Day in Pop Report for 03/01/2011
(Billboard) Glee star Matthew Morrison unveiled "Summer Rain," the feel-good first single from his solo debut album, today (Feb. 28) on Ryan Seacrest's radio morning show. Listen to it here (BBC) Actress Jane Russell, the Hollywood sex symbol who starred in Gentlemen Prefer Blondes with Marilyn Monroe, dies at the age of 89. more (BBC) More than 37 million Americans tuned into the Oscars ceremony on Sunday, down 10% on the previous year. more (AP) Miley Cyrus will be making her first appearance as guest host of 'Saturday Night Live' this week more (Billboard) Could Justin Timberlake's hiatus from music finally be coming to an end? The singer-turned-actor hinted as much at the Oscars on Sunday night more (AP) The judge handling the involuntary manslaughter case against Michael Jackson's doctor indicated Monday he might delay the trial in what would be a defeat for defense lawyers anxious to get on with the proceedings. more (Jam!) Selena Gomez and Justin Bieber proved they're the hottest new couple in showbiz by officially stepping out together for the first time at an Oscars party on Sunday. more (Jam!) Gordon Lightfoot will hit the road this fall for a series of dates in Western Canada and Ontario more (BBC) Eminem and Arctic Monkeys have been named as headliners for this year's V Festival in Chelmsford and Staffordshire more (Billboard) The Roots have drafted Nas, Wiz Khalifa and recent best new artist Grammy winner Esperanza Spalding for their fourth annual Roots Picnic concert more (BBC) Black Swan is the big winner at the Spirit Awards, the annual event that honors independent US movies on the eve of the Oscars. more (Billboard) Florence & the Machine are contributing an exclusive song to the upcoming videogame Dragon Age II. The track is a re-imagined version of "I'm Not Calling You a Liar" more (AP) Nelly Furtado says she was paid $1 million to perform for members of Libyan leader Moammar Gadhafi's "clan" in 2007, but she now intends to donate the money to charity. more (Billboard) Wu-Tang Clan member and elder hip-hop statesmen GZA (real name: Gary Grice) and his publicist, Heathcliff Berru, have inspired a single-camera comedy for FX more
The clip was directed by Nick Knight, along with Lady Gaga, the Haus of Gaga creative team and choreographer Laurieann Gibson. The pop star confirmed last week that she will unleash another "Born This Way" video as well. The second version, she says, "is a more stripped-down version of the song that will be released on iTunes and also released as an audio file." Watch the video here
According to sources who have reviewed the tape, Lindsay wore the necklace almost the entire time she was in the store. We're told the surveillance video clearly shows Lindsay trying on the necklace, checking herself out in the mirror, and appearing to ask her friend and the store owner for their opinion (there is no audio on the tape). We're told Lindsay took off her own necklace to try on the store's necklace. Lindsay never took the necklace off, according to our sources, and she wore it in plain view for the next 45 minutes while she tried on several rings. According to our sources, before walking out of the store, Lindsay put her own necklace back on, but it in no way obstructed the store's necklace. more on this story
Originally released as a 12-song LP on ABC-Paramount in early 1965, Live in Concert captured Ray at the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles in September 1964. More than four decades later, the CD reissue brings additional depth and perspective to the 1964 recording with the help of 24-bit remastering, seven previously unreleased tracks and extensive new liner notes that provide additional historical context to what is already considered a pivotal recording in Ray's overall body of work.
