andale Williams, seated, Sean Simmonds, center, and Terverius Black, right, are shown in a studio Nov. 5 in Harvest, Ala. Black and Simmonds started Xist Worldwide Record Label, a Christian-themed entertainment company, three years ago. Hip-hop gospel has been around nearly two decades, but many followers say it didn't start getting recognized until a few years ago.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 21:35:46 GMT
Colbert calls bobsled run the ride of my life

Comedian Stephen Colbert, right,talks with Justin Olsen, Steven Holcomb and Curtis Tomasevicz after taking a ride in their bobsled Sunday. Colbert called the right like I was being hit in the head with ice hammers.Comedian Stephen Colbert took the "Night Train" and it nearly left him speechless.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 22:08:34 GMT
Michael Jackson glove sells for $350,000

This glove worn byMichael Jackson for his 1983 performance on a MotownTV special was auctioned off Saturday.The gleaming glove Michael Jackson wore when he premiered his trademark moonwalk dance in 1983 is auctioned off for $350,000.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:29:35 GMT
Motown caps 50th anniversary with gala

Kid Rock performs with Stevie Wonder at the Motown 50 Golden Gala Live it Again Weekend in the Renaissance Center in Detroit on Saturday. Black ties and gowns filled a ballroom Saturday in a big-bucks salute to Detroit-style royalty the King of Motown, the Queen of Soul and the Kid of Rock.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:01:39 GMT
10 ways to fix Saturday Night Live

Mad Men actress January Jones andJason Sudeikis appear in a sketch from SNL, which Jones hosted.For starters, NBC's weekend staple can raise its game by not using hot young hosts who are there mainly to plug failed movies, booking hipper musical guests and easing back on Kristin Wiig overload.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 19:45:47 GMT
Pope meets 250 artists to renew friendship

Pope Benedict XVI greets artists, actors and musicians in the Sistine Chapel at the Vatican on Saturday.Pope Benedict met artists from around the world in the Sistine Chapel and urged them to inject spirituality into their work, saying contemporary beauty was often "illusory and deceitful."

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 18:02:46 GMT
Fans aglow about New Moon, for the most part

Nov. 20: Entertainment Weekly's Lisa Schwarzbaum reviews the latest installment in the Twilight saga: "New Moon."(NBC News Channel)Msnbc.com readers were considerably more impressed by New Moon than the critics, giving the movie largely rave reviews. However, a several fans were disappointed in the film and reported hearing boos in some theaters.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 21:06:48 GMT
Marv Albert denies altercation with 50 Cent

Longtime sports broadcaster Marv Albert is unhappy with reports, that hesays are false,of him being in a scuffle with rapper 50 Cent, left.Marv Albert said Saturday he was never involved in an altercation with 50 Cent, denying Internet reports of a fight on Jimmy Kimmel Live.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 02:40:17 GMT
Justin Biebers tween fans lose control at mall

The first album by singer Justin Bieber, 15, was released on Tuesday.New York police shut down a mall appearance by teen pop singer Justin Bieber after thousands of young girls showed up and got a little too wild.

Sun, 22 Nov 2009 05:23:25 GMT
Cruise, Palin among Winfreys highlights

Oprah Winfrey bestows a car on the nearly 300 people in her studio audience on Sept. 9, 2004 in the 19th season premiere, a $7 million giveaway, and famously exclaims, "You get a car! You get a car! You get a car! Everybody gets a car!"Oprah Winfrey has racked up memorable moments during her long television reign. Some were moving, some embarrassing to her or others and a handful became pop-culture landmarks.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 14:13:53 GMT
Warrant: Jackson drugs came from Vegas firm

Click to see pictures from the highs and lows of Michael Jackson's career.Police traced the manufacturing lot numbers of propofol bottles found at singer's bedside and learned that his personal docter bought five, 100-milliliter bottles of the drug from a Las Vegas pharmacy.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 22:02:33 GMT
John Woo on his own hits and misses

With his latest film Red Cliff, director John Woo wanted to make an Eastern blockbuster.The master director guides a candid tour through a career full of pistols, doves and Chow Yun Fat.

Sat, 21 Nov 2009 01:24:11 GMT
Miley Cyrus tour bus overturns, killing driver

Nov. 20: A Virginia State Police official discusses the crash of a tour bus, which killed one while transporting personnel for the Miley Cyrus concert tour.(NBC News)The "Hannah Montana" star wasn't on board bus that ran off of a central Virginia interstate, struck an embankment and overturned. The driver died at the scene, police said.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 20:46:25 GMT
What's the biggest movie turkey you ever saw?

Wed, 18 Nov 2009 21:24:02 GMT
Slide show: Slideshow: The week in celebrity sightings

Kristen Stewart winds up a whirlwind New Moon week, Jennifer Lopez warms up the AMAs, Heidi Klum parties after Victoria's Secret show and more.Kristen Stewart winds up a whirlwind New Moon week, Jennifer Lopez warms up the AMAs, Heidi Klum parties after Victoria's Secret show and more.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:26 GMT
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Kristen Stewart winds up a whirlwind New Moon week, Jennifer Lopez warms up the AMAs, Heidi Klum parties after Victoria's Secret show and more.Kristen Stewart winds up a whirlwind New Moon week, Jennifer Lopez warms up the AMAs, Heidi Klum parties after Victoria's Secret show and more.

Fri, 20 Nov 2009 16:05:26 GMT
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