Day in Pop Report for 07/20/2011
(Billboard) Jeff Bhasker, a producer on a number of Beyonce's "4" tracks, bashed Kelly Rowland's "Motivation" on Twitter today, saying "How can this kr song with the weakest beat and melody of all time be the #1 song on urban!? Oh yeah. Wayne." more (Jam!) Justin Bieber has agreed to play a private concert for David Beckham and his family in return for soccer lessons. more (BBC) The premiere of the Batman arena show - which could tour the world for the next five years - goes smoothly after the Batmobile crashed in rehearsals more (Billboard) An "original" version of Britney Spears' 2007 "Gimme More" video has leaked online, showing a slightly different plotline -- and a curvier Spears. While the "original" video footage still shows Spears stripping and performing on a pole, it also shows the small amount of pregnancy weight that she hadn't yet lost -- something which is suspiciously absent in the final video. more (Jam!) Lady Gaga is adamant she did not copy Bette Midler's mermaid in a wheelchair performance, as she had "no idea" the veteran entertainer pulled a similar stunt 30 years before her. more (BBC) Songs written by author Anthony Burgess for a stage musical version of his novel A Clockwork Orange are to be performed in the UK for the first time. more (FMQB) Adele is one of 12 artists that has been "shortlisted" for the Britain's prestigious Mercury Prize for Album of the Year, for her smash record 21. more (Billboard) DMX became a free man on Tuesday (July 19) after serving a seven-month sentence in an Arizona prison, a rep for the rapper confirms to Billboard.com. more (Jam!) Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing legal action from music executive Kevin Liles' cousin after he was injured during a shooting in the parking lot of the rap mogul's Atlanta, Georgia restaurant last year. more
According to the lawsuit, filed today in L.A. County Superior Court and obtained by TMZ, the players and their wives claim, "The NFL knew as early as the 1920's of the harmful effects on a player's brain of concussions; however, until June of 2010 they concealed these facts from coaches, trainers, players and the public." Among the 75 players -- Mark Duper, a former wide receiver for the Dolphins, as well as Otis Anderson and Rodney Hampton, both former running backs for the Giants. The suit claims the NFL commissioned a study in 1994, titled "NFL Committee on MIld Traumatic Brain Injury" and published a report in 2004, concluding there was "no evidence of worsening injury or chronic cumulative effects" from multiple concussions. And, the suit alleges, it was not until June, 2010, that the NFL acknowledged concussions can lead to dementia, memory loss, CTE and related symptoms. In addition to suing the NFL for fraud, negligence and failure to warn, Riddell -- the manufacturer of NFL helmets -- is also a defendant. The suit seeks unspecified damages. more on this story
Michael Novick, a producer on "Glee," claims his former good friend Ian Brennan developed a concept for "Glee" as a screenplay for a movie -- about a high school glee club. Novick and Brennan agreed to work as a team to sell the project. Novick worked out at a gym in Santa Monica, the same place where Ryan Murphy worked out. Novick talked to Murphy -- a successful show runner -- about the project at the gym, and Murphy loved it, saying it would make an even better TV show. According to the suit, Murphy pitched the show to Fox, but the negotiations hit a snag. Novick wanted to drive a hard bargain, but Brennan convinced him to back off and accept a lower fee and credit. According to the lawsuit, Brennan promised Novick -- in exchange for accepting the lesser credit and money -- he would give Novick 15% of any back-end compensation Brennan would receive. Of course, since there's a lawsuit, that didn't work out too well. Novick is suing for unspecified damages. more on this story
Gallagher is used to chart battles, Oasis having gone head-to-head with rivals Blur back in 1995. And Coldplay famously replaced Oasis at the album summit in 2005 when they released their third album X&Y a week after Oasis' Don't Believe the Truth. In reality, this is possibly not a real "battle." Gallagher and Coldplay's Chris Martin are friends, and their record companies have possibly decided this is the best way to ensure both parties achieve a debut-week #1. more on this story
According to Billboard.com, Springsteen's concert stand record was for a 10-show run at New Jersey's Giants Stadium in 2003 that made $38.6 million and drew 566,560 spectators. The reunited Take That, including Robbie Williams, played eight concerts at London's Wembley Stadium from June 30 until July 9 and grossed a staggering $61.7 million with an attendance of 623,737. more on this story
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... Kingston sat down with officers from the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission to determine if any laws were broken. According to sources, if Kingston ran afoul of the law -- anything from speeding to careless operation of a watercraft -- the singer will be cited. We're told Sean was cooperative during the meeting. more on this story
The full Biophilia album will be released on September 27 through One Little Indian/Nonesuch Records; the five physical versions are available for pre-order now in the Nonesuch Store, including the custom-made Biophilia Manual and Ultimate Edition.
The show will be broadcast live around the world via the iTunes Festival App and on the iTunes Store (www.itunes.com). So don't miss out, tune into the live stream from 4:15pm EST on July 21st! For those who miss this epic show, which comes with support from DJ/remixer Alex Metric (streaming from 3pm EST), it will be available to stream shortly afterwards through iTunes Festival App and the iTunes Store (US & Canadian fans can watch via the Live Nation app). more on this story
TMZ has obtained several pics of Brown's super-expensive rides ... clearly parked in spaces reserved for disabled drivers. We're told Chris has been ticketed numerous times by the city. The building manager tells us everyone is fed up and they're now planning on towing Chris' cars if he dares park there again. Chris' lawyer, Mark Geragos, tells TMZ, Chris is the one who's getting screwed. Geragos says, the deed clearly shows the two spaces belong to Chris, but the developer never disclosed the spots were reserved for the handicapped. Geragos says Chris is in litigation with the building over the spaces and plans to fight the tickets as well. But the building manager says Chris is parking in other handicapped spots as well. But the gripes go beyond parking spaces. Chris' fellow condo-owners tell TMZ ... the dude is utterly disrespectful, blasting loud music and partying day and night ... even racing dogs down the hallways at all hours. And that's not all. We're told police showed up this week, after someone vandalized the elevator by carving "C.B." on the elevator door. Mind you ... Chris has only lived in the building a few months. It's condo-mania! more on this story
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