Chris Brown and Frank Ocean Get Into Brawl

He followed that up with "cut my finger now I can't play w two hands at the grammys."

Morrissey Hospitalized For Bleeding Ulcer

Morrissey's North American tour was sidelined late last week when the singer was admitted to the William Beaumont hospital in the suburb of Royal Oak, Michigan on Friday, January 25.

A representative for singer says that he originally underwent tests for a suspected bladder infection but was ultimately diagnosed with a bleeding ulcer, according to Billboard.

He had originally canceled last Thursday's concert in Flint, Michigan, citing an unidentified illness within the band.

Due to his medical condition the singer has been forced to reschedule six upcoming dates on his North American tour.

The concerts in Asheville, N.C.; Nashville, Tenn.; Atlanta, Ga.; Lawrence, Kans.; Clear Lake, Iowa; and Lincoln, Neb have been postponed with new rescheduled dates to be announce soon.

The tour is schedule to resume on February 9th in Las Vegas.

Justin Bieber Under Investigation for Nerf Assault

Taxpayers in Ottawa, Canada should be proud that police are using their tax money to investigate serious crimes like allegations of a celebrity accidently hitting people with Nerf darts.

Entertainer Justin Bieber is the subject of an assault investigation after a woman that claims to have been hit by a Nerf dart filed a police report for assault, reports TMZ.

Sources told the gossip site that the woman was a female employee of the venue where Bieber was performing and Bieber and his 3-year-old brother and 4-year-old sister were reportedly playing with Nerf guns and one of the sponge-like projectiles hit the woman.

The sources also told the site that the woman then reportedly told Bieber's people she was a security guard for the venue and was very angry. She then was said to have filed a police report, telling the Canadian police that she was hit by something.

TMZ reports that the police are taking the complaint seriously and have already interviewed some people at the venue.

Lights Over Paris Frontman Facing Prison For $6 Million Loan Fraud

Lights Over Paris frontman Robert Mawhinney is facing up to 30 years in prison after allegedly receiving more $6 million in bank loans with the use of fake documents.

Authorities said on Friday that the 30-year-old singer was charged with making a false statement in a loan application, according to Billboard.

They report that the alleged fraud began in August 2009 and lasted for almost two years with Mawhinney obtained almost $6.2 million via four loans from Comerica Inc., according to court documents.

He reportedly provided statements to obtain the loans which claimed that he had almost $8 million in assets; however his account had only about $10,000 in it, according to authorities. Read the Billboard report for more details.

Burt Reynolds Was In Hospital Intensive Care Unit This Weekend

Veteran actor Burt Reynolds was treated in the intensive care unit of an undisclosed Florida hospital this weekend.

Reynolds had been suffering from the flu and sought medical attention when his symptoms became worse.

He was placed in the ICU at the hospital after doctors determined he was "severely dehydrated" reports TMZ.

They reported on Saturday that Reynolds's fever had broken and doctors planed to move him to a regular wing of the hospital.

His representative Erik Kritzer said that the actor is "feeling better" and predicted that he would be released from the hospital today (Monday), according to CNN. Read their report here.

Former American Idol Finalist Speak Out Over Racism Claim

Three former American Idol finalists and one winner have spoken out about claims of racism on the part of the show's producers.

The racism claims came from an attorney seeking permission to sue the show on the behalf of nine former contestants who were publicly disqualified, reports TMZ.

Now, three former finalists and one American Idol winner have given their opinions to the site about the allegations of racism.

Season 6 finalist Melinda Doolittle told TMZ, "It is shocking to see such allegations. In my experience on the show, the 'Idol' team strives to champion everyone, regardless of race. However, each contestant is explicitly told that the withholding of information that may compromise the show or artist, can and will result in immediate disqualification."

Season 4 finalist Vonzell Solomon said, "I didn't experience any of that [racial discrimination] ... all of our contracts were clear about how the background checks worked and that we could be disqualified if we lied about our past."

Season 5 winner Taylor Hicks said, "American Idol is for everyone. All walks of life go through the show. Not once did I see the show discriminate towards anyone. It's all about the votes."

Season 10 finalist Casey Abrams adds, "I don't know why they are biting the hand that fed them. Those guys beat thousands of people who wanted to be on TV. Idol is picky, but I'm not sure about racist."

"American Idol" Executive Producer Nigel Lythgoe called the allegations "ridiculous," according to The Daily News. "We treat everybody the same ... no matter the race, religion or sex," he told TMZ. "I think we've always had a fantastic share of talent from contestants both black and white ... I don't think I've ever seen racism at the show."

