Puddle of Mudd Singer Pleads Guilty To Cocaine Possession

He must show proof of enrollment by August -- and if he messes up, he could be sent to jail. more on this story

Meat Loaf Goes After Impersonator Like A Bat Out Of Hell

(TMZ) Meat Loaf is going after a well-known Meat Loaf impersonator like a bat out of hell -- claiming the tribute singer is a filthy cyber-squatter ... hijacking the website MeatLoaf.org ... and refusing to hand it over.

Meat Loaf -- real name Michael Aday -- filed the lawsuit against Dean Torkington in L.A. County Superior Court, claiming Torkington registered MeatLoaf.org in "bad faith," and has since exploited the domain name to mislead and confuse Meat Loaf fans into thinking he's the real singer.

Torkington uses the website to promote his act -- called "To Hell and Back: A Tribute to Meat Loaf."

Meat Loaf claims Torkington -- who's based in the UK -- has no right to own or use the domain name, and is currently breaking the law by cybersquatting ... in violation of the Anticybersquatting Consumer Protection Act.

Meat Loaf wants Torkington to shut down his website and hand over the domain. He also wants $100,000 in damages. more on this story

Beavis and Zac Brown

Zac Brown Band have enlisted Mike Judge (King of the Hill, Beavis and Butthead) to create their brand new music video.

Atlantic sent over this background: An animated, guitar-shredding, big game hunting robot stars in the latest Zac Brown Band video for "The Wind," directed by Mike Judge (King of the Hill, Beavis and Butthead).

"The Wind" is the first single from the band's new album 'Uncaged,' out July 10 on Atlantic/Southern Ground.
Watch the new video here.

Keyshia Cole Returns With Song Feat Lil Wayne, Album and Reality Show

Keyshia Cole has digitally released her new song "Enough Of No Love," featuring Lil Wayne, which is the first single from her forthcoming album.

The single will be supported by a video directed by Benny Boom, who helmed the video to her #1 platinum hit "Let It Go," as well as clips for Nicki Minaj, Lil' Kim, P. Diddy, 50 Cent, Kelly Rowland and many others.
"Enough Of No Love" was written by Keyshia and Redd Stylez, and produced by Harmony.

Keyshia's new album, Woman To Woman (Geffen Records), is set for release later this year. The making of Woman To Woman will be featured in "Keyshia & Daniel: Family First," a six-part reality series premiering October 9th on BET. more on this story

Andy Griffith Museum React To Star's Death

(TMZ) The people who run the Andy Griffith Museum in Mount Airy, North Carolina tell TMZ they are "brokenhearted" over the death of the TV icon ... saying "We are blessed to have known him."

Tanya Jones -- the Executive Director of the Surry Arts Council -- also oversees the AGM ... which contains the largest collection of Andy Griffith memorabilia in the world.

Jones tells us, "Andy Griffith means the world to the arts everywhere -- not just here in Mt. Airy. His contribution to us, the Surry Arts Council, and the town of Mount Airy cannot be measured."

She adds, "We are blessed to have known him. We will cherish his art, his music, his talent, and of course, our beloved Andy Griffith Show."

"Our prayers and love go out to Cindi. We know that Andy is at peace and that is what is important right now." more on this story

Young Man Map Out Summer Tour Dates

Young Man will be hitting the road next month for a short summer tour of North America.

The trek is set to kick off on August 8th in Pittburgh and will wrap up on August 17th in Toronto.

Young Man are going on tour in support of their latest album, which is entitled Vol. 1. more on this story

We The Kings Release Digital EP

We The Kings released their new EP for Party, Fun, Love & Radio EP this week exclusively on iTunes.

The EP features the new single as well as acoustic versions of "Say You Like Me" and "The Secret To New York".

Along with the release of the EP, We The Kings released a lyric video to showcase the new single that features fan submitted photos to be a part of the video. All photos are from We The Kings shows, events and pics with the band.

We The Kings can be seen all summer long on the Vans Warped Tour.

Check out "Party, Fun, Love & Radio" here.

Pulp Fiction Star Featured in Zeds Dead's New Video

Zeds Dead have set a July 24th release date for their new The Living Dead EP which will be released by Ultra Music.

Featuring frequent collaborator Toronto-based rapper Omar LinX, the EP's first single "The Living Dead" drops TODAY, July 3 and epitomizes Zeds Dead's dark fantasy, hip-hop influenced beats. The music video for "The Living Dead" premieres July 10 and features actor Peter Greene, who's best known for his role as "Zed" in Quentin Tarantino's classic film Pulp Fiction. Check it out here.

On The Living Dead EP, Omar LinX returns on the second single "Cowboy," due out in August. With Omar LinX's self-reflective rhymes and the track's guitar-driven melodies, "Cowboy" showcases Zeds Dead's ability to switch from heavy, face-melting bass Music to rock-tinged harmonies. "Crank" further underlines Zeds Dead's powerful builds and gut-wrenching drops, while closer "Take A Chance" brings the EP to a slow-burning end. The Living Dead runs the production gamut of Zeds Dead and proves to be their most versatile release to date. more on this story

Todd Barry: Super Crazy TV Special Plus CD and DVD Release

Todd Barry: Super Crazy is coming to Comedy Central this month but the extended and uncensored CD and DVD will be released on July 24th.

A few days prior, Super Crazy will have its one-hour world premiere on Saturday, July 21st at 11 pm ET/PT.

