Day in Pop Report for 06/18/2014
Neither Simon nor Brickell appeared in Norwalk Superior Court to hear that the charges were dropped. The charges will be dropped and erased after 13 months. The case stems from an incident April 26 between the singers at their home in Connecticut. According to CBS News, Brickell told officers Simon did something to "break her heart," causing the confrontation, which reportedly involved a physical altercation. more on this story
"Why does ANYone get the idea that its [sic] ok to make fun of a child?" she asked in a post on the site, which allows users to post messages to their Twitter that are longer than its standard 140 characters. "In public no less?" The post comes after the petition took off; when Radio.com ran a story on the post last week, it had reached 725 signatures. It has since totaled 5,194. "This celebrity culture that hypnotizes people into thinking a person is LITERALLY NOT REAL because you see them on television is a spell the watcher HIM or HER SELF MUST BREAK," the singer continued. "Blue Ivy � is a CHILD� and ANYONE thinking to themselves right now: "But she was born with a silver spoon in her mouth so what does it matter what I say"� Denying ANY PERSON their humanity , is a GAME we should ALL stop playing." She added that she believes folks would find issue with Blue Ivy's hair no matter what � even if it was "TOO DONE," and that "being gentle with a child's hair is simply appropriate - this goes the same for ALL children." more on this story
In a recent interview, though, Campbell's daughter Debby (who lives in Arizona) said that, while her dad is "doing good," she feels he his living situation is less than ideal. "I think my dad deserves better than this," Debby Campbell told Country Weekly. "I'm not saying it's bad by any means, but I don't think he's getting the attention that he needs. If I felt that [his family in Nashville] was spending hours with him and eating meals with him, it would be different. If I lived there, I would want to spend from the time he wakes in the morning until the evening with him . . . But why can't I do that in the comfort of my own home with him instead of flying to Nashville and going to a care facility?" Debby said that she would prefer to relocate her father to her home in Arizona, but Glen's wife Kim has not yet responded to a recent request. "I want to take on that responsibility," Debby said, adding: "He wants to go home. Numerous times he has told me that." more on this story
The state of New York has filed a tax warrant against the Syracuse restaurant this month due to sales taxes owed to the state from the last quarter of last year. The new debt stems from unpaid sales taxes from the fourth quarter of 2013. Keith's total debt of the restaurant's New York location now amounts to over $252,000; there's also unpaid taxes from earlier in 2013 that amount to $145,000 � which is actually a step down from what the restaurant previously owed from that period before paying off over $40,000 of the balance. more on this story
For the Dollar & A Dream Tour fans are given the location of a secret show, day-of via twitter (@JCOLENC) and admission is granted on a first-come first-serve basis for only $1. The first show is set to kickoff in London on July 3rd and their will be additional stops in New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Miami and his home state of North Carolina.
The project is the follow-up to her 2012's US platinum selling release, "Born To Die." "Ultraviolence" is the singer's third album; her self-titled debut was issued on an independent label in 2010. Del Rey has a few festival appearances scheduled in Europe this summer, including Bravalla in Norrkoping, Sweden on June 26. Watch the "Shades Of Cool" video here.
Due June 23, the record is the follow-up to the smash 2011 debut, "+." The album's lead single, "Sing", was issued earlier this spring. Sheeran has been playing shows ahead of the new album's release. This month, he's scheduled to perform at the Germany's Southside Festival on June 20, London's Wembley Stadium on June 21, Germany's Hurricane Festival 2014 on June 22 and the UK's Glastonbury Festival on June 27. Check out the new song here.
Along with the video premiere, Iglesias also launched a contest for fans where he asks them to make a video inspired by either the English or Spanish version of "Bailando" for a chance to win "VIP treatment on his Sex and Love Tour" which includes meeting the pop star. Details here. Fans in the U.S. will be able to watch Enrique on television with the announcement that he'll be performing on Macy's 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular, airing live Friday July 4 on NBC, and Good Morning America Concert Series, airing Friday August 1 on ABC. Watch the new video here.
Lopez was on hand at the show's opening night at Universal Studios Orlando and she appeared and performed to promote her just-released new studio album, "A.K.A." After joining Fallon for an interview, JLo performed "First Love", the second single from the new record, her first since 2011's "Love." The project features collaborations with Iggy Azalea, French Montana, Rick Ross and T.I. Check out the Tonight Show appearance here.
