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For The Record: M.I.A., T-Pain, Tori Amos & More

Posted 6/2/08 5:47 pm EST by in For The Record


mia.jpg· Rumor has it that M.I.A. is engaged to Exit guitarist Benjamin Brewer and that this could put her green-card issues to rest. Hey Maya, if it doesn't work out, there are plenty of American citizens working at MTV News who'd be more than happy to become the next Mr./Mrs. Arulpragasam.

· Despite previous reports, Universal Music did not lose irreplaceable masters in Sunday's fire. Phew.

· T-Pain has launched his own record label, Nappy Boy Digital. Just imagine how T-Pain we'll be hearing now that he doesn't have a bunch of suits holding him back.

· In other "Suck it, major label" news, Tori Amos is ditching Epic to go indie.

For The Record: Ashlee Simpson, Korn & More

Posted 6/2/08 11:40 am EST by in For The Record


ashlee.jpg· Now that the cat's out of the bag about the bun in her oven, Ashlee Simpson's summer tour has been put on hold.

· Over the weekend, My Chemical Romance fans staged a protest outside the Daily Mail offices in London, after the tabloid blamed the band for the suicide of an MCR fan. One-thousand people said they'd show, but only about 40 made it to the protest.

· Need another Korn album? Um, really? Well, they're entering the studio in November with producer Ross Robinson, who helmed the band's 1994 self-titled debut and 1996's Life Is Peachy.

· First Rage Against the Machine. Then the Police, Led Zeppelin and Stone Temple Pilots. But a Rock Star Supernova reunion? It happened May 28 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles — and may it never happen again.

· Disturbed's David Draiman and funnyman Howie Mandel ... separated at birth? You be the judge.

For The Record: Busta Rhymes, 'Idol,' Pete Wentz & More

Posted 5/30/08 4:49 pm EST by in For The Record


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· One of Busta Rhymes' bodyguards was found shot dead in the back of his pickup in Queens on Wednesday.

· According to this report, “American Idol” producers had originally booked Michael Jackson, rather than George Michael, to perform on the show's finale.

· First, Pete Wentz praised John Mayer for his deep thoughts on celebrity, then Mayer returned the favor, calling the newlywed father-to-be “one of the best eggs in the music industry." Aww.

· How can something so wrong feel so right? Ladies and gentlemen, someone has made a bluegrass/gangsta rap mash-up album.

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For The Record: Shirley Manson, Scars on Broadway, Muse & More

Posted 5/30/08 10:03 am EST by in For The Record


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· Garbage’s Shirley Manson will play a recurring role on the second season of FOX’s “Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles.”

· Scars on Broadway’s self-titled debut is due July 29th.

· Muse, the British band that produced one of the greatest videos to feature a magical horse but not Mariah Carey, are working on their next album.

· Sean Levert’s death in jail was ruled a death by natural causes.

· Ted Nugent has recorded his rousing right-to-bear-arms anthem “I Am the NRA,” and you can download it now -– if you wear a bandana on your head and have a gun rack on your pickup.

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For The Record: Daft Punk, Swizz Beatz, Coldplay & More

Posted 5/29/08 10:49 am EST by in For The Record


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· Great news! Robotic dance gods Daft Punk are in a Paris studio cooking up some new beats.

· Just weeks after three NYPD detectives were acquitted in the shooting of New Yorker Sean Bell, Swizz Beatz, Talib Kweli, Cassidy, and Styles P have all contributed to the track “Stand Up (A Sean Bell Tribute).”

· The latest Rolling Stone counts down the 100 Greatest Guitar Songs of All Time. Chuck Berry’s “Johnny B. Goode” is #1; Nirvana's “Smells Like Teen Spirit” is at #10; and the Ramones’ “Blitzkrieg Bop” is at #18.

· Coldplay’s new single, “Violet Hill,” will soon join the “Guitar Hero” repertoire. Hmm, not much shredding to be had there.

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For The Record: Diddy, Madonna, the Jonas Brothers & More

Posted 5/28/08 10:33 am EST by in For The Record


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· Inspired by his trip to Cannes, P. Diddy apparently now has his sights set on writing a script for an Angelina Jolie/Eddie Murphy vehicle. No, really.

· In even more bonkers news, a woman has been sentenced to three months in prison for blasting Madonna tunes at full volume day in and day out.

· After detours into mall appearances and balloon festivals, Sanjaya Malakar’s path to career longevity has now taken a page from the book of MC Hammer and K-Fed.

· This summer, the Jonas Brothers are releasing their third album, and the Disney Channel is prepping a TV movie, “Camp Rock,” for June 20th.

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For The Record: Metallica, Sigur Ros, We Are Scientists & More

Posted 5/27/08 5:23 pm EST by in For The Record


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· Today Metallica launched Mission Metallica, where fans can check out their progress in the studio with Rick Rubin, and hear exclusive previews of their upcoming album.

· Sigur Ros’ new album is on the way, and brilliant photog Ryan McGinley did the album art.

· We Are Scientists launch their North American summer tour in July.

· Crystal Castles’ North American tour kicks off in early June.

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For The Record: Kanye West, Miley Cyrus, David Cook & More

Posted 5/27/08 11:04 am EST by in For The Record


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· This is reportedly the second of three videos Kanye West shot for “Flashing Lights.” We don’t get this one either.

· Oops, she did it again: more sorta provocative pictures of Miley Cyrus, these reportedly sent to her ex, Nick Jonas.

· American Idol David Cook’s first single, “The Time of My Life,” was the #1 download on iTunes over the weekend, and two other songs he performed on the finale were in the top 10.

· Our condolences to Xzibit, whose newborn son died suddenly yesterday.

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For The Record: Tommy Lee, Bow Wow, Flaming Lips & More

Posted 5/23/08 4:59 pm EST by in For The Record


tommylee.jpg· Tommy Lee is getting animated as the star of "The Life and Times of Jimmy Jaxx," where he voices a rocker who is constantly distracted when his tattoos come to life and try to lead him down the wrong path. That's right, Tommy, blame the ink.

· Bow Wow is going to chill on the rapping for a while to focus on acting. He's joined the cast of "Entourage" and will play a New Orleans high school baller in "Patriots."

· We love the Flaming Lips, but lending your song about fighting repressive government authority and fearing nuclear annihilation to a salad dressing commercial? Hmm.

· Former "American Idol" contestant Luke Menard, 29, has been diagnosed with lymphoma. Doctors found a mass behind his heart and removed a node from under his collarbone, but they say his odds for survival are good.

· What's it take to get a private two-song concert from Madonna? Try $500,000, which is how much she raised on Thursday during a charity auction for the AIDS charity amfAR.

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For The Record: Trey Anastasio, Kanye, Phil Spector & More

Posted 5/23/08 10:25 am EST by in For The Record


anastasio.jpgCrimes and courts edition

· Ex-Phish frontman Trey Anastasio caught a break on Wednesday, when a judge reduced his sentence to three years' probation after the singer successfully completed a drug-court program.

· Kanye West, Method Man, Redman, Common and their record labels were sued Thursday by the estate of late jazz musician Joe Farrell, for allegedly sampling "Upon This Rock" without permission.

· Good news for troubled rapper DMX: A judge vacated a $1.5 million judgment that was brought against him in January after a jury sided with a woman who claimed the MC defamed her in a magazine interview.

· Phil Spector will suit up again on September 29 when his retrial on murder charges begins.

· Poison drummer Rikki Rockett has been exonerated on a felony rape charge in Mississippi. Turns out he wasn't even in the state when the incident took place.

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