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Day in Pop Report for 03/28/2011


Miley Cyrus Stalker Breaks Into Wrong House- Malawi Workers Vs Madonna- DJ Megatron Fatally Shot- Britney Spears Surprise- Rihanna Tour Doing Fine- more
The Day in Pop Digest for 3/28/11: (NME) A man suspected of stalking Miley Cyrus has been arrested after he tried to break into the pop star's house - but got the wrong address. Musa Danasabe Ibrahim was arrested by officers for the Los Angeles Police after 4.15am (CPT). He was found in the garden of the house next door to where Cyrus lives. more

(BBC) Adele matches Madonna's record with nine weeks at number one in the UK album chart - the longest for a female solo artist more

(Jam!) Eight workers at Madonna's Malawi charity are suing the U.S. pop star for unfair dismissal and non-payment of their benefits, their lawyer said on Sunday. more

(AP) Urban radio and TV personality DJ Megatron, who built a career at hip-hop and R&B radio stations from Philadelphia to Boston and told viewers of a popular music TV show "What's Good," was shot to death early Sunday, his manager and police said. more

(AP) Aretha Franklin proved her voice is still divine at 69 as she gave a brief but rousing performance at a swank birthday party in her honor. more

(Billboard) Four days before her seventh album, "Femme Fatale," finally hits stores, Britney Spears unveiled a handful of the album tracks during two "surprise" performances at Palms Casino Resort's Rain Nightclub in Las Vegas on Friday night (Mar. 25). more

(AP) Rappers Snoop Dogg, Warren G and The Game joined family, friends and about 1,000 fans of Nate Dogg to remember the hip-hop singer, who died this month of complications from multiple strokes. more

(FMQB) Despite rumors to the contrary, Rihanna is not planning to cancel any dates on her upcoming Loud tour. A source told Billboard that reports of Rihanna's North American tour struggling with poor ticket sales are inaccurate more

(BBC) Johnny Depp is to guest star in Ricky Gervais's new sitcom, Life's Too Short. The show has been described as a cross between US comedy Curb Your Enthusiasm and Gervais's previous show, Extras. more

(AP) Darius Rucker is debuting a new song at this Sunday's Academy of Country Music Awards, and he'll be performing it with 25 of the co-writers. more

(BBC) Six letters written by Frederic Chopin, thought to be lost in 1939, are found and donated to a Warsaw museum dedicated to the Polish composer. more

(AP) Couldn't get tickets to the final LCD Soundsystem concert? You can still see it. Pitchfork.com announced Friday that the band will live stream its final concert on the music website. more



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American Idol Contestant Collapses
(TMZ) American Idol contestant Casey Abrams -- who got voted off the show Thursday and won a save from the judges -- was so overwrought with emotion after the show, he began hyperventilating and then fell to the floor in the hallway.

We're told "A.I." staffers helped Casey up and put him in a chair so he could calm down. Ironically, his song choice Thursday was "I Don't Need No Doctor."

Our "Idol" spies tell us ... Casey felt horrible that the judges used their save for him, saying "I feel really bad that other [contestants] might have to go home now because they [the judges] used the save on me." more on this story

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Death Stops Jamiroquai Concert
(Gibson) A Jamiroquai concert in France was cancelled after a stagehand tragically died in a fall from a gantry.

According to the Daily Mail, the victim fell 50 foot from a girder as he worked constructing the stage.

Jay Kay and band were due to play at the Halle Toni Garnier Arena in Lyon. A statement on the Jamiroquai Facebook page says: "The band were shocked and saddened when told the news and out of respect immediately felt the right decision was to cancel the show. A police investigation is taking place which would also have prevented the show from happening." more on this story

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Little Big Town on the Little Screen
(Submitted) Little Big Town will make their debut on CBS' The Talk on Tuesday, March 29 before joining CONAN on TBS for a performance of their current single, "The Reason Why."

"We're really looking forward to playing CONAN again as well as visiting The Talk for the first time. We'll be singing the new single 'The Reason Why,'" said the band's Karen Fairchild. "It's gonna be a great week leading up to the ACM's."

