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KansasCityPost.com Friday 3rd September 2010 Issue 2010/356
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Snoop wants to reteam with Katy for next album
Rapper Snoop Dogg is eager to reunite with singer Katy Perry in the studio and has lined up the singer to appear on his next...


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Cheryl, Ashley officially divorced
British singer Cheryl Cole's marriage to soccer ace Ashley was officially declared dead Friday, when they were granted a...
Pregnancy inspires Dion's new perfume
Singer Celine Dion has revealed her new fragrance is inspired by her...
Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year
Singer Lady Gaga was hospitalised six times last year because of her extreme dieting, which saw her lose as much as 20 pounds between fittings for...
Bono's daughter in The Strips video
Bono's daughter's acting career has got a boost after landing a starring role in Irish pop stars The Strips' latest music video.ve Hewson, 18, is launching an acting career and has already featured in one of her dad's...
Robin Gibb 'recovering from emergency stomach surgery'
Singer Robin Gibb is said to be recovering from his recent emergency stomach...
Rod Steward urges Paris Hilton to put her party girl ways behind
Brit singer Rod Steward has urged troubled Paris Hilton to stop partying following news of her cocaine arrest in Las...
USB speakers set to get 'more oomph' out of laptops
Soon, music aficionados can use plug-in USB speakers that produce high-quality sound from the laptop without the need for mains...
'Islam's biggest rock star' donating music profits to help Pak flood victims
British singer-songwriter Sami Yusuf, dubbed 'Islam's biggest rock star' by Time magazine, has decided to donate profits from his latest single to help Pakistan flood...
Katy Perry says she can't wait to become British
American singer Katy Perry says she will apply to become a citizen of the UK as soon as she weds Russell...
Cee Lo ‘Definitely’ Plans One More Gnarls Barkley Disc
‘Yay! I'm not a one hit wonder!’ the The ‘F--k You’ singer tells ‘RS.’ Plus: Cee Lo on ‘The Lady Killer,’ his ‘love-hate’ relationship with Danger Mouse, and his dream of a...
Doc Watson: An Old-Time Folk Musician With Soul
MerleFest , the acoustic music festival founded in 1988 by Doc Watson to celebrate the life of his son, is held once a year on the Wilkes Community College...
B.o.B Breaks Through: A VMA Cheat Sheet
The lanky lyricist grew up on a diet of Michael Jackson and Tina Turner, but when he got older, his tastes widened to include everything from the Beatles to Björk. That range wasn't necessarily...
Eminem, Jay-Z Joined By Dr. Dre, Drake At Historic Detroit Concert
Detroit hasn't screamed this loud at a baseball park since Kirk Gibson was hitting home runs in the 1984 World Series. Hip-hop history was made...
T.I. And Tiny Allegedly Caught With Ecstasy, Say Police
. Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department spokesperson Nicole Nishida confirmed that lab tests on the pills found on both T.I., 29, and Cottle, 36, tested positive for Ecstasy, a Schedule 1 narcotic...
Jay-Z, Eminem Stadium Show A Victory For Hip-Hop, Critics Say
set the bar pretty high for themselves back in May when they announced they'd be performing two nights of stadium shows in each of their respective hometowns. That's literally months of anticipation,...
'Going The Distance': The Reviews Are In!
I'll go ahead and say it: I really liked "Going the Distance." Frankly, I'm surprised more early viewers didn't, as the Drew Barrymore comedy is currently at a meager 49 percent freshness at...
Shawn Camp's Luminous "1994" Breaks Out of the Warner Music Nashville Vault on September 28
NASHVILLE, TN--(Marketwire - September 3, 2010) - Sixteen years ago, revered songwriter Shawn Camp delivered an early masterwork. The Arkansas native had fortified his second album with wit ("Near...
Weezer album title causes stir
What's in a name? For pop-rockers Weezer, nothing but trouble. Just ask frontman Rivers Cuomo -- he and his bandmates can't win for losing with album titles. "We've always had bad luck," laughs the...
Rockers KISS still giving it all
Is veteran hard rock act KISS recession-proof? Singer-rhythm guitarist Paul Stanley certainly seems to think so. "For all the talk about bands doing horrific business, we're doing terrific...
Ne-Yo: T.I. 'makes a lot of poor decisions'
Ne-Yo is making his voice heard, days after rapper and "Takers" star T.I., whose real name is Clifford Harris Jr., and his wife Tameka Cottle...
Apple's Ping: The Review Round-Up
On Sept. 1, Apple unveiled one of the largest overhauls to iTunes since the App Store debuted two years ago. Amid a handful of cosmetic changes and updates to its video services, by far the most...
Business Matters: Google's Music Plans, Walkman Outsells iPod and more
Google's music plans are being welcomed by executives who have heard the pitch, according to an LA Times article. The article gives away only two tidbits about Google's strategy: (a) mobile and (b)...
