Day in Pop Report for 05/25/2010
Christina Aguilera on Monday canceled plans for a summer concert tour blaming work on a new film and an upcoming album that squeezed rehearsal time, according to a statement from her spokeswoman. The American singer will appear in new movie "Burlesque," due in theaters later this year moreAs Simon Cowell leaves the reality-show judge's chair, his old foil, Paula Abdul, is coming back. CBS said Monday that Abdul will be a judge on "Got to Dance," a competition expected to make it on the air sometime next season. more Lindsay Lohan left court Monday with a heavy new piece of jewelry, but it wasn't her favorite kind of bling. Lohan sported an ugly, alcohol-monitoring ankle bracelet that came with tough restrictions on her probation that could cut into her career plans. more Timbaland has settled a legal battle with a composer who accused the superproducer of sampling a controversial track without permission. Musician David Cortopassi wrote the song "Spazz", which was originally recorded by The Elastik Band in the 1960s and was banned for its tasteless content. Timbaland used part of the track in "Throw It on Me", his 2007 collaboration with The Hives, and Cortopassi launched a copyright infringement lawsuit. more Pioneering music producer and convicted killer Phil Spector has produced his first major recording project in 30 years -- a debut album for his wife Rachelle, her publicist said on Monday more The ladies are in the lead at Dancing With the Stars. Sportscaster Erin Andrews and singer Nicole Scherzinger tied for the top spot on the next-to-last episode of the ABC dance-off, while fellow finalist Evan Lysacek finished third. more "Rockstar 101" music video from Rihanna has been debuted. It shows off the Barbadian songstress channeling her collaborator Slash by wearing his signature top hat and long curly wig. In addition, she is also seen jamming with a band which has Blink-182's Travis Barker playing the drums. more Being huge LCD Soundsystem fans, See Green have taken it upon themselves to tackle a cover of I Can Change off of LCD Soundsystem's latest effort, This Is Happening. Download it here New York City is seeking a developer to build a new home for the National Jazz Museum in Harlem at a city-owned lot across the street from the Apollo Theater. more The house made famous in the 1979 film The Amityville Horror is up for sale in New York ghosts not included. The five-bedroom Dutch Colonial went on the market Monday for $1.15 million. more A Tom Jones concert in Britain has been postponed after planned building work at the venue overran. The Welsh singer was due to perform in Norwich, England on June 5 at Carrow Road stadium, the home of Norwich City Football Club. more
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When Gene Simmons recently drew a parallel between KISS and Lady Gaga, he apparently wasn't the only the only one to draw that conclusion as this week's episode of Glee features the (auto-tuned?) Gleeks take on two KISS classics and two Lady Gaga hits. The songs from the episode, entitled Theatricality, are available at iTunes today.Will tells the Glee kids to express themselves through the music of Lady Gaga ("Bad Romance" and "Poker Face"). Tina goes goth, while Rachel has an encounter that changes her life. Watch this all-new episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, May 25 (9:00-10:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. Theatricality Track-list: "Funny Girl" (from Funny Girl), "Bad Romance" (Lady Gaga), "Shout It Out Loud" (Kiss), "Poker Face" (Lady Gaga), and "Beth" (Kiss)
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Today at 12 a.m. PDT Myspace will premiere, Ne-Yo's "Beautiful Monster," his brand new single, and the first track from his upcoming 4th album, set for September 21st release (details to be announced in the weeks ahead).Beautiful Monster," Ne-Yo's first major single release in more than a year and a half, is also the first early warning shot from his upcoming new album. Untitled as of this writing, it will be his first long-player since the RIAA platinum Year Of The Gentleman debuted at #1 on the Soundscan and UK national charts in September 2008.
