News Ticker: Justin Timberlake, The Beatles, Eminem, Lil BoosiePhoto:Kravitz/FilmMagic Justin Timberlake has landed another high-profile film role, this time as Napster co-founder and Facebook president Sean Parker in David Fincher’s The Social Network, Variety reports. The singer picked up an Emmy for SNL earlier this week. Between their catalog reissues and Rock Band, it seemed like the Beatles were bigger than Jesus this past month — and now Google has confirmed it. According to the search engine’s stats, queries for the Fab Four outnumbered those for
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Published: 2009-09-23
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Morning News Roundup
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Queen Will Sell Charity Single, Bootsy Collins to Host Eclectic James Brown Tribute, J Records Drops “Idol” Studdard Queen will put their single “Say It’s Not True” on sale in the coming days to benefit Nelson Mandela’s AIDS charity, 46664. The track was originally available for free download during the days leading up to World Aids Day on December 1st, but high demand (including more than 100,000 downloads in the first weekend) led to its commercial release. Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductions will return to Cleveland, home of the rock hall’s museum, in 2009 after more than a decade in New York. After the March ‘09 ceremony, the annual event — which has only been held in Ohio once in the twelve years the museum has been open — could return to Cleveland every three years. In other ceremony news, the writers’ strike has caused organizers of the People’s Choice Awards to ditch its original format and introduce a news-magazine-like ceremony on January 8th featuring taped clips of winners making their acceptance speeches and answering pre-submitted fan questions. J Records has dropped 2003 American Idol winner Ruben Studdard, reports SOHH. Sales of his third record, last year’s The Return failed to match his Idol debut or his 2004 gospel release, and Studdard spent time last month acting in the play Heaven I Need a Hug. No immediate recording plans have been confirmed, and Studdard will next portray jazz legend Fats Waller in the national tour of Ain’t Misbehavin’. Bootsy Collins will host a James Brown tribute show this Saturday, three days before the one-year anniversary of Brown’s death, in Covington, KY, near Cincinnati. Proceeds will go towards rebuilding the first recording studio Brown worked in, Cincinnati’s King Records, as well as plans for a museum in Brown’s honor. Chuck D, Buckethead, rapper Lil’ Boosie, bassist Freekbass and the Soul Generals, Brown’s most recent band, will perform, and members of Brown’s original backing group the JB’s and his MC Danny Ray wil
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Published: 2007-12-20
Provider: Rolling Stone
Keywords: Rock News, Morning News Roundup, On Tour
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Lil' Boosie's No Show Sparks RiotsA scheduled Lil' Boosie concert in Omaha, Nebraska, ended in chaos last week when the rapper failed to turn up for the gig, sparking riots among angry fans. The hip-hop star was booked for a concert at Sokol Underground on Friday but didn't show up, infuriating the 900-strong crowd who had each paid $30 for the event.[...] Read more!
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Published: 2008-03-04
Provider: StarPulse
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Yung Berg will tell you he's almost famous. He even titled his debut EP with the phrase. But we'd say after releasing one of the biggest rap records near the end of '07 ("Sexy Lady") and being featured on one of '08's biggest hits ("Sexy Can I" by Ray J), we'd say he's pretty darn famous. While it still has yet to be determined whether or not Yung Berg will get to the status of some of his fellow Chi-town rappers like Kanye and Common, his plans for world domination were somewhat derailed last month. In an interview on Shade 45's Lip Service radio show, Yung Berg (real name: Christian Ward) made clear his preference for light-skinned black women, as opposed to darker-skinned women, who he referred to as "dark butts." Berg issued an apology, so as to not lose the fans that have made him, well, almost famous. Ironically, VIBE featured him in August's "Real Rap" issue in the "Since I Got Famous..." package alongside other rappers like Rick Ross, Boosie, and Lil Mama. Here's some of what Yung Berg had to say that you couldn't find in the magazine. VIBE.com: I feel like there’s two Yung Bergs. Like the guy on “Sexy Lady” and the more gangsta guy. How do you balance that out in your music? Yung Berg: I try and feed the streets. That’s why I’m doing countless mixtapes. I think I’m on my fourth one this year that I’m working on; songs with Lil Wayne, songs with Fabolous. Just to keep the streets happy, and make street records. But then on my album I wanted to make big records. I wanted to make records that sounded—no disrespect to any other producer like Timbaland or whatever because they great—but sounded like it could come from them, but from myself actually. I just wanted to make big sounding records and be able to look at the records and see “Produced by Yung Berg.” What would say is your signature sound? My sound is the spaceship. I want to make you feel like you out of space when you listen to my music. I want to use all different sounds never used be
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Published: 2008-07-23
Provider: VIBE
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