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Miley Cyrus has blasted selfish parents who say she is a bad role model. "My job is to be a role model, and that's what I want to do, but my job isn't to be a parent. My job isn't to tell your kids how to act or how not to act, because I'm still figuring that out for myself. So to take that away from me is a bit selfish. Your kids are going to make mistakes whether I do or not. That's just life," she told America's Harper's Bazaar magazine. moreMariah Carey jokingly blames her loony acceptance speech at the Palm Springs International Film Festival awards on director Lee Daniels. "We had splashes of champagne, and I love Lee but he's a bad influence," the singer said and laughed. more Casey Johnson's death like Brittany Murphy's appears linked to diabetes reports the San Francisco Chronicle. According to CNN, Johnson's passing was first reported on Tequila's Twitter page, then confirmed by police. As of this writing there's no official cause of death, but like that of Actress Brittany Murphy, Casey Johnson's problems appear to have been related to a battle with diabetes more Billboard had this hopeful news for Lil Wayne fans: After online reports suggested that Lil Wayne's oft-delayed "Rebirth" album was once again delayed, this time to June 22nd, the rapper's publicist said the rock-leaning set is still scheduled for a February 2 release. more Nick Jonas has a new song called "Stay" showcased live at his concert on January 6. The youngest member of the Jonas Brothers performed the fresh material with his side project The Administration at Warner Theater in Washington, DC. more Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton has pleaded not guilty to a drug charge in a Florida federal court. more NBC's disappointing experiment with Jay Leno's prime-time show may end with Leno back in late-night and the venerable "Tonight Show" and its freshman host, Conan O'Brien, pushed to a midnight slot. more Polaroid signed Lady Gaga to a multi-year partnership in which the pop star will serve as creative director for a specialty line of Polaroid Imaging products, according to Billboard. We were as shocked as you to learn Polaroid was still in business. more America's Got Talent judge David Hasselhoff has announced he is leaving the hit show after four years, People magazine has revealed. more. Meanwhile, the broadcast networks continue to lose viewers to cable networks.
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(RCA) Ke$ha - the red hot pop sensation who has taken the world by storm - continues her 2010 domination. Her debut album "Animal", which was released on Tuesday, is #1 on the iTunes Albums Chart and trending #1 on SoundScan. Ke$ha is taking over the iTunes Top 10 Singles Chart with "TiK ToK" holding strong at #1 and "Blah Blah Blah" currently at #2. Additionally, this week marks her 3rd week in the #1 spot on the SoundScan Digital Songs Chart and the Billboard Hot 100. Last week Ke$ha set the record for the biggest track sales week by any female artist in history (and #2 overall) when her debut single "TiK ToK" received 610,069 downloads. Additionally, Ke$ha, who co-wrote "TiK ToK" along with the rest of her debut album Animal, also has the unique distinction of being featured on the only two tracks to ever sell over 500k singles in one week, "TiK ToK", as well as Flo Rida's 'Right Round" the current record holder for biggest track sales week.
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Rickie Lee Jones has added additional tour dates in February in support of her recently released album Balm in Gilead. The tour includes stops in Chicago, Seattle and Portland among other cities (see routing below). The set will include songs from the new album as well as fan favorites from Jones' memorable past albums. The New Yorker called Balm in Gilead, Rickie Lee Jones "strongest record of the second half of her career." The tour comes on the heels of several TV performances including Jools Holland in the UK, The Tonight Show with Conan O'Brien and The Ellen Degeneres Show where Rickie Lee Jones performed a stunning live version of "Old Enough" with Ben Harper. Harper is featured on the new album among other highly talented friends including Jon Brion, Bill Frisell, Victoria Williams, Alison Krauss and the late Vic Chesnutt, who recently passed away.
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A spectacular, star-packed lineup is planned for the BamaJam Music & Arts Festival 2010. Organizers have announced the addition of superstars, Hank Williams Jr., Jake Owen, Miranda Lambert and LoCash Cowboys to the festival, slated for Thursday, June 3 through Saturday, June 5, 2010 in Enterprise, Alabama.Ronnie Gilley Entertainment previously announced that multi-award winning entertainer Kenny Chesney will headline the 3rd annual event, giving fans a rare opportunity to catch the star live in 2010. Additional artists will be announced in the coming weeks, with more than 40 entertainers set to appear on the festival's four stages.
