Rewind: Justin Bieber Shut Down- Miley Iyaz Duet- Rihanna Injured- Grace Jones Slams Lady Gaga- LCD Soundsystem RIP- Lily Allen Topless- New Bond on Hold- more was a top story in April. Here is the recap: Australian police Monday shut down a concert by Justin Bieber over crowd safety fears after young fans were injured in surges hours before the free event was due to start. AFP reports "Police at the event were concerned for the 4,000 excited people already in attendance with many more anticipated to arrive prior to the start of the performance," New South Wales police said in a statement. [full story link expired]Miley Cyrus recently teamed up with rising star Iyaz for a duet. According to the rapper, his duet with the Disney star will be performed in an episode of "The Oprah Winfrey Show" and the collaborative project came unexpectedly. more
In the midst of her 27-date European tour, Rihanna suffered an injured rib that required a brief trip to an emergency room in Switzerland. The injury took place during Monday's show in Zurich. Following the performance, Rihanna was taken to a private clinic. "[She] had an injured rib and went to have it looked at to be sure it was nothing serious, and it wasn't," the 22-year-old singer's rep said. more
Grace Jones confirms to the Guardian that she was approached to play with Lady Gaga and explains why she took a pass. When asked is Gaga approached her for a collaboration, Jones responded, "Yes, she did, but I said no. I'd just prefer to work with someone who is more original and someone who is not copying me, actually." When asked directly if Lady Gaga copies her, Jones responded, "Well, you know, I've seen some things she's worn that I've worn, and that does kind of piss me off." Read the full interview here
LCD Soundsystem third studio album, This Is Happening, is set to hit stores next month and frontman James Murphy is sure it will be LCD Soundsystem's final record - because he's ready to pursue other projects. "I don't want to be wildly famous. I like being respected and appreciated but I was never in a band to be a pop star" more
Disney Channel is readying a new high school musical. The network has ordered an original movie based on the novel "Lemonade Mouth," the story of five Rhode Island freshmen who meet in detention and decide to form a garage band using unusual instruments, including a ukulele. more
Lily Allen is set to cause a storm Down Under: she will appear topless on the front cover of Harper's Bazaar Australia. Jam! reports that the image shows her naked from the waist up, with one arm covering the right side of her chest but with her left breast clearly on show. more
The production of the next James Bond film has been suspended "indefinitely" because of uncertainty over the future of film company MGM, producers say. BBC reports that Producers Michael Wilson and Barbara Broccoli said they did not know when work on the 23rd Bond film would resume and there was no date for its release. more
Lady Gaga is urging her fans not to sleep around, insisting it's "not really cool" to have various sex partners. "I can't believe I'm saying this - don't have sex. I'm single right now and I've chosen to be single because I don't have the time to get to know anybody. So it's OK not to have sex, it's OK to get to know people. I'm celibate, celibacy's fine." more
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