Kanye West and Amy Winehouse lead Grammy nods

Hello, I'm Rebecca Field with a UPI entertainment update on this Friday, December 7, 2007.

Kanye West and Amy Winehouse are leading the way in Grammy nominations. West grabbed 8 nominations including album of the year for "Graduation." Winehouse earned herself six nods including best new artist and song of the year for "Rehab." Other artists like Justin Timberlake and Jay Z took 5 nominations. The Award ceremony will take place on February 10 in Los Angeles.

More celebrities are signing on to star in the new "X-Files" movie. Actress Amanda Peet, rapper Xzibit and comedian Billy Connolly are all on board for the sci-fi thriller. They'll join the original cast members from the popular TV series, David Duchovny and Gillian Anderson. But producers won't confirm the actors' roles yet. Filming is set to begin next month and it's set to be released in July.

Actress Scarlett Johanssen may take legal action against US Weekly magazine. In a statement to OK! magazine the actress says she feels compelled to sue the publication for misleading her fans. US Weekly featured pictures of Johansson's nose, suggesting she may have gotten plastic surgery...a claim that the actress firmly denies. The magazine says they never blatantly said she had gotten work done.

Rascal Flatts Guitarist Joe Don Rooney will soon become a Dad. The musician and his wife, former Playboy Playmate of the year, Tiffany Fallon, are expecting their first baby. The pair say they are so excited to be parents. Rooney and Fallon married in 2006 in Mexico.

Nicolas Cage is promoting his new film in Japan. He and his wife attended the Japanese premiere of "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" last night. Co-stars Justin Bartha and Diane Kruger also attended. The movie's producer Jerry Bruckheimer made the trip as well. The film is about a treasure hunter, investigating the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. It's set for a U.S. release December 21.

That's all for now. Be sure to check out part 3 in our "Discovering Africa" series on upi.com. Thanks for watching.

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[mbd0615]

she deserve it.

[littleCrazyChicken]

X-FILES II => JULY 25th 2008!!!!!

[mcmikec48]

Xzibit in the X-Files? This has to be seen to be believed!

[LunaSeaSane]

And album of the year.

Did you listen to Back to Black?

[vorkutaman]

Cool... is amy popular in the states also?

[tellakodi]

How we activate my Javascript

[kurtangusmalcommick]

foo fighters have 5 also