The Weekly News Roundup - week of June 13 - 17

Music

- Selena Gomez released her new song! WOOOO! It's "Love You Like a Love Song." She also released "Dices," the Spanish-language version of "Who Says". Please to enjoy both songs. (JSYK)

- And her BF Justin Bieber (well, Chris Brown featuring Justin Bieber (that applies to the song, not the relationship (Hopefully.))) released "Next to You." (JSYK)

- Aaaand friend of the show Cody Simpson released the video for his song "On My Mind". Good on ya, mate. (Cambio)

- Joe Jonas wanted to be part of Britney Spears' tour this summer, but she turned him down. She said it was because she wanted an "all girls" tour, but I swear I've heard that excuse before. (Cambio)

- Selena Gomez is healthy again, and blames her love of junk food for her recent brief stay in the hospital. Eat your vegetables, kids, and try not to smother them in cheese. (Cambio)

- Rihanna has been named the new tourism ambassador by her native Barbados. In othernews, sales of vacation packages to Barbados just skyrocketed. (Cambio)

- Michael Buble is writing a memoir. I hope it's full of advice about following your dreams! (Cambio)

- Justin Timberlake said in a recent interview with Playboy that he thinks Justin Bieber is a talented kid, and he hopes that JB has a good support system around him and a good plan for the future. Otherwise, instead of having staying power like the one and only JT, he could rapidly fade into obscurity like all of JT's former bandmates. (Cambio)

- Lady Gaga's meat dress is now in the Rock Hall of Fame, after it was chemically preserved. Because the process basically turned it into beef jerky, the dress was then painted so it would look as raw as it did the day she grossed out the entire planet. (TweenTribune)

Movies

- Chelsea Handler is in negotiations to play Victoria Justice's mom in the upcoming Paramount movie "Fun Size." Anyone know if Chelsea is still claiming to be 31? (Cambio)

- In a recent interview, James McAvoy said that releasing movies in 3-D is just a ploy by the Man to squeeze extra money out of the movie-going public, that 3-D is a waste of time and money, and that he was very happy that his movie "X-Men: First Class" was only released in 2-D. I'm with ya, Jimmy Mac. I'm with ya. (Cambio)

- In honor of the identity-swapping Monte Carlo, Cambio is doing a "No! I'm Selena" contest, where viewers submit their Selena look-alike photos. The winner will get a trip to LA, a Selena makeover by a Cambio stylist, and "an evening fit for a Monte Carlo princess," but no photo op with the original Selena. What a ripoff. (Cambio)

- Natalie Portman finally gave birth! I really could have sworn she was due a week after the Oscars. Huh. Regardless, mom and baby boy are doing well. (Cambio)

TV

- "The Nine Lives of Chloe King" premiered on Tuesday! You set your season pass on your Tivo, right?

- Jennifer Lopez hasn't decided yet whether she'll return to American Idol, since she's developing a Latin TV talent show and she might have a new film role in the works. So will she or won't she? Can she be the mom with the career who has it all?? Who WILL be the next American Idol??? The suspense is killing me! (Cambio)

- Kim Kardashian is getting a prenup before marrying the guy with the same name as her mother. I just... but... it's... WHEN WILL THIS KARDASHIAN PHASE BE OVER??? (Cambio)

Doing Good

- Remember the Justin Bieber perfume called "Someday"? It hasn't even hit shelves yet, but pre-sale proceeds have been donated to Pencils of Promise and Make-a-Wish, and JB is also auctioning a meet-n-greet at the launch party in NYC on June 23, with the money raised from that going to Communities in Schools and the Give Back Brands Foundation. (JSYK)

- In an effort to curb childhood obesity and show the diabetes epidemic, the Los Angeles Unified School District finally banned flavored milk from its cafeterias, although the more-sugar-laden fruit juices are still permitted. Baby steps. (TweenTribune)

- A school in Pennsylvania will save $15,000 this year by handing its lawn-mowing duties over to a flock of sheep. No word yet on how much it will cost them to clean up after the sheep, though. (TweenTribune)

Like Whoa

- Remember that tornado that went through western Massachusetts on June 1st? Well one of the houses it destroyed had 7 cats in it, and after a week and a half of searching through the rubble, all 7 cats were found alive and well. If only the house also had 9 lives. (TweenTribune)

Movies That Opened this Weekend (imdb)

Green Lantern

Mr. Popper's Penguins

The Art of Getting By (limited)

Buck (limited)

Page One: Inside the New York Times (NYC)

Top 10 in the Box Office Last Weekend (imdb)

1. Super 8

2. X-Men: First Class

3. The Hangover Part 2

4. Kung Fu Panda 2

5. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

6. Bridesmaids

7. Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

8. Midnight in Paris

9. Thor

10. Fast Five

So many sequels!! Fast Five, Kung Fu Panda 2, Super 8...

