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LOS ANGELES (AP) - Paul Anka has written an inordinate amount of pop music classics, cranking out hit songs like ''My Way'' for Frank Sinatra, ''It Doesn't Matter Anymore'' for Buddy Holly, saving ''Lonely Boy,'' ''Put Your Head on My Shoulder,'' ''Puppy Love'' and others for himself - not bad for a guy who arrived on the music scene in 1956 with a not-quite-as-catchy tune about a place called Blaauwildebeestefontein.[...] Read more! Read more…

American Idol judge Simon Cowell is to team up with Julian Lennon on a new musical project. The unlikely partnership will see Lennon, 44, come out of musical exile to release his first album since 1998's Photograph Smile. Earlier this week the son of former Beatle John Lennon told of Cowell's desire to meet up with him. The music mogul later confirmed the meeting.[...] Read more! Read more…

British actress Sienna Miller wants Keira Knightley to be the face of her new fashion label Twenty8Twelve. The pair bonded on the set of their recent film The Edge of Love and have remained close friends ever since.[...] Read more! Read more…

British rockers Radiohead have announced plans to hit the road for a major world tour in 2008. The Creep hit makers will play a series of live shows that will span the globe and last nearly six months.[...] Read more! Read more…

LONDON (AP) - Johnny Marr, the co-founder and guitarist of 1980s icons The Smiths, is turning to academia as a visiting professor of music. Marr, whose distinctive guitar style propelled hits by The Smiths including ''How Soon Is Now,'' ''Panic'' and ''Heaven Knows I'm Miserable Now,'' has been appointed to teach undergraduates at Salford University.[...] Read more! Read more…

Illusionist David Copperfield is at the centre of an FBI investigation after a Seattle, Washington woman accused him of raping her in the Bahamas. [...] Read more! Read more…

Reese Witherspoon has hit out at rumors she has been romancing Rendition co-star Jake Gyllenhaal. The pair have been photographed enjoying each other's company on numerous occasions, but Witherspoon - newly divorced from Ryan Phillippe - insists their relationship is purely platonic.[...] Read more! Read more…

Rocker Jon Bon Jovi turned his back on drugs, after some bad experiences early in his career. Despite the strong connection between rock and narcotics, Bon Jovi insists he has remained clean for decades, and has never been tempted to try drugs again.[...] Read more! Read more…

Spice Girls star Victoria Beckham was upset to be accused of hijacking the Princess Diana inquest - because she was a big fan of the late British royal. [...] Read more! Read more…

British singer Amy Winehouse traveled to Pete Doherty's rehab clinic to prepare for their latest track. The Rehab hitmaker, 24, has teamed up with the Babyshambles to record a "ska-type" single close to Doherty's clinic in Wiltshire, England.[...] Read more! Read more…