Adele Song Wakes Girl From Coma

"Charlotte started smiling and I couldn't believe it," the mother said. "It was the first time she had reacted to anything since the hemorrhage. The nurses were astounded and told me to keep singing, and she smiled again. The nurses said it was like I 'unlocked her' and from that day she started getting better and better." Read The Daily Mail's report here.

Reported Victim Claims Drake To Blame For Chris Brown Brawl

(TMZ) Drake is solely to blame for inflaming the violent mob that severely injured several innocent people ... so says a 4th woman who was injured in the melee and is now threatening to sue the rapper.

TMZ has learned ... Innocent Victim #4, Vladimira Brace, has lawyered up -- claiming she suffered a spinal injury when she was trampled in the melee that ensued inside W.i.P. nightclub in NYC on June 13.

Brace's attorney has already fired off a letter to Drake's reps ... saying point blank, "Your client instigated a brawl with Mr. Chris Brown" ... and adds, "[Drake's] actions were reckless and negligent in inflaming a violent mob."

The letter continues, "My client personally observed several members of [Drake's] entourage throwing bottles of champagne with reckless and criminal disregard of the well-being of the innocent bystanders."

Brace's attorney, Allan Friedman, claims Drake has a "well documented history" of vulgar, abusive and profane remarks concerning women -- and notes, "It is regrettable that apparently many innocent young women have been severely injured by this incident."
Sources connected with Drake tell TMZ ... Friedman's allegations are "laughable." They say first of all, Drake was there with a couple of security guys and that was it. They note both Chris Brown and Meek Mill both had large entourages. They also say the notion that Drake has an abusive history of women is absurd on 2 counts. First, they say it's not true. Second, Chris Brown .... well, you know.

3 other women have also claimed they were injured in the Drake vs. Chris Brown fight ... including a 24-year-old Australian tourist who needed 16 stitches after she was hit by a flying bottle. more on this story

Katy Perry Releases Wide Awake Video

(popmusiclife) Katy Perry has release a new music video for the song "Wide Awake," the latest single from her "Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection" album.

Perry debuted the song on the Billboard Music Awards last month and it will be featured in her new movie, "Katy Perry: Part of Me 3D."

Premiering July 5, the 3D documentary was directed by Dan Cutforth and Jane Lipsitz, both of whom served as producers on Justin Bieber's 2011 3D "Never Say Never," which grossed $73 million in the States alone. Watch the video here.

Paper Route Set New Album Release

Paper Route have set a September 11th release date for their sophomore album, The Peace of Wild Things. Press Here sent over these details:

Paper Route have toured relentlessly with the likes of Passion Pit and mewithoutyou, won hearts and minds with their debut album Absence (2009) and paid musical tribute to Lou Reed's imperturbable face at South by Southwest. They have even insinuated themselves into pop culture consciousness when their song, "The Music," appeared in the film (500) Days of Summer. The band (Chad Howat on keyboards, piano and programming, J.T. Daly on vocals, keyboards and percussion and Gavin McDonald on drums) have now seen fit to go for broke on the possibility that epic earnestness, lyrical depth, and poetic heft can all coincide within one ridiculously catchy song collection primarily preoccupied with—wait for it—tragedy, disappointment, and loss. Behold The Peace of Wild Things.

After a string of life events got in the way of the record's release – from label jumps, to health scares, to heartbreak – the group were left with a mass amount of material to work through and choose from. With mixing and recording responsibilities falling in Howat's lap ("The computer is my first instrument"), the work of sorting through two to three albums' worth of material and narrowing it all down to something worthy eventually became a question of serving the band's obsession with block-rocking beats: "Everyone in the band loves beats, and the beats we gravitate toward are hip-hop-esque beats." For Howat, the love affair began at 14 when a Yamaha V-50 was vouchsafed upon him ("My dad bought it for me as an 8th grade graduation present.") an artifact Paper Route won't get caught touring without. Incidentally, it's the move from studio to live performance that wouldn't be possible without the energies of drummer Gavin McDonald (Howat: "We wouldn't be a band without Gavin.") who landed with Paper Route through his work with Canon Blue (AKA Daniel James). more on this story

Grouplove Getting Tongue Tied For Leno Tonight

Grouplove will be performing their Modern Rock radio chart No 1 hit, "Tongue Tied" on The Tonight Show with Jay Leno tonight, and Today on July 9th.

Featured on the band's debut album "Never Trust A Happy Song," "Tongue Tied" has been on the Modern Rock chart for 26 consecutive weeks before taking the top slot, and is already beginning its ascent up the CHR/Top 40 and Billboard Hot 100 charts.

"Tongue Tied" was an early favorite of NPR's All Songs Considered and SiriusXM's AltNation, was recently heralded as one of the "Greatest Songs of Summer" by Entertainment Weekly. more on this story

Lindsay Lohan Was Prohibited From Driving When She Crashed

(TMZ) Lindsay Lohan was PROHIBITED from driving while shooting "Liz and Dick," because the insurance policy the production company took out made it crystal clear -- Lindsay was not allowed to get behind the wheel ... TMZ has learned.

