Madonna Pays Tribute to MJ

Madonna paid tribute to Michael Jackson on Saturday night in the same arena where he was to stage his comeback, dancing along with an impersonator doing Jackson's distinctive moves.
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Related:
Sheryl Crow, Michael Jackson's former backing singer, pays tribute

A 30 Rock Moment with Elvis et al

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Presidential Junket to Las Vegas

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is attracting big-name political and musical talent for a May 26 fundraising event in Las Vegas, the Las Vegas Sun reports.
President Obama will headline the Caesars Palace gathering; Bette Midler and Sheryl Crow will perform.
The $2,400-a-head event is dubbed "The Good Fight: A Tribute to Nevada's Senator Harry Reid," reminding us that the Democrat was a boxer before entering politics. Reid, a GOP target, is up for re-election next year.

Many accuse the president of hypocrisy saying he was AGAINST all those frivolous corporate trips to Las Vegas...
It's a fundraiser people! It's hardly the same as a huge corporate bank that just received a huge sum of money from the government (essentially tax payer dollars) because the climate of corporate greed and corruption without any regulation then spending a large chunk of that money to reward already highly salaried employees (enough to fill a convention center) with an all expense paid jaunt to Vegas. That's arrogance ...that's despicable.
Had those same complainers argued that campaign fund raising needs reform we'd be more likely to agree...

Fleetwood Mac to Tour in 2009

Fleetwood Mac is gearing up for a tour in early 2009 that will likely be followed by a new band album.
Contrary to previous reports, however, the Fleetwood Mac tour will not include Sheryl Crow.
Billboard report HERE

Sheryl Crow to Join Fleetwood Mac

"We definitely have plans for collaborating in the future, and we'll see what happens," Crow told Spinner Online.
As to when fans might hear those collaborations, she says, "I think that's going to be next year."
And what songs would she ideally like to perform onstage with Stevie Nicks and Lindsey Buckingham? "I'd love to do 'The Chain' and 'Second Hand News,'" she says. "There's so many great songs that I absolutely love, and just to get to sing harmonies on them is going to be a thrill."
This will keep the band intact as Nicks had previously gone on record as saying she was unwilling to carry on Fleetwood Mac without the retired Christine McVie, who had been one of the constants of the often-evolving group since she joined in the early '70s.
the story is HERE

The Ultimate List of Holiday TV Specials

• Dec. 4, 8 p.m., "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer" (CBS): Rudolph's trusty schnoz saves the day in this Christmastime classic.

• Dec. 5, 10 p.m., "Tyler Perry's House of Payne: How the Wench Stole Christmas" (TBS): In this holiday-themed episode, Perry's famous Madea character returns to snap Curtis out of a Scrooge-like mood.

• Dec. 6, 9 p.m., "Top Chef Holiday Special" (Bravo): Fan favorites return for a seasonal cookoff.

• Dec. 7, 8 p.m., "Frosty the Snowman" (CBS): Will Frosty be able to haul his "jolly, happy soul" to the North Pole before he melts?

• Dec. 8, 9 p.m., "Lost Holiday: The Jim and Suzanne Shemwell Story" (Lifetime): An estranged husband and wife are stranded after a blizzard and must work together to survive.

• Dec. 9, 8 p.m., "Holiday in Handcuffs" (ABC Family): Melissa Joan Hart stars as a desperate woman who kidnaps a handsome man, played by Mario Lopez, to bring home for the holidays.

• Dec. 9, 9 p.m., "An Accidental Christmas" (Lifetime): Two calculating kids scheme to bring their separated parents back together during Christmas vacation.

• Dec. 10, 10 p.m., "L.A. Holiday Celebration 2007" (PBS): A one-hour special highlighting Los Angeles' annual multicultural holiday show, with Little Willie G, the Klezmatics, chorales, dancers and more.

• Dec. 12, 10 p.m., "Christmas in Washington" (TNT): Ne-Yo, Andrea Bocelli, Katharine McPhee and "High School Musical's" Vanessa Hudgens headline the musical celebration, which benefits the National Children's Medical Center.

• Dec. 13, 9:30 p.m., "Saturday Night Live: Christmas Special" (NBC): All your favorite holiday-themed sketches from the past 30 years, packed into one show hosted by Jimmy Fallon and Tina Fey.

• Dec. 14, 8 p.m., "It's a Wonderful Life" (NBC): What's the season without Frank Capra's 1946 holiday classic?

• Dec. 15, 8 p.m.,"Snowglobe" (ABC Family): Christina Milian stars as a woman who seeks the perfect Christmas inside a mystical snow globe.

• Dec. 21, 8 p.m., "The Ninth Annual A Home for the Holidays" (CBS): With Sheryl Crow, Fergie and John Legend, this special celebrates the joys of adoption.

• Dec. 23, 7 p.m., "Elmo's Christmas Countdown" (ABC): "The Sopranos'" Steve Schirippa and Tony Sirico lend their voices as Bert and Ernie in this "Sesame Street" Christmas special.

• Dec. 23, 8 p.m., "The Story of Santa Claus" (CW): Edward Asner, Betty White and Tim Curry voice animated characters in this story about a toymaker and his wife who are evicted by an evil landlord.

• Dec. 24, 8 p.m., 24 hours of "A Christmas Story" (TBS): Spend a full day with Ralphie and his official Red Ryder carbine action, 200- shot range model air rifle, with a compass in the stock and this thing that tells time.