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Uncle Kracker has announced the upcoming release of "Happy Hour: The South River Road Sessions," a 6-song release that will hit stores and all DSPs on June 22nd."Happy Hour The South River Road Sessions" features reinterpretations of tracks originally found on Uncle Kracker's acclaimed 2009 album, "HAPPY HOUR," recorded in Nashville by producers Keith Stegall (Alan Jackson, Zac Brown Band, George Jones) and Rob Cavallo (Kid Rock). Among the highlights is a country version of the RIAA platinum certified single, "Smile," which reached #2 at Hot AC radio upon its initial release. Currently, "Smile" is approaching Top 25 at Country, with its companion video currently standing as both a top 5 smash on Great American Country's Top 20 Country Countdown and a top 20 rotation favorite at CMT.
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Fuse is dedicating a three-day artist takeover to today's top pop divas during Memorial Day weekend. Starting Saturday at 11am ET, viewers can catch exclusive programming documenting the careers of Mariah Carey, Beyonce Knowles and Lady Gaga, taking viewers through a musical journey of what brought these ladies to where they are today.Get down with Mariah all day Saturday with her Adventures of Mimi tour and a take a look back at her most sizzling moments in a variety of music videos, spanning her career. On Sunday, ring the alarm with a wall-to-wall Beyonce bonanza of videos, performances and a special documentary, all leading up to a scorching Monday packed with more videos, interviews and commentary from the one and only Lady Gaga. Three days and three iconic women all packed into one amazing weekend!
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Goldfrapp will release their brand new single "Alive" through Mute on June 8th 2010. "Alive" was written and produced by band mates Alison Goldfrapp and Will Gregory, follows "Rocket" as the second single to be taken from the duo's fifth album Head First. The single, with mixes by Joakim, Tensnake, Dave Audι, and Arno Cost, is accompanied by a new video directed by the creative studio, Legs.Goldfrapp will take Head First to select US cities this summer - following the massive acclaim for both the Supernature and Seventh Tree tours and festival appearances around the world, Goldfrapp have underlined their reputation as one of the most transcendent and inventive live bands around.
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The Bonnaroo Festival has announced the newest addition to the 2010 lineup: the Lunar Stage. The stage will be set up outdoors and have a giant screen for fans to watch the World Cup games during the day, starting at 6:30am. At night the Lunar Stage will morph into an open-air dance party, where world-renowned electronic artists and DJs will be performing late into the night all weekend. The complete lineup is listed below. For the fans that can't make it to Manchester, Bonnaroo and YouTube, in partnership with the new Ford Fiesta, will feature a live webcast at www.youtube.com/bonnaroo. The webcast will feature over 20 live performances and a collection of Bonnaroo's best performance clips for on demand viewing after the Festival.
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Kenny G will release his 13th studio album entitled Heart and Soul June 29, 2010 on Concord Records. Kenny and renowned studio master Walter Afanasieff (Christina Aguilera Michael Bolton Mariah Carey, Cιline Dion, Whitney Houston, Mika, Barbra Streisand) produced and arranged the album, the follow-up to 2008's Latin jazz collection Rhythm and Romance. Heart and Soul, returns Kenny to his R&B roots including tracks with guest artists Robin Thicke and Babyface.
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Yukmouth knows the price of his freedom and is embracing it with his new album "Free At Last" in stores June 1st. After being in the game for nearly 20 years, Yuk has seen and been stuck in every deal imaginable. From spending time at Virgin Records through multiple other labels he eventually landed at Rap-A-Lot Records putting out multiple records. Since leaving the label, Yukmouth couldn't imagine a better time than to take his fate into his own hands and going independent with Smoke-A-Lot Records. Pulling out all stops, Yuk enlists some of the industry's best up and coming heavy weights. In addition to recruiting Young Money's Gudda Gudda for the single "Smell It On Me" Yuk also brought on Ya Boy & Jay Rock for "The Life" with Mistah FAB rounding out the New West features on "That's Outta Here".
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Michael Franti has announced the simultaneous release of two singles from his forthcoming new CD, The Sound of Sunshine, slated for release later this summer. "Shake It," features guest vocals by Lady Saw, and an undeniably happy groove that makes the song an instant party starter. However, it also has a deeper message about finding beauty in imperfection as Franti sings, "It's not about the way that you look. It's about the way that you shook." In addition, "The Sound of Sunshine", is a breezy sing-a-long with its catchy melody and handclapping beat. The song serves to inspire hope during the rough and rainy times for so many in our world. Franti says, "'The Sound of Sunshine' is about wanting to bottle that experience of waking up in the morning, pulling the blinds and seeing that there's a sunny day in front of us."
