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Fourth album said to feature electronica, hard R&B, even country. ‘NSYNC have titled their fourth album after something they know a lot about: Celebrity. The follow-up to last year’s No Strings Attached – which sold a record-setting 2.4 million copies in its first week – is due June 26. Jive Records hopes to have a first single out by the end of April, a spokesperson said. Though there’s no word on the title, it’s promised to be an uptempo track. The group’s members recently said their new album will dip into such genres as electronica, hard R&B, “straight-up dance music”… Read more »

It seems South Africa Day’s concert at Trafalgar Square, right under Nelson’s Column in London may be a little bigger than expected this year. According to the London Sun, playing at the gig will be rock and roll juggernauts REM along with The Corrs, Pop stars Atomic Kitten, and traditional South African muso’s Ladysmith Black Mambazo. The audience is expected to reach numbers of several hundred thousand people with Nelson Mandela himself possibly making an appearence. On the weekend in Georgia, REM made an turned up in the audience of a U2 show in Atlanta. The first single from their… Read more »

‘N Sync premiered ‘BIGGER THAN LIVE’, the giant screen version of the group’s ‘No Strings Attached’ tour at the IMAX theatre at LOS ANGELES CALIFORNIA SCIENCE CENTRE yesterday (March 30). The group arrived with a fleet of limousines and heavy security presence, and faced a barrage of media attention as they walked the 200-metre red carpet outside the cinema. Christopher Alan Kirkpatrick quipped: “I see they have a lot of popcorn around. I really want nachos. Can I get nachos?” Justin Timberlake said: “This is a way for all our fans to experience the front row experience.” He declined to… Read more »

A commercial titled “Performance,” the first fruit of Britney Spears’ global marketing pact with Pepsi, will debut online via Yahoo! Sunday (March 25), at 6 p.m. ET, two hours before its broadcast premiere during the Academy Awards on ABC. Set in a Pepsi bottling plant, the clip features Spears singing the now familiar “Joy Of Pepsi” jingle, as well as a cameo by former senator Bob Dole. Taking the idea of a commercial premiere to another level, beginning March 20, Yahoo! Broadcast will offer behind-the-scenes footage of the commercial shoot, a 15-second “teaser” preview, and Spears’ diary documenting the making… Read more »

Pop superstar Britney Spears has arrived in Stockholm to begin recording her third Jive album with Max Martin’s new production company Maratone, according to Billboard Magazine. Calls to Jive seeking further details on the sessions went unreturned at press time. Martin produced Spears’ most recent album “Oops! … I Did It Again,” which is No. 37 on The Billboard 200 in its 38th week on the chart. Sources also tell Billboard.com that fellow chart-toppers ‘N Sync may have a new studio album on Jive ready as early as June. The boy band’s most recent set, “No Strings Attached,” set a… Read more »

Record labels interested in learning the secrets for creating a buzz on the Internet should plan to attend one of MP3.com’s upcoming free “Promote Your Music” events. The events on February 8 and 22 will take place at company headquarters in San Diego from 11:30 AM until 1:00 PM. To register for either event, visit www.mp3.com/events. Attendees will have the opportunity to learn how to unleash the power of the Internet in efforts to generate additional money on top of existing CD sales, capture the largest audience possible, maximize back catalog sales, and obtain free promotion online. “We are excited… Read more »

Lance Bass and Joey Fatone have signed on to star in the romantic comedy On the L, according to Reuters. A spokesperson for the group said Bass will play the lead role, and Fatone has been offered a lead and a cameo but is still deciding which he will take. The script is still being developed, so character names have not been finalized. On the L – about a couple who meet briefly on their city’s train system and must then find a way to reunite – will be directed by Eric Bross, whose resume includes the USA cable movie… Read more »