Ian Rogers: I'm Not Leaving Topspin For Google
Topspin CEO Ian Rogers' name has been included on the short list of execs that could take the top spot at the not-yet-launched Google Music. But, it looks like we can cross his name off that...
SeaWorld Parks & Entertainment taps David D’Alessandro
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'Jersey Shore' High Five: Watermelons and Ferraris
hump? Probably not the best choice of words, Ronnie. Here are my five favorite moments from this week's "Jersey Shore." #5: Snookilocks and the Three GuidosOnce upon a time there was a girl named...
Lady Gaga Poses As Lady Liberty On Magazine Cover
V Magazine . Posing with Jacobs, a shopping cart and an old TV set, Gaga stands with her mouth slightly open in a black lace bra and panties with a gray dress sliding off her body. With her toned...
Insane Clown Posse Talk Tila Tequila, Method Man Incidents At The Gathering
Back at the beginning of August, one of the biggest music festivals of the year took place over a long weekend in Illinois. No, not Lollapalooza — the 11th annual Gathering of the Juggalos, the...
Lennon still helping me, Yoko Ono says
LONDON -- Yoko Ono says John Lennon is still helping her in her endeavours as an artist and peace activist as she pays tribute to her late husband before what would have been his 70th birthday. Ono...
More Top Stories: Kings of Leon, Pavement
The music video for "Radioactive," the first single off Kings of Leon's new album Come Around Sundown, will premiere on the band's official site and Vevo on September 8th. Fans who pre-order Come...
Puns In Country Music Songs Done Right
Geoff Nunberg says that pop singers such as The Beatles and Elvis Costello may have visited wordplay from time to time -- but country music lives...
Chelsea Handler Refuses To Sing Or Dance At VMAs
is good at certain things, like telling cutting jokes, writing hilarious books and making her male staffers get dolled up in clothes from Madonna and Lourdes' Material Girl line. But the "Chelsea...
Jack Black Calls 'Gulliver's Travels' A 'Powerful Gem'
"Gulliver's Travels." The classic tale has been retold by plenty of television shows and films. But this version, which arrives in theaters December 22, stars Black, Amanda Peet, Emily Blunt and...
'Machete': The Reviews Are In!
is everything "The Expendables" could have been but isn't: vicious, witty, funny, ridiculous, engrossing. The sight of Sly Stallone cavorting with Dolph Lundgren and Jet Li in "Expendables" wears...
Music Industry Thinks Google Is Coming To Save The Music Industry From Apple
Reuters reports .Google wants to have a “digital locker” for people’s music. That just means consumers can buy their music once and use it on every device. Apple...
Big hair, bigger guitars shown at 'Power Balladz'
There are people of a certain age who hear the words "Sister" and "Christian" in the same breath and do not immediately think of nuns.These are the hard-bitten hard rock fans, those who instantly...
YouTube loses case in German court over Brightman songs
copyright recordings by English soprano Sarah Brightman.The state court in Hamburg also entered a finding of damages. It ordered YouTube to disclose how many times three Brightman recordings had been...
Google Music set for holiday debut
music service by the fourth quarter and has been encouraged by the major record labels who are hoping that it serves as a counterweight to the dominance of Apple, the Los Angeles Times reported...
Ne-Yo on T.I.: 'He makes a lot of poor decisions'
"Nine times out of 10 when he gets in trouble, it's not him, it's the people that he's with," singer Ne-Yo says of rapper T.I.'s latest legal...
Brooks & Dunn go out with a bang
"This is not a funeral," Kix Brooks, right, told the audience as he and partner Ronnie Brooks began their farewell performance. "We did show up to...
Paul Morley's Showing Off… awards & prizes
In advance of the 2010 Mercury Music Prize Paul Morley talks to previous winners Ms Dynamite and M People, nominees now Wild Beasts, and artists in line for a completely different prize altogether...
New band of the day – No 860: Mighty Mouse
Disco has been revived more times than any other music genre. Mighty Mouse, like Aeroplane, Villa and the C90s, are keeping it alive, investing it with contemporary relevance or giving current-day...
Paul Morley Showing Off ... Ms Dynamite, M People and Portico Quartet
Paul Morley talks to former Mercury Music Prize winners and nominees Ms Dynamite, M People's Mike Pickering and Jack Wyllie from the Portico Quartet about the effect the prize has on a musician's...
Audio: Paul Morley's Showing Off: A Mercury Music Prize roundtable
Paul Morley talks to former Mercury Music Prize winners and nominees Ms Dynamite, M People's Mike Pickering and Jack Wyllie from the Portico Quartet about the effect the prize has on a musician's...
Sleeve Notes: Wiley is ruining my life
Wiley Ustream his life . That's why this email is late. That's why I haven't eaten lunch. That's why I almost certainly won't sleep tonight. Why is...
Apple and Google to clash in music space by Christmas
Music is the latest area they are likely to compete in even though Apple had a major head-start on Google, with its 7-year dominance through iTunes Music Store, which accounts for 70 percent of all...