American Idol has had three black winners: Ruben Studdard, Fantasia Barrino and Jordin Sparks. Read more about the racism allegations here.

Star Wars: Episode VII To Be Directed By J.J. Abrams

Disney has selected J.J. Abrams to direct their first installment in the Star Wars movie franchise,' Star Wars: Episode VII'.

Abrams, who will also be directing the upcoming 'Star Trek Into Darkness' film, was named director the Star Wars film last week.

"It's very exciting to have J.J. aboard leading the charge as we set off to make a new Star Wars movie," said Lucasfilm president Kathleen Kennedy.

"J.J. is the perfect director to helm this. Beyond having such great instincts as a filmmaker, he has an intuitive understanding of this franchise. He understands the essence of the Star Wars experience, and will bring that talent to create an unforgettable motion picture."

Star Wars creator George Lucas also endorsed the selection of Abrams. "I've consistently been impressed with J.J. as a filmmaker and storyteller," he said in a statement. "He's an ideal choice to direct the new Star Wars film and the legacy couldn't be in better hands."

"To be a part of the next chapter of the Star Wars saga, to collaborate with Kathy Kennedy and this remarkable group of people, is an absolute honor," J.J. Abrams said. "I may be even more grateful to George Lucas now than I was as a kid."

Nicki Minaj Discusses Rift With Fellow American Idol Judge Mariah Carey

(popmusiclife) Nicki Minaj made headlines this past week when she walked off the American Idol judging panel.

The incident was initiated by a conversation about a contestant's musical preferences, as Minaj disagreed with fellow judges Randy Jackson and Mariah Carey's guidance to the singer.

Nicki was asked about the situation by Jimmy Kimmel, telling the host, "I wouldn't say I don't like her. I definitely don't think she likes me."

"I looked up to her for a long time," said Minaj. "I don't want to be like hating this lady."

Nicki says the two have had an issue from onset but they're currently "having fun."

Following the Kimmel interview, Minaj performed "Va Va Voom" and "Freedom". Watch it here.

Will Ol' Dirty Bastard Be Resurrected At Coachella?

(Radio.com) With the music world still reeling over the long-awaited announcement of the 2013 Coachella line-up, hip-hop fans fired up for the headlining performance from '90s hip-hop legends Wu-Tang Clan are asking the same question: will late Wu-Tang rapper Ol' Dirty Bastard appear onstage with the rest of the band as a hologram?

It's a fair question, as despite high-profile sets from the likes of Radiohead and Swedish House Mafia, Coachella 2012 will forever be remembered for Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg highlighting their star-studded closing set (Eminem, 50 Cent, Kendrick Lamar, Wiz Khalifa and more all made onstage cameos) with a widely-publicized hologram of the much-revered Tupac Shakur, killed back in 1996 amidst a hail of bullets while riding in a car in Las Vegas.

Ol' Dirty Bastard was one of the most visible members of the Wu-Tang Clan with his outrageous behavior (he notoriously allowed MTV to ride along with him in a limousine to pick up a welfare check) and inimitable flow on the microphone. An ongoing barrage of legal difficulties from assault charges to drug convictions found the rapper spending more time behind bars than on concert stages.

Sadly, Ol' Dirty Bastard died of a drug overdose in late 2004, just two days before his 36th birthday. more on this story

Justin Timberlake Announce New Album in Unusual Way

(Radio.com) Justin Timberlake gives fans a glimpse into his creative process in the new lyric video for "Suit & Tie." This isn't your typical lyric video, though. Justin takes part in it all.

After a leisurely drive to the barber and then getting all suited up, JT hits the studio where he's hammering out the remaining parts on the song.

Snapping along, we see him cigarette in hand at the piano while he reads a page of music. While cigar smoke swirls around during Jay-Z's raps he decides it's time to hit the casino.

As he powers up the car after a long day, the video cuts to Justin hammering out a glass display that reads "The 20/20 Experience Coming Soon!" Just as he hits the glass, the date March 19 is shown, announcing Justin's release to the world. more on this story

Katt Williams Won't Face Charges In Child Endangerment Case

Controversial comedian Katt Williams will not be charged for the drugs and guns that police found in the house he shared with his kids.

Williams was arrested for felony child endangerment after police found numerous guns and marijuana at his Woodland Hills home, but now TMZ reports that authorities will not be pursuing charges against him.

Authorities told the site that Williams said that the weapons were secured so that the children could not access them and that due to the amount of people living in the house there was no way to prove who possessed the marijuana.

The Los Angeles District Attorney office decided not to file felony charges. The case was referred to the L.A. City Attorney for possible misdemeanor charges, but they apparently decided not to pursue the case.

