Long before he became a salsa sensation, Marc Anthony listened to the likes of Lionel Richie. Now he'll honor the pop legend as part of the Academy of Country Music's tribute to Richie.

This week, Richie released a collection of his classics performed with top country acts, and is set to appear at Sunday's ACM Awards. The next day, he'll be feted at an all-star concert.

Julia Roberts has taken time off from Hollywood of late to focus on her three young children -- but admits she enjoys being back on the big screen, as a fairytale villain in her latest movie.

Playing the evil Queen in "Mirror Mirror," a new version of Snow White, marks a departure for the US actress, whose career has included everything from campaigning lawyer to high-class call girl and celebrity love interest.

J.K. Rowling has put down her pen, the films and video games have made a fortune and the actors have moved on, but Harry Potter refuses to go quietly -- or at least Warner Bros won't let him.

"The Making of Harry Potter", which opens Saturday, is the latest spin-off from the best-selling books about the boy wizard, promising a chance to re-live his adventures with a trip through the set of the blockbuster movies.

South Koreans aged under 18 have been banned from attending an upcoming concert by US pop diva Lady Gaga after it was rated unsuitable for younger audiences, according to organizers.

Lady Gaga will begin her third concert tour, "The Born This Way Ball", on April 27 at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul.

Lindsay Lohan thanked a judge Thursday for lifting her formal probation after a long string of court appearances, but the US actress was told to "stop the nightclubbing" and behave more maturely.

The perennially troubled star told judge Stephanie Sautner, whom she has seen repeatedly over the last year or two over a drunk-driving offense and a jewelry theft: "I just want to thank you for being fair.

First study the color, then the nose, the structure and taste: as for any good wine, tasting chocolate is both a treat and a serious art, requiring regular practice to fine-tune the senses.

And who better to offer a lesson in chocolate tasting than Pierre Herme, the French master pastry chef?

In the past, if you wanted to listen to a thumping, European-flavored dance jam on the radio, you waited for that Friday or Saturday night club mix.

Today, you can shake your body on your daily drive to work.

Aerosmith has reunited with longtime producer Jack Douglas and the band says it will release a new album in three months.

Steven Tyler said Aerosmith was finishing two final songs for the album, its first since 2004's "Honkin' on Bobo." Joined Wednesday by Joe Perry, Tom Hamilton and Joey Kramer at a Los Angeles mall, Tyler revealed three track titles: "Legendary Child," ''Beautiful" and "Out Go the Lights." Earlier in the week, the band announced that its 18-stop "Global Warming Tour" begins June 16 in Minneapolis.

Actress Jane Fonda, a lightning rod for U.S. conservatives since her controversial anti-Vietnam War activism, will be playing the wife of former U.S. president Ronald Reagan, a Republican icon.

Variety magazine reported this week that director Lee Daniels had tapped Fonda to play former first lady Nancy Reagan in an "all-star ensemble" being recruited for a film about a butler who served U.S. presidents from 1952 to 1986.

Susan Boyle made a triumphant return to the stage on Tuesday at the premiere of a musical charting her rise from humble church volunteer to global superstar.

Wearing a glittering red dress, the 50-year-old received several standing ovations as she sang her signature tune, "I Dreamed A Dream", at the opening night of the musical of the same name in Newcastle.