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Britney Spears, Kid Rock, Usher, Mick Jagger and Cher will all perform on next week’s American Music Awards, while Sean “P. Diddy” Combs tries his hand at being a television host. But none of that promises to be quite as fun as the backstage bickering that has consumed music’s two big awards shows. The bad feelings burst into the open last month when Dick Clark, executive producer of the American Music Awards, accused the Grammy Awards of essentially blacklisting artists who appear on Clark’s show. Clark said in a lawsuit that Michael Greene, head of the National Academy of Recording… Read more »

Dick Clark says Michael Jackson would be on the American Music Awards, but Michael Greene won’t let him. The TV personality/producer filed a $10 million lawsuit on Wednesday (December 19) against Greene, president and CEO of the Recording Academy, claiming that Greene’s Grammy booking policy prevents top artists from appearing on Clark’s American Music Awards. Clark’s suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Greene’s policy of refusing to book artists who perform at the AMAs – which will take place seven weeks prior to the Grammy Awards – caused a breach of contract by forcing Jackson to back… Read more »

Britney Spears, Mick Jagger and Usher are the latest performers who have been added to the 29th annual American Music Awards roster, joining previously announced artists Kid Rock, Lenny Kravitz and Shaggy. P. Diddy, who’ll co-host the show with former MTV personality Jenny McCarthy, will also perform, according to a spokesperson for Dick Clark Productions, Inc. Spears will render “I’m Not a Girl, Not Yet a Woman” from her third album, Britney, while Usher is slated to deliver “U Got It Bad” from his latest LP, 8701. The Rolling Stones frontman hasn’t decided exactly what will comprise his stage show.… Read more »

Yahoo! Inc. today announced the debut of its new music destination, LAUNCH, Your Yahoo! Music Experience (http://launch.yahoo.com). This new property is the result of Yahoo!’s acquisition of LAUNCH Media, Inc., now a wholly-owned subsidiary, and its subsequent integration with Yahoo! Music. Bringing together the best elements of both sites, Yahoo! has created the web’s premier music destination, offering the most comprehensive music-related content, features and information available. This represents a significant initiative to give consumers the ability to watch, listen to and control their own music experience directly on Yahoo!. The new LAUNCH site will be the central place for… Read more »

Veteran rocker David Bowie has quit the Virgin Records label, which released his last three albums, and set up an independent music company, he announced on his Web site. “I’ve had one too many years of bumping heads with corporate structure,” Bowie, 54, said in a fresh blow to the record label this year. “Many times I’ve not been in agreement with how things are done and as a writer of some proliferation, frustrated at how slow and lumbering it all is. I’ve dreamed of embarking on my own set-up for such a long time and now is the perfect… Read more »

Blink-182’s Travis Barker and A Perfect Circle’s Josh Freese will perform at this year’s Drum Day L.A. festival at the House Of Blues in Los Angeles Saturday (December 8). The event, sponsored by drum manufacturer DW, will also feature a drum circle for all-comers and the Guitar Center’s Drum Off Grand Final. Others appearing include King Crimson’s Bill Bruford, Alanis Morissette drummer Gary Novak, Elton John skin man Curt Bisquera, and Zoro, the basher in Lenny Kravitz’s group. While Barker’s participating in the Drum Day, he opted against joining his Blink-182 bandmates at the Billboard Music Awards earlier this week.… Read more »

Dave Matthews Band proved nearest and dearest to the hearts of fans, as their votes gave the Virginia group the bulk of the glory at the My VH1 Music Awards Sunday. Matthews and violinist Boyd Tinsley, accepting on behalf of their bandmates, left Los Angeles’ Shrine Auditorium with three awards – My Favorite Group, Must Have Album for Everyday and Damn I Wish I Wrote That! (Song of the Year) for “The Space Between.” The group was also honored via a win for their fan site nancies.org in the Coolest Fan Website category. DMB and U2 had a pack-leading six… Read more »

Sir Mick Jagger? The Rolling Stones frontman seems to think that should be the case, especially since some of his peers have been knighted, including Paul McCartney and Elton John. In the documentary Being Mick that airs on Thanksgiving Day on ABC, Jagger expresses a bit of irritation that he’s never received any sort of title from his homeland-in one segment he imitates Britain’s Prince Charles, adopting a haughty accent as he affects the prince saying, “Is it true you haven’t got anything at all? That is rather odd, isn’t it?” Being Mick is part of the promotional campaign for… Read more »

Comic performer Wayne Brady will host the DIY awards show “My VH1 Music Awards ’01,” which will be televised live Dec. 2 on VH1. VH1 instituted the annual interactive kudocast last year. It allows viewers to suggest categories, pick finalists and vote for winners up to the last minute. Mick Jagger, Creed, Sting, Nelly Furtado, Lenny Kravitz, Destiny’s Child and No Doubt are among the acts scheduled to perform at the Shrine Auditorium event. Brady stars in his own skit-and-improv series, “The Wayne Brady Show,” on ABC and also is a cast member on ABC’s “Whose Line Is It Anyway?”

Fatboy Slim and Gorillaz took home top honors with three wins each, including best pop clip and the Maximum Vision Award, respectively, during Billboard’s 23rd annual 2001 Music Video Awards. Gorillaz’s “Clint Eastwood” garnered the distinguished award for a video that advances an artist’s career, as well as new rap/hip-hop artist and new modern rock artist clip honors. Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” also claimed prizes for dance clip and modern rock clip. Craig David scored two wins, including new R&B artist clip for “Fill Me In,” which tied with Motown singer India.Arie’s “Video.” The director of the year honor… Read more »