Day in Pop Report for 09/28/2010
The Day in Pop Digest for 9/28/10: (Yahoo) A representative for hip-hop singer Wyclef Jean (WY'-klef zhahn) says he has been hospitalized at an undisclosed location. His representative Marian Salzman says he's "suffering from stress and fatigue based on the grueling eight weeks he's had." more(Yahoo) A Florida judge on Monday declared a mistrial for Jamaican reggae star Buju Banton, who was accused of conspiring to buy cocaine from an undercover police officer last year. more (ASB) The long-rumored solo studio project of Joe Jonas is finally confirmed. A representative for Hollywood Records told E! Online that the middle of the Jonas Brothers "wants a more dangerous sound" for the upcoming album. Ok stop laughing and go here if you want to read more. (Yahoo) An all-star slate of performers including Brad Paisley and Keith Urban is scheduled to celebrate to night when the restored Grand Ole Opry building opens to the public for the first time since floods wrecked Nashville in May. more (ASB) Cee-Lo is planning to make a brand new video for his expletive-laden track "F**k You" just for 50 Cent after the rapper came forward as a fan. The Gnarls Barkley frontman scored millions of hits on YouTube.com last month with the lewd song, which takes aim at a gold-digger ex-girlfriend. more (Yahoo) Gloria Stuart, the 1930s Hollywood leading lady who years later became the oldest Academy Award acting nominee for her role as the spunky survivor in "Titanic," has died. She was 100 more (Yahoo) Harpo Productions says the entire cast of the 1965 Academy Award-winning movie musical "The Sound of Music" will appear Friday, Oct. 29, on "The Oprah Winfrey Show." more (ASB) MC Hammer is furious when learning that he has been dissed by Jay-Z in Kanye West's new song "So Appalled". The rapper-turned-preacher took it to his Twitter to respond, "You wanted my attention #HellBoy (Jigga) ..you got it." "These lil demons and Imps stopping by timeline today ... Yes, I dissed yo #Daddy ... The dude who made the #Lucifer song ... smh," continued the rapper who has been in the industry since 1987. more (ASB) Nicki Minaj and will.i.am have brought their studio hook-up to the screen. Together, the Young Money rapper and the Black Eyed Peas star worked with director Thomas Kloss to shoot a music video for their duet track "Check It Out" in Los Angeles. more (Yahoo) A publicist says George Lopez and his wife are ending their 17-year marriage. more (Hollywood Reporter) Call it "$#*! My Roommate Says." CBS is developing two new comedies, including a project based off a Twitter feed produced by social-media master Ashton Kutcher. more (ASB) Justin Bieber has announced when he is going to debut his next music video. Filmed to support his latest single "U Smile", the Alfredo Flores-directed clip will be made available for fans' viewing this coming Thursday, September 30. more (Hollywood Reporter) Darren Aronofsky is in -- and Ben Affleck is out of -- the running to direct the new Superman movie at Warner Bros. more More proof that the major labels are putting out music that people simply don't want to buy (perhaps it's auto-tune fatigue?): Reuters reports that the rapid rise of single digital music sales has stalled in the United States, the world's biggest and most important market, with sales in the first half of 2010 flat compared with a year before. more
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We've heard a lot about Britney Spears guest appearance on Glee and tonight Gleeks will be able to watch the episode. Here is the synopsis and the song list:When Brittany and the gang try to convince Mr. Schuester to let them do a Britney Spears number, he is reluctant to go that edgy. Meanwhile, an insecure Will is curious about Emma's new beau, Dr. Carl Howell (guest star Stamos), so he convinces her to bring him in to talk to the kids about dental hygiene. While the dreamy doc inspires the girls to take their dental health more seriously, Will is left feeling worse than before in the all-new "Britney/Brittany" episode of GLEE airing Tuesday, Sept. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM ET/PT) on FOX. "Working on GLEE was an amazing experience," said Spears. "The cast is so talented, and I really had an incredible time working with Ryan Murphy."
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(Big Machine) Taylor Swift's new album, Speak Now, will be released worldwide on October 25th, and each week a new track from the album will be available for purchase exclusively on the iTunes Store for the three weeks leading up to the album release.In addition, each song will also be available in advance as an exclusive 30-second preview, along with a brief interview with Taylor, each week on Comcast On Demand, online at XfinityTV.com, and on E! News Daily. The iTunes / Comcast countdown pre-release tracks and previews are scheduled to launch as
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Daft Punk's score for TRON: Legacy will be released by Walt Disney Records on Monday, November 22, 2010. Walt Disney Pictures' "TRON: Legacy" hits U.S. theaters on December 17, 2010, in Disney Digital 3D and IMAX 3D. Having grown up with admiration of Disney's groundbreaking original 1982 film "TRON," Daft Punk took on the scoring of the next chapter of the story with extraordinary thought and precision.
