Marvel Introduces Muslim Female Superheroine Kamala Khan

Ms. Marvel will return in the form of a teen Muslim from New Jersey who, after discovering her superhuman powers, decides to follow in the footsteps of her idol Captain Marvel.

Ms. Marvel is reinvented as a 16-year-old Muslim named Kamala Khan, in the studio's effort to reflect the growing diversity among its reader. The series is written by multi-Eisner nominated novelist G. Willow Wilson ("Air", "Alif the Unseen") and illustrated by Adrian Alphona ("Runaways", "Uncanny X-Force").

Slated to launch in February 2014, it will follow Kamala as a young girl from New Jersey who discovers extraordinary body-morphing powers. She decides to follow in the footsteps of her idol, Captain Marvel a.k.a. Carol Danvers, and take the name Carol used in her early superhero career to become the new Ms. Marvel.

Wilson says Kamala "struggles to reconcile being an American teenager with the conservative customs of her Pakistani Muslim family. So in a sense, she has a 'dual identity' before she even puts on a super hero costume."

In the first arc, she is her own primary obstacle. "She has to grapple with overwhelming new powers, decide whether it's safe to tell anybody, and juggle becoming a teen super hero with the expectations of her conservative, Pakistani family," Wilson spills. As the series goes, fans "will see her interact with the wider Marvel Universe, and since Captain Marvel is a personal hero of hers, that's definitely in the mix."

CMA Awards 2013: Tim McGraw and Florida Georgia Line Among Early Winners

Both artists have won two each, with the former sharing Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year prizes with Taylor Swift and Keith Urban for their collaboration 'Highway Don't Care'.

Tim McGraw took home the first two trophies from the 47th Annual Country Music Association Awards. The "It's Your Love" hitmaker won Music Video of the Year and Musical Event of the Year awards which were announced by Robin Roberts on "Good Morning America" on Wednesday morning, November 6, hours before the CMAs kicked off.

McGraw nabbed those two prizes for his single "Highway Don't Care" off his latest album "Two Lanes of Freedom", sharing the awards with his collaborators Taylor Swift and Keith Urban. He beat out Blake Shelton and Pistol Annies whose collaboration "Boys 'Round Here" was also nominated in those two categories.

Later in the night, Florida Georgia Line nabbed the first award, Single of the Year, announced at the ceremony hosted by Carrie Underwood and Brad Paisley. The duo edged out Tim McGraw, Miranda Lambert, Kacey Musgraves and Darius Rucker with their song "Cruise", thanking producer Joey Moi multiple time for "making magic."

Brian Kelley and Tyler Hubbard added another trophy to their shelf with Vocal Duo of the Year award, which was also vied by Sugarland, The Civil Wars, Big & Rich, Love and Theft and Thompson Square. This time, they took the opportunity to thank their celebrity supporters like Taylor Swift, Luke Bryan and Jake Owen.

Another award already handed out at the ceremony was Song of the Year, which went to "I Drive Your Truck" by Jessi Alexander, Connie Harrington and Jimmy Yeary.

Performing at the show were Luke Bryan, who kicked off the event with his new single "That's My Kind of Night", Taylor Swift, Florida Georgia Line, Keith Urban, Little Big Town and Lady Antebellum. More artists will perform live and more winners will be announced at the ongoing ceremony.

Arcade Fire's 'Reflektor' Lands at Billboard 200's No. 1

Marking the Canadian band's second No. 1 album on the chart, 'Reflektor' dethrones Katy Perry's 'Prism' after selling 140,000 copies in its first week.

Arcade Fire has their newest album, "Reflektor", landed at No. 1 on Billboard 200. Nielsen SoundScan reports that the Canadian rock band's fourth studio album has sold 140,000 copies in its first week.

"Reflektor" marks the band's second No. 1 album. Win Butler and his bandmates previously entered the chart's top slot with the album's predecessor, 2010's "The Suburbs", which opened with 156,000 copies.

Arcade Fire successfully dethrones last week's No. 1, Katy Perry. The 29-year-old pop singer's "Prism" falls to No. 2 with 92,000 in its second week. At No. 3, Kelly Clarkson's first Christmas set "Wrapped in Red" starts with 70,000 copies.

Clarkson's latest release is followed by "Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas", which has debuted with 69,000. Featuring the cast of the A&E reality show "Duck Dynasty", the album also includes collaborations with country stars George Strait, Luke Bryan, Josh Turner and Alison Krauss.

