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For The Record: Quick News On Coldplay, Michael Jackson, Bono, Gorillaz And Ike Turner, Missy Elliott & More
03.11.2005 5:41 PM EST

Coldplay announce album title, Jay Leno can tell Jacko jokes, Gorillaz working with Ike Turner.
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Perhaps not so surprising following the birth of little Apple, Chris Martin and Coldplay seem to have babies — or at least sex chromosomes — on the brain. The band's new album, due June 7, will be called X&Y.
The follow-up to A Rush of Blood to the Head will be preceded by the single "Speed of Sound," out April 18. U.S. tour dates should be announced in the coming weeks. ...

Jay Leno is allowed to make jokes about Michael Jackson, as long as he doesn't talk about his personal knowledge of the case, the judge in Jackson's child-molestation trial ruled Friday (March 11). Judge Rodney Melville made a number of other rulings while testimony was put on hold, including that the singer is allowed to make a rebuttal video to Martin Bashir's most recent documentary on ABC, "The Secret World of Michael Jackson," as long as he presents it to the court first for approval (Jackson attorney Brian Oxman suggested that Jackson would wish to sell the video to the highest bidder). Melville will allow the defense to bring up surgeries the accuser's mother has had, allegedly paid for by the singer, but won't let the defense bring up certain aspects of the mother's sexual conduct. He also denied the media's request to have the court release videotapes entered into evidence (media attorney Ted Boutros is taking the issue to the Court of Appeals). And no, the jury won't get to visit Neverland after all, since Melville denied that request, too. Melville held off, however, on making a decision about Jackson's financial records — which the prosecution wants to use to help prove the conspiracy part of the case, because of the negative impact that the Bashir documentary would have on the singer's financial solvency. "We have more than good reason to believe that Mr. Jackson is on the precipice of bankruptcy," prosecutor Gordon Auchincloss said. "Liquidity from time to time may be a problem," defense attorney Robert Sanger conceded. ...

He may be a rock star but he ain't no banker. Bono and DATA, the lobbying group he co-founded in 2002, have officially squashed rumors that the socially conscious singer was on a list of candidates to possibly run the World Bank. Jamie Drummond, the executive director of DATA, told Reuters that while the U2 frontman was flattered by the mention of his name, "there are no circumstances in which Bono would be nominated or accept the World Bank job." DATA, which stands for Debt, AIDS, Trade, Africa, campaigns to raise awareness about the severe problems that are plaguing Africa. ... Missy Elliott isn't quite done with her follow-up to This Is Not a Test! — the rapper hopes to finish the as-yet-untitled album in about two or three weeks, according to her rep. The album is now slated to come out June 28. ...

No one can ever accuse the Killers of being slackers. Relentlessly on the road in support of the platinum Hot Fuss, the well-coiffed Vegas hipsters have extended their North American tour with 11 dates starting May 5 in Omaha, Nebraska, and ending June 11 in Atlanta. Fans yearning for new music can look to iTunes for an exclusive track, "Who Let You Go," and the Thin White Duke (a.k.a. Stuart Price) remix of "Mr. Brightside." ... The Gorillaz — now featuring Danger Mouse in place of Dan "The Automator" — have snagged a host of eclectic friends to appear on their sophomore disc, Demon Days (May 24). Actor Dennis Hopper does a spoken-word cameo on the track "Fire Coming Out of the Monkey's Head," ex-Pharcyde MC Bootie Brown raps on "Dirty Harry," and Neneh Cherry adds her vocals to "Kids With Guns." Other guests on the album include Ike Tuner, MF Doom, Roots Manuva, Black Grape's Shaun Ryder, Martina Topley-Bird and the London Community Gospel Choir. Though a white label 12-inch of the track "Dirty Harry" is making the rounds, the group is currently shooting a video for the album's first single, "Feel Good Inc.," which features De La Soul. ...

One of the founding members of the gospel group the Blind Boys of Alabama, baritone George Scott, died in his sleep Wednesday of complications from diabetes and a heart condition, according to the band's Web site. He was 75. The group won its fourth consecutive Grammy last month, Best Traditional Soul Gospel Album, for its collaboration with guitarist Ben Harper on There Will Be a Light. Scott retired from the road last year but will be heard on the band's upcoming album, Atom Bomb. ... San Diego rockers Switchfoot will mount the inaugural Switchfoot Bro-Am Surf Contest on May 14 at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas, California. The benefit/contest will raise money for Care House Kids, a San Diego nonprofit that helps at-risk and homeless teens. The band is scheduled to perform at a private awards ceremony at the La Paloma Theater after the contest — which will feature 16 four-person teams, including some of the band's members. Riders will be judged on riding two waves, one in normal stance and one, of course, using the "switchfoot" style. ...

Tommy Lee is rounding up quite the crew for his next solo album. He's working with Dave Navarro, Slash, members of Sum 41 and Good Charlotte, and even Nick Carter, who he originally teamed up with for the Backstreet Boy's own solo album. Lee plans to put the record out on his own indie label sometime this summer, according to his management rep. ... New York trio Ivy (which features Fountains of Wayne bassist/songwriter Adam Schlesinger) will be touring in support of their just-released album, In the Clear. Following a date in New York on April 22, the band will headline a West Coast tour that begins on May 9 in San Diego and works its way up to Vancouver, British Columbia, on the 16th. More dates are expected to be announced. ...

03.10.2005

Now that she's PETA's "enemy number one," the animal activist group is storming everything J. Lo to protest her Sweetface clothing line's abundant use of fur. Last week, PETA crashed her Times Square appearance, and Thursday, the group took the protest to the singer's Pasadena, California, restaurant, Madre's, holding up images of Jennifer Lopez tagged as a "Fur Hag" and posters of orphaned animals that read "J. Lo: These Babies Miss Their Mother — Is She On Your Back?" ...

