Lady Gaga Sets CD Release- New Britney Spears Song This Week- Zsa Zsa To Have Amputation- Shania Marries- Michael Jackson Autopsy- Biggest Twits of 2010- more

(Yahoo) A house fire appears to have killed actor Per Oscarsson, a giant of Swedish cinema who won a best actor award at Cannes in 1966 and appeared in films based on Stieg Larsson's "Millennium" trilogy, and his wife, police said Sunday. more

Carrie Underwood Taking Time Off in 2011

(Gibson) Following a busy 2010, country star Carrie Underwood says she plans to take some time off in 2011.

"After the tour's over, it's kind of like we've slept, ate, breathed the tour," said Underwood to Nashville.com. "It's been all about the tour, so next year I think just being able to kind of stay still for a minute and unpack my bags and live like a person for a little bit, it will be some good medicine."

The 27-year-old has nurtured not only a whirlwind American Idol-propelled career in the music industry, but she also scored a Golden Globe nomination earlier this month for her contribution of the song "There's a Place for Us" to the film Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader. more on this story

Michael Jackson's Autopsy TV Special Protest

(Gibson) Michael Jackson estate executors John Branca and John McClain say the Discovery Channel's plans to re-enact Jackson's autopsy with a program entitled Michael Jackson's Autopsy: What Really Killed Michael Jackson are "in shockingly bad taste."

"Your decision to even schedule this program is in shockingly bad taste and insensitive to Michael's family," wrote Branca and McClain in a public letter.

The show is currently scheduled for broadcast in Europe in January, but Jackson's co-executors have asked that the show never be aired. "On behalf of Michael's family, fans, common sense and decency, we urge you to reconsider and cancel this program," Branca and McClain said. more on this story

Day in Pop 2010 Rewind: Top Stories From December

We conclude our look back at the top stories of 2010 as we flashback to December

Train's Hey, Soul Sister Biggest-Selling Song Of 2010

Train's "Hey, Soul Sister" was the biggest-selling song on the iTunes Store this year. The worldwide smash was named top song in iTunes' "Rewind 2010" year-end roundup.

"Hey, Soul Sister" has reached #1 at radio in the US and in 15 countries abroad as well. "Hey, Soul Sister" was the first single from the band's gold release Save Me, San Francisco.

Earlier this month, the band earned a Grammy nomination with "Hey, Soul Sister," for Best Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocals. The Awards will be given out in on Sunday, February 13th at 8pm on CBS. They earned two Grammy Awards in 2001 for their song "Drops of Jupiter (Tell Me)." - more on this story

Eminem Scores Biggest Selling Album of 2010

iTunes announced yesterday that Eminem's Recovery was as the best-selling album of the year in their Rewind 2010 roundup.

Eminem's sixth consecutive #1 on the Billboard Top 200 Albums chart, debuting at the top spot and racking up seven weeks at #1, Recovery has sold more than 5,600,000 copies worldwide.

The album also debuted at #1 on both the Rap and R&B/Hip-hop charts. In addition, Recovery nabbed the #1 slot around the globe, from Australia and Austria to Greece, Canada and the U.K. Eminem has sold more than 85,000,000 albums worldwide to date. - more on this story

Katy Perry Hits A Triple

(EMI) Katy Perry is the first female artist in 11 years to score three No. 1 singles from the same album on Billboard's Hot 100.

"Firework," the third single from her Grammy-nominated No. 1 album Teenage Dream, claims the top spot on Billboard's Hot 100 and Digital Songs chart this week, following on the heels of Katy's two previous No. 1 singles "California Gurls" and "Teenage Dream." Katy also hit No. 1 with "I Kissed A Girl," which held the top spot for seven weeks in the summer of 2008.

On December 2nd, it was announced that Katy had been nominated for four 2011 Grammy Awards: "Album of the Year" and "Best Pop Vocal Album" for Teenage Dream, "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for the single "Teenage Dream," and "Best Pop Collaboration With Vocals" for "California Gurls." She was nominated in 2009 for "Best Female Pop Vocal Performance" for "I Kissed A Girl" and in 2010 for "Hot N Cold" from her 2008 debut album One of the Boys. Katy has won a BRIT Award, two MTV Europe Music Awards, an NRJ Music Award, a People's Choice Award, and two Teen Choice Awards, among other international honors. - more on this story

Twista Movie

The documentary film "Mr. Immortality: The Life and Times of Twista," is set to hit DVD January 11th.

