• At Britain’s Q Awards Monday, presented by the music magazine of the same name, Coldplay was named Best Act In The World Today, as well as winning Best Album for its Viva La Vida Loca Or Death And All His Friends.  Lead singer Chris Martin said in his acceptance speech that the only reason his band had won was that, "U2 are on holiday"–besides, even Bono has got to get a little weary with all the adulation…
• Beyonce finally decided to go on the record about her marriage to Jay-Z–a little over six months later, when she told Essence magazine that the wedding was small and intimate because, "it’s been my day so many days already".  And she said the reason she kept the news a secret so long is that, "What Jay and I have is real.  It’s not about interviews or having the right photo op"–plus they probably also had to make sure the pre-nup was air-tight…
• Singer Shakira has endorsed Barack Obama for president, saying she wants the entire Latino community to participate in the election because she believes they can really make a difference.  As a native of Columbia, Shakira isn’t eligible to vote here–but her fans are as likely to believe her voice as her hips…
• Weird Al Yankovic is at it again, taking on the T.I. hit Whatever You Like with a parody version now available on iTunes–the first time one of his parodies was released while the original song was still a hit.  Al credits the digital revolution with saving his career–which will probably grow even bigger once his fans start to parody him on YouTube…
• The New York Post says John McCain may be trying to mend fences with David Letterman, who he left in a lurch recently when McCain canceled an appearance on the show by telling Letterman he had to return to Washington–only to do a different interview and then not leave New York until the next day.  The two sides are discussing an October 15 visit–well, McCain is; I think Letterman is still talking about hell freezing over first…
• Actor David Duchovny of X-Files fame is clean and sober…uh, sort of, now that he’s checked out of rehab for sex addiction, as his attorney told People magazine, "David is out of rehab and about to start a new movie. He successfully completed his treatment."  Now, as long as he keeps his eyes tightly closed and thinks about nothing but nursing homes, he’ll be just fine…

• Britney Spears continues to work towards the release of her CD Circus December 2, shooting a video for the album’s first single Womanizer at a club and restaurant in downtown L.A. Wednesday and Thursday.  It reportedly contains some "erotic choreography" where she straddles a guy and then sucks on cherries–in other words, she’s trying something more mature…
• U2’s The Edge was a bit peeved over reports that bandmate Bono had bought himself a pricey yacht–mostly because the buyer was actually the legendary guitarist himself, telling The Irish Independent, "For years, it was a dream of mine to own a yacht but to be honest, it was a bit out of my league. So myself and a few friends got together, chipped in and bought the Cyan."  He makes it sound like they were ordering a pizza–only with seven-figure toppings …
• Illusionist David Blaine’s latest stunt, featured in a two-hour ABC special Wednesday night, had a less-than-thrilling finale–he told TMZ that he blames President Bush, whose speech delayed the start of his stunt by 15 minutes.  You know, I have no problem blaming Bush for any number of things, but he is definitely getting a pass from me for this…
• Ed McMahon will be featured in a new ad for FreeCreditReport.Com, rapping about his financial troubles and riffing on his former gig as spokesperson for American Family Publishers by cruising through neighborhoods and asking sweepstakes winners for money.  Um…I think that last part is actually true…
• Nickelback returns with a new CD November 18 titled Dark Horse, and will offer fans a free download of the track Gotta Be Somebody from the album starting Monday at 6AM Eastern time on the band’s website.  Frontman Chad Kroeger says, "there’s a lot of truly filthy subject matter and adult themes" on the new album–i guess he just wanted to make sure that kids would know not to buy it…
• September isn’t even over and we already have our first TV casualty, as Fox has dumped the Jerry O’Connell sitcom Do Not Disturb–the official line is that the show is being put on hiatus for a week, but gossip says that’s when the show will get the official ax.  That’s pretty depressing–although not as depressing as being cancelled from The CW Network…

Britney Spears will once again open MTV’s Video Music Awards on Sunday, but network bosses say she won’t perform–it will instead be something "fun and unexpected" for the 25th anniversary of the show.  Fun and unexpected–you mean not looking or acting like the picture at left?