On Wednesday night in his hometown, the late King of New York was honored all day and all night. Radio station Hot 97 ran a special promotion where listeners could call up and request any Notorious B.I.G. song they wanted but had to donate funds to the Christopher Wallace Foundation to hear it. Some donated $2, while stars like Jay-Z and Jadakiss donated thousands. More than $90,000 was raised by the station. ... During the night, two separate B.I.G. tribute parties were held. One was at club Exit and thrown by radio station Power 105.1. Cuban Link, Mario, Memphis Bleek, Faith Evans, P. Diddy and 112 were on hand for that one. Meanwhile, Big's crew, the Junior M.A.F.I.A., held their own shindig at the Roxy, where the likes of the Alchemist, Tony Touch and Mr. Cheeks showed up. ...

Beyoncé and Tina Knowles are expanding their clothing line, House of Dereon, to include outerwear, they announced Thursday (March 10). "We want to launch an extraordinary outerwear collection for the holiday season," Beyoncé said in a statement, "the perfect coat to complement our fashion line." ... Britney Spears has made her peace with Zoller Laboratories, the makers of diet aid Zantrex-3. The singer was once photographed spilling the pills, prompting a pre-emptive federal lawsuit filed by the drug maker claiming she was threatening to sue them for using her image without permission. While the terms of the settlement remain confidential, a representative for the diet aid confirmed that the matter was resolved. ...

A Michigan state prison system that tracks former convicts will purge information on about 215,000 ex-cons, including rapper Eminem, because officials feel the system is being abused, according to the Detroit Free Press. The state's Offender Tracking Information System will remove information on anyone not currently in custody, on parole or on probation. Eminem, who is the third-most-searched entry, received two years probation in 2000 for carrying a concealed weapon. Previously, any member of the public could find info on the location of Eminem's six tattoos, for example. ... Scott Weiland gives up drug buddy Courtney Love in the April issue of Esquire, in which the rocker reflects on his battles with addiction, jail stints and living the high life. At one point in the mid-1990s, he holed up for a month in a hotel, where his next-door neighbor was none other than the former Hole singer. "We shot drugs the whole time," Weiland told the magazine. "Most of the time she just walked around in panties. There was never anything that went on between us. ... Dope was the most important thing. But gettin' high with her was sort of like watching a reality show unfold. It was very entertaining." The Velvet Revolver singer says he's giving up narcotics for good — replacing them with the high he gets from coffee, cigarettes and being with his family. ...

A grand jury indicted singer Gerald Levert on Tuesday on two charges of felonious assault and one of obstructing official business, according to a Cuyahoga County clerk's office spokesperson. The indictment stemmed from an incident on February 25 when police said Levert and a friend confronted two officers who had pulled their friend over for speeding. Levert will be arraigned on March 22. ... Where has former Da Band member Chopper (a.k.a. Young City) been? He landed a Bad Boy recording contract, but before you hear his debut album, you'll see him on packages of Rap Snacks Pork Skins and Cracklins. Chopper has signed on as the official spokesperson for the latest line of Rap Snacks, which have previously featured Master P, ODB and Lil' Romeo. Each bag will also have a motivational phrase printed on it, such as "seize every opportunity." A company spokesperson said a line of Rock Snacks is being planned for later this year; the company has already landed Insane Clown Posse for those, and is in negotiations with bands such as P.O.D. and Good Charlotte. ...

Drew Lachey is looking forward to returning home to Los Angeles after finishing up his run in "Rent" on Broadway. Hanging at Wednesday night's Napster to Go Cafe party in New York's Union Square, Lachey said that playing filmmaker Mark Cohen for eight shows a week has been a thrill very different from his touring days. "That's a pro and con," he explained. "When you're on the road you're like, man, I wish I could just have a character, a story line. When you're doing that, then it would be fun just to be carefree and loose on the road and have the show be whatever you wanted it to be that night." ... Stephan Jenkins also dropped by the Napster event, but joked that he just came for the goody bag and MP3 player. The Third Eye Blind singer said that he'll make a trip out to South by Southwest because "there's a band that I want to sign to my budding label that's going to be there." Jenkins said he plans to spend the spring finishing the lyrics for his band's new album. Laughing, he then added, "Basically we take the first two Police records, Outlandos d'Amour and Reggatta de Blanc, and we're just ripping them off, just lifting it." ...

Now that the Get Up Kids have called it a day, keyboardist James Dewees' side project Reggie and the Full Effect are going full steam ahead, launching a tour with New Found Glory on Thursday in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida. The 50-plus-date tour wraps May 21 in New Orleans. ... Madonna and her Maverick Films co-founder Guy Oseary were sued on Wednesday by a former female employee who claimed she was sexually harassed and wrongfully terminated, according to an Associated Press report. Yael Oestreich claims that she was not given a promised salary increase and was fired in July without cause after suffering sexual harassment from chief executive Mark Morgan. The suit contends that Oseary and Madonna "failed to conduct a reasonable investigation into defendant Morgan's background before hiring him and knew or should have known of his propensity for sexual harassment and discrimination." A spokesperson for the singer could not be reached for comment. ...

Patrick Elasik, co-founder of the New York hip-hop magazine Mass Appeal, was found electrocuted early Thursday morning at a train station in Brooklyn, according to the New York Medical Examiner's Office. Elasik, 26, apparently entered the wrong side of a local station after a friend's party and was trying to cross to the other side. ... The Dandy Warhols' first album on Capitol is Come Down, but the band actually recorded an earlier disc for the label that was rejected. Fans looking for this curiosity, known as The Black Album, can now buy it on the Dandy Warhols' Web site. ...

— MTV News staff report


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