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Pete Postlethwaite, the star of the movies such as In the Name of the Father and The Usual Suspects died Sunday after a long battle with cancer. He was 64. The British actor died at a hospital in Shropshire, England. Other notable credits include his 1988 breakthrough, Distance Voices, Still Lives; 1996′s When Saturday Comes,

Kennedy Center Honors picked singer-songwriter Merle Haggard, composer Jerry Herman, choreographer Bill T. Jones, musician Paul McCartney and television host Oprah Winfrey as the 2010 inductees. Merle Ronald Haggard is an American country music singer, guitarist, instrumentalist, and songwriter. Along with Buck Owens, Haggard and his band The Strangers helped create the Bakersfield Sound, which

Country singer Shania Twain is now engaged to wed Swiss Nestle executive Frederic Thiebaud. According to Us Weekly, Twain, 45, was reportedly spotted wearing an “enormous engagement ring” during a PDA-filled lunch with Thiebaud, 40, at Serafina’s Fabulous Grill in New York last Thursday. Thiebaud is the ex-husband Marie-Anne Thiebaud, who is Twain’s ex-best friend.

NBC is ready to compete with FOX American Idol with its new talent competition called The Voice. NBC has announced the audition schedules or dates for The Voice. Auditions will kick off this January 2011. Read the full press release: NBC’S PROMISING NEW SINGING COMPETITION SERIES ‘THE VOICE’ [WORKING TITLE] ANNOUNCES OPEN AUDITIONS IN CITIES

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame 2011 inductees have been named by the Associated Press reports. The following artists made the final Class of 2011 inductees: Neil Diamond, the Alice Cooper Band, Tom Waits, Dr. John and Darlene Love. Artists are only eligible to be nominated for the Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame

After two years of marriage, Ryan Reynolds and Scarlett Johansson are calling it quits. The couple are to divorce after the Tony-winning actress grew increasingly fed-up with the spouses long-distance union. The couple said in a joint statement Tuesday: “After long and careful consideration on both our parts, we’ve decided to end our marriage. We