Shocking News: Justin Bieber Cuts Off His Hair- Anna Nicole Smith The Opera- Eminem Hires Porn Star- Jay-Z Vs Chef- Adele Matches Beatles Record- Lady Gaga E Street- more

(Jam!) Eminem is set to romance porn star Sasha Grey in the music video for his new single Space Bound more

(BBC) The controversial life of model Anna Nicole Smith takes to the stage in the form of an opera at The Royal Opera House in Covent Garden. more

(Jam!) Jay-Z has won the latest round in an ongoing legal battle over the name of a restaurant in England. The rapper filed suit against celebrity chef Terry Miller five years ago over the name of his Rockafella restaurant more

Someone named Duffy's second album 'Endlessly' has underperformed sales-wise compared to her 2008 debut album 'Rockferry'. Now she is said to be considering whether to carry on working within music at all. NME has the story here.

(FMQB) E Street Band sax player Clarence Clemons revealed to Rolling Stone that he plays on two new songs on Lady Gaga's forthcoming album Born This Way. more

(Billboard) Adele has become the first living artist since the Beatles in 1964 to have two titles simultaneously in the top five of both the U.K. singles and album charts. more

(ASB) James Franco has failed to charm organizers of the 83rd Annual Academy Awards with his cover version of Cher's "You Haven't Seen the Last of Me". The song which he specially prepared for the February 27 awards show didn't make the cut to the live telecast. more

(ASB) Roughly two weeks before Avril Lavigne's new studio effort "Goodbye Lullaby" hits stores across United States, all tracks listed in the CD is previewed in an album sampler. more more on this story

Monkees Reunite For 45th Anniversary Tour

Micky Dolenz, Davy Jones and Peter Tork have all signed on for the reunion tour.

Best known for hits like "I'm a Believer, "Last Train to Clarksville" and "Daydream Believer," The Monkees were a favorite of John Lennon who likened them to The Marx Brothers. The show won two Emmy awards and The Monkees records outsold The Rolling Stones and The Beatles combined in 1967. more on this story

Glee Blame It On The Alcohol

Here is the synopsis and song list: Principal Figgins teaches the student body about the danger of underage drinking, and the glee club is personally touched by the message.

Meanwhile, Mr. Schuester and Coach Beiste get in a bit of trouble of their own in the all-new "Blame it on the Alcohol" episode of Glee airing Tuesday, Feb. 22 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on Fox. more on this story

Britney's New Video Just One Big Product Placement?

Sources connected to Britney's video tell TMZ ... Spears netted a cool $500,000 for various product placements in her "Hold It Against Me" video.

We're told the dating site Plentyoffish.com, one of several companies featured in the vid, forked over "a couple hundred thousand" to feature their site on Brit's computer during the vid and saw immediate results ... a 20% spike in traffic the day after the video premiered. more on this story

The Honorary Title's Jarrod Gorbel Releases New EP and Announces Tour Dates

Bruises From Your Bad Dreams follows the August release of Gorbel's lush debut solo LP Devil's Made A New Friend, and ranges from the lively relationship-battle opener "Desperate Hands" to the rolling, reassuring "Mother/Father" to the cool, airy plaint "Snow Cruncher." "Miserable Without You" is a hopeful ballad anchored by the interplay of Gorbel and Atkins' stirring, evocative voices, while the acoustic version of Devil's track "I'll Do Better" distills the song to its most heartrending and lovelorn essence. The majority of the songs were recorded with Jack Dishel (Only Son, Moldy Peaches) in Manhattan, while "Snow Cruncher" is a holdover from the Devil's sessions, laid to tape with Mike Bloom (The Elected) in Los Angeles last year.

Gorbel, formerly of The Honorary Title, is in the middle of a US headlining tour. After a short break later this month, he will hit the road again for a run of shows at To Write Love On Her Arms events on college campuses.
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Gordon Voidwell Working on Debut Album

In the meantime he'll be playing shows in New York and Florida during the next few months and stay tuned for his remixes of "High Society" by Bear Hands and "Promises" by The Morning Benders.

Since dropping his The Voided Checks Mixtape for free, Gordon Voidwell has quickly been garnering acclaim for both his own material as well as the tracks he's crafted for others. He has produced songs on both Das Racist mixtapes ("Shorty Said" and "Puerto Rican Cousins"), an official remix of Twin Shadow's "I Can't Wait," and the track "Spring Fever" for battle rap king Iron Solomon. more on this story

Phonograph Offshoot Soft Swells Release First Single

Soft Swells will celebrate the release of their first single with a hometown show at The Satellite in Los Angeles (formerly Spaceland) on Tuesday.

They will play alongside Army Navy, Sing the Body Electric and A House of Lions for A Night With Buzz Bands LA. more on this story

Sealion Sighting in Vegas

Celine Dion made her triumphant return to Caesars Palace to begin rehearsals for her brand new show at The Colosseum.

The new show, which begins March 15 and kicks off Celine's three-year engagement is directed by long-time Grammys director Ken Ehrlich and produced by AEG Live. more on this story