Day in Pop Report for 11/02/2010
The Day in Pop Digest for 11/2/10: (Billboard) Demi Lovato one of Disney's biggest names, quit the Jonas Brothers tour and checked herself into a treatment center to deal with an eating disorder and cutting herself, a person familiar with the situation told The Associated Press on Monday night. more(BBC) Singer Lily Allen loses her baby six months into her pregnancy, her spokesman has said. more Listen to the new Cee-lo album Lady Killer in its entirety here. Nicki Minaj Unveils Star-Studded Track List Kanye West, Eminem, Drake and others show up on Minaj's Pink Friday. more (The 1st Five) Rap battles can get ugly. Dudes get shot. People can end up in jail. Careers can be ended. Yet sometimes they're just f**king bizarre. Case in point MC Hammer's Jay Z diss "Better Run Run". If the video is to be believed Hammer is at work one day when he gets a phone call telling him Jay Z sorta dissed him in a song, more (Billboard) Taylor Swift's third studio album, "Speak Now," released Oct. 25, is on its way to selling a million copies its first week in stores according to label sources more. With just 54.02% of the tally in, Hits Double Daily shows sales at 575,525 so a million does look likely. Get the latest numbers here (Billboard) The rapper T.I. has reported for a second time to a federal prison to serve time for a weapons violation. more (Jam!) Public Enemy's fan fundraising initiative has paid off - the rap supergroup has secured the $51,000 they asked devotees to raise so they could record a new album. more (Yahoo) Charlie O'Donnell, the announcer whose voice has opened "Wheel of Fortune" for decades, has died. He was 78. more (Billboard) According to reports, socialite-turned-reality TV star Kim Kardashian is currently recording music for her debut album, and she's hitting the studio with none other than hitmaker The-Dream more (BBC) Two and a Half Men star Charlie Sheen files for divorce from his third wife Brooke Mueller, citing irreconcilable differences. more Perhaps she had a problem with him.... you read the headlines. (Yahoo) Katherine Jackson will discuss the death of her son, pop superstar Michael Jackson, in an interview with Oprah Winfrey. more (Jam!) Taylor Swift has become the latest star to smell success - the country singer is to launch her own fragrance more (Jam!) Ricky Martin has revealed he was so relieved to tell the world he was gay earlier this year he sobbed after the announcement. more (Yahoo) Justin Bieber's music has inspired a collection of nail polish, but the 16-year-old singer says he won't be wearing any of the Bieber-riffic shades. more (Yahoo) A Philippine village watchman mistook an actor for a real masked gunman, jumped onto his moving motorcycle and fatally shot him in what witnesses thought was part of the filming, police and another actor said Monday. more (Yahoo) "Harry Potter" actress Emma Watson said that for years she had no idea how much money she was earning from her role as Hermione Granger in the hit movie franchise, and that she felt sick when she finally realized. more
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The Lady Gaga challenge has been stepped up a notch with this: Alisa Apps challenged Lady Gaga to a sing-off with a $1 million cash prize. Lady Gaga's camp has yet to respond. This past weekend Alisa Apps appeared on Weekend Sunrise – Australia's top morning show."Weird, overrated and fake - over the last few months Lady Gaga has been called a lot of things," remarked Sam, the host of Weekend Sunrise, as she introduced Alisa Apps. In discussing the reactions of Lady Gaga's fans, Alisa suggested "Frankly I think they're scared." Asked if she felt Lady Gaga had become too wound up in creating this image and if she was forgetting about the music, Alisa Apps likened Lady Gaga's many costume changes to Barbie and her many different outfits. In closing, Alisa used the example of a banana to illustrate her point about real versus fake.
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A reader sent over word that Big Cat Records and Gucci Mane are back working together. Big Cat Records is best known for the early success of Gucci Mane, whose records on the label have sold over 600,000 units. Other artists with releases on Big Cat include Khia, Rasheeda, and Freekey Zekey. Check out an announcement video
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Seabird have released a seven-song Christmas EP Over the Hills and Everywhere exclusively at iTunes. Over the Hills and Everywhere comes as a follow-up to the band's release of the song "Joy to the World" which was featured on an episode of "Grey's Anatomy" during last year's holiday season. Songs included on the direct to iTunes EP include "Angels We Have Heard on High," "Go Tell It On the Mountain," "What Child Is This?" "Hark the Herald Angels Sing," "O Come, O Come Emmanuel," "Joy to the World" and "Silent Night."
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Cee Lo Green has signed a management deal with Family Tree/Primary Wave Talent Management. Primary Wave's full-service marketing division will also play a key role in all future ventures involving Mr. Green, including the release of his upcoming album, The Lady Killer, due in stores on November 9 on Atlantic Records. The Lady Killer contains Cee Lo Green's current hit single, "F*** You", which is currently #1 on European music charts and quickly rising up the U.S. charts.
