Scotty McCreery To Sing This Season's American Idol Goodbye Song

"It's always a sad time whenever this song is played, but it's definitely a really big part of the show," Scotty says. "I never had to experience that feeling personally, but I always felt the pain because we became such a close family on the show. We were such a tight-knit group of people, so it was always sad to see people go. The send-off song was always a way to stay connected to the show. I'm glad they chose me to do it." more on this story

Whitney Houston Left Everything To Her Daughter

(popmusiclife) Whitney Houston's will was released Wednesday in Atlanta. Inside Edition reports the 19-page document confirms that Whitney's estate will go to her daughter, 19-year old Bobbi Kristina.

The money will be placed in a trust until Bobbi turns 21; more money will be released when she turns 25 and the rest when she is 30.

Houston's mom Cissy is the executor; her brother and sister-in-law are the trustees. more on this story

Madonna Previews New Song Love Spent

(popmusiclife) Madonna is offering fans another preview of her forthcoming album, "MDNA," which hits stores on March 26.

Following the teaser clip of "I'm Addicted" that was online earlier in the week, the pop superstar has now posted a sneak peek of "Love Spent."

Madonna reportedly worked on the track with her "Ray of Light" producer William Orbit. Listen to the track here.

Alcatraz Producers Come To Stroke Victim's Rescue

(TMZ) Several producers behind the show "Alcatraz" rushed to help save a stroke victim's life yesterday in San Francisco -- but sources tell TMZ, the rescue effort wouldn't have been possible ... if not for a poorly parked car.

According to sources, the car was parked on a street where the crew needed to film -- so producers tried to locate the car's owner ... and traced it back to a house on the block.

When producers knocked on the door, we're told a young woman answered, and informed producers her mother had just suffered a stroke and she didn't know what to do.

According to sources, producers notified several on-set SF police officers -- who then rushed into the house, where the woman's mother was located. Soon after, an ambulance arrived and transported the woman to a nearby hospital for treatment.

No word yet on the woman's current condition. We're told production has since resumed on set. more on this story

Tila Tequila Agrees To Rehab Following Suicide Scare

(TMZ) Tila Tequila has agreed to enter rehab for substance abuse in addition to seeking treatment for psychological issues -- Tila's close friend and manager tells TMZ.

According to her manager, Tila agreed to treatment after several of Tila's friends staged a miniature intervention -- following Tila's suicide scare last week.

We're told Tila has been struggling with serious substance abuse problems as well as psychiatric issues recently -- the suicide scare was just the straw that broke the camel's back.

It's unclear when Tila plans to enter a treatment center -- but we're told her friends are hoping she'll get help as soon as this week.

We're told a rehab facility has already agreed to take her -- though sources wouldn't specify which. more on this story

Adam Lambert Russian Concert Con?

(TMZ) Adam Lambert would NEVER perform in Russia for less than $500,000 -- this according to a new lawsuit, in which a promotional company claims it was conned into thinking it could book him for a fraction of that price.

UK-based Madison Universal filed the lawsuit against a talent agency in Santa Monica named Family Productions -- claiming FP promised to broker a deal in which Adam would perform two concerts for $80,000 ... one in Ukraine and one in Russia.

Madison claims it paid FP a 10% deposit of $8,000 -- but FP didn't do squat to line-up the concerts ... so Madison tried to get its money back ... to no avail.

According to the complaint, Madison grew suspicious -- so it contacted Adam's agent Randy Salcedo at CAA -- who informed Madison that an $80,000 fee wouldn't cover a Lambert concert in Russia ... let alone an additional one in Ukraine.

According to the suit, the cost for flying Lambert out to Eastern Europe to perform is more accurately $500,000 ... or more.

Madison is suing FP for unspecified damages in excess of $25,000. Calls to FP were not returned. more on this story

Justin Bieber Awards Show Prop Goes To Zoo

(TMZ) Justin Bieber's legless reptile-turned-fashion accessory that he carried around at the VMAs last year has found a new home ... in a Minnesota zoo.

A rep for the Rad Zoo in Owatonna, MN tells TMZ, they received the small boa constrictor -- aptly named "Johnson" -- as a gift from a good Samaritan ... who purchased the snake at an auction following the MTV award ceremony.

According to the rep, the benefactor wanted Johnson to have a good home ... and thought Rad would be the perfect place.