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Juicy Music will release the debut full-length artist album from studio technician/DJ/producer, DMS12, Get Dirty, on June 24th, 2010. A collection of nine hand-picked tunes composed over the course of fourteen months, Get Dirty is a true artist album in the traditional sense (as opposed to a mere collection of same-sounding club bangers), with an aural goodness to engage all moods. From the Latin-tinged saxophone wail of "Saxin' It Up" to the tension-inducing chug of "Move Your Body," and from the foreboding strings of "El Vigilante" to the minimal-techno of "Electronix," Get Dirty showcases DMS12's production chops.
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God Within Recordings is back with Beat Freak EP, the latest in the series of eclectic remix EPs featuring tracks off of Scott Hardkiss' acclaimed LP Technicolor Dreamer. Remixers this time around include Paul Woolford, Q-Burns Abstract Message, Fort Knox Five and Scott Hardkiss. Beat Freak EP includes the original, instrumental and acappella versions of the song, taking it and the EP series in a bold new direction with a diverse mix of styles and the most dancefloor-friendly mixes in the series to date.
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Mike Clark has set a June 10th release for his new album, 'Carnival of Soul' which is being described as a propulsive, joyful collection of jazz/funk tracks that pays homage to one of Clark's beloved genres, the B3 Organ Trio. He comments:"In my early twenties I had my own organ trio gig in a jazz club for half a dozen years. I always loved playing the music because the B3 is such a strong instrument with a big sound--it frees the drums to just play all out. I also did a lot of organ gigs when I first came to New York in the 80s. It's not the setting where I've done most of my jazz playing but I wanted to record an homage to this unique genre that I love so much. I got together some truly fantastic musicians--most of us go way back--and we just had a whole lot of fun."
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Bellflur will release their new album, "asleep.asleep" on June 8th which features guests appearances from Deleted Scenes, Exitclov.Bellflur, a long-time presence in Washington, DC scene, has been acclaimed for years for its fierce stage performance and knack for making odd musical tendencies seem comprehensible to listeners of all genres. The band's upcoming album "asleep.asleep." is a profound step forward for the band, demonstrating more controlled grandness and accessibility without being "accessible." "asleep.asleep." was produced and recorded by Bellflur over the course of two and a half years and introduces a more vocal and dynamically challenging side of the band, with far more substantive instrumentation and orchestration than heard previously. Bellflur enlisted several contributors from fellow DC acts to help realize this vision including members of Deleted Scenes, Exit Clov, Pree, Le Loup, and Meredith Bragg. Already, songs from the record have garnered comparisons to acts such as TV on the Radio, Sigur Ros, and Battles comparisons the band finds fitting.
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April Smith And The Great Picture Show are heading west. The group has extended their U.S. headlining tour, currently underway, with an new round of dates west of the Mississippi. The Brooklyn quintet's previously announced East Coast leg of the tour, hitting Cleveland, Chicago, Nashville, Atlanta and other markets, has been extended to a coast-to-coast run through the end of June. Dates have been added in Denver, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Milwaukee and more
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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is honored to have Wynonna Judd share in its efforts to support Wounded Warrior Project as the nation appreciates American service men and women this Memorial Day weekendWynonna's new CD and exclusive line of retail products have arrived at Cracker Barrel, and a portion of the proceeds from the sale of each item will be donated to Wounded Warrior Project. Additionally, from now until May 31st, Cracker Barrel will double the portion of proceeds donation for every Wynonna and Wounded Warrior Project retail item sold, including the CD. "For several years, Cracker Barrel has supported Wounded Warrior Project and the organization's efforts to honor and empower injured service men and women who have returned to the United States," said Peter Keiser, Vice President of Marketing at Cracker Barrel. "Given Wynonna's long history of philanthropy, we were confident that she would share our commitment to support wounded warriors who are making the transition back to civilian life."
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