The extended and uncensored DVD, featuring over 15 minutes of material not seen in the broadcast, will be released on July 24th by Comedy Central Home Entertainment. The bonus features include Barry's uncut full performance from "The New York Friars Club Roast of Chevy Chase," and Barry on "Giggles, Wiggles and Giggles with Gordy." more on this story

Kimbra and Regina Spektor Featured In The Sound Off

The Warner Sound has posted this week's episode of The Sound Off with Krystal Bee.

Straight from the new set in Burbank, Krystal gives you a sneak peek of some upcoming videos, including her "chick chat" with Kimbra, the new episode of Countdown to Flo Rida, and the trailer for Regina Spektor's session in The Live Room.

Last week they premiered Milo Greene's music video for "1957" and posted some videos from the MMG release party for Self Made Vol. 2. Check it out here.

No Doubt Release New Behind The Scenes Video

(popmusiclife) No Doubt fans will have new music in their hands when the band issues their new single, "Settle Down," on July 16.

The song is from the band's forthcoming album, "Push And Shove," which is due September 25.

No Doubt have posted the second webisode in their series of behind the scenes looks at the making of the new album.

This time out, fans see Gabe and Steve from the band's horn section as they put the finishing touches on the recording. Watch it here.

Matt Damon and Michael Douglas Taking Over von Ahole Mansion

(TMZ) Prince von Ahole is about to get some incredibly famous house guests -- TMZ has learned he's renting out his Bel Air mansion for a movie starring Matt Damon and Michael Douglas.

Sources close to the Prince tell us ... Ahole and his wife Zsa Zsa Gabor struck a deal with the people behind Steven Soderbergh's upcoming project, "Behind the Candelabra" ... an HBO film about Liberace.

The film stars Douglas and Damon -- and we're told producers plan on shooting inside von Ahole's pad for at least 23 days.

Sources tell us Prince will rake in somewhere in the ballpark of $70k from the deal ... which is HUUUUGE because Ahole needs the money.

We broke the story ... Prince took a $1.5 million personal loan to pay off his mortgage in the face of foreclosure ... but he only has 11 months to repay the loan.

$70k ain't a bad start ... only $1.43 million to go! more on this story

Mug Shot Delay For Lost Star Matthew Fox

(TMZ) If Matthew Fox doesn't look drunk in his DUI mug shot ... it's because it was taken TWO MONTHS after he was arrested.

TMZ has learned ... Fox returned to the Deschutes County Adult Jail in Bend, Oregon on June 29th to finally take the mug shot from his May 4th arrest ... and TMZ has the pic.

So why did it take so long for cops to get the shot? Turns out, the camera at the jail was BROKEN on the night Fox was arrested ... so the judge made the former "Lost" star come back for a makeup photo.

As we previously reported, Fox struck a plea deal with prosecutors so he wouldn't have to serve any time in jail -- and in exchange he pled no contest to one count of DUI.

As part of the deal, Fox can't drink alcohol for one year and is required to complete a drug and alcohol treatment program.

If Fox complies with the court's orders, the entire case will go away. See the mug shot here.

Katie Holmes Won't Profit From Tom Cruise Divorce

(TMZ) Katie Holmes will be getting virtually nothing from Tom Cruise by way of $$$$ because their prenup cuts her out of his fortune ... and sources connected with Katie tell us it's just fine with her.

We've learned the prenup Katie signed is long, tight and stacked in Tom's favor. We're told reports that she'll walk away with $15-20 million are absurd. Our sources say Katie will walk away with what she brought into the marriage ... and hardly anything else.

Our Katie sources tell us, "She's not about the money. She's not that girl. She loves to work."

We're told there's one thing Katie is insistent on -- she wants child support from Tom, and that could turn into a big ticket item.

As for whether Katie will challenge the prenup ... it's pretty common when a divorcing couple is in conflict, and our Katie sources are not ruling that out. But they insist, "Money is not that important to her. She makes plenty on her own."

One final point ... a well-placed source connected with the couple tells us, the prenup that basically gives Katie bupkis is proof the marriage is not a sham -- she didn't tie the knot for the loot. more on this story

Paris Hilton Diss Track Released

(TMZ) More resistance in the anti-DJ Paris Hilton movement ... and this time, the attack comes with a beat.

TMZ has learned ... DJ Jane Bang -- a popular NY electronic music DJ -- has released a new Paris Hilton diss track ... in which she rips the heiress as a "fake DJ" who "can't mix for s***."

Hilton's been under fire ever since she appeared at a gig in San Paulo, Brazil and announced she and DJ Afrojack would be releasing an electronic music album together.

Jane Bang is now adding to the hate with a track titled, "Put Your Hands Up for the DJ" ... which contains the lyric aimed squarely at Hilton:

"B**ch you ain't no DJ ... You a fake DJ ... You didn't mix that track ... You f***in iTunes'd that!" more on this story

Singled Out: Chris Wallace's Remember When (Push Rewind)

Today Chris Wallace, the former frontman for The White Tie Affair, tells us about his debut solo single "Remember When (Push Rewind)". Here is the story:

Remember when actually started as a 'push rewind' idea. The first thing I came up with was the 'push push push rewind' part. It instantly brought back memories of my first serious relationship. I started thinking about how different my life would have been if I had stayed in the relationship that fell apart as my career took off a few years ago. That was the inspiration behind the lyric 'as my future got bright, we started loosing light.' The rest of the song pretty much wrote itself. I just looked back at all the amazing things we did together.

I also really wanted to give the song a hard hitting optimistic undertone, so i made the music upbeat and fun. After all, the chorus is also a celebration of how amazing it was to be young and carelessly in love.

Hearing is believing. Now that you know the story behind the song, listen for yourself, check out the video and learn more about Chris right here!