News Courier - Athens,AL,USA - American Idol and pop star Jordin Sparks sings, “Tell me how I’m supposed to breathe with no air,” in her recent love duet with Chris Brown. Now, she’s asking how teens are supposed to do school work with no supplies.


Sparks recently joined with the Web site DoSomething.org and Staples Inc. to resolve this problem with a national back-to-school supply drive.

“I’m very excited to be involved with the Do Something 101 campaign and to help motivate teens to get involved,” Sparks said. “There are so many kids in America who need school supplies and don’t have them, and all somebody has

MyFox Kansas City - Kansas City,MO,USA - By now, most people know the story of how American Idol David Cook, from Blue Springs, Missouri, ended up trying out for the show. Now, he's happy to be in a position to pay back his brother, Andrew Cook.

David Cook went to Omaha not to audition for American Idol, but instead just to accompany his brother, Andrew for his audition. As most people know by now, David ended up auditioning for American Idol and winning the crown.

Now, Cook has a record deal, a tour, an endorsement deal with Sketchers, and the former bartender from Tulsa now has a little discretionary

SheKnows.com - Scottsdale, AZ, USA - Archie got a record deal! David Archuleta has signed with 19 Recordings Jive Records and although that was hardly in doubt, what is still a question is what his sound becomes and how well he'll sell albums.

By signing with Jive, Archuleta is going with the practically in house recording company associated with “American Idol.” Winner David Cook gets the automatic deal, but anyone else in the Top 12 can sign wherever they want.

The fact that Archuleta signed with Jive is telling. At only 17, the singer could use some serious guidance as he navigates the mine fields of popular music

E! Online - USA - Brooke White will be taking the stage with a message this summer.

The season-seven American Idol finalist has teamed with Idol Gives Back and the aid group Malaria No More to encourage kids to spend their vacations not only having fun but  to do their part to make the world a better place, as well.

In addition to doling out tips on how they can help those less fortunate, the Save the World Summer campaign is offering two tickets to next year's Idol finale for the youngster who raises the most funds to buy mosquito-blocking bed nets for children in Africa.

"This generation

AHN - USA - "American Idol" contestant Brooke White, who got praise for her performance of The Beatles hit "Let It Be" this past season, is encouraging kids to help make the world a better place this summer.

The singer has teamed up with "Idol Gives Back" and the aid group Malaria No More to launch the "Save The World Summer" campaign, which encourages children to use their summer activities to raise funds towards fighting malaria.

"This generation of American kids is the most globally-conscious and actively engaged the world has ever seen," says White.

The campaign was inspired by a ten-year old that used his birthday

E! Online - USA - Hooray for slow summer TV news days! It gives me the excuse to post a pretty picture of Dave Annable and share with you a recent chat we had at the St. Jude's Scrabble charity fundraiser.

Click in for his answers about Justin and Rebecca, the newest Walker and the endless influx of "hot dudes" to the show.

We hear there's gonna be a new brother on the show. What can you tell us?
Yes, there is. We don't know who that is. They haven't started casting yet. It certainly hasn't been in any of the scripts we've been shooting so far, so

Casino City Times - Newton Center, MA, USA - Internet star, host, spokesperson, supermodel, actress, producer, author, and mother, Cindy Margolis, will make a guest appearance at Casbah Nightclub at Trump Taj Mahal on Saturday, June 21 at 10:30 pm.

Club goers can see this gorgeous icon as she celebrates her newest Playboy magazine cover and 8-page pictorial in the July 2008 issue—on newsstands this Friday, June 13. Fans can also register to win a date with Cindy to the Playboy Mansion by logging onto www.playboy.com/cindy.

This is Margolis' second appearance in Playboy. She previously appeared on the cover of the December 2006 issue and was featured nude for the first

San Jose Mercury News - CA, USA - Media superstar Oprah Winfrey delivered Stanford University's 117th Commencement address Sunday, telling nearly 4,700 graduates: Trust your gut.

"When you are doing the work you are meant to do, it feels right," she said, as the Class of 2008 snapped photographs with their cell phones and tossed beach balls to each other in the warm morning sun. "Feelings are really your GPS system for life. Check your ego at the door and check your gut instead.

"Every wrong decision was the result of me not listening to my voice. If it doesn't feel right, don't do it."

At the first commencement ceremony to

OK! Magazine - New York, NY, USA - Having lived out a career in front of and behind the lens, America's Next Top Model judge Nigel Barker knows a thing or two about mugging for the camera. And when is comes to a winning smile, the model-turned-photographer says that while his ANTM co-star Tyra Banks always looks great, right now it's newlywed and mom-to-be Ashlee Simpson that has him going wow!

OK! caught up with Nigel at the Crest Whitestrips, My Life In Smiles event in NYC recently, where he was also excited to announce he was having another baby.

Congrats on having another baby!
It's very exciting. It puts a

Stanford Report - USA - She came to dispense words of advice, encouragement and congratulations. But Oprah Winfrey's address at Stanford's 117th Commencement wouldn't have been complete without her giving away something more.

There were no car keys or envelopes of cash awaiting the 4,666 graduates who poured into Stanford Stadium doing the struts and stunts of the Wacky Walk, Stanford's unorthodox version of the traditional graduation procession. Instead, they found two ribbon-wrapped books—Eckhart Tolle's A New Earth and Daniel Pink's A Whole New Mind—on their seats, gifts from Winfrey that she also highlighted in her speech about feelings, failure and finding happiness.

"I really wanted to

BuddyTV - Seattle,WA,USA - The Amazing Race is critically-acclaimed, it wins Emmys, and is well-respected within the television establishment.  One of The Amazing Race's key cogs is host Phil Keoghan, an amiable Kiwi who has been the face of the series since its debut. In anticipation of the upcoming Emmy nominations and the Fall debut of The Amazing Race's 13th season, Keoghan discussed his state of mind with TVWeek.

“I hope we're still included in the nominations. I think we've maintained the same standard. In fact, I feel like last season we actually went up a notch from where we were before.”

I'm not so sure

TV Squad - Santa Monica, CA, USA - Kathy Griffin is back, or as I choose to call her now Emmy Girl. Yes, the Emmy is on full display. In your face, everyone, Kathy's got an Emmy! Kathy Griffin: My Life on the D-List won the Emmy last year and if this first episode is a sample of what season four has in store, that Emmy is going to get a companion. This show is riotous. And irreverent and a perfect blend of comedy and celebrity reality which is really unreality because how many of us interact with Anderson Cooper and Michael Moore?

Kathy Griffin has found the perfect

Los Angeles Times - CA, USA - SURE, Cat Deeley, the British host of Fox's "So You Think You Can Dance," now in its fourth season, is easy on the eyes, but what really makes her stand out as a host is her infectious enthusiasm and empathy. She doesn't only interview the contestants: She dances with them, lets them cry on her shoulder (literally) and cheers them on.

"When I first started the show, I said that I'd really like to be involved in the audition process. I wanted to develop a relationship with the dancers right from the beginning. I didn't want them to suddenly turn up