Day in Pop Report for 09/28/2011
(BBC) Michael Jackson's personal physician, Conrad Murray, goes on trial in Los Angeles for involuntary manslaughter of the singer, a charge he denies. more (FMQB) Lady Gaga always has tons of activity going on, and apparently one of those activities is that she's already working on a new album. In an interview with Ryan Seacrest just before the iHeartRadio Festival in Las Vegas, Gaga said, "I'm actually already working on my next album." more for her here (BBC) A "lost" Beethoven movement is to be performed for the first time in more than 200 years, after being pieced together from early drafts more (Jam!) Jessica Simpson is pregnant, according to new U.S. reports. The 31-year-old singer and reality TV star fuelled speculation she was expecting her first child when she refused to toast fiance Eric Johnson's 32nd birthday more (Billboard) Despite a teaser trailer that hit the web earlier this month, the Black Keys have announced that there are no plans to release "Blakroc 2," the sequel to their 2009 rap-focused side project. more (TheWrap.com) Controversial Death Row Records co-founder Marion "Suge" Knight, Jr. will be the subject of a feature-length documentary to be produced and aired on Showtime, the network announced more (FMQB) Lil Wayne has hopped on the remix of "Just in Love," the second single from Joe Jonas' forthcoming solo album, Fastlife. The album comes out on October 11, and the "Just In Love" remix will debut October 3 on Ryan Seacrest's radio show. more (Billboard) The official video for "Someone Like You," the second single from Adele's wildly successful sophomore album, "21," will premiere on MTV and Vevo.com tomorrow. more
TMZ spoke with Greg Errico -- the band's original drummer -- who tells us he hasn't spoken to Sly since last year when the band reunited for Coachella's 2010 Festival -- and Sly bombed. But Errico says the band considers Sly a true family member -- and says, "He knows if he ever wants to make music with us again, the door is always open." Greg tells us the entire band is clean and sober -- and believes Sly could benefit from being around positive influences. As we previously reported, Sly -- who admitted he has problems with cocaine -- has been living in a van in L.A. ... but insists he wants to go to rehab to clean himself up. more on this story
"I am so excited," Scotty says. "This is something we've been working on for months now and the release date is almost here. We are super-stoked and ready for you guys to hear the music." Scotty will perform on Today on Monday, Oct. 3. On Tuesday, Oct. 4, he will perform on Live With Regis and Kelly and appear on Today in the 10 a.m. hour.
TMZ spoke with Eric Wright Jr. -- aka Lil' Eazy-E -- who told us he's "very excited" that New Line Cinema is moving forward with the flick ... which is set to be produced by Eazy's former N.W.A. group member Ice Cube. "Who better to play him in the N.W.A. days?" ... Lil' Eazy said ... adding, "Like father, like son -- no makeup needed." The 27-year-old -- who's trained with an acting coach in the past -- tells us he's already been in contact with the movie producers ... but he has yet to formally audition for the gig. Wright was only 11 years old when Eazy died back in 1995 -- but he tells us, "I know I'm just like my dad." more on this story
The trek will include a three night stint at the Music Hall of Williamsburg (where he holds the record for the artist with the most sold-out shows at the venue) as well as performances in Philadelphia, and DC. In keeping up with the Festival of Light tradition, fans can expect a very diverse group of support acts and special guests to be a part of these shows. Known for never performing the same show twice, Matisyahu has created a custom-built live experience for his audiences and continues to bring the Festival of Light through Hannukah and the surrounding dates. more on this story
Grace tells TMZ ... "When I got dressed, I was wearing Petals (nipple covers) and an industrial strength bra ... my dancing dress also had a bra sewn into it." Nancy adds, "I have been judged guilty without a trial ... I will go to my grave denying the nip slip." As we previously reported, Nancy HAS been hiding various good luck charms in her bra -- and last night, Grace says she was packin' a photo of her twins ... in her twins. more on this story
Chase was arrested in June, 2010 in Plano, Texas, after cops found an unlit joint in a car in which he was a passenger. As TMZ first reported ... Chace cut a deal with prosecutors, in which the charge would be dismissed if he stayed clean for one year and performed community service. We've learned the judge just dismissed the case, after Chace's lawyer presented evidence his client performed 80 hours of community service in Texas, working in a hospital and a church. Case closed. more on this story
TMZ has obtained legal docs in Britney's conservatorship case, which show Britney's overall manager, Larry Rudolph, wants to give up 2% of his cut to Jamie, because daddy Spears has done such a great job -- Larry's cut is 10% of the gross. We've learned Jamie has not gotten an extra penny for his work as Tour Manager -- a position he's held since February. According to the docs, Jamie negotiated a sweet deal for Britney with Live Nation, the tour promoter. He's also coordinated Britney's personal schedule, and supervised her arrivals and departures. He's handled finances, managed Britney's security to protect her from the paparazzi and made 200 - 400 calls and other communications a day on Brit's behalf. Even though Larry Rudolph is voluntarily giving 2% of his cut to Jamie, it still has to be approved by the court, but that's just a formality. more on this story
In the app, users access Guetta's signature sounds and bonus electro tracks in order to create entirely new pulse pumping sets. In addition to the David Guetta features, the app retains all the functionalities of djay including, live recording, Automix mode, looping, pre-cueing and automatic beat & tempo detection. With djay, users can mix songs directly from the iTunes library on a hyper-realistic, dual-turntable interface. The app offers unprecedented ease-of-use and innovative multi-touch mixing features, turning even the most casual music lover into a pro-level DJ. djay - David Guetta Edition gives users a complete and portable DJ setup in the palm of their hand with the same tracks and samples Guetta uses himself. The app features twelve exclusive signature sounds, six synth and six drum beats, built in for live mix integration. Five of Guetta's electro tracks from the deluxe editions of his new album; Lunar, Little Bad Girl Instrumental, Sunshine, Glasgow, and Paris, are also included in the app. djay � David Guetta Edition demonstration here
The 11-city trek, with stops in Chicago, Dallas and Los Angeles, runs from November 10- December 1. Kristeenyoung will be touring in support of her most recent EP, V The Volcanic (which was released in April 2011). more on this story
The Los Angeles hip-hop duo of Double K (Michael Turner) and Thes One (Christopher Portugal), will tour with hip hop prodigy Mac Miller, beginning with a show on October 27th in Eugene, Oregon They will be returning to their hometown of Los Angeles on Saturday, November 19th for their headlining performance at the El Rey Theatre (Los Angeles). more on this story
Mel's rep tells us, "The deal between Mel and OG is exactly what was set forth on the record, in open court, on August 31, 2011" -- when Mel agreed to pay Oksana $250,000 as part of their custody settlement agreement. His rep continues, "Mel is paying exactly the sums set forth to OG -- and is paying no additional sums to Alexander Dalton or anyone else." "How OG chooses to have any sums due from Mel allocated is her business." But as we previously reported, TMZ has obtained legal documents filed by Oksana's lawyer -- which claim, "Of the first $250,000 paid ... $100,000 belongs to Alexander Dalton who is waiving his rights to sue Mel Gibson and must be compensated for this to be lawful." The docs continue, "If Alexander Dalton does not get his $100,000.00, he cannot waive his rights to sue. Mr. Gibson negotiated for that as a part of the settlement and is entitled to the benefit of his bargain." more on this story
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