"I'm really looking forward to the documentary coming out because it's a project we've been workin' on for a little bit and I know it shows a little bit of me that a lot of people haven't seen before," said Twista.

This biopic is filled with music stars like Ne-Yo, Jeremih, The Dream, Scott Storch, Big Boi of Outkast and even super stars like Ron Artest from the Lakers and US Congressman Danny Davis. - more on this story

50 Cent Hit With Copyright Lawsuit Over I Get Money

50 Cent proclaimed "I Get Money" with his rap hit of the same name and it looks like he might have to share some of that money if he loses a new copyright infringement lawsuit. The plaintiff attorneys Marks & Klein, LLP issued the following:

A copyright infringement lawsuit has been filed over rights to one of the biggest hit rap songs of recent years, "I Get Money," which was originally released as a single by recording artist Curtis Jackson, a/k/a 50 Cent, and subsequently re-released by various artists as a remix.

Tyrone Simmons, a/k/a "Caliber," an aspiring 28-year-old rap artist from Atlanta, Ga., has filed suit in the United States District Court, Eastern District of New York seeking damages for copyright infringement and other claims. Specifically, Simmons alleges that he purchased an exclusive license for all of the rights to use, record, publish, re-produce, perform and/or sell the "I Get Money" instrumental beat, from which the song is titled, from its producer William Stanberry, a/k/a Apex, and that Stanberry and others, including 50 Cent, knowingly infringed upon his rights. - more on this story

Lil Wayne Releases New Song Online

(Submitted) Lil Wayne released his track "Six Foot Seven Foot" exclusively on his new BandPage on Facebook. The track is the first single off his upcoming album Tha Carter IV, which is set to debut in February.

"Six Foot Seven Foot" will go on sale in iTunes tomorrow, but fans can hear it now by visiting the BandPage on Facebook.

When users "Like" Lil Wayne, they can not only watch his VEVO videos but also unlock and listen to "Six Foot Seven Foot" as they post comments as the wall, read @liltunechi's twitter, or read Weezy's blog. - more on this story

Christina Aguilera Comments On Burlesque Golden Globe Nominations

(Celebuzz) After scooping up several big Golden Globe nominations, Christina Aguilera is speaking out about the success of her big screen musical Burlesque.

In a statement given to Celebuzz, Aguilera says: "I want to thank the HFPA for recognizing our song 'Bound to You'. It is a ballad Sia and I wrote from the heart and one that I am extremely proud of. I am thrilled that our film 'Burlesque' was nominated for a Golden Globe Award. Making this movie was a life changing experience and I couldn't be more pleased that the Foreign Press has recognized the hard work the cast and I put into it. Now I am off to Paris with the cast to continue our international press tour "

Burlesque, which stars Aguilera and Cher as ambitious stage dancers, was nominated for Best Motion Picture in the comedy/musical category, and also got a songwriting nod for the tune "Bound" that Aguilera co-wrote. - more on this story

Johnny Cash Receives Grammy Nomination

(HER) Seven years after his passing, the legendary Johnny Cash has been nominated for a Grammy Award in the category of "Best Short Form Music Video." The thoroughly groundbreaking piece, "'Ain't No Grave'/The Johnny Cash Project" is a video for the title track of Cash's final studio recording, last February's American Recordings VI: Ain't No Grave (American Recordings/Lost Highway).

The nominated video is culled from a continually evolving project created frame-by-frame, by tens of thousands of people around the world and is a testament to the life and career of The Man In Black. Cash's passing made it impossible for him to create a video for his last studio album, but in this dynamic crowd-sourced piece, his fans came together to create it for him.

Directed by acclaimed video director Chris Milk, "'Ain't No Grave'/The Johnny Cash Project," is an is an online global collective art project that was launched in April 2010 with a goal of engaging fans from all over the globe in an unprecedented collaborative project: to create a music video for the track "Ain't No Grave." - more on this story

Aretha Franklin Issues Post Surgery Comment

We received the following announcement on Thursday: Earlier this week, Aretha Franklin was discharged from a Detroit hospital after undergoing surgery that her doctors deemed highly successful!