The Weekly News Roundup - week of June 6-10

Movies

- In preparation for the July 1 release of "Monte Carlo," Selena Gomez, Leighton Meester, and Katie Cassidy are going on a 10-city mall tour to promote it, starting June 10. (JSYK) UPDATE: Selena Gomez was hospitalized after appearing on The Tonight Show on Thursday, and is undergoing "routine tests". No word on when the CDC will quarantine Jay Leno for the safety of the American public. (JSYK)

- Dakota Fanning graduated from high school this week. Show-off. (JSYK)

- And in other scholastic news, Emma Watson quit Brown University back in April, and now we find out that she'll be a student at Oxford in the fall. She claims she's transferring because of what she wanted to study, but I suspect she just missed Hogwarts. (Cambio)

- A poster has been released for the upcoming "The Three Musketeers" that manages to make the movie look even worse than I'd thought. It's impressive. (JSYK)

- Shia LaBeouf said in an interview this week that Transformers 3 will be his last Transformers movie. In other news, Shia LaBeouf is a big fat liar. (Cambio)

TV

- Michelle Obama will do a guest spot on "iCarly." I guess Sasha and Malia must be fans... (Cambio)

- Taylor Swift, Shania Twain, and Chord Overstreet did a "Thelma & Louise" skit for the CMT awards that apparently set a new gold standard in comedy. We should all take notes. (JSYK)

- Justin Bieber and Rascal Flatts won the CMT Music Award for Collaborative Video of the Year, but then JB had to go and ruin everything by saying he was so honored to be at the "Country Music Awards" instead of the Country Music Television Music Awards. Dumbass. (JSYK)

- YES! Snoop Dogg is making the rounds, pitching a hip-hop version of American Idol. That show has to happen. It has to. (Cambio)

- Naya Rivera is the latest Glee castmember to get a record deal. Well done there! (JSYK)

- But she's still got a ways to go to catch up with Chris Colfer, who has already written a screenplay that is currently in preproduction, a pilot for Disney, and has now signed a 2-book deal with publisher Little Brown Book group. (Cambio)

- MTV canceled "Skins." Can't imagine why. (JSYK)

- It seems like a million years ago, but the MTV Movie Awards were only last Sunday. Complete list of winners here. (Cambio)

Music

- Kat Graham (of Vampire Diaries fame) is now also a singer. She just released the video for her single "I Want it All." (JSYK)

- A rough cut of the music video for the Justin Bieber/Chris Brown collaboration "Next 2 You" was leaked online this week. Still no word on why they used the number 2 but not the letter U in the title of the track. (JSYK)

- In one of those all-too-perfect moments, Lady Gaga had a "wardrobe malfunction" while she was accepting the CFDA Award for Fashion Icon. Brilliant. (Cambio)

- Shania Twain will take over the Las Vegas stage built for Celine Dion. She has signed on for a two-year run at the Caesar's Palace venue. (Cambio)

- Florence + The Machine are going on tour this summer, kicking off at Bonnaroo this week, and finishing in Milwaukee in July. (Cambio)

- Katy Perry created a dorky teenage alter-ego for her single "Last Friday Night (T.G.I.F.)" and set up Facebook and Twitter accounts for this Kathy Beth Terry. (Cambio)

- Jason Mraz is single again, ladies. He and now-ex-fiancee Tristan Prettyman split after less than 6 months of engagementship, with Mraz publicly siting his heavy workload and "clinging" too much too his art. (Cambio)

- Forbes released its list of best-paid celebs under the age of 30, and surprise-bloody-surprise,Lady Gaga is #1, and Justin Bieber is #2. Lebron James, Roger Federer, and Taylor Swift round out the top 5. (Cambio)

- MDot Finley is out of the hospital, Sean Kingston is still in but is walking around, andJennifer Hudson checked in with stomach pain. Maybe all these medical stories should go in the "Trends" category. (Cambio)

Seriously, WTF

- A teenager in China literally gave his right kidney for an iPad 2. He sold the organ for $3,400 and immediately bought the iPad 2, but the gadget got his mom all suspicious because where could he have gotten that kind of money? She figured it out and filed a police report, but it looks like karma is providing the bigger punishment: the hospital where he got the kidney removed isn't exactly qualified to perform surgery, and the kid is having a bit of a hard time recovering. Hence the commandment "thou shalt not covet thy neighbor's iPad 2." (JSYK)

- Sparky's Homemade Ice Cream shop in Columbia, Missouri, created and immediately sold out of a new flavor of ice cream: cicada. Yes, the bugs. The gross, ugly, crunchy, disgusting bugs. The department of public health has, thankfully, taken umbrage with the practice of adding cicadas to ice cream, but the locals apparently love it. (TweenTribune)

