Britney Spears in "Slave 4 U"
Photo: Jive/Zomba

Valentine's Day — you either love it or hate it. It makes sweethearts swoon and others want to stab fat cherubs with a bow and arrow. Between the chocolate hearts, the red roses and the teddy bears shoved in our faces, the holiday stirs up a cocktail of emotions: happiness, despair, jealousy, grief, sadness, desire ...

MTV News has all your mood swings covered. In honor of this beloved and dreaded holiday, we're rolling out the Best Love Songs, Best Breakup Songs, Best Make-Out Songs and Worst Love Songs in recent memory. It's our Valentine's Day gift to you, minus the dinner-and-a-movie part. So slip into something comfortable, and stay for a while.

Lust is in the air tonight — impress your love with your vast knowledge of iPhone apps another night. Grab your valentine-of-the-moment and get your groove on.

10. Tweet (featuring Missy Elliott) - "Oops (Oh My)"
Follow along to this striptease with your crush tonight.

9. Rufus Wainwright - "Instant Pleasure"
Rufus swaps foreplay for instant gratification in this indie classic. Hey, at least he's direct with his intentions.

8. John Mayer - "Your Body is a Wonderland"
John sings about getting touchy-feely in this 2003 track. Even Alice is blushing.

7. Christina Aguilera - "Dirrty"
Christina takes it from the couch to the wrestling pit for full-on body contact.

6. The Donnas - "Take It Off"
I guess I can take off my shirt — I mean, coat. Only if you assist — I mean, insist. That came out funny. Is it a little hot in here?

5. MGMT - "Electric Feel"
Granted, most of us here at MTV News spaced out in bio class. But, we're pretty sure this "electrical eel" business is a reference to sex. We also know kids come from cabbage patches.

4. Nine Inch Nails - "Closer"
Get your freak on to the driving beats of this intense R-rated wonder. File this one under the "hot & heavy" category.

3. Kings of Leon - "Sex on Fire"
The Followill boys ignite our libidos with "Sex on Fire." Let the track consume you and your hookup hottie.

2. Chris Isaak - "Wicked Game"
This airy lullaby has been one of the dreamiest make-out songs on the planet for the past gazillion trillion years.

1. Britney Spears - "I'm a Slave 4 U" Brit snags the top spit-swapping spot for making us sweat along to this smash hit single.

Do you love it or are you just not that into our picks? Tell us why in the comment section below.

Now that you have the tracks to set the mood, you should gauge your plans with what the celebs are doing. No date? Don't forget that there are single, hot guys that you might have a chance with. Happy Valentine's Day!

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• Chris Isaak
• Britney Spears
• John Mayer
• Christina Aguilera
• Nine Inch Nails

James Blunt performs at the House of Blues, 2.7.06
Photo: Annamaria DiSanto / WireImage.com

HOLLYWOOD — James Blunt is just beginning to make his mark in the U.S., but he's already won over the slew of Hollywood stars, musicians and die-hard fans that swarmed the House of Blues on the Sunset Strip late Tuesday night to get a taste of the British import's heartwarming goods.

Devotees lined up for blocks along the Strip, ready to whip out those lighters and shed a tear or two during Blunt's sold-out concert, which marked the first time the performer had his four-piece live band in tow (he went acoustic for his stint opening for Jason Mraz).

An eclectic array of celebs — including Mraz, Matthew Perry, Shakira, the Donnas, model Petra Nemcova and the Pussycat Dolls' Nicole Scherzinger — all came out to show their support for Blunt, and a white banner posted high above the venue reading "Blunt [Heart] L.A.," showed that the good feelings were mutual.

Producer Linda Perry, who first heard Blunt at the South by Southwest music festival nearly three years ago, made a rare appearance to show her support to the former-British-Army-officer-turned-international-star who has pushed more than 2.4 million albums worldwide (see "James Blunt Finally Getting Love From Americans — But Not Mischa Barton"). Perry signed Blunt to her Atlantic Records imprint, Custard, and she's already expecting the bloke to walk away with a handful of Grammys next year.

"I predict James will be nominated for three awards. He'll win two," the woman behind Christina Aguilera's "Beautiful" and Pink's "Get the Party Started" said with conviction. "I'm not saying which ones, but he'll take some home. Mark my words."

