Day in Pop Report for 10/19/2011
(Jam!) Bee Gees legend Robin Gibb has been released after being admitted to John Radcliffe Hospital in Oxford, England last week after suffering acute abdominal pains, caused by inflammation of the colon. more (FMQB) Taylor Swift says she is already writing for her next album, but that's not the only project she has in the works for 2012. The singer told MTV News she's working on "some surprise projects that may or may not happen, and possibly some acting." more (AP) A judge says the involuntary manslaughter trial of Michael Jackson's doctor will resume Wednesday and defense attorneys will begin their case on Friday. more (Billboard) Justin Bieber is in the holiday spirit: The singer says he's the first artist on the Universal Music roster to have part of his album sales benefit charity. "Universal never actually allowed money from the album to go to charity, so it's kind of a unique thing and I'm very happy and proud of what we've done," the 17-year-old said in an interview from Lima, Peru, on Monday. more (FMQB) While Lil Wayne is still successful with Tha Carter series of albums, he has not forgotten about Rebirth or I Am Not A Human Being. He is currently working on sequels to both of those albums as well. more (Billboard) Will Smith has acquired a minority stake in the Philadelphia 76ers along with his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith, it was announced on Tuesday (Oct. 18). more (FMQB) Justin Bieber will "perform" live in New York's Times Square as part of Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve with Ryan Seacrest on Saturday, December 31 more
TMZ broke the story ... 21-year-old Soulja and 4 other men were arrested in Temple, GA early Tuesday morning ... after cops pulled over their Escalade because one of the lights on the vehicle was out. Sources tell us ... when cops approached the car, they detected a "strong odor" of marijuana ... and searched the SUV. We're told cops found a briefcase during the search, which they believe belongs to Soulja Boy ... and inside, officers claim they found a "substantial amount" of weed and a firearm. Law enforcement sources tell us ... all 5 men were hauled to a nearby jail and booked for marijuana possession and a gun charge. All 5 men have since been released after posting bond. more on this story
TMZ has learned .. the LFL took notice when Paris Jackson became the first female in her L.A. private school to join the flag football team earlier this month ... and fired off a letter to the MJ Estate in the hopes PJ would be the spokesperson for the league's "youth program." In the letter, obtained by TMZ, LFL Commissioner Mitchell S. Mortaza acknowledges a "lack of options for competitive female football" ... and says the league will "be introducing youth clinics across the country to introduce the game of football to young ladies at an earlier stage in life." Mortaza adds, "We ... would like to invite Paris to become the spokesperson for the LFL's youth program and perhaps start training for a future football career in the LFL when she reaches the age of 18." Mitchell makes a good point about the lack of football options for girls, but is a league that parades adult women around in their underwear really the right fit for mentoring KIDS???? We gotta ask ... more on this story
The online debut will be at Unplugged.VH1.com on Thursday, November 17 at 8PM ET. The on-air premiere follows on VH1 Friday, November 18 at 11PM* and on Palladia, MTV Networks' high-definition music channel on Saturday, November 19 at 9PM*. Here is what the network had to say about it: Kelly's extremely personal set will include performances from her forthcoming album Stronger as well as other past favorites. more on this story
Sources connected with the Probation Department tell TMZ ... Judge Stephanie Sautner contacted Probation officials and told them to immediately yank Lindsay from her current community service assignment with the Red Cross. We're told Judge Sautner ordered the Probation people to immediately assign Lindsay to morgue duty. It's clearly a sign the judge is pissed off -- probably at the Probation Dept. for pulling a switcheroo by taking Lindsay out of the Downtown Women's Center, where the judge ordered Lindsay to perform 360 hours of community service. Judge Sautner also ordered Lindsay to do 120 hours at the morgue, and now that's taken top billing. As for pissing off the judge, we've learned there's something in the Probation report that will probably do just that. Lindsay's probation officer wrote that Lindsay had problems with the Women's Center, because it was "not fulfilling." One more time -- Lindsay complained the Woman's Center was "NOT FULFILLING." We broke the story the Probation Department believes Lindsay has NOT violated her probation, but prosecutors feel the opposite is true and they want her in the slammer. Lindsay is ordered to court this morning at 10 AM PT. It promises to be a showdown -- and possibly an epic one. Yes, we'll livestream from start to finish.
