Day in Pop Report for 03/08/2011
(City News Service) Brandy's mother was removed today as a defendant in a $6 million lawsuit brought against her daughter by Marc Mysterio, who alleges the R&B vocalist reneged on a promise to write and sing 32 bars of music. The judge declined, however, to dismiss allegations against Brandy's agent, Ryan Ramsey. more (Billboard) According to the New York State Department of Corrections website, rapper Prodigy was released from prison yesterday morning. more (BBC) British singer Adele's reign in the single and album UK Top 40 continues, as she remains at number one in both charts. more Looks like Kanye West is maybe pulling the old' "banned" PR gimmick again. We were sent the following: "MTV has not banned Kanye West's 'Monster' video. We have been in constant communication with the label regarding this matter. However, we are still awaiting the edits we requested in order for the video to be suitable for broadcast." more (Jam!) Country couple Blake Shelton and Miranda Lambert will become husband and wife on May 14. more (Billboard) Following her performance in "Country Strong" and guest appearances on "Glee," Gwyneth Paltrow is in talks to sign a record deal with Atlantic Records for a full-length album more (TMZ) "Basketball Wives" star Royce Reed just dodged a BULLET -- because we're told, her would-be replacement on the show just got axed from negotiations ... all thanks to Miami Heat star Chris Bosh. more (Billboard) Ticket sales for the Green Day Broadway musical "American Idiot" dropped significantly this week in the wake of Green Day frontman Billie Joe Armstrong's departure more (Billboard) Country singer Blake Shelton has been cast as the fourth judge and coach on NBC's singing competition show "The Voice." more (TMZ) Gary Busey has finally bottomed out -- not only did he hit the stripper pole during a "Celebrity Apprentice" cast party in Vegas Sunday night ... he nearly lost his pants in the process. It all went down at Surrender nightclub at the Encore -- where fellow CA castmates Lil Jon and Playmate Hope Dworaczyk were there to witness Gary spiraling out of control. more (Billboard) Following an appearance as a guest star in two seasons of TV series "Hawthorne" last season, Marc Anthony has joined the cast of the TNT drama for its third season this June. more
TMZ has learned, the gated community where he lives literally QUADRUPLED security last week ... and it's all because of him. Neighbors in the Mulholland Estates -- where Charlie lives -- tell TMZ, the Home Owners Association is paranoid about intruders snooping around Charlie's house ... so they've bumped the number of guards at the front gate from one to four. more on this story
Holly Holliday and Dr. Carl return on an all-new Glee tonight. When free-spirited substitute teacher Holly Holliday (guest star Gwyneth Paltrow) fills in for the absent sex-education teacher, she joins forces with Mr. Schuester to teach the kids of New Directions the facts of life. Meanwhile, Emma heads up the Celibacy Club, and she and Dr. Carl (guest star John Stamos) address some issues in their personal life in the all-new "Sexy" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, March 8 (8:00-9:01 PM ET/PT) on FOX. more on this story
Fans will be treated to a live webcast from his sold-out album release concert at the Williamsburg Hall of Music today, Tuesday, March 8 at 9pm EST/6pm PST. Fans are invited to watch the exclusive free concert and behind the scenes footage on Hot 97's Facebook page and Livestream page here
The bash will be held at The Scoot Inn on Friday, March 18th . Admission is FREE!, and complimentary Pabst Blue Ribbon will be served as well. The event will be hosted by Andrew W.K and he will be joined by New York's own Ghe20 G0thik Crew, who will be spinning between sets. more on this story
The video for "Tennessee Me" will make its television debut on Great American Country (GAC) and GACtv.com tomorrow, Wednesday, March 9th. "We can't wait for everyone to see our new video, not only because it's our first 'official' music video, but also because it's for a song we wrote early in our careers in tribute to the wonderful state of Tennessee," one half of the duo, Laura Rogers, says. "The fans have expressed a real love for the song so far, so we're happy to be able to share it with them through cinematography that was filmed in Nashville." more on this story
It is Perry's first studio album in eleven years. As one half of Dead Can Dance for nearly three decades, Brendan's music remains highly regarded and influential on a global scale helping to redefine new musical genres. "I am delighted to have found a suitable US label in The End Records and look forward to a long and fruitful partnership with them," Perry said. more on this story
The West Coast run - which also features Greg Laswell - launches April 1st at San Francisco's Rickshaw Stop and will include a show at Los Angeles' legendary Troubadour on April 13th. Lenka will also be performing on ABC's "Jimmy Kimmel Live!" on Wednesday, April 20th. more on this story
The soundtrack will be released exclusively through iTunes on March 15th, in advance of the film's April 8th nationwide theatrical release through Focus Features.
That new album, Speak-ahh will be released on April 26th on RockHampton Records.
Joining Robyn will be Oh Land and Wynter Gordon for this year's performances. Lady Gaga made her first televised appearance on the "NewNowNext Awards" before she went on to claim her stake as pop royalty. more on this story
The event spans 5 days and features live concerts held at the Sydney Opera House, Sydney Conservatorium and other venues. Cameron is a featured soloist and collaborator.
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