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With hot full length releases from the likes of Danny Krivit, Frankie Knuckles, Oscar G, Tom Stephan and Josh Wink, numerous chart topping singles and events throughout the globe, 2009 was an excellent year for seminal NYC house music label Nervous Records. 2010 promises to be even bigger and better with a slate of albums due from King Britt, Jazzy Jeff, Anane Vega (Louie's talented wife), Chus & Ceballos and many more.
Wasting little time to fire right into 2010, Nervous Records announces the launch of its brand new weekly radio show "Nervous Afterhours" on NYC dance station Party FM. Available in the tri state area on 87.7 and streaming online at www.partymusicleader.com, "Nervous Afterhours" offers an up to the minute look into the world of big room house music and the sound of Nervous Records. Each show will be helmed by a different Nervous Records affiliated artist from Upcoming hosts Chris Vargas (Jan 9) and Tom Stephan (Jan 16) to the legend Louie Vega who mans the decks with his beautiful wife Anane on Jan. 23.
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(Submitted News) Beth Orton is happy to announce a special solo performance in Los Angeles in January. On January 12th at Largo at the Coronet, Beth will perform a stripped down set. Tickets for the show will be on sale shortly. Collaborating with artists like William Orbit like the Chemical Brothers and writing classic albums like Trailer Park and Daybreaker, Beth Orton has established herself as one of the most versatile and lauded musicians in recent memory. Beth's distinctive sound has earned her nominations from The BRIT Awards, as well as the prestigious Mercury Prize.
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The Age of Miracles, the new album from world-renowned singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter will be released April 27 on Zoë/Rounder Records. Over the course of a 12-album recording career, Carpenter has won five Grammy Awards and sold over 13 million records. The new record follows 2008's acclaimed Christmas release Come Darkness, Come Night and 2007's Grammy-nominated album The Calling.
Recorded in Nashville, the 12-track album was produced by Carpenter and long-time collaborator Matt Rollings (Lyle Lovett, Keith Urban) and was recorded and mixed by Chuck Ainlay (Mark Knopfler, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson). Carpenter is backed by a band that includes Rollings (piano, B-3 organ), Russ Kunkel (drums), Duke Levine (electric and acoustic guitar), Glenn Worf (bass), Dan Dugmore (steel and 12 string guitar) and Eric Darken (percussion). The album also features guest vocals by Vince Gill on "I Put My Ring Back On" and Alison Krauss on "I Was a Bird."
A national tour is planned surrounding the release. Additional details to be announced.
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This winter, Grammy Award-winning recording artist Michelle Williams returns to Broadway as Roxie Hart in the Tony Award-winning hit musical Chicago for a seven-week limited engagement, Monday, February 8, 2010 through Sunday, March 28, 2010 at the Ambassador Theatre (219 W. 49th St.).Williams first took on Roxie Hart last year, playing the role to critical and popular acclaim in London's West End production of CHICAGO at the Cambridge Theatre. Her limited engagement proved so successful that it was extended an additional three weeks by popular demand. Singer-songwriter-performer Michelle Williams rose to international renown after joining Destiny's Child, the top-selling female group of all time, in 2000. As a member of Destiny's Child, Michelle received three Grammy Awards and performed on several #1 hit singles by the group.
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Coran Capshaw has signed five-time Grammy award winner Faith Hill to Red Light Management. Will Botwin, President of Red Light Management, will join Capshaw in managing Hill's remarkable career, harnessing the company's full resources, which encompass in-house marketing, promotion, licensing, touring, new media and more.
"I'm thrilled to be a part of the Red Light family," said Faith, the only artist in any musical genre to have two of the Top 10 most played songs of the decade - "Breathe" and "The Way You Love Me." "They are an extremely talented and dedicated group of people who bring the same passion to their work that I bring to my music."
"I'm honored that Faith has given us the opportunity to open new doors in her very unique and diverse career," said Coran Capshaw, founder and owner of Red Light Management. "She is a one-of-a-kind artist, superbly talented, genuine, forward-thinking and with a strong sense of integrity."
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