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The rock band U2 had the second biggest tour ever during a year in which concert industry business was off but ticket prices continued to rise, an industry trade publication said Thursday. The top 100 concert tours sold 34.4 million tickets in 2001, down about 7 percent from 37.1 million the year before, according to an analysis by Pollstar magazine. U2, coming off one of its strongest albums, sold out arenas across the country with a well-received back-to-basics show. They even added dates after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks. The band’s $109.7 million in estimated ticket sales is second only… Read more »

When it came to the year-end concert-grossing chart, there was no way U2 were gonna get left behind. The band’s Elevation Tour ranked as the top money- maker of 2001, bringing in $143 million, according to a report by Amusement Business. The band’s earnings eclipsed those of its competitors, largely because U2 played a whopping 113 arena concerts across the globe. ‘NSYNC and Backstreet Boys took the #2 and #3 slots on the list with strikingly similar earnings – $90.2 million for ‘NSYNC, $89.8 million for Backstreet Boys. Interestingly, ‘NSYNC played less than half the number of gigs as Backstreet,… Read more »

Miami-based rap group, No Good, who have just signed a recording contract with Ted Field’s ARTISTdirect Records, have found themselves not only in the recording studio making their debut album, but in the Miami Hurricane’s locker room acting as “championship inspiration.” No Good’s song, “Ballin’ Boy,” has been adopted by the Miami Hurricanes as the team’s “fight song,” and has been played in the locker room to get the players psyched up before a game. And it’s apparently been working, as the Hurricanes are the undisputed No. 1 college team in the country, having been undefeated this entire season. A… Read more »

Dick Clark says Michael Jackson would be on the American Music Awards, but Michael Greene won’t let him. The TV personality/producer filed a $10 million lawsuit on Wednesday (December 19) against Greene, president and CEO of the Recording Academy, claiming that Greene’s Grammy booking policy prevents top artists from appearing on Clark’s American Music Awards. Clark’s suit, filed in Los Angeles Superior Court, alleges that Greene’s policy of refusing to book artists who perform at the AMAs – which will take place seven weeks prior to the Grammy Awards – caused a breach of contract by forcing Jackson to back… Read more »

Fresh from his blockbuster performance before U.S. military forces stationed at Ramstein Air Base in Germany, Lava/Atlantic recording artist Kid Rock has just scored RIAA platinum with his new album, “COCKY.” The announcement comes less than one month after the release of the Kid Rock-produced collection, which includes the current hit single, “Forever.” Recent weeks have seen Kid Rock continuing to demonstrate his support of American military personnel, including a very special appearance at San Diego’s Naval Base Coronado, where he signed autographs and posed for pictures with thousands of U.S. sailors. In early December, Kid Rock and his Twisted… Read more »

Universal Pictures and producer Brian Grazer are proud to debut the teaser trailer for the gripping new drama “8 Mile,” directed by Oscar ® winner Curtis Hanson and starring rap superstar Eminem. The teaser trailer, which offers a first glimpse into this highly anticipated film as well as a portion of a new song by Eminem entitled “Cleaning Out My Closet,” will make its broadcast debut on “Access Hollywood” on Wednesday, December 19. It will subsequently air on BET’s “NY/LA” on Friday, December 21. Please check local listings for broadcast information on both shows. On Friday the 21st, the teaser… Read more »

Hip-hop pioneers the Sugarhill Gang were awarded $3 million in damages last week in a suit brought against Snapple Beverage Corporation and Turner Broadcasting System over the wrongful use of their images and voices in a television ad that aired in 1998. The group-which comprises Big Bang Hank, Wonder Mike, and Master Gee-filed suit in New York City on January 19, 1999, after a commercial featuring them performing “Rapper’s Delight ” aired on TV as a promotion for the Goodwill Games, which Snapple sponsored. Members of the Sugarhill Gang maintain that they were told the commercial would only air on… Read more »

Wu-Tang Killa Beez record entitled The Sting will hit the street on February 26, 2002 on KOCH/ In The Paint and Wu Tang Records. The album will feature new tracks from The RZA AKA Bobby Digital, ODB, U-God, Inspectah Deck from Wu Tang Clan, and will introduce North Star, Black Knights, Solomon Childs and many others. The single, “Killer Beez” will drop at radio early January 2002. “Killer Beez” features RZA, U-God, and Inspectah Deck. Other songs on the record include: “Doe Mai Wu” (featuring ODB), “Thugz Make The World Go Round,” “Spin,” “Bar Mitzvah,” “Get At Me” and more.… Read more »

Hip-hop mogul Master P is set for Tuesday’s (December 18) release of Gameface, the first album under his new No Limit Records distribution agreement with Universal Records. The set features guest appearances by Weebie, Silkk The Shocker, C-Murder, and Lil’ Romeo. Many know of Master P’s prowess on the basketball court, especially since the rapper almost made the opening-day roster of the NBA’s Charlotte Hornets a couple years back. Curiously, though, Master P said he named his new album Gameface for a non-sports-related reason. “Well, I think that with everything we’ve been through in the economy and just, you know,… Read more »

Music and broadcasting companies told the U.S. government on Friday that they have tentatively settled on royalty rates that radio stations should pay when they stream their broadcasts over the Internet. In a filing with the U.S. Copyright Office, attorneys for recording companies, performing-rights groups and radio stations said they had reached a tentative settlement on what those rates should be, but did not offer any specifics. The two sides requested that the settlement be approved by the Copyright Office and removed from an ongoing arbitration hearing known as the Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel, or CARP. “The Settling Parties hereby… Read more »