MTV: Music Television just announced the line-up for Spankin’ Free Music Week – the network’s annual nod to the best in music. From Monday, September 24, to Friday, September 29, every channel, platform and network of MTV including MTV Overdrive, MTV.com, MTV2, mtvU and more will collectively team up to showcase the hottest music and artists for over 75 hours of music programming. In addition, MTV will offer simultaneous live coverage of “Total Request Live”, on-air and on MTV.com. "Spankin Free Music Week” will offer music lovers free music, free giveaways and much more ...

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Funnyman Jack Black has banned his children from listening to his Tenacious D records until they are at least 13. The comedy rock group is currently filming a movie littered with plenty of their trademark profanities, and although Black has no problem condoning the watching of rated R films, he is not so happy for his first child Samuel Jason or any future kids to hear his unsavory musical offerings.

The star says, "They'll get to see it ... but I'm not going to let my kid hear any Tenacious D. Well, actually, we've got a couple of songs that are OK for kids but probably once they're ...

Jack Black dined on a grasshopper enchilada while filming his new movie, Nacho Libre. The 36 year-old (star of King Kong and Shark Tale) tried the exotic insect dish in Oaxaca, Mexico, where he is filming the Lucha Libre (Mexican wrestling) movie.

Jack Black mused to comic book magazine Wizard, “Dude, I did have some grasshopper enchilada! Here’s the thing: It tastes good, but you’re not going to be able to not think about it because you’re eating it and, ‘Now, yes, I distinctly tasted a wing.’ Or, ‘Okay, that was an elbow joint of a bug. That was its skull. I just crushed its skull.”
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American heavy rocker Ronnie James Dio is set to embark on an acting career after agreeing to play himself in the much anticipated Tenacious D movie, the Pick Of Destiny.

The Dio frontman jumped at the chance to appear in the movie when he learned he'd be part of a fantastic dream sequence, starring funnyman Jack Black.

He says, "In the scene, Jack's character is 10 or 12. His father comes in and rails at him and slams the door. On the back of the door is a big poster of me. He starts singing to the poster: 'Dio, tell me what I should do?' And I come alive off the poster, sing a...

Jack Black has eloped with his girlfriend Tanya Haden. The couple first met while they were attending a private performing arts high school in Santa Monica, Calif., but were not romantically involved. According to the bride's father, jazz bassist Charlie Haden, "They love each other very much. We're thrilled."

Haden, like her famous father, is a musician and played cello in the Haden Triplets with her sisters, Rachel and Peta, who are, in fact, triplets. The bride's sister, Peta, recently released the acclaimed a cappella cover album "The Who Sell Out."

The couple began dating w...

NBC's "Saturday Night Live" brings out new faces and perennial favorites in December. The late night show's hosts this month include comedian Dane Cook, actor Alec Bladwin and funnyman Jack Black. They will be joined by musical guests James Blunt, Shakira and Neil Young.

December 3 finds red-hot standup comedian Dane Cook hosting the show. Cook comes to the show on the heels of the historic success of his comedy album "Retaliation" which debuted at Number 4 on the Billboard 200, making him the highest-charting comedian in 25 years. Cook has built a large and loyal following through rel...