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File traders, Madonna has a question for you: “What the fuck do you think you’re doing?” That’s the message you’re likely to get if you try to download songs from the singer’s upcoming American Life, due April 22, on peer-to-peer networks such as Limewire or KaZaA. The spoofed file – a planted fake meant to thwart illegal downloading – recently began flooding P2P networks. Madonna’s spokesperson could not be reached for comment. Other spoofed files containing Madonna’s salty tirade appeared on KaZaA in versions of the new songs “Nobody Knows Me” and “X-Static Process.” If you don’t get the foul-mouthed… Read more »

Godsmack takes over the Billboard 200 with a No. 1 debut for “Faceless,” and leads the charge of seven top-20 entries on the album chart. The Universal album sold 269,000 copies in the U.S., according to Nielsen SoundScan, giving the band its best debut week on the chart. The total is easily enough to end the two-week reign of Linkin Park’s “Meteora” (Warner Bros.), which falls to No. 2 on a 30% sales decline to sales of 186,000 copies. “Faceless” is Godsmack’s third major label album and its entry bests the opening position of its last set, “Awake.” That release… Read more »

Linkin Park’s “Meteora” maintains its No. 1 standing on the Billboard 200 for a second-straight week, despite a hefty 67% drop in U.S. sales. The band’s sophomore Warner Bros. album sold 265,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan, bringing its two-week sales total above the 1 million mark. The No. 1 entry of “Meteora” on The Billboard 200 followed a similar opening on the U.K. album chart. In addition, last week the album’s first single “Somewhere I Belong” took over the top slot Billboard’s Modern Rock and Mainstream Rock airplay charts. Detroit duo the White Stripes had a strong opening week… Read more »

The White Stripes’ much-heralded new album “Elephant” (XL Recordings) stampeded the U.K. chart on Sunday, going straight to No. 1, while “Make Luv” by Room 5 featuring Oliver Cheatham (Positiva) retained its place at the top of the singles chart. The singles survey also saw a new entry at No. 4 for Liverpool trio Atomic Kitten’s latest hit, “Love Doesn’t Have To Hurt” (Innocent/Virgin), and a No. 7 debut for Avril Lavigne’s “I’m With You” (Arista). The only other top-20 debuts were Mario’s “Just a Friend” (J) at No. 18 and “Satisfaction” by Eve (Ruff Ryders) at No. 20. Last… Read more »

Madonna has decided to withdraw the violent, anti-war video for her new single “American Life” out of respect for the troops fighting in Iraq. In a statement posted on her Web site Monday, the singer said the video was filmed before the war started and was not appropriate to air at this time. “Due to the volatile state of the world and out of sensitivity and respect to the armed forces, who I support and pray for, I do not want to risk offending anyone who might misinterpret the meaning of this video,” Madonna said. The video for the title… Read more »

Thousands of Linkin Park Underground fan club members questioning whether they got their money’s worth from their $25 initiation fee are about to be silenced. The band will play 10 free shows in major cities across the country, and LPU members have first dibs on tickets, the band’s publicist said. Tickets will be distributed on a first come, first served basis to LPU members, who will receive a confirmation number via e-mail for the concert closest to their hometown. In addition to admission, club members will be invited to shake hands with the members of Linkin Park at the after-show… Read more »

Fourth-quarter losses skyrocketed at AOL Time Warner Inc. after a staggering $45.5 billion charge to account for the struggling media conglomerate’s plunging value. The company also announced Wednesday that former cable TV mogul Ted Turner is stepping down as vice chairman. In the three months ending Dec. 31, AOL lost $44.9 billion, or $10.04 per share, compared with a loss of $1.8 billion, or 41 cents per share, in the fourth quarter of 2001. Revenue rose 8 percent to $11.4 billion, and AOL said its results without the one-time accounting markdown would actually have beaten Wall Street estimates – at… Read more »

David Lee Roth has filed a lawsuit against his ex-Van Halen bandmates, accusing them of conspiring to keep money from him. The lawsuit filed Thursday in Superior Court alleges that Eddie Van Halen, Alex Van Halen and Michael Anthony diverted royalties and breached their fiduciary duty to Roth. The singer claims the band signed a deal with Warner Bros. in 1996 without his knowledge or authorization for increased royalties from album sales. He claims his financial losses were estimated to be at least $200,000 at the end of 2001. The former frontman wants an accountant to review the royalties and… Read more »

Venerable modern rock band R.E.M. is in Vancouver working on its 13th studio album, according to a post by the band’s general counsel Bertis Downs on the group’s official Web site. “Great to be starting work on music again,” the post reads, saying that the group expects to be releasing the album via Warner Bros. in “a year or so.” “The guys plan to work in bursts on this record – a few weeks here, somewhere warmer in the winter, different in the spring, possibly some shows next summer,” Downs said, hinting at a recording framework familiar to the trio,… Read more »

Hard rock act Glassjaw has postponed a 10-day European tour after singer Daryl Palumbo suffered a relapse of the digestive ailment Crohn’s Disease. The band is planning to reschedule the shows for December; a month-long North American tour, due to kick off Oct. 16 in New York, is expected to continue as scheduled. Despite the disease, Palumbo has soldiered through tours for several years. “I’m just praying I don’t get sick,” he told Billboard.com last month. “I take a lot of medicine but I just pray I don’t get hurt.” Glassjaw is touring in support of its Warner Bros. debut,… Read more »