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New York – Nobody, but nobody was worried when Paul McCartney stripped off his jacket midway through his halftime performance at the Super Bowl. All he revealed was a long-sleeved red shirt. Nothing malfunctioned. And if he wore any nipple jewelry, he mercifully kept it to himself. NFL officials wanted a safe halftime show after last year’s Janet Jackson fiasco, and McCartney delivered. It was sweet nostalgia for the people stunned by Jackson’s MTV-produced spectacle, if a bit off-putting for the kids: Each of his four songs was more than 30 years old. Surely you recall last year’s climax to… Read more »

“Backstreet Men” doesn’t really have the same ring, but make no mistake, the Backstreet Boys are coming back more mature on their first album in five years. The group, which hasn’t released a collection of new music since 2000’s Black & Blue, just wrapped sessions for the as-yet-untitled album, which might surprise people expecting the same pop sound of old, according to member Howie Dorough. “We’ve been working on it for more than a year now, but it really started taking shape and changing over the past six months,” Dorough said. “It’s going in a more pop/rock direction, kind of… Read more »

With their new disc, Sum 41 have made it clear that they’re more mature and a little more metal. Trading in their pop-punk roots for some crunchier riffs is one thing, but for one performance The Sums are going gangsta and trying their hand at rap. The Ajax foursome have accepted an offer to act as the back up band for Ludacris on Saturday Night Live, but while that may sound pretty exciting, the gig forces the group to shuffle around some shows on their upcoming tour. The result of Sum 41 joining the rapper to perform his single “Get… Read more »

After a couple weeks on Christmas vacation, those Ajax punks are back on the road for another run of their home country. The new and more serious Sum 41 will be touring all around Canada up until the middle of February when they head off to the land of the rising sun. With shows in most markets already on sale, you’d better run to grab tickets fast because the first Toronto date on the tour is already sold out. Goons in the Big Smoke aren’t entirely out of luck though – the Sums have just added another date. In addition… Read more »

They endured unpredictable weather on a Spanish plain for their “Vertigo” video and traffic on the streets of New York for “All Because of You,” so U2 thought they were keeping it simple by shooting their next clip in a Dublin, Ireland, theater. That is, until they were put at the mercy of the venue’s Christmas production of “Jack and the Beanstalk.” The group shot the video for the track “Sometimes You Can’t Make It on Your Own” on Monday at the Gaiety Theater, according to a band spokesperson. The theater, which is currently housing the children’s story production, gave… Read more »

BURBANK, Calif. – The inspiring holiday adventure “The Polar Express,” from Warner Bros. Pictures, continues to defy conventional box office fall-off patterns with significantly increasing grosses that crossed the $100 million mark Friday and gained through the weekend for a cumulative total of $109,826,809 and no end in sight. The announcement was made today by Dan Fellman, President of Domestic Theatrical Distribution, Warner Bros. Pictures. Still at full steam in its fifth week, “The Polar Express” remains the only movie in wide release setting an exceptional upward trend in box office receipts, grossing over $9.5 million this weekend and posting… Read more »

Brian Littrell, arguably the cleanest-cut member of megaselling ’90s boy band, has signed a recording contract with Tennessee-based Christian music label Reunion Records. While a couple of his bandmates have made news for their sinful ways, Littrell aims to get back in touch with his gospel roots (Littrel and cousin/Backstreet Boy mate Kevin Richardson began singing in local church choirs when they really were boys in Kentucky). Littrell will become the second Backstreeter to venture out on the solo tip-Carter famously tried and failed to capture the attention of pop fans with his ill-received 2002 effort, Now or Never. Littrell’s… Read more »

December 07, 2004 09:30 AM US Eastern Timezone Musicmatch Introduces Musicmatch Jukebox 10 with Greater Music Discovery, Management and Performance SAN DIEGO-(BUSINESS WIRE)-Dec. 7, 2004-Musicmatch, a Yahoo! company and leader in personalized music software and services, today announced Musicmatch® Jukebox 10, which offers several performance improvements for enhancing popular tasks, discovering new music and managing large libraries. With a new range of user-friendly music library, playlist generation, and portable device controls, Musicmatch Jukebox 10 gives users an easy-to-use yet powerful jukebox to manage and enjoy their music. “We are extremely proud to introduce music fans to the new Musicmatch Jukebox,… Read more »

Santa Monica, Ca – Takeover Records has announced the addition of Near Miss and Inspection 12 to their label roster. Jacksonville artists Inspection 12 have been making great music since 1994. Their first large scale record, “In Recovery,” was released by Honest Don’s Barely Legal Recordings in May of 2001. Inspection 12’s influences range from punk to country, hard rock to classical. The band displays an incredible sense of maturity, which further validates that they’re far too talented to allow themselves to be pigeonholed. Near Miss, based out of Austin, TX, was started by Max Béchard and Jeremy Hernandez, two… Read more »