We were sent these details: Katy and Ferras met in 2007 when both were newly signed artists to Capitol Records. Through the years, their friendship developed, and when Katy was ready to launch Metamorphosis Music, she knew the Jordan-born, L.A.-based singer, songwriter, and musician should be her inaugural artist. "Ferras is a man with a message, and a unique lyrical way of communicating his perspective on life that makes you feel connected to every note when you listen. 'Speak in Tongues' is a song with raw emotional power that I wish I wrote. I believe he is going to be an important artist to watch unfold. I am SO ecstatic the world gets to hear his music now both online and on tour with me," Katy says of Ferras. Katy duets with Ferras on one song on the EP (the Greg Wells-produced "Legends Never Die"), and she also served as its executive producer. "Her instincts are really on point," Ferras says. "She is very blunt and doesn't sugar-coat things, which I appreciate. Also, she gave me the freedom to do what I wanted musically and was a natural partner." Preview and purchase the EP here.
Dolly had this to say about the achievement, "I am glad that people are enjoying the music from my new Blue Smoke album. It feels great to be in the Top 10," says Dolly Parton. "It's always an honor to know the fans spend their hard earned money on my music. Thanks everybody!" "Blue Smoke - The Best Of", includes her latest studio album "Blue Smoke" that features the songs "Home", "Blue Smoke" and new duet with long time collaborator and friend Kenny Rogers and a Bon Jovi cover. Disc 2 features classics hits like "Jolene", "9 to 5", "Islands in the Stream", "Little Sparrow", "Here You Come Again" and "I Will Always Love You" plus many more. more on this story
Animal Ambition was the first new album from 50 Cent in almost five years, and despite lukewarm sales the entreprenuerial artist isn't sweating any negative feedback. "For the record sales, I know I can't have the success I've had in the past, it's impossible," 50 Cent admitted to the Hot Morning Crew. "This is the warm-up. I'm coming in September [with] my album Street King Immortal.. I put this record out to cut through the cloud of my audience's [perception] of my success. Some people are not conditioned or prepared for success and it's an adjustment. If you leave the environment thinking the exact same way you were in the environment, chances are you won't be successful. You have to make some adjustments as you go, acquiring new information. Being exposed to different situations is what allowed me to continue to do it. But if you don't do it, you forget about it." This willingness to adapt is something that guided 50 Cent away from his record deal with Interscope, as well as the reunion of G-Unit this year. But the other half of the equation, in addition to adjusting to your environment, is to not second guess the decisions you've made, which is why Fif states he has no real regrets in the business. "I stopped giving them [Interscope Records] my music, because I see how it's actually being treated within their system," he explained. "It changed because Interscope Records shifted and turned into Beats records, while I'm selling SMS Audio. Every artist they put full support behind was somebody who already committed to Beats and was going to be utilized for marketing purposes." For his part, 50 Cent holds no ill will against Beats or Interscope, and he's happy for the success of Jimmy Iovine and Dr. Dre with their recent lucrative sale of Beats by Dre to Apple (more on that later this week). Even if the split had been on bad terms, 50 Cent isn't slowing down enough to harbor a grudge. In addition to his two solo albums dropping in 2014, Fif and his crew made waves when G-Unit regrouped, causing a stir of excitement and controversy after the dust-up with Slowbucks on stage at Hot 97′s Summer Jam. The rapper believes the fight, which may have since sparked a lawsuit, isn't something that should extend to his entire crew, and he places the blame back on the ones directly involved. "They were asking questions, because [Tony Yayo] had done something, when he was starting to say things in response to him having to be responsible for himself, for me not just fixing the problem by saying 'Here's money, just go ahead and take that.' I did that a lot, I enabled them in those way, and now when you see it and you say how do I correct it? If I could allow Yay to say the things that he said, and bring him around, I'd bring Buck around before I did that, because I know Buck. I know he's impulsive� and he's high at the same time, he's running around like the real definition of a rock star. I think it was easier to bring Buck than to accept the things I got from Yay, because he was so close that he should actually know better. Banks, he doesn't do anything wrong, he just stops. There's points when you come in you don't know if he likes you or not." Check out the full interview here.
