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August 30, 2011 Coldplay will perform as part of CBS' Live On Letterman series on Tuesday, September 20. The band will perform on the Late Show with David Letterman that night, with the Live On Letterman webcast airing at 8:00 p.m. ET. The webcast will stream via CBS' website, as well as various CBS properties, VEVO, selected CBS Radio stations, Radio.com and on the JumboTron in Times Square. Sunday night's MTV Video Music Awards drew the largest audience in the network's history, with 12.4 million viewers. The previous VMA record was 11.95 million for the 2002 broadcast. According to a release from MTV, the 2011 VMAs brought in a 10.8 rating and 8.5 million among viewers aged 12-34, making it MTV’s most-watched telecast of all time in the demo. Compared to the 2010 VMAS, the award show was up eight percent with 12-34 year-olds and nine percent with total viewers. The VMAs were also the #1 cable telecast of 2011 with viewers aged 12-34 and the #1 non-sports cable telecast of 2011 with total viewers. Rock supergroup Chickenfoot have released the video for their new single, "Big Foot," which can be seen below. Chickenfoot III, the band's second album, will be in stores on September 27 in the U.S. Chickenfoot III will initially be released in the U.K. that week as a Limited Ediiton Fan Pack only, with its regular CD release set for October 24. Rick Ross faces another trademark infringement lawsuit with the release of his most recent album, Teflon Don. Rapper Teflon Don has filed a lawsuit against Ross, DJ Khaled, Def Jam Recordings, Universal Music Group, Slip-N-Slide Records and Maybach Music Group for "trademark infringement, common-law trademark rights, trademark delusion, unfair competition, tortious interference and fraud and identity theft," according to MemphisRap.com. Don claims that Ross' album is hindering his success. He states, "I'm building a name, I'm building a brand and for someone to come with an album and an alias the name 'Teflon Don' and they have big budgets to put behind it, it blocks me from progressing. I was climbing the ladder and it feels like I went straight downhill and I don't feel like that's fair." He continues, "It is almost belittling to me because the music he [Rick Ross] puts out is almost demeaning and the music that I put out is more positive. We have two different crowds and it is making me lose clientele based on the fact that they think that I am a negative rapper. So when they hear that Teflon Don wants to perform at a certain place sometimes they think negative and that was not the brand that I was building all these years." Rapper T.I. will be released from Forrest City Correctional Facility in Georgia after serving an 11-month sentence for a parole violation after an L.A. drug arrest. T.I. will enter a halfway house tomorrow (Aug 31) a month early from his original release date. The King has been updating fans through his TrapMuzik.com website, stating in his final message that he expected to be released in September and that he plans to have his new music draw influence from the material of his earlier days. "Next time you hear from me, I'll be back out there with you," he wrote. "Doing for those who can't do for themselves and speaking for those whose voices are never heard. When I touch down, I'm going all the way back to square one, like I'm fresh in the game and never sold a record. Back on some I'M SERIOUS, TRAP MUZIK sh--. ... But until then RESPECT to all who deserve it." The drama continues around the Michael Jackson tribute concert slated for Wales on October 8. Janet Jackson announced in a statement that she will not be attending the event, which is backed by Jackson matriarch Katherine and LaToya Jackson. "Because of the trial [of MJ's doctor], the timing of this tribute to our brother would be too difficult for me," Janet said in a statement, according to Reuters. Chris Cornell has released a new solo song "The Keeper," as the lead track on the original motion picture soundtrack to the forthcoming movie Machine Gun Preacher. The film is directed by Marc Forster (Finding Neverland, Monster’s Ball) and stars Gerard Butler (300, The Phantom of the Opera). The song was released Monday on ChrisCornell.com, as a pay-what-you-want download, with all proceeds from the donations going directly to Sam Childer’s Angels of East Africa charity. The track is now available on iTunes, with the soundtrack to be released September 20. Machine Gun Preacher hits select U.S. theatres on September 23. Rapper Game has authored his first book, The Making Of Game's The R.E.D. Album, which chronicles the making of his fourth major label CD. The book takes readers inside Game's songwriting and provides revelations about working with Dr. Dre, Rick Ross and Pharrell. "With my book The Making Of Game's The R.E.D. Album, I wanted to give my fans a behind-the-scenes look of how my new album came to be," Game says. "These are my stories in my own words. This book is the only place where you'll learn all the stories behind the music -- how I got the beats, what inspired my lyrics and how the album was put together." The book is available digitally on Amazon.com and Lulu.com, and it will be available soon on iTunes and in paperback through Amazon.com. Ex-Oasis co-founder Noel Gallagher has set a North American tour in support of his new solo project, Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds. Gallagher will play Toronto on November 7 and 8, then Philadelphia, Boston, New York City, Los Angeles and San Francisco. The self-titled High Flying Birds album will be out November 8, with a performance on the Late Show with David Letterman on November 10. As Puddle Of Mudd’s new album, re:(disc)overed, lands in stores today, the band has announced that they will perform the first single, "Gimme Shelter," on The Tonight Show With Jay Leno on October 7. Puddle of Mudd is currently taking part in the Rock Allegiance Tour with Buckcherry, Papa Roach, P.O.D., Red, Crossfade and Drive A. Poison frontman Bret Michaels is currently working on an all-star roster to accompany him on his newest solo album Get Your Rock On. Potential guests include Def Leppard's Joe Elliott and Phil Collen, Stevie Nicks, possibly members of Lynyrd Skynyrd and younger groups such as Pop Evil and My Darkest Days. "I'm in the process of doing it as we speak," Michaels tells Billboard.com. "When you're having other artists perform with you, it's about working with their time schedule and a lot of taking care of some of the business before you can enjoy the pleasure of just jamming together. I try to keep it pretty organic. We have to make sure everyone's good with the timing and can get into the studio to sing. But I think we're going to have a blast making this record." The record may also include a live version of "Margaritaville" with Jimmy Buffet, recorded in 2010 in suburban Detroit. Still, Michaels plans on collaborating with other artist to produce original content. The first single, likely the title track, is set to release before the end of the year. Former Skid Row frontman Sebastian Bach was struck with tragedy this weekend as his New Jersey home was destroyed by Hurricane Irene. "I am numb, in shock, & devastated to report that my home of 21 years … has been destroyed, condemned, & deemed uninhabitable," the rocker posted on Facebook Sunday along with a picture of the damage. "What makes me happy is that my children & ex wife are safe…No one got hurt," he added. Lost in the flooded basement were irreplaceable items such as Skid Row master tapes, a KISS pinball machine and other band memorabilia. Possessions from the higher floors of the house are salvageable. L.A. trio Eastern Conference Champions have released a new video for their song "Bull In The Wild," which can be seen here, from their album Speak-Ahh. The band will play three shows in California in mid-September, before heading overseas for a European tour with ECC primarily opening for The Get Up Kids. Blues musician David “Honeyboy” Edwards passed away in his Chicago home at the age of 96 early Monday morning. He was believed to be the oldest surviving Delta bluesman whose roots stretched back to Robert Johnson. His manager, Michael Frank of Earwig Music Company, stated that Edwards had a weak heart and that he was forced to cancel dates in November due to his declining health, which started back in May. Edwards played his last shows in April at the Juke Joint Festival in Clarksdale, Miss. Edwards won a 2008 Grammy for traditional blues album and received a Grammy Lifetime Achievement award in 2010. His death represents the loss of the last direct link to the first generation of Mississippi blues musicians, Frank said.