Blunt kicked off his hour-and-a-half set with "Billy," a track the singer wrote about a son forced to leave home. He segued into his hit U.K. single "High," drawing screams of approval from the crowd.

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"I played here two years ago, so it's nice to see more people out there than those 25," Blunt joked.

The crooner sat at the piano to belt out the crushing "Goodbye, My Lover," and his haunting vocals even cracked a bit during the tune.

"And they just get more miserable from there," Blunt deadpanned. "I know you all came here to have a good time tonight, so that's why I'm playing so many [unhappy] songs."

The singer balanced out the melancholy mood by throwing out quick quips to the crowd during the show. Blunt even high-fived a couple of lucky audience members as he weaved his way through the rest of Bedlam's tracks, including "So Long Jimmy" and "No Bravery," a distressing tune about destruction and despair in Kosovo (which Blunt saw firsthand when he served as a NATO peacekeeper in the war-torn region). He wrapped up the show with an early-morning performance of his signature hit, "You're Beautiful."

If you couldn't make it to the pre-Grammy gig, you'll get another chance to see Blunt live next month. The singer kicks off the U.S. portion of a worldwide tour on March 13 in Washington, D.C.

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• James Blunt
• Shakira
• The Donnas

Maroon 5 (file)
Photo: Octone Records

With Phantom Planet, the Thrills and the Donnas as their co-pilots, Maroon 5 will hit the road for two months on the fifth annual 2005 Honda Civic Tour.

Maroon 5 will headline the trek, which begins March 11 in Universal City, California.

"This is the first headlining U.S. tour we've done in a long time," bassist Mickey Madden said Thursday at a press conference in West Hollywood, California, announcing the outing. "We're playing some of the biggest places we've ever played, which is very exciting. And we're taking out some bands that we really like and who are good friends. We grew up with Phantom Planet here in L.A. The Donnas add a nice variety. And the Thrills are a band we really like. Our crowds tend to be receptive to who we take out."

As has been the case with Civic Tours in the past, which have featured such bands as Blink-182, Incubus, Good Charlotte, New Found Glory, Everclear and Dashboard Confessional, Maroon 5 will be accompanied on the tour by a car they designed. The band has chosen special custom features for the environmentally friendly Honda Civic Hybrid and Honda Civic Coupe, which will be showcased at each venue. Fans will also have the opportunity to win the customized cars.

Emphasizing their commitment to environmental protection, Maroon 5 designed a Web site as part of their participation in the tour, packed with information on how fans can help conserve the planet's natural resources ("Did you know you can run a TV set for three hours with the energy saved from recycling one aluminum can!"). They also provide links to various environmental organizations such as the World Wildlife Fund and the Natural Resources Defense Council.

Tickets go on sale beginning February 5, though fans can log on to the tour's Web site for special pre-sale information.

The trek will delay Maroon 5's follow-up to Songs About Jane, which the band will now record after the outing is wrapped. "We're extremely anxious to get back in the studio," Madden said. "We have a lot of songs written that are unfinished, but it's hard to write on the road" (see "Maroon 5 Dying To Get Back In The Studio To Record More Songs About Girls").

In the meantime, Maroon 5 are looking for an outlet for Kanye West's remix of "This Love."

"It's got a '70s soul, gospel sort of vibe," Madden said. "It's out there to be found now on the Internet. We're not sure how to release it exactly. It's a remix, but it's not a hip-hop remix, so it couldn't have a place on hip-hop radio."

Honda Civic Tour dates, according to the tour's organizers:

