· We already knew former 'NSYNC member Lance Bass had signed up for the next season of "Dancing With the Stars." Now network execs are reportedly torn over whether they should pair the openly gay singer with a male or female partner.
· Trent Reznor is having way too much fun. In addition to giving albums away for free, the NIN leader has hidden tickets to his upcoming show under rocks in Los Angeles' Griffith Park, sending fans on a frenzied scavenger hunt.
· Snoop's recent dip into country with the boot-scootin' "My Medicine" was just the beginning. The Big Dogg is set to remake Johnny Cash's "I Walk the Line" along with Teddy Riley and DJ Quik for the upcoming album Johnny Cash Remixed.
· Turns out that whole David Lee Roth peanut-allergy police story was a big misunderstanding. According to a new report, the man assisted by Ontario cops last month was not Diamond Dave, but an impostor. Roth's publicist released a statement on Thursday in which the high-kicking singer explained, "I was in Canada only from July 1st through the 4th for a performance at the Quebec City Summer Festival. I had no encounters or incidents with the police. The only thing I'm allergic to is criticism."
· The planned July 17 auction of hundreds of items from the estate of the late Godfather of Soul, James Brown, has reportedly been put on hold due to a dispute over where the proceeds should go.
· Tuesday was a rough day for Morbid Angel lead singer David Vincent. The death metaller was detained by Italian authorities at the Milan airport for "possession of contraband weapons" when they noticed his luggage contained a bullet belt given to him as a signing bonus by the owner of his label, Earache Records. He was arrested and questioned for several hours before being released, without the belt.
· The handwritten lyrics to John Lennon's "Give Peace a Chance" have sold at auction for $833,654.
· Mobb Deep's Havoc and Prodigy are suing their ex-manager, Norman Bell, claiming he used their recordings on best-of albums that they didn't authorize and that he didn't pay them for the recordings.
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