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Aerosmith, will headline the Super Bowl XXXVIII pre-game show at Reliant Stadium in Houston on Sunday, Feb. 1, the NFL announced today. Super Bowl XXXVIII will be televised by CBS to an expected 130 million viewers in the United States and a potential worldwide audience of 1 billion viewers. The Super Bowl is annually the nation’s highest-rated TV program and the most-watched single-day sporting event. Game time is 6 p.m. EST/5 p.m. CST/3 p.m. PST. Said Steven Tyler, “The Super Bowl is Rock and Roll! It’s sexy, it’s slammin’, it’s precision, it’s passion and pure energy. That’s Sweet Emotion to… Read more »

Britney Spears insists she is role model for young girls despite recent revealing magazine covers and her new album with sexually explicit lyrics, the British Broadcasting Corp. said Sunday. In a radio interview to be broadcast Monday, the 21-year-old pop star said parents should not be worried if their children want to copy her. “I probably have more older fans than the younger ones, but I think the reason why everyone talks about the younger fans so much is because the parents are concerned,” Spears was quoted as saying. “And in the end they shouldn’t be concerned because they should… Read more »

Verizon Wireless is taking tour sponsorship into the digital world in partnership with rock band Puddle of Mudd. The idea is to entice the band’s fans to use new technology through a package of competitions, promotions and advertising, all leading up to the Nov. 25 release of its sophomore album, “Life on Display.” The band’s 2001 Interscope Records debut, “Come Clean,” has sold more than 5 million copies and won four Billboard Music Awards. One part of the resultant multimedia package is an online remix tool. Fans can use the simple interface to modify, play and save their own mix… Read more »

Canadian rockers Simple Plan will release their new DVD/EP titled A Big Package For You on November 25. The three-hour DVD contains footage of the band shot over the last three years, including backstage footage, bloopers, outtakes, live performances, and interviews. The package is accompanied by a bonus EP, which contains the newly recorded song “Crash & Burn,” as well as two previously unreleased live songs from their September 2003 MTV Hard Rock Live performance. Drummer Chuck Comeau explained the release to LAUNCH: “It’s gong to be about two hours of us being stupid and retarded. And backstage like all… Read more »

A spokeswoman for Maryland’s first lady said the governor’s wife made “an inadvertent figure of speech” when she spoke at a domestic violence prevention conference of shooting pop singer Britney Spears. In remarks taped by WFMD-AM in Frederick, Kendel Ehrlich, wife of Republican Gov. Robert Ehrlich, addressed an audience Friday at Hood College in Frederick as part of a program called, “Men and Women: Partners in the Fight Against Domestic Violence.” She talked about the need for “educating our women to get as much schooling as possible, to not become dependent on anyone else.” “It is incredibly important to get… Read more »

Arista recording artist P!nk is in the final stages of completing her hotly expected third album, entitled TRY THIS – in stores November 11th, it was announced today by Antonio “L.A.” Reid, president and CEO, Arista Records. The first single (and opening track) on TRY THIS will be “Trouble,” co-written by P!nk with Tim Armstrong (of alt-rock heroes Rancid), who also produced the track. Impact date at radio is set for September 29th. The ‘wild west’ concept video for “Trouble” was recently shot on location in Los Angeles. It was directed by Sophie Muller, known for previous clips with P!nk… Read more »

Madonna will appear on “Me Against the Music,” the first single from Britney Spears’ new album, “Get in the Zone,” out Nov. 18 on Jive. According to sources, the pair decided to collaborate as they were prepping their Aug. 28 MTV Video Music Awards appearance with Christina Aguilera. They then clearly sealed the deal with a kiss on the lips during their performance. The single, which was co-written by Spears, goes to radio Sept. 30. The video will debut Oct. 13 on MTV.

It was a moment that captivated the nation, but what would it have been like if Madonna had picked different kissmates for her VMA performance? As it turns out, Pink was supposed to be there too. “It was originally supposed to be different people involved,” Pink told MTV News Europe, “but I didn’t even know [what was going to happen during the performance]. The kiss wasn’t even talked about.” Rumors had been rampant before the Video Music Awards that Madonna would be taking the stage with representatives of the younger pop generation, but talk had centered mostly on Britney Spears… Read more »

Britney Spears is hooking up with Madonna once again – this time for the first single from her forthcoming album, now titled Get in the Zone. Though Spears was coy about what the first single would be when MTV News talked to her following her NFL Kickoff Live performance, it turns out that the song she previewed that night, “Me Against the Music,” will indeed be her first released track, featuring Madonna. The duo, of course, most recently caused controversy when they locked lips at the MTV Video Music Awards. The single – co-written by Spears and produced by RedZone… Read more »

It’s not unusual for a band to enter the studio feeling excited, but it is unusual when the source of that excitement is the disappointing sales of their last album. “Some bands get jaded and lose it, but we’re just excited about making music,” exclaimed singer Jacoby Shaddix of Papa Roach, whose Lovehatetragedy sold less than 20 percent of the copies of their previous album, Infest. “It’s kind of cool because we don’t have a record that’s really anticipated, which is cool for us, ’cause the pressure’s off.” Papa Roach’s attitude about the past year will be clearly reflected in… Read more »