Dennis Hopper Has Cancer- Los Campesinos! Have Swine Flu- Teens Arrested for Rap- Kanye Bitch Slapped- Adam Lambert Song Debut- Fiddy Eminem Duet Leak and more

Los Campesinos! have told fans that they've been diagnosed with swine flu. Currently on a tour of the UK, the Cardiff Twee-poppers have used Twitter to let fans know that the whole band have contracted the virus. more

Michael Jackson's "This Is It" has landed on top of the domestic box office with $7.4 million in its first day and $12.7 million overseas. That gives the film documenting Jackson's rehearsals for his planned concert tour a worldwide total of $20.1 million. more

A rap by four teenagers at a McDonald's has gotten them a bad rap in one Utah city. The teens were cited by American Fork police earlier this week for disorderly conduct after they rapped their order at a McDonald's drive-through. The teens said they were imitating a popular video on YouTube. more

Kitsch nonsense short film We Were Once A Fairytale, director Spike Jonze is seen getting fed up with Kanye West's Blackberry addiction to the point where he bitch-slaps the man. See, kids? Dreams do come true. more

Timbaland has pushed back release date for his new album "Shock Value 2" from November 23 to December 8. more

Adam Lambert will visit Ryan Seacrest's radio show on KIIS FM Friday morning, October 30 at 6:55 A.M. PST to debut his first single more

Lady GaGa has apparently posted new song on myspace called "Bad Romance". Go here for that.

Wayne Newton is telling fans "Danke schoen" after 50 years in Las Vegas and hinting that his latest run could be his last. But the singer synonymous with Sin City says he's leaving himself an opening in case he wants to perform after April. more

A joint track between 50 Cent and Eminem has been leaked. Titled "Psycho", the song is included in Fiddy's new album more

California prosecutors say they will seek the extradition of Randy Quaid and wife Evi after the couple were no-shows for a felony court hearing related to them skipping out on a hotel bill. more

George Michael is to release a festive single for the first time since the 1984 Wham! hit Last Christmas. December Song, which was released as a free download for a limited time on his website last year, will be available to buy on 13 December. more -

American Idol Bo Bice Does Noble Things

The producers asked the American Idol southern-rock crooner to join a stellar group of artists for the movie soundtrack. This isn't Bo's first contribution of music to a film - you might also remember Bo's title-track to the hit Will Ferrell / Jon Heder film, 'Blades of Glory', with an accompanying music video.

Bo delivers a powerful performance once more on 'Old Spanish Trail' which will be featured in a pivotal chase scene of the film. The soundtrack was produced by country chart-topper Clay Walker and groups Bice with other well-known artists such as Pam Tillis, Tracy Lawrence, Tracy Byrd, Mark Chesnutt, and Dobie Gray. The song was penned by Texas native M. Jason Greene and Steve Waites. Greene was the supervising music producer for the album and has also written hits for Walker and Chris Cagle amongst others. - tracklisting

Alan Jackson Meet and Eat

The collection includes 41 high quality items inspired by Jackson's hometown family philosophy and includes menswear, womenswear, gift items and a new CD, Songs of Love and Heartache, available only at Cracker Barrel Old Country Store locations.

The Mt. Juliet Cracker Barrel location is located at Ext 226 off of I-40. Starting at 6:00 AM, fans will be able to get numbered tickets for a place in the autograph line. Tickets will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Alan Jackson will meet as many fans as possible during the time period and will autograph merchandise that is purchased that morning from The Alan Jackson Collection. Cracker Barrel will continue to serve breakfast in its restaurant during the event which will take place within the adjacent retail shop area. Guests will be able to park in the Providence Shopping Mall across the street from Cracker Barrel as shuttle bus service to the restaurant will be provided during this event. - more on this story

Pleasure P Joins R. Kelly's Tour

The tour kicks off Thursday, October 8th in Connecticut and will be coming through your city.

