Day in Pop Report for 03/07/2011
(Billboard) A full-frontal nude photo of Chris Brown leaked online Friday night (Mar. 4), just over a week after another damaging image involving the R&B singer surfaced on the Internet. more (Billboard) Britney Spears confirmed that she would be following up her 2009 Circus tour with a trek in support of "Femme Fatale." Manager Larry Rudolph added that the singer will be making the rounds in "early summer." more (Billboard) Miley Cyrus hosted "Saturday Night Live" on Saturday and her most talked-about performance was her impression of Justin Bieber in the episode's "The Miley Cyrus Show" skit, where she proved she's not above poking fun at herself by sitting down for an interview with "SNL's" resident Cyrus impersonator Vanessa Bayer. In the skit, Bayer as Cyrus interviews Cyrus herself, who does a spot-on impression of Bieber, complete with winks, points and hair flips. Check it out here. They also have other clips including Miley as Fergie and Lindsay Lohan. (FMQB) After teasing fans with clips of songs from her new album, Femme Fatale, Britney Spears saw a full song leak to the Internet on Thursday afternoon: the Ke$ha-penned track "Till The World Ends." more Jennifer Lopez's new music video "On the Floor" premiered last week on American Idol and VEVO. If you missed it, you can check it out right here (Billboard) The production company behind Broadway's troubled "Spider-Man" musical has been slapped with three violations of workplace safety standards by federal regulators. more (AP) A judge has allowed a new attorney to join the defense team of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death. more (Reuters) When they recorded their new album "World Gone Crazy," the Doobie Brothers remained true to their rock 'n' roll roots. Then, the title tune began getting airplay on country radio. more (BBC) George Michael tells BBC Radio 2's Chris Evans it was "karma" that he was sent to prison for driving under the influence of drugs. more (Billboard) Akon has reportedly filed a lawsuit against American Talent Agency, his former booking agent that he fired in September more (AP) Usher said Friday he's 'sincerely troubled' to learn he appeared at a concert in St. Bart's linked to Libyan leader Moammar [Qaddafi]'s family and plans donate his concert fee to human rights organizations more (BBC) A line from an Alfred Tennyson poem is chosen to inspire athletes taking part in the London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games. more (FMQB) Justin Bieber's 3-D movie, Never Say Never, has become the #3 top-grossing documentary of all time according to Box Office Mojo more
Lambert will perform an acoustic version of "Aftermath". Says Lambert, "Billboard turns the song into a fresh new dance pop anthem to blast on the radio and in the clubs!" Says Lambert;"["Aftermath"]...was written about finding the courage to be honest with yourself and the people who love you. It's about facing adversity and taking risks in the name of personal liberation. The song takes on different meanings to different listeners. I hope this song inspires people to be who they truly want to be... And dance!" more on this story
Take a listen ... Christina's song clearly samples from a 1968 latin soul tune called "Hippy Skippy Moon Strut"(aka "I'll Be a Lucky Man) by Dave Cortez and the Moon People. Gotta love that name. According to the federal lawsuit, filed in New York, TufAmerica purchased exclusive rights to 'Hippy Skippy' in 2004 ... however Sony Music -- Christina's label -- made a deal with Codigo Music and the Clyde Otis Music Group to use the song. more on this story
TMZ broke the story ...Shawn Holley is trying to broker a plea deal that will almost certainly involve jail time. Holley and prosecutor Danette Meyers are going to see Judge Keith Schwartz next week, and Holley wants to take the judge's temperature on how much jail time he'll give her if she pleads guilty. The judge made it clear at the last hearing -- Lindsay WILL do time -- probably 3-6 months. But sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ ... she doesn't care what kind of deal Holley gets -- if there is ANY jail time involved, she wants no part of it. We're told Lindsay wants to go to trial and believes the surveillance tape will clear her name. more on this story
VH1 just announced a VH1 News special on Charlie Sheen hosted by Dr. Drew Pinsky titled, "VH1 News Presents: Charlie Sheen: Winning�or Losing It?" tonight Monday, March 7th at 8/7c. Dr Drew Pinsky has dedicated his career to helping people overcome their addictions to drugs and alcohol. Charlie Sheen has always seemed to live the life of a rock star with lots of sex and drugs but over the last few years his life has begun to spiral out of control and the recent spate of events surrounding Sheen have the world wondering, "What happened?" Segments of the special will be available on VH1.com following the on-air premiere. more on this story
"I originally asked if I could come out opening for him, but the whole set is integrated, and we're both on stage, performing on each other's songs," Ben said. "Half the songs are my dad's, and half are mine. It's phenomenal." Ben says playing together was inevitable. "Really, it's a dream come true," he said in an interview with Gannett Media. "It was something we always figured we would get to sooner or later, but neither of us wanted to rush it. I didn't want to be ill prepared, because I know what a pro he is." more on this story
8 new dates including 3 college shows at Carthage College, University of Illinois and Indiana University of Pennsylvania and a second show in Montreal have been added to the tour routing which was announced last month and kicks off April 8th in San Jose, CA (full schedule below). Thirty Seconds To Mars will play a very special hometown show in Los Angeles on April 9th at the Gibson Amphitheater. They will also headline The Bamboozle Festival on April 29th in Rutherford, NJ. more on this story
The weekend-long event, devoted to the future of jazz, includes the Next Generation Jazz Festival Jazz Competition with Big Bands, Combos, Vocal Ensembles, and individual musicians vying for a spot on the stages of the 54th Annual Monterey Jazz Festival. The event will be open to the public, free of charge.