The Queen of Soul is in great spirits and very happy to be home where she will be resting in anticipation of spending the upcoming holiday season with her family.

"I've been at home for almost three days now. My family and friends who brought me home are taking great care of me. I also have a private nurse who visits on a daily basis. I'm hoping to be strong enough to go out and see the upcoming Sam Cooke play at the Music Hall in Downtown Detroit before January 2, as well as a performance of Dreamgirls at the FOX before it closes." -

Country Thunder Festivals Announce Additional Stars

The Country Thunder festivals in Arizona and Wisconsin have announced additional performers.

Arizona: Joining Jason Aldean on Friday night is CMA and Grammy Award winning group the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, and country rocker Eric Church, who's recent album "Carolina" garnered the top-ten hits "Love Your Love the Most" and "Hell on the Heart". On Saturday, Martina McBride will be joined by ACM "Top New Male Vocalist" winner, Rodney Atkins, who's current Top Ten single "Farmer's Daughter" has spent an astounding 36 weeks on the Billboard Charts. Also adding to Saturday night will be Country Thunder favorite Neal McCoy who is back once again to provide an electric performance, sure to get festival goers "movin and shakin"! For the final night of the festival, platinum selling artist Clay Walker will take the stage alongside Toby Keith. With 11 #1 hit singles, four RIAA platinum and two gold certified albums under his belt Walker is no stranger to Arizona, and is sure to deliver exactly what the crowd wants!

Wisconsin: Sawyer Brown will be ready to entertain Thursday's crowd with their infectious energy and will join Lady Antebellum to show the crowd that Country Thunder is back and better than ever, packed with an unrivaled line-up. On Saturday, 2009 CMA "New Artist of the Year" winner Darius Rucker and Country Thunder favorite Neal McCoy will both be joining powerhouse Martina McBride, a combination sure to keep the crowd on their feet. Sunday, Easton Corbin, who has taken country music by storm with his #1 hits "A Little More Country Than That" and "Roll With It" will take the stage alongside Rascal Flatts, helping bring the festival to a close. - more on this story

Carrie Underwood Named Artist of the Year

(Gibson) Carrie Underwood was named Artist of the Year at the inaugural American Country Music Awards held in Las Vegas.

BBC News reports that Lady Antebellum picked up four awards including single of the year for "Need You Now".

The American Country Music Awards differ from other country music award extravaganzas in that winners were decided by online voting. Underwood thanked her fans, saying: "We wouldn't be doing anything if there weren't people out there sitting in that audience. You guys are awesome for supporting us like you do." - more on this story

Susan Boyle Back On Top

Susan Boyle is back on top. Her latest album The Gift, the fastest-selling holiday album in history, has returned to the Number 1 spot on the Billboard 200.

The Gift originally debuted at Number 1 on the Billboard 200 immediately following its domestic release on November 9, retaining its position the following week.

The album is now back for its third week (out of four) at Number 1 in the US, selling 271,500 copies during the past week. - more on this story

Duran Duran Release New Song Early

Today marks the worldwide release of Duran Duran's new single "All You Need Is Now" exclusively via the iTunes Store.

The band will make the song available one week earlier than expected due to the increasing demand among their devoted fanbase.

The 9-track digital album All You Need Is Now, produced by the Grammy Award-winning Mark Ronson, is due out December 21st exclusively via the iTunes Store. - more on this story

T.I. Releases No Mercy

T.I. released his seventh studio album, "No Mercy". "No Mercy" sees the rapper pairing with the likes of Kanye West, Eminem, Chris Brown, The-Dream, Trey Songz, Drake, Young Dro, Kid Cudi, Christina Aguilera and more, with production from some of today's hottest producers including, Dr. Luke, The Neptunes, Jim Jonsin, Alex Da Kid, Danja and Lil C.

"This album represents some of my best work inspired by my most recent best and worst life experiences," says T.I. of "NO MERCY."

