7 a.m. The Early Show
7 a.m. Today • Elizabeth Taylor estate auction; Richard Branson;popular baby names; Molly Sims; gadgets.
7 a.m. Good Morning America • Musicians Alicia Keys and Bono;actress Marcia Cross; bargains; animal handler Jack Hanna.
8 a.m. The Daily show with Jon Stewart • Singer Bono.
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The boards were busy this week. Big stars like Cillian Murphy (Inception) and Mekhi Phifer (ER) made their New York stage debuts. the off Broadway musical adaptation of the Oscar-winning indie movie Once announced its move to Broadway just hours before its opening night performance. and we caught up with Cirque du Soleil’s dance-heavy Michael Jackson tribute show in Las Vegas. Read the highlights below:
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The 'Read All about It' singer has been working with her teen idol on several new tracks.
Emeli Sande says she fulfilled one of her childhood dreams recently after getting to write several songs with Alicia Keys.
On Oct. 24, Drake turned 25. He celebrated with a weekend in Las Vegas punctuated by a pair of parties — a very public and packed blowout at TAO at the Venetian on Oct. 22, and a more intimate event the following night at the Boom Box, a private room at the Cosmopolitan’s Marquee nightclub. The TAO party was marked by Drake’s generosity — at one point, he reportedly told the crowd, “I’m celebrating my birthday and I want you all to celebrate with me!” and then proceeded to buy the whole bar shots. The party at the Boom Box was marked by the guest list — an affair billed as Fete des Lumieres and attended by the likes of Cash Money Records CEO Bryan ” Baby” Williams, Cash Money/Young Money’s franchise superstar artist (and Young Money Entertainment founder) D’Wayne ” Lil Wayne” Carter, Geffen Records chairman and Hip Hop Since 1978 co-founder Gee Roberson, Young Money Entertainment president Mack Maine, Bryant Management founder (and Drake/Lil Wayne manager) Cortez “Tez” Bryant, William Morris Endeavor VP of sports marketing (and Drake’s Hollywood agent) Jill Smoller and Rap-a-Lot founder James Prince’s son, Jas Prince (credited with bringing Drake to Lil Wayne’s attention). also in attendance were a team of players closely tied to the scene building in Drake’s hometown of Toronto, including hitmaking producers Tyler “T-Minus” Williams (Lil Wayne’s “She Will” and DJ Khaled’s “I’m on One,” both featuring Drake) and Matthew “Boi-1da” Samuels ( Eminem’s Grammy Award-winning no. 1 single “Not Afraid,” Drake’s “Best I Ever Had” and “Over”), M3 founder mr. Morgan and Drake’s childhood friend and October’s very Own brand manager Oliver el-Khatib. Another of Drake’s childhood friends, producer/engineer Noah “40″ Shebib, seemed to be the only one from Drake’s inner circle who wasn’t in Vegas. 40 was back home in Toronto mastering Drake’s sophomore album, “Take Care.” this wasn’t part of the plan. When Drake announced the release date for “Take Care” on June 9, it looked to be another stroke of marketing genius. The childhood actor turned superstar rapper had literally built a brand — October’s very Own (also known as OVO and OVOXO) — around his birthday. Of course, his highly anticipated second album would arrive on Oct. 24. a brand couldn’t ask for a better story line. but as Drake’s birthday approached, the plan hit a snag. There were still samples to clear, masters to finish, producers to call. On Oct. 8, Drake took to his blog ( octobersveryown.blogspot.com) to announce that the album wouldn’t arrive until Nov. 15. “This music means too much to me to get attached to dates,” he wrote in the post. The next week, Drake made his first appearance on “Saturday Night Live.” He performed “Take Care’s” top 20 hit, “Headlines,” and was joined by Nicki Minaj for a performance of the album’s second single, “Make Me Proud,” which he had debuted just days earlier on DJ Funkmaster Flex’s show on WQHT (Hot 97) new York.
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CULVER CITY, Calif., Nov. 2, 2011 — /PRNewswire/ — “The Sing-Off,” the NBC all vocal competition series, impacted the iTunes Soundtrack charts yet again with Dartmouth Aires’ medley of classic songs from the legendary artist Queen taking the number one spot on the Soundtrack Songs chart and the most recent weekly album from “The Sing-Off” taking one of the top three spots on the Soundtrack Albums chart.
NEW YORK—Alicia Keys performed hit songs, covers and collaborated with Usher and will.i.am at her charity’s annual event, but the singer also played the role of a charmer.
We’ve all seen what proud, self-proclaimed meatball Deena Cortese from MTV’s hit show Jersey Shore has to offer on the dance floor but are her vocal skills just as embarrassing as her dance moves – or does this Guidette actually possess some form of talent?
By Elaine Chase November 1, 2011 5:10 PM ET 
Urban Method performs on NBC's 'the Sing-off.' Lewis Jacobs/NBC
Where there were 16, now a mere six remain: this week's seventh installment of the Sing Off, which again saw only one dismissal, lacked most of the hard criticism the groups took last week – in part, perhaps, because this week's theme was so damned awesome. the superstar medley night saw near-perfect performances that paid interpretive homage to legendary pop artists in three-song melanges – but not before the entire cast performed a costumed, spoooooooky Halloween medley.
‘International Days 2011 – World AIDS’ program events aim to raise awareness 10-10-11 The Misericordia University Multicultural Education Program is sponsoring the four-day program, “International Days 2011 – World AIDS,’’ beginning Monday, Oct. 17 on campus to draw people together to educate and raise awareness of the deadly disease. The programs are open free to the public.
The Multicultural Education Program, in conjunction with Alicia Keys’ keep a Child Alive foundation, is screening the documentary film, “Alicia in Africa: Journey to the Motherland,’’ on Monday, Oct, 17 at 6 p.m. in the Catherine Evans McGowan Room of the Mary Kintz Bevevino Library.