The tour dates follow the recent release of Pleasure P's solo debut album "The Introduction Of Marcus Cooper." Featuring the hit singles "Did You Wrong," "Boyfriend #2" and "Under." - tour dates

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Allison Moorer Sets New Album Release

Ruby Marchand, head of A&R for Ryko, stated "Ryko is enormously proud to welcome Allison Moorer to our family of artists. Allison's extraordinarily evocative songs and vocal style capture her unique signature in the singer/songwriter community. With the February 2010 release of Crows, Ryko celebrates the beginning of a worldwide relationship with Allison through an album of astonishing breadth and scope." - more on this story

Fly Gypsy Releasing New EP

Change For A Dollar marks a turn in direction musically for the group. Moving away from the sampled aesthetic dominating The Vodka & Rum Mixtape, Change For A Dollar finds guitars and other live instrumentation providing the melodic backdrop throughout, with only one song utilizing a sample - the EP's lead single, "2 Step," a track originally appearing on the duo's recent mixtape that has since been reworked. Speaking on the EP's production style, the multi-talented Alexei says, "I can sit down and make a synth-over-808s beat in a matter of minutes. But, with occasional exceptions, that's all that typically is - a beat, with little soul in it. What I do in my production is make music. I write songs. My goal is to make music that makes the listener feel the emotion, not just the bass line; to make tracks that stand on their own even before they have vocals on them."

While the EP's unique musical sound is instantly noticeable, Change For A Dollar is not to be mistaken for a producer's album. Kom's lyricism is taken to another level on the project as well, meeting the production's high-set bar. Kom says, "The production on this project stands out in a lot of ways and I definitely wanted to be more than just another dope emcee. I wanted to make strong songs that have impact and are classic � more than just the next summertime hit." Lyrically, Change For A Dollar covers a wide topical spectrum, from feel-good songs to introspective, thought-provoking records, showing off the diverse lyrical content that makes a Fly Gypsy project unique. - more on this story

Speech Debelle To Support The Brand New Heavies

Speech will support the band at the London 02 Shepherds Bush Empire on Wednesday November 4th.

Touring the UK in support of their new live album 'Live In London', the Brand New Heavies' UK Tour Dates are - here

Owl City Tops Hot 100

The song is breaking boundaries at radio as it forges toward the upper tier at Top 40 and Hot AC formats along with impressive showings at Alternative, Triple A, and Rhythm Crossover. Combining this impressive radio story, a #1 song in North America, a sold out tour and huge sales are all parts in making Owl City the artist development story of 2009.

The near-platinum "Fireflies" also sold an amazing 200,000 digital singles this week, serving as a multi-genre calling card for Owl City/alias Adam Young giving him a 12 point leap into the Top Ten of the Nielsen Soundscan Top 200 Albums Tally via his Universal Republic debut album Ocean Eyes (jumping from #20 to #8). - more on this story

Bebel Gilberto Set For North American Tour

All In One perfectly expresses Gilberto's interest in making music that feels romantic and fluid. In particular, "Chica Chica Boom Chic" stands out. The Carmen Miranda song is bolstered by Brown's percussion heavy arrangements, which is a hallmark of traditional Brazilian music. Most of the record is sung in Portuguese, Bebel's native language, and was conceived, developed and recorded in her home studio. Ronson produced the Stevie Wonder-penned "The Real Thing," which was originally recorded by Sergio Mendes. The Menaham Street Band join Gilberto for the song. The singer performs a duet with Daniel Jobim (the grandson of bossa nova king Antonio Carlos Jobim) on "Bim Bom," a song that was first recorded by her father, bossa nova legend Jo�o Gilberto.

Gilberto's first recording was released in 1986 at age 20, but it wasn't until she moved to London in the early `90s, where she became interested in pop and urban music, that she began to develop her trademark sound. With her international debut Tanto Tempo (2000), which helped spark a resurgence in American interest in Brazilian music and sold millions worldwide, Gilberto met with critical acclaim, enjoying global success with the hits "Batucada" and "Technova." Her music reached listeners across genres, from world music and jazz to electronic and indie. Over the years Gilberto has collaborated with artists including David Byrne, Arto Lindsay, Amon Tobin, Thievery Corporation and Nina Miranda. - more on this story

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