50 Cent does the pre-game Super Bowl concert.  Between performing hits like “Candy Shop” and “Ayo Technology” with his crew, the rapper welcomed Deion Sanders and Ludacris on the Pontiac Garage Stage during Thursday’s performance at the 944 Super Village, a makeshift venue constructed by 944 magazine in an empty lot adjacent to Scottdale’s Fashion Square Mall.

Paris Hilton also made a cameo about halfway through 50’s performance. Hilton — who appears topless on the February cover of 944 magazine — emerged from the front row and partially danced her way onstage with 50, drawing the attention of both professional photographers’ lenses and audience members’ cell phones.

Meanwhile, two men dressed as Ooompa Loompas from “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” danced on tables in a VIP section.

Backstage, reality TV stars Kourtney and Chloe Kardashian, actor Mekhi Phifer and two women wearing nothing but G-strings and Trump Premium Vodka bottles painted on their nude bodies were spotted. Tickets to the concert went for anywhere between $100 to $1,000.  The whole thing sounds very strange to me.

Pop star Kylie Minogue, currently in the top ten with comeback single 2 Hearts, has announced a bunch of European concerts for 2008.
The 24-date tour kicks off in Paris on 6 May and will touch down in Germany, Finland and Sweden, among others.  This is very exciting news for all her fans and supporters.

Branded KylieX2008, the tour hits the UK in June, culminating in 2 nights at the O2 arena in London.  The Australian singer, 39, promised fans a “fresh, exhilarating and innovative” set.

Minogue’s last tour was postponed after she was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2005.  Following treatment, she returned to the stage in Sydney last December with a revamped show designed to be less physically demanding.

Despite the scaled-back dance numbers and the introduction of an interval, Minogue had to cancel two concerts in Manchester in January 2007 after contracting a respiratory infection.  The dates were later rescheduled.

The star, whose tenth album, X, was released on Monday, said her new tour “will be a look to the future but will definitely include favourites alongside the new”.  Tickets for the UK dates go on sale on Monday 3 December and like most every fan I can’t wait!

Bon Jovi embarks on a world tour of more than 10 countries, beginning with the United States and Canada this fall. Following its 10-night stand at the $375 million, 18,000-capacity Prudential Center, which ends Nov. 10, the Bon Jovi Lost Highway World Tour will visit North American arenas through April 8. Tickets for U.S. dates go on sale Nov. 3, with additional markets to follow in the coming weeks.

AEG Live, the live entertainment division of Los Angeles-based AEG, will produce the tour in North America and Europe. The tour is scheduled to make stops in Japan, New Zealand, England, Ireland, Scotland, Germany, Holland and Austria, among other countries. The trek is in support of Bon Jovi’s latest album, “Lost Highway,” which has sold 862,000 copies in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.

Here are Bon Jovi’s North American concert dates: You can bet I will try and see at least two of them.

Oct. 26, 28, 30, Nov. 1, 3-4, 7, 9-10: Newark, N.J. (Prudential Center)
Nov. 14-15: Montreal, Quebec (Bell Centre)
Nov. 17: Ottawa, Ontario (Scotiabank Bank Place)
Nov. 19: London, Ontario (John Labatt Centre)
Dec. 6-7: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
Dec. 9: Winnipeg, Manitoba (MTS Centre)
Dec. 10: Saskatoon, Saskatchewan (Credit Union Centre)
Dec. 12: Edmonton, Alberta (Rexall Place)
Dec. 13: Calgary, Alberta (Pengrowth Saddledome)
Dec. 15-16: Vancouver (GM Place)
Feb. 18: Omaha, Neb. (Qwest Center)
Feb. 20: Detroit (the Palace of Auburn Hills)
Feb. 23-24: Chicago (United Center)
Feb. 28: Washington, D.C. (Verizon Center)
March 2-3: Philadelphia (Wachovia Center)
March 5: Pittsburgh (Mellon Arena)
March 10: Toronto (Air Canada Centre)
March 18: St. Paul, Minn. (Xcel Energy Center)
March 31: Denver (Pepsi Center)
April: San Jose, Calif. (HP Pavilion)
April 4-5: Anaheim, Calif. (Honda Center)
April 8: Phoenix (Jobing.com Arena)
April 9: Los Angeles (Staples Center)
April 14: Dallas (American Airlines Center)
April 15: Oklahoma City (Ford Center)
April 20: Kansas City, Mo. (Sprint Center)
April 22: Des Moines, Iowa (Wells Fargo Arena)
April 24: Nashville (Sommet Center)
April 26: Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. (BankAtlantic Center)
April 27: Tampa, Fla. (St. Pete Times Forum)
April 30: Atlanta (Philips Arena)

I am sure you’ve heard this one before: Pete Doherty may be going to prison on a litany of drug charges…or not.  A London judge is once again giving the arrest-prone rocker the benefit of the doubt, postponing his sentencing on drug charges for one month to better assess the progress of the Babyshambles frontman.

District Judge Davinder Lachlar issued a now familiar ultimatum to the 28-year-old, telling him that if sufficient progress has not been made to sober up, he will be put behind bars.  “What I have in mind is to adjourn this matter for four weeks to assess his motivation,” Lachlar said in court. “What I have in mind is a community order or prison…if he does not show his motivation, it’s prison—simple as that.”

I really hope this legendary rocker gets some professional help or his life might end up being sadly cut short.