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Day in Pop Report for 03/15/2011


Britney Spears and Kevin Federline Reunion- Lauryn Hill Tour- J. Lo Into Lil Wayne- Lady Gaga Challenges Drag Queen To a Gaga-off- Ja Rule Sets Release- more
The Day in Pop Digest for 3/15/11: (Billboard) Britney Spears and ex-husband Kevin Federline were photographed together for the first time since 2006 when they reunited to watch their son Sean Preston's little league game more

(FMQB) In response to the devastating tsunami and earthquake that hit Japan on Friday, Lady Gaga has designed a "Japan Prayer Bracelet" with all proceeds going to tsunami relief efforts. more

(FMQB) Lauryn Hill has announced a second leg of dates for her tour that has been hitting small, intimate venues. The trek begins on March 16 in Orlando and wraps at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 7. more

(FMQB) J. Lo has revealed that her next single will be "I'm Into You" featuring Lil Wayne. more

(BBC) Eastwood film pulled from Japan Warner Bros stops screenings of afterlife movie Hereafter following the earthquake and tsunami. more

(BBC) An Oscar-winning special effects expert is cleared of health and safety breaches over the death of a cameraman during filming of the last Batman film. more

(Billboard) Start singing "Ain't That Good News": A Sam Cooke biopic has taken a significant step toward becoming a reality. more

(Billboard) Ja Rule has announced that his new album, "The Renaissance Project," will hit stores the day before he begins a two-year prison sentence for criminal possession of a weapon more

(Jam!) 50 Cent came under attack from some of his Twitter.com followers over the weekend after making a series of tongue-in-cheek comments about the Japanese tsunami and earthquake disaster more

(Billboard) As Lady Gaga continues her seemingly endless Monster Ball Tour, the "Born This Way" singer is delighting fans with surprise post-show appearances at small clubs along the way. Not only has Gaga been performing her latest single complete with her back-up crew (watch her Dallas club showing of "Born This Way" from Mar. 13 below), but she's even challenged a drag queen a Gaga-off. See it here

(Jam!) An eBay auction for one of Justin Bieber's shoes will start over after the winning $5,500 bid reportedly came from a fan using her mother's account without permission. more

(AP) A newspaper says a man has been charged with burglary after a break-in at Madonna's London home. more

Last and least, Billboard had this: "Jersey Shore" star Pauly D has signed on to become the exclusive resident DJ at the Palms Casino Resort in Las Vegas in 2011 more

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The Beastie Boys Set New Album Release
(Gibson) The Beastie Boys will release their long-awaited next album on May 3, the band has confirmed.

Announcing the album on their website, Beastie Adam Yauch wrote, "Since the dawn of time, and perhaps even before, there was a silent order who were tasked with a mission. On May 3rd The Hot Sauce Committee Part Two will be unleashed on the general public. Hold fast ye heathens."

If you're wondering where The Hot Sauce Committee Part One is, it was originally due in September 2009. But it's not yet finished, so the band decided to release its sequel first. This may be the first time a sequel has been released before its predecessor, unless you count the Star Wars trilogy or the Dumb & Dumber prequel. more on this story

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Glee Original Song Episode Tonight
The "Original Song" episode of Glee will air tonight and features guest appearances by Kathy Griffin ("My Life on the D-List") and Loretta Devine ("For Colored Girls").

New Directions heads to Regionals on this all-new Glee tonight Tuesday, March 15, on Fox. Here is the show's synopsis and song list:

With Sue Sylvester coaching Aural Intensity, Blaine and the Warblers' dynamic set list and tough judges Tammy Jean Albertson (guest star Griffin) and Sister Mary Constance (guest star Devine), the kids of New Directions decide the only way to win Regional's is to write and perform their own original songs "Loser Like Me", "Hell to the No" & "Get It Right". Meanwhile, Quinn is hell-bent on getting Finn back and ruling McKinley once again in the all-new "Original Song" episode of GLEE more on this story

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Pawn Stars Acquire Missile Guidance System
(TMZ) Talk about going ballistic ... TMZ has learned the guys from "Pawn Stars" have purchased a guidance system for a missile often used on F-4 Phantom fighter planes!!!

Sources connected to the deal tell us Rick Harrison and his team made the deal for an AIM-120 AMRAAM missile last week ... along with the "front part" of the missile.

