Day in Pop for 07/09: Lil Wayne, Young Jeezy, Jeremih Team Up- Beyonce Eyes Sister Act Remake- Michael Jackson Dominates Charts- Moneen Tracks and more top pop music news stories of the day

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Island Def Jam reports: Young Jeezy and 21 year-old Chicago sensation Jeremih, join with New Orleans' own Lil Wayne for the "Young Money" tour, opening in Scranton, PA on July 27th.

The month-long 21-city North American package tour, also featuring Drake, Soulja Boy and other guests tba, will wrap up in Dallas on August 23rd

Young Jeezy released his most recent album, The Recession, in September 2008 � his second consecutive #1 Sound�scan debut on the Billboard 200 albums chart. Jeezy's next album is set to drop in Fall 2009. - dates

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Beyonce Eyes Sister Act Remake

Hecklerspray reports: Stop the presses. Beyonce Knowles is about to do something rather marvelous and it does not even involve her wiggling her booty out of time with mediocre music. She is rumoured to be in talks to star in Sister Act. What do you mean is that it?

Terrible 80s films are the new black. Watching Beyonce break out into a cold sweat when she realises that she has to hold an audience's attention without the use of her arse cheeks is going to be worth the inflated price of admission.

Beyonce was inspired to ruin the very definition of chewing gum for the eyes Sister Act after seeing its musical performance onstage. She reportedly asked her people whether a remake would be possible and set about trying to make it happen. Every time a bad 80s movie is remade a kitten is moidered. But don't worry your pretty little head. We can rest safe in the knowledge that the last thing Beyonce tried to make happen was shoulder pads and look how far that got her. - more on this story

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Michael Jackson Dominates Charts

Billboard reports: Based on preliminary sales numbers from Nielsen SoundScan, Michael Jackson's catalog of solo albums sold a whopping 800,000 copies in the U.S. in the tracking week that ended at the close of business on Sunday (July 5) night. That's an increase of 90% compared to the previous week, when his combined albums sold 422,000.

A jump in sales was expected, since this was the first full week of sales since Jackson's passing on June 25. Additionally, after most physical retailers swiftly sold out of available Jackson albums, Sony Music Entertainment and Universal Music Group were able to replenish brick-and-mortar stores with CDs last week to meet customer demand.

In turn, physical albums accounted for 82% of Jackson's sales last week -- 656,000 physical albums versus 144,000 download albums. In the week previous, when Jackson's albums moved a total of 422,000, physical albums accounted for 43% of that sum (181,000) while digital albums made up the other 57% (241,000). - more on this story

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Moneen Album Details

Vagrant reports: Moneen recently announced that their fourth full-length, The World I Want To Leave Behind, will be released on Vagrant Records (Dine Alone in Canada) on September 15, 2009.

The Brampton-based quartet recorded the twelve tracks in January at Rattlebox Studios in Toronto with Brian Moncarz and Grammy award-winning David Bottrill (Tool, Silverchair, Placebo, Muse) at the producer's helm.

"We wanted to create a record that was us, but at the same time something completely different than we have done before," says vocalist/guitarist Kenny Bridges. "We pushed ourselves harder than ever for this. We knew there was no way we could fool around with these songs. They were too important to us." - tracklisting

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Kenny Chesney To Headline The Next BamaJam

PR reports: With the music of the 2009 festival still tapping at their toes, organizers are already making plans for BamaJam Music & Arts Festival 2010.

Ronnie Gilley Entertainment have announced that multi-award winning entertainer Kenny Chesney will headline the 3rd annual event, slated for Thursday, June 3 through Saturday, June 5, 2010 in Enterprise, Alabama.

The Verizon Wireless BamaJam Music & Arts Festival has become synonymous with the best names in music entertainment. The festival boasts dozens of Grammy award-winning, platinum selling artists; all in one place, all at one jam-packed 3-day event. Past performers have included Taylor Swift, Alan Jackson, Kid Rock, Brooks & Dunn, Jamey Johnson, Jason Aldean and a slate of other top artists. - bamajammusicfestival.com

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La Coka Nostra Releases The Audacity of Coke

Adrenaline reports: Hip hop hybrid La Coka Nostra releases The Audacity of Coke mixtape in advance of the July 14 street date of their upcoming album, A Brand You Can Trust.

The Audacity of Coke mixtape is available today and features new exclusive LCN music along with guest appearances from the likes of Snoop Dogg, Bun B, Raekwon, U-God, B-Real, Crooked I, Vinnie Paz of Jedi Mind Tricks, Jaysaun of Special Teamz, Skam2? and more.

LCN's Slaine comments on the mixtape: "We know that La Coka fans have been fiendin' for the album ever since we got together a few years back. So a few weeks back we said fk it...lets drop a mixtape too. It has an old-fashioned mixtape feel to it and is much different than the album. We got some friends of ours rockin on the sht with us. Statik Selektah and DJ Eclipse put it together, who are most definitely two of the best in the business. When it rains it pours. Let the reign begin."

The Audacity of Coke is available - here

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