Wednesday, October 13, 2010

[Music News] Fast Track: Lady Gaga is challenged to a $1-million sing-off

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Fast Track: Lady Gaga is challenged to a $1-million sing-off

An LA singer challenges Lady Gaga to a televised sing-off with a $1-million prize. (Billboard) Before she was Lady Gaga, the singer had a small role in "The Sopranos." (MTV) Sorry, "Jersey Shore" fans: The Situation doesn't make the cut in "Dancing With the Stars." (Los Angeles Times) George Clooney meets with President Obama to talk about Sudan. (Los Angeles Times) Speaking of the president, a genealogy site says Obama is related to Sarah Palin and Rush Limbaugh. (Time) In case you were wondering, Joan Collins thinks Angelina Jolie is gorgeous but that Jennifer Aniston is just "cute." (Hello!) Authorities say you can thank Orange County band Imperial Stars for that holdup on the 101 Freeway on Tuesday. The impromptu road show jammed traffic for hours, and now band members are singing the jailhouse blues. (Pop & Hiss) Singer Christina Aguilera and music executive husband Jordan Bratman have separated after nearly five years of marriage. (Los Angeles Times) Add Broadway producer to actress-singer Bette Midler's credits as she joins the "Priscilla, Queen of the Desert" team. (New York Post) Howard Jacobson pulls an upset to win the 2010 Man Booker Prize for "The Finkler Question." (Jacket Copy) Another intruder is arrested outside Paris Hilton's home in the gated Mulholland Estates. Maybe it's time for new gates? (LA Now) Bad news for CNN as the cable news network posts its worst ratings in more than a decade. (Los Angeles Times) Heidi Klum and Brad Garrett go head-to-head with rival "Kids Say the Darndest Things"-type shows. (Popeater) "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps" director Oliver Stone says Michael Douglas, who is battling throat cancer, is in a "precarious" state of health. (Digital Spy) The DreamWorks animated film "How to Train Your Dragon" will become a television series on the Cartoon Network. (Los Angeles Times) "The Social Network" screenwriter Aaron Sorkin says there's a reason for the misogynist depictions in the movie. (Los Angeles Times) E! plans a real rockers' housewives show. (Hollywood Reporter) Eminem and Lady Antebellum lead the 2010 American Music Award nominations. (The Envelope) No, really, Chelsea Handler is not dating 50 Cent. (MTV)...

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