And before you freak out -- we're told the "front part" of the missile did NOT contain a live war head ... obviously. Our source could not confirm how much cash Rick shelled out for the parts ... but we're guessing they don't come cheap. more on this story

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Ashlee Simpson Not Getting Back With Petz Wentz
(TMZ) Ashlee Simpson feels badly that Petz Wentz is hurting over their impending divorce, and that's why she spent time with Pete over the weekend -- she is NOT getting back together with him.

Ashlee and Pete hit up In-N-Out and Taco Bell, but there is no reconciliation. Pete is leaving town today for a month-long series of concerts, and she wanted to boost his spirits before he left.

Our sources say Pete never wanted the divorce and would get back with Ashlee in a second, but she definitely wants out of the marriage. more on this story

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Ravishers Coming in May
Ravishers will release their self titled full length debut on May 10, 2011 on Timber Carnival Records. Three years in the making, Ravishers is a follow up to the EP, "Singles for Singles."

The album is the creation of writer/frontman Dominic Castillo and lead guitarist Jonathan Barker, the core band, with an assorted cast of musicians.

Containing live favorites such as "Keep You Around," "My Thoughts Are Killers," and "Happening," the album is sure to garner attention for it's writing, but also it's detailed arrangements. It is with these intricacies that Ravishers flourish, creating an album that is both immediate - sharp hooks, enticing vocals - as well as deep, with unexpected harmonic turns and insightful wordplay. more on this story

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Ryan Phillippe May Take DNA Test
(TMZ) Ryan Phillippe will "gladly" take a DNA test to determine if he's the baby daddy of a woman he had been seeing ... this according to sources directly connected to Ryan.

We're told Ryan will not submit to the DNA test until the baby is born. There are prenatal paternity tests, but there's a slight risk of miscarriage and Ryan does not want to take the chance.

Our sources say Ryan will step up and provide support for Alexis Knapp's unborn baby, provided it is indeed his. Although there are reports Ryan and Alexis were boyfriend/girlfriend, we're told that was never the case. They had dated for a while but it was never serious. more on this story

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Lucha VaVoom Cinco De Mayo Spectacular
Mexican masked wrestling/burlesque/comedy ensemble Lucha VaVoom announced a "Cinco De Mayo Spectacular" that will take place simultaneously Thursday, May 5 in two cities.

The events will happen in Los Angeles at the Mayan Theater (where they performed two sold-out shows in February) and Chicago at the Park West.

And when Lucha VaVoom drops the word "spectacular," you can rest assured that they'll amp things up to new levels of insanity at these must-be-seen-to-be-believed shows in celebration of the Mexican holiday. more on this story

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Joe Morello RIP
(Gibson) Drummer Joe Morello, who rose to prominence with the Dave Brubeck Quartet, has passed away at the age of 82 according to Spinner.com. He died of unspecified causes at his New Jersey home.

A prolific live and studio musician during his 60-plus year career, Morello appeared on more than 120 records, nearly half of which were with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. Downbeat magazine named him "best drummer" for five consecutive years.

Born July 27, 1928, in Springfield, Massachusetts, Morello was originally a violinist, and at the age of 12 he performed as a featured soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra. He traded his violin for the drums when he was 15, and immersed himself in the study of jazz. Over the years he performed and recorded with such legendary figures as Jimmy Raney, Tal Farlow, Glen Gray, Marian McPartland and Stan Kenton. It was in 1965 that Morello took what was initially a two-week job with the Dave Brubeck Quartet. That gig eventually stretched into more than 12 years. more on this story

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Cary Brothers Hitting The Road With Brooke Fraser
Cary Brothers will support Brooke Fraser on her entire upcoming U.S. tour scheduled to begin in late April.

He will also make an appearance at SXSW next week. Brothers is currently touring in support of his second full-length album, Under Control.

A native of Nashville, TN, Brothers first gained national attention for his song "Blue Eyes" on the Grammy-winning "Garden State" Soundtrack. more on this story

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Library of Congress Launches Music Consortium Treasures Website
(LOC) The Library of Congress has launched a Music Consortium Treasures website that gives online access to some of the world's most valued music manuscript and print materials from six esteemed institutions at www.loc.gov/musictreasures/.

The aim of the site is to further music scholarship and research by providing access in one place to digital images of primary sources for performance and study of music.

The Music Treasures Consortium website is the creation of the music libraries and archives in both the United States and the United Kingdom. Joining the Library are The Juilliard School's Lila Acheson Wallace Library, the British Library, the Eda Kuhn Loeb Music Library at Harvard University, the Morgan Library and Museum and the New York Public Library. more on this story

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