Sheryl Crow opened a breast cancer center yesterday (Tuesday, August 24th) in Los Angeles as part of a joint venture with the Pink Lotus Breast Cancer center. The new facility, called the Sheryl Crow Imaging Center, features state-of-the-art digital screening and diagnostic technologies for the prevention, detection and treatment of breast cancer.

Crow battled her own case of breast cancer in 2006 after finding being diagnosed during a routine mammogram. She now wants to encourage other women to get screened, saying, “Detecting breast cancer early is a woman’s best chance at survival, and digital full-field mammography is the gold standard of early detection.”

Well it seems like a done deal — Steven Tyler will be among the judges for season 10 of Fox’s American Idol. Despite no official announcement from either Fox or Tyler’s management, Aerosmith bassist Tom Hamilton confirmed the long-rumored deal, telling The New Jersey Star-Ledger, “Steven is doing American Idol. The ink is dry on that. So, we’ll have to work around his schedule for a new record.”

Meanwhile, there’s controversy surrounding what appears to be footage of Joe Perry bumping Tyler offstage on Tuesday night (August 17th) at Toronto’s Air Canada Centre. TMZ.com posted the fan footage shot during “Love In The Elevator” when Tyler and Perry were performing on an extended stage ramp. After Tyler playfully bumps a soloing Perry, Perry — who was not facing Tyler — bumps him back, sending Tyler head-first into the crowd. Perry eventually helps Tyler back on stage and Tyler gives him a playful twirl.

Steven Tyler getting bumped offstage on Tuesday night: http://tinyurl.com/2eoqjmr

Madonna and her daughter Lourdes have tapped Gossip Girl star Taylor Momsen as the face of their new clothing line, Material Girl. The first ad appeared online this week featuring Momsen, who’s currently on tour with her band the Pretty Reckless.

American Idol runner-up Crystal Bowersox is happy to be on tour this summer with the other finalists, but now she has another reason to smile. Bowersox got her teeth straightened and whitened. The 24-year-old singer also fixed her gap-toothed grin, tweeting, “whats NOT missing in this picture?????? Yeah. That’s right.”

See Bowersox’s new smile: http://twitpic.com/200ahv

Just a few things to keep in mind before you hit the stage at your local hang-out.   Thanks to MSN.com.

http://specials.msn.com/A-List/Songs-not-to-karaoke.aspx?cp-documentid=24437289&imageindex=1

Singing the Star Spangled Banner isn’t always an easy task, and when Anita Baker was put to the challenge at Game Four of NBA Finals last week, she faced some criticism for her performance. Now John Mayer has taken to his blog to defend Baker, explaining, “I feel badly that Anita Baker is taking flak for her performance of the Star Spangled Banner at game 4 of the NBA Finals. That song is technically one of the most difficult songs to do justice to, and it’s almost always performed in high-anxiety situations. I know Francis Scott Key is known as the song’s composer but I have reason to believe it was actually written by an evil Texas Instruments graphing calculator.”

CHECK IT OUT: Time’s Top 10 Worst National Anthem Renditions: http://tinyurl.com/c3q5n4

Anita Baker at the NBA Finals: http://tinyurl.com/3xepae2

Taylor Swift has a new iPhone application coming out this month that features its own form of karaoke. The app, called “Mix Me In2,” lets you sing along with her band to the songs “Love Story” and “You Belong With Me.” Simply put — you can mute her vocals and record your own on top of the full band. You can also remove or change instruments. More Swift songs will be released after the app debuts on June 20th. After recording your versions, there will be an option for you to upload them directly to Swift’s website.

Sheryl Crow is expanding her family — she’s adopting another boy. The 48-year-old singer announced the news on her website, revealing, “I have some exciting news to share with you guys. Wyatt has a new little brother!” Her son, Levi James, was born April 30th. Crow’s other adopted son, Wyatt, is 3 years old.

Read the Us Magazine Story:

http://www.usmagazine.com/momsbabies/news/sheryl-crow-adopts-another-baby-boy-201046

Here’s Sheryl’s personal message to you on her website:

http://www.sherylcrow.com/default.aspx

Most folks really enjoyed the duet performed by Lee and Crystal this season on Idol..

Recently Kelly Clarkson teamed with Daughtry on a live version of Tracy Chapman’s “Fast Car” last weekend in Nashville. Watch it here: http://tinyurl.com/27385xv

Taylor Swift is the newest face of CoverGirl. The country star joins the ranks of A-listers like Drew Barrymore, Rihanna, Queen Latifah and Ellen DeGeneres, who have all served as representatives for the popular cosmetics line. 

Swift said in a statement, “I am so excited to become the next CoverGirl. I have admired many of the CoverGirls since I was a little girl . . . great artists and actresses who are confident and still themselves. It’s like a dream come true to be a part of the future of CoverGirl.”

See a behind-the-scenes shot from Swift’s campaign: http://tinyurl.com/38zszvm