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Sophie B. Hawkins will perform in New York City on November 18th at the annual gala for the New York Society for Prevention of Cruelty to Children - the oldest child protective agency in the country. Sophie a mother, an activist and an artist, is passionate about raising awareness on the realities of child abuse and neglect. She has let her own troubled past come to light through her music and in the documentary The Cream Will Rise. She is currently working on her newest album, Dream Street and Chance, an emancipation from her difficult childhood. In addition, Sophie has other exciting projects in the works including a collaboration with Tony award-winning actress Kristen Chenoweth on a new Broadway musical.
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LaFace/Jive Records will release Ciara's new album, Basic Instinct, on December 14th.Basic Instinct features the new single "Gimmie Dat" (. The track, produced by Tricky Stewart & Soundz, will be available at iTunes November 2 and impacts urban mainstream and rhythm radio November 9. Its video, directed by Melina and Ciara, is in steady rotation at MTV Jams, MTV Hits, VH1 Soul and BET.
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Today Motown/Ume released Marvin Gaye's Let's Get It On Rarities Edition (Motown/UMe) which was original released as part of the two disc Deluxe Edition. Here is the blurb:In 1973, Gaye released Let's Get It On, perhaps the most passionate and sexual album ever recorded. Nearly 40 years later, the title song remains the #1 love song of all time. This Rarities Edition tells the musical story of the making of that album through extraordinary demo or alternate versions of every song from the album; alternate Gaye-produced versions of "Just To Keep You Satisfied" by Motown groups the Monitors and the Originals; several songs Marvin recorded with other producers; three cuts from a secret instrumental-only Detroit jam session Marvin put together and a rare live version of the album's second hit, "Come Get To This."
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(Capitol) Frank Sinatra's 1957 holiday classic, A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra, will be released Friday, November 26 as a limited edition, 180-gram vinyl LP with faithfully replicated original album art. Newly remastered at Capitol Mastering from the original analogue master tapes, the deluxe vinyl reissue will be available exclusively at Record Store Day-participating independent music retailers across the U.S. Sinatra's first full-length holiday album, A Jolly Christmas from Frank Sinatra sold more than one million copies. The LP reissue replicates the album's original art to the smallest detail, including an exclamation point that was (mistakenly) added to the song title "Silent Night" on the original LP jacket.
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(Blue Note) Amos Lee is hitting the road in support of his new album Mission Bell, which will be released January 25 on Blue Note Records. The tour will kick off at the Moore Theater in Seattle on January 20 and will include stops along the west coast, in the mountain states, and in the southwest, including a concert in Tucson, Arizona where Lee recorded Mission Bell at Wavelab Studio with producer Joey Burns of Calexico. Opening for Lee on the tour will be South African singer-songwriter Vusi Mahlasela. Lee will also be touring for the remainder of 2010, including support dates for Dave Matthews Band (November 2-3). On December 3, Lee's WXPN "Free At Noon" performance at World Café in Philadelphia will also be webcast live by NPR Music. WFUV has announced Lee to headline their 6th Annual Holiday Cheer show on December 6 at the New York Society for Ethical Culture. He will also be the featured performer on Levon Helm's intimate Midnight Ramble concert series in Woodstock, New York, on December 4. See below for a full list of tour dates.
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(The Syndicate) Philadelphia Hip-Hop legend Kuf Knotz is bringing a fresh sound to a fresh audience with Boombox Logic, his debut solo album which is available digitally via Drexel University's student run label MAD Dragon Records now! Releasing as digital download on both Amazon and iTunes, Boombox Logic sees Kuf venture away from his acclaimed group The Hustle and venture out solo to produce an influential album of socially conscience hip-hop. The album's influences are as wide as the audience for whom it's made, infusing synth hooks, rock and roll sensibilities, and folk lyric crafting into a base of hip hop, rap, jazz, and soul. With a list of collaborations under his belt from the likes of Slightly Stoopid, G-Love, and Ben Arnold, Kuf flows between genres as smoothly as he delivers lyrics.
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(Submitted) NRACountry is proud to announce its partnership with Ayla Brown as she travels to Southwest Asia to entertain members of our Armed Forces. Ayla and her band will be touring as part of the Armed Forces Entertainment program in November. "We were thrilled to get the call from Armed Forces Entertainment. Our wish to give something back to these brave men and women has become a reality," said Ayla Brown. "I can't think of a more natural partner for our tour than NRACountry. They embody loyalty and pride in America and always stand ready to help our men and women in uniform."
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(Ryko) Matt Duke is about to embark upon the second annual TDFI Tour and will be joined by fellow performers Tony Lucca and Jay Nash as they crisscross North America. The tour kicks off on November 11th at SPACE in Evanston, IL and will continue through December, culminating in Marshfield, WI at the end of 2010. The first TFDI tour distinguished itself by virtue of its unique format: in true round-table fashion each singer showcases his own material while the other two provide back up. The result is a true songwriters' in the round evening.
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