ABC has tapped Nick Lachey to host its extension of the High School Musical franchise this summer. The singer and actor will serve as host for HSM: Summer Session, which will give aspiring performers a chance to hone their skills and ultimately win a still secret but undoubtedly High School Musical related prize.

Jennifer Lopez, husband Marc Anthony and their new-born twins will be the subject of a TLC unscripted series produced by another Hollywood couple, Kelly Ripa and Mark Consuelos. The documentary series will focus on Lopez's challenges in balancing her role as actress, singer, wife, mother and entrepreneur behind an upcoming fragrance line.

Carmen Electra may be giving matrimony another whirl. The celeb-actress is reportedly engaged to boyfriend Rob Patterson.

The second piece of NBC's late-night succession plan is falling into place. Speculation has been swirling for a few months that former Saturday Night Live regular Jimmy Fallon would take over Late Night when Conan O'Brien moves to The Tonight Show next year. That looks to be pretty much a done deal now.

Three and a half years after Star Jones' overblown, corporate-sponsored wedding to Al Reynolds, the couple is calling it quits. The former co-host of The View filed for divorce from her husband in Manhattan's New York Supreme Court on March 26.

Miley Cyrus will soon influence young minds with the written word, not just her lyrics. The Hannah Montana star has signed a seven-figure book deal with Disney Book Group. The book will describe the teen's road to stardom, family stories, her inner circle of friends and the relationship with her mother Leticia as well as never before seen photos.

Cashmere Mafia is on shaky ground for renewal next season, but star Lucy Liu is likely headed back to ABC regardless of the show's fate. Liu is in talks to join the cast of Dirty Sexy Money next season. She would become a regular on the soapy drama, which stars Peter Krause as the attorney for a filthy-rich family in New York.

Music fans longing for a return to the mid-'90s will have a reason to celebrate this summer. Collective Soul are putting together a tour that will feature Live and Blues Traveler. Dates and venues will be announced soon. Collective Soul, Live and Counting Crows played a tour of minor league ballparks last summer. Collective Soul are wrapping up a spring tour of clubs and casinos.

AC/DC has reportedly finished recording a new album and is currently mixing the effort for a late 2008 release, singer Brian Johnson has revealed. Johnson also stated that the band will soon get the artwork done and take care of promotional activities in connection with the release, which will be followed by a tour. The record will be AC/DC's first new work since 2000's Stiff Upper Lip.

Metallica is letting out little tidbits about their upcoming album in drips and drabs, and the latest is that it will be out "this fall," while frontman James Hetfield said that U.S. tour dates are planned for September.

Moon Bloodgood (Eight Below) nabbed the female lead in Terminator Salvation: The Future Begins, the fourth Terminator film to be directed by McG. She joins a cast which already comprises of Christian Bale, Sam Worthington and Anton Yelchin.

Stone Temple Pilots will not be playing any new material on their upcoming tour. Bassist Robert DeLeo recently told Billboard.com that the band has decided to wait till after their tour is done to hit the studio.

The lifetime ban denying Snoop Dogg from entering the UK has been overturned. Two judges lifted the ban after seeing footage of the supposed "brawl" at Heathrow Airport that got him kicked out of the country in 2006. The video shows Snoop complying with officers, even after being shoved and instructed to lie on the ground face-down during his arrest.

A record sales battle involving 50 Cent is no longer happening. Fifty's G-Unit was slated to drop their new record on June 24th, the same day as their ex-member and sworn enemy The Game's album. Interscope has changed both release dates to July 1st and July 8th respectively.