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Queen Honors Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page
© Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page went to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to receive an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from Queen Elizabeth II — but the award was for his work with poor Brazilian children rather than his music.
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© Pamela Anderson and pole dancing proved too hot for NBC, which dropped a number featuring the actress in a sexy big-screen video from an Elton John special.
http://news.yahoo.com/
© No mother-in-law sleepovers. Only one football game per Sunday. Mandatory sexual positions. With celebrity marriages often shorter than Jessica Simpson's Daisy Dukes, the power of the prenuptial agreement cannot be denied.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/
© Prince, who famously scrawled "slave" on his face during a dispute with his record company in the mid-1990s, said Tuesday he received everything he wanted in his latest deal with Universal Records.
http://news.yahoo.com/s
New York Times Feeding Fans' Hunger With Rap Nostalgia Three hours into the final performance of the Breed Love Odyssey Tour, on Monday night at B. B. King's, the rapper Mos Def improvised a couplet that captured the thrust of the show: "It's B-L-A-C-K-S-T-A-R shine/ It's been a while, we gonna make up for lost time."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/14/arts/music/14def.html
MTV
© 50 Cent isn't content to be a music and movie star — he also wants to be a movie producer. The rapper told MTV Europe that he's just completed a development deal to produce films. "When I come across a screenplay that's as exciting as my life story, then I will commit to it," he said. 50's already planning to turn his forthcoming G-Unit series of street fiction books into DVD films, if not theatrical releases, shortly after they are published in 2007. ...
© Meanwhile, 50 and Dr. Dre are facing a copyright-infringement suit, which was filed last week in Manhattan federal court in New York. Janine Gordon, who also goes by JahJah, claims that 50 and Dre borrowed from three of her songs ("Poppin' at Da Club," "Crazy Dreams" and "Hardcore") for The Massacre. ...
© It's been more than four years since Moby ripped into Eminem over lyrics the clean-domed DJ deemed "homophobic and misogynistic," and though it appeared the feud was all but over, someone forgot to tell Moby. In a December 6 journal entry on his Web site, Moby again takes Em to task, writing about a recent murder trial in England in which an avid Eminem fan, Christopher Duncan, pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend and then stuffing her into a suitcase just hours after performing the rapper's songs in a London karaoke bar. "
© Mike Shinoda will take his Fort Minor side project on the road next year, beginning January 28 in Minneapolis and wrapping up February 9 in Atlanta. Shinoda will be backed by a 10-piece band and will perform some Linkin Park tracks "Fort Minor style," according to his spokesperson. ...
© Lindsay Lohan's parents reached a divorce settlement on Monday, ending a battle that started in January when Dina Lohan served Michael Lohan with divorce papers. Dina's lawyer said that "the matter has been resolved and an agreement signed," though he couldn't discuss the terms of the agreement per a gag order from the judge overseeing the case. During their very public battle, the Lohans shot a series of accusations at each other, with Dina claiming that her husband was abusive, and Michael calling her a liar and demanding a cut of his daughter's earnings. ...
© Travis Barker and No Doubt's Adrian Young are facing off to see who is the better drummer at Guitar Center's annual Drum Off in Los Angeles. The event, which will also feature Bad Religion, takes place January 14 at the Wiltern LG. ...
Members of Korn, Linkin Park, the Offspring, Pennywise, Bad Religion and Taking Back Sunday will all be hosting a week's worth of programming on "Hostile Takeover," a new program that will debut Friday on Sirius Satellite Radio's Faction channel. The hosts will play whatever tunes they like and take phone calls over the air. A definitive schedule is being worked out, but Pennywise are set to host the week of December 23 and Korn will take the week of January 6. ...
© Bob Dylan has signed on to DJ on XM Satellite Radio. He'll host a weekly hour-long radio show during which he'll spin records, interview guests, take e-mails and offer commentary on music. "A lot of my own songs have been played on the radio, but this is the first time I've ever been on the other side of the mic," Dylan said in a statement. The as-yet-untitled show will debut in March on XM's Deep Tracks (channel 40).
