The debut album from former “American Idol” finalist Chris Daughtry’s band has sold more than 5 million copies worldwide since its November 2006 release, so expectations are high for Daughtry’s new album, “Leave This Town.”  Still, the rocker feels that no matter how big his music career becomes, his family will always come first. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR BELOW TO HEAR CHRIS DAUGHTRY)

Anyone who’s read more than a couple of bestselling author DEAN KOONTZ’s suspense novels knows that he’s down with the dogs. Almost every title features a canny canine. In his new book, A BIG LITTLE LIFE, KOONTZ goes the non-fiction route to tell the story of TRIXIE, a rescued dog that profoundly affected his life. We sat down with the author over the week-end to talk about books and books that have been made into movies. It seems KOONTZ isn’t too happy about of his titles that have gone from page to screen. Listen in below:

A LITTLE BIG LIFE: A MEMOIR OF A JOYFUL DOG by DEAN KOONTZ is due to hit stores in August

A lot of the people who watched Will Ferrell on “Saturday Night Live” also grew up watching Sid and Marty Krofft’s Saturday morning TV show, “Land Of The Lost.”  Now the two come together, with Ferrell starring in the big-screen remake of the series, which opens this Friday.  Ferrell told us the movie is the most physical he’s ever made, and that he handled a lot of the stuntwork himself. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR BELOW TO HEAR WILL FERRELL)

There had been questions about whether Cyrus would return to the series that made her a global star, with the teen actress-singer declaring her intention to continue her small-screen duties as Miley Stewart/Hannah Montana.

As part of the deal, Cyrus will get a long hiatus with production on the fourth season of “Hannah Montana” slated to begin next year. (Filming on the show’s third season wraps this week.)

The series will change settings next season, during which the Stewarts will grapple with saying goodbye to their beachfront Malibu home.

VIA: THE HOLLYWOOD REPORTER

Tonight’s episode of the hit ABC Family series GREEK sees the return of  ALAN RUCK (FERRIS BULLER, SPIN CITY) as the obnoxious Dean Bowman. GREEK has proven to be a pretty solid performer for the network and when we spoke with star SPENCER GRAMMER over the week-end she gave us her thoughts on the popularity of the show. Listen in below:

Johnny Depp knows a little bit about living life under the media’s glare. So when he wants to get away, the star and his family head to Little Hall’s Bond Cay, Depp’s private, 45-acre island in the Bahamas.

“(The island) is my decompression,” Depp told the July issue of Vanity Fair magazine. “It’s my way of trying to return to normalcy … Escapism is survival to me.”

The beaches on Little Hall’s Bond Cay are named after Depp’s partner, Vanessa Paradis; their children, Lily and Jack; actor Marlon Brando; and gonzo journalist Hunter S. Thompson. But he also named one “Heath’s Place” after the late Australian actor Heath Ledger.

Before Steve Martin ever made a movie, he was an enormously successful stand-up comedian, who sold out amphitheaters and won Grammy Awards for two of his comedy albums.  We caught up with Martin (whose latest project is a bluegrass album, “The Crow - New Songs For The Five-String Banjo”) and asked him about those stand-up days, including whether he felt like he was breaking new ground with his late-’70s material. (CLICK ON THE MEDIA BAR BELOW TO HEAR STEVE MARTIN)

Rumors of a Kim Kardashian-Reggie Bush engagement have been swirling for months now. So are the two love birds finally tying the knot? Read more and see photos and video here.

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian is one smart woman. She knows that one day her boyfriend Reggie Bush WILL pop the question. So like any other intelligent woman, Kim is saving herself the headache and stress by picking out her own ring. And so, she’s ready to show her man the ring she wants.

Kardashian tells E! Online, “It’s just easier. Isn’t it easy if someone’s like, ‘This is exactly what I want.’ It’ll make your life so easy.”

Kim’s sisters Kourtney and Khloe are aware of the ring situation, just in case Bush asks them for advice on the ring selection. Let’s just hope Reggie has the funds. Kourtney tells E!, “She found one the other day and she was like, ‘It’s only $20 million.’ ”

More photos of Kim Kardashian are below.

Kim Kardashian Pictures

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Tonight sees the season premier of the NBC reality show, I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT OF HERE. STEPHEN BALDWIN, SANJAYA MALAKAR, JANICE DICKINSON and a handful of other ‘celebs’ find themselves stranded in a Costa Rican jungle and have to survive various (usually pretty gross) tasks. Born again Christian BALDWIN tells us that, while he doesn’t plan to convert the tribe, his ministry skills could come in handy. Listen in below:

I’M A CELEBRITY…GET ME OUT premieres tonight on NBC

We spoke with WILMER VALDERRAMA (THAT 70’s SHOW, HANDY MANNY) a couple of days ago and he talked a bit about the long-in-the-works plan for him to step into ERIC ESTRADA’S boots in a big screen remake of the popular 70’s TV show, CHiPS. Listen in below: