During all the NBC internet chatter this week, I couldn't wait for new episodes of scripted comedy. The Thursday lineup was loaded with guest stars, none bigger than Jack Black's appearance on Community, which says one if not two things: the show is underperforming ratings-wise, and A-list actors want to be a part of a comedy they enjoy watching.

The question is not how the Kung Fu Panda would interact with the tight ensemble cast, but how the show's producers would buck the tired more...

Courtesy of NME.com -- Headliners for for 2010 Isle Of Wight Festival announced

Jay-Z and The Strokes are set to top the bill at next year's Isle Of Wight festival.

The rapper will headline on the opening night (June 11), followed by Julian Casablancas' men (12). A final headliner has yet to be announced.

The acts will be joined on the bill by fellow New Yorkers Blondie, plus special guests Pink,

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LONDON (AP) -- Organizers say U2 will headline Glastonbury, Britain's leading summer music festival.

Festival boss Michael Eavis said Monday that the Irish rockers will play the festival's main stage on June 25.

It will be U2's first appearance at the event, and comes as Glastonbury celebrates its 40th anniversary.

Eavis said he was delighted to have "the biggest band in the world" in the

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Amy Winehouse made her return to the stage by teaming up with her heroes The Specials at a British music festival on Saturday.

The soul star was backstage at V Festival in Chelmsford, England when she met the ska legends, who made her dreams come true by inviting her to perform alongside them.

The crowd went wild when the 25 year old appeared towards the end of The Specials' set, waving happily to fans and grabbing the mic for "You're Wondering Now" before helping them more...

NEWPORT, R.I. – Grammy-winning singer Chaka Khan leads the list of entertainers at the Newport Jazz Festival, which celebrates its 55th anniversary this weekend.

Chaka Khan will be joined by the George Duke Trio at the International Tennis Hall of Fame when the event kicks off Friday.

The future of the festival was uncertain this year because of financial problems with the event's new producers. So, founder George

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LONDON (AP) -- London Film Festival organizers say this year's event will close with the world premiere of a new film about John Lennon's formative years in Liverpool.

"Nowhere Boy" depicts Lennon at age 15 and follows his relationship with his estranged mother, Julia, and with his Aunt Mimi, who raised him.

It is the first feature from visual artist Sam Taylor-Wood and stars newcomer Aaron

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BERLIN (Reuters) – Fans attending one of the world's biggest heavy metal festivals in Germany were asked on Thursday to avoid "hugging, kissing on the cheek, and shaking hands" lest they spread the H1N1 influenza. On its website, the health ministry of Germany's northern Schleswig-Holstein region optimistically advised revelers to restrain from any such sociable behavior so as to minimize the infection risk at the Wacken Open

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