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A judge postponed a hearing Thursday for singer-actress Courtney Love, who faces two felony counts of possession of a controlled substance. Superior Court Judge Lisa Hart Cole gave no explanation for delaying the hearing until Jan. 27. Defense attorney William Genego declined to say whether Love is undergoing drug rehabilitation. Love, who wore a pink jacket and pink sandals and carried pink roses, became anxious when the judge asked to review the probation report. “Probation…. What is that? What is that?” she said, before making growling noises and clawing motions with her hands. Love was charged in October with illegal… Read more »

For the first time since the chart’s rollout in July, the No. 1-selling song on Hot Digital Tracks bests the weekly total of the No. 1 title on Hot 100 Singles. With the rollout of Napster 2.0, sales data of digital tracks takes another step north, resulting in OutKast’s “Hey Ya! (Radio Mix)” selling 8,500 downloads compared with 7,500 physical singles scanned of MercyMe’s “I Can Only Imagine.” This occurrence, if not the speed with which it was accomplished, was predicted in most music quarters once the business model of digital distribution was in place. While it appears that the… Read more »

Courtney Love turned herself in to Beverly Hills police on Tuesday afternoon (October 28) to face two felony drug-possession charges. A warrant was issued for Love’s arrest on October 22 after the Los Angeles district attorney’s office received evidence from police that Love was in possession of the prescription painkillers hydrocodone and oxycodone when she was picked up on October 2 following an overdose. “She was never arrested on these charges, but she was found to be in possession at the time,” Los Angeles County District Attorney’s office spokesperson Sandi Gibbons said. The felony charges are separate from Love’s other… Read more »

Two weeks after her arrest on drug charges, Courtney Love was in Los Angeles Juvenile Court on Thursday in an attempt to regain custody of her 11-year-old daughter, Frances Bean Cobain. The custody battle came in the wake of Love’s October 2 arrest and subsequent charge for being under the influence of a controlled substance. Just hours after her arrest, Love was reportedly transported to a Century City hospital by Beverly Hills emergency services for an undisclosed drug overdose. On October 10, officials from the Los Angeles County Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS) came to place Frances Bean,… Read more »

Police responding to a burglary call arrested Courtney Love in Los Angeles early Thursday morning for allegedly being under the influence of narcotics, according to a spokesperson for the Los Angeles Police Department. The 39-year-old singer was found standing in the middle of the street outside a male friend’s home just before 3 a.m., where she admitted to breaking several windows while trying to enter. “The resident said that he did not wish to have her arrested,” LAPD spokesperson Renee Montoya said. “But as the investigation continued, the officers noticed that Ms. Love’s behavior was consistent with being under the… Read more »

Multi-platinum superstar Usher has issued the following statement about his management team: “Contrary to earlier reports and rumors, I am still managed by Jonnetta Patton of JPat Management. JPat Management is my primary management team and has guided my career for over 10 years since the very beginning. I am pleased to announce that Tommy Mottola and his company Champion Entertainment have been brought in as an additional arm to JPat Management to co-manage my career. I am excited to have Tommy Mottola work in tandem with Jonnetta Patton, both of whom are amazing and brilliant executives.” Jonnetta Patton of… Read more »

The largest North American power blackout in history plunged more than 50 million people into darkness in a 9,600-square-mile swath from the East Coast to the Midwest and Southern Canada on Thursday, affecting everything from subways in New York to the water supply in Cleveland. The outage also cut the power to a number of summer tours, knocking Bob Dylan and Tori Amos offline and sending many other bands scurrying for backup plans and places to crash for the night. An eagerly awaited hometown reunion of punk pioneers the Stooges, scheduled to play their first Detroit show in more than… Read more »

Details on Pink’s upcoming album have been hard to come by this summer – until now. Due in stores on November 11, the singer’s album now has a tentative title, Try This. The track list is still under wraps, but the first single – also tentative – will most likely be called “God Is a DJ,” an energetic, melodic pop song that merges Pink’s exuberant dance-floor energy with a grinding, rock edge. On the hook, Pink sings, “If God is a DJ, life is a dance floor, love is a river, and you are the music/ If God is a… Read more »

Folks who have checked into this year’s Summer Sanitarium have noted how all the opening bands are singing praises to Metallica. Limp Bizkit even cover “(Welcome Home) Sanitarium” and flash the words “Metallica is the sh-” onscreen during their set. Such over-the-top idol worship might seem a bit forced, but the headliners insist it’s not. And the admiration goes both ways. “The highlight for me is just the vibe between the bands,” drummer Lars Ulrich said during the Philadelphia stop of the tour right after spending 30 minutes hanging out with Linkin Park. “Sometimes when you play these big places… Read more »

You are your record collection, according to new research that reveals how personality is reflected through music. If you really want to get to know someone, try rummaging through their CD collection. An study has proved that when it comes to judging a person’s character, their favourite music is one of the most valuable clues. Almost anything about a man or a woman – from their looks, intelligence and fitness, to politics, wealth and even conversational ability – can be gleaned from the tunes they enjoy most. People who favour Madonna’s Material Girl, for example, are likely to be cheerful,… Read more »