© Jack Johnson, O.A.R. and Guster have donated rare or live tracks to Rock for Relief, a benefit compilation for Mercy Corps, which is providing relief to victims of the Indian Ocean tsunamis, hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and Rita and the earthquake in Pakistan. Tracks from Howie Day, Citizen Cope and Marc Broussard will also be included. ...
© Josh Kelley has a holiday gift up for grabs for all you big spenders out there. He is auctioning off a fan package on eBay (dubbed "the ultimate Josh Kelley experience") which will include a meet-and-greet with the singer/songwriter, backstage access before and after the show, a pass to his soundcheck, and the opportunity for you and three of your friends to sit onstage with him during his concert. The winner will also receive a signed Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitar valued at $1,200. Ninety percent of the proceeds go toward the Coalition on Donation, a nonprofit group of national organizations that urges people to donate life-saving organs and tissues to those in need. The auction ends Friday. ...
NY POST
TOM Cruise will make a rare personal appearance tonight at the Tribeca Rooftop to raise money for a controversial Church of Scientology program that claims to be healing firefighters and rescue workers who breathed toxic smoke on 9/11.
"IF there had been no Monica Lewinsky, there would have been no Sen. [Hillary] Clinton. She had to run as a victim because she was seen as so controlling" — Maureen Dowd on "The View" . . . "ONE of our makeup artists got Kofi Annan ready for a TV appearance at the U.N. the other day. Kind of embarrassing, when she told him the makeup was oil-based, out of habit he gave her food" — Bill McCuddy on Fox News.
JESSICA Alba ruffled some hipster feathers at the hot MisShapes party Saturday night at Don Hill's. The gorgeous actress turned up with an entourage and was quickly ushered inside — but when head promoter Gordon Nicol asked if she would pose for a photo, Alba turned him down flat. When Nicol pointed out that celebs like Madonna, Hilary Duff and Selma Blair had all posed, Alba supposedly snapped, "I don't care!" and walked away. At that point, one of Alba's entourage told Nicol, "She's a bitch — sorry." Other notables at the bash included Rumer Willis, photographer Ryan McGinley and fashion designers Zaldy and Benjamin Cho.
HEATH Ledger took a break from promoting "Brokeback Mountain," and from being a new husband, new father and new homeowner, by partying with Leonardo DiCaprio, Lucas Haas, Kevin Connelly, a couple of party promoters and a bevy of models at Rocco Ancarola's party at One on Sunday night. The next night, he wasn't with the three musketeers at the wrap party for their new flick "Garden of Eden" at Butter. Earlier, Leo, Luke and Kevin stopped by the Christmas party of DiCaprio's p.r. man Ken Sunshine at Fiddlesticks on Greenwich Avenue, where they spoke with Al Sharpton and his girlfriend.
G-Unit rap artist Young Buck has learned his lesson — and he'll put down the silverware when the next brawl breaks out. The rapper (real name: David Darnell Brown) copped a probation plea with the DA, which virtually cleared him in a knife attack that marred the 2004 Vibe Awards in Santa Monica. Cops originally believed Young Buck stabbed an autograph seeker who punched out Buck's mentor, Dr. Dre. But frame-by-frame video analysis showed Young Buck tried to stab the puncher with a fork — and missed. "He understands what he caused and he realizes [he] shouldn't [have] done those things. He's learned his lesson," defense lawyer Scott Leemon said.
BRUCE Willis is a single guy looking for love! Pals of Petra Nemcova said the "Die Hard" star tried to get in touch with her via various means last week — even having people call the office of Nemcova's pal Diane Sawyer to try getting her number. Sawyer's people sent them to Nemcova's agency, Next Models, which declined to give Willis' reps her number, but did take his for Nemcova. The model did not call, but finally surrendered her digits to Willis after he showed up at her Light of Heart benefit gala at Cipriani Downtown last Monday, donated what some say was a whopping $50,000 and presented an award. Spies say Nemcova didn't give up her number so easily because she's dating L.A. dilettante/movie producer Matt Palmieri. A rep for Willis said his donation was for far less than $50,000: "Bruce donates to charity all the time. And people from the movie 'Perfect Stranger' were looking for Petra to see if she wanted a role in the movie — not for Bruce." No worries — we hear Willis' eyes may have already wandered onto Hollywood hottie Krista Allen.
