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The U.S. Supreme Court cleared the way on Monday for civil rights icon Rosa Parks to proceed with her lawsuit against OutKast and others over the rap music duo’s hit song with her name as its title. The justices let stand a U.S. appeals court ruling that reinstated Parks’ false advertising and publicity claims against OutKast and three Bertelsmann AG units – LaFace Records, the record producer, and Arista Records and BMG Entertainment, the distributors. Parks made history in 1955 when she refused to give up her seat to a white man and move to the back of a city… Read more »

Grammy-winning, multi-platinum, Aware/Columbia singer-songwriter John Mayer has had a great year. His sophomore, major-label effort, Heavier Things debuted at #1 on the Billboard Top 200 and as the year comes to a close, he readies his second single to radio, “Clarity.” “Clarity,” the new single from John’s platinum-certified Heavier Things album, will be released to radio in December. “Clarity” is the lead track off Heavier Things and holds a particularly special place for Mayer. John sums up what the song represents to him: “If you want to know who I am, all you have to do is listen to “Clarity.”… Read more »

Composer, conductor and arranger Michael Kamen, who led the San Francisco Symphony in its collaboration with Metallica for the band’s 1999 S&M album, died at home in London of an apparent heart attack Tuesday (November 18), according to his publicist. He was 55. Known for being something of a rock and roll classicist, in 1974 Kamen served as musical director for David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs tour, and he’s worked on orchestrations for Eric Clapton, George Harrison, Queen, Pink Floyd and Bob Dylan. In 1991 he arranged an orchestral version of Aerosmith’s “Dream On” for MTV’s 10th anniversary celebration, but it… Read more »

Grammy-winning singer Meat Loaf, who collapsed on stage during a concert, is being treated for exhaustion brought on by a virus, hospital officials said Tuesday. A spokesman for Mercury, the singer’s record company, said a second concert planned for Tuesday night at London’s Wembley Arena had been postponed. Meat Loaf, 52, collapsed Monday on the first sellout date at the venue. A spokesman for North West London Hospitals said the pop star was in Northwick Park Hospital recovering “from exhaustion due to a prolonged viral infection.” “Meat Loaf will be re-evaluated by doctors today and further information about his status… Read more »

A range of entertainment industry memorabilia – including John Lennon’s handwritten lyrics for “Nowhere Man” – will be auctioned next week, auction organizers said on Friday. Christie’s spokeswoman Margaret Barrett said the lyrics were expected to fetch between $80,000 and $100,000 at the auction in New York City on Tuesday. Online auctioneers itsonlyrocknroll.com said they would put a fiberglass yellow submarine, displayed at the 1968 Los Angeles premier of the Beatles movie of the same name, on sale on Tuesday along with an unreleased, 26-minute Christmas message taped for fan clubs in 1965. Christie’s sale also includes the best director… Read more »

LINKIN PARK LIVE IN TEXAS, a concert film and backstage documentary captured during the Grammy Award-winning band’s summer stadium tour with Metallica, will premiere in an exclusive big screen event on Monday, November 17th, at 7:30 p.m. at select Regal Entertainment Group (REG, NYSE:RGC) theatres across the country. The exclusive One Night Only(TM) big screen premiere will be presented in REG theatres on the eve of the November 18th release of the band’s LINKIN PARK LIVE IN TEXAS DVD/CD (Warner Bros. Records). The special concert event presented by Regal CineMedia(SM) (RCM) entertainment services, Spring Communications, AEG LIVE, and Warner Bros.… Read more »

A 32-year-old producer has filed a $200 million lawsuit against Beyonce Knowles, her father and fellow members of Destiny’s Child, alleging they stole his music for the hit song “Survivor.” Terrence “T-Robb” Robinson, a Miami-based producer, claims he produced a song called “Glorious” in June 2000 and provided it to Mathew Knowles, Beyonce’s father and manager, later that year. Robinson’s lawyer, Peter J. Clarke, claims the producer later heard the song used in a commercial, without his permission. Robinson said the song would have been his big break in the music industry. “I know right now I would be one… Read more »

Lil’ Kim can finally relax. For the first time in four years, the hip-hop diva is not a fugitive from justice in the state of New Jersey. Her deliverance came earlier this week, when $350 in bail was posted on her behalf. Shortly thereafter, Lil’ Kim, aka Kimberly Jones, was removed from Teaneck’s wanted list. Lil’ Kim’s legal snafu stems from her 1996 arrest during a raid of the home of late rapper, Notorious B.I.G. She was charged with pot possession, while Biggie was hit with illegal weapons charges. Biggie never saw his day in court-he was murdered in Los… Read more »

Robert Palmer, the well-tailored British rock singer who created one of the first iconic music videos with the look-alike models of “Addicted to Love,” has died of a heart attack. He was 54. A two-time Grammy winner in the 1980s, the star behind the hit “Simply Irresistible” died of a heart attack Friday at a Paris hotel during a stopover after a promotional tour in Britain, manager Mick Cater said. Sporting designer suits and a thick mane of hair, Palmer shot to fame in the mid-’80s with two videos featuring a “backup band” of dark-haired women in black miniskirts strumming… Read more »

Multi-platinum superstar Usher has issued the following statement about his management team: “Contrary to earlier reports and rumors, I am still managed by Jonnetta Patton of JPat Management. JPat Management is my primary management team and has guided my career for over 10 years since the very beginning. I am pleased to announce that Tommy Mottola and his company Champion Entertainment have been brought in as an additional arm to JPat Management to co-manage my career. I am excited to have Tommy Mottola work in tandem with Jonnetta Patton, both of whom are amazing and brilliant executives.” Jonnetta Patton of… Read more »