Day in Pop Report for 02/11/2013
Mumford & Sons won the big prize at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night, taking home the Album Of The Year Award. fun. were also big winners, earning Grammy Awards for Best New Artist and Song of the Year for "We Are Young". The Black Keys won Grammys for both Rock Album and Rock Performance for the song "Lonely Boy" and the album "El Camino." Kelly Clarkson won for best Pop Vocal Album for "Stronger" and Adele took home the Grammy for Pop Solo Performance for "Set Fire To The Rain (Live)." Carrie Underwood won the Best Country Solo Performance Grammy for "Blown Away" and the Zac Brown Band won the Best Country Album Grammy for Uncaged. list of most of the major category Grammy winners
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Eminem plans to release a new album later this year and is lining up some live dates according to Shady Records president Paul Rosenberg."We fully expect to be releasing a new Eminem album in 2013. He's been working on it for some time," Rosenberg said. "It's safe to say that it will be post-Memorial Day at some point, but we're not exactly sure when." Rosenberg also said that Eminem is making some live plans for later this year, "We've got some dates locked in for him to perform live in Europe in August, so we're trying to see what else lines up." Eminem is not the only one set to release new material via the label. Rosenberg said the label wants to release 50 Cent's "Street King Immortal" which was originally schedule to be release in 2011. The label also plans to release Yelawolf's sophomore album and solo projects of Slaughterhouse members Crooked I, Joe Budden, Joell Ortiz, and Royce da 5'9", according to this report.
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Miley Cyrus went online to call out Perez Hilton for one his reports which reportedly suggested that Cyrus went out with "Gossip Girl" actor Ed Westwick and had no evidence of the alleged date. Cyrus is engaged to Liam Hemsworth.Cyrus took to her Twitter account to launch a series of messages about Hilton and his report, "@perezhilton hope you find love one day but can you not f**k with mine." "I've never been with Ed W in my life. I was at the studio last night," she wrote. "What happened to your promise to spread love not lies. And to be a decent human being with values and morals???" "Dude u ask for people to respect you and your relationships I demand the same thing," she added. "You're the first one to write about my engagement and my wedding and how happy u r for me and the first to try to tear my life apart." "Respect, love, & compassion are mandatory. Hope this message finds you happy and healthy. Feel free to ask me whatever u want but I can't tolerate lies. Thanks for understand. Blessings x," she ended.
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(Extra) "Extra's" Mario Lopez caught up with Ne-Yo on the 2013 Grammys red carpet, where the R&B singer talked about possibly joining the next season of the "The X Factor" as a judge.Ne-Yo said, "I think it would be a great, great thing, I don't want to talk to much about it, because I don't want to get in no trouble
conversations have been had, but that's about it." He added, "If it happens, I'd be more then willing to do so. I feel like I've been around long enough to have some vital information for someone on the way up, definitely." L.A. Reid and Britney Spears have already confirmed that they will not be returning for a second season. Britney is headed to Las Vegas! Extra
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(popmusiclife) Justin Timberlake continues to promote his forthcoming new album, "The 20/20 Experience," with an appearance Sunday night at the 55th Annual Grammy Awards.Justin performed his new single, "Suit & Tie," with guest Jay-Z, and then kicked into "Pusher Love Girl," a new track from the project. The Grammy appearance marks the first time in four years that Timberlake has played the awards show. Watch the performance here.
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Chris Brown claims his car accident on Saturday was caused by his being pursued by paparazzi. The paparazzi are telling a different story.Extra sent over these details about Brown's claims, "Brown's rep told Extra the rapper, alone in his car, was headed to the Debbie Allen Dance Academy for a Symphonic Love Foundation event when two vehicles cut him off. The occupants jumped out, with cameras, and aggressively approached his vehicle. "In an effort to remove himself from the situation, he began to back down an alley at which point his was cut off by two additional vehicles. Brown's vehicle was totaled as a result, but his rep said he is fine." However, the owner of the photographers photo agency told TMZ that the photographers "had nothing to do with Chris Brown crashing." INF's Chris Doherty told the site that his photographers arrived on the scene after Brown has already crashed. "No photographers were following him at the time he crashed ... He crashed his car and it's convenient for him to blame us. He needs to be careful with his defamatory statements." more on this story
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(popmusiclife) Bruno Mars led an all-star tribute to reggae legend Bob Marley at the Grammys on Sunday.Bruno kicked the mini-set off with his smash hit, "locked Out Of Heaven," before being joined mid-song by Sting; the pair then played a version of The Police's hit, "Walking On The Moon." Rihanna and Bob's sons Ziggy and Damian Marley joined the group for the legend's classic, "Could You Be Loved." Watch the performance here.
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A Lil Wayne fan is suing the rapper after one of his employees allegedly hit the fan in the head with a skateboard. Alfredo Marino filed a lawsuit in Los Angeles Superior Court, claiming that he was assaulted by a man employed by Lil Wayne. The incident reportedly occurred last year. Marino claims that he saw Lil Wayne on the streets of Los Angeles. When he approached the rapper in hopes of taking a photo with him, Marino claims that a person that works for Wayne hit him in the back of the head with a skateboard. TMZ reports that Marino claims he suffered a severe injury to his head from the incident and is suing for unspecified damages.
