Sparrow Jack Midnight Madden.

That's the name Nicole Richie and rocker Joel Madden have chosen for their baby boy, born Wednesday morning.

Sparrow?  What, were Egret and Albatross taken?

Nicole-Joel are the latest celeb couple to adopt a strange name for their offspring.  Contending for the oddest is Bronx Mowgli Wentz, born last year to Ashlee Simpson and rocker Pete Wentz.   Okay, the kid does have the cool initials BMW. 

Usher and his estranged wife Tameka Foster named their second child Naviyd.  Superman-obsessed actor Nicolas Cage named his son Kal-el.  Zuma Rock is the moniker Gwen Stefani and Gavin Rossdale affixed to their child.

Comedian Penn Jillette has kids named Moxie Crimefighter and Zolten.   Actor Jason Lee apparently rebelled against the ordinariness of his own name by dubbing his tot Pilot Inspektor. 

In the produce section, there's Apple Martin, born to Gwyneth Paltrow and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and Peaches Geldof (Bob Geldof's daughter).

The list goes on... Rumer Willis.  Scout Willis.  Suri Cruise.  Shiloh Nouvel Jolie-Pitt.   And, of course,  the Zappa kids, Diva, Moon Unit, Dweezil and Ahmet.  Okay, Ahmet is not particularly unusual, at least in Muslim countries.

Why do celebrities feel a necessity to choose such peculiar names for their children?  Is this a vanity thing?

Jon Gosselin was on fire with ABC’s Chris Cuomo last night during the Primetime special, “Family Secrets,” and half the time I didn’t know whose side to believe. No, I am not talking about being on Jon or Kate’s side- I am talking about which side of Jon!

Was it me or did anyone else feel like they were watching two completely different people last night? They had two very distinct personalities- I am going to call them JBK and JAK. You will see why below.

JBK- or Jon before Kate launched her media offensive against him: I saw JBK as a loving, caring father. I wanted to cry when he talked about looking at old pictures of his twins and wondering if maybe he should have hugged and kissed them more. His face actually lit up when speaking about each of his kids; describing their personalities for Chris. I believe that his love for them is genuine. We all watched him care for those children while Kate was away on her book tours and making public appearances- there is no question that he is a devoted father that is worried about how this is affecting them.

Which brings us to the second Jon- because for a guy who is so concerned about his children’s well being, how in the world could he go on television and say some of the things that he said?

JAK- or Jon after Kate's years of verbal abuse. Look, Jon, I get it, you had it rough. She cut you off from your family; she lambasted you in public; she emasculated you in front of America. Enough is enough, it was time for the marriage to be over, clearly it was for the best. Obviously, judging by the vitriol you exhibited in that interview, being married to Kate would NOT HAVE BEEN in the best interest of the children so good for you for getting out. But Jon, Jon, Jon… she is the mother of your EIGHT children. Be careful what you say. I would not go on national television and say things like “I despise that woman” and “I love Hailey more than I ever loved Kate”; that just isn’t right in my book.

I am a little confused over who to cheer for. I have lost sight of who the real Jon Gosselin is- I am not sure that even he knows anymore. So please, will the real Jon please stand up?

Nominations for "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" were announced this morning, and not surprisingly, there were multiple nods for Brad Paisley, Keith Urban, George Strait and Kenny Chesney.  All four men will vie for "Entertainer of the Year" with 19-year-old country cutie/singer-songwriter phenom Taylor Swift, who becomes the first solo female artist to be nominated in the top category since Faith Hill in 2000.

"I am jumping up and down surrounded by dogs and my mom screaming like it's Christmas morning," Swift twittered shortly after the announcement.  "I'll never forget this."  The young chart-topper notched four nominations - tying Urban, Strait, Zac Brown and Jamey Johnson.  Only Paisley earned more, with six.

Darius Rucker - who gained fame as the frontman for the roots rock band Hootie and the Blowfish before launching a solo career in country music - becomes the first African-American to be nominated for "Male Vocalist of the Year" since Charley Pride took the honor in 1972.  The South Carolina native was also acknowledged as a nominee for "New Artist of the Year," along with Johnson, the Zac Brown Band, Randy Houser and Jake Owen.  "Everything with this record has been really wild, and this really caps the year we've had with these two nominations," Rucker said in a statement.

