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Underwood Continues Winning Streak at ACAs

Carrie Underwood's fans have come through for her again, giving her another win at The American Country Awards.

Underwood, last year's top winner with six awards, won female single of the year for "Mama's Song" on Monday night in Las Vegas.

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E! News Host Rancic Announces Double Mastectomy

Six weeks after revealing she has breast cancer, E! News host Giuliana Rancic says she will have a double mastectomy. The 37-year-old made the announcement Monday on NBC's "Today" show.

"It was not an easy decision but it was the best decision for me," she said.

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New Play Helps Children How to Be Friends with Nature again

To continue to evolve, we sometimes must address the gaps by returning to simplicity, and who better than “Teta” to remind us how to be friends with nature again?

The play, “Teta”, holds an educational, environmental, and entertainment goal for a united Lebanese family, announced the organizers in a press release.

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Pakistani Actress Sues over 'Morphed' Nude Photo

Pakistani actress Veena Malik has filed a defamation suit against an Indian magazine for a "morphed" cover photo of her posing nude with the initials of Pakistan's intelligence agency on her arm.

Malik's spokesman, Sohail Rasheed, said on Monday that the actress was seeking 100 million rupees ($2 million) in damages from FHM India, which insists the nude cover shoot was genuine and consensual.

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Early Monroe Photos Sell for over $300K at Auction

Copyrights and images from Marilyn Monroe's first photo shoot sold for $352,000 at an auction that included also items from Lady Gaga and John Lennon.

Julien's Auctions spokeswoman Caroline Galloway tells The Associated Press on Sunday that the Monroe photos — taken in 1946 when she was still Norma Jeane Dougherty — were the highlight of the Beverly Hills auction known as "Icons & Idols"

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Madonna to Sing at Super Bowl

Pop star Madonna will perform at next year's Super Bowl, the final game of the American football season, which will be played in Indianapolis on February 5, organizers of the event announced.

The singer's performance will be accompanied by Cirque de Soleil and Jamie King, the National Football League and NBC television said late Sunday.

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Ex-Miss USA Rima Fakih Arrested on Drunk Driving Charge

A lawyer for former Miss USA Rima Fakih said police in Michigan arrested his client on a drunken driving charge.

Doraid Elder told the Detroit Free Press newspaper that Fakih is "very saddened and very apologetic for the situation that she is in right now."

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Nancy Ajram Lights Downtown Beirut Christmas Tree

Lebanese pop singer Nancy Ajram pressed the button to illuminate a giant Christmas tree during the launch of the 2011 Christmas Festivities in downtown Beirut on Saturday night.

On a stage decorated with lights and Christmas items, Nancy flipped the switch to light up the tree.

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Grammy Surprise: Who's that? His Name is Skrillex

Many people were surprised when the name Skrillex was announced in the best new artist category, along with the likes of Nicki Minaj and The Band Perry, during this week's televised Grammy nominations special.

Count Skrillex as one of them.

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'Deliverance' Mountain Man Actor McKinney Dies at 80

U.S. actor Bill McKinney, who played a sinister and sadistic mountain man in the 1972 classic "Deliverance" and acted in several Clint Eastwood films, has died aged 80, his family said.

McKinney, whose character in the disturbing movie sodomized one of four city friends whose weekend river trip descended into a prolonged nightmare, died of cancer of the esophagus, said a statement on his Facebook page.

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