We're told the snake has only been at the zoo for a week -- but once it gets settled in, zookeepers plan to give it a special sign indicating its Bieberific claim to fame. more on this story

Teen Mom Facing Five Years in Prison Over Drug Test

(TMZ) "Teen Mom" star Amber Portwood failed to take a required drug test ... and could face the 5-year prison sentence she narrowly dodged in January, TMZ has learned.

TMZ broke the story ... Amber was sentenced to 5 years in prison after her December drug arrest -- but the judge promised to dismiss the entire case if she completes a drug program ... a stipulation that includes daily drug testing.

Amber's been doing great -- but on Monday, she torpedoed all her progress ... by failing to provide a urine sample during a routine drug test while she serves time on home detention.

Sources tell TMZ, Amber failed to provide a urine sample because she simply couldn't go at the time -- but life's not fair ... and no pee counts as a failed test ... no matter what.

Amber's due in court Thursday for a weekly check-up with the judge -- and she'll have to answer for the failed test. If he wants, the judge is within his power to throw the book at her ... locking her up for her original 5-year sentence. more on this story

Felix Cartal Kicking Off Different Faces Tour Next Week

Felix Cartal will launch the Different Faces Tour in Austin, TX, March 15 as part of this year's SXSW.

The tour will take Felix across the U.S. and Canada to venues throughout North America with several performances at some of this year's biggest music festivals, including Ultra Music Festival in Miami, Beyond Wonderland in Southern California and the Sasquatch Music Festival! in Washington state.

Felix Cartal is launching the tour in support of his forthcoming album, Different Faces, which is set to hit stores on March 27th.
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Big Time Rush Launch Big Time Radio

A.P.E. Radio and iHeartRadio have launched their Big Time Radio station for Nickelodeon stars Big Time Rush.

"Big Time Radio" will feature the band members spinning and talking about tracks from their favorite artists, along with interviews and other exclusive content. The group, which is currently touring nationwide on its "Better With U Tour," also announced last week the dates for its upcoming "Big Time Summer Tour."

"Our fans are the best," said the members of Big Time Rush. "They've helped us hit #1 with our TV show and our music, so we owe it to them to provide the inside track on what we really like. We'd like to invite everyone everywhere to tune in."

"Big Time Radio" will feature a playlist of current and classic pop hit-makers including Adele, Alicia Keys, Black Eyed Peas, Blink 182, Cee-Lo Green, Coldplay, Jay-Z, Justin Timberlake, Kings of Leon, Outkast, The Killers and many more. The station will stream across Clear Channel Media and Entertainment's new iHeartRadio network www.iheartradio.com

The Rock Buys Mansion From Miami Dolphin

(TMZ) Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson is havin' a pretty good year -- despite GI Joe 2 -- because the former WWE star just bought himself a new home ... for $3.45 million.

The actor bought the 13,153 sq. ft. mansion in swanky Southwest Ranches, Florida -- from Miami Dolphins lineman Vernon Carey ... right around Valentine's Day.

The VIP 5-bedroom, 7-bath palace features a ginormous swimming pool and even a home theater with its very own TICKET BOOTH -- where Rock can watch film classics like "The Scorpion King" and "Tooth Fairy" at his 275-pound leisure. more on this story

Pro Golfer Rachel Connor Arrested For DUI While Driving NFL Star

(TMZ) Retired NFL star Eddie George was sitting in the passenger seat ... when pro golfer Rachel Connor was busted for drunk driving in Florida early yesterday morning ... TMZ has learned.

Connor -- a 21-year-old British golf pro -- was pulled over at 2:21 AM in Sarasota, Florida ... after cops say they noticed her speeding and weaving in her lane.

According to the police report, obtained by TMZ .. cops smelled booze when they approached the vehicle ... and Connor admitted to drinking 2 vodka cranberries earlier in the evening.

Cops noticed a man in the passenger seat ... who was identified as 38-year-old Eddie George ... former NFL star and Heisman Trophy winner.

According to the report, Connor was given a breathalyzer test and blew a .133 and a .137 ... way over the legal limit, .08. Cops say she had trouble walking straight and couldn't count in numerical order.

