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Spending several years away from the limelight has not changed the Prodigy. It took only one broadcast of their new single and the band that sparked debate with “Smack My Bitch Up” is already stirring up controversy. “Baby’s Got a Temper,” which debuted on Britain’s Radio 1 Thursday night, was heavily edited by the station because of the track’s many references to Rohypnol, a tranquilizer that causes muscle relaxation and memory loss and is often called the “date rape drug.” The song, which the Prodigy performed at last month’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, features Keith Flint singing lyrics… Read more »

Virgin Records and Blackhawk International Airways are among the companies accused of negligence in a lawsuit filed late Monday in Los Angeles Superior Court by Aaliyah’s mother and father. Michael and Diane Haughton allege that the companies’ carelessness led to the death of the R&B singer, who was killed in a twin-engine plane crash after a video shoot in the Bahamas for “Rock the Boat”. An investigation determined that the Cessna 402B, which was operated by Blackhawk and chartered by Virgin, was close to 700 pounds over its maximum weight when it crashed shortly after takeoff, killing all nine people… Read more »

Radio Free Virgin, a leading digital broadcast company, and Vividon, Inc., the provider of Internet infrastructure devices that radically improve the economics of streaming media delivery(TM), today announced the installation of the Vividon(TM) SDA(TM) streaming appliance into the Radio Free Virgin Internet broadcast network to provide the highest quality streaming experience while ensuring scalable, economic growth. “Measurecast reported a 99 percent increase in Internet radio listening in just the first three months of 2002 and also ranked Radio Free Virgin as one of the top three Internet radio networks with 3.3 million listening hours in April,” said Brendon Cassidy, Vice-President,… Read more »

AOL Time Warner Inc. said Thursday it named Michael Lynton to the newly created position of president of international efforts as well as executive vice president. Lynton, 42, will work to further develop the company’s international growth strategy through cross-divisional collaboration and the integration of international initiatives, alliances, acquisitions and investments, the New York-based media and communications company said. Lynton, currently president of AOL International, and will continue to lead the organization and its operations in Asia, Latin America and Europe. “He is the perfect choice to lead our combined international efforts and enable our divisions to more easily coordinate… Read more »

After 14 years of brain-frazzling albums and concerts, industrial metal pioneers Godflesh have abruptly broken up. The band was preparing to tour the U.S. with High on Fire and Halo when frontman Justin Broadrick suffered a nervous breakdown just before boarding a flight to San Diego, where Godflesh were scheduled to start their tour April 22, according to a band spokesperson. “Unable to make the trip, never mind perform a two-month tour, Justin has decided to call it quits. Godflesh is done for,” said a brief note on the band’s Web site. Godflesh formed in Birmingham, England, in 1988 and… Read more »

When Jacoby Shaddix (a.k.a. Coby Dick) was bashing his forehead bloody with the mic night after night on last year’s Ozzfest, it became pretty clear that Papa Roach were a tortured, turbulent group – one far removed from the cookie-cutter rap-metal bands to which it was frequently compared. As if to hammer home the point, the band has distanced itself even further from its former peers on Lovehatetragedy, which comes out June 18. Aside from a rapped section in the first single, “She Loves Me Not,” and a few half-spoken vocal lines in various other songs, there’s nothing on the… Read more »

Sure, Pink’s ability to get a party started is widely known, but now it turns out she also has the power to get people in shape. “Get Your Body Started,” an hour-long hip-hop dance/aerobics class based on Pink’s choreography, begins this month at all 400 North American Bally Total Fitness centers, running through July and maybe longer, depending on how it’s received. While the name of the class is based on Pink’s popular single, “It’s not just ‘Get the Party Started’ over and over again, as much as our members would like that,” Bally spokesperson Jon Harris said. Instructors play… Read more »

Judy McGrath, President, MTV Networks Music Group, today announced that she has named Christina Norman to assume the top role at VH1 – Executive Vice President and General Manager. Christina was previously Senior Vice President of Marketing and On-Air Promotion at MTV, where she was responsible for the on and off air marketing, branding and positioning of MTV, MTV2 and MTV.com. Christina will be based in New York and will report directly to Judy McGrath. As General Manager, Christina will be responsible for the day-to-day leadership, strategy and management of VH1. In addition to guiding the channel from a creative… Read more »

Eminem is portrayed as a homosexual in a new song by the Pet Shop Boys. “The Night I Fell in Love,” from the synth-pop duo’s Release, due April 23, tells the story of a homosexual boy who falls in love with a rap star backstage at his concert and follows him to a hotel room for a “private performance.” The slow-grooving song does not reference Eminem or his Slim Shady or Marshall Mathers monikers, but the lyrics clearly spell out the star’s identity. “I said we could be secret lovers/ Just him and me,” Pet Shop Boys’ Neil Tennant sings… Read more »

The Backstreet Boys are planning to shock fans with their next album. Though a spokesperson for the group says a title and release date have not been set, the members are making a concerted effort to transcend the their trademark pop boy-band sound, according to member A.J. McLean. McLean discussed the record Sunday (April 14), when arriving at the taping of MTVIcon: Aerosmith. “It’s not anything like it was before,” he revealed. “It’s a whole new direction. We’re going to be doing rock, we’re going to be doing R&B, we’re going to be doing pop, probably going to be working… Read more »