Susan Boyle got an early Christmas present yesterday, when her album The Gift shot to the top of the charts.
Her second No 1 album confirms the Britain’s Got Talent star as one of music’s most lucrative brands.
The Gift sold 102,993 copies in its first week, almost double the total of nearest contender Bon Jovi’s Greatest Hits collection.
Dori Media Group announced that it has sold its interactive cross platform reality format “uMan”to Mega; the number one Free-to-Air TV channel in Greece. Dori Media Group is an international media company that focuses on production, distribution, broadcasting and merchandising of Telenovela and Cellcom Israel, the leading cellular operator in Israel. Mega television channel was the first private television station in Greece and was launched in 1989. The network airs comedies, dramas, news, current affairs and entertainment shows. The station has also successfully aired reality TV shows. Mega will extend the format’s length so that it follows the show’s participants for 45 days, 7 days a week and over 24 hours a day. Viewers will also be able to catch up events of the day through a daily TV show dedicated to “uMan” on the Mega channel. “uMan” which has won multiple Accolade Awards has now been sold to 15 countries in only 12 months.
Jonas Brothers might be getting “Camp Rock 3″ on their sleeves, if Zack Taylor can be trusted. According to the celebrity blogger, Disney executives have reached out to some of those on board the “Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam” after the TV movie sequel opened to a major success upon its TV premiere.
On the first “America’s Got Talent” semi-finals results show, Australian pop star Kylie Minogue performed her new single “Get Outta My Way“, complete with big hair, black minidress and half-dressed cabaret backup dancers.
“Get Outta My Way” is Minogue’s second single from her 2010 album “Aphrodite.” “Way” will officially drop on Sept. 27. “All the Lovers” was the first single and it debuted in June at No. 1 on the U.K. charts. Minogue can also be seen in a cameo role as a rock star in the lesbian werewolf movie “Jack and Diane” starring Juno Temple (“The Other Boleyn Girl”) and Riley Keough (“The Runaways”).
“America’s Got Talent” airs Tuesday and Wednesday nights at 9 p.m. ET on NBC. See the video from this live below ..
There is a rumor that a war is raging over the remains of legendary Hollywood actor Marlon Brando — ashes that are allegedly being held hostage by a woman who used to date Marlon’s son.
The ashes are currently in the possession of a woman named Donna Lopez Geon — who was in a relationship with Marlon’s son Christian Brando … until Christian passed away in 2008.
After Christian’s death, Donna took possession of several items that belonged to Christian — including “a portion of the cremated remains of Marlon Brando.”
