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• Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review
• Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon protest Grammy category cuts
• Gil Scott-Heron dies; influential poet/musician helped inspire rap
• What's next for Terrence Malick after 'The Tree of Life'?
• Jeff Conaway, star of 'Grease' and 'Celebrity Rehab,' dead at 60
• Judy Garland gets the 'Never Say Never' treatment
• In rotation: Woody Guthrie's 'Live Wire'
• Mario Testino talks photographing royal couple Kate and William
• Despite a canceled gig, commit to listening to Allo Darlin'
• 'Pirates' star Penélope Cruz: 'It's so much fun to play a good liar'

Hollywood Headlines: A crazy week in review Posted: 27 May 2011 05:59 PM PDT Kim Kardashian's engagement, Oprah's final farewell, Scott McCreery's "Idol" win and more.

Herbie Hancock, Carlos Santana, Paul Simon protest Grammy category cuts Posted: 27 May 2011 05:53 PM PDT Esperanza Spalding's surprise Grammy win for new artist in February was shocking. Esperanza Spalding's surprise Grammy win for new artist in February was shocking.

Gil Scott-Heron dies; influential poet/musician helped inspire rap Posted: 27 May 2011 08:00 PM PDT Chuck D: In combining music with the word, from the voice on down, you follow the template he laid out.

What's next for Terrence Malick after 'The Tree of Life'? Posted: 27 May 2011 07:04 PM PDT Malick has finished shooting his new film, a drama once titled "Burial," and now without a title, starring Ben Affleck, Rachel McAdams and Olga Kurylenko.

Jeff Conaway, star of 'Grease' and 'Celebrity Rehab,' dead at 60 Posted: 27 May 2011 12:01 PM PDT Conaway, the actor best known for his role in the film "Grease" and the sitcom "Taxi," died Friday due to complications from pneumonia, according to his family.

Judy Garland gets the 'Never Say Never' treatment Posted: 27 May 2011 05:47 PM PDT Fifty years ago last month, Judy Garland gave what is regarded as one of the most memorable musical performances of all time, a standing-ovation extravaganza at Carnegie Hall. Fifty years ago last month, Judy Garland gave what is regarded as one of the most memorable musical performances of all time, a standing-ovation extravaganza at Carnegie Hall.

In rotation: Woody Guthrie's 'Live Wire' Posted: 27 May 2011 05:56 PM PDT The mere existence of this release of Woody Guthrie in concert, recorded at a little auditorium in Newark, N.J., in 1949, is something of a miracle. The mere existence of this release of Woody Guthrie in concert, recorded at a little auditorium in Newark, N.J., in 1949, is something of a miracle.

Mario Testino talks photographing royal couple Kate and William Posted: 27 May 2011 05:45 PM PDT Famous fashion photographer Mario Testino is breaking his silence on a recent -- and extremely high-profile -- gig shooting royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton. Famous fashion photographer Mario Testino is breaking his silence on a recent -- and extremely high-profile -- gig shooting royal couple Prince William and Kate Middleton.

Despite a canceled gig, commit to listening to Allo Darlin' Posted: 27 May 2011 05:52 PM PDT The wistful young pop of London's Allo Darlin' doesn't necessarily make a dashing entrance. The wistful young pop of London's Allo Darlin' doesn't necessarily make a dashing entrance.

'Pirates' star Penélope Cruz: 'It's so much fun to play a good liar' Posted: 27 May 2011 05:35 PM PDT Cruz reflects on her "Pirates" experience: "This became much more than a movie."

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