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Australian police Monday shut down a concert by Justin Bieber over crowd safety fears after young fans were injured in surges hours before the free event was due to start. AFP reports "Police at the event were concerned for the 4,000 excited people already in attendance with many more anticipated to arrive prior to the start of the performance," New South Wales police said in a statement. [full story link expired]Miley Cyrus recently teamed up with rising star Iyaz for a duet. According to the rapper, his duet with the Disney star will be performed in an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and the collaborative project came unexpectedly. more In the midst of her 27-date European tour, Rihanna suffered an injured rib that required a brief trip to an emergency room in Switzerland. The injury took place during Monday's show in Zurich. Following the performance, Rihanna was taken to a private clinic. "[She] had an injured rib and went to have it looked at to be sure it was nothing serious, and it wasn't," the 22-year-old singer's rep said. more Grace Jones confirms to the Guardian that she was approached to play with Lady Gaga and explains why she took a pass. When asked is Gaga approached her for a collaboration, Jones responded, "Yes, she did, but I said no. I'd just prefer to work with someone who is more original and someone who is not copying me, actually." When asked directly if Lady Gaga copies her, Jones responded, "Well, you know, I've seen some things she's worn that I've worn, and that does kind of piss me off." Read the full interview here LCD Soundsystem third studio album, This Is Happening, is set to hit stores next month and frontman James Murphy is sure it will be LCD Soundsystem's final record - because he's ready to pursue other projects. "I don't want to be wildly famous. I like being respected and appreciated but I was never in a band to be a pop star" more Disney Channel is readying a new high school musical. The network has ordered an original movie based on the novel "Lemonade Mouth," the story of five Rhode Island freshmen who meet in detention and decide to form a garage band using unusual instruments, including a ukulele. more Lily Allen is set to cause a storm Down Under: she will appear topless on the front cover of Harper's Bazaar Australia. Jam! reports that the image shows her naked from the waist up, with one arm covering the right side of her chest but with her left breast clearly on show. more The production of the next James Bond film has been suspended "indefinitely" because of uncertainty over the future of film company MGM, producers say. BBC reports that Producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they did not know when work on the 23rd Bond film would resume and there was no date for its release. more 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
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The Black Keys will support their new album, Brothers (out May 18 on Nonesuch Records) with a summer tour that kicked off June 2 in Salt Lake City. The tour will include a newly added second show at Central Park's SummerStage on July 28 that follows the band's July 27 performance, which quickly sold out. Brothers arrives on the heels of three other acclaimed projects the band released in the past year: Dan Auerbach's solo effort, Keep It Hid, the debut LP from Patrick Carney's band Drummer, and Blakroc, a collaboration between The Black Keys and renowned MCs including RZA, Mos Def, Q-Tip, and Raekwon.
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On July 4, 1996, Tupac Shakur's concert at the House of Blues proved to be his final performance before his untimely death two months later. On May 25, Eagle Rock Entertainment will proudly release this concert in the Blu-ray format, when Tupac: Live at the House of Blues hits shelves.As a critical component to Death Row records, alongside other icons such as Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, Tupac brought a multi-dimensional appeal, allowing fans to bond with hip-hop like never before. This Blu-ray captures the raw charisma of one of Hip Hop's most revered artists. He contributed an immense body of work in his brief five-year career, as evidenced in this House of Blues performance. Filmed in LA, the DVD showcases hip-hop's poet laureate joined by Snoop Dogg, Nate Dogg, K-Ci & JoJo, Outlawz, and Tha Dogg Pound through 118 minutes of hits and collaborations. 24 tracks deep, with five bonus songs, it shows Tupac's commanding presence, as he traverses from R&B cuts to straight club bangers to hard knock anthems. He also throws Snoop Dogg a few bones, featuring such hits as "Murder Was The Case" and "Who Am I (What's My Name)."
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19 Recordings/RCA Records spotlights this year's fierce competition with American Idol: Season 9 available on CD, the new compilation includes performances by 10 of this season's top contestants.New judge Ellen DeGeneres and the talented Idol contenders exceeded already high expectations, delivering one of the competition's best seasons. American Idol: Season 9 captures many of 2010's signature performances, including Crystal Bowersox's rocking rendition of Janis Joplin's "Me and Bobby McGee," teen heartthrob Aaron Kelly's soaring cover of Aerosmith's classic "I Don't Want To Miss A Thing" and Siobhan Magnus's electric version of The Rolling Stones' "Paint It Black." Taking pages from the legendary Lennon/McCartney songbook, Casey James delivered a stunning performance of "Jealous Guy," while 17-year old Katie Stevens provided one of the season's brightest moments with the fan favorite "Let It Be." Among the collection's others highlights are Lee Dewyze's take on "Treat Her Like A Lady," and a trio of acoustic performances – Michael Lynch singing India Arie's "Ready For Love," Andrew Garcia's soulful performance of Chris Brown's "Forever" and Tim Urban's performance of The Rolling Stone classic "Under My Thumb" – plus Didi Benami singing The Stones' "Play with Fire."
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Thanks to a slow music sales week an album that sold less than 100,000 copies has grabbed the top of the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart. The Glee cast's Madonna mini album sold 98,000 copies lasits opening week.Now with Madonna covered, gleeks won't have to wait long to even more music. Columbia Record is striking while the iron is hot and announced the May 18th release of Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers. According to the press release, it will be available in both standard and deluxe versions, Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers will feature tunes from the second half of the show's first season.
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