Day in Pop Report for 09/21/2010
The Day in Pop Digest for 9/21/10: (BBC) A US court issues an arrest warrant for actress Lindsay Lohan, who faces 30 days' jail after failing a court-enforced drugs test more(Jam!) Adam Lambert has dismissed allegations he grappled with a photographer during a scuffle in Florida on Thursday - calling the incident "harmless" more (MTV) Bruno Mars' was arrested early Sunday morning in Las Vegas for felony possession of 2.6 grams of a "white powdery substance" that tested positive as cocaine. more (Yahoo) The Michael Jackson estate has entered a licensing deal with a Los Angeles company that will create an online virtual world based on the King of Pop called "Planet Michael." more (Yahoo) Jay-Z and Coldplay plan to share the stage in Las Vegas as New Year's Eve headliners at the Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas casino-resort. more (Yahoo) Authorities say actor Randy Quaid and his wife have been released on bail after their weekend squatting arrests for moving into a home they reportedly sold years ago in California. more (Yahoo) Discovery is seeking $3 million in damages after two stars of "Deadliest Catch," Jonathan and Andy Hillstrand, allegedly failed to live up to an agreement to complete a spin-off project. more (ASB) Although Kanye West already dropped F words toward "Saturday Night Live" and its whole cast on his single "Power", it seems that he has made amends with the NBC's show as he said yes when invited to be a musical guest on an upcoming episode of this new season. more (Jam!) Jessica Simpson's dream of a duet with Andrea Bocelli for her upcoming Christmas album has been dashed - the opera singer will not be part of the compilation due to his busy schedule more (ASB) The Script have fought off tough competition from Linkin Park, Robert Plant and Phil Collins to top the U.K. album chart. more (Yahoo) Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton was an established drug trafficker before the singer allegedly tried to buy cocaine from an undercover officer in Florida last year, attorneys for the U.S. government said Monday at the beginning of Banton's drug trial. more (Yahoo) Lindsay Lohan's $100 million lawsuit over an E-Trade television commercial is all over, baby. A Manhattan court filing Monday said the actress has withdrawn her case against the brokerage more (Yahoo) Michael Douglas who recently announced he's being treated for throat cancer walked the red carpet at the New York City premiere of his latest film, "Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps." more (NME) Mary J. Blige announces UK tour and ticket details Singer will begin the gig-run in London on November 2 more (Billboard) Ojani Noa, Jennifer Lopez's former husband, "will be in line at the Forum [in Los Angeles] on Sept. 22 to try out for 'American Idol' in front of his ex-wife" more
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Scissor Sisters will be joining Lady Gaga on the early 2011 run of her Monster Ball World Tour. The fun begins with the February 19th show at Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall in Atlantic City, NJ and including two consecutive nights at New York City's Madison Square Garden Arena (February 21st & 22nd) and shows in numerous other cities. "We Scissor Sisters are thrilled to be a part of Lady Gaga's Monster Ball Tour in 2011. It's a perfect opportunity to join forces with such a kindred spirit," said the band.
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Mariah Carey has announced Merry Christmas II You, her second career album of holiday tunes, will be released November 2nd by the Island Def Jam Music Group. Highlighting the new album is a brand new recording of Mariah's all-time standard, "All I Want For Christmas Is You." In addition to traditional yuletide fare "The First Noel," "Little Drummer Boy," "O Little Town of Bethlehem," "O Come All Ye Faithful" and more Merry Christmas II You also contains four original songs composed by Mariah, including the new single, "Oh Santa," and many more surprises for the fans.
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Glee's second season begins tonight with more budget cuts looming and the glee kids reeling from their loss at Regional's. In episode 1 "Audition", the club is in an "Empire State of Mind" as there are new members to recruit in order to make it to New York for Nationals. This episode introduces Sunshine Corazon (Charice) and Sam (Chord Overstreet), but Rachel and Finn don't see eye to eye on them. Meanwhile, McKinley High has a new football coach, Shannon Beiste (Dot Marie Jones), who immediately shows herself to be a threat to both the glee club and the Cheerios in the all-new "Audition" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, September 21 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX.
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Columbia Records has set a November 2 release date for Neil Diamond's Dreams, a new 14-song collection of the singer/songwriter's interpretations of his favorite songs of other composers from the rock era."You never know how long you've got and a lot of these songs have been waiting for me to record them for 40 years," says the soon-to-be-70-year-old musical legend. Known primarily as a quintessential songwriter and record-breaking stage performer, Diamond showcases his distinctive skills as a singer on Dreams.
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Today Tegan And Sara releases a special digital bundle of their entire album catalog exclusively through the iTunes Store. The Complete Recollection: 1999-2010 includes all six of the band's studio albums (1999's Under Feet Like Ours, 2000's This Business of Art, 2002's If It Was You, 2004's So Jealous, 2007's The Con, and their current album released in 2009, Sainthood). Also included in the bundle will be the never-before-released audio version 13-track live album Live at the Phoenix 2005, all 13 of Tegan And Sara's music videos, 7 of which have never been commercially available, until now (including those for "I Hear Noises," "Monday Monday Monday," "Walking With A Ghost," and more), and two documentaries: "The Making of So Jealous" and "The Con: The Movie."