Drake's "Nothing Was the Same" slips from No. 3 to No. 5, after selling 38,000. Country singer Thomas Rhett's first LP, "It Goes Like This", arrives at No. 6 with 36,000. Fellow country star Toby Keith's "Drinks After Work" bows at No. 7 with 35,000.

Lorde's "Pure Heroine" and Miley Cyrus' "Bangerz" fall to No. 8 and 9 after selling additional 34,000 and 33,000 copies, respectively.

Linkin Park rounds out the top 10 with their new remix record, "Recharged", that sells nearly 33,000 in its debut week. The band's first remix album, "Reanimation", is still unbeatable as it debuted and peaked at No. 2 after being released back in 2002.

1. "Reflektor" - Arcade Fire (140,000)
2. "Prism" - Katy Perry (92,000)
3. "Wrapped in Red" - Kelly Clarkson (32,000)
4. "Duck the Halls: A Robertson Family Christmas" - "Duck Dynasty" Cast (69,000)
5. "Nothing Was the Same" - Drake (38,000)
6. "It Goes Like This" - Thomas Rhett (36,000)
7. "Drinks After Work" - Toby Keith (35,000)
8. "Pure Heroine" - Lorde (34,000)
9. "Bangerz" - Miley Cyrus (33,000)
10. "Recharged" - Linkin Park (33,000)


 

ABC's Elizabeth Vargas Enters Rehab for Alcohol Abuse

The '20/20' anchor says in a statement, 'I realized I was becoming increasingly dependent on alcohol,' and decided to seek help.

ABC News reporter Elizabeth Vargas has checked into rehab to seek treatment for alcohol problems. The news is confirmed by the network on Wednesday, November 6. Vargas was last seen on "20/20" in October.

"We are proud of the steps Elizabeth has taken and are pulling for her recovery. We look forward to having her back home at ABC News, where she has done so much distinguished work over the years. Elizabeth is a member of our family and we will support her in every way we can," a spokesperson for ABC, Jeffrey Schneider, says in a statement.

Vargas also has released a statement confirming her rehab stint. "Like so many people, I am dealing with addiction. I realized I was becoming increasingly dependent on alcohol. And feel fortunate to have recognized it for the problem it was becoming," she admits in the statement.

"I am in treatment and am so thankful for the love and support of my family, friends and colleagues at ABC News. Like so many others, I will deal with this challenge one day at a time. If coming forward today gives one other person the courage to seek help, I'm grateful," she continues.

Vargas, who joined the network as a newsreader in 1996, is married to singer/songwriter Marc Cohn. The couple has two children together, 10-year-old Zachary and 7-year-old Samuel. She is also a stepmother to Max and Emily from Cohn's previous marriage.

'American Horror Story' Is Renewed for Fourth Season, Jessica Lange Returns

FX CEO John Landgraf gushes over the next installment, ' 'AHS: Coven' is the best yet, and I have no doubt that the next installment will be even better.'

"American Horror Story" will return with another haunting tale. FX has picked up the Ryan Murphy-created anthology series for a fourth season consisting of another 13 episodes set to debut in 2014.

FX CEO John Landgraf says in a statement, "Put simply, Ryan Murphy is a master television producer. Time and time again he reinvents the form. What he, co-creator Brad Falchuk... and the entire production team and cast responsible for the 'American Horror Story' franchise have done is nothing short of extraordinary."

He adds, "Every year, they create a riveting and brilliant new miniseries. 'AHS: Coven' is the best yet, and I have no doubt that the next installment will be even better."

Jessica Lange, who has starred on the show since the first season, will return since her current contract is through season 4. In October, she hinted that she would leave the franchise after a fourth installment.

As for the theme, a source says it "definitely" won't continue on with the witches storyline despite Murphy's recent statement that he would love for the current chapter, "Coven", to continue on beyond this season. "It's not about witches. It's about something else entirely," the source tells E! News.

Murphy and Landgraf, however, have been discussing about a potential spin-off based on "Coven". The series creator said, "[Coven] is my favorite season that we've done so far. Every season, I get very sad when I say goodbye to and we tear down those sets."

"But John Landgraf, to be quite clear, and I have always spoke about that this is a show that's sort of right to spin things off. To do something different. So we are talking about it. Because I mean, I love it. I love this season, I love the cast, and I love what it's about. I love that set more than life itself."

Season to date, "AHS: Coven" is averaging 7.74 million total viewers, surpassing its predecessors "Murder House" (2011) and "Asylum" (2012). Murphy will likely drop clue to the next season in "Coven" finale, which is set to air on January 29.

