Day in Pop Report for 06/10/2010
Drake has opened up about his short-lived fling with Rihanna, telling the New York Times, "I was a pawn. You know what she was doing to me? She was doing exactly what I've done to so many women throughout my life, which is show them quality time, then disappear. I was like, 'Wow, this feels terrible.'" moreMichael Jackson fans will have access to the cemetery where the singer is interred on the first anniversary of his death, authorities say. more Katy Perry is rumored to have taken aim at Lady GaGa. The "I Kissed a Girl" hitmaker sparked such speculation after writing on Twitter, "Using blasphemy as entertainment is as cheap as a comedian telling a fart joke." ASP reports that the fiancee of funnyman Russell Brand didn't mention GaGa's name on her post. However, people were quick to link the tweet to "Alejandro" music video due to the fact that the newly-premiered clip features, among other Catholic imageries, a crucifix during a bed scene. more Speaking of Katy, she has logged the fastest No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 by an artist signed to Capitol Records in nearly 43 years, as "California Gurls," featuring Snoop Dogg, rises 2-1 in its fourth week on the chart. more The Roman Catholic Church in Scotland says Susan Boyle will likely perform for Pope Benedict XVI on his tour of Britain later this year. more Jive Records bosses are blocking an Outkast reunion on Big Boi's new album - because they won't free up Andre Benjamin to record with his old pal. more A day after official announcement that Katy Perry is going to host and perform at 2010 Teen Choice Awards, a new report from Examiner mentions Britney Spears and Miley Cyrus are added to the line-up. Christina Aguilera and Miranda Cosgrove reportedly are also booked for the upcoming event. more There is a battle on for the top of next week's Billboard 200: "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse" soundtrack is going up against both Christina Aguilera's first studio release in nearly four years -- "Bionic" -- and the latest EP from the cast of Fox TV's "Glee," "Journey to Regionals." See who is leading here
Ludacris refused to leave the stage at a concert in New Jersey over the weekend when he over-ran his time limit - rapping a cappella when officials turned off his microphone. Good for him. more Little Brown Books for Young Readers announced Wednesday that five authorized books based on the hit Fox series Glee will be coming out, starting in August with the prequel novel, "The Beginning." more
Dizzee Rascal is to star as a TV talent judge on new Sky1 series Must Be The Music. more Lauryn Hill, A Tribe Called Quest, DJ Premier and Snoop Dogg have been added to the lineup of this year's Rock the Bells festival. more California's medical board has again asked a judge to suspend the license of the doctor charged in Michael Jackson's death. AP reports that the state attorney general's office argued in a brief filed Monday that the current prohibition against Dr. Conrad Murray using anesthetics is insufficient. more Ricky Martin will return to Broadway in 2012 to star in a revival of "Evita," opposite Argentine actress Elena Roger who will portray the title role, producers said on Wednesday. more Justin Timberlake's teenage duet partner has been given a solo career boost by Kelly Clarkson - the "Since U Been Gone" hitmaker has written the singer's new track. Ashley Arrison recorded a Clarkson song for her debut album, "Hearts on Parade", and the chart-topper even agreed to join her in the studio when she was working on "Trying to Help You Out". more A spokesman for Larry King said the talk-show host's wife is recovering after an apparent prescription drug overdose last month in Utah. more Justin Bieber has announced when he will premiere a music video supporting his latest single "Somebody to Love". On Twitter, the 16-year-old Canadian pop star revealed that the clip will be debuted next week on June 18. more
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Carrie Underwood was the bigger winner at this year's CMT Music Awards taking home honors for Video Of The Year ("Cowboy Casanova") and CMT Performance Of The Year ("Temporary Home" from Invitation Only: Carrie Underwood).Other winners include Keith Urban who took home the award in a first-time category win for Male Video Of The Year ("'Til Summer Comes Around," and Miranda Lambert scored her first CMT Music Award for Female Video Of The Year ("White Liar"). Also for the first time, Lady Antebellum won Group Video Of The Year ("Need You Now"); Blake Shelton and Trace Adkins won Collaborative Video Of The Year ("Hillbilly Bone"), and Luke Bryan claimed the USA Weekend Breakthrough Video Of The Year ("Do I").
