Day in Pop Report for 04/27/2011
(Hollywood Reporter) Rapper-actor Ice-T's family life is going under the microscope with "Ice Loves Coco," a new reality series at E! The half-hour series will revolve around the "Law & Order: SVU" co-star's marriage to his model wife of 10 years, Coco. more (Billboard) Lil Wayne has revealed plans to release t a documentary following his current "I Am Music" Tour. Cameras have been set up to film performances and backstage footage on select dates along Weezy's tour across the United States. more Outasight's new Figure 8 EP is out today and available for free, for a limited time, in exchange for an email address here (AP) Donnie Wahlberg's Twitter skills have helped find a kidney for an ailing fan from Nashville, Tenn. After he retweeted a blog about a fan who urgently needed a kidney transplant, which prompted a slew of calls to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a match was found. Read the full story for more details here (Billboard) Despite not being included on the "Songs For Japan" compilation, Kylie Minogue recently teamed up with Japanese rapper Verbal to create her own single to aid relief efforts in Japan more (BBC) John Cossette, a longtime executive producer of the prestigious Grammy awards, has died aged 54, his family confirms more (NME) Russell Crowe is set to make his directorial debut in a new crime drama. The Gladiator star is apparently seriously considering taking the reins in period cop movie 77, in which he would also star. more (Billboard) Michael Rapaport will be hitting the road this summer with his documentary on hip-hop legends A Tribe Called Quest, "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest." more
Cops tell us ... it all went down when the "Repo" team arrived at a home in North Las Vegas to take the vehicle ... when the suspect came outside and got into a physical altercation with several crew members. We're told the production security team intervened -- and that's when the suspect pulled out a gun and opened fire at the production crew right on the street. The man then retreated back to his home. Cops responded to the scene and set up a perimeter around the home. During the stand-off, we're told the man threatened to kill himself. more on this story
Collaborating with Toby Gad (Alicia Keys, Fergie), John Shanks (Bon Jovi, Sheryl Crow), David Hodges (Kelly Clarkson, Weezer), and Norwegian production team Espionage (Beyonce, Train), DeWyze co-wrote all but one song on the album, and as such has become the very first American Idol winner to have writing credit on a first single.
The commemorative edition will be available in a 2CD package and in two digital collections featuring the remastered original album plus exclusive, previously unreleased concert audio recordings from 1981. On the same date, the remastered original album will be reissued on pink vinyl with replicated original artwork. more on this story
American Idol will feature the music of Carole King tonight and Thursday night, as the final six contestants compete by performing songs written by King. The show, which has experienced a rating uptick this season, averaging a dominating 25 million viewers per episode, will be devoted to King's remarkable career as a songwriter and performer. The episodes air at 8pm ET/ PT on Fox. Carole is currently in the studio working on her first-ever holiday album with her daughter Louise Goffin producing, to be released this fall. More details will be announced soon. http://www.CaroleKing.com
The Civil Wars are touring in support of their debut album, Barton Hollow, which debuted at #12 on the Billboard 200 and #1 on iTunes' overall Albums chart earlier this year (Sensibility Music). Additionally, the band is currently a VH1 "You Oughta Know" artist to watch, while their music video "Barton Hollow" is currently #13 on VH1's "Top 20 Countdown." Moreover, on May 6, the duo will return for a second performance on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno. more on this story
Sources tell TMZ ... Lindsay will begin her 360 hours of community service at the Downtown Women's Center in Los Angeles this week. Lindsay told Jay Leno she's not going to make excuses for her actions and will accept the consequences of violating her probation. more on this story
Produced by Rick Bartalini Presents the two concerts by the superstar will take place on Thursday, September 15 at Lincoln Theater Napa Valley in Yountville and on Saturday, September 17 at the Marin Center in San Rafael. On Friday, April 29 at 11 a.m. tickets go on sale for the first-ever appearances by Ross at both venues. The concerts will be intimate and unlike any other performances of Ross' career. Lincoln Theater Napa Valley seats just 1,200 patrons while the Marin Center seats 2,000 patrons. more on this story
Although Snow's self-titled debut album was a big success in the mid-'70s, her career was challenged by the care needed for her daughter, Valerie. She was born in 1975 with a severe brain injury. "Occasionally I put an album out, but I didn't like to tour, and [the albums] didn't get a lot of label support," she told the San Francisco Chronicle in 2008. "But you know what? It didn't really matter because I got to stay home more with Valerie, and that time was precious." more on this story
In celebration of the process, and to help finance the new album, Andersson is inviting her fans to watch her recording process live as part of a Kickstarter campaign, also launching today.
Starting at 6pm CT / 7 PM ET, NPR Music will stream the audio/video webcast online. Later that evening, KUT-FM will broadcast the performance and make the video webcast available on demand for a limited time at: http://www.npr.org/music more on this story
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