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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Taylor Swift's "Fearless" is No. 1 on the U.S. album chart this week, Billboard.com reported Wednesday.

DETROIT, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- American R&B artist Raphael Saadiq says he's hoping for an invitation to the nation's capital once President-elect Barack Obama moves into the White House.

LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- More than 100 members of the British film and television industry have banded together to urge their government to crack down on illegal downloading.

NASHVILLE, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- Tim McGraw's publicist says the country music star does not plan to run for governor of Tennessee in 2010, contrary to reports saying he will.

LONDON, Dec. 17 (UPI) -- British filmmaker Guy Ritchie and his U.S. pop star ex-wife Madonna have issued a statement saying they are happy with the financial settlement they reached.

COLUMBIA, S.C., Dec. 17 (UPI) -- American singer-songwriter Darius Rucker says he will perform a special, and appropriate, song at this year's "Christmas in Washington" concert.

MEMPHIS, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A Washington woman claiming to be the daughter of Vernon Presley has withdrawn her request in Memphis Probate Court to be named an heir to Presley's estate.

CALABASAS, Calif., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Profiles in History says it has sold a world record-setting $7.8 million worth of Hollywood memorabilia in a four-day auction marathon.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Turner Classic Movies says it will dedicate an entire evening of programming to the late Hollywood movie star Van Johnson.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- U.S. actor-brothers Macaulay, Keiran and Rory Culkin have taken a break from working to mourn the death of their sister Dakota, their manager says.

UNIVERSAL CITY, Calif., Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Spin Master Ltd. and Hollywood's Universal Pictures say they have entered into a development deal to produce a "Bakugan Battle Brawlers" movie.

HOWTH, Ireland, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Celine Cawley, who earned the title of "Bond girl" for her small role in "A View to a Kill," was bludgeoned to death at her home in Howth, Ireland, police say.

LOS ANGELES, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- Hollywood actress Jessica Alba is set to guest star in the upcoming post-Super Bowl episode of "The Office," NBC said Tuesday.

ST. LOUIS, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- The St. Louis, Mo., home where Chuck Berry lived when he recorded "Johnny B. Goode" and "Maybelline" is now listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

SIEM REAP, Cambodia, Dec. 16 (UPI) -- A group of international rock musicians took part in a concert at the Angkor Wat temple in Cambodia to raise awareness about human trafficking.