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Justin Bieber Faces Five Years In Prison Under Proposed Law?
(Opinion) We typically stay away from politics, especially partisan politics unless it directly affects music and this issue does just that. We were sent an announcement from an advocacy group which presents one side of the argument over a proposed law.
We encourage you to investigate the issue for yourself to learn the pros and cons (also visit opensecrets.org and find out how much money the politicians and your representatives were given by the entertainment industry which supports this bill. The sponsor of this bill's 4th largest special interest/industry group contributions for the 2012 cycle has come from TV/Movies/Music industries, up from 10th place for 2010. See the records here. We provide this link to illustrate how proposed laws like this may have been purchased encouraged. Contacting your representatives if you oppose this bill might not work if they too received large contributions from the organizations supporting the proposed law.) But for now, we do have one organization's con argument (and call to action) for you that uses Canadian pop star Justin Bieber to make their point, which is obviously biased against the bill (they also provided the text of the proposed law in question):
Fight for the Future (FFTF), a new organization vowing to fight for Americans' tech freedoms, warns Justin Bieber and his fans that the teen pop sensation could suffer five brutal years in prison if a bill pending in the Senate becomes law.
S.978 by Senator Amy Klobuchar (D-Minnesota) would make it a felony for Internet users to stream unlicensed content 10 times in 180 days. The bill is being pushed by the Recording Industry Association of America, the Motion Picture Association of America, and others who seek to crush to Internet freedoms for the sake of higher corporate profits. The legislation was passed unanimously by the Senate Judiciary Committee earlier this summer; introduction of a House version is expected in coming weeks. more on this story
Britney Spears Delivers Steamy Criminal Video
(superLOUD) Britney Spears' has debuted her new music video for the song "Criminal," the 4th single from Femme Fatale.
The video is much gossiped about as being "X-Rated." Although it is steamy, "Criminal" in actuality is more PG-13.
Those expecting to see Britney truly naked will be out of luck. Instead, they'll see an impressive, high budget video with an abuse story. more on this story
Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes' Tru 2 Music Concert Postponed
The Tru 2 Music concert featuring Rick Ross, Busta Rhymes, And Eric Bellinger that was scheduled for October 23rd, 2011 in Los Angeles has been postponed.
The concert will now take place on Friday, January 13th, 2012 at Nokia Theatre L.A LIVE.
The show headliner Rick Ross in recent weeks has raised health concerns in regards to his capability to perform. In an executive decision, Tru Royalty Entertainment has decided to postpone the show to offer Rick Ross a chance to properly rehabilitate. more on this story
Lenny Dykstra Strikes Grand Theft Auto Plea Deal
(TMZ) Former MLB great Lenny Dykstra struck a deal in his mega-criminal case, by pleading no contest to 3 counts of felony grand theft auto, and one count of submitting false statements to a financial institution.
Dykstra is charged with 25 crimes, but under the plea deal, 21 will be dismissed. Dykstra will be sentenced on January 20. He faces a maximum of 4 years in state prison, although under a new law, he'd serve any time he gets in county jail.
Dykstra is accused of leasing luxury cars from an L.A. dealership with fraudulent paperwork. There were also drug charges filed.
He's been released on his own recognizance until his sentencing. more on this story
Lindsay Lohan Deserved Judge's Rage?
(TMZ) Lindsay Lohan is telling friends ... she understands why Judge Stephanie Sautner threw the book at her yesterday -- and to prove her renewed commitment to community service, Lindsay plans to put in overtime at the morgue.
Sources close to Lindsay tell TMZ, she gets why Judge Sautner was pissed -- admitting she didn't follow Sautner's previous instructions to the T.
We're told Lindsay has internalized Sautner's admonitions -- and is taking the entire experience today as one big warning that she needs to get her act together, stat.
As a result, we're told Lindsay will be visiting the morgue tomorrow to get started on her community service. In fact, Lindsay says she's so serious about impressing the judge ... we're told she has promised to go to the morgue every day between now and her next hearing on November 2.
We're told Lindsay gets the message -- and doesn't harbor any bad feelings toward Sautner for taking a hard line.