Doing Good

- When Prince William and Kate got married in that splashy wedding in April, they asked guests, well-wishers, and fans to make donations to a wedding fund in lieu of sending gifts. That fund raised $1.6 million, which they distributed to 26 charities that support the armed forces, children, conservation, the elderly, art, and sports. (Cambio)

- Angelina Jolie and Missouri-born Brad Pitt donated $500,000 to relief efforts in Joplin, MO. (Cambio)

- Lady Gaga is auctioning off her grand piano and plans to donate the proceeds to Ten O'Clock Classics, a charity that provides classical music venues for young musicians. But according to Forbes, she could have just given them a crapload of money. (Cambio)

Movies Opening This Weekend

Super 8

Judy Moody and the Not Bummer Summer

Trollhunter (limited)

The Trip (limited)

Bride Flight (limited)

Viva Riva! (LA/NY)

Top 10 in the Box Office last weekend (imdb)

1. X-Men: First Class

2. The Hangover Part II

3. Kung Fu Panda 2

4. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

5. Bridesmaids

6. Thor

7. Fast Five

8. Midnight in Paris

9. Something Borrowed

10. Jumping the Broom

The Weekly News Roundup - week of May 30 - June 3

Bieber

- OMFG he got ANOTHER tattoo! No, he probably didn't, but photos from his Memorial Day fishing expedition show a giant star on his left elbow. Skeptics agree it's probably yet another Bieber prank. Biebrank. (JSYK)

- Because he is a little bit country in addition to being a little bit rock 'n roll, Justin Bieber willpresent an award at the CMT Music Awards. (Cambio)

Movies

- The first "Breaking Dawn" footage will premier this weekend at the MTV Movie Awards. Get excited!! (JSYK)

- Apparently all teen movie series based on popular novel series must have one more film than book. First Harry Potter, then Twilight, and now there are rumblings that there will be 4 Hunger Games movies based on the 3 Hunger Games books. All the better to fleece you with, my dear. (Cambio)

- The tricksy hobbitses are back!! Titles and release dates for Peter Jackson's two movies based on The Hobbit have finally been announced. "The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey" will land in theaters December 14, 2012, and "The Hobbit: There and Back Again" will follow on December 13, 2013. The movies will star Martin Freeman as Bilbo Baggins, and Orlando Bloom, Andy Serkis, Elijah Wood, Hugo Weaving, Ian McKellen, and Cate Blanchett in their roles from the LOTR trilogy. This brings joy to my nerdy little heart. (Cambio)

- "The Hangover: Part II" got the highest opening weekend gross ever for a comedy, further proving my theory that Bridesmaids would have done a lot better if it had starred a bunch of dudes. (Cambio)

Music

- More than a million copies of Lady Gaga's album "Born This Way" have now been sold. Take THAT, weak economy! (Cambio)

- With less than a month to go before the release of her album "When The Sun Goes Down,"Selena Gomez has FINALLY released the track list, tweeting a link to her website. (JSYK)

- Adele canceled a couple of North American tour dates due to laryngitis, then went ahead and just canceled the rest of the tour because her doctor put her on full vocal rest. For anyone lucky enough never to have been prescribed full vocal rest, it means no singing, no talking, no whispering, no nothing. In short, it's torture. (Cambio)

- Taylor Swift's "Speak Now" tour has officially begun. AT LAST! (JSYK)

- Sean Kingston is in stable condition in a Miami hospital after a jet-ski accident over Memorial Day weekend. (JSYK)

- And MDot Finley was hospitalized this week after he was in a motorcycle accident. All these injuries kind of make me miss the days when rappers just shot each other and were done with it. But not really. At all. Best wishes for speedy recoveries to both MDot and Sean Kingston. (Cambio)

- Joe Jonas finally released his single "See No More" today, and there was much rejoicing. Yaaaaaay. (Cambio)

- Leann Rimes is making us wait until July 18th for her single "Give." (Cambio)

- Next year, Coachella will take place over two weekends, because you can never have too much of a good thing or too many drugs. Wait. Might be wrong about that last part. (Cambio)

- First Ke$ha asked her fans to send her their teeth so she could make a necklace from them, and now she's asking them to name her puppy for her. TOO FAR, KE$HA. YOU'VE GONE TOO FAR. (Cambio)

TV

- Jane Lynch will host this year's Primetime Emmys in September, and I for one would like to thank the Academy. (Cambio)

Sports

- Shaq announced his retirement from basketball this week. Here's hoping he'll now pursue his acting career full-time. Kazaam! (Cambio)

- Spelling officially became a sport this week, when Sukanya Roy won the National Spelling Bee by correctly spelling the word "cymotrichous." The final five had been battling it out for ages, correctly spelling word after made-up word, but in the end, Sukanya was the victor. No word on whether she's getting an endorsement deal with Wheaties, or if she's headed to Disneyworld. (TweenTribune)

