Day in Pop Report for 01/11/2012
The pastor at Beulah Hill Baptist Church in West End, NC tells TMZ, he discovered the vandalism yesterday after receiving numerous complaints from locals -- and removed it immediately. The pastor insists, the church had nothing to do with the apocalyptic message ... it was simply the victim in a random act of mischief. more on this story
RadarOnline.com reports Adele is in talks to possibly open up the broadcast, but only if she's given the all-clear by her doctors. The UK singer is nominated in six Grammy categories, including album of the year, record of the year, and song of the year for her sophomore album, "21." more on this story
Last week, her demo for "Secret," off her 2011 release "Femme Fatale," surfaced; last month, an acoustic rendition of "Don't Keep Me Waiting" and the ballad "Strangest Love" appeared online. Co-written by Spears, " Look Who's Talking Now" is rumored to be a demo for 2003's "In The Zone," and was released by Korean singer BoA. Check it out here.
In addition, he was named No. 1 on Billboard magazine's list of Top New Country Artists for 2011. He also won New Artist of the Year at the American Country Awards in December. Scotty says the platinum certification marks a major milestone in his career. "It means the world to me," he says. "It's one of the highest honors you can get with your album and it's a huge testament to the loyalty of country music fans and how great they have been to me this year. 2011 was absolutely an incredible, life-changing year for me. I want to say a huge thanks to the fans for this." more on this story
Area 52, set to be released on January 24th, contains nine of Rod and Gab's favorite songs from their own catalogue re-arranged and recorded in Havana with legendary producer Peter Asher and a 13-piece Cuban orchestra comprised of some of the country's finest young players. This spring, Rodrigo y Gabriela will be bringing the band C.U.B.A. on the road in order to showcase the thrilling and dynamic hybrid of metal, latin and jazz featured on the album in a live setting. It will mark the first time in their careers that Rodrigo y Gabriela have toured and performed with a backing band. more on this story
Madonna will speak about her new movie, W.E., as well as plans for her new album, her Super Bowl appearance on February 5, and about her personal life. In a promo for the interview released by ABC, we see that Madonna will also answer viewers' questions, and McFadden asks Madonna the "one question that has been blowing up the Internet - they want to know what you think about Lady Gaga." Check out a preview here.
In November, the singer was sued by Colwel Platinum Entertainment after he blocked their efforts to market a Lambert album entitled "Beg For Mercy." The album was released last fall via Amazon.com; Lambert's legal team quickly filed notice with Amazon and the company removed the new Colwel-produced release from its website on October 14. more on this story
According to official documents filed in Los Angeles, the Internal Revenue Service has obtained a lien against Lohan for $93,701.57 for failure to pay her federal income tax. 2009 wasn't a very lucrative year for Lohan ... she only released one crappy straight-for-TV movie, coupled with a few minor TV appearances. Now, if Lohan refuses to pay the debt ... the government can go after anything that belongs to her ... including homes, cars and bank accounts ... assuming she has any of those things. more on this story
According to L.A. County Superior Court records ... a bench warrant was issued for the former "House Party" star on January 5, 2012 after he failed to show up for a progress hearing regarding the 2010 arrest. If this story sounds familiar ... it's because the SAME EXACT THING happened back in July when he no-showed to a similar hearing. Kid -- real name Chris Reid -- was arrested in August and released after paying a small fine. Now, if Kid gets stopped by police for any reason ... they can haul his ass back to jail ... just like last time. Doesn't seem like Kid is worried though ... 'cause TWO DAYS after the warrant was issued, dude was cracking jokes about the situation ... telling us, "I've got DUIs I'm ducking!" TMZ spoke to Kid ... who tells us the whole thing was an innocent miscommunication and insists he's sending his lawyer to court this morning to try and fix everything with the judge. more on this story
The One That Got Away is available for single download as the fourth of five song releases planned in advance of the new McGraw studio album which will street on January 24th. Curb's release of The One That Got Away on iTunes on January 10th will be followed by the label's announcement of a fourth single targeted to build market awareness of the new McGraw album coming on January 24th.
