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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 »

In Mishawaka, Indiana, 250 students staged a walkout to protest a no-music rule, while a music teacher in Tipton, Iowa, resigned after administrators asked her to halt a student-group research project on Eminem. Music was banned on all Penn-Harris-Madison School Corp. buses February 23 in Mishawka, after a parent complained that her child, an elementary student, was exposed to the graphic lyrics of Shaggy’s “It Wasn’t Me” on the bus radio. Last week, the ban was widened to include music played in all district buildings, including music usually played during study halls and gym classes. In response, about 250 of… Read more »

Eminem, less than a week after picking up three Grammy Awards, grabbed best international male solo artist honors Monday night at the 21st Brit Awards. Local favorite Robbie Williams was the night’s big winner, taking home three Brits, including best male solo artist. Madonna, who was not at the ceremony, was named best international female solo artist, while U2, which closed the show with a performance, was named best international group. A small group of gay rights activists gathered in the rain outside Britain’s biggest pop music awards ceremony to protest against Eminem, who performed “The Real Slim Shady” during… Read more »

Eminem’s hotly debated duet with Elton John at this week’s Grammys is turning up on radio stations across the country, and the Recording Academy and Interscope Records are making plans to release the live “Stan” as a benefit single, an academy spokesperson said Friday (February 23). A portion of the proceeds will benefit MusiCares, established by the academy in 1989 to offer emergency financial assistance and addiction recovery programs to musicians. However, Eminem’s Interscope spokesperson said there were “no plans [for a commercial release] on this end.” The academy serviced the rendition to radio stations via satellite, and the tune… Read more »

Fellow artists rally behind controversial rapper, as gay-rights leader decries bisexual John’s planned duet with him on ‘Stan.’ “Evil” is how one leading gay-rights activist described Elton John’s decision to perform with Eminem at Wednesday night’s Grammy awards. But artists from Madonna to Stevie Wonder stood up in support of the controversial rapper on the eve of the music industry’s biggest night. “Since when is offensive language a reason for being unpopular?” Madonna wrote in a note signed “Mrs. Ritchie.” “I like the fact that Eminem is brash and angry and politically incorrect. At least he has an opinion. He’s… Read more »

Britain’s biggest and brashest musical awards show, the Brits, added a dash of profanity to its program on Monday when organizers confirmed an appearance by controversial rapper Eminem. The 28-year-old Detroit star, lauded by fans as a gifted satirist but vilified by critics as sexist and homophobic, has won a huge following in Britain where he recently appeared in a series of sold-out concerts. “Eminem has confirmed that he will be jetting into London to perform at the Brit Awards on February 26,” organizers of the show said. Unlike America’s tamer Grammy Awards, which are expected to face protests from… Read more »

Prosecutors in Macomb County have offered to drop one of two felony charges against Eminem, but they still want jail time for the Grammy-nominated rapper. One of Eminem’s lawyers said Tuesday (February 13) that chances are “at least 50-50” that the controversial hip-hop artist may accept the proposed plea bargain when both sides appear in court Wednesday afternoon. But accepting the plea agreement won’t automatically mean Eminem, 28, will land behind bars soon – or at all. Any sentence would be up to Macomb County Circuit Court Visiting Judge Antonio Viviano. Eminem, known to the legal system by his born… Read more »

Last year’s Grammy hero Carlos Santana and R&B chanteuse Mary J. Blige will receive Rock the Vote’s 2001 Patrick Lippert Awards. The prizes, to be handed out in an MTV-sponsored ceremony February 20 at L.A.’s House of Blues, honor musical artists who engage in community activism. Santana will be honored for his efforts with the Milagro Foundation, a nonprofit group that supports improved education and healthcare for at-risk children and communities. Santana founded the group in 1998 with his wife, Deborah. Rock the Vote tapped Blige for her efforts to support several charities, including Partnership for a Drug-Free America, the… Read more »

After dating for nearly five years, Bush singer Gavin Rossdale says he wants to make an honorable woman of No Doubt’s Gwen Stefani and that the couple plans to tie the knot before the calendar draws to a close. “We are well in love and we will be husband and wife within a year,” Rossdale told British tabloid The Sun. “She’s a top girl and it really feels right. We’re made for each other.” Stefani, 30, hasn’t confirmed the plans, but Rossdale appears to be answering some of the very personal lyrics from her band’s latest album, Return of Saturn.… Read more »

Alt-metal act Papa Roach will hit the road in March on what the band has dubbed the Raid The Nation tour. Supporting will be Orgy and Alien Ant Farm, the later being the first signing to Papa Roach’s New Noize imprint. The tour will kick off March 17 in New Orleans. Papa Roach, which also has plans to join the mainstage line-up of this year’s Ozzfest, is nominated for a best new artist Grammy. The band’s DreamWorks album “Infest” peaked at No. 5 on The Billboard 200 last August, and has sold 2.8 million copies in the U.S., according to… Read more »