Sources tell us, when Lindsay faces Sautner again next month, she'll argue she doesn't deserve jail time. more on this story
Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Krayzie Bone Releasing New Solo Album
(Sub) Bone Thugs-N-Harmony's Krayzie Bone will release his new solo album "Under The Influence" on November 22nd.
The Bone Thugs release titled "Strength & Loyalty", released in the spring of 2007 was the groups first major label album after an absence of nearly five years, thus catapulting them back into the limelight. Debuting at number two on the Billboard 200 and containing many star studded guest-appearances, the executive produced Swizz Beatz album sold over 500,000 copies, reclaiming their place amongst hip hops greats.
BTNH dropped their last album "UNI-5", on May 4th 2010 and was the first album in over a decade with all 5 original members. Sparks flew as Krayzie, Layzie, Flesh, Wish and Bizzy were reunited and unified for the Warner Bros album that landed at Number 3 on the Billboard Rap Chart and sold over 200,000 copies. more on this story
Abba Limited Edition Vinyl Reissues Launched
Universal Music Enterprises have released a limited run of all the studio albums in ABBA's catalog. Here is the official word:
It's hard to imagine how different today's music charts might look without ABBA. From the moment they swept to glory at Eurovision in 1974, the Swedish pop group has been, and continues to be, a major influence on musicians around the world, and remains one of the most successful acts of all time.
To date, ABBA has sold over 370 million albums around the world with their "Gold" greatest hits collection selling well over 28 million copies alone. The musical Mamma Mia has gone on to be the world's No. 1 show with more productions playing simultaneously around the globe than any other musical. From their first hit single "Waterloo" in 1974, the phenomenon continues as new generations continue to discover the music of ABBA. more on this story
John Singleton's Hustle & Flow Against MTV Films and Paramount
(TMZ) John Singleton is suing Paramount Pictures and MTV Films, claiming they totally screwed him by reneging on their promise to finance and distribute 2 films -- especially galling because Singleton gave THEM the right to make untold millions by distributing "Hustle & Flow."
According to the lawsuit, obtained by TMZ, Singleton gave Paramount the right to distribute the flick back in 2005 and Singleton took a relatively small, $9 million fee. In return, Paramount promised to green light and finance 2 Singleton pictures in the future, provided the budgets of those films didn't exceed $3.5 million each. Based on this promise, Singleton also says he later gave the studio the right to distribute "Black Snake Moan."
The suit claims Paramount made a fortune off "Hustle & Flow," which won an Oscar for Best Song and was critically acclaimed. But when it came time for Singleton to get his movies made, he claims Paramount started placing unwarranted conditions which made it impossible to make the movies.
Singleton says he passed up all sorts of opportunities to make big deals with other companies when he signed on with Paramount, and he's pissed.
The producer is suing for $20 million, minimum. more on this story
Il Volo Filming Concert For PBS
(PR) Il Volo will be filming their concert appearance at Detroit's Opera House on October 27th for the local PBS station.
The show will be produced by famed Grammy producer Ken Ehrlich, and Il Volo's managers, Michele Torpedine (who discovered Andrea Bocelli) and Steve Leber, are executive producers. The show will be part of their local pledge drive.
DPTV is a viewer supported PBS member station serving the nation's 11th largest television market in Southeast Michigan and over a thousand communities in Canada. It is a leading national producer and distributor of PBS fundraising programs. more on this story
Christmas Coming Early for Vanessa Peters Fans
Vanessa Peters will release her first-ever holiday recording, "The Christmas We Hoped For," on Amazon on October 25th, followed by iTunes and everywhere else on November 1st.
The twelve song album, recorded during the hottest Texas summer on record, features holiday standards such as "Winter Wonderland" and "White Christmas" as well as modern songs including a cover of "All That I Want" by The Weepies.
"I was building out a home studio and wanted to record some tracks to test out the acoustics. Temperatures were hitting 108 in Texas but on a lark, my producer and I decided to record some Christmas songs," said the singer. "Winter Wonderland" was recorded in my living room. We had to turn off the A/C to make sure the noise didn't show up on the track, and it was just brutally hot. Despite the heat, we were having so much fun that we just kept going. I chose my absolute favorite songs; I wanted to play what I love." more on this story
Kinky Friedman Hanukkah Tour
(Conqueroo) Kinky Friedman will hit the road this holiday season with his Hanukkah Tour of 2011.
