Gavin DeGraw -- Looking Good, But Still Recovering from Beating

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Gavin DeGraw was spotted out in NYC for the first time since suffering a vicious beating 2 weeks ago -- and the good news is ... the singer's looking good for a return to his concert schedule.

Gavin was asked about his recovery from the attack at the hands of three unknown assailants -- and said, "Gettin' there, man."

Dude was only sporting a small bandage on his nose -- pretty good considering he suffered a concussion, broken nose, and black eyes. Gavin has said he wants to rejoin Train and Maroon 5 by August 24.

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January Jones Goes For A Doctor's Visit

January Jones was seen going for a doctor's visit in Santa Monica, Calif. on Friday (August 19). The Mad Men star later stopped by a Taco Bell drive-in.

To cover her blossoming belly she wore an off-the-shoulder top for the outing.

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Demi Lovato Unveils "Unbroken" Album Cover Art

Offering up a gift to her passionate fans to enjoy, Demi Lovato has released the official cover art for her upcoming album "Unbroken".

The "Camp Rock" cutie - who celebrates her 19th birthday tomorrow (August 20) - tweeted of the cover debut, ?To show my appreciation I thought I would give you a little present?look closely!!! :D?

With "Unbroken" set to be released on September 20th, Demi also tweeted her appreciation for the many birthday blessings in which she's received, writing, "I have THE BEST FANS EVER!!! Thank you so much for all the early Birthday wishes...."

On a sidenote, Miss Lovato's much-talked-about Do Something Awards performance of her album's first single "Skyscraper" just aired on Thursday night (August 18).

With the video available above, Demi thanked her fans for their kind words, tweeting, "Thank you SO much for all your sweet comments on my #DSAwards performance!!!! Love you ALL!!!!"

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Eddie Vedder Watches As West Memphis 3 Freed

Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maine also on hand to see three men plead guilty and walk free.
By Gil Kaufman


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Eighteen years after they were sent to prison for the murders of three 8-year-old Cub Scouts in 1993, the men known as the West Memphis 3 were unexpectedly freed from jail Friday (August 19) when their lawyers reached an unusual deal with prosecutors.

With such celebrity supporters as Pearl Jam singer Eddie Vedder and the Dixie Chicks' Natalie Maines on hand to watch the proceedings, Damien Echols (36), Jason Baldwin (34) and Jessie Misskelley Jr. (36) were set free thanks to a legal maneuver called an "Alford Plea" in which the three men pleaded guilty while still maintaining their innocence as they acknowledged that prosecutors had enough evidence to convict them.

"The gag order has been lifted, so now I can tell you, I'm sitting in a holding room at the courthouse about to see three men walk free!" Maines tweeted Friday afternoon. "Beautiful things went down in Arkansas today. Beautiful beautiful things ... The WM3 will now and forever be the WMFree!"

The three, all teenagers at the time of their arrest, were convicted of the murders in what officials called a satanic ritual. But evidence later showed that their DNA did not match the DNA found at the crime scene. Their case became a cause célbre for a number of musicians and actors and spawned the 1996 documentary "Paradise Lost: The Child Murders at Robin Hood Hills" and the 2000 follow-up, "Paradise Lost 2: Revelations," with a third film, "Paradise Lost 3: Purgatory," due to premiere at the Toronto International film festival in September.

It also inspired a 2000 benefit compilation called Free the West Memphis 3 that featured songs by Steve Earle, Tom Waits, X's John Doe, the Supersuckers featuring Vedder and late Clash singer Joe Strummer.

The three were freed just months before a hearing to decide if recently discovered DNA evidence that did not place any of them at the scene of the crime should result in new trials.

According to TMZ, after their release on Friday, Nichols and Misskelley told reporters that they served 18 years for a crime they "did not commit." While Baldwin initially declined to take the deal in favor of proving his innocence in court, he eventually changed his mind in order to save Nichols from death row.

In addition to Vedder and Maines, other celebrities fought on behalf of the three men, including Winona Ryder, Tom Waits and Johnny Depp, who appeared in an interview on CBS' "48 Hours Mystery" last year in which he said he believed the men were innocent.

"Paradise Lost" filmmakers Joe Berlinger and Bruce Sinofsky — who went on to make Metallica's "Some Kind of Monster" — were in court on Friday as well to witness the men's release. According to their spokesperson, the third chapter in the series will be air on HBO in January.

"Eighteen years and three films ago, we started this journey to document the terrible murders of three innocent boys and the subsequent circus that followed the arrests and convictions of Baldwin, Echols and Misskelly," director/producer Berlinger said. "To see our work culminate in the righting of this tragic miscarriage of justice is more than a filmmaker could ask for."

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Black Eyed Peas, Usher, Slash Light Up Super Bowl XLV Halftime Show

Foursome is joined by special guests and tons of lights for smash-hit medley.
By Mawuse Ziegbe


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The Black Eyed Peas promised a party at the Super Bowl halftime show on Sunday (February 6), and the pop supernovas definitely delivered, with a performance teeming with lights, dancers and surprise appearances from celebrity pals.