Recorded live in September 2006 at the historic Los Angeles Theater, Dixie Chicks Storytellers was the grand finale in the whirlwind that surrounded the release of the band's 5x Grammy Award winning album Taking the Long Way. Fans are treated to personal anecdotes and inspiration around some of the band's biggest hits including "Not Ready to Make Nice," "Cowboy Take Me Away" and "Wide Open Spaces." Dixie Chicks Storytellers will also feature three never before seen performances from the original broadcast including "Lullaby," "Easy Silence" and "So Hard" more on this story
Ultimate Christmas, featuring 18 holiday songs performed by Dave Koz, was released today by Capitol/EMI. The collection features Koz's renditions of such perennial holiday classics as "The Christmas Song," "Winter Wonderland," "Deck The Halls," "O Tannenbaum (O Christmas Tree)" and "Hark! The Herald Angels Sing" plus "White Christmas" featuring Kelly Sweet and "Please Come Home for Christmas" featuring Kimberley Locke. The songs were hand-picked from Dave's three previous holiday albums - December Makes Me Feel This Way, A Smooth Jazz Christmas and Memories of a Winter's Night. Koz also recorded two brand new instrumentals for Ultimate Christmas: "Welcoming the Season (Prelude)" and "Welcoming the New Year (Coda)." more on this story
Dr. David Adams -- a Las Vegas anesthesiologist -- treated MJ on 4 occasions, administering Propofol during dental procedures. Dr. Murray told cops during his LAPD interview that Dr. Adams was one of the docs who gave MJ Propofol just to sleep ... once putting the singer under for 5 or 6 hours while Murray says he was present. Murray also told cops MJ had asked Adams to be his doctor during the "This is It" tour, and Adams wanted between $1.2 and $1.3 million. We're told the defense will call Dr. Adams to the stand -- possibly as early as today -- to establish that MJ was a hard-core Propofol user and that other doctors, including Adams, were fueling his addiction. But here's what we know. Sources connected to Dr. Adams tell TMZ ... Adams will make it clear -- he NEVER put Michael under just to help him sleep, although Adams will say he did administer Propofol for legitimate dental procedures. But even more important ... Adams wants to tell the jury he strongly believes Michael became a victim to Murray's financial greed. Adams will say Murray actually negotiated with him and cut him out of the tour so Murray would be the sole beneficiary of Michael's medical budget. more on this story
Supporting artists on tour will be Mod Sun, who recently released his mixtape titled Blazed By The Bell, and G-Eazy who is most recently known for his Doo-Wop inspired mixtape, Endless Summer. Also coming out soon is our new music video for Drunk Off Your Love feat. Sky Blu of LMFAO. The making of this video was a nonstop party with a carnival's worth of characters stopping by. Where else can you find Ron Jeremy and Pauly Shore at the same party as Olympic snowboarders and the best skaters in the world? more on this story
Not country, not folk, not indie rock, their music is a hybrid that defies simple definition. Produced primarily by Raymond Richards (Local Natives), Billy Jack finds the musicians Suzanne Santo and Ben Jaffe threading sweet melodies from start to finish. Their first single, "Turn That Finger Around," is a steady-grooving story detailing hard times with a memorable hook and some Southern twang. A slow burn seethes beneath the gospel-flavored tale of romantic doubt, "Don't Know How (Slow Mover)," while strings baste the mourning ballad "Angel of Death," and "Thin Line" explores dissatisfaction, good times and loss through the blues. From the dark smolder of "Glad I Done What I Did" and stark piano of "LA River," to the euphoric romp of "Let's Get Wrecked"�honeyhoney's music embraces the sound of what it means to be alive. more on this story
An all new production of the musical Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby recently embarked on a 2 year international tour that will include a stop at Madison Square Garden December 14 - 30, for the 2011 holiday season. Previous productions of Peter Pan starring Cathy Rigby have grossed over $200 million dollars in ticket sales while, receiving multiple Tony Award nominations including "Best Actress in a Musical & Best Revival of a Musical". A nationally televised broadcast of the show on A&E earned the show 2 Emmy Awards. more on this story
"Rich Franklin is a legend, a champion, an ambassador for his sport, and one of the most respected athletes in the world, so we are especially thrilled with his involvement with this year's Awards," noted Association Executive Director, Jason Higgins in making the announcement. "For a sports hero of this caliber to add his enthusiasm to support our 2011 theme message for Breast Cancer Awareness Month moves the media awareness to a whole new level," added Higgins. Franklin is recognized as one of the most competitive fighters to ever step into the Octagon� . His popularity as one of the most popular UFC fighters in the history of the sport is widely credited as a major factor in propelling Ultimate Fighting over to wider market mainstream awareness and audiences. UFC now boasts the fastest growing fan base in the world of sports. more on this story
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