Behind those hazel eyes is a perfectionist. Before being diagnosed with bronchitis and canceling five concert dates, Kelly Clarkson played one last show at UC Berkeley's Greek Theatre on September 4, which she felt could have been better. So now the singer is returning to nearby San Jose, California's HP Pavilion on December 21 for a free concert for those with ticket stubs from the Berkeley show. Additional tickets will be made available for purchase since the new venue is larger. Clarkson is also making up four of those five canceled dates, beginning December 10 in Las Vegas, and will play a few additional shows in Texas and California. ...

Jessica Simpson really roughed it during her 10-day Operation Smile mission to Kenya, where she served as a goodwill ambassador. She told People magazine that she stayed in touch with husband Nick Lachey, who was in Sweden at the time, via cell phone, calling him to say, "'Nick, you would be so proud of me. I had spiders in my bed and I didn't even care because I was so tired.' " ... Justin Timberlake may have arrived solo when he launched his William Rast clothing line last week at Bloomingdale's in New York, but he made sure to bring an entourage for the L.A. launch. Joining the singer/actor Thursday night at Kitson were his "Black Snake Moan" co-star Christina Ricci, Elisha Cuthbert and Kelly Monaco. ...

Paris Hilton is launching a line of limited-edition luxury watches. She's just teamed up with Tourneau, giving the company the exclusive rights to retail the timepieces, which will be white-diamond-encrusted and will sell for $100,000 a pop. ... Usher is offering two new Visa gift cards emblazoned with his image this holiday season. Cards are available in denominations from $25 up to $500, and each prepaid debit card is personalized with the cardholder's name. A portion of the proceeds will go to Usher's New Look Foundation, a nonprofit aimed at giving disadvantaged kids more educational and real-world opportunities. "It's very important for me to give back," Usher said. The cards are available at suntrust.com/usher. ...

Travis Barker, who produced "Late Night Creepin' " on Bun B's just-released Trill, is getting into the remix game. His recent projects include Pharrell and Gwen Stefani's "Can I Have It Like That" and Bubba Sparxxx's "Back in the Mud." ... Meanwhile, Bun B recently shot a video for his "Draped Up Remix" featuring more than 25 guest stars, including Kanye West, Chingy, Baby and Rob Aston from the Transplants. Several of Bun's fellow Texans, like Slim Thug, Mike Jones and Scarface, appear as well. ... Ja Rule will release a 19-track greatest-hits collection called Exodus on December 6. Along with such hits as "Holla Holla," "Put It on Me" and "New York," the album will feature three new tracks: "Me," "Exodus (Intro)" and "Exodus (Outro)," the latter two produced by 7 Aurelius. ...

Shakira, Frankie J, Sean Paul, Chris Brown, Rihanna and the Pussycat Dolls will perform at Los Angeles radio station KIIS-FM's annual Jingle Ball (taking place at a "secret location") on December 6. ... Los Angeles' KROQ has revealed the lineup for the first night of its Almost Acoustic Christmas 2005 concert. The event will feature System of a Down, Nine Inch Nails, Korn, Fall Out Boy, Avenged Sevenfold, Thrice and Rise Against, and will take place at the Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City, California, on December 10. ...

Good Charlotte's Joel Madden is hitting the turntables in New York this Saturday night. He'll be filling in as a guest DJ for MisShapes, a revolving DJ party that will take place at West Village nightclub Luke & Leroy. Past MisShapes guest DJs have included Madonna, Kelly Osbourne and Madden's girlfriend, Hilary Duff. ... "Heavy Metal Parking Lot," Jeff Krulik and John Heyn's 16-minute documentary shot 20 years ago in the parking lot outside the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland, before a Judas Priest concert, is now available on DVD. The film captured mid-1980s suburban metal mania so accurately, affectionately and hilariously that it became a word-of-mouth classic. Marketed as an "unvarnished anthropological study of American metalheads," the DVD is packed with all the spandex, muscle cars, bleached-blond perms and hellish mullets you could ask for, along with several additional features, like blow-by-blow commentary from the film's directors, a reunion involving some of the flick's original subjects and a "Dub-O-Vision" option, which allows the viewer to watch the film as a 10th-generation bootleg. ...

11.10.2005

Britney Spears doesn't acknowledge her forthcoming remix album, B in the Mix: The Remixes, on her main Web site, but on her paid fan site, she's offering a bunch of goodies in a contest to get people to preorder the album, due November 22. One grand-prize winner is slated to receive a "Chaotic" DVD, a bottle of Fantasy perfume, Fantasy lotion, the Fantasy makeup kit and a personalized autographed photo. ...