They will be touring in support of their new collection in March and April of this year taking their shows on the road through LA, Portland, Detroit and NYC along the way. Sounds From Nowheresville is the follow up to 2008's, We Started Nothing featuring hit singles "That's Not My Name" and "Shut Up and Let Me Go". more on this story
New Wild Everywhere will be their their fifth studio album and follow up to 2009's Juno and Polaris-nominated album Lost Channels. Lead single "Easy Come Easy Go" will be available January 17, 2012. But you can have a listen here.
The tour will begin on March 12 in San Francisco and end on April 2 in Toronto. On the way, the band will play such major markets as Los Angeles at The Music Box on March 14 and New York's Terminal 5 on March 28. The tour is the band's first news in the US following a breakout 2011 year, where the band released their debut full-length The Big Roar to great acclaim upon release and as part of year-end retrospectives. more on this story
The album's first single, "Summer Is Over" featuring Sara Bareilles is on sale now. "Summer Is Over" will impact Hot AC radio the week of February 27th. Jon McLaughlin recently wrapped up a national fall co-headlining tour with Stephen Kellogg & The Sixers and will tour extensively this year in support of this new release. more on this story
Siobhan is the only former Idol finalist (sixth place on season 9) to independently write, record and release an album of original songs, ten in all, along with one select cover track. Since her early years, Siobhan followed her dream of becoming an outstanding vocalist, establishing her on-stage presence in countless school musical productions, theatrical productions and award winning choral competitions. more on this story
Atkins is set to sing the multi-week No. 1 single and title track of his current album, "Take A Back Road," in celebration of its RIAA Platinum Single Certification having surpassed the 1 million mark in digital sales. In addition, Atkins will end the show with a performance of his brand new single, "He's Mine."
Nearly a decade in the making, Chasing the Reds is an account of heartbreak, compiled journal entries, compelling headlines, and every interaction in between. Despite what people think they know about Samantha, it should come as no surprise that the studio is a second home to her, and a music career inevitable. Samantha fondly recalls visits to the studio with stepfather Mick (Foreigner guitarist and founder), where she would find herself endlessly absorbed with the realm of possibilities the room contained. It was only a matter of time before a lifetime of being surrounded by music propelled her curiosity to try her hand at songwriting. The catalyst was a guitar her stepfather left in her care for safekeeping: "Once I picked it up, that was it. That was pretty much all I did. I started writing my own songs." In 2004, Samantha found herself with both a producer, Duncan Sheik, and a record deal with Damon Dash's Roc-a-fella Records. Inauspicious timing and the dissolution of the label led to her first album Pull My Hair Out never being released, and Ronson found herself back at the drawing board. more on this story
The smash hit became Bentley's eighth career No. one song as an artist and writer last fall when it topped country radio charts and served as the lead track off of Bentley's upcoming sixth studio album HOME, in stores Feb. 7.
Hutchinson recorded Moving Up Living Down with Mike Elizondo (Eminem, Regina Spektor) in California and Martin Terefe (Jason Mraz, James Morrison) in London after writing the songs at home in New York City. Road-tested in every setting from a converted garage in Salt Lake City to the 30,000-seat Calgary Saddledome, from San Diego to Dubai, the songs reflect an ever-broadening musical palate, from the exuberant folk-pop bounce of "Watching You Watch Him" to the reggae lilt of opener "Talk is Cheap" and the soul grounding of "The Basement."
LA Phil LIVE: Gustavo Dudamel and Herbie Hancock Celebrate Gershwin, pre-recorded from the LA Phil's 2011-12 season Opening Night Concert at Walt Disney Concert Hall, includes some of the composer's best-loved works including the Cuban Overture, An American in Paris, and Rhapsody in Blue, as well as intimate improvisations by Hancock of Embraceable You and Someone to Watch Over Me. The event also features exclusive footage of Hancock � the LA Phil's Creative Chair for Jazz � in his home, playing Gershwin and providing insights into his improvisational process.
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