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18 May 2008 8:45 AM, PDT | From PEOPLE.com | See recent PEOPLE.com news

What happens in Vegas usually stays in Vegas. But this time Kenny Chesney might want to ignore that rule and tell all his friends about his night in Sin City. The singer won the coveted entertainer of the year award at the 43rd Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas on Sunday 
night. "This one is really extra special because long before I had a hit
 record, the fans always came to the shows. And I want to thank you guys for voting and for being there for me," said Chesney when accepting his award, which fans voted on for the first time.

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2 January 2008 11:52 PM, PST | From wenn.com | See recent WENN news

Renewed bids to save the Golden Globes from falling victim to the ongoing writers' strikes have failed.

Attempts by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association and Dick Clark Productions - which produces the celebrated awards ceremony - to reach an interim agreement over allowing striking members to write scripts for this month's event were scuppered after they were given a damning rejection by the Writers Guild of America (Wga) on Wednesday.

The striking union released a statement reading, "Dick Clark Productions is a struck company. As previously announced, the Writers Guild will be picketing the Golden Globe Awards.

"The Wga has great respect and admiration for the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, but we are engaged in a crucial struggle that will protect our income and intellectual property rights for generations to come. We will continue to do everything in our power to bring industry negotiations to a fair conclusion. In the meantime, we are grateful for the ongoing support of the Hollywood talent community."

The waiver rejection is thought to be part of the writers' strategy to force studios back to the negotiating table after new talks broke down last month.

Hollywood screenwriters have been on strike since 5 November after the Wga and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers (Amptp) failed to agree terms for a new contract that expired in October.

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2 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Although his speech remained noticeably affected by the stroke that felled him in 2004, Dick Clark kidded co-host Ryan Seacrest and, as always, counted down the moments to 2008 in New York's Times Square Monday night. (The program actually made news when Mayor Michael Bloomberg told Seacrest that he would not run for president.) Orlando Sentinel TV columnist Hal Boedeker defended ABC's decision to bring Clark back each year despite his rather feeble appearance. "His presence offers several reminders," Boedeker wrote. "We're all growing older. We need to respect the aged. We're witnessing a TV icon setting a good example, growing old gracefully and not hiding." The primetime segment of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve (10:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m.) landed in first place in the ratings, posting a 4.8 rating and a 10 share, beating reruns of CSI: Miami on CBS and Law & Order: SVU on NBC. It then went on to score an 8.8 rating/20 share from 11:30 p.m.-1:00 a.m.

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