万花筒 2009-03-05&03-06 娱乐新闻串烧

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Britney Spears is kicking off her first tour in five years promoting her latest hit album Circus before an adoring hometown audience with jugglers, acrobats¹, rings of flame and lip syncing(1). The pop star is in the process of a major comeback after a high-profile meltdown that included stints² in psychiatric care, an ugly divorce, shaving her head and partying without panties. The Circus-theme tour makes stops in 44 cities.

U2 just released its first album since 2004 this week. But the Irish rock band is already planning a quickie follow-up next year. Lead singer Bono says the new disc will be called Songs of Ascent³ and will be more mellow⁴ than the current album.

Ex-Beatles Paul McCartney and Ringo Starr are reportedly said to perform together at a charity concert next month. Sir Paul will headline the event that will take place at Radio City Music Hall.

Horror flick⁵ fans will get a chance to own the score(2) to Alfred Hitchcock's classic film Psycho. The 20-page document is being auctioned⁶ later this month and includes the shrieking⁷ violin notes to the film's famous shower scene.

In Los Angeles, I'm John Russell for Reuters.