He said: "All of today's clips come from one person � Charlie Sheen who's been everywhere this week, doing a bunch of interviews and just saying some really awesome stuff." ?uestlove, from the Late Night house band The Roots, then did is thing, focusing on some of Sheen's trending catchphrases like "winning" and "tigerblood." Check it out here
In 1982, the Beastie Boys were filmed by Philip Pucci playing a gig at the Preston Drama Dance Department Theater at Bard College. That night's opening act was a band called The Young and the Useless, featuring future Beastie, guitarist Adam Horovitz. A one-minute clip from the resulting short concert film, titled Beastie, was included on the Capitol Records home video Skills to Pay the Bills, which eventually sold more than 500,000 units and earned a gold sales award from the Recording Industry Association of America. This exposure helped the Beasties land opening slots for more established bands, including Bad Brains, Dead Kennedys and Reagan Youth, at happening venues around New York City, including CBGBs and Max's Kansas City. Later in '82, the Beasties went into the 171A studios to record their 7" EP titled Pollywog Stew, followed by Berry leaving the band and being replaced by Horovitz (Berry went on to form the bands Thwig, Big Fat Love and Bourbon Deluxe.) more on this story
Valentine's Day, the onset of Spring and the run-up to Christmas all being high times for pro-love song sales, while anti-love songs see a rise in the iTunes charts during peak break-up times and around the Autumn Solstice. Holli Mcmenamin, a psychology graduate from London, says "It's an interesting snapshot of the general population's mood, and the fact that there are such definite peaks and troughs suggest that it's not as random as you would expect, or at least not just the result of the 'powers that be' (Apple, marketing executives, etc.) pushing certain tracks. If that were the case, both lines would probably be fairly straight throughout the year. It's hard to say how big an influence heartbreak is or by what mechanisms it affects the charts, but we can see here that its presence is definite." more on this story
Watts was busted at 1:30 AM in Hollywood and was booked into jail in Van Nuys at 4:07 AM. She is currently being held on $15,000 bail. Watts worked at WNBC in New York for several years, was a correspondent for "Inside Edition," and hosted her own talk show, "The Rolanda Show." According to her website, she currently hosts an Internet talk show, called "A BraveHearTView." more on this story
Producer Mickey Kravitz cast everyday people, drag queens, punk rockers, bikers, glam rockers, models, etc, as the song is about standing up for who you are no matter what you look like, what ethnicity you are, what turns you on, what you do, what you wear, etc! We are all unique individuals with a different story to share, yet we all live in this same place called earth, sharing the same experience called Life, and need to be treated equally! The cast of this video, really connected with the message of the song in a level that for some it was as inspiring as life changing. A gay guy came out of the closet on set and did a kissing scene with another male, for the first time in his life in public. "I am who I am, so let me be" is the message of the song, and the cast and crew really stepped up to the plate, to create a video much inspiring, creative, edgy, sexy, extreme, shocking, and exciting. Los Angeles punk veteran Texas Terri also appears in the video for a guest star cameo. The "Problem child" video is scheduled to be released the first week of April 2011. more on this story
The 2011 festival appearance kicks off their newest project Playing For Change - Songs Around The World Part 2, out on Hear Music/Concord Music Group and available at all Starbucks retail locations nationwide on May 31.
The Internal Revenue Service just filed a tax lien against Pacino -- claiming he slighted the government out of $169,143.06 in 2008 and $19,140.44 in 2009 ... for a grand total of $188,283.50. A rep for Pacino tells TMZ ... Al never intended to screw over Uncle Sam ... and blames the whole thing on his former business manager Kenneth Starr ... not the guy from Lewinsky fame ... the convicted Ponzi schemer who was just sentenced to seven years in prison for bilking a bunch of Hollywood bigwigs out of millions. more on this story
No Help Coming is the fourth full-length release by Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, and the latest of nearly 30 albums on which the veteran indie icon is featured. But she's quick to dismiss any suggestion that she's refined her approach during her 20 years as a recording artist. "I'm proud to say that I don't think there's been much development at all, really," Golightly asserts. "I still only know the same chords I did when I was 14, and I still write songs about the same things. But I did get a tuner three years ago, which was monumental." Indeed, as much as her work has evolved over the years, the London-born, Georgia-based singer/guitarist has maintained a fierce fidelity to the same raw DIY musical principles that first established her as a seminal influence upon multiple generations of garage combos and lo-fi artists. Her current outfit, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs, is a stripped-down duo that teams her with Texas-bred multi-instrumentalist and longtime collaborator Lawyer Dave, who contributes guitar, drums and backing vocals. On No Help Coming, scheduled for release on April 26, 2011 on Transdreamer Records, Holly Golightly & the Brokeoffs continue to make music that's spare and earthy yet unfailingly tuneful, drawing upon gritty blues, country and rockabilly influences while maintaining an unmistakable personal resonance. As Playboy.com commented, "Golightly's songs are so fresh and timeless they could have been recorded yesterday or 40 years ago." The new 12-song set, recorded in the twosome's adopted home state of Georgia, features such notable originals as "The Rest of Your Life," "You're Under Arrest," "Get Out My House" and the swaggering title track, all of which pack as much of a musical and emotional punch as anything they've recorded. No Help Coming also continues Golightly's longstanding tradition of putting her stamp on unexpected cover material, with personalized readings of country legend Bill Anderson's "The Lord Knows We're Drinking," the mysterious Mr. Undertaker's 1955 rhythm-and-blues cult classic "Here Lies My Love," and Wendell Austin's vintage psycho-country epic "L.S.D. Made a Wreck of Me." The last tune features an appropriately impassioned lead vocal by Lawyer Dave. more on this story
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