The Day in Pop Digest for 4/27/11: (FMQB) In a new promo for her HBO special, Lady Gaga is shown sitting in a car recalling her rise to fame. "There was never a question in my mind that I was gonna make it and that this is my destiny and that we were all gonna make it as the kids of this city, as the New York generation," she says while driving through the streets of New York to Madison Square Garden, where she taped a concert for the special. more(Hollywood Reporter) Rapper-actor Ice-T's family life is going under the microscope with "Ice Loves Coco," a new reality series at E! The half-hour series will revolve around the "Law & Order: SVU" co-star's marriage to his model wife of 10 years, Coco. more
(Billboard) Lil Wayne has revealed plans to release t a documentary following his current "I Am Music" Tour. Cameras have been set up to film performances and backstage footage on select dates along Weezy's tour across the United States. more
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(AP) Donnie Wahlberg's Twitter skills have helped find a kidney for an ailing fan from Nashville, Tenn. After he retweeted a blog about a fan who urgently needed a kidney transplant, which prompted a slew of calls to Vanderbilt University Medical Center and a match was found. Read the full story for more details here
(Billboard) Despite not being included on the "Songs For Japan" compilation, Kylie Minogue recently teamed up with Japanese rapper Verbal to create her own single to aid relief efforts in Japan more
(BBC) John Cossette, a longtime executive producer of the prestigious Grammy awards, has died aged 54, his family confirms more
(NME) Russell Crowe is set to make his directorial debut in a new crime drama. The Gladiator star is apparently seriously considering taking the reins in period cop movie 77, in which he would also star. more
(Billboard) Michael Rapaport will be hitting the road this summer with his documentary on hip-hop legends A Tribe Called Quest, "Beats, Rhymes & Life: The Travels of A Tribe Called Quest." more
