The Entertainment Column

A 'Minor' success
For the upcoming 29th annual American Music Awards, R&B singer Alicia Keys received a total of five award nominations, a field-best, for her album "Songs in A Minor." Keys' nominations included favorite pop/rock artist and favorite soul/R&B album. Other nominees were the Dave Matthews Band, *N Sync and Destiny's Child. The show will air live on ABC in January.

Family togetherness
Three generations of actors will come together in the new comedy "Smack in the Puss," about a dysfunctional family from New York. The film will star Michael Douglas along with his father Kirk and possibly his 23-year-old son Cameron.

Pop stars go Broadway for night
Broadway's "Best from Bravo," a concert that showcases pop stars performing show tunes, opened Monday night in New York. The show featured Cyndi Lauper singing "There's No Business Like Show Business" and Mandy Moore with "Adelaide's Lament." This special is also expected to air on cable in March 2002.

Cruise in War film
Tom Cruise has been signed to star in the film adaptation of Charles Frazier's novel "Cold Mountain." This Civil War-era film movie be directed by Anthony Minghella and will begin shooting in June.

'Middle' gets prime airing time
A special episode of Fox's Malcolm in the Middle will air during TV's "dream slot," directly after the Feb. 3 broadcast of Super Bowl XXXVI.

Veteran sitcom hits anniversary episode
The 200th episode of NBC's "Frasier" aired Tuesday night and featured a special guest appearance by Bill Gates.

Billboard Top 10
1. Invincible - Michael Jackson
2. Escape - Enrique Iglesias
3. The Great Depression - DMX
4. The Hits:-Chapter One - Backstreet Boys
5. A Day Without Rain - Enya
6. Silver Side Up - Nickelback
7. God Bless America - Various Artists
8. Pain is Love - Ja Rule
9. [Hybrid Theory] - Linkin Park
10. Morning View - Incubus