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Paul Gray, best-known as the bass player in hardcore band Slipknot, was found dead in his Urbandale, Iowa hotel room on Monday.
Gray, also known as #2 and The Pig, will be autopsied on Tuesday. Investigators related to the case say no foul play is suspected.
Paul was one of the three original members of the band, which has earned a total of 7 Grammy Award nominations. “Before I Forget” won in 2006 for Best Metal Performance.
Gray was busted for cocaine possession in 2003, resulting in a rare photograph of the performer’s face. The bassist habitually wore a mask while playing on stage.
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Bono Has Surgery, Fate of U2 Tour in Question
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Concerts / Tours, Rock,
UPDATE: All dates from the North American leg have now officially been postponed until 2011.
Bono‘s trip to Salt Lake City has taken an unexpected detour - toward the hospital.
The singer, who is in the middle of a worldwide tour with U2, is currently receiving medical treatment in Germany. “Bono has today undergone emergency back surgery for an injury sustained during tour preparation training,” a statement on the band’s website explains. “He was admitted to a specialist neuro surgery unit in a Munich hospital, and is under the care of neuro surgeon Prof. Dr. Jorg Tonn and Dr Muller Wohlfahrt. Bono will spend the next few days there, before returning home to recuperate.”
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Read More | Daily Mail
LISTEN: Liza Minnelli Covers ‘Single Ladies’
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Covers, Pop, Soundtracks,
As we mentioned earlier, the Sex and the City 2 soundtrack features songs from a number of female artists like Dido and Erykah Badu. It even includes a duet from Leona Lewis and Jennifer Hudson. But the track that will have David Gest - and possibly others - cringing is the one from Liza Minnelli.
How does the 64-year-old’s version of “Single Ladies” stack up to Beyonce’s original? Well - if you’re a Minnelli fan, I’m sure you’ll enjoy it.
Read More | Perez Hilton
Mix Tape: Sluggish Sales for Lilith Fair, Engagement for Miranda Lambert
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Artist News, Collaborations, Concerts / Tours, Gossip, Alternative, Country, Hip-Hop & Rap, Pop,
-Are the days of big Lilith Fair tours already over? Organizer Sarah McLachlan admits ticket sales for the 2010 version are “pretty soft.”
-Jay-Z and Eminem will both be in an Empire State of Mind when they perform together at Yankee Stadium on September 13. That event will be preceded by a joint Comerica Park appearance in Detroit on Sept. 2.
-Miranda Lambert and Blake Shelton will soon be making sweet country music together. The two artists became engaged earlier this month.
-Greyson Chance, the YouTube star who sang “Paparazzi,” now has a record deal with Interscope Records. I wonder if he’ll finish sixth grade first.
-Norway’s a-ha played their last US concert last weekend. The “Take on Me” singers will be disbanding at the end of this year after nearly 30 years together.
Heavy metal legend Ronnie James Dio has died.
The 67-year-old musician - who replaced Ozzy Osbourne as the frontman of Black Sabbath in 1979 - passed away Sunday in a Houston hospital after losing his battle with stomach cancer.
“Today my heart is broken, Ronnie passed away at 7.45am 16th May. Many, many friends and family were able to say their private goodbyes before he peacefully passed away. Ronnie knew how much he was loved by all,” Wendy, his wife and manager, wrote on his official website.
“We so appreciate the love and support that you have all given us. Please give us a few days of privacy to deal with this terrible loss. Please know he loved you all and his music will live on forever,” she added.
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VIDEO: Rihanna Falls While Performing
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Concerts / Tours, Performances, Videos, Pop,
While performing for an avid London audience, Rihanna took one step too many toward center stage.
Watch the beginning of the video to see Rihanna stumble and fall. Let this serve as a lesson: high heels are hard work.
Read More | Perez Hilton
VIDEO: 13-Year-Old Boy Wows Audience with Lady Gaga Cover
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Videos,
UPDATE: Watch Greyson sing on Ellen - and talk to Lady Gaga - here.
If American Idol were ever to accept singers as young as 13 years old, Greyson Michael Chance would have an excellent chance of winning.
Thanks to this his amazing rendition of “Paparazzi” at a school festival, the sixth grader has already earned himself a number of female admirers. (He has also won over an additional 7,400+ Facebook fans.)
“I am very inspired by Lady Gaga and Augustana,” Chance writes on his YouTube profile. “Lady Gaga is a freak but she has so much talent and her style of music is what I would like mine to be when im older. Augustana is one of the most underated bands I think ever to step the planet. They have so much talent it is not funny. They have such a good concept with folk and rock. It is very sad that they are so unknown.”
Read More | Huffington Post
Rolling Stones Discussing Possible New Album
Posted by Andru Edwards Categories: Artist News, Rumors, Rock,
Keith Richards will be meeting with Mick Jagger soon to discuss a new Rolling Stones album.
The guitarist has revealed the band - also consisting of guitarist Ronnie Wood and drummer Charlie Watts - are on the verge of reconvening to record a new LP, as long as singer Mick gives it the green light.
“I don’t know, I’m going to hopefully find out soon. I’m going to be seeing Mick next week or something, so I’m going to try and screw some information out of him,” Richards said about the group’s possible plans.
“You’ve got to have everybody want to do it, so I usually wait for a call from Mick saying, ‘Let’s make something, let’s do something,’ because without his actual ‘want to do it’, then there’s not much point. But I’m always working, I’ve got ideas for stuff, but I haven’t put them together yet with Mick,” he added.
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LISTEN: Leona Lewis, Jennifer Hudson Duet for SATC Soundtrack
Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Collaborations, Pop, Soundtracks,
Two of the biggest female artists to cross Simon Cowell‘s path in recent years have collaborated for a new duet.
In this audio clip, The X Factor‘s Leona Lewis and American Idol‘s Jennifer Hudson combine their big voices for “Love Is Your Color,” a song from the upcoming Sex and the City 2 soundtrack.
Other artists featured on that CD include Alicia Keys, Dido, Erykah Badu and Liza Minnelli (who apparently does a cover of Beyonce’s “Single Ladies”).
The SATC 2 soundtrack becomes available on May 25, just three days before the sequel hits theaters.
Read More | Just Jared
Clay Aiken’s Fifth Album Scheduled for Release
Posted by K.C. Morgan Categories: Artist News, Release Dates, Upcoming Releases, Covers,
Clay Aiken’s fifth studio album, Tried and True, will be available for purchase on June 1. Now, the big question: are you going to buy it?
“To me, older songs are more melodically appealing and beautiful,” Aiken explained his musical stylings. “Doing this album was an opportunity to just be myself.” The album will take fans back to the early days of Aiken, when he crooned softly to delight all the ladies.
“Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” “Misty” and “Suspicious Minds” are included on the album. “Tried and True” also features Aiken singing “Mack the Knife,” and “Unchained Melody,” tunes he crooned on American Idol’s second season on his way to the runner-up position.
Read More | Entertainment Tonight
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