Day in Pop Report for 07/26/2011
(Jam!) A post-mortem examination on British singer Amy Winehouse failed to determine how she died and more toxicology tests are being carried out, with the results expected in two to four weeks, police said on Monday. more (BBC) Amy Winehouse's funeral will take place today, attended by just family and friends, a spokesman for her family says more (Billboard) The late Amy Winehouse's breakthrough album "Back to Black," as well as a number of her singles, are staging a return to the Billboard charts this week.more (Jam!) Jermaine Jackson and his brother Randy have distanced themselves from their mother's plans to stage a tribute concert in memory of Michael Jackson, insisting it's not the right time for the show. more (Billboard) She may not have made it to the American Idol finals last season, but fans can expect more to come from Haley Reinhart. The 20-year old singer has inked a deal with Interscope records, the same label to snag ninth place finisher Pia Toscano. more (BBC) Glee stars Lea Michele, Chris Colfer and Cory Monteith will be appearing in future series of the show, says executive producer. more (Billboard) Ben Folds has long been performing his tender cover of Dr. Dre's profane classic "Bitches Aint ----," but the singer-songwriter added a new element on Thursday (July 21) when comedian and former "Full House" star Bob Saget joined him onstage -- iPhone in hand, to read the few lyrics -- to drop a quick verse at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. Watch it here (BBC) US character actor GD Spradlin - best known for playing the corrupt senator in The Godfather Part II - has died in California at the age of 90, his grandson announces. more (Billboard) Jurors in the Michael Jackson manslaughter case will not watch previously unseen footage from the singer's final rehearsals to determine the state of his health before his death, a judge ruled Monday. more (BBC) Superhero film Captain America: The First Avenger knocks the final Harry Potter film off the top of the North America box office chart. more (Billboard) After opening for Britney Spears at a Las Vegas show earlier this year, DJ Pauly D (of "Jersey Shore" fame) will join the pop princess for six dates on her ongoing Femme Fatale tour. more (Jam!) Country icon Dolly Parton was stunned to return home one day to find a "loony" fan had left a baby named after her hit Jolene on her doorstep. more (FMQB) While it is still unknown whether Outkast will ever put out a new album, Big Boi told Rolling Stone that a collaboration between him and the group's other half, Andr� 3000, could very well happen on his next solo album, Daddy Fat Sax. more
The album, Watch The Throne, will be available worldwide exclusively on iTunes on August 8th. The album will be available at additional physical and digital retailers on August 12th. The Watch The Throne Tour is set to kick off on September 22nd. more on this story
The six-track EP, called I'm Killing Me, will be available for free at www.djwhiteshadow.com . Fans who visit the site now can register to receive the EP on August 1st. The following week, White Shadow will kick off his first national tour on August 10th, performing on the electronic music IDentity Festival tour. "America is the birthplace of electronic dance music," said White Shadow. "Techno and house are heartland music, straight out of Detroit and Chicago. I'm excited to be traveling all over the country, playing the music I love and was raised on." more on this story
"Amy Winehouse was an artist of immense proportions and I am deeply saddened to learn of her tragic passing. She was an extraordinary musician with a rare intuition as a vocalist and I am truly devastated that her exceptional talent has come to such an early end. "She was a lovely and intelligent person and when we recorded together she gave a soulful and extraordinary performance. I was honored to have the opportunity to sing with her. It had been my sincere hope that she would be able to overcome the issues she was battling and I send my deepest sympathy to her father Mitchell, her entire family and all of those who loved her."
Recorded in Big Sur, California, Feist co-produced the album with longtime collaborators Chilly Gonzales and Mocky, as well as newcomer Valgeir Sigur�sson (Bjork, Bonnie "Prince" Billy) Metals will mark Feist's celebratory return to the world stage. The album will be teased with 12 unique vignettes, each hinting at a different element of this stunningly beautiful, sublime record. Fans can follow their release on listentofeist.com.
2011 Truck America takes place at the Full Moon Resort in Big Indian, NY, and will also feature headline sets from The Hold Steady and Okkervil River. The Felice Brothers have also added new dates to their ever-expanding fall US headlining tour - which includes a September 29th show at Webster Hall in New York City with Nicole Atkins and the Black Sea recently added as support - as well as additional festival plays at the Winocafest at Battleship Park in Wilmington, NC; Midpoint Music Festival in Cincinnati, OH; and Orlando Calling in Orlando, FL. more on this story
Sweetheart Of The Sun reveals The Bangles--guitarist/singer Susanna Hoffs, guitarist/singer Vicki Peterson and drummer/singer Debbi Peterson--at their equally beguiling extremes, as soaring folk-rock harmonies coexist with adrenalized rave-ups inspired by the band's roots in Nuggets-era garage rock.
As we first reported, sources connected with Arnold told us ... although he signed his legal response, he never read it and therefore didn't know his lawyer moved to block Maria's bid to get spousal support and her attorney's fees paid by him. But according to the new docs, Arnold is not asking the judge to block either of Maria's requests. The misstep caused some problems last week -- especially since Maria was dealing with the serious injury of her son, Christopher, at the time she got slapped with Arnold's papers. more on this story
It was on this day in 2006 when assorted presenters from over the years as well as 200 audience members gathered to film the final show. The BBC had decided some months previously that TOTP could no longer compete with the plethora of 24-hour music channels available to fans. And indeed it was 42 years since Savile welcomed Britain to the program from a dis-used church on Dickenson Road in Manchester. The Beeb didn't expect the program to last more than a few episodes and originally commissioned just six shows. But after audiences saw the first episode, it was obvious that the mix of studio and filmed footage tied to a chart rundown was a winner. The Rolling Stones kicked off the proceedings in 1964 with "I Wanna Be Your Man," followed by Dusty Springfield crooning "I Only Want to be with You," then the Dave Clark Five with "Glad All Over," the Hollies with "Stay" and the Swinging Blue Jeans doing "Hippy Hippy Shake," all in the studio. On film came Cliff Richard and the Shadows, Freddie and the Dreamers, and finally, The Beatles, with that week's #1, "I Want to Hold Your Hand." more on this story
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