Day in Pop Report for 11/07/2012
(popmusiclife) Britney Spears confirmed that she is "definitely" returning to the X Factor for another season. At a red carpet event, Britney was asked if she would be back for another round as judge on the reality singing series. "Yes, I definitely will," replied Spears. Britney also spoke about her love of the show and its young contestants. "They're like my little children, you know," she said. "They're so young and when you see them doing so well, it's like my heart is out there for them." Watch the interview here.
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(popmusiclife) Whitney Houston's new greatest hits collection, "I Will Always Love You – The Best of Whitney Houston" is due November 13. The package will feature the original versions of the chart-topping, award-winning hit songs like "I Will Always Love You," "Saving All My Love For You," "I Wanna Dance With Somebody," and more. The collection will also include two new songs: "I Look To You," a brand new duet version featuring previously unreleased vocals by Whitney and newly recorded vocals by R. Kelly. The set will also include "Never Give Up," another never before released song by Houston; written by Jermaine Dupri, Bryan-Michael Cox and Johnta Austin and produced by Dupri and Cox. A lyric video for "Never Give Up" has been issued to promote the album's launch next week. Check out the new song here.
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(TMZ) The woman accusing Cee Lo Green of drugging and sexually assaulting her was not on a first date with the singer -- not by a long shot -- they had a long history together ... TMZ has learned.TMZ broke the story ... the woman told cops Cee Lo took her to a downtown L.A. restaurant in July, where she claims he slipped a drug in her drink. She says the next thing she knew she was laying naked in a bed with him in a room. Cops are investigating the allegation and we're told the case will be referred to the L.A. County DA. Sources connected with the case tell us ... the woman and Cee Lo met at the Super Bowl in Dallas in February, 2011. They hung out over the weekend. She went back to Houston, where she lives, and Cee Lo returned to L.A., but they stayed in touch and dated off and on for the next year-and-a-half. In addition to seeing each other (he flew her out to L.A. from time to time), they frequently texted and spoke on the phone. Sources tells TMZ ... the woman sometimes asked Cee Lo to buy her expensive things and even asked his friend how she could get him to buy her expensive things. Sources connected with Cee Lo tell us ... on the day in question, he had flown her out to L.A. They went to the restaurant and afterward both took Ecstasy and stayed up all night. One source says, "No one was unconscious." Our Cee Lo sources claim the woman fabricated the story because she's involved with someone back in Texas who got wind she was in L.A. with Cee Lo and she was just covering her butt. Sources connected with the woman say her relationship with Cee Lo is irrelevant, because Cee Lo is on tape allegedly apologizing and referencing MDMA (Ecstasy), saying he thought the drug would help them have an exciting time together. more on this story
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(TMZ) Lil Wayne is angry that he lost his lawsuit against Quincy Jones III ... not because of the money, but because he thinks the judge should have given him time to recover from his illness so he could have made his case to the jury. Wayne is telling his friends that he's positive jurors were "pissed off" because he didn't show up and testify.Wayne says he could have turned jurors and convinced them that Quincy's documentary on him was defamatory. He's also convinced the jury would never have awarded Quincy more than $2 mil for lost profits as a result of Wayne trashing the film. But the big thing is ... Wayne says he was sick, couldn't fly to L.A. and was dealing with a "medical emergency situation." But he's leaving out one important fact. He wasn't so sick he couldn't take his tour bus from Louisiana to Miami to sit courtside for the Heat game. As for the $2 mil -- Wayne's brushing it off because he says that's small change to him. more on this story
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(TMZ) Lindsay Lohan is telling friends ... cops are on such a vendetta to bring her down and Lindsay still claims she wasn't driving at the time her Porsche slammed into a truck last June on the Pacific Coast Highway. TMZ broke the story ... authorities beg to differ and will prosecute her for lying to cops. Lindsay claimed she was a passenger, but witnesses say she was behind the wheel. Lindsay is saying she's "terrified" of going back to jail, especially because Judge Stephanie Sautner made it clear she would violate her probation if she breaks the law again. Lindsay says she will throw herself at the mercy of the court ... she believes "One car accident could ruin everything for me." Finally, she says she's done a good job following the law since her no contest plea in the jewelry heist case. more on this story
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(CBS Local) American Idol champ Phillip Phillips is using his newfound celebrity to do some good for those affected by superstorm Sandy.Back in September, the kids of PS22 performed the American Idol's winning single, "Home" and now Phillips is planning to perform at their home of Staten Island, which was hit hard last week by the storm. Phillips will join the middle school chorus at their school on November 15 for a show that asks those in attendance to pay what they can. more on this story
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(CBS Local) Blink-182 have put their shenanigans on pause for a moment to aid their East Coast friends and family in need.The band has teamed with artist, friend, and frequent Blink-182 contributor, Acorn, to create a T-shirt with the goal of raising money for Hurricane Sandy victims. In a statement posted to their online shopping page, the band encourages donations via the sale of the cool new custom tee. Read their statement and see the T here.