• 3/11 - Universal City, CA @ Universal Amphitheatre
• 3/13 - Universal City, CA @ Universal Amphitheatre
• 3/18 - Corpus Christi, TX @ Concrete Street Amphitheater
• 3/19 - Grand Prairie, TX @ Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
• 3/21 - Duluth, GA @ Gwinnett Center
• 3/22 - Charlotte, NC @ Cricket Arena
• 3/24 - West Palm Beach, FL @ Sound Advice Amphitheater
• 3/25 - Tampa, FL @ St. Pete Times Forum
• 3/26 - Kissimmee, FL @ Silver Spurs Arena
• 3/28 - Norfolk, VA @ Constant Convocation Center
• 3/29 - State College, PA @ Bryce Jordan Center
• 3/31 - Morgantown, WV @ WVU Coliseum
• 4/1 - Philadelphia, PA @ Liacouras Center
• 4/2 - Boston, MA @ Agganis Arena at Boston University
• 4/4 - Amherst, MA @ Mullins Center
• 4/6 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
• 4/7 - New York, NY @ Radio City Music Hall
• 4/14 - Auburn Hills, MI @ The Palace of Auburn Hills
• 4/15 - Pittsburgh, PA @ AJ Palumbo Center
• 4/16 - Columbia, MD @ Merriweather Post Pavilion
• 4/18 - Cleveland, OH @ Wolstein Center
• 4/19 - Chicago, IL @ UIC Pavilion
• 4/21 - St. Louis, MO @ Savvis Center
• 4/22 - Milwaukee, WI @ The Eagles Ballroom
• 4/23 - St. Paul, MN @ Xcel Energy Center
• 4/25 - Lincoln, NE @ Pershing Center
• 4/26 - Denver, CO @ Pepsi Center
• 4/29 - Portland, OR @ Portland Memorial Coliseum
• 4/30 - Seattle, WA @ Everett Event Center
• 5/4 - Fresno, CA @ Save Mart Center at Fresno State
• 5/5 - San Jose, CA @ HP Pavilion
• 5/6 - Sacramento, CA @ Arco Arena
• 5/8 - Anaheim, CA @ Theater at Arrowhead Pond
• 5/9 - San Diego, CA @ Jenny Craig Pavilion
• 5/11 - Phoenix, AZ @ Cricket Pavilion

• Maroon 5
• The Donnas
• Phantom Planet
• The Thrills

Slim Shady bobblehead
Photo: Musictoday.com

'Tis the season for giving. But what do you give to the music fan who already has everything? Gift certificates are lame, and that reindeer sweater just won't cut it. To help you find that perfect present, here's a list of some gift ideas, guaranteed to please even the most die-hard music-phile. It's proof that not all band merchandise has to fall into one of three categories: patches, pins and panties.

(Click for photos of holiday gift ideas for fans.)

Britney Spears yoga pants $12.95, BritneySpears.com The perfect gift for the Britney fanatic who's already got the "Baby One More Time"-era Catholic school girl outfit, the "Oops I Did It Again" patent-leather spacesuit and the "Toxic"-inspired futuristic stewardess get-up. In these "very comfy" yoga pants (emblazoned with the logo from the ill-fated Onyx Hotel Tour) you'll be emulating Britney's newly "spiritual" life in no time. Dancer/husband not included.

New Found Glory necklace $10, NewFoundGlory.com What do you get when that special someone loves pop-punk more than he or she loves you? How about winning their heart with this extra-classy silver necklace, available for a limited time on NFG's official Web site.

Good Charlotte's Made flip-flops $8, MadeClothing.com Neither Joel nor Benji Madden has attended college, but somewhere along the way they learned the most important lesson of dorm life: Always wear flip-flops in the shower. So they've designed these kelly-green beauties to help keep your feet fungus-free. Not surprisingly, the flip-flops are "non returnable," because no one wants to walk around in some dude's old shower shoes.

Slim Shady bobblehead $15, MusicToday.com If you're one of those people who wishes that Eminem would just keep his mouth shut, then this is the gift for you: You'll hear nary a peep from this bobblehead Em. And if you're one of those people who wishes that Eminem was just a seven-and-a-half-inch tall figurine with an oversized cranium that wobbles gently in the breeze, well, look no further ...

Sum 41 necktie $17.99, BandMerch.com Going on a job interview? What better way to impress your potential employers than by wearing a tie decorated with falling bombs? In no time at all, you'll be the coolest junior account manager in the firm.

Donnas shoelaces $8.95, BandMerch.com It's a little-known fact that the Donnas are huge fans of two things: rocking hard and tying their shoes. Now you can emulate all that rocking and double-knotting with your very own pair of Donnas shoelaces.. Bet you regret buying those Velcro shoes now!

Linkin Park belly barbells $15.95, LinkinParkMerch.com Are you a girl? Between the ages of, say, 13-18? And do you like Linkin Park? Then this is the perfect gift for you. Accessorize your navel with the band's album, available in three cool colors: red to symbolize the anger of Mike Shinoda's rhymes, blue to symbolize the melancholy of Chester Bennington's lyrics, and silver, to symbolize ... um, something about Joseph Hahn.