Doing Good

- The lead singer of Never Shout Never (not to be confused with anything Bieber) is fromJoplin, MO, and although neither he nor his family were injured in the tornado, he's still a wee bit upset about the massive natural disaster and has set a goal of raising $1 million to help other tornado victims in Joplin. (JSYK)

- Movie Star and professional Timothy Olyphant-impersonator Josh Duhamel has been honored by the Red Cross with their coveted Crystal Cross prize (not to be confused with their not-so coveted Kris Kross prize) for his support and fundraising efforts. (Cambio)

Trends

- A study published in the journal Pediatrics says that teens should not drink sports drinkslike Gatorade unless they are athletes, and that no teens whatsoever should drink energy drinks like Monster or 5 Hour Energy. Why? Well, sports drinks often have massive amounts of calories, and most teens can't burn them off, leading to obesity. As for energy drinks, they're loaded with caffeine, which is really bad for anyone still growing. Awesome. (JSYK)

- Pink is the latest Hollywood Mom. She gave birth to her daughter Willow Sage Hart on Wednesday. (Cambio)

- And Kim Kardashian insists that she will NOT be the next Hollywood Mom, and that rumors that she's pregnant and that her wedding to Kris Humphries will be a shotgun wedding are totally false. Huh. Only time will tell. Time, and math. (Cambio)

- Blake Lively told Glamour Magazine that she has sworn off wardrobe stylists because she likes dressing herself. This was probably not the right thing to say mere days after naked pictures allegedly of her were leaked on the internet. (Cambio)

- And speaking of clothes, Jessica and Ashlee Simpson are going to launch a new clothing line aimed at tweens. It will be part of Jessica's already-successful line. Who'd have thought she'd be the head of a business empire? Not I. Not even close. (Cambio)

- Gwyneth Paltrow joined Facebook and Twitter this week. Whoa whoa whoa, slow down there, tiger. Gotta ease into these things. Wouldn't want you to accidentally Tumblr and hurt yourself. (Cambio)

- Because the old food pyramid actually added up to like 12,000 calories per day, the Department of Agriculture finally released updated eating guidelines this week, swapping out the pyramid and replacing it with "My Plate", which is actually a plate plus a little additional ancillary plate or bowl. Makes total sense. I am now immediately healthy. (TweenTribune)

- The Webby Awards' Person of the Year is not a person. It's Watson. The Jeopardy-winning supercomputer. All hail our computer overlords! (TweenTribune)

Movies Opening This Weekend (imdb)

X-Men: First Class

Beginners (limited)

Submarine (limited)

Beautiful Boy (LA/NYC)

Rejoice and Shout (limited)

Top 10 in the Box Office Last Weekend (imdb)

1. The Hangover: Part II

2. Kung Fu Panda 2

3. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

4. Bridesmaids

5. Thor

6. Fast Five

7. Midnight in Paris

8. Something Borrowed

9. Jumping the Broom

10. Rio

The Weekly News Roundup - week of May 23 - 27

Justin Bieber

- The Bieb got more ink! Last year for his 16th birthday he got a tattoo of a seagull (family tradition, apparently), and this year he got the word "Jesus" in Hebrew. Not sure, but I think he's sending mixed messages. (JSYK)

- JB has a commercial out for his new perfume "Someday," and according to the commercial, Justin Bieber is the new Beetlejuice - just spray the perfume three times and he appears. (JSYK)

- Justin Bieber and Selena Gomez and their families went on vacation in Maui this week, and Justin & Selena totally got caught kissing again by the paparazzi! OMG! (JJJ)

TV

- Scotty McCreery won American Idol, and went straight home to take a test in English class. If that doesn't say "rockstar lifestyle," I don't know what does. (JSYK)

- And Hines Ward won this season of Dancing With The Stars. Too bad - I had $50 on Gary Busey. (Cambio)

- Big Time Rush got picked up for a 3rd season. Good call, Nickelodeon. (Cambio)

Movies

- The first official poster for "Breaking Dawn" has been released, and it might as well just be a hand-written note tacked on a corkboard. (Cambio)

- The release date for the Julia Roberts "Snow White" movie got shifted earlier, so now that one's opening before the other one - "Snow White & The Huntsman". Oh, and there's aSnow White TV pilot, too. I like to think this sudden interest in Snow White is all thanks to the increased popularity of vampires in the past couple years. (Cambio)

- The first trailer for "The Muppets" came out this week, and it has absolutely nothing to do with the real plot of the movie. HOORAY MUPPETS!! (Cambio)

- Aaaaaand since "The Hunger Games" can apparently have an infinite cast, Lenny Kravitzwas added to the cast list this week. (Cambio)

- "Pirates 4", despite nearly universal bad reviews, broke international box office recordswhen it took in $364.4 million overseas in its opening weekend. Now I really want to see it in a different language. (Cambio)

- Abigail Breslin was paid $275,000 for one week's work on the movie "New Year's Eve," plus another $100,000 if the movie does well in the box office, plus $40,000 per day for any pickups. Yeah, well, who didn't earn that as a 15 year old? (Teen.com)