Christina Aguilera's about to get married, but don't expect an invite unless you're "close friends and family." Talking to reporters in Johannesburg, South Africa, at a press conference this week, the singer explained that the wedding wouldn't be "too big, we're not 300-500 people." Though she's trying to keep most details to herself, she revealed that it would be a destination wedding taking place over the span of three days. "We are going to have a wedding weekend," she said. "Each night has a certain theme to it, and the whole thing is very magical." ... Aguilera's one of a group of celebs who've signed pictures of themselves to auction off on eBay, to raise funds for victims of Hurricane Katrina. You can bid on shots taken of Lance Bass, Hilary Duff, Wilmer Valderrama, Jack Osbourne and Kristin Cavalleri at Us Weekly's Young Hot Hollywood 20 party at cgi3.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=usweeklyauction. The auction ends Sunday. ...

Young Buck's lawyers were in a Los Angeles courtroom on Thursday (November 10) for a pretrial hearing in connection with the melee at last fall's Vibe Awards. What is called a jury trial date setting, where the start date and other details of a trial will be determined, was postponed to December 12. The G-Unit rapper has already pleaded not guilty to assault with a deadly weapon. ... Beanie Sigel found himself jailed for about one hour on Thursday morning. A bench warrant was issued for Beanie on Wednesday after he failed to appear in court for a child-support matter, and on Thursday a Philadelphia family court judge ordered that Sigel pay more than $26,000 in back child support or go to jail. Sigel's lawyer said Beans wasn't prepared for the judge to demand such a large payment and did not have the money on his person. The rapper arranged for the payment shortly thereafter and was released. ...

Beck, INXS and Def Leppard will perform at the VH1 Big in '05 Awards, taping December 3 in Los Angeles and airing the following night on VH1. Jessica Simpson, Lindsay Lohan, Kate Beckinsale, Jeremy Piven, Kristin Cavalleri, the Hogans and Danny Bonaduce are presenting and D.L. Hughley is hosting the event. ... 50 Cent, Charlize Theron and Kiefer Sutherland will present trophies at Spike TV's Video Game Awards 2005, which tapes November 18 in Los Angeles and broadcasts December 10 on Spike. Samuel L. Jackson is hosting. ...

Green Day, Destiny's Child and the Black Eyed Peas will compete for Favorite Group at the 32nd annual People's Choice Awards, it was announced Thursday. Kelly Clarkson, Gwen Stefani and Faith Hill will vie for Favorite Female Performer and Usher, Toby Keith and Tim McGraw will vie for Favorite Male at the show, which will air live on CBS from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles on January 10. ... T.I. and Young Jeezy's Georgia Power Tour is getting a little spark from New Orleans. Lil' Wayne has just been added to some dates on the tour, the itinerary for which is still being hammered out. Wayne, whose Tha Carter II comes out on December 6, hits the road next week. ...

Michael Jackson's all-star charity single has a new name, according to Ciara, who's just recorded her part on it. Though Jacko's rep insists that "the name of the song will be announced" only when MJ's ready, Ciara revealed that "From the Bottom of My Heart" is now called "I Have a Dream." "It's a very beautiful record," she said. "The cool thing is that it has a message behind it and it's for a good cause." The single, once released, will benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina. ... Nelly's looking for some resourceful students to help him promote his Pimp Juice and PJ Tight energy drinks. The rapper revealed details this week about how students can enter his second annual P.I.M.P. (Positive. Intellectual. Motivated. Person.) Scholarship Contest. Students of all ages and disciplines can enter the competition to produce "the most unique Pimp Juice or PJ Tight video commercial that best captures the essence of the energized, successful hip-hop lifestyle promoted by Nelly's energy drinks." The selection committee will also take into account the contestants' grade-point averages and participation in school activities. The grand-prize winner will get $5,000 in scholarship money. ...

The new album from Master P's collective the 504 Boyz, Hurricane Katrina - We Gon' Bounce Back, hits stores next week, and all proceeds from the sale of the LP will go to support the victims of the storm. Master P was in his hometown of New Orleans just after Katrina hit, and has been raising money since that time. ... Meanwhile, P is already signed up to star in "Saw 3." The rapper first got acquainted with producer Mark Burg when he shot the 2000 movie "Lockdown," and the two have maintained contact ever since. "The black guy is not dying as soon as the movie comes on," P said of "Saw 3." Master P's character is currently being developed. ...

Veteran West Coast rappers Tha Alkaholiks are retiring, but not before releasing their fifth album, Firewater, due in February. A farewell tour will be scheduled around the release. ... Video director Floria Sigismondi (Fiona Apple, Marilyn Manson) is releasing a new photography collection, "Immune," this month. The book includes photos of the White Stripes, Christina Aguilera, Björk, the Cure, Leonard Cohen and Sigur Rós. (Click here for photos from "Immune.") ...