Jennifer Lopez, Adam Lambert, others preparing special performances for American Music Awards. Jennifer Lopez plans to include fireworks and an on-stage costume change in her performance at the American Music Awards. "American Idol" runner-up Adam Lambert will incorporate leather and chains into his.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Looks like the world has missed one helluva concert. Whatever cynicism one might harbor about the Hail Mary piece of cinema "This Is It" -- which can be called the first concert rehearsal movie ever -- what this strange yet strangely beguiling film does is capture one of pop culture's great entertainers in the feverish grips of pure creativity.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - More stars. More nominated shows. More viewers?

Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris says changes will improve show for viewers, not slight writers. Emmy host Neil Patrick Harris said he hopes industry resistance to streamlining next month's awards will ease when the plan is made clear.

Emmy Countdown: Karina Smirnoff, Maksim Chmerkovskiy rehearse Emmy dance routine. The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards are days away, but Hollywood is already gearing up for Sunday's awards. Here's a look at what's already going on around Tinseltown:

Emmy Countdown: Stars grab swag, jewelry; toast each other at high tea. The 61st Primetime Emmy Awards are Sunday and Hollywood is awash in swag and early celebrations. Here's a look at what's going on around Tinseltown:

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance of last year at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

As ratings lightweights repeat, Emmys acknowledge tough times for TV industry. A year after its least-watched telecast ever, the Emmy Awards plaintively acknowledged TV's changing role in the Internet age, bringing a collective sense of reckoning to the revamped show with everything from scripted jokes about the decline of networks to unemployed stars openly job-seeking.

'Mad Men' wins best drama Emmy, '30 Rock' takes comedy series honor. "Mad Men" and "30 Rock" led a pack of Emmy winners who successfully defended their titles Sunday, but the snappy ceremony and a star turn by host Neil Patrick Harris made the evening far from a rerun.

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance of last year at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

Period drama "Mad Men" and network comedy "30 Rock" scooped top honors as the 61st Emmy Awards produced a virtual repeat performance of last year at the television industry's equivalent to the Oscars.

LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - Nervousness at the Emmys is nothing new, but those who took the stage at the Nokia Theater on Sunday exhibited a different kind of anxiety, referencing declining broadcast ratings in general and Emmy apathy in particular.

Michael Jackson fans line up for 'This Is It' movie tickets. Sally Rubio and dozens of Michael Jackson fans were among the first to line up for "This Is It" tickets.

Michael Jackson devotees have been camping for days in downtown Los Angeles to get tickets for the debut of a film about the fallen pop star rehearsing for a concert tour derailed by his death.

Emmy Awards to tape some awards for broadcast with aim of boosting show's entertainment value. The Emmy Awards, trying to pull out of a ratings spiral, will give less airtime to some winners and more to popular shows and stars.