Forget ‘Idols’ singing No. 1 hits — focus is Miley

Though Miley Cyrus has a successful career, even she understood it may have seemed a little odd to have her mentor contestants who were mostly older than she is.

In many ways, Tuesday was a typical night on “American Idol.” Crystal Bowersox was good, Paige Miles and Tim Urban were bad, Ellen DeGeneres compared one singer to a pen and quoted Oliver Twist to praise another ... you know, the usual.

But that wasn’t why people tuned in. The big story was the guest mentor, Miley Cyrus — or as Crystal’s child probably knows her, Hannah Montana. Now she’s looking to evolve from those tween idol roots into bigger, better and slightly more serious things, and what better way to do that than to offer advice to the “Idol” finalists.

Of course, the advice that worked best for her was “Get your own show on the Disney Channel,” but that wouldn’t be practical for someone like Andrew Garcia, as Disney Channel stars tend not to have neck tattoos. Beyond that, what advice could someone younger than all but two of the 11 finalists possibly have about how succeed in the music business?

She acknowledged that herself, saying, “I know how talented they are, so I was like, ‘How am I going to tell them what they are doing wrong when I don’t really see it?’ ” Miley, don’t worry. Ellen is still asking herself that very same question every week.

Christina Aguilera “Not Myself Tonight” Song Debuts Next Week

Christina Aguilera is back with a new single called “Not Myself Tonight.”


On Tuesday, the pint-sized powerhouse released the edgy official cover for her comeback single “Not Myself Tonight.” Produced by Polow da Don (Can’t stand him….), the track is set to debut on radio next week. For more information, be sure to visit ChristinaAguilera.com.

And don’t forget, the diva herself will be making her acting debut alongside singing legend Cher in the movie musical Burlesque later this year.

Producer: Miley Cyrus Not Too Young to Mentor on Idol

Is Miley Cyrus too young to be a celebrity mentor on American Idol? Show executive producer Ken Warwick says fans and skeptics alike should tune in to Tuesday’s Billboard No. 1 hits-themed show to see for themselves how the 17-year-old star proves age is just a number.

“Miley brought an amazing, youthful energy while working with the Idol contestants this past weekend,” Warwick tells PEOPLE. “Her experience in the music industry and her advice in handling fame at a young age proved invaluable.”

On Wednesday’s results show, Miley will return to perform her hit song, “When I Look At You,” and new couple Joe Jonas and Demi Lovato will sing their duet, “Make A Wave.”

“All of our contestants use what they learn from the mentors each week to carve their own path in the in the competition,” Warwick says, “and Miley was no exception to this.”

“Twilight Eclipse” Poster

On Tuesday, Summit Entertainment revealed the first promotional poster for the eagerly-anticipated third installment of the increasingly-popular Twilight film franchise.


“It all begins… with a choice,” the tagline teases Twi-Hards.

The poster art for The Twilight Saga: Eclipse plays up the eternal love triangle between Bella Swan (Kristen Stewart), her vampire boyfriend, Edward Cullen (Robert Pattinson), and her werewolf best friend, Jacob Black (Taylor Lautner) — who also happens to be holding a torch for her.

Sandra Bullock Not Seeking a Divorce Lawyer

Sandra Bullock has not been looking for a divorce lawyer – and neither has husband Jesse James, their reps tell PEOPLE.

TMZ reported Tuesday the actress's representatives "had been in touch with several high-end divorce lawyers," while James's reps had "contacted several lawyers" in case Bullock filed for divorce following his reported infidelity.

Bullock's rep tells PEOPLE: "Neither she nor her representatives have contacted or shopped around for divorce lawyers."

James's rep says the report was untrue.

Bullock's rep also denied an Internet report that on Sunday night Bullock – who has moved out of the family home and has been lying low in the wake of the infidelity news – dined with producers to discuss an upcoming project in which she would play Meryl Streep's daughter.

"The entire report," says the rep, "is another piece of fiction."

HTC EVO 4G announced for Sprint – the world’s first WiMAX Android handset; Hands-on

CTIA 2010 is the place where Sprint has finally unveiled North America’s first 4G / WiMAX smartphone.


