Taylor Hicks

• American Idol winner Taylor Hicks will release his second album in March. — Billboard

• Tobey Maguire's production company has acquired the rights to Marcus Sakey's crime novel Good People. — Variety
• In Sundance deals news, Fox Searchlight has acquired the Hugh Dancy romance Adam, and the bromance Humpday will be distributed by Magnolia. — Reuters
• Law and Order: Criminal Intent won't air till the Summer. — TV Guide
• Brandon Routh, Chris Evans, and Brie Larson have joined the cast of Scott Pilgrim vs. the World. — The Hollywood Reporter
• Eddie Vedder, Dave Grohl, Norah Jones, and Jack Johnson are among the acts confirmed for a Nick Drake tribute album. — Billboard
• Bradley Whitford and Richard Jenkins have joined the cast of Joss Whedon's horror film The Cabin in the Woods. — Zap2it
• Clap Your Hands Say Yeah is taking a break — but supposedly not breaking up. — Pitchfork

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• Did you ever read R.L. Stine's Goosebumps books? Now there's going to be a movie version of the series, Variety reports.
• Billboard has the rundown of this year's BET Awards nominees; T. Pain leads the pack with five nominations.
• Hooray! The hilarious Rob Corddry has finally landed a starring role, in the action-comedy Project A, which will be produced by Ben Stiller, ComingSoon writes.
• According to Variety, we'll see an English-language remake of the Chilean movie Pretendiendo in which "a beautiful woman . . . dons a fat suit to shield herself from any more romantic upsets."
• American Idol's Taylor Hicks is headed to Broadway as the Teen Angel in a production of Grease, Billboard reports.
• Zap2It writes that George Clooney will star in an adaptation of the non-fiction book Men Who Stare at Goats.
• The Wall Street Journal claims that if ratings don't improve for the CW, the network may be doomed.
• ComingSoon reports that Danny Glover will reprise his stage role in a big screen adaptation of Master Harold... and the Boys.
• Check out the colorful pictures of the grand opening of the Simpsons ride at Universal Studios in the Orlando Sentinel.

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• Shania Twain and husband, music producer Robert "Mutt" Lange, are separating after 14 years of marriage. — People
• Rumor has it Daniel Day-Lewis will be replacing Javier Bardem for the role of Guido Contini in the movie musical Nine. — BuzzSugar
• Tickets for this Summer's American Idol Tour will go on sale Saturday. The tour starts July 1 in Arizona and ends in September in Oklahoma. — AP
• Former American Idol Taylor Hicks will be joining the Broadway cast of "Grease" on June 6, playing the role of Teen Angel. — AP
• Miley Cyrus' new song "Rockstar" sounds a bit too much like band Lustra's "Scotty Doesn't Know," famous from Eurotrip, and Lustra is not very happy about this. — Page Six

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• The New York Daily News reports that David Letterman will have his beard shaved on the air on Monday's show; too bad the beard had just gotten the keys to the city.
• Meanwhile, Jay Leno might be in trouble for writing his monologue on Wednesday's show, MarketWatch reports.
• ComingSoon is saying the next Superman movie may be without both director Bryan Singer and star of the show Brandon Routh.
• According to E! Online, the Jonas Brothers have signed a two-year, multimillion-dollar deal with touring company Live Nation.
• Former American Idol Taylor Hicks has been dropped from his record label, Entertainment Weekly reports.
• Theater owners say Johnny Depp made the most money for the multiplex in 2007, writes The Hollywood Reporter.
• Law & Order creator Dick Wolf wants to make a British version of the series, Zap2it reports.
• Netflix wants to bring movies straight to your TV, no mailing envelopes necessary, reports the New York Times.
• Mary J. Blige finally bumped Josh Groban from the top of the charts, Billboard reports.

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• Rihanna has a special shopping buddy - Jezebel
• Jude Law needs hair plugs already - D-Listed
• K Fed suits up for court - Pink is the New Blog
• Barron Trump is too cute - Just Jared
• Kate Beckinsale gets frisked at the airport - Egotastic
• More Wallace & Gromit headed our way - BuzzSugar
• Brooke Burns Hot Beach Body - Hollywood Rag
• Cameron Diaz's hidden talents - Hollywood Tuna
• Scarlett Johansson is uplifting - cityrag
• Charlie and Denise are still going at it - IDLYITW
• Taylor Hicks gets a new gig - TMZ

If you've been following American Idol at all (and even if you haven't) then you probably know who Taylor Hicks is and you've probably also noticed that he has slimmed down a bit.

People are always buzzing about how AI winners end up losing a bunch of weight and Hicks is no different. MyFoxMilwaukee is claiming he lost about 20 pounds since he first appeared in the spotlight. How did he do it? Well, Soul Aerobics of course. Hicks, like many performers, credits his weight loss to dancing around on the stage while performing on tour. So while you may not be American Idol material, you can still achieve the same results by taking cardio dance classes such as the NikeWomen Workout or even by doing dance workouts at home like the Bollywood DVD workout. Dancing is a great way to burn a whole lot of calories all while having a good time. Check with your gym to see what cardio dance/aerobics classes are offered.

You can see the video of the full report on Hicks' weight loss and his so called Soul Aerobics on MyFoxMilwaukee.com. Who knows, maybe Hicks will have his own workout video soon...

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• Naomi Campbell may have arrived for her NY court appointed work-detail this morning in high-heeled Christian Louboutin ankle boots, but she brought her own work boots to change into. Such a professional! - TMZ
• Jessica Alba says during a six week acting workshop with Felicity Huffman, the desperate housewife made her cry. No pain, no gain, Jess! - Page Six
• Michael Jackson is evidently annoying staff at a hotel in London where he is staying. Not only does he have 10 security guards around him at all times, but he's dressing like a woman and neglecting to tip. That's not very ladylike- The Scoop
• 300 took the #1 spot for the second week in a row with $31.2 mil while Wild Hogs stayed at the #2 spot with $18.8 mil. The boys are obviously very popular at the box office right now! - BuzzSugar
• Rose McGowan was forced to have plastic surgery a few weeks back after she got into a car accident and her glasses cut her face. Yikes! - Page Six
• Taylor Hicks says he dropped 22 pounds since his American Idol win last May. At least he hasn't changed his fabulous hair color! - People

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• Despite saying he would never get married again, Howard Stern has gotten engaged to long-time girlfriend Beth Ostrosky. What a fabulous Valentine's Gift. Congrats! - US Weekly
• Rumor has it Kristin Davis is dating Dirt's Rick Fox. Sounds like someone is getting Sex in the City these days- Gatecrasher
• Faith Hill and Tim McGraw's LA home was robbed over the weekend. Police would only say some cash was stolen. Luckily they weren't home at the time. - People
• Taylor Hicks was evidently a diva on AI, even before he made it to the top 8. He refused to go to photoshoots and snubbed the other contestants. So that's what it takes to win! - The Scoop
• A judge ruled Wednesday that Anna Nicole's body must be held for DNA testing for the paternity dispute involving Howard K Stern and Larry Birkhead....and everyone else claiming to be the baby daddy. - AP

Taylor Hicks has released his self-titled debut album and he's now going on tour. He kicks off his first show in February in Jacksonville, Florida and while he told MTV that he hopes it will last 10 years, the dates are only scheduled through April 27th in Kansas City. We wonder if he will make any guest appearances on AI this season.

For more pics of Taylor performing with Gladys Knight during half time at the FedEx Orange Bowl just read more