Williams will reportedly still be required to appear at an informal hearing at the City Attorney's office, where he'll be counseled and warned, according to the report.

Justin Bieber Releases Believe Acoustic Live Video Clip

(popmusiclife) Justin Bieber issues his "Believe Acoustic" album tomorrow and giving fans a taste of what is to come.

The new project features his "Believe" album redone plus some previously unreleased songs.

Bieber is giving fans a taste of what they can expect with a live acoustic video performance of "As Long As You Love Me" shot in Australia.

Currently on tour, Justin will act as both host and performer on the February 9 episode of Saturday Night Live. Watch the preview here.

Nicole Scherzinger Releases Boomerang Video

(popmusiclife) Former Pussycat Doll Nicole Scherzinger has released a video for her new single, "Boomerang."

The clip was directed by Nathalie Canguilhem and shot in November when Nicole was still on-air judging on the latest The X Factor UK season.

The single is set for release in the UK on March 10; no word on a North American date as of yet.

The new track is from her forthcoming album, due later this year. Watch the new music video here.

Liberty Ross Divorcing Rupert Sanders

Liberty Ross has filed for divorce from her husband Rupert Sanders and is seeking joint custody of their 2 children.

Sanders was the focus of a scandal when his affair with Twilight star Kristen Stewart became publicly known. Sanders was directing Stewart in the film "Snow White and the Huntsman."

Ross, who is represented by Laura Wasser, is also asking for spousal support, as well as attorney's fees, according to TMZ.

They report that Sanders also filed his response to the divorce petition and is asking for joint custody of the children, ages 5 and 7, but not spousal support and wants to share attorney's fees with Ross.

Mike Oldfield Releasing Remix Album Next Month

Mike Oldfield has set a February 5th release date for his new remix album, which is entitled Tubular Beats. We were sent these details:

All tracks have been reworked from the original multi-track recordings and remixed together by Mike Oldfield and multi-platinum awarded German producer Torsten "York" Stenzel. Having previous worked together, the duo fused their style in a full elaborate project for the first time, embellishing Oldfield's most famous songs with the aid of modern electronic music.

Newly recorded guitar parts by Oldfield have been added to the mix, and a brand new song featuring ex-Nightwish singer Tarja Turunen closes the album on a high note.

Classics like "Tubular Bells," "To France," and "Moonlight Shadow" shine again through fresh and danceable new versions. Mike Oldfield kept creative control throughout the whole production and despite the "new dress" the songs managed to keep the original melodies and structure intact, being brand new at the same time.

"Never Too Far" is a brand new song featuring singer Tarja Turunen who not surprisingly is offering one of her most emotional performances ever, as Oldfield is one of the singer's heroes.

Tarja explains: "It was such a pleasure to work with Mike Oldfield. The song turned out to be even better than I could have ever expected. Mike has a vast career and experience in pop, instrumental and electronic music. I love his music and his personal guitar sound.

"My work in this song was inspired by Mike's 'Islands' featuring another of my youth idol: Bonnie Tyler," continues Tarja. "A way to thank them for the nice melodies I grew up with was to add a line from their hit. And I believe Mike liked the idea too. That's how 'Never Too Far' was born. Hope that you enjoy the song as much as I do." more on this story

Jonny Craig Giving Away Amy Winehouse, Drake and Justin Timberlake Covers

Jonny Craig of Dance Gavin Dance, Emarosa, Isles and Glaciers fame will be hitting the road this spring for a U.S. tour.

Craig is also giving away covers of Justin Timberlake's "Cry Me A River", Drake's "Best I Ever Had (feat. Stephen Parrish and Kezo)", and Amy Winehouse's "Rehab". You can download them here.

The tour is set to kick off in Anaheim, Ca. on Friday, March 8th and will conclude on April 7th in San Francisco, Ca. more on this story

Michael Buble Expecting His First Child

(Radio.com) Michael Buble is going to be a daddy. The Canadian crooner and his wife, actress Luisana Lopilato, revealed the big news that they were expecting their first child in a short video.

The 22-second clip shows a shot of Lopilato's sonogram with the words "Mini Bublè" written right above before the announcement "We're having a baby Bublè!!!" pops on the screen in both English and Spanish.

All of this is set to the sounds of Michael's song "Haven't Met You Yet" from his 2009 album, Crazy Love.

Michael has said the song, which he co-wrote, was about "everyone's dream of finding a relationship and love" and was dedicated to Lopilato, who was his fiancée at the time. The two married in 2011. Read more and watch the video here.

Allison Weiss, Candy Hearts and Pentimento Spring Tour

Allison Weiss will be hitting the road with Candy Hearts and Pentimento this Spring for a North American tour.