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As a new season of "Dancing with the Stars" gets underway, VH1 announces their new series "Dance Cam Slam" the first-ever multiplatform dance competition series: VH1 is looking for the most outrageously talented and wildly entertaining dancers from across the country to participate in a new weekly, multi-platform dance competition show. "Dance Cam Slam" is an all new VH1 original TV series where individual dancers and groups compete live via their home web cam for a chance to win a weekly prize of $5,000. Dance Cam Slam" premieres on VH1 Tuesday, October 26 at 10:00 PM*. Hosted by Marianela, each half-hour episode of "Dance Cam Slam," will consist of three rounds. In the first two rounds contestants dance simultaneously to the same pop song on their home web cams. Our judges score the performances and declare a winner. The third and final round pits the winners from the night's first two rounds against last week's champion. Contestants will all appear in individual windows on a giant video screen in our Los Angeles studio. Judges score the dancers based on the overall entertainment value of their performance on a scale of one to ten and the best combined score moves on.
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Lelia Broussard will release her third full-length, 'Masquerade' on November 2nd and she is currently on the road with a tour that will last through December (at press time). The fan funded effort was produced by Dan Romer (Ingrid Michaelson, Jenny Owen Youngs). Lelia's strong grass roots fan base recently raised over $15,000 to help fund her new record and pushed her to be one of the most successful music projects on the popular indie fundraising site, Kickstarter.
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American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis will be part of the The Symphony Guild's artist lineup for the 2010 musical event, 'Primal Symphony,' an annual event which benefits Seattle Children's Hospital. Local artists Barcelona, American Idol runner-up Blake Lewis and talented singer Claire Nordstrom join some of the region's premiere music ensembles in support of the uncompensated care at Seattle Children's Hospital. Participating music ensembles include the Northwest Symphony Orchestra directed by Anthony Spain, Northwest Chorale, Northwest Boychoir, Seattle Men's Chorus and Seattle Choral Company.
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Trent Hancock is hitting the road today with Jason Reeves, Brendan James, and Joe Brooks to promote his debut EP Ghostbird. The Highline Ballroom show on September 29th at 7pm marks the end of the acoustic tour which kicked off in Phoenix on September 11 then continued to the East Coast. Hancock has been on a whirlwind since the release of Ghostbird. He's filmed several local TV shows, recently finished touring with renowned acoustic soul singers Ernie Halter and Tony Lucca, has opened for pop singer Ryan Cabrera, and has performed at legendary clubs such as The House of Blues in Los Angeles, The Key Club on Sunset Blvd., among others.
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(PR) On September 25, 4Troops embark on their first National U.S. tour in support of their self-titled CD which was released in the spring. 4TROOPS are United States combat veterans - three young men and one woman who served on the front lines in Iraq and Afghanistan. While overseas, music played a crucial and very personal role in all of their lives. They would sing at everything from large military events to more intimate settings like memorial services. 4TROOPS now have a new mission: to sing on behalf of all troops, to honor their sacrifices and to create awareness for their needs and they are taking it on the road! The members of 4TROOPS are: Former CPT Meredith Melcher, Former SGT Daniel Jens, SSG (Ret.) Ron Henry and Former SGT David Clemo. Melcher, 29, is the daughter of a retired three-star General. She served as a platoon leader on the front lines in Iraq where she led her troops in the successful ambulance evacuations of hundreds of wounded Americans and Iraqis. Jens, 36, served in Iraq and was most recently stationed at Fort Hood. He joined the army after the events of 9/11. Jens was one of the finalists on "America's Got Talent." He was released from the Army at the end of January. Henry, 41, served in the Army for 20 years. He was a transport manager in Iraq with the 101st Airborne Division, and also the leader of an Army singing group "Transportation Express." Clemo, 30, served on the front lines in Afghanistan providing communications and logistics support for the 18th Airborne Corps. He and Melcher toured together in 2004 with the Army Soldier Show.
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Cash Cash's new track, "Red Cup (I Fly Solo)" celebrates the single lifeand the partying that comes with it. Featuring cameos from Dancing With the Stars' Lacey Mae Schwimmer and "I'm Awesome" rapper Spose, Cash Cash take the party from your bedroom to your bar stool."When we went back in the studio we knew we had to beat our first single, 'Party In Your Bedroom,'" lead singer Jean Paul Makhlouf says. "We knew we had to take things to the next level." And that they did. Jean Paul and his bandmates Alex Makhlouf (keyboards), Sam Frisch (guitars, bass, vocals) and Anthony Villacari (drums) took a while to warm up to a collaboration, but it paid off. "At first it was hard, but once we got the juices flowing, the song came together really fast," Jean Paul enthuses. "Having our girl Lacey Schwimmer sing on the song brought the whole theme of the track to life. After Spose laid his rap down, the song felt like a massive party anthem that could be played at every party from college dorms to your bedroom!"
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