FIRST LOOK
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CYD CHARISSE HAS DIED
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20080618/ap_en_ot/obit_charisse_16
ON TELEVISION
Don Cornelius, founder of the Soul Train media franchise, announced he sold it to MadVision Entertainment, Inc., a multimedia company that concentrates on urban content and production founded by Kenard Gibbs, Peter Griffith and Anthony Maddox and supported by private equity firm InterMedia Partners, L.P. Currently in syndication, Soul Train began in 1970 and includes more than 1,100 hours of footage from its 37 years.
(Source: Cynopsis)
SOUNDSCAN (WEEK ENDING 6/15/08 )
1) Lil Wayne – Tha Carter III – 1,005,545
2) Plies – Definition Of Real – 214,532
3) Now That’s What I Call I Call Music – Vol. 28 – 132,464 (After 2 weeks 317,499)
Lil Wayne’s CD is the first CD of this year to reach the 1 million mark on it’s first week which is rare nowadays. The last CD that reached
1 million or more in its first week was 50 Cent’s “The Massacre” (March 2005). Although Kanye West’s “Graduation” (Sept. 2007) came close with about 957,000.
N’Sync still holds the record for “No Strings Attached” (March 2000) – 1 million sold in their first day and 2.4 million sold in the first week.
Other Debuts
7) N.E.R.D – Seeing Sounds – 79,968
8 ) Alanis Morissette – Flavors Of Entanglement – 70,374
9) My Morning Jacket – Evil Urges – 49,083
24) Jakob Dylan – Seeing Things – 24,108
62) Adele – 19 – 11,850
112) Tyga – No Introduction – 6,787
CASTING CALL
A&E’s new show featuring celebrity chef and author Rocco DiSpirito called Rocco to the Rescue! (wt) is looking for people who are planning a big celebration with food and who could use cooking help from a renowned chef. Rocco will cook with participants in their kitchens, teaching them how and what to prepare for the special meal. To be considered for the show, you must live in the Los Angeles or New York City areas and send an email to CookWithRocco@gmail.com with name, age, phone number, a current photo and a description of the event you need help with. Candidates may also call the casting hotline number at 818-752-5559.
(Source: Cynopsis)
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