Emmy-winner Alec Baldwin returns to host the 1998 Christmas episode, with a special appearance by John Goodman. watch
Kanye West Performs Stronger with Daft Punk and Hey MamaAs much as the cocky rapper continues to irk us with his high and mighty comments regarding who deserves certain awards (that acceptance speech definitely put us over the edgesee it here if you missed it), we still have to admit he is a damn good performer. His Kanye-from-the-future performance of Stronger was equally as good as his tribute to his mama. Amy Winehouse Performs and Rehab Via Satellite We all were waiting with baited breath to see if Amy Winehouse would either pull a Britney or kill it when it came time for her live satellite performance. Despite all the insanity going on in her life, Winehouse still managed to pull off a pretty good performance. You could see she was full of nerves, but she sung right through them and even managed to smirk for the cameras when it came time for the irony of her song lyrics in Rehab.Across the Universe CastPerforms T...read more
From the AP, because I could never do it justice:"Luciano Pavarotti, opera's biggest superstar of the late 20th century, died Thursday. He was 71. He was the son of a singing baker and became the king of the high Cs."Pavarotti, who had been diagnosed last year with pancreatic cancer and underwent treatment last month, died at his home in his native Modena, his manager told The Associated Press in an e-mailed statement. His wife, Nicoletta, four daughters and sister were among family and friends at his side, manager Terri Robson said."'The Maestro fought a long, tough battle against the pancreatic cancer,' Robson said. 'In fitting with the approach that characterized his life and work, he remained positive until finally succumbing to the last stages of his illness.'"read more