Day in Pop Report for 01/27/2011
The Day in Pop Digest for 1/27/11: (Billboard) Zombie outfits, Katy Perry wigs and the famed "Thriller" dance -- Glee's Super Bowl Sunday episode is shaping up to be a major events, and finally, photos and promo clips for the episode are hitting the 'Net. The New Directions will perform Michael Jackson's "Thriller," which is also the name of the episode. Watch it here(FMQB) Justin Bieber will make an appearance on the ABC show Extreme Makeover: Home Edition this Sunday. In the episode, the singer meets the Brown family of Wellman, TX, who are trying to raise awareness about the dangers of texting and driving after their eldest daughter was affected by it. more Jennifer Lopez's new song continues to hit the web. The latest leak from the "American Idol" judge is an urban/pop track called "Take Care" which might be one of the songs considered to be listed in her soon-to-be-released studio album "Love?". more (Billboard) Sean "Diddy" Combs is to take a guest star role as a New York detective in an episode of television series "Hawaii Five-O," broadcaster CBS said on Wednesday. more (AP) Maroon 5 will be joining Keith Urban for the Super Bowl pre-game festivities in Texas as part of the pre-game show at Cowboys Stadium on Feb. 6. more. (Jam!) Elton John's family portrait on the cover of Us Weekly magazine has been covered up with a "Family Shield" by one retailer in Arkansas in a bid to "protect" shoppers. more (Jam!) A fitness video featuring Jessica Simpson is set to go public, despite the pop star's efforts to keep it off shelves. more (NME) Amy Winehouse has confirmed her first European festival slot of 2011 at Spain's BBK Live event in July. The event takes place on July 7-9 in Bilbao more (ASB) Dr. Dre recently filmed a music video for his new single "I Need a Doctor" in downtown Los Angeles. He is set to share screen with one of his featured guests Eminem - the Slim Shady was spotted on the filming location earlier this week. more (ASB) Katy Perry has just unwrapped cover art of her next single "E.T." on her official website. A black-and-white picture, it features the 26-year-old singer sporting blunt bangs and applying a heavy cat eye make-up. more (BBC) Black Eyed Peas' star will.i.am is to make music for Intel after they named him "director of creativity". The producer said he will work with the Californian tech company, who make processors, to find "new ways to communicate, create and entertain". more (FMQB) Madonna has directed her second film, titled W.E., and the New York Post reports the movie will be screened at a number of international film festivals more (Reuters) Influential country music great Charlie Louvin, who scored a string of hits with gospel-inspired inflections in his traditional singing style, died on Wednesday. He was 83. more (ASB) New Kids On The Block star Joey McIntyre has warned Justin Bieber about the pitfalls of finding fame at a young age, insisting he endured plenty of "dark days" after his boyband heyday. more
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The Oscar Mayer Carving Board Concert at the Grove in Los Angeles (and live via the web) will feature "Glee" star Matthew Morrison in the first live performance of his solo career, including a song from his debut record. In addition, the Oscar Mayer brand and Matthew Morrison will do something good by making a $50,000 donation to the GRAMMY Foundation, an organization dedicated to preserving our musical heritage and fostering the next generation of music makers. "I'm excited to kick-off the Good Mood Mission by bringing people together for my first public performance." said Morrison. "I'm also happy to join the Oscar Mayer brand to support something very important to me, music education, through a $50,000 donation to the GRAMMY Foundation." more on this story
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It looks like Jay-Z is getting into the movie biz and the first thing on the agenda is yet another Hollywood rehash. Here is the official word:Overbrook Entertainment partners James Lassiter, Ken Stovitz, Jada Pinkett Smith and Will Smith have formed a joint venture with Shawn "JAY-Z" Carter to develop and produce major motion pictures. One of the projects being discussed is the re-imagination of the classic Broadway musical ANNIE as a vehicle for Willow Smith to star. The film will be developed with Sony Pictures Entertainment and produced by Overbrook Entertainment and Mr. Carter. more on this story
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(PR) Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Jennifer Nettles, Reba and Carrie Underwood are the first artists scheduled to appear and be honored at Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women Of Country taping on Monday, April 4, 2011 at the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas. The special will air at a later date on the CBS Television Network.Girls' Night Out: Superstar Women of Country is a special tribute concert featuring an A-list lineup of performers paying respect to today's most incredible country music female artists, all of whom will be honored with unique accolades from the Academy for special achievements in their careers. Additional honorees and participating talent announcements are forthcoming and ticket sales from the special will benefit ACM Lifting Lives, the charitable arm of the Academy. * Miranda Lambert – Will be recognized for being the only female artist in the Academy's history to ever win Album of the Year, twice, first for "Crazy Ex-Girlfriend" in 2007 and again for "Revolution" in 2009
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Whitney Houston joins Kim Burrell for a performance of 'I Look To You' at the 2011 BET Celebration Of Gospel, which premieres this Sunday, January 30 at 8:00 P.M.BET Networks pays tribute to the rich history of gospel music with the premiere of the 11th Annual Celebration Of Gospel with host Steve Harvey. Viewers will be treated with breathtaking performances all night long by legendary vocalist Whitney Houston and gospel powerhouse Kim Burrell, Chaka Khan, Kirk Franklin, Mary Mary, El DeBarge, VaShawn Mitchell and more.
