Bruce Springsteen will launch a major tour of the United States and Europe in Atlanta, Georgia on March 18, 12 days after his latest album comes out, his official website said Tuesday.

It will be the 62-year-old rock legend's first big outing with the E Street Band since 2009, and the first without beloved saxophonist Clarence Clemons, a big part of The Boss's sound, who died in June last year at the age of 69.

Martin Scorsese's Paris adventure "Hugo" leads the Academy Awards with 11 nominations, among them best picture and the latest director slot for the Oscar-winning filmmaker.

Also nominated for best picture Tuesday: the silent film "The Artist"; the family drama "The Descendants"; the Sept. 11 tale "Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close"; the Deep South drama "The Help"; the romantic fantasy "Midnight in Paris"; the sports tale "Moneyball"; the family chronicle "The Tree of Life"; and the World War I epic "War Horse."

French singer and actress Vanessa Paradis on Tuesday joked about, but did not deny, rumors that her relationship with U.S. actor Johnny Depp was on the rocks.

"As soon as I eat three peas, I'm pregnant... As soon as I visit a town, I'm buying a house... I separate in the winter, in the summer I get married," Paradis told Europe 1 radio.

Prize-heavy silent movie "The Artist" hopes for yet more good news on Tuesday, as nominations are announced for the Oscars, the climax to Hollywood's annual awards season.

The black-and-white movie, which has won a string of awards over the last two months, is vying to become the first silent film in eight decades to win the Academy Award for best picture next month.

British singer Seal insists he and German supermodel wife Heidi Klum still love each other despite announcing their separation, vowing to remain "civil" for the sake of their children.

In a US television interview to be aired later this week, he said the situation was "difficult" but made easier because of their continued feelings for each other.

Dior conjured an X-ray vision of the fashion house's history, with a 1950s-themed collection in luminous layers of sheer silk as it headlined day one of the Paris haute couture shows on Monday.

All eyes were on Dior for its second couture line since the chaotic departure of John Galliano last March, after a first one shown in the summer by the designer's former right-hand man Bill Gaytten failed to convince.

What would Steven Tyler, the American Idol judge, think of Steven Tyler, who sang the national anthem at the AFC championship game on Sunday?

Let's just say the rendition probably wouldn't get him to Hollywood.

Sigourney Weaver may not believe in ghosts, but the paranormal world of her latest film is not alien territory for her.

Weaver's Sundance Film Festival premiere, "Red Lights," is a dark exploration of the supernatural realm she previously took on in comic mode with "Ghostbusters" and its sequel.

"Underworld Awakening," a movie about the exploits of a woman vampire warrior, grabbed top North American box office honors in its opening weekend, industry figures showed Sunday.

The 3D film starring Kate Beckinsale garnered $25.4 million at the box office, outmaneuvering the debut of "Red Tails," which recounts the World War II deeds of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of black pilots, with $19.1 million, said Exhibitor Relations.

Television chat show queen Oprah Winfrey received a rock star's welcome when she spoke on Sunday to a heaving audience of thousands of fans at the Jaipur Literature Festival in India.

Winfrey, wearing a gold and red Indian outfit, told the packed crowd that her love of books had helped her education and enabled her to rise from a poor childhood in Mississippi to become one of the world's most influential women.