Taking time off from finishing up a book with Billy Bob Thornton and formulating one with Willie Nelson, Kinky Friedman will visit 14 cities in the Midwest, West and Southwest, starting November 29.
In addition, the tour is bookended with two fundraisers in Salado, TX, for the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch, one on November 26th featuring BJ Thomas (with Kinky as host), and the other on December 17 with Rodney Crowell and Billy Joe Shaver (Kinky will perform a full show on this one). more on this story
The Western States Motel Taking Up Residency At The Roxy
Carl Jordan is taking The Western States Motel to On the Rox at The Roxy in Los Angeles for a month long residency in November (8th, 15th, 22th and 29th), as a part of KROQ's Local's Only Showcase.
Playing live with a five-piece, the band looks forward to hitting the road, connecting with friends old and new.
The shows are in support of the new The Western States Motel album, Freeway Freeway Riverbed, which will be released on October 25th. more info
Pac Div Announce Debut Album
(Sub) Hip hop trio Pac Div will release their debut album, "The Div", on November 8, 2011, through a joint venture with RBC Records.
The album is already being touted as a classic, with production from No I.D. (Common, Kanye West, Jay-Z, Drake, Rick Ross and more), Swiff D and the group's very own, Like, and features from long time friends, Bleu Collar, Asher Roth, Casey Veggies (Sleeping in Class"), Tiron and Skeme.
Pac Div consists of two brothers, Like and Mibbs, and long
time friend, BeYoung. Formed in 2005, while still in the high school, Pac Div was originally an eleven-member crew that shrank to three when it became apparent that a group of that size just wasn't feasible. While most young rappers were under the spell of "microwave" music, these three were doing their hip-hop homework, studying rap's pioneers, honing their skills and developing their own styles. From their music to shows to videos, and unique approach to creating, the group proves to showcase undeniable talent in everything they do. more on this story
Shia LaBeouf Made Knife Threat After Beating?
(TMZ) The man who tried to calm down Shia LaBeouf moments after the beatdown in Vancouver last week tells TMZ ... the actor threatened to pull a knife on him in the wake of the fight ... but he never actually flashed a blade.
TMZ spoke with Shea Carter ... the man who restrained Shia after the fight ... who tells us he noticed the actor inside the Cinema Public House bar BEFORE the melee. Carter says LaBeouf had been drunkenly swaying into several patrons ... including one man who calmly warned Shia, "Hey man, watch out."
Carter says Shia replied, "Oh yea? Or what? What are you going to do about it?" That's when the two decided to take things outside ... and the guy beat Shia down to the ground.
Afterward, Carter -- a local hip hop artist and bar regular -- tried to stop Shia from getting back inside, but LaBeouf got aggressive, spouting, "Well what if I grabbed my knife on you?"
Carter says he quickly grabbed Shia in an effort to protect himself in case the knife threat was serious.
Carter says the actor eventually walked away ... so he went back inside the bar. But moments later, Carter says, Shia appeared outside a window and made a throat-slashing gesture at him ... before leaving for the night.
TMZ placed multiple calls to Shia's rep for comment -- no word back.
Daniel Baldwin Divorce Back On
(TMZ) The Daniel Baldwin divorce is officially back on ... just months after the actor and his wife put the split on hold ... and this time, she's making some HUGE financial demands.
Joanne Baldwin has just filed a fresh set of divorce papers in Oregon ... claiming she and Daniel have irreconcilable differences that have caused "the irremediable breakdown of their marriage."
In the papers, Joanne is demanding $4k per month in child support for their 2 children -- plus HALF of all of Daniel's earnings, including 50% of a $100k payday the actor is allegedly set to make in Australia.
Joanne is also asking the court to require Daniel to take out a $1,000,000 life insurance policy for the benefit of their kids.
According to the docs, Joanne wants sole custody of the couple's children. She's also demanding to be awarded all of the furniture that she owned prior to the marriage.
As TMZ previously reported, Daniel had filed for divorce back in July ... but both he and Joanne agreed to dismiss the divorce petition in August.
Calls to both Joanne and Daniel have not been returned.
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