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Kanye West, Ludacris, DJ Khaled, Rick Ross and Drake have been added to the lineup for BET Awards '10.Also, slated to perform are T.I., Diddy-Dirty Money, Nicki Minaj, and Trey Songz. The BET Awards '10 will be hosted by Queen Latifah and some presenters confirmed are Taraji P. Henson, and Mike Epps, as well as this year's Humanitarian Award will be given to John Legend. The BET Awards '10 airs live, Sunday, June 27th 8:00 PM*, from the Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, CA. The list of nominees is
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Tonight's Lady Antebellum Fan Club Event benefiting Nashville flood relief just got a major boost in potential fundraising with OfficeMax announcing a $50,000 fund-raising challenge.Two weeks ago, Lady Antebellum announced that all proceeds from this Event will benefit Nashville flood relief. In addition, a live stream of the intimate concert will be available on their web site for a minimum $5 donation. The live stream of the show will be hosted on www.ladyantebellum.com and www.livestream.com. To order tickets for the live stream concert, please visit www.ladyantebellum.com/live. The OfficeMax challenge, in which OfficeMax will match every dollar donated for Nashville schools up to a total of $50,000, will bring much needed support to replenishing essential supplies for Nashville-area schools destroyed in the recent floods.
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Darius Rucker's "Darius and Friends" St. Jude benefit concert, which featured performances by Radney Foster, Randy Houser, Jamey Johnson, and Jake Owen, successfully sold-out the Wildhorse Saloon in downtown Nashville on Monday, raising $48,720 for St. Jude cancer research. Upon hearing the news, Rucker raved, "I got to perform three songs with Radney Foster--the man who inspired me to get into music! I could not have envisioned a better night. I'm so thankful to the staff at St. Jude, my management team at McGhee Entertainment, the artists, my band, and everyone that made this event such a success." Darius performed classics, like Dobie Gray's "Drift Away" with Randy Houser, in addition to hits from his solo country record, LEARN TO LIVE. Following Jake Owen's performance, Darius rejoined his band to perform his new single, "Come Back Song," for the first time. The single will impact radio on June 28th and will appear on his sophomore album on Capitol Records Nashville, slated to hit shelves this October.
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Dan Black will be touring America this summer as part of the All Hearts Tour with Robyn and Kelis. Kicking off July 22 in Solana Beach, CA, the All Hearts Tour will make several stops along the west and east coasts of the country hitting Los Angeles, San Francisco, Boston, Washington, Philadelphia and New York. They'll also head into Canada for shows in Toronto and Montreal. Afterwards, DAN BLACK will remain in the States for a featured performance spot at Lollapalooza and two dates with Canada's Dragonette.
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The soundtrack to HBO's Hung has been announced and features tracks by The Black Keys, Grant Lee Phillips, Psychedelic Furs, Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings, Joseph Arthur, Devendra Banhart and country legend Loretta Lynn. The second season of Hung premieres on June 27th at 10PM and the soundtrack will be released 6/22.The show uses dark humor to tell the story of Ray Drecker, a divorced dad and middle-aged basketball coach who is fighting to survive personal setbacks that have been compounded by the troubled economy. The well-endowed Drecker decides to exploit his best asset in a last-ditch effort to reverse his fortunes. The impeccably crafted sound track captures both the dark humor and heaviness of the show, as well as it's often humorous racey subject matter.
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Tonight's National Anthem at Game 4 of NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and the Los Angeles Lakers at TD Banknorth Garden in Boston will be performed by Anita Baker.The performance will be televised live on ABC in the U.S. and to a worldwide audience in 215 countries and territories beginning at 9:00 p.m. ET. Anita Baker is currently in the studio recording her forthcoming album due out in the Fall. Baker will be producing the album with Nathan East, Daniel Moore, George Duke and others. The album will include collaboration with Snoop Dogg on a "big, lush" version of Curtis Mayfield's Give You My Love that she promises "is going to raise eyebrows." The rest of the album will be original material.
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Tori Amos: Live from the Artists Den limited edition DVD will be released on July 13, 2010 by Artists Den Records. The DVD features a private solo performance by the Grammy-nominated artist for just 100 fans in the Veterans Room of New York's historic Park Avenue Armory. The DVD's release coincides will the nationwide premiere of the second season of "Live from the Artists Den," the hit public television series spotlighting extraordinary artists performing in extraordinary settings, which features Amos's concert in addition to shows by Ringo Starr with Ben Harper, Corinne Bailey Rae, David Gray, and others.