Why won't Gwyneth Paltrow leave London? The Oscar winner, pregnant with her second child, was supposed to help host a Glamour magazine party here last Wednesday at Hiro in honor of her and Trudie Styler's directorial debuts in the magazine's "Reel Moments" series. Paltrow's name was also on the host committee of the Neue Gallery's Winter Gala on Thursday. She was a no-show at both. Her mouthpiece, Stephen Huvane, said Paltrow is filming a movie in London until the end of the year: "Her schedule has been in place for the last two months." If anyone listed her as an attendee, "they were wrong to do so."
NY Daily News
Britney Spears is trying to scotch reports that she and estranged hubby Kevin Federline taped their lovemaking. "There has never been a sex tape," says her rep. Meanwhile, In Touch is picking up on quotes attributed to Federline by Germany's Die Bilt. The tabloid claims he confided that his lawyers will demand $125 million if the pair split. " I have to get protection," Federline is quoted as saying. A Spears rep insists, "Kevin never gave an interview to anybody. There is no talk of divorce." ... Usher, Cyndi Lauper and Burt Bacharach all turn to one man to set the mood for scooty: Marvin Gaye. Sharing Marvin as an aural aphrodisiac is one of the true confessions in BlackBook magazine's fun new music issue. Meanwhile, Bacharach says he read six months ago that "Usher said he would like to collaborate with me, and we put in a call, but he never got back to us."
Eddie Murphy and "Access Hollywood" host Shaun Robinson better get a hotel room. A spy tells us that the two were making out in a balcony booth at L.A.'s Laugh Factory as Damon Wayans did a tribute to the late Richard Pryor. Looking on in shock was Chris Rock. "They were all over each other and didn't seem to care that a cameraman was shooting some of it with a long-lens camera," says our snitch ...
Prince showed up at the Grammy Jams concert at L.A.'s Orpheum Theater hours late for last weekend's tribute to his friend Stevie Wonder. Jamie Foxx, Amerie and Josh Groban all performed Stevie songs at the benefit for Entertainment Industry Foundation's music-in-schools program. But Prince, who just signed with Universal Music, declined to get up and jam..
Billboard
© Eminem Scores Fourth No. 1 Album In A Row Three debuts crash into the upper echelon of The Billboard 200 this week, with Eminem's "Curtain Call: The Hits" (Aftermath) leading the charge. The retrospective, which includes three new tracks, sold nearly 441,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001698218
© Jackson Family TV Pilot Making Rounds Michael Jackson might be shunning the spotlight these days, but his family sure isn't. Making the rounds at cable networks in recent weeks is a proposed pilot for a reality series in which Jackson's siblings are featured players, sources said.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001698118
Allhiphop.com
© Snoop Dogg's Mother Launches Nationwide Anti-Gang Campaign The mother of superstar rapper Snoop Dogg has helped create and launch The Mothers of Entertainers (M.O.E.), a new organization designed to help steer children away from gangs and violence
http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5156
© Police Seek To Question Ed Lover For Assault Police are seeking to question Hip-Hop personality Ed Lover, for allegedly punching a 26-year-old woman in the face at a Manhattan nightclub.
http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5157
© Luke Coaches Pop Warner Football Team To Championship This past Saturday (Dec. 10th), Luther "Luke" Campbell's Pop Warner football team brought home the Jr. Midget Division I Championship.
http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5155
Rolling Stone
© BOB DYLAN will host a weekly, hour-long music show exclusively for XM Satellite Radio starting this spring. The legendary singer-songwriter will play a mix of handpicked music, offer regular commentary, interview special guests and take e-mails from XM subscribers. The program is set to premiere in March on XM's rock channel Deep Tracks (channel 40).
© PINK FLOYD guitarist and frontman DAVID GILMOUR will release his first solo album since 1984's About Face, dubbed On an Island. The effort, due on March 7th, features DAVID CROSBY, GRAHAM NASH, JOOLS HOLLAND and Floyd mate RICHARD WRIGHT. Gilmour will hit the road in support of the release this spring.
© JACK WHITE, longtime friend BRENDAN BENSON and the GREENHORNES' rhythm section -- known together as the RACONTEURS -- have finished their first album, due in May. The band plans to follow the release with a tour.
