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Production maestros the Neptunes didn’t find what they were looking for when they first tracked their debut album as N*E*R*D, In Search Of… The duo have scrapped the effort and re-recorded its songs with live instrumentation instead of programming. The album, which was originally due in July, has not been rescheduled, though Neptune Pharrell Williams recently said it would come out in the fall. The revised LP will feature all of the same songs and retain the same title, a Virgin Records spokesperson said. There was no word on whether a new version of the single, “Lap Dance,” will be… Read more »

Jermaine Jackson will be reuniting with the Jackson 5 for the “Michael Jackson: 30th Anniversary Celebration, The Solo Years,” after all. After feuding for the last month with the show’s producer, David Gest, over ticket prices, guest list and lineups for the all-star events, Jermaine agreed on Friday (August 10) to perform at the September 7 and 10 shows in New York. Both the Jackson 5 (Michael, Jackie, Marlon, Tito and Jermaine) and the Jacksons (Michael, Jackie, Marlon, Tito and Randy) will perform at the concerts, to be held at Madison Square Garden. Mary J. Blige, who was scheduled to… Read more »

Jamie Foxx will host the eighteenth annual “MTV Video Music Awards,” it was announced today by Van Toffler, President, MTV and MTV2. The “2001 MTV Video Music Awards” will broadcast live from the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center in New York City on Thursday, September 6th at 8:00PM (Live ET/Tape delayed PT). “Jamie Foxx first caught our attention as a host for the Video Music Awards with his comedic talents at MTVicon: Janet Jackson, in which he performed a comedic tribute to the singer,” says Van Toffler, President, MTV and MTV2. “Having already established himself as an actor and… Read more »

O-Town and Myra will perform a free concert in New York on August 11 at Roseland Ballroom as part of Limited Too’s “Passion for Fashion Grand Finale.” Joining the extravaganza are Hilary Duff, star of the Disney Channel original series “Lizzie McGuire,” and celebrity stylist Stephanie Wolf, who has dressed such stars as Christina Aguilera, NSYNC, Britney Spears and Dream. The culmination of Limited Too’s six-city “Passion for Fashion” tour, at the event, Tween girls (ages 7 – 14), who are dressed like their favorite pop stars participate in a variety of fashion-fueled games involving lip syncing, makeovers and a… Read more »

Freddie’s already gone to Hollywood – now he’s taking his band to the Pleasuredome. Limp Bizkit have recorded a version of Frankie Goes to Hollywood’s sexually charged 1984 hit “Relax” for the Ben Stiller film “Zoolander.” “It is the bomb, it is so dope,” said electronic artist/producer BT, who is scoring the movie, of the track last week. “It’s not really a cover – you’ll know what I mean when you hear it…. It’s sorta like if a band did a remix.” The original “Relax,” known for its “Relax, don’t do it” refrain, appeared on the dance group’s Welcome to… Read more »

Justin Timberlake is really earning his keep as Britney Spears’ boyfriend. Not only is he escorting her to parties and introducing her to hip music makers like BT, but the ‘NSYNC star is also writing music with her and “Pop” co-author Wade Robson for her forthcoming album. “We’re just vibing – having a good time, you know,” Robson said of the songwriting trio. “We’ve got this one song that’s this rock kind of opera thing. It’s almost got this classical vibe, almost like Queen redone. And we’ve got another one that’s kind of more vibey R&B.” Spears’ spokesperson at Jive… Read more »

After spending years in En Vogue, recording an album with the short-lived Lucy Pearl and contributing backing vocals to a number of artists, Dawn Robinson has decided to keep her silky, soulful voice all to herself. Robinson’s debut solo album, Dawn, will hit stores October 16, with the sassy, uptempo single “Envious” leading the way at radio in mid-September. The R&B singer/songwriter recorded the album in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Los Angeles with such songwriting and production collaborators as PAJAM (‘NSYNC, Sisqó) and Travon Potts (Christina Aguilera, Monica), according to her publicist. The 12-song disc also will include the ballad “Just… Read more »

After spending years in En Vogue, recording an album with the short-lived Lucy Pearl and contributing backing vocals to a number of artists, Dawn Robinson has decided to keep her silky, soulful voice all to herself. Robinson’s debut solo album, Dawn, will hit stores October 16, with the sassy, uptempo single “Envious” leading the way at radio in mid-September. The R&B singer/songwriter recorded the album in Philadelphia, Atlanta and Los Angeles with such songwriting and production collaborators as PAJAM (‘NSYNC, Sisqó) and Travon Potts (Christina Aguilera, Monica), according to her publicist. The 12-song disc also will include the ballad “Just… Read more »

The cute superstar couple that sings together, stays together. That’s the plan of ‘N Sync heartthrob Justin Timberlake, who wants to duet with his pop princess girlfriend Britney Spears, according to Rolling Stone magazine. Timberlake, 20, told the magazine he is helping 19-year-old Spears move away from her hugely popular bubblegum pop in favor of a harder sound. When the timing is right, he envisages them recording together, a collaboration he vowed would be “huge.” “I want it to be somethin’ new that they haven’t heard us do, that they didn’t think we could do. I feel like we still… Read more »

MusicNet, the music subscription joint venture between AOL Time Warner Inc., Bertelsmann AG, EMI Group Plc and RealNetworks Inc., added independent record label Zomba to the service, RealNetworks’ top executive said Tuesday. RealNetworks Chief Executive Rob Glaser, speaking at Jupiter Media Metrix PlugIn music conference here, said the label, which includes such artists as +Nsync and Britney Spears, would join Warner Music Group, BMG Entertainment and EMI as the service’s label partners. MusicNet was conceived as an alternative to the once popular song-swapping service Napster, which is currently laboring under a court-imposed injunction after being successfully sued by the five… Read more »