The tour is set to kick off in Springfield, VA on March 2nd and conclude at Shea Stadium in Brooklyn, NY on April 6.

Weiss will be touring in support of her new single "Making It Up" and forthcoming full-length album which will be announced soon.

Weiss will release her new EP, Making It Up, on January 29 via No Sleep Records. The EP includes the new single, "Making It Up," and an alternate version of the song.

Weiss will be performing a record release party with Field Mouse and Young Statues at Public Assembly in Brooklyn at 8PM on February 1st. more on this story

Barry Manilow's Broadway Opening Moved To Tomorrow

(Radio.com) The show must go on, but for Barry Manilow it's going to be a week later than originally planned.

Barry announced he would be pushing back the opening night of his Manilow on Broadway tour in New York City from January 22 to January 29 after coming down with bronchitis.

"It turns out the only thing worse than hell and high water is bronchitis," the producers of the show said in a statement. "Barry is deeply sorry to disappoint his fans and is doing everything he can to ensure a speedy recovery."

Barry was forced to cancel his opening night show along with the following five dates due to doctor's orders. more on this story

Carrie Underwood Releases Dark Two Black Cadillacs Video

(Radio.com) If Carrie Underwood's music videos were true, then "Two Black Cadillacs" would be proof that her criminal actions are escalating.

And this is from an artist whose 2006 video for "Before He Cheats" showed her brandishing a Louisville Slugger to destroy the cheater's "souped up four-wheel drive."

Fast forward seven years. In her new music video for "Two Black Cadillacs," Underwood's character has resorted to murder. "The women in the two black veils didn't bother to cry," she sings, "bye-bye, bye-bye."

Sitting down for an interview last fall with Steve Grunwald of Detroit's WYCD, Carrie admitted the song was rather dark. But she also said the album on which the song lives, Blown Away, is on the whole very much unafraid of the dark.

"When we were writing ["Two Black Cadillacs"], the story was just so juicy," she said (Carrie cowrote the song with Josh Kear and Hillary Lindsey). "It's such a visual song, you can see it all playing out in your head when you're listening." Watch the video here.

Jennifer Lopez Gets Candid With Extra

(Extra) "Extra's" Mario Lopez had candid chat with Jennifer Lopez at the Las Vegas premiere of her new film "Parker," which is her first leaving role in three years.

On the much anticipated scene in which she removes her clothes to be checked for a wire, Mario commenting, "You look absolutely amazing." JLo, "Yeah, in my underwear. She's being checked for a wire." Mario, "You're in fantastic shape. What was the preparation for that?"

JLo, "You know, you're always in shape. You have to eat right…I mean, I didn't want it to look where I was so cut up where it was unrealistic for a girl who was playing a real estate broker in Palm Beach who's down on her luck but yet she's in the gym every day."

JLo also opened up about leaving TV for her role in "Parker," I was on American Idol at the time, It was such a real treat to have the director call you at home and say I have a real part for you."

Being in Vegas, Mario had to ask about the star's mom, who infamously won big a few years back. Mario, "Your mom won a lot of money in the casino, didn't she?" Jlo, " Yeah, she did. She won $2.4 million dollars…on the slots." more on this story

Singled Out: Brittany Smooch

Today rising teen pop star Brittany Smooch tells us about her latest single "You're The Type of Guy (That I Like to Hang With)". Here is the story:

"You're The Type of Guy" was written about two years ago while I was living in LA recording my (FIRST?) album. I had been in the studio all night, every night so I really didn't have much time for a social life. My schedule was basically to work all night and sleep all day; I started feeling pretty lonely. One night I was taking a break from recording and randomly signed onto iChat. I hadn't iChatted in forever so it was weird when an old friend from back home in NYC messaging me from out of the blue to talk. We started to video-chat and I realized I actually had a mini-crush on this guy. I definitely used to like him, secretly, while I was living on the East Coast—but basically I ignored it because he was known as a "bad boy".

Everyone in the studio saw me video chatting with this boy and the teasing began. No one had really seen me actually like a guy before. My manager even asked me, "Is that the kind of boy you like to hang with?"… joking around. It was that exact night when I heard a new beat that I really loved and thought it would be cool to write a song about liking this boy to that music. I remember what my manager said and that's how the hook developed. I changed up the music a bit to put my own touch on it. But I thought to myself, this is definitely the kind of guy I like to hang out with. When I was writing the song, I had to include something about like stereotypical "bad boy"; I thought the concept was something most girls could relate to. Unfortunately, we all learn that the bad boys can be so intriguing.

So it happened… "You're The Type of Guy (That I Like to Hang With)" was created.

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