To commemorate the release of "No Mercy," T.I. graces the cover of the December/January issue of VIBE, making this the fourth time he has done so. In addition to all this, T.I. will also be celebrating "No Mercy" with the help of friends/collaborators Young Dro and The-Dream, who will represent the rapper on his behalf on today's episode of BET's 106th and Park, (check local listings.) - more on this story

Justin Bieber Trading Cards

It was inevitable, but does Bieber supply the bubble gum or is that simply up to his "music"? The official Justin Bieber trading card set is available at select retail outlets starting this week.

The collection features 150 unique cards and 30 stickers, with 500 randomly inserted authentic Justin Bieber autograph cards. To fuel the collectability of the set, four nine-card puzzles can be arranged to create mini Justin Bieber posters.

Special card sets are also available that include 12 Spellbound cards, 18 Downlowd cards and 10 XXOO cards. - more on this story

Gomez Frontman Tom Gray Releases Puppet Showtunes

Gomez singer Tom Gray has soundtracked popular puppet-show adaptations of three of award-winning children's author/illustrator Polly Dunbar's books.

The songs are everything great children's music should be: whimsical, goofy, musically playful, but not so simplistic or repetitive that parents can't love them too. All three shows are now available in the U.S. for the first time via the iTunes Music Store

The first of Gray and Dunbar's collaborations, "Shoebaby," was based on the book written by Dunbar's mother, Joyce Dunbar, and illustrated by Polly. The puppet production of "Shoebaby" won the award for the best children's show at the Brighton Festival in 2006 and was the main children's Christmas show at the Komedia theater and cabaret venue in Brighton that year. The cast was invited to Downing Street to perform at U.K. Prime Minister Gordon Brown's Christmas party. The BBC's Shella Parkin wrote in a review, "Perfectly paced for its half hour duration, this puppet show's trippy story about a magical baby's adventures in a shoe is beautiful, odd, and a huge hit with its young audience.... The music for the puppet show was created by Gomez's Tom Gray -- which makes me feel slightly less embarrassed about the frequency with which I find myself humming 'Toot, toot, scoot, scoot in my magic motor shoe' in the shower.'" - more on this story

Jamie Foxx Sets New Album Release

(Sony Music) Jamie Foxx will close out 2010 with the December 21st release of Best Night of My Life, his third studio album on J Records.

Leading the way is the Noah "40" Shebib produced ballad "Fall For Your Type" featuring Drake.

Best Night of My Life, the follow-up to Foxx's 2008 multi-platinum selling release, Intuition, which featured the Grammy Award winning single "Blame It," follows the same winning formula of infectious R&B ballads and club bangers. Joining in the album's revelry are Drake, Rick Ross, Justin Timberlake, T.I., Ludacris, Soulja Boy, Wiz Khalifa and Rico Love. Foxx also enlisted A-list producers Eric Hudson, Bink!, Danja, Rico Love, Noah "40" Shebib and Malay & KP. - more on this story

James Taylor and Ben Taylor Add Dates

James Taylor and Ben Taylor have announced additional dates for their first ever tour together where they will be sharing the stage this February through April.

Ben Taylor is currently completing his new album, Listening, for release in 2011 to coincide with a world-wide tour and he will also perform at SXSW in Austin, TX in 2011.

Ben Taylor has previously toured with Sheryl Crow, Blues Traveler and Ziggy Marley among others. - more on this story

David Guetta Teams Up With Rihanna For New Single

(EMI) David Guetta has released his latest single "Who's That Chick" featuring Rihanna.

The brand-new single which officially impacts radio on Dec. 7th was released on iTunes last week selling over 32,000 singles in the first week and will be sold exclusively on Guetta's upcoming One More Love (Astralwerks Records), out on January 25th.

One More Love is an affordable "8 tracks for 8 dollars" special package featuring all the key tracks from Guetta's acclaimed breakthrough album One Love - more on this story

Eminem Leads Grammy Nominations

(Gibson) Eminem received 10 nominations for next year's Grammy awards, while Jay-Z and Lady Gaga earned six nominations.

Among Eminem's nominations are Album Of The Year (Recovery) and Record Of The Year ("Love the Way You Lie" with Rihanna).

