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(Billboard) Reese Witherspoon who won an Oscar in 2005 for portraying June Carter in "Walk the Line," is pulling together an untitled biopic about Peggy Lee with writer-director Nora Ephron more - more on this story

Fat Joe Offered 100k to Counter 50 Cent Diss

After being lyrically called out by 50 Cent for his dismal album sales, Fat Joe just got cast a lifeline in the form of a $100k paycheck from XUMANII, a social networking / media site that allows artists to live stream their concerts and sell digital tickets for fans around the world to watch it online.

The company is offering to shoot and stream his next performance live on the XUMANII site, guaranteeing Joe an audience of at least 10,000 with proceeds from the sale of each $10 ticket going directly to the star (which makes for a guaranteed minimum royalty of $100,000.) - more on this story

Mike Posner Tops The Charts

Mike Posner is currently sitting on top of the iTunes Album Charts with the release of his debut album 31 Minutes to Takeoff (J Records.)

With Takeoff having been released yesterday -- it looks likely that Posner will continue to dominate the #1 for the foreseeable future.

Posner will be hitting the road this fall on his first headlining club tour, The Up In The Air Tour - more on this story

Palladia Announce Fall Live Performances Including Outdoor Music Week Lineup

MTV's high-definition channel Palladia will have something for everyone this fall with the announcement of their live performances.

The highlight is the return of the annual "Outdoor Music Week," along with the network's new music programming, devoted to providing the greatest high-definition music experience available to avid music viewers.

Palladia's "Outdoor Music Week" airs Monday August 30 through September 6, 2010 and will feature live performances from some of today's top artists including Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, Ke$ha, Rihanna, Shakira, Snoop Dogg, Corinne Bailey Rae, The Killers, Muse, Pearl Jam, Paul McCartney, Jack Johnson, Vampire Weekend, Editors, MGMT, Phoenix, Jackson Browne, Norah Jones, Ray Davies, Willie Nelson, Slash, Jason Derulo, 30 Seconds To Mars, Elvis Costello, Crosby/Stills/Nash, Ben Harper, Paramore, Crowded House, Jamiroquai, The Strokes, We Are Scientists, Coheed & Cambria, The Gaslight Anthem, The Get Up Kids and LCD Soundsystem. Tune in all week long as Palladia brings viewers up close and personal with its "Outdoor Music Week" - where all of its programming is shot outdoors, under the sun, moon and stars. - more on this story

Bell X1 Go Acoustic

Bell X1 will be offering up a series of tracks from a recently curated Acoustic digital EP to celebrate their upcoming U.S. acoustic tour.

The first offering is this take on The Great Defector off of Blue Lights on the Runway. Get it here. Make sure to catch Bell X1 in a rare and beautiful acoustic mode this fall.

The sets will span the band's catalog as well as feature new songs that will grace a new album set for release on Yep Roc in 2011. - more on this story

Doug Benson a Hypocritical Oaf

Doug Benson's Hypocritical Oaf CD / DVD is set to be released on Comedy Central Records on August 31st

Recorded live on April 20th (yes 420) at the Acme Comedy Company in Minneapolis, Benson's sophomore release on Comedy Central Records comes with a bonus DVD including full, uncensored versions of his two Comedy Central Presents half-hour specials.

Though he is sometimes "too trunk to dweet," Benson has amassed over 70,000 followers on Twitter with lines including "I have HIV. But don't worry, I still get to draw four more scrabble tiles." - more on this story

Robyn To Bodytalk with Snoog and Savage Skulls

Robyn has announced new collaborators for Body Talk PT 2, bringing aboard Snoop Dogg and Savage Skulls for the second in a trilogy of albums she'll release this year on Cherrytree Records. Body Talk PT 2 is due out on September 7th.

