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Aretha Franklin cancels hometown show (AP)

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Singer Aretha Franklin performs during a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City, Monday, March 12, 2007. Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007, citing heat exhaustion. Temperatures are forecast to climb above the 90 degrees (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP – The Queen of Soul is cooling her heels. Aretha Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert Sunday night at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, citing heat exhaustion. With temperatures forecast to climb above the 90 degrees, Franklin decided to call off the show at DTE Energy Music Theatre and hopes to reschedule it at a later date.

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'Y Tu Mama Tambien' stars promote rights (AP)

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Mexican actor Gael Garcia, left, talks alongside fellow actor Diego Luna during a news conference in Mexico City, Saturday, Aug. 11, 2007. Garcia and Luna were on hand to promote the documentary series called 'Ambulante.'(AP Photo/Gregory Bull)AP – MEXICO CITY (AP) — “Y Tu Mama Tambien” stars Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna said a gala dinner they are hosting Saturday will raise money to support human rights and shine light on poverty and injustice in Mexico.

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Aretha Franklin cancels hometown show (AP)

by on Aug.12, 2007, under Entertainment, News

Singer Aretha Franklin performs during a tribute to Ahmet Ertegun at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony in New York City, Monday, March 12, 2007. Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, scheduled for Sunday, Aug. 12, 2007, citing heat exhaustion. Temperatures are forecast to climb above the 90 degrees (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)AP – The Queen of Soul is cooling her heels. Aretha Franklin announced she has canceled her hometown concert Sunday night at an outdoor amphitheater in suburban Detroit, citing heat exhaustion. With temperatures forecast to climb above the 90 degrees, Franklin decided to call off the show at DTE Energy Music Theatre and hopes to reschedule it at a later date.

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Fan seeks to refurbish Elvis Calif. home (AP)

by on Aug.12, 2007, under Entertainment, News

Elvis Presley is shown performing in Providence, R.I. on May 23, 1977, three months before his death. An Elvis Presley fan wants to give Graceland a run for the money by refurbishing the King's old desert home as a tourist attraction. Reno Fontana and his wife, Laura, bought the Palm Springs home site unseen in November. The Spanish-style white stucco home has five bedrooms and seven bathrooms, with a sunken tub and a pool. Elvis and Priscilla Presley bought the home in April 1970. The family, including daughter Lisa Marie, lived there part-time. (AP Photo)AP – An Elvis Presley fan wants to give Graceland a run for the money by refurbishing the King’s old desert home as a tourist attraction.

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50 Cent: I'll quit if outsold by West (AP)

by on Aug.12, 2007, under Entertainment, News

Rapper 50 Cent performs 'Amusement Park' at the BET Awards on June 26, 2007, in Los Angeles.  He believes his new album will outsell Kanye West's upcoming disc, and he's betting his solo career on it.   'Let's raise the stakes,' 50 told hip-hop Web site SOHH.com in a story posted Friday, Aug. 10, 2007. 'If Kanye West sells more records than 50 Cent on September 11, I'll no longer write music. I'll write music and work with my other artists, but I won't put out any more solo albums.'(AP Photo/Kevork Djansezian)AP – 50 Cent believes his new album will outsell Kanye West’s upcoming disc, and he’s betting his solo career on it. Both 50 Cent and West have albums due out Sept. 11. 50 Cent, who has sold better than West, has been riled by forecasts that sales of West’s “Graduation” could rival those for his “Curtis” CD.

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