Day in Pop Report for 04/12/2010
Lady Gaga is urging her fans not to sleep around, insisting it's "not really cool" to have various sex partners. "I can't believe I'm saying this - don't have sex. I'm single right now and I've chosen to be single because I don't have the time to get to know anybody. So it's OK not to have sex, it's OK to get to know people. I'm celibate, celibacy's fine." more A North Carolina prosecutor says he still plans to prosecute six members of Willie Nelson's band on drug and alcohol charges. Substances seized from the band's bus in January are being tested at the state crime lab in Raleigh, according to the DA. more Dixie Carter, who was already a Broadway and television veteran when she found perhaps her perfect part as the wiser and wittier half of a pair of Southern sisters who ran an Atlanta interior decorating firm in "Designing Women," has died, her publicist said Sunday. more Following report that he will perform from behind glass for his first concert Down Under, Justin Bieber took it to his Twitter to reveal that he opposes the idea. "What is all this about? This is lame. I want to be able to sing and touch my fans. not be in a fish bowl," he wrote. more Following the cancellation of her remix album "Angels Advocate", Mariah Carey has begun cooking up completely new materials for her next effort. She gave fans update on Twitter by posting a picture of her alongside Jermaine Dupri in the studio. more Meinhardt Raabe, who played the Munchkin coroner in "The Wizard of Oz" and proclaimed in the movie that the Wicked Witch of the East was "really most sincerely dead," has died. He was 94. more A picture showing Justin Timberlake shooting his cameo part in Esmee Denters' "Love Dealer" music video has hit the web. The ex-member of boyband NSYNC and his protege are captured doing the video shoot on the roof of a skyscraper. more
Lady GaGa has returned to the top of the U.K. album charts for a fourth time, making her only the second female solo artist to achieve such a feat. more The battle over Death Row Records continues, with the Mississauga, Ont. firm that bankrolled the acquisition going to court in New York seeking on the grounds that the label's former CEO made "materially false statements." more Chris Brown, if you're reading this, we want you to stay calm, OK? Take a deep breath. Try not to choke anyone unconscious. It's Rihanna. She's moved on. Now, look, we understand that this news just makes you want to grab the nearest woman and smash their head repeatedly against a car window while you threaten to kill them and attempt to chew their ear off, but it's too late for any of that. Rihanna has moved on. She's formally announced that Los Angeles Dodgers star Matt Kemp is her boyfriend. more Charlie Sheen has stoked speculation that his hit sitcom Two And A Half Men could end, saying that if the current series is the last, "so be it". The actor issued a statement after US press speculation that he was demanding a higher salary to continue his role as libidinous bachelor Charlie Harper. more
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Grammy Award winning British Singer, songwriter, studio whizz, Imogen Heap announced today her second US tour in support of her third solo album, Ellipse. This marks the 6th leg of her "Ellipse World Tour" which has already taken North America, United Kingdom, Europe, New Zealand, Australia and Asia by storm. Beginning in Detroit, MI on May 22, Heap will crisscross the country for 4 weeks ending in Saratoga. CA on June 18th.
Heap released the critically acclaimed Ellipse (RCA Records) in late August 2009 and won the Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non Classical. The album debuted at #5 on the Billboard Top 200, #1 on the Internet Album Chart and #2 on the Digital Album chart. The release is Heap's first Top 5 record and marks her highest-ever chart position.
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While the world of sports media is buzzing with the news of Tiger Woods' return to the golf course this week, golf fans in North Myrtle Beach are eager with the anticipation of their own sports phenomenon. With over 3,000 golf balls ordered, 200 golf carts on deck, and 192 celebrities lined up to participate, The 16th Annual Hootie & the Blowfish Monday After The Masters Celebrity Pro-Am golf tournament will be in full swing at The Dye Club at Barefoot Resort Monday, April 12th.
Celebrities scheduled to attend include Hootie & the Blowfish, PGA Tour's Jim Furyk, John Daly, Woody Austin and Rich Beem; LPGA player and Myrtle Beach resident Kristy McPherson; "Nature Boy" Ric Flair; NASCAR's Kyle Petty and Michael Waltrip; and NFL greats Gale Sayers, Bernie Kosar, Jim McMahon, Kordell Stewart, and Boomer Esiason; Actor Samuel L. Jackson; and country singers Jack Ingram, Steve Azar, and Colt Ford.
In addition to celebrities in attendance, a number of honorable veterans who are members of the Salute Military Golf Association (SMGA) and have been injured in service will participate thanks to Oshkosh Defense, which is supplying two single rider golf carts designed by Mobility Outdoors that will allow them to play golf despite their limited mobility.
