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Madonna is set to make her debut on a West End stage in London this May in Up for Grabs. The play, a comedy by David Williamson, will preview on May 9 and open on May 23 at Wyndham’s Theatre with Laurence Boswell directing. Up for Grabs, which debuted in February 2001 in Sydney, Australia, is a satire on the world of art. Madonna’s theater experience includes a stint on Broadway in David Mamet’s Speed the Plow and a limited run of David Raab’s Goose and Tom Tom at the Lincoln Center in New York. Among her films are The… Read more »

Modern rock act Incubus will kick off a North American tour April 11 in Portland, Ore., in support of its latest Immortal/Epic set “Morning View.” The 50-date tour will be sponsored by Honda Civic, which put Blink-182 and Everclear out on the road last year on separate tours. An exclusive weeklong online ticket pre-sale will launch at 10 a.m. ET Saturday (Feb. 16) at civictour.com. “The band is really excited to be involved with Honda and the Civic Tour because it gives us a chance to play much bigger venues at a ticket price [$25] that we think is very… Read more »

U2 had the Super Bowl halftime stage all to itself, and the Irish rockers delivered a moving tribute to America and the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. Lead singer Bono walked onto the field with a slow, shoulder-wagging swagger, singing the group’s recent hit, “Beautiful Day,” as he climbed onto the point of a pink, heart-shaped catwalk that surrounded the stage. As the first song wound down, a giant screen scrolled the names of victims in the attacks, and the group broke into the 1980s hit, “Where the Streets Have No Name.” The names also reflected in overlapping… Read more »

Waitresses will have to excuse Nickelback if they order their eggs Silver Side Up – the Canadian rockers are focused on promoting their new record, and to that end they’ve just announced dates for a headlining fall U.S. tour. Silver Side Up, the band’s second album, features the hit single “How You Remind Me” and currently sits at #5 on the Billboard 200 albums chart after peaking at #3. Nickelback will jet to Europe on Thursday for three weeks before returning to the States for their headlining stint, which begins October 30 at the Showbox in Seattle. Fellow Canadians Default… Read more »

Nickelback has booked a headlining tour, which will start in Seattle on October 30 and wind down on December 11. The band’s platinum-certified sophomore album Silver Side Up is holding steady at Number Five on the Billboard 200 album chart, and the single “How You Remind Me” is holding on to Number One on the Billboard Modern Rock Chart. In light of these achievements, LAUNCH asked singer/songwriter Chad Kroeger if he thinks Nickelback is successful. “I’d say we’re definitely on the right track to getting there,” he said. “As far as all of my expectations, they’ve been exceeded. They really… Read more »

Like all of us, artists in the music industry have had their lives turned upside down in the wake of Tuesday’s terrorist attack on America. Superstars like Madonna and Janet Jackson have had to switch their concert schedules, but more importantly, many performers’ whole way of seeing life has changed. “To be honest, I’ve been scared to come through the Lincoln Tunnel,” Ja Rule, who was raised in New York and now lives in New Jersey, told Carson Daly today on MTV’s “TRL.” “When I came through the tunnel [today], I saw a whole thing of Army [trucks]. It shook… Read more »

The video for the hit “Lady Marmalade” won best video of the year at the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards on Thursday in a ceremony largely devoid of the sort of unscripted disruptions that have marked the show in the past and which included a surprise appearance by Michael Jackson. “Marmalade,” featuring pop and hip-hop divas Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya, Pink and Missy “Misdemeanor” Elliott, won the top honor at the 18th annual awards given out by cable’s Music Television, beating out U2, Eminem and Janet Jackson among others. The video also won best video from a film, from… Read more »

Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” shot up the competition by bringing home six “Moon Man” trophies – including breakthrough video and best direction – Thursday night during the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. But “Weapon of Choice,” directed by Spike Jonze and featuring Christopher Walken dancing up a hotel’s walls, was shut out of the prestigious video of the year prize, which went to Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and Pink for “Lady Marmalade.” Last year’s big winners ‘N Sync walked away with four trophies for “Pop,” including the coveted Viewer’s Choice… Read more »

A representative from People For The Ethical Treatment Of Animals (PETA) has forwarded a letter to Britney Spears asking her to refrain from using live cheetahs during the debut performance of her new single “I’m A Slave 4 U” at the MTV Video Music Awards at Lincoln Center’s Metropolitan Opera House in New York City tonight (September 6). PETA spokeswoman Jenny Woods explained to LAUNCH why the animal-rights organization contacted Spears. “We asked her not to do it because the animals-under the bright lights, and with all the noise and just the training that goes into making these cats behave-is… Read more »

Crazy Town, Rob Zombie, One Side Zero, Shuvel, and current Guns N’ Roses members Tommy Stinson and Robbin Finck were among the capacity crowd at a massive party for charity at producer Rick Rubin’s famed Hollywood Hills mansion Saturday night (August 25). Others appearing included actors Andy Dick, Milla Jovovich, and Nastassja Kinski. One Side Zero, Shuvel, and Crazy Town turntablist DJ AM performed. The event was to raise money for Schools On Wheels, a Los Angeles-based charity providing education for homeless children. Crazy Town frontman Epic Mazur tells LAUNCH that he was there to support the cause. “When the… Read more »