Previously known as HTC Supersonic, the device is officially called HTC EVO 4G, and it seems to be the most feature-packed Android smartphone ever – even besting the Google Nexus One (which, by the way, will also be available to Sprint customers).

The HTC EVO 4G resembles the Windows Mobile-based HTC HD2, but it has more features and, of course, it supports both EV-DO Rev A and WiMAX connectivity.

Samsung Galaxy S GT-I9000 Android 2.1 smartphone announced ; Hands-on

Samsung have announced their latest Android smartphone, the Galaxy S, and it’s running Android 2.1. The Galaxy S GT-I9000 has a 4-inch Super AMOLED display running at WVGA 800 x 480 resolution, together with a 5-megapixel autofocus camera, 1GHz processor and the company’s own custom UI and “social hub” for integrating social networking functionality.


There’s also A-GPS, Bluetooth 3.0, USB 2.0 and WiFi b/g/n, while onboard storage will be either 8GB or 16GB. That can be expanded courtesy of a microSD card slot happy with up to 32GB cards. Connectivity includes quadband GSM and triband (900/1900/2100) UMTS/HSPA.

China blocking some Google searches & More

China did not erase Google from the Internet on Tuesday, but it did take a few steps in response to Google's decision to move its search engine to Hong Kong on Monday.

Chinese Internet users can still access Google.com.hk, calming fears of those who thought China would impose the same total ban on Google search that it has long had on services like Blogger and YouTube a day after Google announced its new plan for China. But in some cases, users are being prevented from clicking through to Web sites listed in search results for sensitive topics.

Gene Munster, a financial analyst with Piper Jaffray, put out a research note Tuesday morning based on a conversation with a contact in China, who observed that the blocking would appear after consecutive searches for a particular topic. In some cases it appears that access to Google.com.hk was blocked after repeated searches on a sensitive query, but restarting the computer after running into The Great Firewall appeared to restore access.

That's exactly how China censors search results on Google.com, which led Google to enter the country in 2006 in order to provide a better and faster search service that didn't have to pass through the government filters. Placing those servers inside of China forced Google to comply with self-censorship laws, however, which Google signaled it no longer had any intention of doing in January.

Rain’s special album comeback code: “Sexy”, title song confirmed

‘World Star’ Rain (28) will be having his comeback. After his 5th album ‘Rainisim’ released in October 2008, it will be his singer comeback after 18 months.

And the comeback code will be sexy this time. He will put a stop with all the idols advocating concepts like ‘beastly-dol’ or ’sexy-dol’. Ahead of the comback, we have already seen the teaser video released on 23rd March. In the teaser, we can see Rain showing off his masculinity in the new concept.

The transformation in his style is also radical. He had shoulder-length wavy locks and fake eyelashes attached to his lower eye lashes. A JTune Ent rep said, “It will go with the music style. We have not revealed the most shocking features yet.”

This will be his 2nd album after he left JYP Entertainment and set up his own music label. And this time the album will be titled ‘Back To The Basic’ which means going back to the beginning.

Jolin Tsai wants to be her own boss

Appledaily reported today that the songstress is rumored to have already started her own company earlier this year. Her current contract with Warner Music will expire after the release of her new album this summer. Jolin Tsai has gone through quite a few record companies over the years, but she has stayed with her management company Mars Entertainment Ltd. It was reported that she collaborated with her boss from Mars Ltd to open her own company in the beginning of this year. Mars Entertainment denied the news saying, “There are no such plans at this point, the rumor is incorrect.”

Jolin Tsai joined Mars Entertainment back in 2002 after her contract dispute ended. She released the hit album Magic on the following year under Sony, and reportedly received 120 million (NTD) when she signed on with Capitol. Jay Chou’s JVR Music was rumored to be interested in signing her, but both parties have since denied the rumor.

More tops stars are going independent by starting their own companies

A-Mei Chang, 2005, Mei Entertainment Ltd
She reportedly paid her ex-boyfriend 50 million (NTD) to buy back her contract after they broke up. Her current manager is Chen Zhen-Chuan.

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