Day in Pop Report for 04/28/2011
(Billboard) Beyonc� has been hit with a hefty $100 million lawsuit, after the singer reportedly bailed out on creating a "motion-sensing dance video" titled "Starpower: Beyonce." more (Jam!) Katy Perry is suing an Australian NW magazine, who ran a front-page story in March claiming the pop star, who is married to English funnyman Russell Brand, had an "intimate relationship" with record producer Benny Blanco. more (FMQB) Adele's 21 album is back on top of the U.S. sales chart this week as it shifted another 153,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. more (MTV) The first trailer for "Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 2," premiered Wednesday (April 27) on ABC Family made good on all of the hype and surpassed expectations. more (Billboard) "American Idol" season 1 runner-up Justin Guarini and wife Reina Capodici welcomed a baby boy, William Neko Bell Guarini, on Tuesday (Apr. 26). more (Jam!) A little-known actor has launched an online bid to raise cash to fund a trip to Los Angeles so he can propose to pop star Avril Lavigne. Jason Selvig wants to raise $5,000 to cover his travel costs and expenses - and strangely enough, people are already pledging more (FMQB) Next week, Lady Gaga will finally unveil the "Judas" video when it premieres during American Idol. In a new interview, the singer described the clip's biblical and cultural references.more (MTV) Miley Cyrus surprised the American Idol finalist with an impromptu visit during her mentoring session. "About halfway through my meeting with Jimmy, he had a big surprise for me," Alaina gushed to viewers in a pre-taped segment on the show. "Miley Cyrus walks in. I was like [jaw drops open] ... she was so nice and she gave me such great advice." more (Billboard) Today, 50 Cent will launch Thisis50Comedy.com, a comedy content site that will feature the debut of "This is 50 Comedy Show" more (FMQB) R. Kelly will launch an 18-city Love Letter tour this summer, featuring openers Keyshia Cole and Marsha Ambrosius. more (Billboard) Drake is joining the voice cast of the upcoming film, "Ice Age: Continental Drift." Other voice cast members announced yesterday (April 26) are Jeremy Renner, Jennifer Lopez and more (AP) Cirque du Soleil wants to recreate Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Sin City. The Mandalay Bay hotel-casino on the Las Vegas Strip plans to open a sprawling entertainment complex more (Billboard) Katy Perry's "E.T.," featuring Kanye West, flies back to the top spot on the Billboard Hot 100, while a song from the album atop the Billboard 200 roars to the Hot 100's runner-up rank. Find out why here Culture Brats just published their interview with Porcelain Black, who just released "This Is What Rock N Roll Looks Like." They talked to her about opening for Lil Wayne and Nicki Minaj, her new album, and her backstage rituals. Check it out here (BBC) Australia's ABC broadcaster cancels its satirical royal wedding special after being told footage could not be used for "comedy purposes". more (FMQB) Actress Kate Hudson confirmed on the Today show this morning that she is engaged to Muse frontman Matt Bellamy.more (Hollywood Reporter) "The Voice" premiere drew a 5.1 rating in the coveted adults 18-49 demographic, while a 90-minute, Lady Gaga-inspired "Glee" had to make do with a 3.4. Overall, "Voice" averaged 11.8 million viewers during its heavily promoted two-hour premiere, which is about half of what "Idol" pulls in for Fox. more
25-year-old Paige Miles -- who claimed 11th place on the show -- was on her way home from rehearsal in Florida ... when something went terribly wrong and her SUV caught on fire. Miles, who documented the terrifying incident on her Facebook page, explained, "The electric shut down, the car doors wouldn't open, i jumped out my window and watched my mother's Envoy blaze." Moments after she emerged from the fiery wreck, Miles said she was crying and shaking ... and her blood pressure was through the roof ... but she didn't seem to have suffered any major injuries. more on this story
The suspect, James Rainford, was popped in front of Hilton's pad in the Hollywood Hills back in October after sneaking on to her property and then getting in to an altercation with Paris' private security. Rainford pled guilty to civil assault -- and was sentenced to 3 years probation. Today, Rainford allegedly struck again -- sources on the scene tell us he smacked Waits in the back of the head as Cy and Paris were walking into a hearing where Paris was set to testify against a different man who allegedly sneaked on to her property and pulled out a knife last year. more on this story
This year's 20th annual ceremony will mark Sudeikis' first time hosting the awards show as he infuses this year's telecast with his quick comedic wit and improvisational skills. "I'm sincerely flattered that the folks from the Mostly Teenage Viewers network have invited me to host this year and I look forward to keeping the streak of flawless and critically-lauded movie award show hosting in 2011 alive," said Jason Sudeikis. more on this story
Grammy winner Cee Lo Green gave the crowd a night they'll never forget at the April 19th taping of his "VH1 Storytellers" in Culver City, CA. During the taping, Cee Lo performed a selection of 10 songs in front of a very intimate 150-member audience. Starting the night off with "Crazy," Cee Lo told the audience, "I started this journey not for glory, not for fame, not for fortune, but� for fun!" From there Cee Lo was reunited on stage with Goodie Mob and surprised fans by announcing the group would be getting back together for a future album. more on this story
