400 Aspiring Songwriters Entered Contest That Celebrates the February 14th/Valentine's Day Release of the Romantic Comedy 'Music and Lyrics,' Starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore Warner Bros. and VH1 are proud to announce that Jacob Borshard of Portland, Oregon is the winner of the "Your Music, Your Lyrics" songwriting contest. Inspired by the upcoming romantic comedy "Music and Lyrics," starring Hugh Grant and Drew Barrymore, Warner Bros. Pictures partnered with the music and pop culture ... [full story]

All new Hollywood hits and fan favorites make up highly anticipated follow up to top-selling Scene It? the DVD game They hold box office records, Oscar wins, and the hearts of fans worldwide. Now films such as The Devil Wears Prada, King Kong and Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy can be found in Scene It? Movie 2nd Edition, the highly anticipated sequel to the breakout DVD game that launched a trivia revolution. "Several wildly ... [full story]

Back-to-Back Premiere Episodes Reach Nearly Five Million Total Viewers and Earn Number-One Spot in Respective Time Periods on All of Television with Kids and Tweens Nickelodeon's new "mockumentary" comedy series The Naked Brothers Band, which premiered with two back-to-back episodes on Saturday, February 3 at 8:30 and 9 p.m. (ET/PT), rocked with kids and reached a total of 4.7 million total viewers (P2 ), delivering the network's highest-rated series premiere in seven years with kids ... [full story]

Exclusive Offering Benefits Music Rising Campaign Administered by Gibson Foundation Epiphone and Music Rising have announced the sale of ten Epiphone Music Rising guitars signed by U2's The Edge. All proceeds will benefit Music Rising (www.musicrising.org) which has recently launched the second phase of the campaign which grants musical instrument assistance to churches and schools of the Gulf Coast region. On September 25, 2006 U2 and Green Day helped re-open the Louisiana Superdome in a ... [full story]

Fifth Major U.S. Tour in 2 Years Starts Next Week Platinum-selling supergroup Celtic Woman scored a major victory this week with the #4 debut of their latest album "A New Journey" on The Billboard 200, their highest chart position ever. The 5-piece Irish vocal group kicks off their biggest U.S. tour to date on February 14 in Tampa, FL, with 88 shows that will keep them on the road through May. "Celtic Woman is ... [full story]

Join Serpico Wolfgang Krugel as he shares his adventures working in the Los Angeles Police Department narcotics unit in his new book, "The K-9 Chronicles: Book One" This book is the first in a series of fictional books inspired by real- life dogs and events in their lives. Each book focuses on the story of a different law enforcement K-9 that is scheduled to be euthanized, but then saved by Jake, a former LAPD cop ... [full story]

Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Also Schedules Opening of Doors Exhibit in May; Honors Continue Group's Celebration of its 40th Anniversary In 1967, The Doors released their landmark self-titled debut album. In 2007, celebrating the 40th anniversary of the recording premiere of one of the most important and influential American groups in the history of rock, The Doors will receive a trio of enormously significant honors. Later this year, influential music icon Perry Farrell ... [full story]

Oregon author Jim Kennison, in his new book Letters From A Bounty Hunter, has deftly combined action, adventure, history and romance to create a truly unique western novel. Calling on his experience as an educator, world traveler and student of the human condition, he provides in-depth views into the thoughts and emotions of each of his characters. In a written prepublication review of the book, a professional literary colleague states as a conclusion, “The characters ... [full story]

G-Unit's Southern Soldier Young Buck will release his sophomore solo album, Buck The World, on March 20th 2007. It's been two and a half years since the Tennessee titan released his platinum plus solo debut Straight Outta Cashville and he is more than ready to prove it was worth the wait. Buck The World is loaded with bangers like the first single "I Know You Want Me" and the rowdy follow up single "Get Buck." ... [full story]

Mena Suvari, Freddie Prinze Jr., Scott Caan and Jerry Ferrara also star in dramatic thriller penned by Sopranos writer Terence Winter Danny Fisher, CEO of New York-based City Lights Pictures, a division of City Lights Media Group, announced today that it has acquired North American distribution rights to the dramatic thriller "Brooklyn Rules." "Brooklyn Rules," set in 1985 with the mob world as a backdrop, is a powerful story about three lifelong friends whose ... [full story]

Justin Timberlake and Mary J. Blige are also predicted to take home trophies on Sunday, February 11 An "American Idol," a guy who's bringing sexy back, and the queen of hip hop soul will win big at the Grammy Awards on Sunday, February 11, according to the results from VH1's 5th annual Grammy poll.   Carrie Underwood is predicted to be chosen “Best New Artist” Adult respondents in VH1's poll singled out Carrie Underwood as "Best ... [full story]

With her spy series "Alias" now behind her after five successful seasons, Jennifer Garner no longer faces the grind of carrying an hour-long weekly television show. But the Texas-born, West Virginia-bred beauty still has her hands full. She and her husband, Ben Affleck, are the parents of a 1-year-old daughter, Violet. JENNIFER GARNER - Jennifer Garner stars in the romantic comedy 'Catch and Release.' CNS Photo courtesy of Mark Fellman.Garner, who co-starred with Affleck in ... [full story]

Netflix, the world's largest online movie rental service, today launched a promotional campaign, in cooperation with the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, that is geared to promote tune-in to the 79th Academy Awards telecast while entertaining movie fans at Netflix's award-winning Web site (www.netflix.com). Rooted in this year's Academy Award's promotional theme, which highlights some of cinema's most unforgettable movie lines, the multi-platform effort will utilize online, broadcast, viral and print vehicles to ... [full story]