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Mariah Carey is partnering with HSN to launch her new holiday album, Merry Christmas II You, on October 20th ahead of its worldwide release on November 2nd. The album will be bundled with a 30-minute DVD featuring exclusive behind-the-scenes footage of Mariah Carey recording her second Christmas album, candid interviews with the artist discussing her inspiration behind the album and reminiscing about the holidays and favorite traditions, footage of her album photo shoot with acclaimed photographer David LaChapelle, interviews with Mariah Carey's mother Patricia Carey and composer Marc Shaiman, and pictures from Mariah's personal photo holiday collection. "This album is a labor of love – a gift to those who share my excitement about the Christmas season and want to fill this special time of year with heartwarming, festive and uplifting music," said Mariah Carey. "This is the sequel to 'Merry Christmas' from me II you. On the DVD, you'll see some exclusive behind-the-scenes moments of the making of this album, which are yours exclusively courtesy of HSN. Hope you love the album and the DVD! Merry Christmas! Love Mariah."
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Phil Collins new album, Going Back, his first full-length solo album in eight years, hits U.S. stores today."Going Back" has quickly proven a worldwide phenomenon, receiving platinum certification in Germany and gold certification in both France and the United Kingdom after little more than one week in release. The album hit #1 in the UK this week as well as in Belgium and the Netherlands. "Going Back" has seen top 3 sales in Germany, France, Austria, and New Zealand, as well as top 5 successes in Switzerland and Italy.
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RCA has announced that Ke$ha's debut album Animal has been certified platinum by the RIAA in the U.S. less than 10 months after release and has sold over 2 million units worldwide. Earlier this month Ke$ha became the 11th solo female artist to collect at least four Billboard Hot 100 Top 10s from a debut album when her current single "Take It Off" catapulted up the chart. She has sold over 13 million combined tracks and ringtones in the U.S alone to date and 15 million worldwide, including her smash breakthrough single "TiK ToK' which has sold over 8.5 million combined units.
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Nelson, led by Ricky Nelson's twin sons Matthew & Gunnar Nelson, announced the release of their new album "Lightning Strikes Twice" a sequel to their debut album "After the Rain" on the 20th anniversary.The new Nelson follow up album "Lightning Strikes Twice" will be released in Europe on November 5th with U.S. and Asia release to follow.
"'Lightning Strikes Twice' has allowed us creatively, artistically and musically to resolve some unfinished business," explains Gunnar. "We've had a blast going into the studio writing and performing some of our best songs. Plus, being back on the road with NELSON is living the dream all over again. New fans are discovering our music and original fans have shown incredible support all over the world. It ROCKS!"
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Scissor Sisters will join Lady Gaga on five additional dates on the early 2011 run of her Monster Ball World Tour. Tickets for the newly announced shows will go on sale this Friday and Saturday, October 1st and 2nd. The band will open on a total of 17 dates, beginning 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).
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Sunshine Anderson's new album The Sun Shines Again will be released on Tuesday, November 2.The contemporary R&B artist and soul singer Sunshine Anderson is verging on her hottest record ever as her eagerly-anticipated new single, "Lie To Kick It," a key track from her forthcoming new album, becomes the nation's #1 Most Added track on the Adult R&B and UAC formats. Beginning Tuesday, September 21, fans can stream the full song on Sunshine's website or download the single on iTunes.
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(Submitted News) Pure Reason Revolution are proof a band can be influenced by ELO, Smashing Pumpkins, Soulwax, Depeche Mode and The Beach Boys all at once, yet make sense of a vision that brings those disparate voices together into a sound that combines electronic dance rhythms, pop hooks and sublime vocal harmonies with huge rock riffs.
To give you an idea what to expect on their upcoming album Hammer and Anvil you can download "Black Mourning", a free and previously unreleased new track off PURE REASON REVOLUTION's new full length now. Hammer and Anvil will be released via Superball Music on October 25th (in Europe on October 18th) and it will be available as a standard jewel case and as a ltd. digipak + bonus DVD feat. a live concert in London 2010.
To download "Black Mourning" for free before the official album release, all you have to do is to visit the link below and post on your Twitter or Facebook profile, that you downloaded PRRs new song. Just click on Download and follow the instructions.
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And today's winner for the most abuse of the music industry's most overused cliche (anticipated) in press releases goes to this gem which uses two forms of the word and even another variation of it (patiently awaited)! Enjoy: Nappy Boy Entertainment is proud to announce the release of the highly anticipated new single "Sexin' On You" from R&B recording group One Chance.After a hiatus and much anticipation Mic Gordon, Rob Brent, Jon Gordon and Courtney Vantrease have returned to the music scene with their brand new single Sexin' On You. After signing to T-Pain's Nappy Boy Entertainment imprint in 2009, One Chance fans have patiently awaited the official return of One Chance and the wait is finally over.
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