WHILE fans count down the sleeps until the final book is released on July 21, booksellers are counting the cost of stocking the blockbuster series' finale.

BOYS who play video games on school days spend 30 per cent less time reading and girls spend 34 per cent less time doing homework than non-gamers.

BLACK Eyed Peas frontwoman Fergie is set to make ?2 million by promoting a US clothing firm in her songs.

HARRY Potter star Emma Watson has reportedly become a diva after allegedly arguing with the director of the new film over the number of takes.

ROCK guru Molly Meldrum had a John Stamos moment yesterday, making an almost incoherent appearance on live Sydney radio.

NICOLE Kidman began work in Darwin yesterday and was promptly given what local girls call the "Territory handshake" - a tweak on the bum.

OUR gossip blogging pal over in the US, Autumn, has seemingly got her mitts on how the final book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hollows ends.

BIG Brother has been accused of being a big bully, with fans yesterday saying it's time for Gretel Killeen to go after her latest evictee interview was voted as hostile.

Reggae icon Junior Reid, best-known for his international hit "One Blood", which sold over 2 million copies, is coming direct from Jamaica to perform at S.O.B.'s. The former member of reggae super group Black Uhuru (1985-88), is known today not

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LiveDaily.com) Peter Frampton has unloaded a huge cache of tour dates running through the summer and deep into the fall as the veteran rocker continues to back his latest album, last year's "Fingerprints."

LiveDaily.com) Country sensations Rascal Flatts have settled on "Still Feels Good" as the title for their forthcoming album, and have delivered the set's first single to radio stations.

LiveDaily.com) Soul man Martin Sexton continues to support his new record with another round of North American dates.

LiveDaily.com) The itinerary is set for pianist Lorie Line's annual holiday extravaganza, which will travel primarily through the Midwest in November and December.