While Britney Spears’ career seems to finally be heading in the right direction, her legal problems continue, as an LA judge denied a request by her attorney to dismiss a charge of driving without a license, which likely means her case may be headed to trial next week.  I assume she won’t be driving…

U2’s new CD, originally scheduled for a fall release, has been pushed back to sometime in early 2009, as Bono says, "I thought a while back we might have the album wrapped up by now, but why come up above now if there’s more priceless stuff to be found?"  In other words, the rest of the boys are still teed off with that recent stereo-blasting experience…

Akon may be headed for a trial in downstate New York over charges he tossed a teenager off the stage during a concert last year, after asking in a brief court appearance for a jury to hear his case beginning December 1.  I’m pretty sure the only place he wants to be Konvicted is on the album charts…

Tuesday’s 2-hour premiere of 90210 set a record as the highest-rated scripted series in the short history of the CW Network.  It’s a great start, but the show’s producers should really should consider some network "synergy"–you know, like putting star Shannen Doherty in the ring on WWE Friday Night Smackdown…

An attorney for X Files star David Duchovny says his client’s claim of suffering from a sex addiction is not a publicity stunt for his new cable series Californication–where he plays a sex-obsessed writer.  This is a case of life imitating art imitating life irritating the living crap out of most of the normal people in the universe…

• One of America’s enduring teen Idols–Donny Osmond–is pointing to fellow Utah native and Idol contestant David Archuleta as someone who could follow in his footsteps, saying, "I just think he’s got a lot of potential. He’s got a lot of humility, which is a factor that has made people fall in love with the kid."  And what about that resemblance?
• It looks as though Britney Spears and MTV have really made up–she’s been nominated for three VMA Awards, with nods for Best Female Video, Best Pop Video and Video Of The Year.  Either she’s really turned a corner in her life, or MTV is stuck in a 1999 time warp…
• Daughtry has hooked up with CNN in a campaign to encourage first-time voters to go to the polls this fall and is supporting the effort by releasing a cover of the classic Foreigner hit Feels Like The First Time–another way Chris says the band can be political yet remain non-partisan.  It’s the difference between acting like Bruce Springsteen and Barbra Streisand…
• Now that same-sex marriages are legal in California, the long-awaited wedding of Ellen DeGeneres and Portia de Rossi was finally, er, consummated Saturday night, when the Emmy-winning talk show host and her long-time actress girlfriend were married in front of a small group of family and friends in the couple’s Beverly Hills home.  Would it be wrong of me to say that everyone had a gay time?
• A U2 fan walking by Bono’s home in the south of France heard the singer’s voice blasting from a stereo, and decided to whip out a video camera to record the audio and post in on YouTube–which turned out to be tracks from a new album from the band that’s scheduled for a November release.  Sadly, the audio is no longer available–those darned copyright rules are just no fun…
• AdAge.com reports that GEICO’s trademark caveman, who has proven so popular that he even had his own short-lived sitcom, will be used by ESPN to promote their fantasy football feature and its SportsCenter shows on various ad mediums.  Apparently the deal was done so easily, even a caveman could have managed it…

More details are coming out about Britney Spears’ cameo appearance in a new Pussycat Dolls video premiering Friday, with a source revealing that Brit is seen driving a blue convertible and waving to the Dolls as she passes by.  I just hope the kids were in their seatbelts…

Longtime U2 producer Daniel Lanois told an Irish radio station that work on a new album is, "on the home stretch. We’re gonna deliver it in about three weeks…and then hopefully they’ll have that record out in the fall."  I imagine Bono and the boys are hopeful that life on Mars will be discovered–it’s about the only market left untapped for them…

Idol winner David Cook is thinking of going the way of former finalist Chris Daughtry–putting together a band rather than performing solo, telling his hometown newspaper, "I’m of the mind that a band wouldn’t be such a bad idea."  I don’t know what Dave likes more–the camraderie, or the 4 million in album sales…

Some great news for Patrick Swayze, as his pancreatic cancer treatment is going so well that he is returning to work on a new cable TV series this summer.  No, it’s not called Survivor–but it oughta be…

Film directing icons Spike Lee and Clint Eastwood exchanged some heated words recently over Eastwood’s twin World War II movies Flags Of Our Fathers and Letters From Iwo Jima, with Lee’s criticism that they included no African-Americans resulting in Eastwood’s retort that Lee should "shut his face".  I’ve got a lot of respect for Spike, but he does realize he’s messing with Dirty Harry, doesn’t he?

A judge has ordered Anne Heche to pay $275,000 plus $3700 a month in child support to her ex-husband Corey Laffoon, who has custody of their 6-year-old son.  If Anne had only stayed a lesbian, none of this would ever have happened…