50 Cent Sorry for Gay Kanye Comments

He quipped, "I have nothing against them, but he's cool with them. He goes, drops his video off to them. Remember 808s & Heartbreak? Where'd he premiere it? Ellen DeGeneres. He went there to premiere his video. He's conscious of the gay community and wants them to buy his CDs." - more on this story

Reggae Artist Attacked With Sword

AP reports: Jamaican reggae artist Major Mackerel says he's been slashed in the head, arm and hand by a New York City man wielding a 2-foot sword.

Police say one of the musician's Brooklyn neighbors was arrested and the sword was recovered Sunday morning.

Major Mackerel was hospitalized for several hours. He left the hospital with bandages crowning his dreadlocks and wrapped around his left hand, wrist and elbow. - But what prompted this attack?

Snoop, Method Man, Redman and Devin the Dude Team Up For Wonderland High School Tour

PR reports: Global superstar and EMI/Priority Records recording artist Snoop Dogg announces his latest tour featuring hip hop greats Method Man, Redman and Devin the Dude. The tour, titled "Wonderland High School Tour," is a bonafide hip hop lover's dream and will kick off on October 27th in Baltimore and travel across North America.

After 17 years and 30 million albums sold worldwide, as well as stints in both television and film, Snoop has proven he is amongst the greatest artists of all time. With an arsenal of both new and classic hits, fans can expect the best of Snoop Dogg on these tour dates. Snoop will be performing his well known classics as well as material from the forthcoming release, "Malice N Wonderland," due out on December 8th.

Snoop recently announced a new title to his ever growing resume, Creative Chairman for famed Priority Records, where he will help spearhead the re-launch of the legendary rap label that helped put West Coast hip hop on the map. - more on this story

So You Think You Can Da... Hang On, Is That A Vagina?

Hecklerspray reports: So You Think You Can Dance literally broadcast footage of a contestant's vagina this week. Or at least something close enough to ensure that everyone's talking about it.

On Tuesday's edition of So You Think You Can Dance, a female contestant was told that she'd made it to the next stage and promptly fell to the floor where she demonstrated to the judges and viewers that she had either a) forgotten to wear any knickers, b) was wearing the world's most chronically inoperative pair of knickers or c) invested in a pair of knickers designed to look exactly like her own bare vagina.

Now commentators are predicting a wave of fines for Fox, which broadcasts So You Think You Can Dance, much in the vein of the fines following Janet Jackson's nipple flash at the Super Bowl in 2004. However, it's likely that any fines doles out would be much smaller because So You Think You Can Dance attracts a smaller audience than the Super Bowl, because it's unclear whether or not the contestant was actually wearing undergarments and because Justin Timberlake's gimpish face wasn't contorted into a twisted display of perverted glee this time around. - more on this story

Michael Jackson Lawsuit Reaction

PR reports: The Heal The World Foundation issued a statement about the lawsuit filed last week by the Michael Jackson estate. Here is what they had to say: This suit has not been brought against the charity to 'protect' Mr. Jackson, his estate, his legacy and certainly not his humanitarian aims as has been claimed. You don't 'protect' yourself from a friend and we are no adversary.

This is a terrible position we find ourselves in, but we cannot allow the estate attorneys to destroy the charity, nor will we just hand over the responsibility of actualizing our work to people we cannot be certain have the character to develop and preserve it.

HTWF stands by its claims and its actions, all of which have been to preserve and protect Mr. Jackson's humanitarian legacy, and we emphatically deny these nefarious and misleading accusations.

With deep disappointment, Melissa Johnson - President of Heal The World Foundation

- http://www.healtheworld.us/

TV Dance Star Sorry For Racial Slur

BBC reports: Strictly Come Dancing star Anton Du Beke has apologized "unreservedly" for any offence he caused after it was claimed he called his partner a "Paki".

The ballroom dancer denied being racist after an exchange "in jest" with Laila Rouass during training for the show.

