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Wednesday, 07 March 2007 |
 Britney Spears claimed she was the "Antichrist" before trying to commit suicide, it has been reported.
The
troubled singer - who is currently in Malibu's Promises rehab centre -
scribbled 666 on her shaved head and terrified staff by screaming, "I
am the Antichrist!".
A source told Britain's News of the World
newspaper: "She was crying and shouting, 'I am the Antichrist!' Then
she started screaming, 'I'm a fake!'
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
 A lawsuit has been filed against Sean "Diddy" Combs, alleging the music
mogul punched and pushed the plaintiff and his girlfriend at a
Hollywood nightclub.
Gerard Rechnitzer is seeking unspecified
compensatory and punitive damages in the suit, which was filed Friday
in Los Angeles Superior Court.
An attorney for Combs called the suit "completely baseless." Police are investigating the alleged incident.
Rechnitzer, 27, claims he and his girlfriend ran into
Combs at the club, Teddy's, inside the Roosevelt Hotel in the early
morning hours of Feb. 25.
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
 An uncharacteristically short three years after their last disc, 2004's
"To the 5 Boroughs," the Beastie Boys are putting the finishing touches
on a new record. "Hopefully that'll be out this summer, too," group
member Adam Yauch tells.
Though he remained characteristically tight-lipped
about details, Yauch says the Beasties plan to air out some of the new
material in a series of dates this summer, including a headlining slot
at the Sasquatch Festival, to be held May 26-27 at the Gorge
Amphitheatre in George, Wash.
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
 Maroon 5 will release its sophomore album, "It Won't Be
Soon Before Long," May 22 via the new A&M/Octone Records
partnership. The first single is "Makes Me Wonder."
The 12-track set is the follow-up to 2002's "Songs
About Jane," which has sold 4.3 million units in the United States,
according to Nielsen SoundScan. It features production by Mike
Elizondo, Mark "Spike" Stent, Eric Valentine and Mark Endert.
"It's like 'Songs About Jane,' but more danceable,"
guitarist James Valentine recently said of the new album, adding that
"the beats are definitely harder" but that there are "also some mellow
vibes."
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
 The Police have unveiled dates for late summer/early fall European
tour, beginning Aug. 29 in Stockholm. So far, 13 shows are confirmed,
although additional dates in Italy, Switzerland, Belgium, and Denmark
are pending, according to the band's Web site.
In Europe, the Police will play a mix of indoor arenas
and outdoor stadiums. Some tickets begin going on sale tomorrow (March
6) via the band's fan club.
This leg of the tour will follow the instantly
sold-out North American run that begins May 28 in Vancouver. After
Europe, the Police will return to North America for more shows.
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Tuesday, 06 March 2007 |
 Reunited former boy band Take That added another U.K. No. 1 single to
its collection (March 4) as "Shine" (Polydor) rose 10-1.
Kaiser Chiefs, who led the survey last week with "Ruby"
(B-Unique/Polydor) and are now No. 2, had the major consolation of
debuting at the top of the album chart with their sophomore set, "Yours
Truly, Angry Mob."
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Saturday, 03 March 2007 |
 Kelis was charged early Friday with trying to disrupt an undercover
police operation by screaming racial profanities and rushing toward two
female officers posing as prostitutes, Miami Beach, Fla., authorities
said.
Kelis Rogers-Jones, 27, was detained at 4:30 a.m. and
charged with the two misdemeanor charges of disorderly conduct and
resisting arrest without violence, a Miami Beach police arrest report
said.
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Saturday, 03 March 2007 |
 Björk has set a release date for her new album, "Volta." According to her Web site,
the Atlantic effort will drop May 7 and with feature guest appearances
from LFO's Mark Bell, drummer Chris Corsano (Sonic Youth, Six Organs Of
Admittance) and Chinese pipa player Min Xiao-Fen.
She also assembled at
10-piece all-female brass section, formed of musicians from her home
country Iceland.
The singer/songwriter has tapped Timbaland, Antony Hegarty of Antony
and the Johnsons and Lightning Bolt's Brian Chippendale for the effort
as well.
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Saturday, 03 March 2007 |
 As standard bearers of the East Coast hardcore scene in the early
1980s, Bad Brains were partly responsible for helping the Beastie Boys
first get into the recording studio.
Now, one of the Boys is returning the favor, as a long-awaited Bad Brains
record produced by the Beasties' Adam Yauch will see the light of day
this summer
"Build a Nation," recorded with the classic Bad Brains
lineup of enigmatic singer H.R., guitarist Dr. Know, bassist Darryl
Jenifer and drummer Earl Hudson, is slated for a late May/early June
release on Megaforce Records, Billboard can exclusively reveal.
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Saturday, 03 March 2007 |
 "American Idol" viewers squashed the dreams of four more aspiring
singers Thursday night, but Antonella Barba, the focus of recent
attention over some racy Internet photos, was not one of them.
Alaina Alexander, Leslie Hunt, Nicholas Pedro and A.J.
Tabaldo were voted off in the phone ballotting, which drew about 32
million calls and text messages.
Sixteen hopefuls remain of the 24 who
began the elimination rounds.
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Music World/Columbia Records will release Beyonce's “B'Day” Deluxe
Edition, an expanded two-CD edition of the pop star’s best-selling
Grammy-winning solo album, on April 3.