© MATISYAHU will release his debut studio album, Youth, on January 31st. The record will include a new version of "King Without a Crown," which was featured on Live at Stubb's. The Hasidic reggae artist will return to the road for a brief Hanukkah tour on December 24th in Philadelphia, wrapping up on December 31st in Solana Beach, California.
© The seventh annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will return on April 29th and 30th at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. But before the festival takes place, the two-hour retrospective documentary Coachella -- featuring footage of BJORK, RADIOHEAD, the PIXIES, the WHITE STRIPES, the CHEMICAL BROTHERS, OASIS, the FLAMING LIPS, IGGY AND THE STOOGES, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, KOOL KEITH and BECK -- will premiere at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre on January 19th. The film hits theaters nationally on January 24th.
© AUDIOSLAVE drummer BRAD WILK and his girlfriend of ten years, singer SELENE VIGIL of SEVEN YEAR BITCH, tied the knot on December 10th with a small ceremony held at Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, California . . . In other wedding news, NEW FOUND GLORY guitarist CHAD GILBERT and EISLEY frontwoman SHERRI DUPREE are engaged. The guitarist proposed to Dupree on December 9th at the premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. The couple met earlier this year on New Found Glory's Back to Basics tour.
© AIMEE MANN is set to hit the road in support of her Grammy-nominated fifth album, The Forgotten Arm. The stint will kick off with a show on December 31st in Milwaukee featuring her husband, singer-songwriter MICHAEL PENN. Dates will run through February 18th in Tampa, Florida.
© VAN MORRISON has launched the new "Exclusives" section, where fans can listen to live recordings and classic performances from the rocker, on his official Web site vanmorrison.com. The tracks in "Exclusives" will be replaced with new selections every two weeks and interviews exclusive to the site will also be available.
Queen Honors Led Zeppelin's Jimmy Page
© Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy Page went to Buckingham Palace on Wednesday to receive an Officer of the Order of the British Empire, or OBE, from Queen Elizabeth II — but the award was for his work with poor Brazilian children rather than his music.
http://news.yahoo.com/s
© Pamela Anderson and pole dancing proved too hot for NBC, which dropped a number featuring the actress in a sexy big-screen video from an Elton John special.
http://news.yahoo.com/
© No mother-in-law sleepovers. Only one football game per Sunday. Mandatory sexual positions. With celebrity marriages often shorter than Jessica Simpson's Daisy Dukes, the power of the prenuptial agreement cannot be denied.
http://news.yahoo.com/s/
© Prince, who famously scrawled "slave" on his face during a dispute with his record company in the mid-1990s, said Tuesday he received everything he wanted in his latest deal with Universal Records.
http://news.yahoo.com/s
New York Times Feeding Fans' Hunger With Rap Nostalgia Three hours into the final performance of the Breed Love Odyssey Tour, on Monday night at B. B. King's, the rapper Mos Def improvised a couplet that captured the thrust of the show: "It's B-L-A-C-K-S-T-A-R shine/ It's been a while, we gonna make up for lost time."
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/14/arts/music/14def.html
MTV
© 50 Cent isn't content to be a music and movie star — he also wants to be a movie producer. The rapper told MTV Europe that he's just completed a development deal to produce films. "When I come across a screenplay that's as exciting as my life story, then I will commit to it," he said. 50's already planning to turn his forthcoming G-Unit series of street fiction books into DVD films, if not theatrical releases, shortly after they are published in 2007. ...
© Meanwhile, 50 and Dr. Dre are facing a copyright-infringement suit, which was filed last week in Manhattan federal court in New York. Janine Gordon, who also goes by JahJah, claims that 50 and Dre borrowed from three of her songs ("Poppin' at Da Club," "Crazy Dreams" and "Hardcore") for The Massacre. ...
© It's been more than four years since Moby ripped into Eminem over lyrics the clean-domed DJ deemed "homophobic and misogynistic," and though it appeared the feud was all but over, someone forgot to tell Moby. In a December 6 journal entry on his Web site, Moby again takes Em to task, writing about a recent murder trial in England in which an avid Eminem fan, Christopher Duncan, pleaded guilty to murdering his girlfriend and then stuffing her into a suitcase just hours after performing the rapper's songs in a London karaoke bar. "
© Mike Shinoda will take his Fort Minor side project on the road next year, beginning January 28 in Minneapolis and wrapping up February 9 in Atlanta. Shinoda will be backed by a 10-piece band and will perform some Linkin Park tracks "Fort Minor style," according to his spokesperson. ...
