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The debut of Apple’s iTunes online music store was widely hailed as a turning point in the mostly sorry relationship between the record industry and consumers who want to download songs. Now comes another noteworthy symbolic step: a digital download chart in Billboard. The official debut is in the July 19 issue, although the trade journal ran a “preview” chart in its July 12 edition. In both cases the No. 1 song was “Crazy in Love,” by Beyoncé with Jay-Z-which also happened to be the No. 1 song on the general Hot 100 chart both weeks. (Nielsen SoundScan compiles the… Read more »

Lance Bass of ‘N Sync admits he feels dumb watching the contestants on “America’s Most Talented Kids.” Bass is one of the judges on the show. The singer says it’s crazy to watch three-year-old master pianists. “At three I don’t even know if I was talking. I’m having a blast with that show. I think it’s such a positive show to have on television right now and it’s doing great, so we’re very excited about that. I’m anxious to see who wins the whole thing,” Bass told AP Radio. He says he doesn’t see much of the backstage frenzy so… Read more »

Three months in the life of Tommy Lee will be revealed on September 23rd when the rocker’s behind-the-scenes special VH1 Presents: Tommy Lee: the Naked Truth airs. The one-off show features Lee sounding off on a variety of topics including ex-wife and current Kid Rock fiance Pamela Anderson. “Pamela reminds me of a person who’s sort of sinking and just grabbing any log to stay afloat she can,” Lee offers on-camera. “I feel a little sad for her.” Of course it was with Anderson that Lee made his foray into the world of voyeur television in their infamous X-rated home… Read more »

Within hours of surrendering to Chicago authorities, R. Kelly may have violated terms of his bond by associating with minors, a matter which could cost the singer his freedom before his impending trial on child pornography charges. On Friday morning, Kelly surrendered himself to authorities in Cook County, Illinois (see “R. Kelly Back In Chicago; June 26 Court Date Set”). After he was processed and posted a $750,000 bond, Kelly went with his lawyer Edward Genson and his spiritual advisor, Reverend James Meeks, to attend a ceremony held at the Salem Baptist Church, where Meeks is a pastor. The event… Read more »

Nine months after 9/11, Fred Durst is standing by his vow not to be a “hater,” despite what an interview in the July issue of Playboy might suggest. In the piece, Durst bashes Christina Aguilera, Kurt Loder and Filter’s Richard Patrick, but the interview was conducted long before the singer’s post-September 11 pledge to give peace a chance. “That interview is one-and-a-half years old that just got published with some extra comments about Wes [Borland],” Durst wrote on the official Limp Bizkit Web site. “I was really feeling negative about a lot of things back then.” One reason readers were… Read more »

For once, Eminem can breathe easy when he hears that people are rallying to have a rapper’s album banned. The usually lovable Nelly – who is dropping Nellyville on June 25 – has made an enemy of KRS-One, and the Blastmaster is calling for a boycott of the rapper’s album. “Nelly challenged a sovereign power,” KRS said Wednesday of his latest vocal adversary. “The MC part of it, I can slap him around for days. I got joints for days!” The microphone legend is certainly not inhibited, especially when talking of his iconic battle-rhyme dexterity. On “Ova Here,” the incendiary… Read more »

Though charges have yet to be filed, R. Kelly continues to defend himself against allegations that he taped himself having sex with underage girls. On Thursday, Kelly proclaimed his innocence again, even as he settled a lawsuit with a woman who accused him of seducing her when she was 17. After protesters shattered R. Kelly CDs at the offices of WGCI-FM in Chicago, urging the station to stop playing his music, Kelly phoned the station to ask his fans to stand by him. The leader of the protest, the Rev. Bamani Obadele, asked Kelly to explain why there was a… Read more »

Michael Jackson is being hit with a $20 million lawsuit for allegedly shopping around for a new promoter for an upcoming world tour. Marcel Avram, of German promotion company Mama Concerts and Rau, claims he was promised the job of promoting Jackson’s next world tour after fulfilling his side of a written contract, drafted in 1998, that required him to pay doctors in Germany “several thousand dollars” on Jackson’s behalf, according to Avram’s attorney Skip Miller. When Avram heard that Jackson was making arrangements with another promoter for an as-yet-unannounced tour, he filed his complaint for anticipatory breach of contract,… Read more »

While his new album, Better Days, arrived in stores on Tuesday, Joe has started working on another LP that he promises will come “sooner rather than later.” “I started already,” Joe said of the record late last month. He hopes it will be an album of duets reminiscent of when “Marvin [Gaye] did the Tammi Terrell thing.” Joe named Faith Evans, Mary J. Blige, and Alicia Keys on his list of potential partners in the studio. “I’m going to get everybody,” he said. “Mariah [Carey], the whole nine. I want an album like that. Eve – I’m a have hip-hop… Read more »

Out today (October 16) is Cuttin’ Heads, the latest album from John Mellencamp. The album is marked by several songs that deal with race relations, including the title track (which features a rap by Public Enemy’s Chuck D) and the first single, “Beautiful World,” which features newcomer India Arie. Mellencamp tells LAUNCH that he’s no newcomer to the topic. “I’ve always been interested in race: the white and black relationship. ‘Pink Houses’ starts out, ‘There’s a black man and black cat, livin’ in a black neighborhood.’ And in ‘Cherry Bomb,’ I had, you know, a black guy dancing with a… Read more »