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London UK trio Nedry has posted a new video clip to preview the U.S. release of its debut album Condors. Watch it here The disc arrives stateside via Monotreme Records(65daysofstatic, Jeniferever, Barzin) on April 20th, 2010.Nedry tours the UK this spring with 65daysofstatic as well as headlining dates in the UK & Europe. Nedryis Matt Parker, Chris Amblin and Ayu Okakita. Nedry create music to bounce to, rock-out to and get lost in. Their beautiful sound and arresting beats are from and for the "post-" generation. Their sound is dark and ambient but broken-up and lifted by moments of glitch and fuzzy, melodic guitars. Both live and on record they use innovative production techniques to create a truly original sound.
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Phoenix, Arizona based-band, What Laura Says' Bloom Cheek is the group's second full-length record. Quite a bit more focused than their patchwork debut record, Thinks and Feels, Bloom Cheek plays out as a layered, lush and vibrant journey from start to finish. The album will be released June 8, 2010, on Raleigh, North Carolina- based label Terpsikhore Records - creation of indie darlings, the band Annuals and run by bassist Mike Robinson.
What Laura Says Thinks and Feels was the original tongue-in-cheek moniker created in 2003 by founding band members James Mulhern and Danny Godbold. The acoustic duo played for years at coffee houses and house parties in the Phoenix area until 2006, when they joined forces with the accredited rhythm section of Mitch Freedom and Greg Muller, as well as like-minded multi-instrumentalist Jacob Woolsey.
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In preparation for the release of their forthcoming album, LeftBack, the North Carolina duo Little Brother is proud to release the album's latest track, "So Cold," featuring fellow Justus League emcee and long-time collaborator Chaundon. Produced by King Karnov, the song begins with a commanding drumbeat, wobbly bass line, and warped keyboard effects, shortly joined by a soulful intro and hook. Once the distorted sounds and old school vibe are set, Big Pooh, Phonte, and the Bronx's own Chaundon command the instrumental, each taking turns over the song's three verses. The smooth feel is complimented by "So Cold's" underlying theme - Big Pooh and Phonte live the high life from their musical success but haven't changed from the fame - and a catchy hook, "We love to party/ Love to ball/ Love to floss with no shame/ We act a fool/ We rock with jewels/ Got people calling our names/ So plain to see/ I can't believe you ever thought that I'd change/ So could about 20 below." The chemistry between the emcees is apparent throughout the track, continuing a long line of quality collaborations between the three. Chaundon explains, "The definition of soul, lyricism, and timeless music. Little Brother and Chaundon are 'So Cold'." Always down to make dope joints as a team, this latest installment is no different. Look out for the official video for "Curtain Call" and some exclusive behind the scenes footage from the shoot coming soon. Little Brother's fourth and final album, LeftBack, will be available April 20, 2010 via Hall Of Justus.
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Krankit Records recording artist Anthony Smith is set to release his new single, "Love Is Love Is Love," from his upcoming album, Sunshine, to radio on April 26, 2010. This song marks Smith's debut single from the album and the first since launching his own record label, Krankit Records, earlier this year.
"Love Is Love Is Love," written and produced by Smith and Eric Silver, is a feel-good, yet heart-felt tune that makes you want to enjoy life with a care-free attitude. "This song makes me smile. That is the bottom line. Actually, I decided that I wanted to shoot the video in the Bahamas and we did. Can't wait for everyone to see it! It is fun, it is colorful, and it makes you want to feel good about life." says Smith.
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With winter out of the way, League510, consisting of emcees TK, Mr. Knowitall, Monty, and DJ Blacksmith, are excited to drop their latest single, "To The Beat," to get people ready for a good time this summer. Emphasizing the group's original Town Techno sound, "To The Beat" is the perfect soundtrack to your next party. The energetic synthesizer is contagiously satisfying; you'll find yourself unable to forget the beat, while the song's hook, "We're movin' and groovin' to the beat," sung by the group's close friend and fellow artist, Mara Decoudrex, matches the beat's catchiness perfectly. "After we wrote it, we immediately thought of her," says League510. "She had the perfect voice for it." When asked what the biggest challenge was making the song, they answer, "Writing it. The beat is crazy and prior to making this track we'd never rapped to anything like it." Recording the track wasn't all challenges, though. The four Bay Area natives had plenty of good times recording the dance anthem: "The most enjoyable part was when Mara was recording the hook in her 'valley girl' voice. We laughed the entire time."
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Leighton Meester will not only star in the Monday, April 12th episode of the CW's hit series "Gossip Girl" but the show will also feature her latest single "Your Love is a Drug." The song was produced by Josh Abraham (30 Seconds to Mars, Linkin Park, Courtney Love) & Oliver Goldstein (Cobra Starship, Flo Rida, Nelly Furtado) and written by Leighton Meester, Shahine Ezell, and Bonnie Mckee. "You're Love is a Drug" is now available for purchase on iTunes.
The single can be heard on her forthcoming album, which will be released on Universal Republic later this year and will be produced by RedOne, J.R. Rotem and Kara Dioguardi. Meester was featured in the Cobra Starship hit "Good Girls Go Bad", which reached the Top 10 on Billboard Hot 100.
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