Music

- Ever wondered how to crash a website as big as Amazon? Well, the answer is: sell Lady Gaga's album Born This Way for 99 cents. What's up, iTunes? What you got?? You got NOTHIN! (Cambio)

- On the off-chance you care, the new We the Kings music video is out, for their song "Friday is Forever." (JSYK)

- Taylor Swift's Speak Now tour includes elements that were inspired by Cirque du Soleil, including aerialists, dancers and glow sticks, along with the usual pyrotechnics and lighting stuff. (JSYK)

- Joe Jonas released a teaser video for his aptly-named single "See No More". (Cambio)

- Oh right the Billboard Music Awards were Sunday! Eminem and Justin Bieber won the most awards of the night with 6 each, and Taylor Swift nabbed 3 awards. Anyone else think the Billboard Award categories are ridiculously narrow? (JSYK)

- When "Hairspray" hits the Hollywood Bowl in early August, the cast will include alumni Harvey Fierstein and Marissa Jaret Winkour, and newbies Nick Jonas, John Stamos, Drew Carey, Diana DeGarmo, Mo Gaffney, Darlene Love, Tara Macri, and Corbin Bleu. Someone please remind me not to try to drive anywhere near the Bowl that week. (Cambio)

- Just like the killer bees, Miley Cyrus's "Gypsy Heart" tour is slowly making its way up through South & Central America, and has reached Mexico. Hey Texas, run for cover!!! (JJJ)

Trending Topics

- A high school in Arizona is charging its seniors $25 to participate in their own graduation ceremony. As can be expected, the kids are a bit miffed. But back in my day, I swear we had to pay a $70 gown rental fee, so they should just shut the front door. (JSYK)

- And a senior prank at a Colorado high school shut the entire school down for 4 days. Seniors put 30 bales of hay in the school's common areas, which doesn't seem like it could possibly warrant a cleanup bill of $100,000 (which it did) until you think about how that crap gets EVERYWHERE, plus it releases an amazing amount of mold and other allergens into the air, which can cause some intense respiratory problems. A few days and a lot of money later, though, everything's back to normal there. (JSYK)

- Kim Kardashian got engaged to Kris Humphries this week. Still no word on the Freudian implications of marrying a man who has the exact same first name as your MOTHER. (Cambio)

- The Backstreet Boys went vegetarian for their current tour. Just for the record: consumption of meat does not affect vocal performance. Regardless, PETA has applauded the 'boys decision. (Cambio)

Doing Good

- Lea Michele wrote to officials at the National Institute of Health asking for help saving 14 chimpanzees at a medical research facility in Texas. (Cambio)

- Blake Lively told a British newspaper that she is determined not to let her fame cause her to make the same mistakes that a lot of other young stars make (*cough* LINDSAY *cough*), and that young fans need more positive role models (like her). (Cambio)

- As reported last week, Taylor Swift opened up one of her soundchecks to fans, charging $50 per ticket, and in doing so raised $750,000 toward tornado relief. After Joplin, though, she may want to do that a couple more times. (Cambio)

- The cast of Pretty Little Liars did a PSA for Staples for Students, a campaign by the office-supply chain to get school supplies for underprivileged students. (JJJ)

Movies Opening This Weekend (imdb)

Kung Fu Panda 2

The Hangover Part 2

The Tree of Life

Top 10 in the Box Office Last Weekend (imdb)

1. Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

2. Bridesmaids

3. Thor

4. Fast Five

5. Priest

6. Rio

7. Jumping the Broom

8. Something Borrowed

9. Water for Elephants

10. Madea's Big Happy Family

The Weekly News Roundup - week of May 16 - 20

Bieb the World

- Building on the success of his unisex "My World" fragrance, Justin Bieber will soon launch aperfume for women, called "Someday." He's such a tease. (JSYK)

- Bieber and his GF Selena Gomez will be presenters at the 2011 Billboard Music Awards, which will be on Sunday if the world hasn't ended by then. (JSYK)

- Justin Bieber's world tour took him to Japan this week, where he took the time to meet with some kids who were affected by the tsunami. He actually wanted to perform in the tsunami area, but it's kind of radioactive at the moment. (JSYK)

- Justin Bieber has teamed up with PhoneGuard to boost his message against texting while driving. $1 from each concert ticket sold will go to PhoneGuard, makers of the Drive Safe app that disables texting and email when users are in a car driving more than 10mph. (JSYK)

Music

- Selena Gomez leaked the cover art for her upcoming album (dropping June 28), which will apparently no longer be called Otherside, and will now instead be called "When the Sun Goes Down." (JSYK)

- Joe Jonas is still a thing, and he's releasing a single called "See No More" on June 3rd. (JSYK)

