Idol Gives Back and Entertainment News

‘American Idol’ — and just about everyone else in Hollywood — was in a very giving mood Sunday night in Los Angeles. The event “Idol Gives Back’ aired last night on FOX and featured a star-studded lineup from Brad Pitt to Bono.

Cast of American Idol

Randy Jackson

Men of American Idol - Ryan Seacrest, Randy Jackson & Simon Cowell

Snoop Dogg was there

And he performed with “Uncle Charlie” Wilson of the Gap Band

And Producer Teddy Riley

Charlie Wilson

John Legend also performed

And Gloria Estefan posed with Sheila E. in the press room

Here’ some video of the event:

And in other entertainment news…

• 50 cent says Young Buck is out of G-Unit
• Disney/Pixar announced their full animated film schedule through the year 2012. Among the films scheduled for release is the the first animated African American fairytale “the Princess and the Frog” during the 2009 Christmas season. The princess is voiced by Anika Noni Rose of Dreamgirls fame.
• Listen to Leona Lewis’s Full Album “Spirit” over at AOL Music

Until next time,

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