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Mya stays slumming when picking out her girlfriends, at least on screen. After spending time with Lil’ Kim, Pink and Christina Aguilera, playing ladies of the evening in the video for “Lady Marmalade,” she’s now set to hang with a murderer. The singer is currently in Toronto rehearsing with leading ladies Catherine Zeta-Jones and Renee Zellweger for her role in the big-screen adaptation of the Tony Award-winning musical “Chicago.” Filming for the Miramax project starts in January, with Mya playing a vixen named Mona. The original version of “Chicago” centers around two 1920s entertainers who get involved in homicide. Besides… Read more »

Limp Bizkit frontman Fred Durst has once again stepped behind the camera to shoot a music video. Durst directed the video for “Blurry,” the second single from Puddle Of Mudd’s major-label debut album, Come Clean. The video was shot in Los Angeles last week. Puddle Of Mudd leader Wes Scantlin tells LAUNCH that the clip draws on the theme of “Blurry,” about missing his son while on the road with his band. “We had a really good time doing the video with Fred, he directed it. And the whole concept is about, you know, kinda being kept from my kid… Read more »

Ruff Ryders, DMX, Eve, and the Lox are working on Ryde Or Die Vol. 3, their third installment to their all-star compilation effort. The remix for Jadakiss’s “We Gonna Make It” featuring Eve will be included on the album, scheduled to be released on November 20, but it is not considered to be the record’s first official single. Interscope Records is considering issuing Eve’s “You, Me, And She,” produced by Irv Gotti, as the next release. At press time, seven songs have been recorded for the album, including collaborations with Bubba Sparxxx, Ludacris, and Xzibit. The rap camp headed by… Read more »

Academy Award winner Kim Basinger is in negotiations to star in Universal Pictures’ “The Untitled Detroit Project” for director Curtis Hanson and Imagine Entertainment’s Brian Grazer. Shooting begins Oct. 18 in Detroit and stars multiplatinum recording artist Eminem in his first feature acting debut. The project reteams Basinger with Hanson, both of whom worked on 1998’s “L.A. Confidential,” for which Basinger won a supporting actress Oscar and Hanson earned an Oscar for adapted screenplay. Hanson also directed and produced the film. “Detroit” is described as an honest but provocative fictional examination of a critical month in the life of a… Read more »

Limp Bizkit plans to have something special under the tree for its fans this year. According to a post by Fred Durst on www.limpbizkit.com, the band is preparing a “tight ass” remix album and DVD, to be titled Limp Remizkit. Sean “P. Diddy” Combs, the Neptunes, Timabland, William Orbit, DJ Lethal, DJ Premiere, Durst and Bizkit guitarist Wes Borland are all slated to do remixes for the album, which will also feature guest spots by Bubba Sparxxx, 8 Ball and E40. Durst also said that the group is also working on a DVD that will include remix versions of the… Read more »

Smash Mouth looked to punk rock giants the Clash for inspiration for “Pacific Coast Party,” the first single from its upcoming self-titled album, due November 11 from Interscope Records. The song, written by bassist Paul DeLisle, arrives at radio this week. Smash Mouth guitarist Greg Camp explains the Clash connection to LAUNCH. “It’s sorta like the Clash when they were sorta going through a disco phase, when they were sorta fighting, like, ‘Are we gonna be punk rock or disco?’ Which is bizarre. It’s kinda like that. That was, like, one of my favorite things about the Clash. You could… Read more »

Fans will hear Aaliyah’s voice one more time on “I’m Music,” a previously unreleased duet with genre-hopping singer/songwriter Beck that will grace Timbaland and Magoo’s upcoming album. Timbaland said he plans to release the track as a single from Indecent Proposal, his second album with Magoo, which is due in stores November 20. “I’m gonna put it out as a tribute song – it’s a beautiful song,” the trend-setting producer said on the red carpet Thursday before the MTV Video Music Awards. Timbaland predicted that the song will “shock the world,” adding, “It’s probably the biggest song I ever did.”… Read more »

“I’m a great producer, so people need me more than I need them,” boasts Timbaland, who is building a roster for his new Beat Club label, an imprint of Interscope Records. The Norfolk, Virginia, producer behind bouncy hit albums by Missy Elliott, Aaliyah, Ginuwine, and his own Timbaland and Magoo says he’s looking for the next generation of stars. The first release on Beat Club is Bubba Sparxxx’s Dark Days, Bright Nights on September 18th, to be followed by the R&B/hip-hop acts Storm and Ms. Jade, all produced by Timbaland himself. He’s also planning to release albums by country-rock singer… Read more »

Fatboy Slim’s “Weapon of Choice” shot up the competition by bringing home six “Moon Man” trophies – including breakthrough video and best direction – Thursday night during the 2001 MTV Video Music Awards at the Metropolitan Opera House at Lincoln Center. But “Weapon of Choice,” directed by Spike Jonze and featuring Christopher Walken dancing up a hotel’s walls, was shut out of the prestigious video of the year prize, which went to Christina Aguilera, Lil’ Kim, Mya and Pink for “Lady Marmalade.” Last year’s big winners ‘N Sync walked away with four trophies for “Pop,” including the coveted Viewer’s Choice… Read more »

Marilyn Manson has been charged with assaulting a security guard by allegedly rubbing his genital area on the man’s head during a concert in Clarkston, Michigan. The shock rocker is being accused of felony fourth-degree criminal sexual conduct along with misdemeanor assault and battery. If convicted, he could face more than two years in prison. Manson was performing at the DTE Energy Music Theatre in Clarkston on July 20 when he allegedly approached 25-year-old security guard Joshua Keasler from behind while rubbing his own genital area, Oakland Country prosecutor David G. Gorcyca said in a statement Thursday (August 16). After… Read more »