Day in Pop Report for 06/17/2010
Miley Cyrus is going to share stage with Bret Michaels at the Central Park on June 18. The Disney pop singer and the glam-rocker are scheduled to collaborate on the revamped version of the Poison's classic ballad "Every Rose Has Its Thorn". moreThe recording process of Rihanna's next studio installment "is coming along incredibly," so Bu Thiam revealed. Stargate, Ester Dean, Mel & Mus and Rock City, Ne-Yo and The-Dream are some of the people mentioned by the Vice President of Def Jam to be involved in the effort. ASB reports, he shared to Vibe, "I'm trying to push her to where every song will be a hit from 1 to 12. I'm talking about NO album fillers. Our bar for this album is Michael Jackson's Thriller." more American Pie star Chris Klein was arrested early Wednesday on suspicion of drunken driving after he was spotted weaving across lanes on a Southern California highway, authorities said. more Kelly Clarkson went back to her Idol roots with a karaoke performance. ASB reports that Clarkson thrilled fans in Nashville, Tennessee on Monday night, June 14 by staging an impromptu show at a karaoke bar. The "Since U Been Gone" hitmaker took to the microphone at Larry's Lounge, and she extended an invite to all her online followers to join her. Stephenie Meyer's fourth and final "Twilight" book, "Breaking Dawn," is splitting into two parts for their theatrical versions, and while scripts are still being written, star Kristen Stewart says she knows exactly where the fourth movie should end: With Bella having just given birth and Edward being forced to change her into a vampire to save her life. more Dr. Dre and Jay-Z's collaborative track titled "Under Pressure" has been out everywhere on the web. The fresh track reportedly is produced by Scott Storch and serves as the first single from Dr. Dre's upcoming new album "Detox". more Screencrave.com had this bit o' news: The last three films in the Star Wars trilogy may have left a bad taste in our mouth but Bioware and Lucas Arts' new MMORPG Star Wars: The Old Republic could restore our faith. An almost 6 minute cinematic trailer for the game has been released and looks pretty amazing. Check it out here On the heels of his arrest, Kid Cudi debuts the first taste of his upcoming sophomore set "Man on the Moon II : The Legend of Mr. Rager". Produced by Plain Pat, the new song is titled "REVOFEV" and has previously been played in a few live shows. more Ridley Scott has announced that the script for a prequel to his 1979 film Alien is ready. Speaking at the Los Angeles Times Hero Complex Film Festival, Scott declared: "It's written. I'm prepping it now." more Michael Jackson's doctor requested but never received lifesaving gear from the concert promoter organizing the singer's London shows, documents obtained by The Associated Press show. more Franz Ferdinand stars Alex Kapranos and Nick McCarthy, The Magic Numbers' frontman Romeo Stoddart and Johnny Marr are among the stars who will appear on Scottish singer/songwriter Edwyn Collins' first full-length album since suffering a stroke in 2005. more
The independent attorney appointed to oversee the property and cremation of late actor Gary Coleman said Wednesday there will be no funeral services for the former child TV star. more When Jake and Elwood Blues, the protagonists in John Landis' cult classic "The Blues Brothers," claimed they were on a mission from God, the Catholic Church apparently took them at their word. On the 30th anniversary of the film's release, "L'Osservatore Romano," the Vatican's official newspaper, called the film a "Catholic classic" and said it should be recommended viewing for Catholics everywhere. more A spokeswoman for Megan Fox says the 24-year-old actress is engaged to her longtime boyfriend, actor Brian Austin Green. more The full extent of the violence that erupted after police shut down a free Drake concert in New York on Tuesday evening has been revealed - seven people were seriously injured and two people were arrested for throwing bottles. more Christina Aguilera performed "The Star-Spangled Banner" at Los Angeles' Staples Center on June 15 to kick off Game 6 of NBA Finals. She took the center stage before the showdown between the Los Angeles Lakers and the Boston Celtics. more How pitiful is it that the soundtrack of covers, from a television show no less, can outsell an established artist and the biggest film franchise at the moment. Christina Aguilera has been everywhere in the last few weeks; Fuse Takeover, NBA Final, VH1 Storytellers, VH1 Behind the Music, the American Idol finale, press about her cancelled tour and so on and so on. She debuts at #3 with 110,000 copies sold of Bionic. Is this bad? Yes, very-very-very bad. more Han is no longer solo: Harrison Ford and Calista Flockhart have tied the knot in a wedding presided over by New Mexico's governor. more
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If you have an interest in seeing Miley Cyrus live in concert there is good news, you won't have to shell out major bucks to do it. In fact, you'll be able to watch the show for free courtesy of MTV. Here is the announcement:MTV Networks' Music and Logo Group today announced that it will host an exclusive free global live stream of Miley Cyrus' album release concert on June 21 across the home pages of its US based web properties, http://miley.mtv.com, http://miley.vh1.com, http://miley.cmt.com, http://miley.logotv.com, as well as on more than 30 international sites across Europe, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Africa and the Middle East. The live concert at Los Angeles' famed House of Blues Sunset Strip will feature Cyrus debuting tracks from her forthcoming album, "Can't Be Tamed," released the same day. In addition to the live stream, a special widget will allow for live chatting, as well as functionality to update social media pages directly from the widget.
