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| Fiddy
Jacko |
Gigwise reports: Michael Jackson is set to
collaborate with 50 Cent.
The King of Pop will team up with Fiddy
on a mix tape put together by DJ Whoo Kid.
Whoo Kid says that he's flying out to Jacko's
home in Bahrain in a fortnight to pick up some tracks Jackson has been
working on, reports Billboard. [see full story for more]-
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| Britney
pregnant |
TMZ reports: Britney Spears is four months
pregnant, Us Weekly reports in this week's issue.
Sources tell the mag that Britney is "100
percent pregnant" and due "Oct. 2 or 3."[see full story for more]-
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| Idol
Feud |
TMZ reports: "American Idol" host Ryan Seacrest
says he and judge Paula Abdul aren't speaking to one another, but Abdul
calls reports of a feud "ridiculous."
The 31-year-old Seacrest, who openly spars
with "Idol" judge Simon Cowell, told the magazine: "Simon and I go back
and forth with each other, but it's in a different way."
Asked if he was speaking to Abdul, Seacrest
answered, "No."[she most likely wouldn't let him wear her dresses. see
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| Slipknot
Hiphop |
TuneLab reports: Slipknot DJ Sid Wilson, a.k.a.
#0, will release his debut solo album, 'The New Leader', in June on N2O
Records. It is said to give fans a look at his "mashed up solo work as
a Hip-Hop and Jungle music producer, scratch DJ, broken beat virtuoso,
and cutting edge classical pianist."[see full story for more]-
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| Under
A Blood Red Cloud |
Gigwise reports: The Under A Blood Red Sky
footage was shot live in Denver, Colorado by Rick Wurpel - the worth of
which has since grown to millions of dollars.
But, the original footage went mysteriously
missing five years ago and has since been found in the archives of Denver
City Council. The council apparently claims that they bought the tapes
off an employee of Wurpel for a mere $3,000.
Apparently, Denver City Council says that
they will only return the tapes once Wurpel's ownership has been authenticated.
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| A2IM
+ FCC Vs Payola |
CMJ reports: FCC Commissioner Jonathan Adelstein
and Don Rose, acting president for the American Association Of Independent
Music (A2IM), met April 18 to discuss drafting a set of "best practices"
or "rules of engagement" to curb payola between major labels and the conglomerate-owned
radio stations. After Rose and Daniel Glass (the former president of Artemis
Records)met with the FCC Comissioner, Rose told Billboard Radio Monitor,
"we walked out feeling like we were heard."
A2IM's mission is to level the playing
field in the music market for indie labels, who lack the funding of the
majors. Payola, the paying off of radio stations in return for radio play,
as well as "independent promotion," wherein the stations are payed by third-party
promoters, affect the amount airplay artists on independent labels can
get. These injustices undermine the chances of small artists being able
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| Kimmel
Cult |
Blabbermouth reports: THE CULT will perform
a mini-concert on ABC-TV's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on May 1 in Hollywood,
California, with two songs set to air that evening. Tickets to attend the
taping are available at www.1iota.com.[see full story for more]-
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| Pulp
Hendrix? |
Blabbermouth reports: According to Starpulse.com,
Quentin Tarantino has reportedly signed on to direct the long-awaited Jimi
Hendrix biopic. The movie maker is huge fan of the script of the film,
according to producers at Dragonslayer Films, and will team up with Hendrix's
brother Leon to tell the story of the guitar great's life. [see full story
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| D.R.I.
Cancer |
SMN reports: D.R.I.'s tour scheduled for Summer
2006 has been indefinately postponed (read: cancelled) due to one member
(Spike, guitar player) who has recently been diagnosed with colon cancer
and was operated on 3 weeks ago. [see full story for more]-
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| Nevermore
Illness |
The Gauntlet reports: Nevermore bass player
and one of the founding members Jim Sheppard will soon be undergoing a
minor procedure for Chron's Disease, a condition he's managed for over
15 years. Precluding him from performing with the band during the first
part of their upcoming tour with In Flames, Sheppard is expected to rejoin
the band in Spokane, WA May 18. Filling in for Sheppard will be long-time
friend James McDonough (ex-Megadeth). [see full story for more]-
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| Danko
Jones Tour |
Blabbermouth reports: Canada's powerhouse
rock trio DANKO JONES will be hitting the road in North America in May/June.
Confirmed dates so far are as follows:
May 05 - Montreal, QUE - Cabaret Music
Hall
May 06 - Toronto, ONT - The Opera House
May 19 - Chicago, IL - Beat Kitchen
May 20 - Cleveland, OH - Beachland Tavern
(Front Room)
May 21 - Baltimore, MD - Ottobar
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| Deluxe
Mindcrime |
BW&BK reports: To commemorate the 25th
anniversary of the 1981 formation of QUEENSR�CHE, EMI will release two
expanded Operation: Mindcrime packages on June 20. A new 2-CD set adds
two bonus tracks to the platinum-certified, Grammy-nominated 1988 album/rock
opera and pairs the disc with a previously unreleased live performance
of the album's tracks in sequence. The two-CD+DVD Operation: Mindcrime
- Deluxe Edition, packaged in a four-panel digipak with slipcase, contains
the two-CD set and its 24-page booklet and adds Video: Mindcrime, making
its DVD debut with two previously unreleased video clips. [see full story
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| Protest
of a Down |
KNAC reports: Armenian Americans from across
the United States joined today with System Of A Down's Serj Tankian and
John Dolmayan at a Washington, DC "Rally for Justice," urging the Turkish
Government to end its worldwide campaign of Armenian Genocide denial.
Organized by the Armenian National Committee
of Greater Washington (ANC-GW) and the Armenian Youth Federation Washington
Chapter, the protest attracted over 1,000 activists to the Turkish Embassy,
as Armenians worldwide marked the 91st anniversary of this crime against
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| Bonnie
Owens RIP |
Contact Music reports: Country singer BONNIE
OWENS died on Monday (24APR06) following a long battle with Alzheimer's
disease. She was 76. The Oklahoma-born star was best known for the work
she did with her ex-husbands, country music legend BUCK OWENS, who died
last month (25MAR06), and MERLE HAGGARD. [see full story for more]-
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| INXS
Depp |
Contact Music reports: Producers of the MICHAEL
HUTCHENCE biopic are trying to convince PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN star JOHNNY
DEPP to play the late INXS frontman. The film is being fast-tracked and
most of the production will take place in the singer's homeland of Australia.
In addition to Depp, film-makers are also looking to cast ERIC BANA, SIENNA
MILLER, NAOMI WATTS and RACHEL GRIFFITHS in the movie.[see full story for
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| Roth
Officially Replaced |
FMQB reports: Yesterday morning (4/24), XM
Satellite Radio Executive VP of Programming Eric Logan sat in Howard Stern's
old K-Rock studio to formally announce a landmark syndication deal that
will place XM's Opie & Anthony show back on CBS Radio affiliates. [FMQB
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| Country
Jovi Hit |
FMQB reports: After 20 years of writing hit
Rock and Pop songs, Bon Jovi returned home from the Japanese leg of their
Have A Nice Day tour to find that their duet with Sugarland's Jennifer
Nettles, "Who Says You Can't Go Home," has hit # 1 on the Country chart.
This makes them the first Rock band to score a #1 Country hit. [see full
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| DMX
Reality |
MTV reports: BET is developing a new DMX reality
series, according to The Hollywood Reporter. Revolving around the rapper's
life, "DMX: Soul of a Man" is slated to be part of the channel's next season
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