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Marina And The Diamonds will make her US television debut and has announced some special live shows in California. The nom de musique of Marina Diamandis, Marina And The Diamonds will perform acoustic headline shows at Los Angeles' world famous Troubadour on July 6th and San Francisco's Pop Scene on July 8th. Marina And The Diamonds will be making her US television debut next month with a visit to CBS' Late Late Show with Craig Ferguson, with an official air date to be announced later (check local listings). She will also be performing on KCRW's venerable Morning Becomes Eclectic on July 8th.
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South African stars The Parlatones are set to perform at the FIFA World Cup Kickoff concert this Friday. The concert is will be broadcast live on Friday, June 11 at 8 p.m. ET/PT on ABC. The three-hour concert, considered the biggest entertainment event to date in South Africa, celebrates the arrival of the first-ever FIFA World Cup on the African continent and will take place at 30,000-seat Orlando Stadium in Soweto, Johannesburg. Alicia Keys, the Black Eyed Peas, John Legend, Shakira and Juanes will perform alongside, and in collaboration with, popular African artists. The concert lineup also features popular African performers including Amadou & Mariam, Angιlique Kidjo, BLK JKS, K'Naan, Lira, Mzansi Youth Choir, The Parlotones, Tinariwen, Vieux Farka Tourι and Vusi Mahlasela.
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Plies new album, "Goon Affiliated," hit stores this week. Plies' fourth full-length release sees the Fort Myers, Florida-based rap superstar teaming with such studio stars as The J.U.S.T.I.C.E. League, Polow da Don, J.R. Rotem, and Clinton Sparks. In addition to surefire hits like "Becky," "Goon Affiliated" also includes guest appearances from Keri Hilson ("Medicine",) Trey Songz ("Kitty Kitty",) Young Jeezy and Fabolous ("Look Like".) "She Got It Made," the latest single from "Goon Affiliated," is currently a top 20 smash on Billboard's "Top Rap Songs" chart. In addition, the track's companion video clip has just hit the top 10 on BET's 106 & Park countdown show.
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Trey Songz' contribution to the Step Up 3D Original Motion Picture Soundtrack, "Already Taken," has just impacted Urban and Rhythmic radio outlets nationwide and is currently available at all DSPs. In addition, the track's companion video made its debut this week on BET's 106th & Park and can be viewed online here Step Up 3D: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack," the musical companion to the upcoming Touchstone Pictures/Summit Entertainment dance film is due in stores and online on July 20th, the album features tracks from a number of today's top artists, including Flo Rida, Roscoe Dash (featuring T-Pain) and Laza Morgan. Step Up 3D opens in theatres nationwide on August 6th.
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Frank Nitt is looking for people to be in his upcoming webisode series, The Go Girl Show. The casting call will take place this Friday, June 11th at Freak City in Los Angeles, California. Filming will take place the evenings of Monday, June 14th through Thursday, June 17th. All competitors must be available for duration of the filming to be eligible for selection. Throughout the course of The Go Girl Show, Frank Nitt will lead aspiring entertainers and female fans through a series of challenges as they compete to become Frank Nitt's Go Girl. Inspired by "Go Girl," the lead single from Frank Nitt's Terrace Martin produced Jewels In My Backpack EP, the webisode series serves to match the song's positive message of female empowerment and independence, giving aspiring entertainers and Frank's female fans the chance to take part in a variety of challenges that show off their intelligence, talents, and natural beauty, while offering the winning contestant the chance to gain awareness and to build their portfolio. Says Frank, "Ladies, I'm looking for a strong, beautiful, and intelligent woman - the essence of a 'Go Girl' - is that you?"
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Deluka dropped a new remix of their single "Cascade" by The Rapture on RCRD LBL yesterday. The "Mattie Full On" remix blends Deluka's dark, smoky vibe of the original with an extra dose of energy and undeniable beats from New York City's The Rapture. Don't be surprised to hear this on a dance floor soon. Download this remix and start your own party today
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The 24th Annual La Jolla Festival of the Arts will take place on June 26th and 27th. This year's Festival will delight attendees with weekend long attractions in addition to the nearly 190 award-winning fine artists displaying extraordinary, unique pieces of art.Known for eclectic, weekend-long entertainment, the Festival has also booked a variety of live musical acts. The line-up spotlights several well-known musical artists, including Peter Sprague and Fred Benedetti, Dave Scott and Monsoon Jazz, the Fabulous Mar Dels, Rockola, the USN Southwest Brass Band and the USN Destroyers.
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