All About Jazz — Word has just come in that William Claxton died on Saturday in Los Angeles of congestive heart failure. He was eighty. With his pictures of Chet Baker in the early 1950s, Claxton established himself as a brilliant photographer of jazz musicians and w... more info

Perez Hilton — A star-studded, sassy New York crowd came out to see Madonna rock Madison Square Garden on Saturday. Chris Rock, Kelly Ripa and Jerry Seinfeld were among the famous faces spotted at the concert. Madonnaphiles excitedly told us that M was joined on st... more info

Metalsucks — Looks like Ville Valo is joining Mike Patton, Dee Snider and John Bush in the “Metal Singers with Voice Careers” club. Metal Hammer reports: “HIM frontman Ville Valo will star in the animated movie sequel Madagascar Escape 2 Africa. “Ville wi... more info

The Newsroom — Your favorite animated animals are back in DreamWorks "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa." Chris Rock, Jada Pinkett-Smith, Sacha Baron Cohen and David Schwimmer lend their voices to the film. (Oct. 10) more info

The Newsroom — Check out the trailer for, 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.' The animated sequel - starring Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, and David Schwimmer - opens in theaters on Nov. 7. (Oct. 7) more info

The Newsroom — Check out the trailer for, 'Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa.' The animated sequel - starring Chris Rock, Ben Stiller, Jada Pinkett Smith, and David Schwimmer - opens in theaters on Nov. 7. (Oct. 7) more info

Idolator — Kanye West's long-discussed television collaboration with Curb Your Enthusiasm producer Larry Charles appears to be dead, according to Charles, because the show was "too hardcore." While the idea of Kanye on television every week is a dream come tru... more info

The Newsroom — We hang out with Tyler James Williams, who plays a younger Chris Rock in "Everybody Hates Chris," as he shows us his other talents. more info

Stereogum — It was a tumultuous week at NY's Ed Sullivan Theater. Bill Clinton stopped by Monday (LOL @ Chris Rock afterward) and on Wednesday John McCain canceled at the last minute because the economy exploded. The high-profile week of musical chairs was capp... more info

Rolling Stone — Ludacris took over Tribeca Cinemas in lower Manhattan last night to introduce his new album Theater of the Mind, due out on DTP/Def Jam November 11th. Commanding the crowd from the balcony, Luda played a selection of tracks featuring T-Pain, Chris Br... more info