The News of the World said he used the slur two weeks ago after the Footballers' Wives actress had a spray tan before filming.
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Phoenix, Raphael Saadiq and Pete Yorn Featured On FUV Live 12

PR reports: Artists from a variety of genres and eras appear on FUV Live 12, a compilation of exclusive live in-studio performances recorded at New York City radio station WFUV (90.7 FM, wfuv.org) in the last year.

Spanning the musical universe from Elvis Perkins to John Doe & Kathleen Edwards, Nikka Costa to The Pretenders and Raphael Saadiq to Richie Havens, the CD features 20 songs from the noncommercial station's famed Studio A. The CD is available with WFUV membership at www.wfuv.org.

"It's great to have the freedom on the radio to play French band Phoenix back-to-back with New England troubadour Ray LaMontagne or Nigerian singer-songwriter Asa," says WFUV Music Director Rita Houston. "If we think it's great music, it has a place here. WFUV has become a destination for artists from all over the world. You can hear that freedom and passion loud and clear on FUV Live 12." - tracklisting

The Summer Set For Fall Release and Tour

PR reports: Scottsdale, Arizona's The Summer Set is here to keep the warm weather days going all year long with their sunny pop-punk songs. The band's first full length album, Love Like This (Razor & Tie), will hit stores on October 13th.

Produced by Matt Grabe (The Maine, A Rocket to the Moon), the album has additional production by Matt Squire (3OH!3, Taking Back Sunday, Panic at the Disco) and also features a track co-written with Dave Katz and Sam Hollander (Metro Station, Boys Like Girls, and Gym Class Heroes). The infectious sound of The Summer Set's power hooks, swirling synth lines, and catchy lyrics is apparent on the first single "Chelsea," which is currently available on iTunes.

The Summer Set has toured with bands including Sing It Loud, We Shot The Moon, Everybody Else, Mercy Mercedes, The Pink Spiders. The band is currently on tour with A Rocket To The Moon through mid October, and then will head out in support of Cartel through the month of November. - more on this story

Erin McKeown To Release Hundreds of Lions

PR reports: Erin McKeown will release her new album, Hundreds of Lions, October 13 on Righteous Babe Records. Described by Billboard Magazine as "irresistibly entertaining," Erin is hitting the road on an extensive fall tour with Jill Sobule.

Currently the 4th most added on AAA radio, Erin is thrilled to engage fans with a Twitter radio contest. Before each appearance, she will tweet a word or phrase on her Twitter page. The first person to respond via Twitter when she says it on the air will win a pair of tickets to the show of their choice. See below for full tour and radio dates.

During the four-part "Cabin Fever" series, Erin performed Hundreds Of Lions, in full, at her intimate riverside cottage. The concerts were streamed live online for a group of lucky fans who purchased "tickets" for the web-based events that included song requests, conversation and special guests Sonya Kitchell, Kris Delmhorst and Garrison Starr. - more on this story

DJ Z-Trip Set For Vegas Residency

PR reports: N9NE Group and Palms Casino Resort present Z-Trip's Revolution featuring world-renowned musical talent DJ Z-Trip at Rain Nightclub beginning Oct. 16. DJ Z-Trip is the new resident mix-master, showcasing his genre-blurring style on select Fridays.

"We are excited to have DJ Z-Trip as our new resident in Rain Nightclub," says Michael Morton, N9NE Group Managing Member. "Z-Trip has earned his recent title 'America's Best DJ for 2009.'* His track record of critically acclaimed sold-out shows, which have smashed attendance records, will further expand the massive following of music fans from all over the world who come to Las Vegas for stellar music and entertainment."

"I'm honored to call Rain Nightclub my new home," says DJ Z-Trip. "N9NE Group shares the progressive vision that artists like myself need in order to push the envelope. Las Vegas is now a global music destination; it's only right that we join forces and make it happen." - more on this story

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