© Lindsay Lohan's parents reached a divorce settlement on Monday, ending a battle that started in January when Dina Lohan served Michael Lohan with divorce papers. Dina's lawyer said that "the matter has been resolved and an agreement signed," though he couldn't discuss the terms of the agreement per a gag order from the judge overseeing the case. During their very public battle, the Lohans shot a series of accusations at each other, with Dina claiming that her husband was abusive, and Michael calling her a liar and demanding a cut of his daughter's earnings. ...
© Travis Barker and No Doubt's Adrian Young are facing off to see who is the better drummer at Guitar Center's annual Drum Off in Los Angeles. The event, which will also feature Bad Religion, takes place January 14 at the Wiltern LG. ...
Members of Korn, Linkin Park, the Offspring, Pennywise, Bad Religion and Taking Back Sunday will all be hosting a week's worth of programming on "Hostile Takeover," a new program that will debut Friday on Sirius Satellite Radio's Faction channel. The hosts will play whatever tunes they like and take phone calls over the air. A definitive schedule is being worked out, but Pennywise are set to host the week of December 23 and Korn will take the week of January 6. ...
© Bob Dylan has signed on to DJ on XM Satellite Radio. He'll host a weekly hour-long radio show during which he'll spin records, interview guests, take e-mails and offer commentary on music. "A lot of my own songs have been played on the radio, but this is the first time I've ever been on the other side of the mic," Dylan said in a statement. The as-yet-untitled show will debut in March on XM's Deep Tracks (channel 40).
© Jack Johnson, O.A.R. and Guster have donated rare or live tracks to Rock for Relief, a benefit compilation for Mercy Corps, which is providing relief to victims of the Indian Ocean tsunamis, hurricanes Katrina, Wilma and Rita and the earthquake in Pakistan. Tracks from Howie Day, Citizen Cope and Marc Broussard will also be included. ...
© Josh Kelley has a holiday gift up for grabs for all you big spenders out there. He is auctioning off a fan package on eBay (dubbed "the ultimate Josh Kelley experience") which will include a meet-and-greet with the singer/songwriter, backstage access before and after the show, a pass to his soundcheck, and the opportunity for you and three of your friends to sit onstage with him during his concert. The winner will also receive a signed Gibson Les Paul Electric Guitar valued at $1,200. Ninety percent of the proceeds go toward the Coalition on Donation, a nonprofit group of national organizations that urges people to donate life-saving organs and tissues to those in need. The auction ends Friday. ...
NY POST
TOM Cruise will make a rare personal appearance tonight at the Tribeca Rooftop to raise money for a controversial Church of Scientology program that claims to be healing firefighters and rescue workers who breathed toxic smoke on 9/11.
"IF there had been no Monica Lewinsky, there would have been no Sen. [Hillary] Clinton. She had to run as a victim because she was seen as so controlling" — Maureen Dowd on "The View" . . . "ONE of our makeup artists got Kofi Annan ready for a TV appearance at the U.N. the other day. Kind of embarrassing, when she told him the makeup was oil-based, out of habit he gave her food" — Bill McCuddy on Fox News.
JESSICA Alba ruffled some hipster feathers at the hot MisShapes party Saturday night at Don Hill's. The gorgeous actress turned up with an entourage and was quickly ushered inside — but when head promoter Gordon Nicol asked if she would pose for a photo, Alba turned him down flat. When Nicol pointed out that celebs like Madonna, Hilary Duff and Selma Blair had all posed, Alba supposedly snapped, "I don't care!" and walked away. At that point, one of Alba's entourage told Nicol, "She's a bitch — sorry." Other notables at the bash included Rumer Willis, photographer Ryan McGinley and fashion designers Zaldy and Benjamin Cho.