Mraz will be releasing his new album, "Yes!" on July 15th and will be celebrating the release with an appearance on The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon on July 17th. He will be joined on the show by Raining Jane, who collaborated with Mraz on the new album. They will also be performing together on The Today Show on July 18th as part of the morning show's summer concert series. On Tuesday, Mraz revealed the initial dates for his upcoming world tour where he will also be joined by Raining Jane. He plans to kick off the tour in August with a series of intimate venue shows in North America. He will then head to Europe in September for shows in the UK, Paris and Amsterdam. The European run will be followed by tours of Asia and Australia later this year and he will launch a South American tour next year. Atlantic Records says that the full tour plans will soon be announced, but for now here are the dates that have been revealed
In the video for "Snap Out of It," a woman, played by Mexican telenovela (and recently film) star Stephanie Sigman, is having a hard time getting over Turner. She sits in her beautiful, palatial home, watching footage from the studio. It seems like it will be one those "the band didn't have time so we worked in some b-roll" videos � that is, until around two minutes into the action. Suddenly, the old template flips and the band and star are interacting. Even more interestingly, the band is breaking the fourth wall, interacting with the viewer to confound their expectations. It's a brilliant play by directors Focus Creeps (Garbage, John Cale). Visually, it blurs the lines of reality and a psychotic break, giving a very cinematic view into the mind of a person who is just this side of very, very wrong. Watch it here.
While the video starts off somewhat innocently with the band surrounding a campfire, things take a quick turn as Momsen shows her idea of what a "Messed Up World" means to her. Momsen has been teasing the video for days on Twitter, posting screenshots of the song including song lyrics like, "No mountain of money can buy you a soul" and "Is this what you want to see?" held up by two women nude on the beach blanketed with money. "Messed Up World," which is the edited version of the song "F�ed Up World," is The Pretty Reckless' latest single off their 2014 release Going to Hell. Watch the video here.
Other acts scheduled to appear include '90s trip-hop pioneers Massive Attack, TV on the Radio, Banks, Washed Out and emerging electronic music producer, XXYYXX. Treasure Island is yet another stop on Outkast's grand tour of festivals � over 40 in all in 2014, plus a homecoming set in Atlanta. Treasure Island is relatively new in the world of American music festivals, launching in 2007. The event is held on the actual Treasure Island, which is located in the San Francisco Bay. See the lineup and ticket info here.
"I wanted to keep it a secret. When people feel like to won the lottery, they call you," the rapper himself laughed when asked about the Forbes article during a recent interview with Radio.com. "When you make that much money, I guess they have to report it. I'm proud of it. We're steadily on the incline, and it's a blessing to be able to do it independent." Currently performing across America on the "Independent Grind" tour with a collection of high-profile opening acts including Freddie Gibbs and Krizz Kaliko, Tech N9ne is supporting his latest full-length release of collaborations, Strangeulation, featuring appearances by Serj Tankian of System of a Down and Murs. It was on 2013 artist album, Something Else, however, when the rapper was able to pull off the once in a lifetime collaboration of working with the surviving members of The Doors on the track "Strange 2013," which utilizes the voice of frontman Jim Morrison with a sample of the Doors' 1967 song, "Strange Days." "Their music and fusion of sounds is so dark carnival, and that's so me, the killer clown. I've been a fan of their music since way back, since I can't even remember when. I had no idea that I'd ever get the chance to work with them," Tech N9ne remembered of the collaboration. "Right before Ray (Manzarek) passed, we did this. I had no idea that he was sick or anything. I don't even know if he knew. But we were drinking wine and everything in the studio, John Densmore was so laid back, Robby Krieger was cool as hell. I went to go visit Jim Morrison in Paris at the P�re Lachaise Cemetery in 2010. I told him thank you. I had no idea I was going to work with his homeboys. It was a dream come true, because I named my label Strange Music because of their music. back when I was smoking weed hella�I stopped smoking weed in '98, but back then, I was really listening to the Doors, really going in. But you don't have to be high to listen to the Doors." more on this story
"My Penny, she' so cute�She is so sweet, the problem is she loves to play super hard, her remaining front leg gets super tired, but it so adorable to see how loving and sweet�She could easily hate humans at this point in her life, with what happened when she was just a little tiny baby." When asked about having babies of her own Chrissy laughed, "Not now, not inside me currently�Maybe I don't know actually, it could be a possibility." more on this story
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