- Katy Perry has a rider that forbids her tour chauffeurs from speaking to her or even looking at her. Because she's a singer of the people. (Cambio)

- Avril Lavigne released the video for her new single "Smile." Great. (Cambio)

- Ke$ha has asked her fans to give her their teeth so she can make a necklace with them. I repeat, Ke$ha has asked her fans to give her their TEETH so she can make a NECKLACE with them. WHEN WILL EVERYONE REALIZE SHE'S F#@KING CRAZY?? (Cambio)

Movies

- Entertainment Weekly published the first photos of Jennifer Lawrence as Katniss in The Hunger Games. I still really want to read those books. Anyone have a copy they could lend me? For serious. (JSYK)

- The Muppets movie poster was released this week. Get excited! But not too excited - the movie isn't coming out until late fall. (Cambio)

- Alex Pettyfer is now backtracking like crazy on the anti-Hollywood rant he went on in an interview with VMAN magazine. Apparently he actually does still want to have a career. And an American work permit. And possibly a social life. Who knew? (Cambio)

- Armie Hammer, better known as the Winkelvi from The Social Network, has been cast asThe Lone Ranger to Johnny Depp's Tonto in a new Lone Ranger movie. (Cambio)

- Sam Raimi will direct a Wizard of Oz prequel called "Oz: Great and Powerful", which will feature James Franco, Rachel Weisz, Mila Kunis, and Michelle Williams as Glinda the Good Witch. (Cambio)

- Chris Hemsworth will play the Huntsman in "Snow White & The Huntsman", oppositeKristen Stewart, Charlize Theron, and friend of the show Sam Claflin. (Cambio)

- The movie "Titanic" will be re-released in 3-D in 2012. And James Cameron will donate all profits to charity. That last part is the opposite of true. (NYTimes)

Trends

- Remember the Connecticut kid who took that prom sign thing to a whole new level and got banned from prom by school administrators for posting his prom proposal in giant cardboard letters on the side of the school? Well, thanks to a massive Facebook initiative, tons of Tweets, and an appearance on Jimmy Kimmel Live, the school backed down and is letting him go to prom (with the girl he was asking out. How could she say no?). They did make sure to say that he would still be punished, just in a different way. How terrifying. (JSYK)

- You know how Oprah has been at the top of Forbes' Celebrity Power 100 list for the past 4 years? Well not any more - this year it's Lady Gaga, possibly for being the first person to have10 million Twitter followers. This year's top 10 in order are Gaga, Oprah, Justin Bieber, U2, Elton John, Tiger Woods, Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi, Simon Cowell, and LeBron James. (Cambio)

- Hailee Steinfeld is the new face of Miu Miu, following in the footsteps of Katie Holmes, Kirsten Dunst, and Vanessa Paradis. (Cambio)

- Schools are increasingly turning to online teaching during what would otherwise be snow days. School districts save money and school years aren't pushed into mid-summer, but families without internet access (or without enough computers for each of their kids) can't participate. Still, in this increasingly Day After Tomorrow-esque world, online learning is probably a really good idea. (TweenTribune)

Doing Good

- When the Collins Academy in Chicago won the "Get MotivatED Challenge" (a national competition to improve attendance rates), their grand prize was to get Nicki Minaj as their principal for a day. And now they can all go back to skipping school and not hanging out with hip hop moguls. (JSYK)

- Miranda Cosgrove and the casts of iCarly and Victorious spent Sunday at a charity event for St. Jude's, and the St. Jude's kids tried to make the day about her, by giving her a giant birthday cake in honor of her 18th. It was very sweet, but Miranda didn't let it go to her head - she kept the day all about the St. Jude's kids. (JSYK)

- The newly-single Leonardo DiCaprio has raised over $200,000 for relief efforts in Haiti, and only $70k of that was his own money. (Cambio)

What?!

- A missing chihuahua has been reunited with its owners... FIVE YEARS after it disappeared! Microchips really do work, but only if someone finds the dog. No word on what Cookie was up to for five years, but something tells me Disney will have a movie out about it within a year. (TweenTribune)

- A man was not allowed to board a train in northern Wales this week when he attempted to board it with his pony. It wasn't even a miniature pony, it was just a pony pony, and for some reason he thought no one would have a problem with having a large, hoofed animal in a moving train car. Only in Wales. Or New Zealand. (TweenTribune)

Movies Opening This Weekend (imdb)

Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides

Midnight in Paris (limited)

Louder Than a Bomb (limited)

Top 10 in the Box Office last Weekend (imdb)

1. Thor

2. Bridesmaids

3. Fast Five

4. Priest

5. Rio

6. Jumping the Broom

7. Something Borrowed

8. Water for Elephants

9. Madea's Big Happy Family

10. Soul Surfer

The Weekly News Roundup - week of May 9 - 13

Bieberiffic

- OMGOMGOMG "Never Say Never" was released on DVD today!!!!! And because there's always more money to be made, the Bieb-machine set up a website (NSNweekend.com) which, when linked to your Facebook page, gives you access to JB t-shirt stencils, Twitter skin, printables, recipes, and more. (JSYK)

