Day in Pop Report for 03/30/2010
Miley Cyrus has promised to turn her back on music for good and concentrate on movies - insisting she's "done" with pop once her next album is released in June, reports the SFGate. On the red carpet for her new film "The Last Song," Cyrus told reporters, "I've got a record coming out in June and then I'm done. I just want to work in movies. That's what I like and that's what I want to be doing." moreErykah Badu's "Window Seat" video is inspired by indie duo Matt & Kim's video for "Lessons Learned," which means the R&B goddess is stripping naked in public as strangers stare her down. The similarities end there, though. Read more at Billboard including the video here A rap artist from the group Bone Thugs-N-Harmony has been arrested during an Ohio concert on 12-year-old charges that he roughed up his mother with a gun. Stanley Howse — whose stage name is Flesh-N-Bone — was wanted on domestic violence and felonious assault charges. The rapper is accused of striking his mother with a gun in 1998 more Some surprising news broke on Monday including news that the sky is blue, water is wet, the earth is round and Ricky Martin is gay. Like Clay Aiken's coming out, this actually came as a surprise to some people. AFP reported the news like this: in a bombshell to legions of his fans all over the world, confirmed a longtime rumor that he is gay. "I am proud to say that I am a fortunate homosexual man. I am very blessed to be who I am," he wrote on his rickymartin.com website. more Jessica Alba is bringing her celebrity fashion sense to "Project Runway." Lifetime spokeswoman Kannie Yu LaPack says Alba will serve as a guest judge on Thursday's episode more T.I. officially completed his prison sentence on Friday (March 26) stemming from his 2007 arrest for attempting to illegally purchase guns. more Rumor has it, Dr. Dre and Jay-Z have teamed up on a new song and the two are going to release the joint track this week. The news was first brought forward by E! News correspondent Michael Yo on his Twitter. "Look for it this week New Jay Z and Dr Dre!!! Can't wait:)," he wrote. more A copy of the 1938 edition of Action Comics No. 1 sold Monday for $1.5 million on the auction Web site ComicConnect.com. The issue, which features Superman's debut and originally sold for 10 cents, is widely considered the Holy Grail of comic books. more Irish band Boyzone's album "Brother" has climbed back to the top of the U.K. rundown, ending Lady GaGa's double chart reign. The "Poker Face" hitmaker's "The Fame" record and her track with Beyonce Knowles, "Telephone ", topped the British charts last week . more
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On March 30, iTunes will offer the world premiere of Norah Jones' music video for "Young Blood" from her critically-acclaimed, platinum-selling new album The Fall. The video was directed by Toben Seymour, a fantastical director and puppeteer who has worked with Moby, will.i.am, and Kanye West. The Grammy Award winning singer will also be making her first-ever appearance on The Ellen Degeneres Show on April 22. A performance on PBS Soundstage will air later this spring.
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The Backstreet Boys are very excited to announce a North American headlining tour beginning June 1st in Orlando, FL. The tour comes in support of their new album, THIS IS US, the seventh studio album from the group. On April 14th, BSB will appear on The Bonnie Hunt Show and debut their second single, BIGGER.
Nick Carter, Howie Dorough, Brian Littrell and AJ McLean are thrilled to announce the inaugural Backstreet Boys Cruise, a four-day fan appreciation event that will set sail December 9th.
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The video for Kelis' new single, "Acapella," premiered online on Monday at www.iamkelis.com. Based on a treatment written by the GRAMMY-nominated singer-songwriter, the video was lensed in Los Angeles by co-directors Chris Cottam, Rankin and Nicole Ehrlich. Kelis performed at numerous events during last week's Winter Music Conference 2010 in Miami, including shows with will.i.am, Benny Benassi and David Guetta. She'll perform on "Jimmy Kimmel Live" on Tuesday, April 6th.
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Introducing "Flash Delirium" the debut video from MGMT's sophomore album 'Congratulations.' The video was directed by Andreas Nilsson (Fever Ray, Goldfrapp, Depeche Mode) and lends a visual clue into the maelstrom and chaos of modern times. Adding to their unique catalog of interesting images and music, MGMT continue to deliver earnest and unapologetically real music. 'Congratulations' is in stores Tuesday April 13, 2010
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Roc Nation/Columbia Records rapper and North Carolina native, J.Cole, has hit the road with a collection of college tour dates, which began on March 19th in Winston-Salem, NC and concludes in Buffalo, NY on May 7. During his college dates, Cole also made a stop and made his mark at SXSW music festival in Austin, TX on March 17 and 18. On March 30th, J.Cole will perform at New York's SOB's for the sold out HOT 97 "Who's Next Live" series. Currently in the studio recording his debut album, J. Cole has been touted as an "Artist to Watch in 2010" by publications such as Spin, XXL, Entertainment Weekly and industry bible, Billboard Magazine. J. Cole first made waves as a guest rapper on "A Star is Born" from JAY-Z's platinum selling album, Blueprint 3, and currently graces the cover of The Source and XXL's "10 Freshmen for '10" issue.
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After over 100,000 records sold worldwide and receiving international acclaim, Juno nominee Manafest (aka Chris Greenwood) returns to partner with Fontana North for his release of The Chase. Already having debuted at #1 on the itunes Rock Charts in Japan, this fourth studio project is Manafest's most aggressive and sonically evolved record to date.
Over the past seven years, Chris Greenwood has used the moniker Manafest to organically build his fan base playing over 1,000 shows on four separate continents. With singles garnering multiple TV placements, his tracks have most recently appeared in both the last and upcoming season of So You Think You Can Dance and in the recent Nike Rewind video. Out on March 30th, The Chase is produced by Adam Messinger (Chris Brown, JoJo, Justin Bieber) and features eleven tracks of gritty guitars and aggressive rhymes fusing rock and rap styles. A video for the song 'No Plan B' is currently on heavy rotation on MuchMusic and the debut radio single 'Fire In The Kitchen' has been impacting Rock & CHR stations on medium rotation across the country.
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The soulful, futuristic dance music songstress Donn T's Kaleidoscopic is due this June from MoreAboutMusic Records. This forward-facing singer-songwriter from the streets of Philadelphia satisfies all expectations for what a new millennium artist should be, slashing through musical genres while using modern technology to her utmost advantage. Donn T is a digital girl in a digital world, layering upbeat soul music all throughout her Kaleidoscopic debut album. The Philly soul tradition is famously rife with outside-the-box, cutting-edge artists who stretched musical boundaries and turned the world's ear to their sounds of expression. Donn T fits this description with the best of them. Though she nowadays also calls Los Angeles home and worked steadfastly on KALEIDOSCOPIC with esteemed UK-based French producer DJ Simbad (Roots Manuva, Jay Electronica), Donn T brings as much Philly to her game as Santigold, Jill Scott or Jazmine Sullivan before her.
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