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Apparently there’s a very good reason why country singers are always crooning about their broken hearts.

Platinum-selling artist and ex-"Dancing with the Stars" competitor Sara Evans filed for divorce Thursday from her husband of 13 years, Craig Schelske, accusing him of committing adultery and verbally abusing her, according to court documents obtained by "E! News."

He denies the allegations.

Evans’ decision to end her marriage unfortunately coincided with her so-far successful showing on the ABC series, where she had made it into the final six.

There is such a thing as liking "Lizzie Maguire" way too much.



Teen queen Hilary Duff and her boyfriend, Good Charlotte frontman Joel Madden, sought restraining orders Thursday against two men–one who is supposedly obsessed with Duff and the other for allegedly being the one to relay his pal’s threats.



Papers filed in Los Angeles Superior Court state that Max "Doe," whose age is estimated at 18 or 19, moved to L.A. from Russia about two years ago "for the sole purpose of meeting and becoming romantically involved" with Duff.

The Darkness’ once bright future is suddenly gloomy.



Fresh off a stint in rehab, the band’s cat suit-wearing frontman and cofounder shocked fans by announcing he’s quitting the glam-rock outfit he led to chart-topping success.



The group has decided to soldier on without him, though no word yet on exactly who’ll be replacing him.

After a week of increasingly implausible denials and "no comments," a Malawi high court judge has managed to do what Madonna would not: confirm that the singer and husband Guy Ritchie have adopted a one-year-old boy.

The Ritchies were granted custody of David Banda Thursday, after filing adoption papers at a local courthouse.



They will be allowed to travel back to Britain with the boy but must return within two years to make sure everything is copacetic.

Last week’s Top 10 albums, per Nielsen SoundScan:



1. "The Open Door," Evanescence
2. "Sam’s Town," The Killers
3. "It Just Comes Natural, George Strait
4. "Duets: An American Classic," Tony Bennett

5. "FutureSex/LoveSounds," Justin Timberlake
6. "Release Therapy," Ludacris
7. "The Information," Beck
8. "Makings of Me," Monica

9. "20 Y.O.," Janet Jackson
10. "Extreme Behavior," Hinder

Talk about your hard knocks.

The Chinese government has canceled a Jay-Z concert set for Shanghai’s Hongkou Stadium after ruling the rap superstar’s lyrics were too profanity-laced and inappropriate for local hip-hop fans.

Jay-Z, whose real name is Shawn Carter, was supposed to perform Oct. 23, but government censors took issue with the Jigga’s rhymes about "Big Pimpin’," drugs, lewd women and the gangsta life and refused to grant the proper permit to stage the show.

Madonna won’t seem to speak out on the reports she’s adopted a child. The people of Malawi won’t seem to shut up about them.

A week after the Material Woman’s publicist denied that she either had plans to adopt or had already adopted a child during an orphanage-hopping visit to Africa, a Malawi man has stepped forward, claiming Madonna and hubby Guy Ritchie have adopted his one-year-old son.

While being careful not to specifically name-check the pop star, 32-year-old Yohane Banda told reporters his that 13-month-old son, David, had been adopted by a "famous U.S. musician."

This is beginning to sound like a broken record.



The trial in Phil Spector’s long-playing murder case has been postponed for the fifth time, getting bumped from January to March of next year.



Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Larry P. Fidler granted a request by attorneys for the legendary music producer who claimed they needed additional time to finish scientific and forensic tests. The start date will move from Jan. 16 to March 5, 2007, according to the Los Angeles District Attorney’s office.

At this point, it’s not exactly news when Barbra Streisand lashes out at the GOP. Lashing out at one of her fans, that’s another story.

The legendary singer–and just-as-legendary Democratic supporter–drew some jeers from a sold-out Madison Square Garden crowd Monday night after wedging a Bush-bashing political skit in between numbers at her concerrt.



The erstwhile "Funny Girl" star became targeted by a heckler more than halfway through the show–for which concertgoers had to pay upwards of $250–after bringing Steve Bridges, a President George W. Bush impersonator, up on stage.

It’s not exactly the "Kiss of Death," but it still won’t do him any good.

Jadakiss, real name Jason Phillips, was arrested on gun and drug possession charges over the weekend in his hometown of Yonkers, New York, after cops found a loaded gun in the car he was riding in, as well as a small amount of marijuana in his personal possession.

A Yonkers Police Department spokesperson told MTV News that authorities approached the 2006 Toyota Camry the "Why" rapper was sitting in at around 5 a.m. Saturday after noticing that the driver was "behaving oddly." As the cops approached, they noticed a "strong odor" of marijuana wafting from the vehicle.