Day in Pop Report for 02/02/2011
(Billboard) "Glee" will kick off its post-Super Bowl episode with a spirited take on Katy Perry's "California Gurls." more (Billboard) Rihanna and Drake will perform together at the Grammy Awards, it was announced Tuesday night (Feb. 1) via the official Grammy Twitter account. more
(Jam!) Whitney Houston and her ex-husband Bobby Brown reunited in Boston, Massachusetts on Monday at the funeral of the R&B star's late mother. more (FMQB) Elton John's duet with Lady Gaga for the upcoming animated movie Gnomeo & Juliet will apparently only be featured in the film, but not on the soundtrack. The soundtrack version of "Hello Hello," written by John and Bernie Taupin, only features John himself. more Speaking of Elton: (Yahoo) Elton John says Billy Joel needs to get serious about rehab and 'do something better' with his life. John makes the comments about his former touring partner in the Feb. 17 edition of Rolling Stone magazine. He tells the magazine the pair canceled many tours because of Joel's illnesses and 'alcoholism.' more (FMQB) Justin Timberlake will voice a character in an upcoming episode of The Cleveland Show, airing February 20 on Fox. more Prince has announced that his guest for the February 7th date of his critically acclaimed "Welcome 2 America" performances at Madison Square Garden will be none other than Cee-Lo Green. Cee-Lo joins an impressive list of opening guests that have included Janelle Monae, Esperanza Spalding, Maceo Parker, Mint Condition, Sinbad, Lalah Hathaway, Cassandra Wilson, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings and Larry Graham. This Friday, February 4 at 10:30 PM ET, tune in to IFC's newest comedy series, Portlandia, for a special episode featuring Sarah McLachlan and Aimee Mann. Check out a preview video here (BBC) Larry Hagman is to appear in a TV remake of classic 1980s soap opera Dallas, it has been announced. The 79-year-old will reprise his role as oil baron JR Ewing in the new pilot, to be made by US network TNT. more
The ceremony will be broadcast live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas on Sunday, April 3, 2011 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network. Nominees were announced at a press conference Tuesday morning at the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum in Nashville. Country superstars Miranda Lambert and Ronnie Dunn read the nominations live during CBS' The Early Show broadcast. As previously announced, Blake Shelton will join forces with country music star Reba to host the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. more on this story
"I'm thrilled these two talented musicians are joining us for Tiger Jam," event host Tiger Woods said. "We have had so much success with this event over the last 13 years, raising more than $12 million for programs of my Foundation, and we are excited to continue that tradition." Following the dinner and auctions, the celebration will progress to the Mandalay Bay Events Center stage, where Woods will welcome Grammy Award winners Urban and Mayer for an exciting performance. more on this story
The event will take place on Sunday, Feb. 13 from 1 � 4 p.m. PT at the Los Angeles Convention Center and will be streamed live internationally on www.grammy.com/live and www.youtube.com/thegrammys beginning at 1 p.m. PT. Well-attended by nominees and industry VIPs, the star-studded ceremony with be co-hosted by current GRAMMY nominees Bobby McFerrin and Esperanza Spalding, and will feature performances by nominees including Afro-Colombian hip hop trio ChocQuibTown, blues musician Buddy Guy, singer/songwriter Cyndi Lauper, American roots interpreter Maria Muldaur, contemporary blues artist Kenny Wayne Shepherd, trombone and trumpet player Trombone Shorty, legendary gospel singer Mavis Staples, jazz musician Kirk Whalum, and R&B singer/songwriter Betty Wright. more on this story
Taylor Swift's valentines are now available at select retailers and shoppers can choose from 43 different cards that range from romance to friendship. The new collection features hand crafted designs with beautiful ribbons, elegant attachments and sparkly glitter that offers the look and feel of the valentines you spent hours making for your first love or best friend. There are also ways to show just how big your love is with oversized music cards featuring "Love Story," "Stay Beautiful," and "Jump Then Fall" (available at select locations). more on this story
The event will take place on March 25, 26 & 27 at Bicentennial Park, Miami, FL. Appearing for the first time ever at UMF are Duran Duran in support of their Mark Ronson-produced 13th studio album ALL YOU NEED IS NOW (out March 22, S-Curve Records). Also new is Armin van Buuren's A State Of Trance 500 area, named after his internationally syndicated radio show, on Sunday, March 27, plus the debut of Erick Morillo and Sasha's (V_rtek) live shows. more on this story
They will perform with her in Chicago, Toronto, Boston, Uncasville, New York and Washington, DC (see all dates below). Before hitting the road with Janet the group will head overseas for 13 dates in the UK with Jason Derulo. more on this story
Produced by lang and Joe Pisapia, it is the award-winning singer-songwriter's first record made entirely with a band of her own since the pair of albums with the Reclines that launched her groundbreaking career over 20 years ago. This collection of songs reflects the organic, collaborative nature of the sessions, which took place at Pisapia's Middletree Studios in Nashville. Many of the songs were recorded live in the studio and that energy is palpable. more on this story
The top 52 videos were aired over 610,000 times across 58 MTV channels around the world (excluding all MTV US channels) over the course of 2010. Thirty-four videos gained Platinum status with over 10,000 plays each, while seventeen further videos gained Gold status with more than 5000 plays. Lady Gaga scored a hat trick of Platinum awards for "Bad Romance", "Telephone" and "Alejandro". Black Eyed Peas picked up two Platinum awards for their huge dance hits "Meet Me Halfway" and "Rock That Body", as did David Guetta for "Memories" and "Gettin Over You" featuring Fergie. Katy Perry also nabbed two Platinum awards for her top summer tunes "Teenage Dream" and "California Gurls". more on this story
The video was shot in one continuous take, following the band as they make their way home and meet various characters. In order to keep the action synced with the track, one continues shot means a lot of cues for a lot of people. It took four hours of rehearsing, many false starts and a few raised voices in order to get the timings perfect but eventually it all come together. The end result is currently on rotation on MTV Base and Channel U and is number 1 in the Flava chart. The video was produced by Two Fish Films who donated their time and expertise for free. The video was shot on a glamorous location just outside Harrow on a freezing cold November day. The miniscule budget, scraped together by the band themselves, meant the cast and crew had to work exceptionally hard. Check it out here
Smokey Robinson, the King of Motown, plays JazzFest for the first time, crooning selections from his seemingly endless arsenal of Top 40 hits. The always popular Smooth Jazz All-Stars return with an award-winning cast, including Dave Koz and Brian Simpson, and "avant-groove" group Medeski, Martin & Wood highlight a jam-band evening of free jazz, funk and hip hop. New Orleans legend Trombone Shorty and his band Orleans Avenue kick off the festival with their rollicking "Supafunkrock" sound at the House of Blues. more on this story
These include nominations for the Musician/Bandleader/Instrumentalist (MBI) and Industry Awards categories, which, due to time constraints, are not televised during the 46th Annual Academy Of Country Music Awards. These awards are presented to honorees at ACM Honors, an annual event held in Nashville in the fall. more on this story
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