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The Glee cast has topped the charts again, beating Twilight's new soundtrack and Christina Aguilera. Glee: The Music, Journey To Regionals debuts at the top of the Billboard Top 200 Album chart this week after selling 152,000 copies last week. Here is the word from the Glee camp: This marks the third consecutive #1 debut for the Glee franchise (Glee: The Music, The Power of Madonna and Glee: The Music, Volume 3 Showstoppers also debuted at #1). Fans yearning for more Glee music helped Glee: The Music, Journey To Regionals eclipse the highly anticipated The Twilight Saga: New Moon soundtrack for the #1 spot. Fox's hit comedy garnered an astounding 11.1 million in audience for its season one finale on June 8 making it the highest rated new series finale this year.
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OutKast's Big Boi has made his solo plans official with the announcement that his new solo album will hit stores next month. Here is the news:The world knows him as Big Boi -Antwan Andrι Patton - one-half of multi-platinum, five-time Grammy Award-winning supergroup, whose albums and singles have sold over 25-times platinum in the U.S. alone. Now make way for SIR LUCIOUS LEFT FOOT: THE SON OF CHICO DUSTY, Big Boi's first stand-alone solo album, nearly four years in the making and finally set to arrive July 6th on Def Jam Recordings. 10 days later, Big Boi joins the lineup at the Pitchtodorks Music Festival in Chicago's Union Park, over the July 16-18th weekend. Big Boi is already back in the picture with his Def Jam debut,"Shutterbug" featuring Cutty, produced by Scott Storch, the lead single fromSIR LUCIOUS LEFT FOOT. Writing on the Wall Street Journal's Speakeasy blog last week, Jozen Cummings elaborated on a few other tracks: "... the melodic 'Turn Me On,' produced by long-time OutKast collaborators, Organized Noize... the widely bootlegged '"Tangerine' featuring T.I.... And the Lil Jon-produced 'Hustle Blood'... complete with Jamie Foxx singing the hook."
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Bad news for Maxwell fans, the star has axed a string of upcoming shows. That being said, several East Coast dates will go on including this Friday's stop in Washington D.C. and a two-night stand at Madison Square Garden. Here is the official word from the Maxwell camp: Due to scheduling conflicts with the venues Maxwell's additional tour dates with Melanie Fiona (scheduled to begin June 28th in Greensboro, NC) have been postponed to 2011. Refunds have been provided to ticket buyers. New dates will be announced later this year.
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Kat DeLuna gives Akon a "Push Push" in her new music video which was premiered online yesterday. Kat DeLuna taught the world how to "Whine Up" in 2007 and now she's ready to return to the spotlight with her latest single "Push Push" featuring Akon off her upcoming album. The track's music video premieres yesterday, June 16, 2010 exclusively on YAHOO.COM and promises to deliver. Produced by David Guetta (Black Eyed Peas, Kelly Rowland) and featuring hit-maker Akon, the dance-heavy anthem "Push Push" has the makings of a summertime smash. The track, written by Nasri, RADIO, Tiwa Savage and Kat DeLuna, is the lead single off of Kat's upcoming sophomore album Inside Out (GMB/Universal Motown).
