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Day in Pop Report for 05/30/2011


Lady Gaga Bankruptcy- Sean Kingston Hospitalized for Jetski Crash- Amy Winehouse Delayed By Rehab- Jose Canseco Tweets Marriage Proposal To Lady Gaga- Scott McCreery Hit- more
(Jam!) Lady Gaga was left $3 million in debt when her Monster Ball tour forced her into bankruptcy. In an interview with Stephen Fry for Britain's Financial Times, Gaga says, "I put everything in the show, and I actually went bankrupt after the first extension of The Monster Ball." more

(Billboard) Sean Kingston is currently in the trauma ward of a Miami hospital, following an injury reportedly suffered in a jet ski accident on Sunday (May 29). more

(Jam!) Amy Winehouse's latest rehab stint has forced record label bosses to postpone plans to release her long-awaited third album, according to a U.K. report. more

(BBC) Lady Gaga replaces Adele at the top of the UK chart after scoring the highest first-week album sales of the year so far more

(Billboard) Former MLB slugger Jose Canseco directed a handful of Tweets to Lady Gaga on May 23, asking for the pop star's hand in marriage and calling himself "her knight in baseball armor." more

(Billboard) Industry prognosticators are projecting that American Idol winner Scott McCreery's single "I Love You This Big," may sell around 180,000 downloads by the end of the tracking week on Sunday, May 29 -- the best debut sales week for an "Idol" winner's first single since David Cook did 236,000 according to Nielsen SoundScan with "The Time of My Life" in 2008. more

(NME) Lady Gaga: 'I hate the video for my Beyonce collaboration 'Telephone'' Gaga says she can no longer bear to watch the clip for her 2010 track more

(FMQB) American Idol alum Adam Lambert has been working on his sophomore album, and he told MTV News that he has written about 18 to 20 songs for the effort. "I've been spending the past two and a half months in the studio," Lambert said. more

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American Idol Death Threat
(TMZ) Season 7 "American Idol" contestant Asia'h Epperson claims her ex-boyfriend beat the crap out of her on multiple occasions ... and then threatened her with death ... this according to court docs.

Epperson -- who placed in the Top 16 on "A.I." in 2008 -- filed a request for a restraining order against her 27-year-old ex BF ... claiming the guy has a history of "choking me and slamming me on the ground, fighting and wrestling me."

According to the docs filed in L.A. County Superior Court, Epperson claims the abuse got so bad, the ex began making "threats about killing me and then himself." She claims he also, "called people out of my phone and threatened them as well ... threatened to shoot my friends." more on this story

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Jeff Conaway RIP
(Gibson) Jeff Conaway, star of the musical movie Grease, died Friday (May 27) from pneumonia, according to CNN. His manager, Phil Brock, said that Conaway, who was 60, suffered from pneumonia and had been in a coma in a hospital in Encino, California.

"He was the consummate performer and entertainer," said Brock. "We're thankful his struggles are over, but we know he will be missed by legions of fans worldwide."

Conaway began his performing career on the stage. He was in the Broadway production of Grease for two years, in the lead role of Danny Zuko. He switched to TV, landing a part on Happy Days and then the movie version of Grease (although Travolta played Danny on screen). Conaway also had a long running role in the TV sitcom, Taxi. more on this story

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Singled Out: Philly Chase's You Right Feat Meek Millz and Gillie Da Kid
Today Philly Chase tells us about his new single "You Right" featuring Meek Millz and Gillie Da Kid. Here is the story:

Actually when I first heard the track produced by Chysty I really slept on it, honestly. Sometimes as artists we are so used to hearing different tracks from so many producers that we kind of by pass tracks before getting a feel for them. And that's just what I did, passed right by it, on my discs of a million songs.

Then one day I was just going through instrumentals looking for a hard but club feeling track and I reconnected with this beat again. This time, I really sat and took a listen to it. This time, I zoned out instantly. From the very beginning of the beat it caught me, then by the time that the snare, drums and base line kicked in I had half a verse done already!

