Day in Pop Report for 10/15/2010
The Day in Pop Digest for 10/15/10: (Billboard) Vanilla Ice made his reality TV return last night when "The Vanilla Ice Project," a half-hour series showcasing the rapper's home renovation methods, premiered on DIY Network. more (Billboard) Michael Jackson's brother Randy has confirmed that Oprah Winfrey did an interview at the Jackson family home - and he's sick about it. Randy says Winfrey is the last person Michael Jackson would have wanted around his kids. more (BBC) T.I. has denied US media reports that helping to talk a man down from a 22-storey building in Atlanta was a publicity stunt ahead of a court date. "This is not something I could have planned," the rapper, 30, told CNN. more (Yahoo) Supermodel Kate Moss secretly wed her rock guitarist boyfriend Jamie Hince (The Kills) in a ceremony in Sicily in August, according to reports in Britain on Friday. more (ASB) Taylor Swift has conjured up pop chart magic in America again by becoming the only act in Billboard Hot 100 history to land six top 10 debuts. Her latest release, "Speak Now", has entered the new countdown at eight and breaks a tie with Mariah Carey. more (Yahoo) The mother of a 15-year-old self-proclaimed "sex addict" is suing Warner Bros. Entertainment, Tyra Banks and executive producers of her talk show for $3 million for featuring her child on television without consent. more (Yahoo) Bosnian authorities have denied Angelina Jolie a permit to shoot her directorial film debut amid protests by rape victims who object to its alleged subject matter. more (Jam!) Celine Dion's representative has dismissed reports the pregnant singer is planning to deliver her twins early by Caesarean section more (Yahoo) J.K. Rowling may be forced to defend herself in court against charges that she copied the work of another children's author when writing "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," the fourth of seven Potter novels. more (ASB) Contrary to rumor swirling on the web, a representative for Rihanna said there won't be any duet between the "Umbrella" hitmaker and Lady GaGa on her upcoming November 16 album "Loud". more Willow Smith's "Whip My Hair" music video will premiere Monday Evening 10/18 On-air at 106 & Park and online at VEVO.com. Sneak peek of the video stills are here (AFP) Sean Connery and his wife, ordered to testify in Spain on Friday in a property scandal probe, have written to the judge saying they are unable to attend for health reasons, a court source said. more (BBC) Liza Minnelli has cancelled seven concerts after coming down with bronchial pneumonia more (Yahoo) A prominent Islamic singer accused of concealing ties to a terrorist group has pleaded guilty to making false statements during the U.S. naturalization process. more
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(RCA) Ke$ha announced the release of Cannibal, companion to her debut album Animal on November 22nd. Consisting of nearly an album's worth of new songs, it will be made available for sale separately, as well as bundled with Animal in a special deluxe repackage called Animal + Cannibal. The first single "We R Who We R" ships to radio on Thursday. Says Ke$ha "This year has been carnivorous and life-changing. I have my rowdy, gorgeous fans to thank for taking me on the ride of a lifetime. My only goal with this record is to keep them dancing. The songs on Cannibal were made to inspire people to ignore any hate or judgment and be themselves unapologetically. It's the perfect companion to Animal and I hope you guys like it. And if you don't like it - bite me."
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VH1 is partnering with the USO to bring this year's "Diva" event to America's troops and their families. The USO Presents "VH1 Divas Salute The Troops" premieres on Sunday, December 5 at 9:00 PM ET/PT on VH1.Here are the details Vh1 sent over: Drawing from the tone of the original USO shows and using Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS) Miramar in San Diego as home base, this year's "VH1 Divas Salute The Troops" show will be a unique and uplifting version of VH1's high profile signature event. Katy Perry, Sugarland, Keri Hilson and Nicki Minaj will perform in front of thousands of men and women in uniform at MCAS Miramar. Taking the effort overseas to thank troops serving in remote locations, Paramore will visit Marines, soldiers, airmen, sailors, coastguardsmen and reservists stationed at an undisclosed military base in the Middle East.