HEATH Ledger took a break from promoting "Brokeback Mountain," and from being a new husband, new father and new homeowner, by partying with Leonardo DiCaprio, Lucas Haas, Kevin Connelly, a couple of party promoters and a bevy of models at Rocco Ancarola's party at One on Sunday night. The next night, he wasn't with the three musketeers at the wrap party for their new flick "Garden of Eden" at Butter. Earlier, Leo, Luke and Kevin stopped by the Christmas party of DiCaprio's p.r. man Ken Sunshine at Fiddlesticks on Greenwich Avenue, where they spoke with Al Sharpton and his girlfriend.
G-Unit rap artist Young Buck has learned his lesson — and he'll put down the silverware when the next brawl breaks out. The rapper (real name: David Darnell Brown) copped a probation plea with the DA, which virtually cleared him in a knife attack that marred the 2004 Vibe Awards in Santa Monica. Cops originally believed Young Buck stabbed an autograph seeker who punched out Buck's mentor, Dr. Dre. But frame-by-frame video analysis showed Young Buck tried to stab the puncher with a fork — and missed. "He understands what he caused and he realizes [he] shouldn't [have] done those things. He's learned his lesson," defense lawyer Scott Leemon said.
BRUCE Willis is a single guy looking for love! Pals of Petra Nemcova said the "Die Hard" star tried to get in touch with her via various means last week — even having people call the office of Nemcova's pal Diane Sawyer to try getting her number. Sawyer's people sent them to Nemcova's agency, Next Models, which declined to give Willis' reps her number, but did take his for Nemcova. The model did not call, but finally surrendered her digits to Willis after he showed up at her Light of Heart benefit gala at Cipriani Downtown last Monday, donated what some say was a whopping $50,000 and presented an award. Spies say Nemcova didn't give up her number so easily because she's dating L.A. dilettante/movie producer Matt Palmieri. A rep for Willis said his donation was for far less than $50,000: "Bruce donates to charity all the time. And people from the movie 'Perfect Stranger' were looking for Petra to see if she wanted a role in the movie — not for Bruce." No worries — we hear Willis' eyes may have already wandered onto Hollywood hottie Krista Allen.
Why won't Gwyneth Paltrow leave London? The Oscar winner, pregnant with her second child, was supposed to help host a Glamour magazine party here last Wednesday at Hiro in honor of her and Trudie Styler's directorial debuts in the magazine's "Reel Moments" series. Paltrow's name was also on the host committee of the Neue Gallery's Winter Gala on Thursday. She was a no-show at both. Her mouthpiece, Stephen Huvane, said Paltrow is filming a movie in London until the end of the year: "Her schedule has been in place for the last two months." If anyone listed her as an attendee, "they were wrong to do so."
NY Daily News
Britney Spears is trying to scotch reports that she and estranged hubby Kevin Federline taped their lovemaking. "There has never been a sex tape," says her rep. Meanwhile, In Touch is picking up on quotes attributed to Federline by Germany's Die Bilt. The tabloid claims he confided that his lawyers will demand $125 million if the pair split. " I have to get protection," Federline is quoted as saying. A Spears rep insists, "Kevin never gave an interview to anybody. There is no talk of divorce." ... Usher, Cyndi Lauper and Burt Bacharach all turn to one man to set the mood for scooty: Marvin Gaye. Sharing Marvin as an aural aphrodisiac is one of the true confessions in BlackBook magazine's fun new music issue. Meanwhile, Bacharach says he read six months ago that "Usher said he would like to collaborate with me, and we put in a call, but he never got back to us."
Eddie Murphy and "Access Hollywood" host Shaun Robinson better get a hotel room. A spy tells us that the two were making out in a balcony booth at L.A.'s Laugh Factory as Damon Wayans did a tribute to the late Richard Pryor. Looking on in shock was Chris Rock. "They were all over each other and didn't seem to care that a cameraman was shooting some of it with a long-lens camera," says our snitch ...
Prince showed up at the Grammy Jams concert at L.A.'s Orpheum Theater hours late for last weekend's tribute to his friend Stevie Wonder. Jamie Foxx, Amerie and Josh Groban all performed Stevie songs at the benefit for Entertainment Industry Foundation's music-in-schools program. But Prince, who just signed with Universal Music, declined to get up and jam..
