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NEIL DIAMOND TOPS CHARTS

Neil Diamond scored his first No. 1 album in the U.S. this week as his Columbia disc “Home Before Dark” sold 146,000 in its debutframe.

Album is Diamond’s 15th to land in the top 10 and 46th to hit the top 200.

Diamond promoted the disc with a mentoring appearance and performance on “American Idol” and a surprise show at the Bitter End in New York that was streamed on a number of websites. He kicks off a 37-city North American tour on July 19 in St. Paul, Minn.

“Home” was one of seven debuts in the top 10; only one of last week’s six top 10 rookies, Madonna’s “Hard Candy,” remained in the single digits.

Toby Keith’s “35 Biggest Hits” (Show Dog Nashville) opened at No. 2 on sales of 103,000. It is his third album to hit No. 2.

Clay Aiken’s “On My Way Here” (RCA/19 Recordings), his fourth album, sold 94,000 to open at No. 4. Aiken debuted songs on a “QVC Presents QSessions Live” event on April 28 and appeared on TV shows “Good Morning America,” “The View,” “Today” and “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” during the week of release. Appearances on “Rachael Ray,” “Jimmy Kimmel Live” and “Late Late Show With Craig Ferguson” are scheduled for this week.


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CANNES FILM FESTIVAL OPENS

Sean Penn received the first big artistic cheer of the 61st Cannes Film Festival after he was introduced on the steps of the Palais Wednesday night.

And much of the fest's opening ceremony turned around the films and tastes of Penn, president of the Competition jury for the 61st edition.

A cheery international atmosphere filled the warm evening air as "Blindness" director Fernando Meirelles and cast members Julianne Moore, Gael Garcia Bernal and Danny Glover greeted the fans and photogs.

Among the celebs on hand were Cate Blanchett, Mischa Barton, Dennis Hopper, Claude Lelouch, Eva Longoria Parker, Faye Dunaway, Gillian Anderson and Petra Nemcova, along with jury members Natalie Portman, Alexandra Maria Lara, Jeanne Balibar, Apichatpong Weerasethakul and Alfonso Cuaron. After Penn delivered his opening remarks -- asking distributors to continue supporting films even if they don't receive "love letters" from the jury this year -- singer-guitarist Richie Havens made a surprise appearance to perform "Freedom," a tune he famously performed at Woodstock 39 years ago.

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"I was surprised and honored to be invited," Havens told Daily Variety on Wednesday afternoon. "Sean has been talking a lot about how he is a fan of the song and connects emotionally with it. It's about getting everyone on the same side of the aisle."

Gallic director Claude Lanzmann, the director of "Shoah," officially declared the festival open. In his speech, he praised what he termed "Planet Cinema" for its vastly varying creations -- such as "Jackie Brown" and "Shoah" -- and the fraternity of the filmmaking community.

Meirelles' allegorical drama "Blindness" was applauded at its gala screening, though not wildly so.

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