The Eagles join Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Rascal Flatts and the Zac Brown Band as contenders for "Vocal Group of the Year," marking the legendary country-rock band's first CMA nod in 32 years.  And although Sugarland snatched the trophy for "Vocal Duo of the Year" from Brooks and Dunn in 2007 and 2008, B and D are going to be tough to beat this year - especially on the heels of the announcement that they're calling it quits after a two decade musical partnership.  If they win, it'll be their 15th walk to the podium to accept the CMA award for "Duo."

Indie rock fans will be tickled to learn that Jack White and his band, The Raconteurs, are also up for a prize...this one for "Musical Event of the Year" for their collaboration with newcomer Ashley Monroe and bluegrass icon Ricky Skaggs on a track called "Old Enough."

Hosted by Paisley and Carrie Underwood (who's a double nominee this year), "The 43rd Annual CMA Awards" will air live from the Sommet Center in Nashville on November 11.  Black tie and cowboy hats optional.

Madea’s alter ego, Tyler Perry, was in New York today doing press interviews for his new film, “I Can Do Bad All By Myself." During my time with Perry I asked him what advice he would give to Chris Brown.

Without hesitation he told me. “I would love to have a conversation with Chris. A real conversation on television where he sits and he talks because I think…people want to forgive him. People want Chris Brown to be better, but the only way he’s going to get there is to admit everything that he did, put it all out there judge it for himself and feel bad for it - for himself really truly have animosity about it.

And then I think people will be able to move on. But as long as there’s this: 'I don’t remember’ and there’s this being ambiguous about a lot of things or not sure or not clear hmmm (shakes head no). But if he and I talked on television one-on-one, man to man, I think that a lot of people would understand.”

Perry was so calm and certain in his answer. I asked him why he would be the right person to speak with Brown.

“Because of my father... His mother was in an abusive relationship and my mother is too. She’s still married to the - I almost said something really awful but he is my father so I respect him. I had to make a choice early on because I know what it’s like to be so angry and then to love so passionately and to love so hard to be angry that you feel out of control but that when there is a moment when you can cross that line where you have to grab everything that’s in you and have to pull yourself back. So I think we would be able to relate on that level sure. I’ve never hit a woman. I’ve never hit anyone for that matter, but I understand being that angry and that frustrated and ready to go."

Would you like to see Tyler Perry speak with Chris Brown?

It seemed for awhile that people were loathe to hire Lindsay Lohan. Her exploits have been well documented. In this business, if you can't complete the job you were hired to do, then people move on, no matter how popular you may have been. 

There's no doubt, Lohan was on a hot streak for awhile. Her first film role was 1998's "The Parent Trap," she was lauded for her role in "Mean Girls," and also starred in "Freaky Friday" and "Herbie: Fully Loaded." Several years ago, "fully loaded" took on a whole different meaning when she was busted for DUIs and subsequently hit rehab.

But perhaps Lindsay Lohan isn't quite finished. Today, there's news that she's been hired. A position has been created for her at the House of Ungaro. The title?  Artistic advisor. You may wonder what exactly an artistic advisor does. According to Ungaro,  Lohan is "collaborating on the Spring/Summer 2010 runway collection unveiling on October 4, 2009 during Paris Fashion Week."  She'll be working with newly named Chief Designer Estrella Archs.

Mounir Moufarrige, the President of Emanuel Ungaro worldwide, says  “Mr. Ungaro’s success was based on his genius for design and his controversial eye to whom his consumer was.  Lindsay is a world consumer with a clear eye for fashion.” 

Lohan is no stranger to fashion, having launched a line of leggings, but do you think she's ready for the fashion big time?

Here's what's going on in the world of entertainment today:

• EW.com reports that Janet Jackson will make an appearance on the MTV Video Music Awards this Sunday, in a tribute to her late brother.

• The drawn-out lawsuit between the Tolkein Trust, HarperCollins and New Line Cinema appears to be over, according to The Hollywood Reporter. The dispute was over profits for the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy. Terms of the settlement (called "one of the biggest profit participation settlements in Hollywood history" by the paper) are confidential, but the long-planned "The Hobbit" film, to be directed by Guillermo del Toro, should be able to go forward now.

• Halle Berry is set to star in "Dark Tide," an action thriller from the producers of "Twilight," according to Variety.