Sources connected with the production tell us ... the insurance company that issued the policy -- which would take a major hit if Lindsay couldn't complete the film -- was extremely reluctant to take the risk. The insurance company set numerous conditions on its coverage, and one of them was banning Lindsay from the roads which have landed her in big trouble multiple times -- DUIs, car accidents, and on and on.

Sources tell us ... the honchos producing the movie knew Lindsay was driving in violation of the policy, but it appears no one cared -- that is until Lindsay crashed a Porsche on Pacific Coast Highway, with a production SUV following right behind her.

As for the consequences, we're told so far the insurance company hasn't attempted to cancel the policy or take other action. For its part, the production company has made it clear to Lindsay -- she is NOT to drive for the duration of the filming. more on this story

Easton Corbin Releasing New Albumin September

Easton Corbin has set a September 18th release date for his sophomore album, All Over The Road. We were sent these details:

The 11-song set includes the fast-rising single "Lovin' You Is Fun" (written by Bob DiPiro and Jim Beavers) and was produced by celebrated producer Carson Chamberlain (Billy Currington).

"'All Over the Road' is a fun title," Easton contends, "but it's also actually what we're doing out there. We're all over the road trying to get music out to everybody, so I just thought it made sense." more on this story

Cope Kicking Off Summer Tour Tonight

Cope will be kicking off their North American summer tour tonight at the Pour House in Charleston, SC.

The tour includes stops in Georgia, Virginia, North & South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, Florida, Pennsylvania and Ohio.

The four-piece outfit played a set at Wanne Music Festival in April and they headlined Orange Blossom Jamboree this year. On this tour, they'll be making appearances at Mantrabash and The Werk Out. more on this story

The Lighthouse And The Whaler Set New Album Release

The Lighthouse And The Whaler have set a September 18th release date for their new album, "This Is An Adventure".

Produced by Ryan Hadlock (The Lumineers & Ra, Ra, Riot), "This Is An Adventure" was recorded in a refurbished barn at Bear Creek Studios in Seattle, WA.
"We really thought about every part and how it would affect the way the song comes together," says singer Michael LoPresti. "We spent hours in the studio trying to get each part to have this radiating feeling and energy."

"This album is about making your life an adventure and each song on the record has its own part in that," LoPresti says while talking about the album's ideology. "The idea of an adventure -it's ups and downs, and the emotional complexity played a huge role in how we crafted the album. We believe in embracing the life you have, and we poured that sentiment into the record. Hopefully the music creates an atmosphere for someone else's adventure to begin." more on this story

Milo Greene To Perform on Letterman in July

Milo Greene will be making their national television debut on "Late Show with David Letterman" on July 26.

The band will perform "1957," the lead single from its self-titled debut album, which is scheduled for release on July 17 by Chop Shop/Atlantic Records.

Milo Greene, which supported The Civil Wars on their 2011 U.S. tour, will play a sold out show at the legendary Troubadour in Los Angeles on Saturday, June 23, and at New York City's Mercury Lounge on July 26. more on this story

Lady Antebellum Own The Night Down Under

Lady Antebellum Own the Night Down Under after officially selling out their Australian Own The Night 2012 World Tour dates in Melbourne, Brisbane and Sydney where they added and sold out a second night at the Opry House due to demand.

The group has now sold over 900,000 tickets to the global tour with upcoming dates scheduled in the US, Europe and Australia.

This weekend, Lady A continued to delight Canadians with the connection they are making back to the last row of fans in the massive venues. Stops on the Eastern Canadian run included Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. more on this story

Lee Brice Making Special Appearance On The Today Show

Curb Records advise Lee Brice fans to tune into the Today show for a special appearance on Thursday, June 21st.

Lee Brice returns to the "Today" show to help fulfill a dream come true for co-host, Hoda Kotb.

Brice will perform his current hit single, "Hard to Love," which is rapidly climbing Billboard's Top Country Songs chart. more on this story

Allen Stone Plans Tour, Letterman Appearance and Album Release

Allen Stone plans a busy summer with a Letterman appearance, an extensive North American tour and a wide release of his debut album.

Stone has dates all summer long and will also embark on a fall tour which will feature special guests Tingsek, Sister Sparrow, Yuna, and Selah Sue on select dates.

The 25-year-old soul singer from Chewelah, WA recently signed to ATO Records, which will give his self-titled album its wide release on July 31.Stone will perform on "Late Show with David Letterman" on August 14.
Stone has been on tour ever since he released his album digitally via his own stickystones label last fall. It quickly entered the Top 10 of Billboard's Heatseekers chart and the Top 5 of iTunes' R&B/Soul charts. Performances on "Conan," "Jimmy Kimmel Live," "Last Call with Carson Daly" and "Live from Daryl's House" followed and Esquire, CNN and Billboard named Stone as an artist to watch - all before he had signed with a label. more on this story

Monterey Jazz Festival Announce 2012 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra

The Monterey Jazz Festival have revealed the members of the
2012 Next Generation Jazz Orchestra, the high school all-star big band, featuring the best high school jazz musicians in the country.