Billboard
© Eminem Scores Fourth No. 1 Album In A Row Three debuts crash into the upper echelon of The Billboard 200 this week, with Eminem's "Curtain Call: The Hits" (Aftermath) leading the charge. The retrospective, which includes three new tracks, sold nearly 441,000 units in the United States, according to Nielsen SoundScan.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001698218
© Jackson Family TV Pilot Making Rounds Michael Jackson might be shunning the spotlight these days, but his family sure isn't. Making the rounds at cable networks in recent weeks is a proposed pilot for a reality series in which Jackson's siblings are featured players, sources said.
http://www.billboard.com/bbcom/news/article_display.jsp?vnu_content_id=1001698118
Allhiphop.com
© Snoop Dogg's Mother Launches Nationwide Anti-Gang Campaign The mother of superstar rapper Snoop Dogg has helped create and launch The Mothers of Entertainers (M.O.E.), a new organization designed to help steer children away from gangs and violence
http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5156
© Police Seek To Question Ed Lover For Assault Police are seeking to question Hip-Hop personality Ed Lover, for allegedly punching a 26-year-old woman in the face at a Manhattan nightclub.
http://www.allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5157
© Luke Coaches Pop Warner Football Team To Championship This past Saturday (Dec. 10th), Luther "Luke" Campbell's Pop Warner football team brought home the Jr. Midget Division I Championship.
http://allhiphop.com/hiphopnews/?ID=5155
Rolling Stone
© BOB DYLAN will host a weekly, hour-long music show exclusively for XM Satellite Radio starting this spring. The legendary singer-songwriter will play a mix of handpicked music, offer regular commentary, interview special guests and take e-mails from XM subscribers. The program is set to premiere in March on XM's rock channel Deep Tracks (channel 40).
© PINK FLOYD guitarist and frontman DAVID GILMOUR will release his first solo album since 1984's About Face, dubbed On an Island. The effort, due on March 7th, features DAVID CROSBY, GRAHAM NASH, JOOLS HOLLAND and Floyd mate RICHARD WRIGHT. Gilmour will hit the road in support of the release this spring.
© JACK WHITE, longtime friend BRENDAN BENSON and the GREENHORNES' rhythm section -- known together as the RACONTEURS -- have finished their first album, due in May. The band plans to follow the release with a tour.
© MATISYAHU will release his debut studio album, Youth, on January 31st. The record will include a new version of "King Without a Crown," which was featured on Live at Stubb's. The Hasidic reggae artist will return to the road for a brief Hanukkah tour on December 24th in Philadelphia, wrapping up on December 31st in Solana Beach, California.
© The seventh annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival will return on April 29th and 30th at Empire Polo Field in Indio, California. But before the festival takes place, the two-hour retrospective documentary Coachella -- featuring footage of BJORK, RADIOHEAD, the PIXIES, the WHITE STRIPES, the CHEMICAL BROTHERS, OASIS, the FLAMING LIPS, IGGY AND THE STOOGES, RED HOT CHILI PEPPERS, KOOL KEITH and BECK -- will premiere at Los Angeles' Orpheum Theatre on January 19th. The film hits theaters nationally on January 24th.
© AUDIOSLAVE drummer BRAD WILK and his girlfriend of ten years, singer SELENE VIGIL of SEVEN YEAR BITCH, tied the knot on December 10th with a small ceremony held at Emerald Bay in Lake Tahoe, California . . . In other wedding news, NEW FOUND GLORY guitarist CHAD GILBERT and EISLEY frontwoman SHERRI DUPREE are engaged. The guitarist proposed to Dupree on December 9th at the premiere of The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe at the El Capitan Theatre in Hollywood, California. The couple met earlier this year on New Found Glory's Back to Basics tour.
© AIMEE MANN is set to hit the road in support of her Grammy-nominated fifth album, The Forgotten Arm. The stint will kick off with a show on December 31st in Milwaukee featuring her husband, singer-songwriter MICHAEL PENN. Dates will run through February 18th in Tampa, Florida.
© VAN MORRISON has launched the new "Exclusives" section, where fans can listen to live recordings and classic performances from the rocker, on his official Web site vanmorrison.com. The tracks in "Exclusives" will be replaced with new selections every two weeks and interviews exclusive to the site will also be available.
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