Nicki Minaj to tour with Britney Spears

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It’s basically official: Multiple sources, including TMZ, are reporting that Nicki Minaj will be the opening act on Britney Spears’ upcoming tour. The slot was reportedly initially offered to Enrique Iglesias however apparently those negotiations fizzled out because he wanted to be billed as a co-headliner instead.
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A few days ago Minaj told MTV that she was up for the Britney tour but didn’t confirm that she would be a part of it. “I am in talks of joining Britney Spears, yeah,” Minaj said last week. “I’m in talks about a lot of things, ya know. I don’t know — oops, I did it again.”
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Logistically the pairing makes sense: Minaj is currently on Lil Wayne’s “I Am Still Music” tour which ends on May 1st in East Rutherford, New Jersey and Brit’s tour doesn’t start until June 17th in Sacramento, Calif. Personally, we think that Minaj and Britney is a way better pairing for the kick-off to Britney’s “Femme Fatale” tour than touring with Julio Iglesias’ son… plus it doesn’t hurt that Minaj has two singles in the Billboard Top 100 right now (“Moment 4 Life” and “Did It On ‘Em),” either.
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The Rundown: Jack White, Demi Lovato etc.

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–Jack White recently discussed his life post White Stripes. It has also been announced that The White Stripes will release a new live CD/DVD recorded during a 2007 performance in Mississippi.
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–Demi Lovato, who recently was released from a treatment center for “personal issues,” has opened up in the new issue of Seventeen, admitting she had an eating disorder.
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–A producer close to the group says the Fugees will reunite.
.–Muse, Arcade Fire, Phish and more have been announced as the headliners for San Francisco’s Outside Lands Festival.
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–Limp Bizkit have announced the release date for their new record Gold Cobra. The album, their first since 2005, will be released on June 28th.
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–Lady Gaga’s new video for “Judas” isn’t even out yet but people are already protesting it:
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–Prince has announced he will play 21 shows this April in LA:
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–Anberlin, Sum 41, Alice in Chains and more have been announced as performers at Rock On The Range Canada.
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–All Time Low will be the first celebrity figures to appear in the iPhone game “Mike Tyson: Main Event”

U2 tour is most successful of all time

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U2’s current 360 tour has officially become the most successful tour of all time. Following Sunday night’s sold-out show at Morumbi Stadium in Sao Paulo, U2 broke the previous record, held by The Rolling Stones’ Bigger Bang tour which grossed $554 million from 2005 to 2007.
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U2 has 20 dates remaining on their trek, but when it concludes on July 30th, the tour will have grossed over $700 million. This means the 360 will also set the record for the highest grossing tour of all time. The tour will also have sold over seven million tickets and landed in 110 venues in 30 countries, according to USA Today.
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U2’s manager Paul McGuinness said, “That dollar figure for the gross looks enormous! Of course I can’t tell you what the net is, but I can tell you that the band spend enormous sums on production for their audience. Fans all over the world agree that a ticket to U2 ‘360′ is good value for money. We’re really proud of this tour and this achievement is great news, coming as we head back into North America.”

Joe Jonas teams up with Chris Brown

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Can we expect a collaboration from Chris Brown and Joe Jonas? It looks like the answer is yes. The  F.A.M.E. singer has apparently teamed up with the squeaky-clean Disney star for some work in the studio.
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The duo went into the studio with producer Hit-Boy over the weekend and the producer, who has previously worked with Nicki Minaj and Pusha T, tweeted a photo of the three after they’d finished a new track. Hit-Boy tweeted, “Swag! @joejonas @HitBoy_SC @chrisbrown just did a smash! Whoooo #SurfClub” along with the picture.
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It’s unclear exactly what this song is for, but we’re guessing it will appear on Jonas’ upcoming solo disc, which the singer has been working on for a few months. If you’re thinking “What in the world does a Chris Brown/Joe Jonas track sound like?” you’re not alone. But it may make sense considering that the middle Jonas brother is aiming to embrace a new style on his solo disc. Earlier this year, Jonas told EW.com, ”It’s not just a cheesy pop record,” adding, ‘The dance element is where my heart is.”

Jonny Craig is no longer in Emarosa

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This morning Alternative Press reported that Jonny Craig is no longer a member of Emarosa. The band sent the magazine a statement reading, “As of today, Jonny Craig is no longer a member of Emarosa. This decision has been a hard one to make, but we feel it is in the best interest for the band going forward.”
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Craig joined Emarosa four years ago after he was kicked out of the band Dance Gavin Dance (which he recently rejoined.) You may remember that Craig made headlines in February when he scammed his fans out of thousands of dollars by pretending to sell  them laptops that never existed. He has since gone to detox and been released and his label and management company have promised to repay his fans.

Johnny Marr is no longer in the Cribs

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The Cribs can now start out conversations by saying, “Remember when that guy from the Smiths was in our band?” The act, who originally hail from England, have released a statement that they will be continuing on as a three piece without legendary guitarist Jonny Marr. It reads, “So, as some of you may know by now The Cribs are gonna be a 3-piece again. That is a slightly less dramatic way of saying that Johnny Marr is no longer in the band. We don’t want it to be seen as a split, that just has so many negative connotations and really doesn’t represent the way everyone is feeling right now.” .
They went on to explain, “The truth is that, as Johnny said, we did more than we ever set out to do together really – we were initially just playing together as friends, and decided it might be fun to do a trademark Cribs ’surprise one-off seven inch’ or something of that ilk, but as we went along we just kept writing. First it was a single, then an EP, we just happened to really enjoy playing together and ended up writing a full album. We were/are all really proud of the work we did together and we did mean it in our assertions that Johnny was very much a full-time member of the band.”

American Idiot' headed for the silver screen

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First it was an album, then it was a Broadway play and now it looks as if American Idiot is headed for the silver screen. Universal is reportedly in negotiations to pick up the movie rights to the Broadway musical based on the Green Day album of the same name and have hired Michael Mayer, the director of the stage production, to shoot the film.
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While nothing is confirmed, Dustin Lance Black (who won an Oscar for directing Milk) is in talks to write the screenplay and the band will serve as the producer alongside Tom Hanks. While this pairing might sound weird on paper, it’s really not that strange when you consider that Hanks and his business partner were producers of the film adaption of Mamma Mia, a musical based on the music of ABBA.