The moody "Love Kills" was recorded with Swedish techno-pop duo Savage Skulls and Snoop Dogg is featured on "U Should Know Better." Robyn teamed up again with Klas Ahlund and Diplo for the steely, tongue-in-check rap-pop of "Criminal Intent." Other collaborators include Carl Bagge and Kleerup, producer of the international No. 1 single "With Every Heartbeat" from Robyn's GRAMMY®-nominated, self-titled album,released in 2008 on Cherrytree Records. "Hang With Me" forms a bridge linking the first two Body Talk collections, evolving from a lush, acoustic ballad on PT 1 to a shimmering dance floor delight on PT 2 and tapped as a future single. - more on this story

Hot Chip, Pretty Lights, Girl Talk, Panda Bear and More Added To Moogfest

Moogfest adds Hot Chip, Pretty Lights, Girl Talk, Panda Bear, Dan Deacon, Four Tet, Rjd2, El-P, Dâm-Funk, School Of Seven Bells, Matmos, Emeralds and more to 2010 lineup!

Massive Attack, Thievery Corporation, Big Boi, Mgmt, Jonsi And Caribou also confirmed to perform. Here is the announcement:

AC Entertainment is excited to release the (still expanding) lineup of MoogFest 2010! As previously announced, this extraordinary three-day festival, celebrating the innovative vision of sonic pioneer, Robert Moog, will take place Halloween weekend, October 29-31, in Asheville, NC. Costumes are welcome. . . and clearly treats will be in abundance! - more on this story

Get Pink Nasty On September 30th

Pink Nasty announces the release of her third, self-titled album on Thursday, September 30th. Here is the announcement:

She's not in Kansas anymore, but Pink Nasty's suburban Midwestern upbringing has indelibly stamped her work as a songwriter. With crystalline pop textures, her new self-titled album evokes a suburban summertime when sensations of emptiness and yearning develop their own kind of sensuality. Surely it's universal, those elegiac weeks when nothing is happening, time stands still, standing in parking lots and coupling up with damaged and obviously temporary lovers?

Pink Nasty's bluntly vulnerable songs perfectly depict those times, the palpable sensation that everything is static and the future is uncertain with a dangerous sense of humor. Her singing voice is angelic, owing much more to jazz than anyone on the singer/songwriter circuit or the indie rock world, both of which Pink Nasty gracefully straddles; this phrasing emphasizes the graceful melodies. The frank lyrics provide sharp contrast to the beautiful production; each frames the other in a perfect balance. - more on this story

Doomtree's Lazerbeak Sets Solo Release

Doomtree Records announces the solo project from Lazerbeak, Legend Recognize Legend, which is set to hit stores on September 28th.

Lazerbeak is one of the most prolific members of the Doomtree collective. As a beatmaker, Beak has contributed propulsive, neck-snapping production to Wale, P.O.S., Dessa, and almost every Doomtree project.

Now he is stepping into the spotlight with a sound of his own. Combining elements of indie rock, pop, and hip hop production, Legend Recognize Legend is bolstered by layers of keyboards, live strings, horns, drum breaks, and group vocals. - more on this story

Slash, Faith Hill and Shakira Celebrate 10 Years of Dora

Faith Hill, Shakira and Slash have all designed backpacks in honor of Dora the Explorer's 10th anniversary.

Nickelodeon unveiled the backpacks, along with eight additional celeb-designed packs, Tuesday in the world-famous windows of Macy's Herald Square in New York City. - more on this story

Bee vs. Moth New Album and Tour

Bee vs. Moth are releasing a new album and have announced some new Fall tour dates.

Their latest album, Acronyms, is set to be released on September 6th by Aggraveire Music and they have announced Midwest tour dates for this October with more dates to follow.

Bee Vs. Moth exists somewhere between Tom Waits' rumpled New Orleans jazz and a maniacal Beirut gone instrumental: the melodies are strong and boisterous yet the music is subtle and clever. The band has one foot in the world of jazz and creative improvisation, and the other firmly planted on a distortion pedal. With surprising instrumentation, innovative songwriting, quirky melodies, and a healthy sense humor, Bee vs. Moth plays music that defies traditional categories. - more on this story