According to the report, Cops asked Rachel if she could turn back the clock and change any of her decisions what would it be? ... And Rachel responded, "Not to drive." more on this story

Little Willie John, The Ad Libs, And Eddie Rabbitt Reissues This Spring

(Conqueroo) Real Gone Music will issue Little Willie John's Complete Hit Singles A's and B's, a definitive compilation of the influential R&B singer's King Records sides as well as King-Starday label mate Cowboy Copas' Complete Hit Singles A's & B's, featuring 30 of the country legends' sides from 1946-63, both slated for April 17, 2012 street date.

On May 1, doo-woppers the Ab Libs will be celebrated on The Complete Blue Cat Recordings. And two country hit-makers from the '70s and '70s, Mel McDaniel and Eddie Rabbit, will be reissued — McDaniel with Baby's Got Her Blue Jeans On — His Original Capitol Hits, and Rabbitt with 13 Original #1 Hits. Finally, Real Gone continues its acclaimed Grateful Dead Dick's Picks reissues with Volume 30 and Volume 31.

Little Willie John was a genuine architect of soul. Along with Clyde McPhatter, Ray Charles and Sam Cooke, the visionary singer stood at the forefront of fusing gospel intensity to rhythm and blues tradition. And had he not died inside a Walla Walla prison at the age of 30, his name would likely be etched in the same soul pantheon as his peers. In his short career, Willie cut a string of seminal sides for Cincinnati-based King Records from 1955-61 that rank among the finest R&B ever waxed. As Motown legend Lamont Dozier says in Bill Dahl's notes to this collection, "Willie John was just an extraordinary talent. He knew how to touch you with a song, and he knew how to raise the hairs on the back of your neck." Real Gone Music will offer the most comprehensive collection of this overlooked soul superstar ever assembled: two CDs, 32 tracks that include every chart hit plus its accompanying, seldom-compiled B-side. And the B-sides are where some of the real fun is: joining such landmark R&B recordings as "Fever," "All Around the World," "Need Your Love So Bad" and "Home at Last" on this collection are such crackling tunes as "Spasms," "Let's Rock While the Rockin's Good" and "Do You Love Me" (recorded with Little Richard's band the Upsetters). more on this story

Remembering Adam Faith

(Gibson) On this day in 2003, Adam Faith, British teen idol and actor, died at the age of 62, the result of a heart attack. Gibson takes a look back: Faith had been staying at a hotel in Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, where he was starring in the Regent Theatre's Love and Marriage. He was taken ill at the hotel after his Friday evening performance and suffered a heart attack. He was admitted to the hospital but failed to recover.

Adam Faith was just a stage name. He was born Terry Nelhams and grew up in Shepherd's Bush, West London, and worked in various lowly film and TV jobs when he left school. Inspired by the skiffle boom, he stared his on combo, The Worried Men, and booked the band as many gigs as he could find. Playing in Soho one night, Nelhams was seen by music TV legend Jack Good – producer of the hit BBC pop music show 6-5 Special. Good helped him come up with a new name and had Faith on TV twice before EMI came calling and offered him a record deal. Two failed singles later, however, it was back to the day job.

Musician John Barry (who would go on to become a composer for the James Bond films) asked him to appear on a BBC pop music show, Drumbeat, and on the back of that he released another low-charting single. Finally, Barry brought Nelhams the song that would become his breakthrough and first #1 single "What Do You Want?"

Hits continued with tracks like "Poor Me," "Someone Else's Baby" and "Don't That Beat All," quickly establishing him as one of Britain's top three homegrown pop stars alongside Cliff Richard and Billy Fury. more on this story

CSI creator's Wife Responds To Legal Doc Claims

(TMZ) The wife of "CSI" creator Anthony Zuiker claims her estranged hubby is hoarding money from the show ... and she wants to make something else clear -- she's not the only one who lets her kids shoot rifles!

Jennifer Zuiker is responding in legal docs to Anthony's claim that she's the poster child for greed, asking for spousal support when she rakes in nearly half a mil a month -- and that's net!

But in new legal docs Jennifer claims she's getting zilch and hasn't gotten any "CSI" profits since separating from Anthony.

As for the whole gun thing ... Anthony claimed Jennifer is a bad mom, and his arsenal of evidence includes a trip to the desert with her 11-year-old son where she let him shoot TV sets with a rifle.

Jennifer now says she told Anthony in advance she was going to take the boy to the desert to shoot and he didn't object. Further, she says 2 of her boys have been shooting with family members for years. See photo here.