Warren cops to using the Affirm XL "male enhancement" pill in a brand new commercial -- in which he says, "I take MY Affirm XL and now I got to regulate" .... but according to Warren G, the verbal endorsement was just for show. Warren -- who's also a partner in the male enhancement company -- tells us, "The commercials are funny and I meant for it to be funny. This is not something that dictates who I am." more on this story
This is Kylie's most extensive North American outing to date as the pop goddess will play 16 shows including a 3-night stint at New York City's Hammerstein Ballroom, a return to the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles and will close at the legendary Colosseum at Caesar's Palace in Las Vegas before heading to Australia and South Africa. To celebrate the tour, Astralwerks Records will release a new exclusive digital EP North American Tour Bonus Edition on May 3rd. The EP consists of 5 live recordings, three from a semi-acoustic BBC Live Lounge session - "Can't Get You Out Of My Head," "All The Lovers" and "Get Outta My Way", and two recorded live in New York in October 2009 during Kylie's first North American Tour - "Better Than Today" and "Confide In Me". As a special fan treat the EP also includes a short film featuring behind the scenes footage of Kylie on tour plus original tour wardrobe sketches by Dolce & Gabbana. more on this story
The tour will bring them back to Los Angeles, New York and San Francisco, while also making stops in Nashville, Cleveland and Philadelphia. The Parlotones have partnered with Ridgeline Entertainment to be featured in the world's first Live 3D Broadcast Event of the Year, Dragonflies and Astronauts. more on this story
Umphrey's McGee kicks-off their 2011 Summer Tour on May 27 with three nights at Summercamp in Chillicothe, IL, where the band will debut - debut Huey Lewis and the Rumors, a new collaboration featuring Umphrey's McGee, a full horn section, and of course, the legendary Huey Lewis. Additional festival engagements include Wakarusa, Mountain Jam, All Good and others. Also on the schedule, a triumphant return to Colorado's legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre on July 3 for Red Rocks And Blue II featuring support by the New Mastersounds and Easy Star Allstars, and an intimate show the Boulder Theater the following day. more on this story
The career of Paul Brady is not that of your usual singer/songwriter. And the new record is the most wildly eclectic this man for all seasons has yet recorded. "I'm a marketing department's nightmare," he jokes, before discussing the confusion that has surrounded him for so long. "I don't really fit any of the recognized models for artists," he acknowledges. "That has to do with my musical background, the variety of my tastes and the fact that I've jumped from place to place in my career. But at the same time, I've never found a compelling reason to narrow my perspective on the music I love by making a record that is only a small bit of what I am. I love big, romantic ballads, screamin' blues songs, folk songs, country tunes. All these things have been hard to put into one box and say what it is, and I suppose I've suffered from that to a degree. But that's what I am, and my fans are into me because of that � they're the kind of people who resist marketing strategies, who like to discover things themselves. They respond to the sound of a voice, which says something to them on a subliminal level emotionally, rather than falling for some image." more on this story
The series will mark VH1's first foray into the hour-long scripted series genre. "Single Ladies," the two-hour movie event, premieres Monday, May 30th at 9PM*, and the one-hour ten episode series kicks off a week later on Monday, June 6th at 9PM* on VH1. "Single Ladies" is a new romantic comedy series about Val, Keisha, and April - three best friends with different philosophies on sex and relationships, proving not all women have the same desires. Val (Stacey Dash) is an ambitious, aspiring fashion mogul who believes in fate, romance and finding that special someone to be with forever. Keisha (LisaRaye McCoy) is a former video dancer who believes in making her own luck, her own money and choosing men with her head instead of her heart April (Charity Shea,) has found the "perfect" man for the "ideal" marriage - but is learning that marriage might not be her happily ever after. The series introduces Christina (Kassandra Clementi) a free-spirited, wild child intern with an eye for fashion that Val takes under her wing. "Single Ladies" is a modern, sexy series set in the world of Atlanta fashion, music, and celebrity that will constantly explore which woman has the right approach to relationships. more on this story
The 16-date run begins with two New York shows, June 7th at the Bell House in Brooklyn and June 8th at the Bowery Ballroom in Manhattan, and will close on June 28th in Toronto at the Drake Hotel. The coast-to-coast run will be making stops in Boston, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Chicago, Minneapolis, Seattle, Portland, San Francisco, San Diego, and Los Angeles more on this story
TMZ broke the story, Bosh married Adrienne Nicole Williams earlier this month in Miami Beach ... only for Bosh to deny the story at an NBA news conference. Well, according to the courts in Miami-Dade County ... Chris and Adrienne are officially man and wife ... whether he wants to admit it or not. more on this story
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