CMA Awards 2013: Taylor Swift and Carrie Underwood Glam Up Red Carpet

Other Hollywood beauties who steal attention on the red carpet include Lucy Hale, Kacey Musgraves, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert and Kellie Pickler.

Country music stars stepped out to attend the 2013 Country Music Association (CMA) Awards at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tennessee Wednesday night, October 6. Taylor Swift looked gorgeous in her Elie Saab red gown with a plunging back and a voluminous skirt. She matched it with Jimmy Choo shoes and Lorraine Schwartz jewels.

Carrie Underwood, who was set to reprise her last year's duty as a host, was equally stunning in a nude gold gown with v-neckline and a sheer bottom half. She paired it with a gold clutch and half swept back her long blonde locks. "I don't know if I'm going to be allowed to change my clothes so much this year, but I will try," she joked.

Miranda Lambert added more color to the red carpet with her blue plunging gown. She arrived with her husband Blake Shelton who looked more casual in jeans and a three-layer tux with a tie. Kellie Pickler turned heads as she flaunted her curves in a strapless black gown from Georges Chakra Couture collection.

Lucy Hale was also among the beauties who came early to the show. The "Pretty Little Liars" actress looked lovely in a halter gown with an embellished neckline. She swept her dark hair to the side and finished off her look with nude platforms, gold clutch and some gold jewels.

Kacey Musgraves also opted for nude color. Her dress looked almost similar to Underwood who was on hand to host the event with Brad Paisley that night. The nude underlining came to her thighs, leaving her bottom half visible through the white rose-embroidered sheer fabric.

Other guests included Nicole Kidman and her husband Keith Urban, Faith Hill and her hubby Tim McGraw, Sheryl Crow, Hunter Hayes, Colbie Caillat, Jason Mraz, The Band Perry, Scotty McCreery, Chris Carmack and Danielle Bradbery.

Jennifer Aniston reveals new teenage-y upper ear piercing – what is going on with her?

Just as the world had finally stopped choking on its own cup of tea after seeing those pictures of Jennifer Aniston's new choppy bob, along comes another image to make us revert to mouth-breathing ninny status in pure shock.

For Jen-An has only gone and got herself a brand new ear piercing along with good friend Gucci Westman.
Celebrity makeup artist Gucci posted a snap of the pair on her Instagram last week, captioning it: "Me and #jenniferaniston got our ears pierced today!!!#memories @mrchrismcmillan #loveyou."

Both friends had tiny little diamond studs in their upper ears, suggesting they both went for a matching cartilage piercing.

It does make you wonder what's going on with Jennifer at the moment, particularly as she told Vogue that she opted for the hair chop because she was bored.

"I did it! I feel great. I feel lighter. It's simple, it’s really simple, that's for sure," she said. "But I'm always one of those girls who does a big old chop just to get it really healthy, to repair all the damage from hair colouring and stuff like that. And I just got bored, honestly. It's fun to change it up once in a while."

If we were being super cynical – which, obviously, we're not because we're all sweetness and light – we might suggest the moves were designed to stop people asking other, more pertinent questions. Is it time to play that 'Is Jennifer Aniston pregnant?' game again? Yeah, it is.

Ariana Grande reveals her ghostly experiences and why she’s never going to be sexy

Behind the cutesy Disney princess exterior, Ariana Grande is something of a badass ghost hunter. Who’d have thought it?

Back in August, Ariana and her pals went hunting for spooks in Kansas city, visiting a haunted castle and Stull Cemeterym which is known as ‘one of the seven gates to hell on Earth.’ Cripes!

Ariana told Complex magazine about her creepy encounter in the cemetery, "I felt this sick, overwhelming feeling of negativity over the whole car and we smelled sulfur, which is the sign of a demon… I was like, 'This is scary, let’s leave.' I rolled down the window before we left and said, 'We apologize. We didn’t mean to disrupt your peace.' Then I took a picture and there are three super distinct faces in the picture—they’re faces of textbook demons.”

As if that were not scary enough, ‘weird things’ started happening to Ariana after the ghost hunt. She explained that before she went to bed one night she heard a ‘really loud rumble and whispers’ and saw ‘these really disturbing images with, like, red shapes and a massive black matter.’ Erm, rather you than us, love!

