Here are today’s top entertainment headlines:

• Billy Joel is releasing a new pop song on February 7th. Joel had previously sworn off pop music promising to only work within the classical music genre. Joel stated that performing only classical music “sounded like a great idea until it came time to pay the rent.”

• Reports are beginning to surface that say the Eagles are close to releasing their first album of new music in 30 years. Among the song titles rumored to be included on the new album are Hotel South Dakota, Take It Even Easier, Desperadillo.

• Russell Crowe has signed a $20 million deal to star in a new film entitled Nottingham. The film is a re-imagining of the Robin Hood story.  There is no report on which role Crowe will play but there is speculation that he will be difficult to work with, demanding, drunk and physically abusive during the shoot. PAs have been told to hid all phones.

• Promotions for the Cartoon Network show Aqua Teen Hunger Force were mistaken for bombs by residents of Boston.  The advertisements were placed in cities all over the country and included light boards that featured a character from the show, but only in Boston were the promotional boxes thought to be bombs. Most Boston citizens knew there was no real bomb threat because Ben Affleck was nowhere near the city.

That’s all for today’s news, stay tuned to this channel for all the news that matters least but you still care about.

(Compiled by J. Allen)

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