- At a press conference in Indonesia, Justin Bieber kissed Selena Gomez. Well that explains ONE of the Twitter outages this week... (JSYK)

- A 14-year-old girl who lost her father in the 9/11 attacks wrote to President Obama not asking to meet the president, but asking if he could arrange for her to meet Justin Bieber. Obama invited her to the ceremony at Ground Zero, and when he met her there he promised to try to help reach the Bieb. Bieber read about this story and tweeted that Obama will keep his promise, although JB didn't actually reach out to the girl. Smart money is, if Obama can track down Bin Laden, he can probably track down His Biebness. (Cambio)

TV

- Ashton is the new Charlie. Hopefully just on TV. Kutcher will replace Sheen on "Two and a Half Men" in a plot device that Chuck Lorre describes as "hilarious." We shall see, Lorre. We shall see. (Cambio)

- During a radio interview with Europe 1, "CSI" actress Marg Helgenberger said that during his recent guest appearances on the show, Justin Bieber was "kind of a brat." Ha! Apparently he locked a producer in a closet, and destroyed a cake that was on the cast's table. Granted, he was sort of part of the cast that day, but clearly they were having none of his shenanigans. (CNN)

- Following the season wrap of Glee, Diana Agron chopped her hair. This is not news. (JSYK)

- ION will broadcast the Young Hollywood Awards on May 26. Giuliana Rancic will present awards to Elle Fanning, Hailee Steinfed, Aimee Teegarden and more. (JJJ)

- Once her show wraps this year, Oprah is headed to Broadway! She has met with producers and they are figuring out which play to do, but it "is really going to happen." (Cambio)

- Betraying every definition of the word "reality," Bristol Palin will co-star in a new reality series on BIO Channel with Chris & Kyle Massey. The three, plus Bristol's son Tripp, will all move into a house together and Bristol will work at a small charity. (Cambio)

Movies

- Zac Efron has joined the cast of "The Paperboy," based on the 1995 novel by Pete Dexter. Matthew McConaughey, Tobey Maguire, and Sofia Vergara are already on board. (Cambio)

- Will Smith's ginormous trailer at the set of Men In Black III caused so many complaints that Mayor Bloomberg demanded that the 2-story mobile McMansion be moved to a private parking lot. Will had been quoted as saying the ire of the locals was "hilarious," which I'm sure the Manhattanites appreciated. (Cambio)

Music

- And in another sign that humanity is doomed, Lady Gaga will be releasing songs from her upcoming album on FarmVille. Yes, FarmVille. The game makers have created a farm called GagaVille, and players will be able to unlock one Gaga track per day from May 17 to 19 by completing tasks. No word yet whether those tasks will involve begging you to buy them cows on Facebook, although that scenario seems likely. (AP)

- YouTube has started its own music chart tracking the popularity of music videos, andJennifer Lopez is their first #1, with her song "On the Floor." (Cambio)

- And Katy Perry just set a record of her own, becoming the first artist ever to stay in the Billboard Hot 100's Top 10 for an entire year. Well done there! (Cambio)

- Selena Gomez announced the name of her next single via Twitter: "I Love You Like a Love Song Baby." There is rampant speculation that she's talking to/about Bieber. (JSYK)

- And Britney Spears' next single will be "I Wanna Go," but unlike Newt Gingrich, she did not announce it through Twitter. (Cambio)

- Rihanna released the video for her song "California King Bed" this week. (Cambio)

- Taylor Swift has released the video for her song "Mean" which is all about ultimately triumphing over bullies. I really only wish she'd actually used Kanye's name. (JSYK)

All Broken Up

- Lady Gaga split up with her boyfriend, and blames her hectic work schedule for her "miserably pathetic" love life. Because it couldn't have been the meat dress. (Cambio)

- Adele's ex-boyfriend wants a cut of the royalties from the album 21 because their breakup inspired a few tracks. Someone please tell him muses don't get paid. (Cambio)

- Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Schriver split up this week, reenergizing the market for quotes from '80s Arnold movies. (Cambio)

Doing Good

- Seventeen magazine and ABC Family are launching the Delete Digital Drama initiative this summer to raise awareness for the problem of cyberbullying. They're even running a new made-for-tv movie on ABCF called "Cyberbully" starring Emily Osment, Kelly Rowan, and Kay Panabaker. (Cambio)

- After seeing cell phone footage of the tornadoes last month, Taylor Swift decided to open her rehearsals to the public, donating ticket money raised to tornado relief. (Cambio)

- CMT also got in on the tornado relief action. Last night they did a live, 90-minute concert special to raise money and awareness. Lots of big names from the world of country music performed. It was probably awesome. (Cambio)