When she’s not hunting ghosts, Ariana is busy being a pop star and dating large eyebrowed hotty, Nathan Sykes from The Wanted. While she may be growing out of her iCarly days, Ariana says she doesn’t see herself becoming a sex symbol. She said, “I don’t see myself as sexy, and I’m not comfortable being sexy and dressing sexy. I don’t see myself ever becoming a sex symbol,"

"Miley [Cyrus] looks like she is having the time of her life, and I think anybody who's giving her a hard time is wishing deep down they were having as much fun as she is right now. But if it's not in your taste, don't look at it. I don’t feel comfortable flaunting my body that much yet. I don’t need to do that to show I’m grown up. I don’t want people to talk about my choices or how little I’m wearing. I just want the conversation to be about the music and what I’m creating."

“It’s the first royal engagement I’ve done and I feel very honoured”: Taylor Swift is to perform for Prince William and Kate Middleton

Taylor Swift has a pretty exciting few months coming up – including a performance at Kate Middleton and Prince William’s Winter Whites charity gala in aid of Centrepoint, the charity Wills is a patron for.

T-Swizzle was chosen by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to perform at the exclusive gala on the 8th December – and Taylor admits she’s felt the pressure to brush up on her etiquette in preparation for her first royal engagement.

Taylor gushed in an interview with BBC Radio 2, “I'm really excited, I'm going to be playing the Winter Whites Gala, I'm really stoked, it's the first royal engagement I've done and I feel very honoured.''

''I've been asking about etiquette, I think I'm safe if I just shake hands and be polite. I think it's presumptuous to assume I'll meet them, so first I'm going to be polite enough to not assume I'll meet them.'' We wouldn’t rule it out – they seem like a friendly pair!

While Taylor may get to rub shoulders with Wills and Kate, the royal that she’d really like to meet is actually Prince Harry! And Taylor was apparently desperate to get on a VIP guestlist to meet our Hazza just before he went over to the USA earlier in the year. A source told The Sun, “Taylor’s desperate to get her name added on to the VIP lists of stars being lined up to meet Harry. She loves everything about him — especially his ginger hair and English accent.” Maybe Wills and Kate could introduce you?

Oo-er! It’s Diana Vickers in her knickers for FHM!

Erm Diana Vickers, we haven’t seen you like this before! Diana has transformed from bare-footed singer into a super sexy pop hotty in her new FHM shoot.

 While Diana has a body to kill for, she admits she was nervous about stripping off for the shoot. She said, “Before the shoot, I was really scared about taking my clothes off in front of everyone, but I got into it, and it was really good fun. I’ve been brought up with FHM so it’s a real honour to be asked to be on the cover!”
She added: “I don’t see myself as a sex symbol at all, but I know it’s part of my job to be kind of sexy. I just don’t really think of myself like that.”

 Diana first came to fame as a contestant on the X Factor in 2008, where she famously liked to perform barefoot. She says, “I was 16 – I didn’t know who I was. I wasn’t an artist, I didn’t write my own music, I didn’t know what I wanted to be. Now I’m 22 and I know the sort of artist I want to be. And when I perform, I wear shoes!”

 “I think maybe (the X Factor) should go away for a few years and come back again fresh. When you see something too much it’s good to step away from it and then come back to it. It makes you appreciate it a bit more.”



The full interview and more pictures appear in this month’s FHM Magazine, on sale now (Thursday).

Ariana Grande Is Releasing Christmas Music Every Week Starting November 19, 2013

Ariana Grande is following in Justin Bieber’s footsteps, and releasing a new song every week starting on November 19, 2013. Ariana had originally planned to release her holiday-themed music as an EP, but it looks like Ariana and her team decided Justin’s way of releasing music was best!

Here’s a note from Ariana about her upcoming songs:

''I’m releasing new music for Christmas! New song every week as a countdown to the holidays starting Nov 19. Beyond excited to share them w/ U!''

Ariana also added:

''The 1st song #LastChristmas out Nov 19 I can’t wait for u to hear our spin on it. There will be originals as well! Hope u love the music.''

We know that Ariana worked on songs with Mac Miller and Liz Gillies! We can’t wait to hear all of her new Christmas songs!

Ashley Tisdale Announces Her Next Album

Yeay! We knew Ashley Tisdale had been working on new music with her boyfriend Christopher French, but she hadn’t officially revealed that she was working on a project – until now! Ashley made the following announcement via Twitter:

''Meeting about Music, producers run thru on Young and Hungry, and now headed to Super Fun Night table read. #singer/producer/actresslife''

Ashley has so many exciting things going on right now! An upcoming album, her ABC Family show “Young And Hungry,” ABC’s “Super Fun Night” and planning her upcoming wedding!