THINGS KEEP GETTING BRIGHTER FOR AMERICAN IDOL CHAMP JORDIN SPARKS. SPARKS

, WHO SANG THE NATIONAL ANTHEM AT THE SUPER BOWL, WILL TOUR WITH GRAMMY

WINNER ALICIA KEYS. THE 18-YEAR-OLD SPARKS WILL OPEN FOR KEYS ON HER TWO-

MONTH, 25-CITY NORTH AMERICAN "AS I AM TOUR" STARTING APRIL 19TH IN HAMPTON,

VIRGINIA AND ENDING AT NEW YORK'S MADISON SQUARE GARDEN ON JUNE 18TH.

IT WAS THE GERMAN EQUIVALENT OF THE OSCARS AT THE ANNUAL BERLIN FILM

FESTIVAL. THE TOP GOLDEN BEAR WENT TO BRAZIL'S CONTROVERSIAL FILM "TROPA DE

ELITE" THE ELITE SQUAD. SALLY HAWKINS WON THE BEST ACTRESS SILVER BEAR FOR

"HAPPY-GO-LUCKY." AND "THERE WILL BE BLOOD" WON TWO SILVER BEAR AWARDS,

INCLUDING BEST DIRECTOR FOR PAUL THOMAS ANDERSON. THE FILM IS NOMINATED FOR

8 ACADEMY AWARDS.

AND SPEAKING OF FILMS, THE SCI-FI THRILLER "JUMPER" LEAPED ABOVE THE

COMPETITION TO HOLD ONTO THE TOP SPOT AT THE WEEKEND BOX OFFICE WITH 27.2

MILLION DOLLARS. DISNEY'S TEEN DANCE SEQUEL "STEP UP 2 THE STREETS" DEBUTED IN SECOND WITH 19.7 MILLION.