Following their performances on The Talk and CONAN, Little Big Town will join the 46th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards in Las Vegas, Nevada on April 3 before hitting the road again on April 5 in Fayetteville, Arkansas. more on this story

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Blue Sky Black Death Teasing New Album
Blue Sky Black Death have set a April 26, 2011 release date for their new album, NOIR, on Fake Four Inc.

A fusion of eclectic rhythms rooted in underground hip-hop and ambient instrumentals, Blue Sky Black Death has created their best album to date with NOIR. To countdown their release, Blue Sky Black Death will be leaking a brief and enticing preview of the album every week until the album launches.

Though Blue Sky Black Death's hip hop visionaries, Kingston and Young God, have become well-known for their unique collaboration with others artists such as Jean Grae, Crooked I and Wu Tang Clan affiliate Hell Razah, the new album will be all their own. Entirely instrumental, NOIR will incorporate sensual beats combined with mystifying musical arrangements that completely reinvent a genre. With a strong cult following, NOIR is the instrumental album Blue Sky Black Death fans have been wishing for. more on this story

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Lindsay Lohan Not Worried About Assault Investigation?
(TMZ) Lindsay Lohan is rubber and everyone else is glue -- because, once again, she feels her latest legal troubles will just bounce right off of her... this according to sources close to LiLo.

As TMZ first reported, the Riverside County District Attorney's Office is once again pursuing possible assault charges against Lindsay stemming from the alleged altercation she had with a Betty Ford employee back on December 12, 2010.

Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ ... she was completely aware the DA had begun interviewing witnesses in her case, but she wasn't worried at all. We're told Lindsay is confident those witnesses -- all her friends, by the way -- will see things Lindsay's way. more on this story

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Tweet To Meet The Braxton Sisters
Tweet to win a trip to meet the Braxton sisters and help them celebrate the premiere of their new original reality series, Braxton Family Values, that airs on WEtv on April 12, 2011 at 9/8 Central!

Join Toni � "The Superstar", Traci � "The Underdog," Towanda � "Mrs. Congeniality," Trina � "The Wildcard," Tamar � "Baby" and their headstrong mother Evelyn � "The Force," as they yell, cry and harmonize their way across the Braxton family stage.

These tight-knit sisters are not afraid to reveal the intricacies of their sisterhood as they battle it out for the spotlight with sibling rivalry, man drama, bankruptcy, a DUI and much more. See if their sisterly bond can withstand the trials and tribulations of life in the fab lane. Enter the contest here

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Mindless Behavior Premiere on 106 & Park Today
(42West) Mindless Behavior will debut their new video for the remix of their hit song "My Girl" on BET's 106 & Park today Monday, March 28th .

The video will premiere simultaneously on VEVO.com. The remix features Ciara, Tyga and Lil Twist who also make special appearances in the video.

"We can't wait for our fans to see the new 'My Girl' remix video! Shooting it with Ciara, Tyga & Twist was amazing and we're excited to take 'My Girl' to a whole new level with this song and video!" said Princeton. more on this story

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Marc Broussard New Album Details
(Atlantic) Marc Broussard has announced details of his forthcoming self-titled album which is set to hit stores on June 14th.

The collection will be heralded by the new single, "Only Everything." The track recently impacted Hot AC radio outlets nationwide on March 14th , while "Lucky," will ship to Triple A radio outlets nationwide on March 28th.

"This is as honest as any record I've ever made," he explains. "I wasn't trying to surprise the listener. We just took some of the basic feelings as well as some of the more specific stories surrounding my life and applied them to the lyrics." more on this story

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Mayday Parade's Road To Bamboozle Tour
Mayday Parade are hitting the road with Select Start and You, Me And Everyone We Know for The Road To Bamboozle tour.

The dates begin April 26th at Charleston, South Carolina's Music Farm and continue through early May.

Mayday Parade are hitting the road on the "Road To Bamboozle" dates in support of their recently released EP, "Valdosta." more on this story

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