Day in Pop Report for 03/23/2011
(Jam!) Rihanna's Loud tour is struggling to make some noise in the U.S. - the singer has reportedly been urged to axe concerts due to poor ticket sales. more (Billboard) Just two weeks after performing with the Black Eyed Peas on "American Idol," will.i.am will return to the Fox TV show to perform his song from the 20th Century Fox animated film, "Rio." more (FMQB) Over the weekend, Lady Gaga tweeted that her new album, Born This Way, was nearly complete. "In Nebraska, finishing up record today," she wrote. "I'm so proud of the album: I keep dancing+drinking: metal/techno rock journey of a woman on the run." more (Billboard) Matthew Morrison is set to duet with Gwyneth Paltrow on his self-titled solo album, out May 10. more (FMQB) Kelly Clarkson has already said that her next album is coming out in September and now songwriter Claude Kelly is revealing that fans will hear some fun, up-tempo tracks once the album drops. more (Billboard) Contrary to several media reports, Rebecca Black is not netting hundreds of thousands of dollars from the more than 33 million YouTube views of her uber-viral video "Friday" or its digital sales. The 13-year-old is netting roughly $24,900 per week from track sales of her surprise hit song more Check out this week's "AV Undercover" video where Baths - aka Will Wiesenfeld - covers LCD Soundsystem's "All My Friends" here Check out Sugarland and Little Big Town performing their newest collaboration, Madonna's "Like A Prayer" on The Incredible Machine tour stop in Bloomington, IL on March 18th here (Billboard) According to a statement from En Vogue's rep, Dawn Robinson is still a part of female R&B group En Vogue, but in a diminished capacity. more (BBC) Loleatta Holloway, best known for her vocals which were sampled on Black Box's 1989 hit Ride On Time, dies at the age of 64. more (BBC) A movie is made on the space station that tries to show what Yuri Gagarin might have seen on his historic first flight around the Earth in 1961. more (BBC) Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes is to write a mini-series about the sinking of the Titanic, to air next year on ITV1 more (Billboard) Despite earlier rumors that Cher would be doing a country album, the timeless singer is instead heading in the opposite direction -- with her dance record standby more
A story has been circulating that CBS wants Charlie back on the show. Fact is ... Charlie was hired by Warner Bros. and, as TMZ first reported, fired by Warner Bros. Only Warner Bros. can bring him back, and sources directly connected to the production tell us there is "no chance" of that happening. "Men" creator and executive producer Chuck Lorre has been holding meetings about the future of the show and possible re-casting, but Charlie is history. more on this story
During their tour across the US, OMD played 3 shows in Austin during SXSW. In an unfortunate incident, four people were injured, after a camera boom fell into the crowd at OMD's South by Southwest concert at Stubbs on Friday night, March 18. An Austin-Travis County EMS spokesperson told KXAN that four injuries were minor. Those injured were taken by ambulance to University Medical Center Brackenridge, the station reported. "I think we need some help up here," OMD lead singer Andy McCluskey said before taking the stage. Various media have misconstrued comments made from the band on the incident. A statement has been prepared by Andy McCluskey: "Once we realised what had actually happened, and that there were people who needed medical treatment it was obvious that we could not start playing. I guess that if there was any 'luck' involved.. it was the fact that the camera crane fell before we actually started.. it would have been much more confusing and slower to resolve if we were into the set. I expected the concert to be cancelled. We just waited to see if the injured were going to be OK.. (I hear that they are OK). Once the police said it was fine to play we decided that we should at least do something for those who had paid money and waited until 1.30AM.. Even though the 2AM curfew would not be pushed back! It felt rather weird at the beginning, but slowly the band and audience started to re-connect.. it was actually a great 7 song set! And an even greater relief that no-one is permanently hurt! more on this story
Law enforcement sources tell TMZ ... the NYPD will not investigate the matter because there is no complaining victim. That's especially good news for CB -- because he's currently on probation for beating up Rihanna ... and could have faced prison time if the judge violated his probation on grounds he committed vandalism. more on this story
The national tour is scheduled to run from May 4th through June 10th including stops in Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, Chicago, and Toronto. The Bamboozle Roadshow was conceived in the spirit of The Bamboozle Festival as a touring version of the annual festival that takes place every spring in New Jersey. more on this story
The soundtrack includes an original score by Lyle Workman (Get Him To The Greek, The 40 Year Old Virgin, Superbad, Forgetting Sarah Marshall) and features a new original song by The National called "Think You Can Wait." Full track listing below.
Kicking-off in Boston, MA "The Solo Show" tour will take the critically acclaimed artist coast-to-coast to showcase just how powerful her live solo show really is. Since Tiger Suit's release on Virgin Records in October of last year, KT Tunstall has performed on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno, The Today Show, The CBS Early Show, The Ellen DeGeneres Show, Jimmy Kimmel Live!, Lopez Tonight and also performed on NPR's World Caf� program more on this story
The tour is set to hit amphitheaters nationwide from July 8th to August 26th Sublime with Rome singer/guitarist Rome said: "We're so excited to hit the US with 311. We'll have our album out and will be playing new original songs alongside the fan favorites. This will be an epic tour that will forever be remembered. Can't wait for summer!" more on this story
The whole thing's hosted by an organization called "Profiles in History" .. and it's scheduled to go down in May in Beverly Hills. The "Chitty" car -- still functional by the way -- is the crown jewel of the auction, estimated to sell for anywhere between $1-2 million. Other awesome items to hit the block include: -- James Dean's tweed jacket worn in "Rebel Without a Cause"
Livestream will broadcast this special occasion as Laura performs fan favorites and new songs, while taking questions via Facebook and Twitter. Laura Jansen is celebrating the U.S. release of her debut album 'Bells.' Fans can tune into the live performance and chat here
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