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The Warner Sound have released a new episode of Staged, this one focuses on the lyrics of Flo Rida. Staged a Warner Sound Youtube channel series that features the dramatic re-interpretations of song lyrics. The Flo Rida episode's plot tease says, "In a prohibition-era speakeasy, a vile gangster and his goons pick a fight with a mysterious stranger." The episode stars Brandon Olive, Riki Lindhome and Katrina Law and features the songs "Wild Ones (feat. Sia)", "Good Feeling", "Whistle", "Right Round", and "Who Dat Girl (feat. Akon)". Check it out.
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Passion Pit plan to launch a new headlining North American tour in February and March with special guests Matt & Kim. The tour starts on February 5th in Norfolk, VA, three nights before the bands previously announced headlining debut at Madison Square Garden. The tour continues with a hometown show in Boston, MA on February 9th at the Agganis Arena, before heading west for theatre and arena shows in Denver, Salt Lake City and more. The band is touring in support of their album, Gossamer, and they also have a new song on The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 2 soundtrack, with an original track titled "Where I Come From." The song is featured in the beginning of the film (out Nov. 16th). more on this story
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Jason Aldean has mapped out all of the routing for the first leg of his 2013 Night Train Tour.The tour will kick off the first leg in Bossier City, LA on Feb. 21 and roll on to 23 cities through May. Special guests Jake Owen and Thomas Rhett will jump on the 'Train' with Aldean in 2013. "The thing I'm most excited about for next year is getting to add some new songs off the 'Night Train' album into my show," said Aldean. "As a musician, it's great to be able to shake up the set list and think of cool ways to present these new songs in the live show. We're already working on some cool production ideas, and we're going to come back from the holidays ready to go. I'm a big fan of both Jake and Thomas Rhett, so it'll be awesome to have those guys out with us." more on this story
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(CBS Local) Mumford & Sons are letting England shine in their new music video for the song "Lover Of The Light." The folk group enlisted the help of premiere British actor Idris Elba to star in and co-direct the clip. For fans of The Wire and anglophiles who keep a close eye on BBC America, Elba is a familiar face. He starred as Stringer Bell in the critically acclaimed HBO show over two seasons. He's also the titular character in the BBC's mini-series Luther, for which he won a Golden Globe in 2012. Read more and watch the video here.
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(popmusiclife) Kesha continues gearing up for the December 4 release of her album, "Warrior," with a series of promotional appearances. The singer was on X Factor Australia to perform her new single, "Die Young." The track was co-written by Ke$ha, Nate Ruess from fun., Dr. Luke, Benny Blanco and Cirkut. Watch it here.
