Los Angeles -- Mariah Carey has agreed to perform at the upcoming "Grammy Nominations Concert Live -- Countdown to Music's Biggest Night" in Los Angeles, CBS said Monday.
LL Cool J and Taylor Swift have been named co-hosts of the event, which is slated to take place Dec. 3 at the Nokia Theatre.
As previously announced, Swift, Celine Dion, Foo Fighters, B.B. King and John Mayer are also set to perform.
The one-hour special marks the first time nominations for the annual Grammy Awards will be announced live on prime time television, CBS noted.
London -- The Urban Music Awards show in London ended abruptly after two men in the audience were stabbed during a brawl.
The Times of London said police questioned hundreds of people about the fracas that broke out at the O2 arena during the weekend. One man was arrested.
Two men sustained knife wounds in the melee, which ended the show after it was only on for 90 minutes, the newspaper said. Estelle, Adele, Leona Lewis, Dizzee Rascal and Duffy were among the recording artists up for awards at Saturday's ceremony.
Awards show attendee Mark Hudson told The Times: "There's a reputation for these events that people carry knives, but there were no searches, no nothing.
I was worried about this before I came here. It was a big brawl, I would guess about 25 or 30 people, with chairs being thrown."
New York -- The wildly popular Australian stage musical "Priscilla Queen of the Desert" is heading to Broadway, show representatives said.
Adapted from the 1994 Oscar-winning film, "The Adventures of Priscilla Queen of the Desert" -- starring Terence Stamp, Hugo Weaving and Guy Pearce -- "Priscilla Queen of the Desert the Musical" is slated to open in March at New York's Palace Theatre.
Jason Donovan, Tony Sheldon and Oliver Thornton lead the cast of the show, which was written by Stephan Elliott and Allan Scott, and directed by Simon Phillip.
Donovan, Sheldon and Thornton will play respectively Tick, Bernadette and Adam -- a "glamorous Sydney-based performing trio that agree to take their show to the middle of the Australian outback" -- show notes said.
Las Vegas -- Cheech Marin and Tommy Chong are to be roasted by their fellow comedians during a special to be taped in Las Vegas, TBS said Monday.
Brad Garrett has signed on as host of "Cheech and Chong Roasted," a one-hour show starring Tom Arnold, Geraldo Rivera, Penn & Teller, Wilmer Valderrama, Greg Giraldo, The Rev. Al Sharpton and Shelby Chong, with special appearances by Steve Carell and Andy Dick.
The special, which is part of The Comedy Festival, is to be taped Friday in The Palace at Caesars Palace. It is slated to premiere Nov. 30 on TBS.
A co-production between TBS and AEG Live, the festival is to return to Caesars Palace in Las Vegas for a fourth year Thursday through Saturday.
Los Angeles -- Canadian-born actor Jim Carrey has signed on to narrate "Under the Sea 3D," Warner Bros. Pictures Inc. and IMAX Corp. announced Monday.
The project is the third IMAX 3D co-production between the two companies. It is scheduled to be released to IMAX theaters starting Feb. 13.
"Jim Carrey is a favorite of film audiences everywhere and of every generation, so he is the perfect choice to narrate this undersea adventure for moviegoers of all ages. We are also very proud to be working with IMAX to bring audiences this visually stunning film that reminds us all of the beauty and magic of our oceans, and the importance of preserving them for future generations," Dan Fellman, president of domestic distribution for Warner Bros. Pictures, said in a statement.
Los Angeles -- Hollywood's United Artists Entertainment says Christopher McQuarrie has been hired to write and produce two new films.
McQuarrie, who penned "The Usual Suspects" and co-wrote UA's upcoming "Valkyrie," will make the films "The Champions" and "The Monster of Florence," the studio said.
"Chris is a remarkable talent who always brings a valuable perspective to the table. We are thrilled to be working with him on both projects," UA boss Tom Cruise said in a statement.
United Artists Chief Operating Officer Elliott Kleinberg said: "Chris McQuarrie is a uniquely gifted artist. We look forward to continuing our long and productive partnership with Chris."
McQuarrie is working on "The Champions" with fellow writer/producer Guillermo del Toro. The film is based on the 1968-69 British TV series, which follows the adventures of a team of secret government agents rescued from a Himalayan plane crash by an advanced civilization and given superhuman abilities, UA said.
Los Angeles -- U.S. actress and pop star Miley Cyrus is scheduled to perform during the Season 7 finale of the TV competition series "Dancing with the Stars," ABC said Monday.
The winning couple of the popular dance-off is to be revealed Nov. 25. Heading into the semifinals for the mirror ball trophy, along with their professional dance partners, are Brooke Burke, Lance Bass, Cody Linley and Warren Sapp.
Another celebrity and his or her partner are slated to be eliminated Tuesday.
Cyrus -- who is in production on the third season of her hit TV series "Hannah Montana," and who will be heard soon in Walt Disney Pictures' animated feature "Bolt" with John Travolta -- is expected to perform her second single, "Fly on the Wall," from her album, "Breakout," with her own dancers on "DWTS."
Los Angeles -- Iconic U.S. performer Liza Minnelli has signed up to appear on Rosie O'Donnell's upcoming variety special "Rosie Live," NBC said Monday.
The show is slated to air on the network Nov. 26, live from New York's Little Shubert Theatre. O'Donnell is to join Minnelli in a "fun song and dance number to a tune that Minnelli hasn't performed in 30 years," NBC said.
Minnelli, the daughter of entertainer Judy Garland and film director Vincente Minnelli, will join previously announced guest stars including recording artists Ne-Yo and Alanis Morissette, comedian Kathy Griffin and actress Jane Krakowski for the special.
Minnelli won an Oscar for her work in the movie "Cabaret," an Emmy for her 1973 TV special "Liza with a 'Z'" and a Tony for her performance in the Broadway show "Flora the Red Menace." Her other film credits include "New York, New York" and "Arthur."
Mumbai-- Indian film director Deepa Mehta says she cast Vinay Virmani, a recent graduate of New York's Lee Strasberg Theatre and Film Institute, in her upcoming epic.
The Press Trust of India said Virmani will star with Akshay Kumar in Mehta's movie "Komagata Maru," which is inspired by the true story of how a Japanese ship in 1914 sailed from India and was refused entry into Canada because Indian passengers were aboard. The ship was then sent back to India where some of the Indian passengers were killed by the British.
Virmani is to play the central role of Mewa Singh, the man who assassinated William Charles Hopkinson, regarded as the principal conspirator in the historic "Komagata Maru" episode, PTI said.
"The arc of Mewa Singh's character begins as a young man of innocence filled with hope and ends with an enraged man transformed by anger into a seeker for justice. I wanted a new fresh face to render this role and after much consideration I selected Vinay," Mehta said in a statement released Monday.
United States, November 17: The famous video game, “Guitar Hero”, has added drums and vocals to to its latest version, “Guitar Hero: World Tour” against the rival Harmonix’s “Rock Band”.