Following a Chatter.com commercial that showed animated versions of the Peas showing off their social-media skills, the group kicked things off with their 2009 smash "I Gotta Feeling," descending from the ceiling on illuminated platforms onto a stage surrounded by a cluster of dancers clad in white bodysuits. The foursome led the team of fist-pumping troops in "Tron"-like getups, with Taboo sporting an outfit covered in flashing lights, will.i.am rocking a shiny hairpiece, Apl.de.ap wearing huge bright studs and Fergie vamping it up in bling-laden shoulder pads.

When the speaker-busting bass of "Boom Boom Pow" dropped, the dancers dispersed across the field to create arrow-shaped formations as the glow-in-the-dark lights on their suits illuminated the stadium. Then rumored surprise guest Slash of Guns N' Roses rose from below the stage for a "Sweet Child O' Mine" duet with Fergie. The GNR great rocked a finger-searing solo in a studded version of his signature black top hat as more angular platforms and dancers moved across the gridiron. The platforms were bearing scores of marching-band musicians who blasted their horns and pounded away on their drums as the Peas went into "Pump It" and blue lights splashed across the production.

Quick streams of fog heralded the arrival of the Peas' second surprise guest, Usher, who swooped in on a long chain to bust out his will.i.am-assisted joint "OMG." Rocking a sparkly collar on an otherwise all-white ensemble, the R&B hitmaker cranked out several counts of energetic choreography, enlivening moves from his "OMG" video and at one point jumping over Will and landing in a split.

A spray of pyro ushered in the collective's breakout 2003 hit "Where Is the Love?" as the oddly shaped platforms spelled out the word "Love" in bright-red letters. The team of dancers, which appeared to have multiplied to over 100, formed hearts across the field as will updated the lyrics of the smash with lines like, "Obama, let's get these educated."

Then the group jumped ahead to their most recent single, 2010's "The Time (Dirty Bit)," as several back up hoofers rocking cubed helmets joined the Peas onstage and dancers lined up along the gridiron to simultaneously bust out the Running Man, a move which drew cheers from the crowd.

The platinum-selling Peas wrapped up the performance with a reprise of "I Gotta Feeling," as the quartet triumphantly signed off amid of blitz of fog, firepower and flashing lights.

Ripping the halftime show was clearly a touching moment for will, who tweeted beforehand, "Me and apl started the peas when we were 16 yesterday we were dreamin now were livin it. Wow. I'm not crying out of sadness or nervousness its joy and pride and memories and the journey."

And once the crew left the stage, the frontman was not only proud, but pumped. "That was so freakin sick," he wrote. "Wow...!!!"

What did you think of the Black Eyed Peas' Super Bowl performance? Let us know in the comments!

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Alessandra Ambrosio: Mommy Mode in Santa Monica

Tending to her domestic duties, Alessandra Ambrosio and her daughter Anja were spotted shopping at a Santa Monica, California grocery store yesterday (August 18).

The Brazilian bombshell kept it casual as she grabbed a few necessities, wearing a gray and beige striped top, cropped blue jeans and nude-colored ballet flats while her too-cute tot sported an all-pink tutu outfit.

Meanwhile, Alessandra has just returned from her first-ever trip to Prague, where she tweeted that she was busy with a "'SECRET' project!!!"

She later let fans in on her international adventure, writing, "shooting in beautiful Prague for @VictoriasSecret!!"

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Britney Spears Says She'd Love To Tour With Usher

In her 'Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale' special, she calls the 'OMG' singer 'really hot right now.'
By Jocelyn Vena, with reporting by Sway Calloway


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What do Britney Spears and Usher have in common? Well, they are both global superstars with a back catalogue of tunes that have kept fans dancing for a really long time and they both recently hooked up with will.i.am for tracks on their latest releases (the Black Eyed Peas mastermind worked on the pop vixen's Femme Fatale tune "Big Fat Bass"). And, if Spears has her way, she and the "OMG" singer could be hitting the road together.

When Spears sat down to talk with Sway Calloway for her "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale" special — airing Sunday (April 3) at 9 p.m. ET on MTV — the singer revealed that Usher is first on her list of artists she'd like to join her on tour.

"Oh, I'm so excited. I'm really excited about going on tour, very," she explained about her forthcoming summer trek, which happens to have a spot open on the bill now that Enrique Iglesias has pulled out of the gig. "I think Usher's really great right now. I think he's really hot right now. That would be cool [to tour with him]."

The North American road trip is expected to kick off June 17 in Sacramento, California, and will run for 26 dates, winding up on August 13 in Toronto. More details will be announced soon.

The "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale" special is a mixture of behind-the-scenes footage of the singer as she wraps up production on her album, which dropped this week, as well as an inside look at her life and fans. In addition, those who couldn't make Spears' recent nightclub show in Las Vegas will get to see her as she takes the stage in her latest pop incarnation.

Don't miss "Britney Spears: I Am the Femme Fatale," airing Sunday (April 3) at 9 p.m. ET on MTV.

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