Arcade Fire are also in the running for Album Of The Year honors for The Suburbs, as are Lady Gaga and Katy Perry. Billie Joe Armstrong and Green Day received a nomination for their score to Broadway's American Idiot. Mumford & Sons and Florence + The Machine represented the U.K. in the Best Newcomer category. - more on this story

Disco Legend Vs Black Eyed Peas

Harry Wayne "KC" Casey issued the following: There is no doubt that KC and The Sunshine Band's song "Give It Up" is strongly featured in the Black Eyed Peas' song "Love You Long Time."

"I have recently learned that the Black Eyed Peas have utilized my song 'Give It Up' in their new composition 'Love You Long Time' which appears on their new album," remarks Harry Wayne "KC" Casey. "I LOVE the Black Eyed Peas and am truly honored that my music has crossed over decades and many types of music genres. Will.i.am is a great producer and I am thrilled that he is a fan of KC and the Sunshine Band, too."

KCSB's attorney David Bercuson is working to achieve an amicable solution to the legal issues resulting from this situation -

DJ Hero 2 Mix Packs Include Linkin Park, Pixies, Beastie Boys and Lenny Kravitz

DJ Hero 2 have announced the release of three new exclusive downloadable Mix Packs. Available beginning today and including tracks from the legendary Beastie Boys and electronic dance music superstars The Prodigy, the Hard Edge Mix Pack will bring pulse pounding beats to virtual DJs everywhere with:

Hard Edge Mix Pack (available starting today, November 30):Pixies - "Debaser" Mixed With The Prodigy \\\ "Invaders Must Die" - Beastie Boys – "Body Movin'" Mixed With Lenny Kravitz "Rock And Roll Is Dead"

Taking it back to the old school, for all the old fools, who are so cool; if you want to get down, the Old Skool Mix Pack will show you the way. Available on December 14, 2010 the Old Skool Mix Pack will include: Old Skool Mix Pack (available December 14):\\\ Fat Boys – "Human Beat Box" Mixed With Mantronix – "King of the Beats" \\\ Tag Team – "Whoomp! (There It Is)" Mixed With 45 King– "The 900 Number" \\\ Beastie Boys – "Triple Trouble" Mixed With Tone-Lōc – "Funky Cold Medina" - more on this story

Beyonce Goes Double Platinum in a Week

Columbia Records has announced that Beyonce's I Am...World Tour full-length concert film DVD has been certified double platinum after its initial release on Friday, November 26.

The deluxe DVD/Soundtrack edition---including the concert DVD, a live soundtrack, an exclusive, intimate documentary and explosive travelogue, and a 40-page collection of never-seen photos---was released on Tuesday, November 30. The DVD holds the #1 position on Nielsen SoundScan Music DVD chart.

The concert film, with it's never-before-seen, intimate footage of the star around the world, played on big screens in select cities around the country on November 18, the two-year anniversary of the release of the multi-platinum I AM…SASHA FIERCE album, which has sold more than six million copies and 15 million digital singles worldwide, while earning a record-breaking six Grammy Awards, the most ever for a female artist in a single year, in 2010. - more on this story

Marc Mysterio V Brandy Case Going To Trial

(Submitted) The breach of contract law suit involving Dancing With The Stars Brandy Norwood and Plaintiff Marc Mysterio -- whom had been paid $10,000 side artist fee to feature on Shout It Out, but never sent the vocals – returned to the Los Angeles Superior Court (Case No. BC444077) for the Central District yesterday.

Today, The Superior Court for LA County, Central District in Marc Mysterio v Brandy Norwood, et al denied Norwood's motion to dismiss the law suit ordering that the case is to move forward, and the defendants stand trial by jury.

As to the future calendaring of the case, the following dates were set by the Court: - Trial is now scheduled for July 27, 2011 as a 3-5 day jury trial - more on this story

Snoop Dogg Releases Song For Prince William's Bachelor Party

Snoop Dogg released his brand new single entitled "Wet" via SnoopDogg.com, an anthem made for Prince William's bachelor party and all bachelor parties around the world to follow.

It is the second single to release from Snoop Dogg's forthcoming 11th studio album entitled, Doggumentary Music coming March 2011.

"When I heard the royal family wanted to have me perform in celebration of Prince William's marriage, I knew I had to give them a little something," says Snoop. "'Wet' is the perfect anthem for Prince William or any playa to get the club smokin'." - more on this story