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(Extra) "Extra" exclusively confirms that Britney Spears' Las Vegas show will in fact be held at one of Caesars Entertainment Group's properties. A formal statement confirming negotiations are on-going is due out shortly. Sources tell "Extra" the show will most likely go on at Planet Hollywood, where "Extra's" Las Vegas bureau is. "Extra" first reported that Britney's show was a done deal earlier this week, and that her team was deciding which one of two Cesar properties the show will take place at. Extra
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Eric Church has set an April 9, 2013 release date for his new live album, Caught In The Act: Live. The music on the 17-track album was captured during a concert at Chattanooga's Tivoli Theatre in October 2012. Church is also releasing a special edition double gatefold vinyl version of the album on National Record Store Day, Saturday, April 20, which will include four bonus tracks and a special 'whiskey-infused' 7-inch. more on this story
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Drake has settled a legal dispute with a female vocalist that appeared on his hit song "Marvin's Room."Ericka Lee filed a lawsuit against Drake last year where she claimed she co-wrote the song and never received credit or compensation for it. Drake responded that he never promised to compensate her for the use of her voice on the song, according to TMZ. Lee reportedly also claimed to have had a romantic relationship with Drake and claimed Drake threatening her over the lawsuit. Allegations that Drake denied. The two have now apparently settled their differences as the case was dismissed on February 2nd, but the terms of the settlement have not been disclosed.
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(Radio.com) The Wanted are the latest act added to E!'s roster. The band will star in E! series The Wanted Life which will follow the five band members around in their adopted city of Los Angeles.The guy's charisma in front of the camera is no surprise to Radio.com their "What's That Song?" video packages with us have been the stuff of Internet legend. E! already promises plenty of partying and girlfriend drama from the boys. Expect to witness Max George living up the single life now that he and his fiancee are over. In the meantime, fans will see firsthand how Siva Kaneswaran and Tom Parker make time for their girlfriends. Will the relationships last the entirety of the season? You'll just have to tune in to find out! The show has been described by E! president Suzanne Kolb as being full of "music, bromance and superstardom." While you wait for the premiere check out the video packages mentioned above here.
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(Radio.com) Brad Paisley has a released a brand new lyric video for his latest hit "Southern Comfort Zone." And this one definitely caters to the fans.That's because it's a "fan lyric video" that includes the lyrics to the song written out within photos submitted that were by fans. Participants wrote the lyrics to the song on items such as poster board, note cards, their hand, and even a child's "sweet tea" stand. Then they took a photo of their work and sent it in. The locations run from Tennessee to Paris, Rome, and beyond, and participants range from kids to grandparents, people on vacation to soldiers serving abroad. (And speaking of participants: you might recognize a certain singer about halfway through, too.) "Southern Comfort Zone" is one of the most powerful and engaging songs on country radio right now, featuring a rich melody with a positive, humanizing message underneath. And while it's true the song is about the joys traveling the world, it's not just about seeing the sights. At its core, the song is focusing on the wide and wild variety that humanity can take, if we all just take the time to look and explore. Read more and watch it here.
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Katt Williams has reportedly paid off one of his federal tax liens in the amount of $284,000.Williams was allegedly $284,419.67 delinquent on his 2007 federal taxes and the IRS filed a tax lien against the comedian in 2010. TMZ reports that Williams has now paid the taxes and that lien has been dropped, however he is not totally out of the red with the IRS. Last year the IRS filed another lien against the comedian in the amount of $4 million for failure to pay $3.2 million in taxes for 2008 and $829,352 for 2009.
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(popmusiclife) Rihanna was on hand to perform at the Grammy Awards on Sunday night in Los Angeles.The pop star performed "Stay" with singer/songwriter Mikky Ekko on the program; the track is from her new album, "Unapologetic." Rihanna also participated in on the Bob Marley tribute along with Bruno Mars, Sting and Damien and Ziggy Marley watch it here. The singer kicks off her 2013 Diamonds World Tour on March 8 in Buffalo. Watch her Grammy performance here.
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(Extra) GoDaddy.com commercial star Jesse Heiman spoke to online interviewer Arthur Kade in this "Extra" exclusive about his infamous kiss with supermodel Bar Rafaeli, his upcoming roles, and hopes for his new dating life.When asked about shooting the kissing ad, Heiman said, "It took 65 times to get it right
it all felt like one giant kiss to me. They wanted us to focus on getting the time right
I was always in the moment." Jesse then spoke about his upcoming acting opportunities. "All these offers are coming in to my agents. They are spreading them out on the table and picking the best ones for me." If GoDaddy asked him to do a sequel, the 34-year-old said the next person on his kiss list is "Original GoDaddy girl, Candice Michelle." Extra
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