• On September 21, Martin Scorsese’s Rolling Stones documentary Shine a Light will be released in both regular movie theaters and in IMAX. Light follows the band during their two shows at New York City’s Beacon Theater last fall.

• Britney Spears is officially divorced from Kevin Federline, though he may continue fighting for full custody of their two sons.

• Frank Zappa has been honored with his own street in Berlin, while Deadheads are prepping for the fifth annual Jerry Day to pay tribute to Jerry Garcia, who would have celebrated his sixty-fifth birthday tomorrow.

• Auditions for the seventh season of American Idol kicked off yesterday in San Diego, drawing 12,000 aspiring Aikens and Clarksons.

• Dashboard Confessional’s Chris Carrabba will embark on his first solo tour in five years this fall.

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BuddyTV reports that the list of the Big Brother 8 house guests was leaked on the net earlier today. The website warns that fans should take this information with a grain of salt as the list of candidates has not been confirmed by the network yet.According to the article, the Season 8 twist would be "High school enemies;" meaning that the participants include people who went to high school together and didn't hang in the same crowd.

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Do you know what we don't have enough of on reality television programs? Slutty chicks who like to party.Sarcasm aside, Donald Trump is developing a new reality series for a possible midseason slot on the FOX schedule called Lady or a Tramp. The series, unfortunately, is not a series of cage matches between women and hobos, but is instead a competition in which girls who love the party life are sent to charm school to learn to behave like proper women. If this idea sounds familiar, that might be because you're British and already saw the series this one is based on, Ladette to Lady.

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