SPOON FINAL 2008 DATES ANNOUNCED
May 3, 2008
Following on a standing-room-only U.S. tour that culminated in the Don’t You Evah EP entering Billboard’s singles sales chart at #1, Britt Daniel, Jim Eno, Eric Harvey and Rob Pope-collectively known as Spoon-have confirmed their final live engagements of 2008.
Video: Duffy “Mercy” Live On Jay Leno
May 3, 2008
Check out the video of Duffy performing “Mercy” live on Jay Leno. Duffy has been creating quite a buzz as late as her new video gets play on MTV Hits. She also has her new album, Rockferry, in stores now. Check her out here and see what you think!
Duffy “Mercy” on Jay Leno Video
SCOTT WEILAND IS JUST LIKE AXL ROSE
May 3, 2008
Former Velvet Revolver frontman Scott Weiland is talking more about Axl Rose, this time, comparing himself to the Guns N’ Roses singer. Weiland told RollingStone.com about being ousted from VR, which features some of Axl’s old GN’R bandmates. Scott revealed, “I was in a band where at the end, it was pretty much three against one. And so I’m pretty sure that it felt that way to Axl as well.” The Stone Temple Pilots man continued, “Everyone has made Axl out to be this horrendously crazy person, this bad guy, and I don’t know him very well at all… My point being that having been in a band with Velvet Revolver for five and a half years, I’m not quite so sure that it was all Axl’s fault. It’s like, why does it always have to be the lead singer?” Weiland even states that all the guys in Velvet Revolver had baggage. He explains, “Matt Sorum [drummer] in front of my face, he was the sweetest guy in the world. But there were some times, out of the blue, the guy just randomly hated me.” Scott said that people were intrigued by the group since they were waiting for “a trainwreck to happen. They just thought it would happen a lot sooner.” You can read more at RollingStone.com.
DONE DEAL BETWEEN JAY-Z AND LIVE NATION
May 3, 2008
According to Billboard.com, Roc Nation is finally official. The ink has finally dried on Jay-Z’s 150-million dollar deal with the live events company, Live Nation, creating Roc Nation. Details of the pact include:
* Five-million dollars each year for five years for overhead
* 25-million dollars to finance Jay’s external acquisitions and investments
* 10-million dollars per album for a minimum of three albums
And
* 20-million dollars for other rights, including publishing and licensing
RAY J EXPLAINS “SEXY CAN I”
May 3, 2008
Did you ever wonder where Ray J came up with his latest single, “Sexy Can I.”? The singer wasn’t shy about telling us where those lyrics came from.
“When I see a sexy lady I can’t help myself. I’m like ‘grab her’, like ‘girl, come here’. You know, and she be like ‘get off me’. You know, sometimes when you see somebody fly you just can’t help. So I’m just sayin, ‘pardon my manners/girl how you shake it/ gotta n**** like ‘woah’/it’s a Kodak moment let me go get my…’”
Look out Riviera Beach, Florida, Ray J is playing there three nights beginning tonight.
LINKIN PARK GET TO KNOW BUSTA
May 3, 2008
Busta Rhymes recently opened up to MTV News about his new single with Linkin Park. The rapper says that the beat for “We Made It” was given to him by producers Cool & Dre and that he listened to it on a bus journey from New York to L-A. Busta explained the track is inspirational and speaks to the man “in the struggle from the hood to the upper echelon.” Mike Shinoda says this is the first time that Linkin Park have ever been featured on someone else’s song. Mike goes on to reveal that he got to know Busta a little better while working with him and describes the rapper as “very humble and down-to-earth.”
AVRIL CANCELLED SHOWS
May 3, 2008
Avril Lavigne cancelled two concerts on doctor’s orders. According to People.com, the singer took to her blog to explain and apologize to her fans. She said, “I have been sick this whole tour, and now I have lost my voice. I have never canceled a show in my whole career and just had to for the first time ever. This sux!” She called off shows in San Diego and Phoenix after coming down with acute laryngitis. She said, “My voice is so shot. We drove home yesterday and I went to my throat doctor. He stuck a camera down my throat….ewwww, I gagged!!! It was kinda funny though.” Avril also revealed that she almost pulled out of an April 29th show at Las Vegas’s The Pearl at The Palms but soldiered on. As of press time, Lavigne’s tour was expected to resume Saturday in Anaheim, California.