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(Gibson) Country music legend and pioneer Charlie Louvin has died. He was 83. According to Country Weekly, Louvin died yesterday (January 26) in the early hours.The Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member had been fighting stage two pancreatic cancer and underwent surgery last July. Musicians rallied around and held a fundraising benefit in Bell Buckle, Tennessee, in October. Charlie and his brother Ira, better known as the Louvin Brothers, had numerous hits in the '50s and early '60s. Ira and Charlie broke up in 1963 and Ira died in a car accident in 1965. Their country-gospel-bluegrass vocal style proved hugely influential to the Everly Brothers and, later, many country-rock acts like the Byrds and Emmylou Harris. more on this story
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Saigon has released a new music video for "The Greatest Story Never Told," the lead single and title track from his debut album which is set for release on February 15, 2011. The video was directed by Derek Pike and features Just Blaze, who primarily produced Saigon's highly-anticipated debut, and also serves as the project's Executive Producer. The Greatest Story Never Told contains contributions from Jay-Z & Swizz Beatz ("Come On Baby"), Kanye West and former Floetry member Marsha Ambrosius ("It's Alright"), and Faith Evans ("Clap"). Watch the video here
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(Red Light) Robyn kicked off her latest North American tour last night at Toronto's Sound Academy. Natalia Kills, her Cherrytree Records label mate, and Diamond Rings are openning on the run, which includes a show at New York City's legendary Radio City Music Hall on Saturday, February 5th. Robyn will tour Europe thereafter and return to the States in the spring to perform at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival on April 15th. more on this story
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(PR) A&M / Octone Recording artist Brother released their first single, "Darling Buds of May," digitally yesterday. The self- proclaimed purveyors of "gritpop," BROTHER has taken England by storm. NME declares, "they're mashing the best of Britpop and beyond into monumental mounds of melody and might." BBC Radio One raves, "A great British band, a British hope for 2011." With respect to the media hype, frontman Lee Newell said, "It's something we always expected. We don't doubt ourselves. You have to have an air of arrogance. You have to believe it." "Brother is full of the attitude and swagger that reminds you of the great British bands that have conquered America," said David Boxenbaum, General Manager of A&M/Octone Records, "with the songs to back it up." more on this story
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Rostrum/Atlantic have set a March 29th release date for Wiz Khalifa debut album, "Rolling Papers." The most-buzzed about rapper's major-label debut arrives in stores and at all online retailers on. "Rolling Papers" sees production from top producers including Benny Blanco ("California Gurls," "Dynamite,") Jim Jonsin ("Whatever You Like," "Lollipop,") and Stargate, who produced Khalifa's smash, "Black & Yellow." The official second single off "ROLLING PAPERS," titled, "Roll Up," ships to mixshows this Friday, January 28th and drops everywhere this Monday, January 31st. On one of the many concepts behind naming the album, "Rolling Papers," the Pittsburgh native says, "I quit writing a long time ago. I stopped physically writing it down or putting it in my BlackBerry or iPhone. I write notes down, but I don't write whole verses, so it was like saying goodbye to the paper. The paper's rolling out too. So everything is real natural. The first thing that came to my head is how I really, really feel. I feel like this is my most natural sound. I paid the most attention to this s*** when I did it. I was real focused. I was real keyed in on this s*** when I was working on it and I didn't use any paper, except for rolling papers." more on this story
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