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Lonestar is set to appear on today's episode of The Price Is Right, with host Drew Carey. The show airs today (Thursday, June 17) at 11:00 AM-12:00 Noon, ET; 10:00-11:00 AM, PT) on the CBS Television Network. Lonestar will play live throughout the show as the house band. The show will also offer an exciting showcase with prizes that include a new car and trip to San Diego, as well as tickets to attend a Lonestar's concert plus band merchandise.
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Shelby Lynne will kick off the second leg of her North American tour on July 2nd at Kuumbwa Jazz Center in Santa Cruz, CA. She'll play a series of West Coast dates - including two shows at the legendary McCabe's Guitar Shop in Santa Monica (7/17, 8 p.m. & 10 p.m.) - before heading east. (See below for tour itinerary.)
Her latest album, Tears, Lies, And Alibis, recently debuted at No. 16 on Billboard's Top Independent Albums chart. It became a Top 10 hit at Americana radio and has gotten substantial play at Triple A radio also.
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SIRIUS XM Radio is honoring the 2010 Songwriters Hall of Fame inductees and honorees across many of their music channels.The special will run for three days and kicked off yesterday, Wednesday, June 16, the day before this year's Songwriters Hall of Fame Awards Gala. SIRIUS XM listeners will hear musicians sharing stories about fellow artists and songwriters, including Taylor Swift talking about Tim McGraw (both the artist and her song of the same name), Phil Collins discussing "In the Air Tonight," David Foster talking about "After the Love Has Gone," Beenie Man on Bob Marley, Paul Simon discussing "Bridge Over Troubled Water," which was named this year's "Towering Song," and Earth Wind & Fire talking about their song "Can't Hide Love."
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Trey Songz has sent out an updated announcement for the "Passion, Pain & Pleasure Tour" starring Trey Songz and Monica, which will kick off August 6th at Mobile, Alabama's Civic Center Theatre and then travel the country through mid-September, culminating in a hugely anticipated September 16th show at New York City's Beacon Theatre (see attached itinerary). This nation-wide tour comes after a whirlwind year for the R&B sensation, of which he said, "This has been an amazing year for me. I've toured with Jay-Z, performed with Stevie Wonder, shot a 10 episode docu-series for BET called 'My Moment,' and now I'm preparing to perform at the 2010 BET Awards. This summer I would like to celebrate my success with all my fans, especially my fan club, Trey's Angels." Trey continued, "The 'Passion, Pain, & Pleasure Tour' is not just another show; it will be an up close and personal experience for everyone. Come see me perform your favorite songs live and hear new music from my upcoming album, 'Passion, Pain, & Pleasure' for the first time. With the help of one of the best R&B female vocalists out today, my sister Monica, we promise you a night to remember."
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Jaron and The Long Road To Love's new album "Getting Dressed in the Dark", will be released next week on June 22nd. The album's first single, "Pray For You," recently spent four consecutive weeks at #1 on the Billboard Heatseekers Chart before moving into the top 40's of the Hot 100 and the single is currently a Country charts Top 15 hit and rising. The "Pray for You" video, featuring Jamie Pressly, has become a hit on CMT and GAC and was number one on MySpace country videos for three weeks straight. The original video, featured on YouTube is a viral sensation, having garnered more than 3.6 million hits with 80% of them being unique visits.
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Kina Grannis will perform on The CBS Early Show on "Second Cup Cafe" this Saturday, June 19 at 7:00 am.Kina Grannis is currently on a headlining tour of the US in support of her debut album Stairwells which she self released earlier this year. With nearly all the dates selling out, this tour has proven to be incredibly successful for this talented young indie pop singer songwriter.
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Country star Jamey Johnson has released a new free digital mobile application for iPhone/iPad/iTouch and Android. Music lovers can now access up-to-the-moment information about Johnson with the just-released cell phone application that allows the listening of music, watching videos and bringing the latest news & tour information. "We're excited to add Jamey Johnson to our roster of country stars," says Michael Schneider, CEO Mobile Roadie "Jamey's music has been a source of inspiration for millions of fans, and we're excited to power his mobile app, giving those fans a place to interact, listen to music, watch videos, and talk with Jamey."
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