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Incubus have broken camp after completing the sessions for their forthcoming release and are hitting the road. They’ll play a month of dates across Europe before joining Moby’s Area: One tour on July 11th in Atlanta. Though album and song titles are still being considered, Incubus guitarist Mike Einziger mentions “Morning View” as a possible album title. It’s the name of the street where they recorded the album – in a Malibu Hills mansion. This release follows the band’s breakthrough 1999 offering Make Yourself, though Einziger points out this album is deeper. “I think it’s slightly more sophisticated in certain… Read more »

Haven’t seen Shaggy perform his smash single, “Angel,” yet? You can this coming Sunday night, June 10, on ABC-TV at 7 p.m. when the reggae pop star joins Sugar Ray, Dream, BBMak and Baha Men on the “Walt Disney World Summer Jam Concert” special. For his appearance on the “Summer Jam Concert,” Shaggy taped his performance at the Walt Disney World Resort earlier today, during a visit to Orlando to kick off a summer North American tour with the Backstreet Boys that begins this Friday. This year’s Jam-packed hour of entertainment and fun was filmed at three exotic ports of… Read more »

Ike Turner may be one of the more influential figures in rock music. He created what many see as the first rock ‘n roll record, “Rocket 88”; his guitar licks on classic blues recordings are considered masterful; he helped launch the careers of Buddy Guy, Howlin’ Wolf, and Otis Rush, among others; and he discovered one of the most dynamic female rock stars ever. But that is not the Ike Turner most people know, or think they know anyway. In the public mind, he remains the man who allegedly broke Tina Turner’s nose and abused her for years, until she… 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 »

British rocker Phil Collins and his third wife, Swiss-born Orianne, have had their first child, the star’s publicist said on Tuesday. Orianne gave birth to Nicholas Grev Austin on Saturday in Geneva, Switzerland, where the couple now live. “It is difficult to express just how happy Orianne and I are with the arrival of little Nicholas,” the 50-year-old legend said in a statement. He married Orianne, 22 years his junior, in July 1999. Collins has three other children, Simon, Joley and Lily, by his first two marriages. The stocky drummer who became frontman for the hugely successful band Genesis has… Read more »

Yes, his brother is the Backstreet Boys’ Nick Carter. But that doesn’t mean 13-year-old Aaron Carter shows him a great deal of respect. “When they’re asleep, my brother and my manager, I put shaving cream in their hands and tickle their nose and they smash it into their faces,” says the younger Carter. “I know how to get away Ö fast.” Like his elder sibling, however, Carter is becoming well acquainted with the pop charts and radio playlists. After first finding international success in 1999, his first U.S. release – last fall’s relentlessly cheerful Aaron’s Party (Come Get It) –… Read more »

Viacom president Mel Karmazin told the audience at the Hollywood Radio and Television Society Newsmaker Luncheon in Beverly Hills that Viacom will not trim employees during the current economic downturn. While many firms have announced plans to cut staff – Walt Disney Co. announced this week that would lay off about 3 percent of its 120,000 employees and Warner Bros. said it plans to close three of its 15 U.S. sales offices and cut some 615 jobs – Viacom has no such plans. “I never understood how companies found themselves in a position where they could let 4,000 people go,”… Read more »