Major funding for the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra comes from the Surdna Foundation and generous individuals.

21 high school musicians from nine states comprise the Next Generation Jazz Orchestra including 10 students from California, three from New Jersey, two from Washington State; and one each from Florida, Iowa, New Hampshire, New York, Oregon, and Pennsylvania. more on this story

DJ Arty Launching US Radio Show

Russian producer and DJ Arty will launch "Together We Are," his new weekly radio show for Sirius XM, on June 23.

"Together We Are" will be Arty's first ever English radio show. Beginning June 23, every Saturday night from 1:00 a.m. – 2:00 a.m. on SiriusXM EDM and live electronic festival channel Electric Area Ch 52, ARTY will present a different format show each week.

Shows will either feature a an hour-long mix from ARTY with the hottest tracks in different genres—highlighting the week's "Best Track," an "Old & Gold" track, "Your Choice" from online voting and "Newcomer" from a new artist—a guest mix or a live set from one of ARTY's gigs. more on this story

Prosecutors Reject Sexual Assault Claim Against West Wing Star

(TMZ) Prosecutors will NOT charge Timothy Busfield with sexual assault, for allegedly groping a date at an L.A. movie theater.

TMZ broke the story ... a woman claimed the star of "The West Wing," "thirtysomething" and "Revenge of the Nerds" groped her in the breast and genital areas while they were kissing, and she felt it was an unwanted touching. Must have been a really bad movie.

The L.A. City Attorney has concluded there is insufficient evidence to go forward with the matter, so no charges will be filed. more on this story

Tito Ortiz A No-Show At Restraining Order Hearing

(TMZ) Former UFC champ Tito Ortiz is backing down in his war with an alleged drug-fueled stalker ... TMZ has learned.

TMZ broke the story ... Ortiz had filed a request for a restraining order against Shana Burroughs -- a former friend of his baby mama Jenna Jameson who would allegedly come to his house with all sorts of prescription drugs ... including Xanax and Oxycodone.

The Oxycodone is problematic because Tito has said in the past that Jenna has struggled with the drug.

Ortiz also claimed Burroughs was stealing stuff from their house and would scare their children.

A hearing on the restraining order was set for Friday -- but Tito was a no-show ... so the judge tossed out the case against Burroughs. more on this story

Bridesmaids Slap Case Student Wants $1 Million in Damages

(TMZ) The Malibu High School student who was allegedly slapped in the face by her teacher multiple times -- in front of her entire class -- has officially placed the school on notice ... she wants $1 million for humiliating her ... or else.

15-year-old 9th grader Dionne Evans just filed a claim for damages with the Santa Monica-Malibu Unified School District, demanding a total of $1,010,000 -- $1 mil for pain and suffering, $10,000 for psychological expenses.

According to the document filed by legal pitbull Donald Karpel, the teacher committed battery on Evans by slapping her several times on the face on May 22nd ... using a scene from the movie "Bridesmaids" as inspiration.

The school now has 45 days to resolve the issue -- by either paying up or settling -- or Evans can file suit, dragging the school district to court.

The LAPD is currently conducting a criminal investigation. more on this story

Half Pint Brawlers Star Hospitalized After Hitting Head on Cement

(TMZ) Puppet -- the midget wrestler from the Spike TV show "Half Pint Brawlers" -- went head to head with a slab of cement and lost ... knocking out most of his front teeth and sending him straight to the E.R.

It all went down Saturday at an independent "midget wrestling" show in Virginia ... Puppet jumped off the top rope of the ring onto a table outside the perimeter -- but seriously fudged the landing.

Puppet tells TMZ ... he overshot the jump by a few feet and instead of hitting the table, he face-planted into the cement floor ... and knocked himself out cold for almost 3 minutes.

We're told he was rushed to a nearby hospital ASAP ... where he was given 8 stitches to fix a gash above his eye. Then doctors gave him some really bad news ... he needs major reconstructive dental surgery to fix all his top teeth.

Luckily the docs numbed the pain with morphine ... which Puppet's friends were kind enough to catch on film.

Puppet is currently recovering from his surgeries -- and obviously he's not expected to get back in the ring for a couple of weeks. See video here.

Basketball Wives Face Slap Defense

(TMZ) If you get smacked in the face on reality TV, it's your own damn fault ... this according to "Basketball Wives" star Nia Crooks in her response to a lawsuit by a fellow cast member.

If you recall, "BB Wives" co-star Jennifer Williams filed a suit against Crooks -- claiming she suffered emotional distress and mental anguish after being hit upside the head on an episode of the VH1 show.

Now Crooks has fired back at the "face-slap" lawsuit -- claiming that Williams brought the slap on herself by the way she behaved.

In court docs filed by Crooks' lawyer, Javier Solano, she claims the slap was "caused in whole or in part by the culpable conduct, carelessness, contributory negligence or assumption of risk of [Williams]." In other words, Williams is just as much to blame for getting herself smacked.

Crooks also says Williams' injuries are bogus and is asking the judge to dismiss the suit entirely.

FYI -- in case you forgot the epic face-slap, you can re-live it here.