TV Squad - Santa Monica, CA, USA - In a press release today, FOX announced that Ellen DeGeneres would again be taking on co-hosting duties with Ryan Seacrest for the 2nd "Idol Gives Back" special, airing Wednesday April 9 7:30 - 10:30 pm ET. Just like last year, Ellen will host from the Kodak Theatre while Ryan covers from the American Idol stage.

The talent roster continues to expand as well. The complete list (so far) now includes Maroon 5, Heart, Gloria Estefan, Boyz II Men and The Clark Brothers along with already announced Bono, Brad Pitt, Reese Witherspoon, Miley Cyrus, Mariah Carey, Eli Manning, Peyton Manning, Fergie, Chris

AfterElton.com - USA - Yesterday, we gave you a heads-up that Ellen DeGeneres would have on American Idol cast-off Danny Noriega, as well as gay-friendly comedian Wanda Sykes, but we didn't realize what a gay hour of television the show would be.

It started early in the show, when Ellen brought up Oklahoma state Representative Sally Kern's anti-gay tirade where Kerns declared that "I honestly think (homosexuality is) the biggest threat, even more than terrorism." As Ellen played the audio of Kerns speaking, the cameras cut to images of the studio audience looking stunned and uncomfortable to hear such words. Definitely adding to the discomfort

Top40-Charts.com - New York, NY, USA - Best New Artist GRAMMY nominee Taylor Swift will be the lead guest on The Ellen DeGeneres Show's special GRAMMY episode on Monday, February 11th. Check local listings for stations and times.

This will be Taylor's second visit to the Ellen show in less than a month, as she made her first appearance on the show on January 17th.Ellen and her production staffwere so impressed with Taylor's interview and performance last month that she was invited that same day to come back for the GRAMMY show. The show will be taped on GRAMMY day, Sunday, February 10th, at the Convention Center in

Editor & Publisher - USA - NEW YORK Late night TV host Craig Ferguson was not the first choice to host this year's White House Correspondents Association dinner. But WHCA President Ann Compton, who picked Ferguson, still expects his appearance to bring a fresh take on issues to Washington's top politicians and press.

"I picked him because he is somebody sort of outside the system," says Compton, who spoke Wednesday from a train that was taking her back to D.C. after a week of covering Hillary Clinton. "I had been Tivoing him for months. There is something younger and fresher about him."

Compton said she first offered the

MSNBC - USA - Hillary Clinton may find herself in a debate, rather than an interview, when the U.S. senator and Democratic presidential hopeful appears on the season premiere of “The Ellen DeGeneres Show” on Sept. 4.

As it turns out, the show's host is also running for president — at least that's what the comedian told TODAY co-host Matt Lauer during an interview Thursday on the Plaza at Rockefeller Center.

“I’m going to run for president,” DeGeneres dead-panned. “This is my announcement I decided right now I’m going to run for president, and I stand for joy and laughter for all. If you’re not for

Hollywood Reporter - United States - Ellen DeGeneres will shoot a two-hour variety show for TBS at the Comedy Festival in Las Vegas in November.

"Ellen's Really Big Show" will feature performances by comedic and musical talents and be shot at TCF, organized by HBO and AEG Live, at Caesars Palace.

It premieres Sunday, Nov. 18, on TBS, a title sponsor for TCF.

"We are truly thrilled to be working with the enormously talented Ellen DeGeneres on her first TBS special," said Michael Wright, senior vp in charge of the Content Creation Group for TBS, TNT and TCM. "It's especially exciting to see her bring back the variety special

E! Online - USA - Ellen DeGeneres is heading back to where it all began, give or take a few million people.

The award-winning talk-show host has been tapped to preside over the upcoming TBS variety special Ellen's Really Big Show, which will feature stand-up comedy, musical acts and DeGeneres' signature brand of giggle inducement.

"I'm very happy to be working with TBS," the former sitcom star, who started out in show business as a comic, said in a statement. "I usually put two TBS of sugar in my coffee every day, so this is a dream come true for me."

The two-hour show, to be culled from

Elites TV - Dickinson, TX, USA - Ellen DeGeneres has danced her way into the hearts of millions of fans with her trademark wit and quirky observations about everyday life, and now, she has her own line of greeting cards. Now available in drug stores, grocery chains and super centers nationwide that carry American Greetings products, the ellen collection(TM) is a partnership between DeGeneres and American Greetings that brings the comedian's award-winning style of humor to a new line of 32 greeting cards.

the ellen collection(TM) features illustrations of the comedian on cards for birthdays, friendship, thank you and encouragement. The cards were developed in close collaboration with

Ecorazzi - Ithaca, NY ,USA - Wow, our Christmas Book Wish List is going to be packed this year. Besides some great new releases from Danny Seo, Josh Dorfman, and Live Earth, Cameron Diaz is placing the finishing touches on a new eco-friendly how-to manual called “Green Book”.

While the title may leave a lot to be desired, it certainly gets to the point pretty quickly. In Cameron’s own words,

“‘The book will offer over 700 solutions to everyday life, from travel to beauty products, to household and sporting products – every aspect of your life that you can go to and say, how I can do this

247gay.com - Los Angeles, CA, USA - The numbers are in and it looks like America would prefer to take a road trip with Ellen DeGeneres, Barack Obama or Rudy Giuliani than with American Idol impresario, Simon Cowell or Hillary Clinton and Mitt Romney.

According to the results of Rand McNally's 2007 Great American Road Trip Survey - Ellen DeGeneres is America's first choice to ride shotgun on a road trip, beating out celebrities such as Oprah Winfrey, Will Ferrell and Paris Hilton. And, putting all politics aside, U.S. travelers would most prefer to hit the road with presidential hopefuls Rudy Giuliani and Barack Obama. These are just