Evan Dando is suing General Motors for using The Lemonheads' It's a Shame About Ray in a commercial without his permission.

Kenny Rankin, a brilliant pop vocalist and highly regarded musician-songwriter whose stylings ranged from jazz to pop to the world music influences he picked up as a child in New York, has died of complications related to lung cancer, his record company announced Monday. He was 69.

Dave Letterman is near a deal to renew the Late Show for three years.

O'Brien's overnight numbers have declined with each of its six telecasts following his big bow as host of the longtime late night leader June 1. At the same time, David Letterman's "Late Show" on CBS has been picking up steam by piling up big-name guests after lying relatively low for a while. End result is that on Tuesday -- for the first time in their seven head-to-head matchups -- Letterman appears to have drawn more viewers than O'Brien.

Picasso, Monet ... Tim Burton? The visually inventive filmmaker behind "Edward Scissorhands," "Batman" and "Sweeney Todd," among others, will be the subject of "Tim Burton," a major exhibition at Gotham's Museum of Modern Art beginning Nov. 22 and running through April 26. The show will include more than 700 pieces: paintings, drawings, storyboards, puppets and other work created or designed by Burton. The exhibition follows Burton from childhood through his most recent work, which the director finds appropriate: "Everybody draws," Burton observed. "I just never stopped when the teachers told me to."

Showtime has already renewed Edie Falco's Nurse Jackie. That was fast.

Out this week on DVD:

• Gran Torino. Clint Eastwood directs himself in this drama
• The International. Clive Owen and Naomi Watts team up for this sleek thriller.
• Woodstock: 3 Days of Peace & Music. It's been 40 years since the Woodstock festival, and a bunch of anniversary-related events and products are popping up this summer.

Liam Neeson and Bradley Cooper are in talks to co-star in The A-Team.

Mets @ Yankees 4pm

Lakers @ Magic Game 5 NBA Finals Sunday 8pm Lakers up 3-1

Boxer Mike Tyson has married for a third time, two weeks after his 4-year-old daughter Exodus, died in a tragic treadmill accident. The owner of the La Bella Wedding Chapel at the Las Vegas Hilton hotel-casino

The Taking of Pelham 123 opened last night. Denzel, Travolta, Tuturro & Gandolfini star in this remake of the 1974 heist-hostage flick. Great reviews.

ET has confirmed Sonny and Cher's daughter, Chastity Bono, is in the process of transitioning from a female to a male. Chastity is in the early stages of the gender reassignment and started the process earlier this year following his 40th birthday. Bono's publicist told ET, "Yes, it's true -- Chaz, after many years of consideration, has made the courageous decision to honor his true identity."

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