Awesome

- Remember the jet-pack guy from last fall? Yves Rossy? He just flew across the Grand Canyon! Check it out. (TweenTribune)

Movies Opening This Weekend

Priest

Bridesmaids

Hesher (NY/LA)

Everything Must Go (limited)

Go For It! (limited)

Skateland (limited)

L'amour fou (NYC)

City of Life and Death (NY/LA)

Top 10 in the Box Office Last Weekend (imdb

1. Thooooooooooooooooor!

2. Fast Five

3. Jumping the Broom

4. Something Borrowed

5. Rio

6. Water for Elephants

7. Madea's Big Happy Family

8. Soul Surfer

9. Prom

10. Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS. Evil

The Weekly News Roundup - week of May 2 - 6

Bieber

- Justin Bieber was pelted with eggs during his concert in Sydney last Friday, and after a video of the incident made the rounds on the interwebs, the Sydney police arrested a 17-year-old totally jealous boy who is the alleged culprit. (JSYK)

- Remember the YouTube video where the skinny little kid was bullying the bigger one until the bigger one snapped, picked the bully up, and slammed him down, breaking the kid's leg? Yeah, so does Justin Bieber, who met with the bullied kid while touring in Australia this week. Bieb told the kid, who he'd had flown in from Melbourne, that he was proud of him for standing up for himself. (JSYK)

TV

- Teen Mom has been renewed for a 4th season. Where on Earth are they going to find moreteen moms? Oh, right, the show is self-perpetuating. (Teen.com)

- Selena Gomez will host the 2011 MuchMusic Video Awards in Toronto in June. MuchMusic is like MTV, only, y'know, Canadian. (JJJ)

Movies

- "Fast Five" set box office records, and so of course now we're getting yet another Fast & Furious sequel. I'm hoping they'll call it "Fast Five 2: Faster and Fiver." (Cambio)

- As we already know, Glee is going on tour again this summer, but they will also be coming to a movie theater near you, starting August 12. Oh yes, "Glee Live! 3D!" will be the multidimensional concert movie extravaganza of the summer. Count on it. (JSYK)

Music

- Adele turned 23 this week and sang at her own birthday party, mostly because it was a karaoke party. But also because she loves singing. (Cambio)

- Jordin Sparks has a new single called "I Am Woman", which will be on her next album. (JSYK)

- Selena Gomez's next album will be called "Otherside", and is due out June 28th. I'm pretty sure there's supposed to be a space in there somewhere, but that's why she's the artist. (Cambio)

- During her concert in Ecuador on Friday, Miley Cyrus covered Nirvana's "Smells Like TeenSpirit." Reviews are mixed, but most people who actually remember 1991 agree it wasn't exactly advisable. (JSYK)

- OMG Joe Jonas is going to be at Wango Tango! Remember when the Jonas Brothers were a thing? (Cambio)

- Mariah Carey named her twin babies: the girl is Monroe and the boy is Moroccan Scott. This is not newsworthy information. (Cambio)

- Lady Gaga has a rider on her venue contracts stating that ice for beverages is banned starting 30 minutes before her shows, because she's afraid her fans will throw it at her. Unrelated: remember when Charlize Theron was on Arrested Development and at first they thought her character's fashion sense was quirky? (Cambio)

Trends

- Demi Lovato is blogging! For Seventeen Magazine. (Cambio)

Doing Good

- After releasing her official video for Michelle Obama's "Let's Move!" campaign, Beyoncemade a surprise visit to students at PS 161 in Harlem while they were taking part in a "Let's Move! Flash Workout." She jumped right in and danced the routine with them, the kids all freaked out, and everyone had a great time. (JSYK)

- And Beyonce is raising money for the New York Police and Fire Widows' and Children's Benefit Fund by releasing her cover of Lee Greenwood's "God Bless the USA" as a single. (Cambio)

- Wayne Brady surprised a teacher and classroom full of kids with $1000 worth of classroom supplies, plus a day full of activities as part of Office Max's "A Day Made Better" program. Call me old fashioned, but having a corporate sponsor in the name of your charity, and then expecting others to donate to it, well, it seems wrong. (JSYK)

- Britney Spears is hosting a dinner to raise funds for ongoing Hurricane Katrina relief. Can you believe it's almost been 6 years? Where does the time go. (Cambio)

Movies Opening this Weekend (imdb)

Thor

Something Borrowed

Jumping the Broom

The Beaver (limited)

Last Night (limited)

Hobo with a Shotgun (limited)

Passion Play (limited)

There Be Dragons (limited)

Top 10 Movies in the Box Office Last Weekend (imdb)

1. Fast Five

2. Rio

3. Madea's Big Happy Family

4. Water for Elephants

5. Prom

6. Hoodwinked Too! Hood VS Evil

7. Soul Surfer

8. Insidious

9. Hop

10. Source Code