In this week’s album race, which you can monitor on
Meanwhile, the N.Y. Post, that bastion of journalism, reports that Janet and Justin Timberlake may be headed for a reunion. Insiders say she is in talks with Timberlake's people to appear together in "some sort of big, live show like the Grammys or the Oscars" as the ultimate publicity stunt. The two have not spoken to each other since the infamous Super Bowl wardrobe malfunction incident in 2004. A reunion "will help re-boost the sales of their albums," according to a source.
Sony Pictures' animated Open Season topped the weekend box office with ticket sales of $23 million at 3,833 theaters in the U.S. and Canada, as the first release from the studio's new animation division, Sony Pictures Animation, marking the record-breaking 11th #1 debut for the studio this year. Disney’s The Guardian finished second with $17.7 million. Last weekend's topper, Paramount Pictures' Jackass: Number Two, slipped 52%, hauling in $14 million to finish #3. Weinstein Co. and
Vanity Fair’s November issue boasts Lisa Robinson’s “Rawhides and Rhinestones” piece, with photos by Mark Seliger featuring Willie Nelson, Reba McEntire, Emmylou Harris, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Martina McBride, Carrie Underwood, Alison Krauss, Merle Haggard, Hank Williams Jr., Trisha Yearwood, Sheryl Crow, John Mellencamp, Kris Kristofferson, Lyle Lovett, Dwight Yoakam, Roseanne Cash and Dolly Parton, with George Clooney, whose starring appearance in the Coens’ O Brother Where Art Thou helped spur the bluegrass revival, on the cover.
Fresh from his acquittal last year of drug-laundering charges and his new deal with Universal Music Group, Irv Gotti announced he inked Vanessa Carlton, who he now calls “V,” to his record label, during a party aboard the 150-foot Utopia
Wu-Tang Clan rapper Raekwon the Chef has officially signed with Aftermath Entertainment and will serve up his new album Only Built for Cuban Linx II for the label founded by West Coast rapper/producer Dr. Dre.
J/Arista Records has entered a deal with Motorola to become the first label to leak albums through the Motorola iRadio digital music service. The initiative will launch with a leak of Monica’s The Makings of Me via Motorola mobile handsets today. The album hits retail tomorrow.
Ironworks Music’s Rocco DeLuca and the Burden is VH1’s latest “You Oughta Know” artist beginning today. The band will be touring the
Tonight’s TV appearances include John Mayer on NBC’s Jay Leno, Evanescence on NBC’s Conan O’Brien and Amos Lee on CBS’ Craig Ferguson.
ON THIS DATE:
In 1961: Joan Baez released Volume Two. The album became the 22-year-old singer’s first hit and went to #13.
In 1962: Brian Epstein signed the Beatles to a five-year contract.
In 1967: Police raided the Grateful Dead’s house on
In 1969: John Lennon dissed his own company in an interview, saying that Apple was like a black hole that sucked up his earnings as an artist.
In 1971: Rod Stewart got a double-whammy when his single “Maggie May” and the album Every Picture Tells a Story both hit #1.
In 1975: Bruce Springsteen retired to the Hotel Phister bar after his show at
In 1976: Joe Cocker was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live. During his rendition of “Feeling Alright,” Cocker impressionist John Belushi came out and did a duet with him. Cocker proclaimed himself “happy as a pig in s***” about the dead-on tribute.
In 1977: Elvis Presley’s body was moved from
In 1977: Gene Simmons picked up a platinum record for his self-titled solo debut.
In 1982: Peter Gabriel performed with Genesis for the first time since leaving the band in 1975. Phil Collins and the gang joined him at a concert to benefit WOMAD.
In 1982: John Mellencamp enjoyed his first and only #1 single with “Jack & Diane.”
In 1985: Bruce Springsteen & the E Street Band brought their Born in the USA tour to a close at the Los Angeles Coliseum.
In 1994: Drummer Stan Lynch performed with Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers for the last time at Neil Young’s Bridge School Benefit Concert.
In 1994: John Mellencamp suffered a heart attack.
In 1995: Journey announced they had decided to re-form.
In 1999: John Paul Jones, former bass player with Led Zeppelin, played his first solo concert in
In 2000: Willie Nelson, Billy Preston, jazz vocalist Diane Schuur and Ashford & Simpson threw a bash at the House of Blues in West Hollywood to celebrate Ray Charles' 70th birthday.
In 2003: John Mellencamp received the Woody Guthrie Award, given to those who honor the legacy of the late folksinger. Mellencamp's song "To Washington" from his album Trouble No More was inspired by Guthrie.
In 2003: At the Q Awards in London, Radiohead won Best Act in the World, Blur took home best album for Think Tank and cult '60s balladeer Scott Walker received a lifetime achievement honor.
In 2003: Courtney Love was treated for a drug overdose hours after being arrested for attempted burglary in
In 2003: Motley Crue bassist Nikki Sixx sued sneaker maker Vans. He alleged they used his image in an ad without permission. He later won the case.
In 2004: Billy Joel married for the third time, tying the knot with 23-year-old Kate Lee.
In 2005: At least 11 people were killed during a stampede by fans at an oldies concert in
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