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Olympia Entertainment will host a rap and hip-hop event headlined by Mystikal. Opening acts will include Jagged Edge, Nivea, Jaheim, Public Announcement, City High, and Supervision. The concert, presented by Seagrams Gin, will take place at 7:30 p.m. Friday, June 29, at the Fox Theatre in downtown Detroit. Recently voted Best Male Hip-Hop artist by BET, Mystikal, is coming off the multi-platinum success of his album “Let’s Get Ready.” Hit singles on the album include “Shake Ya Ass,” and “Danger” (with featured vocalist Nivea, also on the tour). Jagged Edge was nominated for Best Male Group at the BET Awards.… Read more »

VH1 will be the exclusive media sponsor of Aerosmith’s upcoming “Just Push Play” World Tour, and only VH1 viewers will catch the kick-off LIVE from Hartford, CT during VH1’s “Aerosmith: Opening Night Live” on Wednesday, June 6 at 9:00 p.m. (ET/PT). Viewers can warm up for the concert by tuning in at 8:00 p.m. for the premiere of the all-new VH1 special “Aerosmith’s Greatest TV Moments.” “Aerosmith’s Greatest TV Moments” and “Opening Night Live” are all part of VH1’s “Aerosmith Week,” five nights of special programming dedicated to these June Artists of the Month. Aerosmith programming airs every evening Monday-Friday,… Read more »

Pop superstar Michael Jackson is shopping his MJJ Records label, a joint deal with Sony Music, to other label groups, sources tell the Hollywood Reporter. MJJ Records, which Jackson launched in 1993 as part of a multimedia deal, is still under contract with Sony. As Jackson, who is signed to Sony’s Epic Records Group, continues to be a top-selling act internationally and given that MJJ has not produced any megaselling acts, it is not likely that Sony will prevent the pop star from making changes at MJJ, sources said. MJJ Records president and CEO Jerry Greenberg, who helped form the… Read more »

Back in 1983, Sting sang about being the “King of Pain.” These days, he’s pain-free, not to mention prosperous. His most recent album, 1999’s “Brand New Day,” is one of the most successful of his career, with more than 7 million copies sold. It won two Grammy Awards and netted him a spot in the pre-game show at this year’s Super Bowl, while his contributions to the soundtrack for Disney’s animated feature “The Emperor’s New Groove” earned him an Oscar nomination. And on Saturday in Washington, D.C., the British musician – who co-founded the Police in 1977 and dissolved the… Read more »

Madonna will now play six concerts in Britain after all tickets for what was to be her only British appearance sold out minutes after they went on sale Thursday. The Material Girl will perform at London’s Earl’s Court on July 6, 7, 9, 10 and 12 in addition to her originally planned show at the venue on July 4, American Independence Day. Madonna fans camped out overnight to make sure they got tickets for the singer’s first public performance in Britain for seven years. Promoters said all 16,000 tickets for the first show had sold out within 15 minutes. Ticket… Read more »

New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival’s Web site – Where else in the world but the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival could Paul Simon, Mystikal, the Dave Matthews Band, Celia Cruz, Femi Kuti, the Neville Brothers, Van Morrison, Al Green, Lucinda Williams and more than 400 other acts mix it up with pheasant gumbo, crawfish bread, oyster po-boys and Cajun boudin? If music is the food of love, and Jazzfest is ground zero for the music-as-feast truism, the 32nd annual event – which takes place over seven days between April 27 and May 6 at the city’s Fair Grounds… Read more »

Pop superstar Britney Spears has arrived in Stockholm to begin recording her third Jive album with Max Martin’s new production company Maratone, according to Billboard Magazine. Calls to Jive seeking further details on the sessions went unreturned at press time. Martin produced Spears’ most recent album “Oops! … I Did It Again,” which is No. 37 on The Billboard 200 in its 38th week on the chart. Sources also tell Billboard.com that fellow chart-toppers ‘N Sync may have a new studio album on Jive ready as early as June. The boy band’s most recent set, “No Strings Attached,” set a… Read more »