That same day I wrote all three verses, most by memory and fine combed it on my iPad. The hardest part of the track was the hook. I mean honestly I was stuck for at least 3 months as far as finding the right hook to go with that beat. So one night late�I mean 3-4am I just kept goin over and over and over the beat trying to find a hook for this beat. Then finally I came up with the "You Right" part at the end of the hook, then from there I went backwards and by the time the sun spread through the blinds in my living room, I had the hook in full. I was super hype, so I hit my homey "The Wiz" up and I spit it to him, and it spread like wild fire. So I had to hit the "Batcave" (the studio I record at in Philly). I took that song and 5 other songs I worked on and recorded all of them in just three hours. And "You Right" was one of my highlight songs.

After listening to it, loving it, and running it into the ground lol, I felt like it still was missing something so I dug deep and asked myself how could I maximize off of this song, and instantly I thought of Meek Millz, so my people contacted his people and a week later he was in the studio with me cutting the track. While we were in the studio listening to the song, Gillie Da Kid came in dancing and repeating the hook. So another light bulb moment occurred and Gillie hopped on and the rest was history!!!!

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself and learn more about the album right here!

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Porn Company Wants Charlie Sheen's House
(TMZ) Charlie Sheen's dream of turning his Beverly Hills mansion into a porn house could come true -- TMZ has learned a MAJOR porn company has made an official CASH offer on the place.

Sources connected to the deal tell us ... the bigwigs at YouPorn.com approached Sheen's realtor with an offer to buy the place for $4.5 million in cash .... WAY lower than Sheen's listing price, $7.2 mil.

We're told the YouPorn people have told Sheen's people they hope to fulfill Sheen's dream of moving in several porn stars to live at the mansion. The YouPorn peeps told the realtor if Sheen accepts the deal, he can hang out at the porno compound as much as he wants. more on this story

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Pauly Shore Needs Help
(TMZ) Wanna be Pauly Shore's assistant? Well, you're probably out of luck -- because one of the main job requirements is you have to love his movies ... AND be damn good at math.

Pauly recently went on the hunt for a new right hand man -- and required each candidate to fill out a VERY extensive questionnaire ... and TMZ has obtained a copy.

Shore -- star of such cinematic masterpieces as "Bio-Dome" -- asked prospective assistants, "Are you a fan of Pauly? If you are, be very specific - tell some of your favorite Pauly Shore movies/shows/moments?"

It also appears Pauly wants to exploit his assistants connections -- asking, "Who are the top three people that you know in the industry that you can get on the phone immediately?" more on this story

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Jersey Shore Author Says Forget Snooki, New Jersey Is About The Music
(Gary Wien) How did the State that was home to such great musicians as Bruce Springsteen, Frank Sinatra, and Count Basie become synonymous with Snooki? That question rumbled through the mind of award-winning music journalist Gary Wien.

The Jersey Shore native decided to see for himself if New Jersey was still the home of amazing musicians or if it had truly become the freak show appearing on the former music television station.

Between September 2010 and January 2011, Wien listened to over 2,200 albums by New Jersey artists released within the last decade. He listened to the good, the bad, and the very ugly; yet somehow remained a music fan through it all. He describes the Top 100 albums in his new book, Are You Listening?, which is available at http://www.njmusic.org and select bookstores. more on this story

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Lindsay Lohan Settles Car Chase Case
(TMZ) Lindsay Lohan is making progress with her laundry list of legal problems -- TMZ has learned, she finally struck a settlement with the woman who claims the actress terrorized her in a 2007 car chase.

Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ, the actress' car insurance company ultimately coughed up the dough for a financial settlement with Tracie Rice -- the woman who sued Lindsay back in 2008, claiming the infamous Santa Monica car chase was "one of the most frightening experiences of my life."

The lawsuit was dismissed on Wednesday. As we previously reported, Lohan was busted for DUI during the incident ... after cops learned she was hammered when she commandeered someone else's car while three young guys were still seated inside. more on this story

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