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(TMZ) The upcoming Disney-owned "Star Wars" movie will star a much older Princess Leia ... at least if Carrie Fisher gets her way -- because the actress tells TMZ, she'd love to star in the next installment.Carrie was at LAX yesterday when we asked if she'd accept a role in "Episode 7" -- currently in development at Disney -- and she said, "Yes. Sure. Wouldn't you?" It would make sense too -- because "Episode 7" would follow "Return of the Jedi" in the Stars Wars timeline, meaning Leia could conceivably be a lot older in the new movie. Carrie also said Disney low-balled George Lucas with its $4.05 billion deal -- saying he should've gotten about $500 million more. more on this story
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(TMZ) Bobbi Kristina treated her boyfriend to a late-night bangin' session this week ... when she plowed her Camaro into his Camaro ... and TMZ has a photo of the wreckage. Sources close to the couple tell TMZ ... it all went down inside the parking garage at the couple's apartment complex in Georgia on Monday night. We're told Bobbi had followed Nick Gordon's car back to their place from another location ... and moments after he parked his car, she tried to back in to the next spot over ... and screwed up ... smashing the front of Nick's brand new car in the process. Sources connected to the couple insist the crash was NOT alcohol related ... it was just a really expensive mistake. See the photo here.
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(TMZ) The resurrection of "Boy Meets World" might be the greatest news ever for TGIF fans -- AND former cast members who are looking to book a sweet new acting gig. TMZ spoke with Lily Nicksay -- who played Cory's little sister Morgan from 1993-1995, before being replaced by an older actress. The now 24-year-old tells TMZ ... She's very excited Disney is revamping the show -- adding, "I'd love to talk [to Disney] about being a part of it." The news broke this weekend ... the mouse's reboot will be "Girl Meets World" -- and will focus on Cory and Topanga's daughter ... with both Ben Savage and Danielle Fishel reportedly being courted to star. more on this story
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(TMZ) Octomom's oldest son claims his ex-nanny is bizarrely obsessed with him and won't leave him alone -- and he just got a restraining order to keep her away ... TMZ has learned.According to legal docs ... Gina Bryson has been incessantly harassing 11-year-old Elijah Solomon with phone calls and text messages. Sources close to Octo tell us, she fired Gina over the summer -- and that's when Gina allegedly began her campaign of calls and texts. The docs accuse Gina of leaking false stories about Elijah to the media. A judge has prohibited Gina from going within 100 yards of Elijah, or contacting him in any way. We're told Octo is in the process of filing additional restraining order requests for two other children whom Gina's allegedly been harassing as well. more on this story
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(TMZ) Right after Sam Worthington was pepper sprayed in Atlanta this weekend, he claimed he was a DEA agent and threatened the bouncer who maced him -- so claims the very angry bouncer.The bouncer -- Jerry Link -- tells TMZ, he maced Worthington when the actor went belligerent outside the bar ... and Worthington screamed, "I'm a DEA agent! You f**ked up now!" Worthington is playing a DEA agent in the movie he's currently filming in the ATL. Link tells us, Worthington rolled up to Vortex Bar and Grill in Atlanta, wearing a dirty hoodie and carrying a bunch of clothes ... and everyone thought he was a homeless person. Link says he refused to let Worthington inside because he was too drunk. TMZ broke the story ... Worthington was arrested for disorderly conduct after allegedly pushing Link in retaliation. The charges were dismissed this morning because Link was a no-show in court. Link is calling BS ... because no one asked him to be there. And this is funny ... Link (clearly not a movie person) tells us, he had no clue Worthington was famous until today -- "I've never seen 'Avatar' or 'Terminator." more on this story
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Twilight star Nikki Reed and "American Idol" contestant Paul McDonald have released their new EP, The Best Part, a collection of alt-country songs. We were sent these details:Earlier this year, Reed, who plays Rosalie Hale in the upcoming film The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 2, directed a video for one of the disc's songs, "Now That I've Found You" (which can be seen here). The duo re-recorded the song for The Best Part, working with bassist Dave Roe (Johnny Cash, Dwight Yoakam), guitarist/mandolin player Colin Linden (Lucinda Williams, Gregg Allman, Emmy Lou Harris) and drummer/percussionist Ken Coomer (Billy Bragg, Steve Earle, Jeff Tweedy), who also pulled double-duty as the EP's producer. more on this story
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