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“We’re trying to be not just another metal band,” explains vocalist Sonny Sandoval, describing P.O.D.’s second album on Atlantic Records, Satellite, due out August 28th. “Hopefully,” adds guitarist Marcos Curiel, “we can be the next U2.” The album expands on the headbanging mix of hardcore, rap and Latin flavor that helped their 1999 debut, The Fundamental Elements of Southtown – which, appropriately enough, included a cover of U2’s “Bullet the Blue Sky” – go platinum. The band is taking a more melodic approach this time, placing acoustic guitars and ballads alongside what Sandoval calls “straight ol’ heavy rock” – tracks… Read more »

DotClick Corporation, the Digital Music Network providing targeted marketing opportunities for record labels, artists, portals, and the radio industry, today announced that pop star Joey McIntyre has launched a private-labeled music companion on his official Web site, www.joeymcintyre.com, to expand his online fan base. Powered by the DotClick Digital Music Network, the Joey McIntyre plug-in software – activated whenever a fan listens to music via CD or MP3 file – enables people to link directly with McIntyre’s online network, learn about the artist and his work, instant message other devotees, hear about upcoming performances, purchase CD’s, and get recommendations from… Read more »

Aretha Franklin is usually the headliner, but the Queen of Soul has agreed to a guest appearance on a live recording by Detroit-born saxophonist James Carter. Franklin’s participation is expected to give the recording a pop-culture glitter that could introduce Detroit jazz to a broader audience. “It’s an homage to what happens live when I’m in Detroit,” he told the Detroit Free Press. “I want to let folks know this is where I come from and that there’s still the jazz spirit here.” Carter, 32, said Wednesday he had not yet ironed out details with Franklin, but the singer had… Read more »

The entertainment industry forged ahead in its quest to squash alleged piracy on the Web on Thursday as major music companies and several divisions of AOL Time Warner Inc filed copyright infringement suits against file-sharing service Aimster. Both of the suits launched against Aimster on Thursday were filed in a Manhattan federal court, with one being lodged on behalf of major record labels such as Vivendi Universal’s Universal Music, Sony Music, EMI Group Plc and Bertelsmann AG’s BMG. Recording industry sources said another lawsuit was filed against Launch Media Inc targeting the company’s Launchcast service for copyright violations. Officials from… Read more »

Kid Rock has filed a lawsuit against a man who claims the Detroit rap rocker signed a contract with him in 1989, agreeing to split the proceeds of all future record album sales. Kid Rock, 30, whose real name is Robert Ritchie, filed suit against Alvin Williams in U.S. District Court this month, claiming that a purported Feb. 10, 1989, contract is a fraud. “This is completely bogus,” said William Horton, Kid Rock’s Troy-based attorney. “Where were they for 12 years?” Kid Rock grew up in Romeo, Mich., and worked as a disc jockey in the Detroit area before starting… Read more »