Winners at Wednesday's 43rd annual Country Music Association Awards:

Taylor Swift made history at the Country Music Awards, becoming the youngest person to win entertainer of the year and the first solo female to win it in a decade.

Renowned conductor Leonard Slatkin will skip appearances this month with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra as he recovers from a heart attack.

A company that claims to have made Winnie the Pooh famous is back in court over unpaid royalties for the use of the beloved children's characters.

CNN's Lou Dobbs, a lightning rod for criticism following his transition from a business journalist to an opinionated anchor on such issues as illegal immigration, told viewers on Wednesday that he was quitting his nightly show to pursue new opportunities.

"Dollhouse" will soon be going out of business.

Actress Sandra Bullock plans to walk the red carpet in New Orleans next week for a special premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side."

No movie can be all bad when juiced up with a soundtrack of more than 50 classic rock tunes.

ABC says Paul McCartney and Beyonce (bee-AHN'-say) will star in back-to-back one-hour specials Thanksgiving night.

Aerosmith's guitarist Joe Perry says the future of the band is still uncertain.

A record 20 films have been submitted for best animated feature at the Academy Awards.

Roger Corman, memorably dubbed "the Orson Welles of the Z-Movie" and "the Pope of Pop Cinema," never expected the words "Academy Award recipient" would accompany his name.

Canadian pop singer Celine Dion isn't pregnant after all.

ABC says its new fall drama "Eastwick" won't be on the air beyond its first 13 episodes.

Carl Ballantine, a comedian, magician and actor who was in the 1960s TV sitcom "McHale's Navy," has died. He was 92.

Linden MacIntyre, an investigative journalist who wrote a novel about sexual abuse by Catholic priests, has won one of Canada's most prestigious literary awards.

Mona Webster had two passions: birds and music.

NBC gives new meaning to the phrase "green screen" next week, spreading a pro-environmental message across five of its prime-time entertainment programs.

A new Web site allows music lovers to watch concerts for free online, choosing from five different camera angles as they watch.

Rolling Stones rocker Ronnie Wood has been divorced by his wife of 24 years on the grounds of adultery.

The latest rough patch for CNN illustrates the two contradictions at the network's heart.

All four of the guys who lost to Taylor Swift for entertainer of the year at the Country Music Association Awards made a tactical error: They asked the crossover sensation to open for them in their concerts.

A man named Michael from New York wakes up in the desert, much to his surprise.

A "Thriller"-era silk-screened portrait of Michael Jackson created by Andy Warhol has sold for $812,500 to an anonymous collector.

Taylor Swift started what could be an interesting week with her second straight song of the year award at the BMI Country Awards Tuesday, when Kris Kristofferson was honored as an icon.

He shed tears on the show and once fought for his spot with a dance-off, but Aaron Carter has performed his last dance on "Dancing With the Stars."

Michael Jackson's private family funeral was fit for a king and had a price tag to match: roughly $1 million, according to court documents released Tuesday.

Reggaeton singer Daddy Yankee has told a Mexican newspaper that he's taking music classes - 17 years after he started his career.

Cataclysmic disaster and apocalyptic doom, as foretold by Hollywood, have a way of bringing together broken families, revealing the unseen heroism of deadbeat dads and neatly disposing of their rivals.

Capsule reviews of films opening this week:

A California judge granted a temporary restraining order Tuesday barring Jennifer Lopez's first husband and his manager from distributing 11 hours of home video footage the singer-actress claims includes sexual situations.

A Baton Rouge rapper who failed to follow a judge's instructions in a drug case will now have to serve about two years in prison instead of one.

"Women In Trouble" follows a day in the life of 10 different females, united by their uncanny ability to look fabulous in their underwear while in the throes of emotional crisis. Imagine Russ Meyer directing a Lifetime movie and you get an inkling of the film's high camp, though that still might not prepare you for a full 90-minute session with writer-director Sebastian Gutierrez's Victoria's Secret School of Philosophy.

Jerry Mundy rarely misses an opportunity to extend his hand and offer thanks to young soldiers and Marines returning home, or departing for the war zone, during their brief layovers at the nation's easternmost major airport, a refueling hub for military transports.

Donald Trump says he's partnering with the TV One network on a reality dating series starring TV diva Omarosa.

Sonia Sotomayor heeded White House advice to paint her fingernails a neutral shade during her Supreme Court confirmation process - up to a point.

Prime-time viewership numbers compiled by The Nielsen Co. for Nov. 2 to Nov. 8. Listings include the week's ranking, with viewership for the week and season-to-date rankings in parentheses. An "X" in parentheses denotes a one-time-only presentation.

The strong premiere of ABC's science fiction series "V" is capping an unusually strong development season for the network.

Shepard Fairey has a new legal team and new questions he must answer.

Randy Houser has no illusions when it comes to the Country Music Association Awards.

In a Nov. 9 story about the CBS drama series "NCIS," The Associated Press, relying on information from CBS, reported erroneously that Thomas A. Betro, former director of the Naval Criminal Investigative Service, was the first government official to appear on the series. NCIS says at least one other government official preceded Betro, who appeared in the series in October 2007.

Get ready for another big name on Broadway.

"Call of Duty: Modern Warfare 2," almost certain to be the year's best-selling video game, has also become its most notorious. That's because of a prerelease leak showing a terrorist raid on an airport - exactly the sort of thing that's guaranteed to rile up anti-violence watchdogs and generate free publicity.

A 17th-century play with an unusually critical take on men has sold at auction for 84,000 pounds ($140,000).

Rihanna says recording songs on her new album was such an emotional experience that she sometimes had to leave the studio to prevent herself from breaking down.

Acclaimed British fashion designer Luella Bartley said Tuesday that her company has stopped trading because of financial problems.

Nominees for the People's Choice Awards are out, and the people choose vampires.

iTunes' top 10 selling singles and albums of the week ending Nov. 9, 2009:

The glee club members twirl their wheelchairs to the tune of "Proud Mary" and in joyful solidarity with Artie, the fellow performer who must use his chair even when the music stops.