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Day in Pop Report for 09/20/2011


Cops Pull Ray J From Nightclub After Fabolous Punch
(TMZ) It took several cops to pull Ray J out of a Vegas nightclub this weekend -- after the singer popped rapper Fabolous in the face -- and TMZ has obtained footage of the post-fight ejection.

Ray was hanging out at Moon nightclub in The Palms casino -- when a Twitter feud between him and Fab turned violent ... in person.

Ray says he was briefly detained by cops -- but as we previously reported, he was not arrested. Watch the video here

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Lady Gaga Dominates MTV EMAs
Lady Gaga dominates the 2011 MTV EMAs after landing six nominations for their year's awards show.

Katy Perry and Bruno Mars following closely behind with four nominations. British songstress Adele, who stands as the top-selling artist of the year, has been nominated for three awards, with Justin Bieber and Thirty Seconds To Mars also up for three.

The 18th annual MTV EMA will broadcast live on Sunday, 6th November at 9PM CET from Belfast's Odyssey Arena on MTV channels around the world. more on this story

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Susan Boyle Sets New Album Release
Susan Boyle will release her third album, Someone To Watch Over Me, on Tuesday, November 1.

For Someone To Watch Over Me, Boyle reunited with well-known British songwriter/record producer Steve Mac, who produced her second album, The Gift. Together they have created a sensational and contemporary album that will span the generations.

In her now-trademark style, Boyle gives her interpretations to pop classics once again on her new album. For Someone To Watch Over Me, Susan fearlessly takes on iconic songs such as "Unchained Melody" and "Both Sides Now," giving them a new identity. And, of course, there is her rendering of the title cut, a George and Ira Gershwin song that was written in the 1920s but sounds contemporary when sung by Boyle. more on this story

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Charlie Sheen To Get $100 Million Settlement For Two and a Half Men?
(TMZ) Charlie Sheen will immediately get $25 million in his settlement with Warner Bros. in his "Two and a Half Men" dispute -- but over time he'll get 5 times that amount ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with the settlement tell TMZ ... Charlie will get the $25 mil in about two weeks and, as we reported, the sum represents the monies owed him for the work he already performed on the series and the profits that have already accrued.

But Charlie has shot around 180 episodes for the show, and in the next 7 - 10 years, the settlement will produce $100 million for the actor in syndication profits.

Not bad when you don't have to show up for work. more on this story

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LeAnn Rimes Sets New Concept Album Release
(ID) LeAnn Rimes new album Lady & Gentlemen is set to be released on September 27, 2011 and is said to breath new life into country classics originally performed by male recording artists by her reinterpreting each song.

LeAnn conceived of this concept album in which she covers country greats such as Waylon Jennings, George Jones and Merle Haggard, among others as an opportunity to give a woman's perspective for each song. The entire album has been rearranged and reinterpreted by LeAnn. 20-time Grammy Award-winner Vince Gill, Darrell Brown (Keith Urban, Rascall Flatts) and LeAnn Rimes executive produced the album. Other producers on the album include Justin Niebank and John Hobbs.

"This album was born out of the memories of when I first fell in love with country music and in reflecting, I realized that almost all of my favorite country songs from back then were sung by men," says LeAnn of the album. "I am honored to take a step back in time and sing these songs from a woman's perspective and hopefully help reintroduce them to a new audience." more on this story

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Demi Lovato Encourages Girls To Get Help
(rock nyc) As a kid Demi Lovato stated she was bullied and tormented which lead to an eating disorder and then the manifestation of self mutilation tendencies or 'cutting'.

But the beauty here is the rise above mentality of the now 19 year old Lovato. She performed at the Highline Ballroom and stopped the show to address her audience with the following: "A year ago today � I was not in a good place," "I needed help and I want anybody in this audience to know that if you're struggling with one of the issues that I dealt with or a different issue, that you can get help, that you can recover and it's possible if you just tell someone."

"There are so many beautiful girls in this audience that don't know that they're beautiful, but they just are," she said. "So I want to thank you guys for being there for me every single day I was away. I wouldn't be here without you guys today." more on this story

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John Travolta's Vintage Car Stolen
(TMZ) John Travolta's vintage sports car got stolen right out from under his nose Monday in Santa Monica ... TMZ has learned.

Law enforcement sources tell us Travolta had parked his 1970 Mercedes-Benz 280SL on the street -- just a couple blocks from a Jaguar dealer.

We're told John was only in the dealership for about 10 minutes -- and when he returned ... his whip had vanished.

John went back to the Jag dealer and waited for police to show up to take a report. We're told there are no witnesses ... at this point.

By the way ... that Benz can sell for as much as $100,000.

Travolta's rep hasn't gotten back to us yet. more on this story

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Robert DeNiro, Richard Gere and Whoopi Goldberg Celebrate Tony Bennett's Birthday
Robert DeNiro, Richard Gere and Whoopi Goldberg were among the special guests that helped Tony Bennett celebrate his 85th Birthday at the Exploring the Arts (ETA) annual benefit gala on Sunday, September 18.

The event was hosted by Alec Baldwin and featured a performance by Elton John, was opened with Tony's sold-out debut at the Metropolitan Opera House, raised $2.5M for ETA, the non�profit organization established in 1999 by Tony his wife, Susan, to fund arts education in NYC public high schools.

Bennett's 90-minute concert received several standing ovations and included duet performances with Aretha Franklin, Alejandro Sanz and Elton John. Students from NYC schools were invited to join in the SRO seating at the concert, which was underwritten by HBO. more on this story

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Better Safe Than Sorry? Chaz Bono To Get Security Despite Lack of Threats
(TMZ) ABC believes there are "crazies" out there who have a thing against Chaz Bono ... and network execs have taken precautions by ordering security for Chaz both on and off the dance floor.

Sources connected with the show tell TMZ ... there have not been any specific threats against Chaz, but the honchos know there's an element of hatred out there and they feel it's necessary to block Chaz from harm.

As a result, we're told Chaz will get security while he's on the CBS Television City lot -- where the show is filmed -- and off the premises as well.

This isn't the first time DWTS has had to deal with security issues. The show provided security for Bristol Palin after an anthrax scare last year. more on this story

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Annie Crane Fall Tour
Annie Crane will head out on tour this October in support of her upcoming Jump With A Child's Heart album scheduled for release by Constant Clip Records on October 4th.

Crane will kick off the run of dates with a record release show on October 1st at NYC venue The Living Room where she will be joined by Jason Benjamin of the Red Hook Ramblers on Trumpet, Lauren Weaver on Cello, Brian Speaker on Drums, husband Eric Wolfson on Bass and Jeff Berner on Slide Guitar. Vocal harmonies will be provided by Claire Bowman of Americana duo The Bowmans.

The tour that follows will see Crane playing some intimate house shows in the same vein made recently notable by artists such as David Bazan and others. more on this story

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Police Inspect Salahi Dog Burial Site
(TMZ) The man just can't get a break.... Less than an hour after burying his beloved Doberman Pinscher, Tareq Salahi had cops knockin' on his door.

Apparently one of his neighbors called the police after seeing a backhoe digging a grave in his backyard.

Cops said they were there to follow up on a complaint and demanded to see the grave site. Once they saw nothing hinkey was going on, they left the premises. more on this story

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