Amy Adams has confirmed she’s expecting her first child with fiance Darren Legallo. The Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian star’s baby news leaked to the media on Friday, and Adams has revealed she’s excited about the idea of becoming a mother.

In an interview to promote her upcoming film Leap Year, Adams told reporters, “I feel great. I’m feeling really good. I’m excited, nervous and excited.”

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Billy Bob Thornton is amazed his recent radio outburst in North America became a major news item - because he always attacks interviewers who ask questions they’ve agreed not to ask.

The Oscar winner claims CBC Radio host Jian Ghomeshi had promised not to ask Thornton about his movie career during a live chat about his music and group The Boxmasters.

And when the DJ questioned Thornton about how he finds time for music in between his acting jobs, the actor snapped,

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Los Angeles (E! Online) – When it comes to putting up with rumors of a feud, the female half of ABBA has been nothing but super troupers.

Until, that is, last night, when Swedish songbirdsAgnetha Fltskog and Anni-Frid Lyngstad—perhaps better known these days as the ones who sang the songs before Meryl Streep—denied they have or ever had bad blood while picking up a Lifetime Achievement award in Stockholm.

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JERUSALEM (AP) - The musician formerly known as Cat Stevens released a charity song on Monday to help the children of Gaza.

The United Nations said the London-born Yusuf Islam recorded a rendition of the George Harrison song “The Day the World Gets Round,” along with the German bassist and former Beatles collaborator Klaus Voorman. All proceeds from the song will be donated to the U.N. agency in charge of Palestinian refugees, UNRWA, and to the nonprofit group Save the Children (more…)

Bad Boy Records’ Notorious: Music From And Inspired By The Original Motion Picture has made a remarkable chart entry, arriving on the Billboard 200 at #4, with sales of 43,000 – the week’s top debut. What’s more, the musical companion to the blockbuster Fox Searchlight motion picture has arrived at #1 on the “Top Rap Albums” tally, and #2 on both the “Top R&B/Hip-Hop Albums” and “Top Digital Albums” charts.

Notorious has also proven a true cinematic event, grossing

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The breakthrough, boisterous techno-pop of Universal Republic newcomers Cash Cash bounded into stores bright and early in 2009, with their Universal Republic debut album, Take It To The Floor, which was released on January 20. The charismatic band is currently riding the wave of their insatiable hit “Party In Your Bedroom,” which has exploded on radio and via YouTube, thanks to the turbo-charged chemistry supplied by brothers Jean Paul Makhlouf (vocals, guitar) and Alex Makhlouf (keyboards,

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Twenty five: the number of years the incredible songtress Wynonna Judd has been bringing her amazing voice, her inspirational stories and her unique blend of country, soul and good ‘ol Rock’n'Roll to the masses. In celebration of this illustrious career, Wynonna will be releasing her 7th studio album in 2009 - an eclectic assortment of standards paying homage to all the different genres and songs that have formed the soundtrack to her own life. Produced by long time collaborators Don

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Chris Cornell’s long-awaited Timbaland produced album, Scream is reaching stores on 3/10 and he’s been keeping busy rehearsing with his new band and talking with his fans on his blog. Since the break-up of his legendary group Soundgarden back in the late 90’s, the frontman hasn’t picked up an electric guitar but according to his latest blog entry on www.ChrisCornell.com, he’s thinking of busting them out for his upcoming tour:

“Hi people. Here is an open question. Since I got

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Los Angeles (E! Online) – They may be Hollywood's biggest and brightest, but the new class of Oscar nominees aren't necessarily the most effusive.

Take Brad Pitt, who, while quick to express his gratitude for both his Best Actor nomination and the leading 13 nods nabbed by The Curious Case of Benjamin Button, kept his thanks short and sweet.

“This is a great honor for the movie, and I'm especially

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Los Angeles (E! Online) – Mariah Carey is keeping it all in the family.

E! News has learned the R&B diva is lending her pipes to promote the new album from Reuben Cannon, aka the younger brother of Mr. Mariah, Nick Cannon.

“Reuben and Mariah are doing a duet togetherfor Reuben's first album,” an industry source tells us. “They are meeting at the end of the month with Mariah's record label, Universal Music

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