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Kim Kardashian's Spot on Public Radio Show Angers Listeners

An appearance by Kim Kardashian on the National Public Radio show "Wait Wait ... Don't Tell Me!" has angered among some listeners.

NPR received hundreds of complaints about last week's episode of the humorous quiz show. Kardashian was in a segment called "Not My Job," in which she answered questions about North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. She answered two of three questions correctly.

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Brian Williams' Rehabilitation Efforts Begin Friday

After NBC's decision to remove Brian Williams as "Nightly News" anchor and reassign him to MSNBC, the embattled news reader faces a quest to rebuild his credibility and dignity in a role that is a marked comedown from his old one.

Step No. 1 is Friday, when he faces old colleague Matt Lauer for an interview that will be aired on the "Today" show and "Nightly News." It will be Williams' first time speaking publicly since being suspended in February for telling tales about his reporting experiences.

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Lady Gaga, Van Morrison Honored at Songwriters Ceremony

Lady Gaga turned up in a black bra and dark panties before switching to a zebra-striped suit. Tony Bennett stuck to old-fashioned blue, while Stephen Colbert looked at home in denim and a cowboy hat.

Bennett, Colbert, Lady Gaga and Van Morrison were among the featured singers and speakers Thursday night at the 46th annual Songwriters Hall of Fame ceremony, a three hour journey through the vast and unpredictable range of American music. New inductees included country stars Toby Keith and Bobby Braddock, the late Chicago bluesman Willie Dixon, the Grateful Dead songwriting team of Robert Hunter and the late Jerry Garcia, pop and stage star Cyndi Lauper and rock composer and performer Linda Perry.

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'Fifty Shades' Fans Mob New York Book Signing

They camped out overnight, arrived in trains caught at dawn and devoured the first pages on the sidewalk.

Crazed fans mobbed a New York bookstore Thursday to snap up the latest "Fifty Shades of Grey" novel.

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China Has Hollywood-Size Ambitions for Film Industry

Chinese companies are ramping up investment in the foreign entertainment industry, as the country seeks to boost "soft power" by crafting films which appeal to global audiences, industry officials said this week on the sidelines of the Shanghai film festival.

After decades of spreading the message of the ruling Communist Party, Chinese studios have become more attuned to commerce, but still face strict government controls over content deemed politically sensitive or pornographic.

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Madonna Brings Star Power, Children to New Video

Madonna has brought out some of the biggest fellow names in pop -- and two of her children -- in a new video she debuted Wednesday on the fledgling streaming service Tidal.

Beyonce, Katy Perry, Miley Cyrus and Kanye West all make cameo appearances in the video for "Bitch, I'm Madonna," off her latest album "Rebel Heart."

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Disgraced NBC Anchor to Stay at Network

Former star NBC anchor Brian Williams, who was suspended and investigated after he admitted embellishing an Iraq war story, will stay with the network despite his news scandals, CNN reported Wednesday.

After his suspension ends in August, Williams will return to NBC in a lesser capacity and the network may make an announcement about the once-vaunted anchor Thursday, CNN reported, citing anonymous sources.

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'True Detective' back with New Cast, Same Darkness

Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson are gone from "True Detective," but HBO's Emmy-winning cop anthology series is back Sunday for a second season with the same dark, moody atmosphere.

The question is: can a new cast of famous faces and a shift in location -- from the swamps of Louisiana to the gritty streets of southern California -- draw the same cult following?

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Theron and Penn Call Off Engagement, Split up

Academy award-winning duo Charlize Theron and Sean Penn have broken off their engagement and parted ways after a two-year relationship, U.S. media reported Wednesday.

The couple was last seen together in May in Cannes, where Theron -- who only recently referred to Penn as the love of her life -- was promoting the premiere of her film "Mad Max."

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Brazilian Music Icons Caetano, Gil back on Tour at 72

Five decades after galvanizing the Brazilian music scene with the "Tropicalia" movement, Gilberto Gil and Caetano Veloso are going back on tour, older and wiser but still border-blurring troubadours.

Gil, a politically engaged musical ambassador who once served as Brazil's culture minister, and Veloso, a wispy, gender-bending poet with a sublimely mellow voice, have been friends and collaborators since 1963.

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