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Susan Blond sent over this update on Thursday about the fate of the rare early Lady Gaga items (including recordings) which were up for auction. The operative word here is "were":GOTTA HAVE IT! along with Lady Gaga's first manager Bob Leone have agreed to pull all seven Gaga items from the current Rock & Roll Pop Culture Auction. GOTTA HAVE IT! and Leone, the consigner of all Lady Gaga material, are very happy to be an instrumental part in bringing the music created by Stefanie Germanotta back to its rightful owner. A deal was reached with Gaga's management to purchase the items back from the auction house for an undisclosed amount of money.
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James Blunt's new album "Some Kind Of Trouble" will be released in the U.S. on January 25th, 2011.Produced by Steve Robson (with additional production from The Bird & the Bee's Greg Kurstin, and Eg White), the album marks a new chapter for Blunt, who sees his internationally successful first two albums as a kind of matched pair – action and reaction. "The second album was quite introverted," he says. "It was about perception. But these new songs are not about fame and celebrity – they're about reality. I've been hanging out with my friends, writing songs about the world we live in, and where we want to go."
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Bo Bice won the grand prize on "Don't Forget The Lyrics," by perfectly singing the lyrics to all of the songs in his round. Bice won the $20,000 grand prize for the MusiCares organization during a special celebrity edition of the popular game show, which will go towards assisting victims of the Nashville floods that devastated the city earlier this year. Catch Bo's run to victory on the newly revamped game show hosted by Mark McGrath (Sugar Ray frontman and former Extra co-host) when it rebroadcasts on Fox affiliates nationwide on November 1st, with additional syndication from December 10th through May 31st and again during its VH1 premiere on April 19, 2011 (rebroadcasting on August 2nd).
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(Pavement) On October 26th Partisan Records will release the latest full length effort from Paleo entitled A View Of The Sky. It will be available in CD, LP, Ltd. Edition Color Vinyl and Digital Download formats. Paleo he has been traveling the country for the last 6 years. The time has been spent studying the endless facets of a world both in and outside of himself, all the while chronicling his journey through song.
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Lissie has postponed her next six North American tour dates for medial reasons. On the advice of physicians, she is on vocal rest for a short time. Minneapolis, MN, Davenport, IA, Chicago, IL, Toronto, ON, Washington, DC, and Philadelphia, PA concerts will be rescheduled in early 2011, and tickets already purchased will be honored. News regarding her New York and Boston shows (October 22 and 23) will be announced shortly.In regard to the postponed shows, Lissie said, "I'm incredibly disappointed that I had to postpone these dates. I saw a vocal doctor who said I needed to temporarily go on complete vocal rest, so of course I'm taking his advice. I sincerely apologize to those of you that had tickets and were excited. Believe me, I was excited too! I will be back as soon as possible, healthy and energized. Please know how much I appreciate your support and your patience with me in this time. Much love and peace, lissie."
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Wynn Las Vegas had this announcement on Thursday: Stefanie Sun is bringing "The Answer Is...Stefanie Sun World Tour Concert 2010 – Las Vegas" to the Encore Theater for shows on December 24 and December 25 at 10 p.m. Wynn will be the first U.S. stop of the tour.Stefanie is regarded as one of the most accomplished artists in the Chinese pop industry. Her veteran status in the industry has been recognized with numerous accolades including "Best New Artist" and "Best Female Artist" from the prestigious Taiwan Melody Award in 2001 and 2005, respectively, as well as a five-time winner of the "Favorite Artist Singapore" from the MTV Asia Awards from 2002 to 2008. She has won over 200 awards spanning Singapore, China, Taiwan, Hong Kong and Malaysia.
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Swedish House Mafia has joined forces with UK MC Tinie Tempah to bring you the epic dance sensation that is Miami 2 Ibiza. With this much cred under one roof it's evident the video will be one sexy treat. But how did they do it? Look no further than Tinie Tempah's behind the scenes rundown on FILTER Magazine. From casual cool to dangerously dapper - Tinie Tempah is showing you how fresh Swedish House Mafia really is... Check out the behind the scenes on FILTERmagazine.com
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