• At the end of last season, it appeared that "Saturday Night Live's" Darrell Hammond, best known for his impressions of Bill Clinton, Dick Cheney and Sean Connery (not to mention the longest-serving cast member in the show's history) was moving on. Now Variety reports that he is negotiating a return for his 15th season.

• Variety reports that its well-known columnist "Army" Archerd has died at the age of 87. He was a beloved figure in Hollywood and the "official greeter" of the Academy Awards for 47 years.

No one knows better than Jennifer Aniston how difficult love can be.

The star recently sat down with CNN to talk about her new movie “Love Happens” which opens on September 18 and to discuss matters of the heart.

Watch Aniston talk about love:

“I think you have to relinquish control,” Aniston said. “As I don't think it's something you can control or really choose.  You know, it sorta of chooses you."

Aniston, who is no stranger to the debates that have surrounded her love life, said the longevity of a relationship doesn’t dictate its success.

“If you have a really positive two-year experience that taught you something… I don't think that determines the failure or the success ... of love," she said.

Love and relationships, she joked, can be a bit like real estate.

"Sometimes, you buy and sometimes you're renting and then you rent and you fall in love with it and you buy,” Aniston said.

I have been an unabashed Beatles fan ever since I discovered my older brother’s "Red" and "Blue" compilation albums and laid on the ground in my parents’ living room, listening to them over and over as I studied the album covers.

So when CNN was given a chance to do an interview at Abbey Road in late August and talk to two of the engineers involved in "The Beatles Remasters," I couldn’t wait. A visit to Abbey Road for me is like a walk on the baseball diamond in Yankee stadium for a Yankees fan. It is a moment to cherish.

As we made our way to the Penthouse for the interview we got to walk past tape machines and other equipment stored in the hallways for later use. It is fun to imagine what each piece of technology may have been used on before it got stored in the hall.

CNN talked to Allan Rouse, who was Project Coordinator for The Beatles Remasters, and Sean Magee, who worked on the mono mixes.

Allan and Sean were passionate in talking about the Beatles. We had a very good interview with them.

After we wrapped the interview we were asked if we would like to hear a little of "The Remasters." Like that needs an answer! So they pulled out one of the stereo boxed sets and poured the CDs along the side of the mixing desk. All the albums cascaded down. Stunning.

Then they sat us down behind the mixing desk as they played us a sample CD containing snippets from the 1987 issues and then the same snippet from the new CDs, 14 songs in all, including “Twist and Shout,” “Yesterday,” “Goodnight” and “Come Together.”

I must say when they played the old CD snippet on the very nice Abbey Road speakers it sounded very good. But when they played the next snippet, from the new CD - it was infinitely better.

The vocals really stand out now and the harmonies seem more separate from the main vocal in a good way and more separate from each other. The vocals and breaths and their voices sound clear as if they are in the room with you - which in Abbey Road really took my breath away.

I was particularly thinking, “Paul is just in the next room singing this” when they played “Yesterday” - and then I caught myself and smiled thinking, “No, but this building is WHERE he sang this.”

We asked them questions about how they handled problems on the original tapes. They said they did fix (or smooth over) bad edits, such as pops and crackles that came from recording machinery that were deemed mistakes.

So I asked them how far they could go - could they fix something that was, I think, a glaring error? For example, I asked, did you guys fix the stereo “Eleanor Rigby”? In that song, McCartney’s voice is double-tracked until partway through the word “Eleanor” and then one side is brought down. I said, surely the original mixers didn't INTEND that to happen.

Allan Rouse got this look. It was probably a look that meant he was thinking, “Oh, he's one of those Beatles fans” - one who listens to every little thing, and knows the flaws –- intentional or not –- by heart.

This is the problem the Abbey Road engineers had in doing "The Remasters." They had to not only do a good enough job for the casual fans but also to do a good enough job to satisfy the people who live and breathe this stuff.

So Allan puts on “Eleanor Rigby” and the mistake is still there. Allan patiently told us since this was the way the stereo mix was made originally, this is the way it stays.

I could have talked a lot longer but it was time to go. As we walked out we passed by the doors to Studio One and Studio Two and I said a silent thank you for all the good work that was done there.

I think I will have a hard time ever matching the thrill of listening to "The Beatles Remasters" inside Abbey Road.