Feldman tells TMZ he's particularly upset since the same "public outcry" occurred after Haim was left off the SAG memorial as well. Feldman tells us, "Corey's films have earned the industry over a half a billion dollars and his work remains an inspiration to young artists world wide ... Corey dedicated his life to the film industry. The same industry that failed to dedicate even 30 seconds to his memory." more on this story
The trek visits cities across the U.S. and Canada beginning May 12th in New Orleans. In addition to the three dates announced previously (Dallas, Kansas City, MO, and Moline, IL), confirmed dates are listed below. More upcoming dates will be announced soon. The "Straight To You" Tour will bring the feel of a theater experience to an arena setting through stage design, lighting, and projection, as well as through the spontaneity and interactivity Groban delighted his fans with during last year's "Before We Begin" shows, in which he solicited feedback from the audience on which songs should be included in the set-list. As a result, for the "Straight To You" shows, Groban will continue to interact with audiences and perform favorites from his best-selling albums, including his self-titled debut, Closer, and Awake, as well as songs from Illuminations. more on this story
Charlie -- who's under contract for one more season of "Men" -- tells TMZ he'd definitely do season 9 as planned because, simply, he's a man of his word. Charlie also claims he'd work with "Men" creator and nemesis Chuck Lorre again ... but only if Chuck would "adhere to my requests." No word on what those requests are ... but it's safe to say Chuck would have NONE of it. more on this story
The ethereal pop duo will play San Diego's Indie Fest March 12th and LA's venerable music venue The Roxy March 18th. Additional dates are TBA. Rolling Stone describes the duo as "Elfin dreamers gliding by like Lady Gaga on a unicorn" more on this story
The film, which is set to premiere at this year's SXSW Film and Music Festival, follows Le Tigre on the This Island tour across four continents and ten countries. irected by Kerthy Fix (Strange Powers: Stephin Merritt and the Magnetic Fields) WHO TOOK THE BOMP? LE TIGRE ON TOUR features never before seen live performances, archival interviews, and revealing backstage footage more on this story
They are touring in support of their upcoming self-titled debut album, which will be released by Reprise Records on April 19th, 2011. The duo, backed by their band (bassist Keith Karmen, keyboardist Aaron Arntz, electric guitarist Harlan Silverman, and drummer Mike Green), will open four shows for Grace Potter and the Nocturnals in February and March, followed by a series of dates opening for G. Love and Special Sauce in April. more on this story
Paris expressed interest in auditioning for the show recently on "Good Morning America" -- and now TMZ has learned, Prince wants in on the action too ... because they BOTH officially tried out last week. The show's called "The Brothers Grimm Spectaculathon" ... and it crams 209 classic fairy tales -- like "Snow White" and "Cinderella" -- into a single jam-packed play. more on this story
The band will kick off release day with a performance in their hometown on ABC's Jimmy Kimmel Live! Foster The People will debut music from Torches starting this March when they hit the road with fellow Los Angeles acts Grouplove and Le Sands. The band will also play a handful of notable gigs at SXSW and make stops at Coachella and Sasquatch! more on this story
Dicky's daughter and publicist Carrie Eklund tells TMZ, Bale's promo during his acceptance speech for "Best Supporting Actor" drove a ridiculous amount of traffic to Dicky's website ... and the servers just couldn't handle the load. Sources on the technical side tell us, the site experienced nearly 20 times its normal daily traffic -- jumping from around 500 hits to nearly 10,000. [Not much of a web server if that brought it down] more on this story
Rob Patterson -- who currently plays with Filter -- met up with Natty Kenly at Charlie's house today ... to give her a lesson in finger play. No word on whether Charlie paid for the private sesh -- but it's pretty clear ... he had to pull a few strings to make it happen. more on this story
The release will feature four new songs - "Things Are Really Weird Right Now," "Some Things Don't Wash Out (Second Rinse)," "There Was A Thump, Then Another," and "Sad Bastard Music." The band is getting ready for The Glamour Kills Tour which also features The Ready Set, Allstar Weekend, Downtown Fiction and We Are The In Crowd. They join the tour this Thursday, March 3rd at New York City's Gramercy Theatre more on this story
Willow will perform "21st Century Girl" for the first time ever on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." (Date not mentioned in the announcement). The single will be sold exclusively on iTunes, beginning today, Tuesday, March 1st. Fans can see her on the road with Justin Bieber more on this story
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