Personalized pimp cups $14.95-$49.95, IcedOutGear.com A great gift for anyone who's ballin' on a budget, a personalized pimp cup is the perfect way to party like Lil Jon, without spending big-time cash. Carry your Crunk Juice in one of several smooth designs — like the "Don Juan," the "Cashville" or the fearsome "Beg for Mercy" — because no self-respecting pimp would be caught dead chugging Hennessey out of a paper cup.

• Britney Spears
• Eminem
• New Found Glory
• Good Charlotte
• Sum 41

"Paris Hilton" in Wednesday night's episode of "South Park"
Photo: Comedy Central

Nas threw a party Tuesday night at New York's Azaza to celebrate the release of his new album, Street's Disciple. His boo, Kelis, and friends Mic Geronimo and AZ were among those present. ...

Paris Hilton has been the brunt of many jokes, but now she's getting the "South Park" treatment on Wednesday's (December 1) episode, when all the fourth-grade girls idolize a certain blonde celebrity, known for her jet-set lifestyle, television show and extracurricular activities. They play with her new toy set that comes complete with a video camera and night-vision filter, and try to pursue the boys to make their own videos — until "Paris" arrives to offer some competition. The episode, called "Stupid Spoiled Whore Video Playset," airs 10 p.m. on Comedy Central. ... Snoop Dogg is lending his laid-back flow to the upcoming film "Racing Stripes." The live-action/computer-animated flick also features the voices of Mandy Moore and "Malcolm in the Middle" star Frankie Muniz. "Racing Stripes," about a zebra with thoroughbred aspirations, will hit theaters January 14. ...

The Diplomats' newest member came out onstage Tuesday night as the Harlem-based trio of Cam'ron, Juelz Santana and Jim Jones rocked the stage at their hometown's landmark Apollo Theater for a Roc-A-Fella pay-per-view special. The new member? Juelz's adorable nephew, 5-year-old "Young Ja". You could hear all the ladies saying, "He's so cute." He's also a smart businessboy: After he performed the choruses to the records "Shake" and his uncle's "S.A.N.T.A.N.A.," he told Cam he couldn't stay onstage all night because he had to go to school the next morning. The youngster didn't leave, however, until Killa handed over a huge wad of cash (it wasn't staged, according to Juelz) for services rendered. Memphis Bleek and Peedi Crakk also performed at the show. ... Jay-Z's team beat Nelly's team Tuesday night. No, the Roc-A-Fella family didn't square off with the St. Lunatics — Hov's New Jersey Nets played a home game against Pimp Juice's Charlotte Bobcats. In the end, it was the Nets winning 99 to 86. ...

Following their tour in support of Greatest Hits Vol. 1, Korn plan to resume work on their seventh studio album. The as-yet-untitled effort, which follows last year's Take a Look in the Mirror, is expected to drop in late spring or early summer. Meanwhile, the band is also contemplating releasing an EP to showcase its covers of Nine Inch Nails' "Head Like a Hole" and the Psychedelic Furs' "Love My Way." ... Staples is auctioning off more than 140 autographed celebrity staplers from such stars as Paris Hilton, Donald Trump, Kobe Bryant, Ringo Starr, Cher, Alice Cooper, and the Dixie Chicks. Each celebrity has named a charity of their choice to receive 100 percent of the profits from the sale of their stapler. The current high bids are on staplers from Cher ($605), Trump ($800) and Hilton, who leads the bidding at $1,005. The auction ends on Monday at www.staples.com. ...

Adding a new member to the Gorillaz is a lot more complicated than just penciling in another rock star. The animated group, fronted by Blur's Damon Albarn, is holding a contest on its Web site, www.gorillaz.com, to augment its lineup. Entries are being taken beginning December 15 and can be anything from animation to sketches to vocal outtakes. The band is expected to release its second album next year. ... The Donnas are giving fans the chance to rock out with the "Daisy, Decibels, Decay & the Donnas" online sweepstakes. One grand-prize winner who submits their entry by Sunday will receive a prize package including a Daisy Rock guitar with a pink faux-fur guitar strap, guitar accessories including a maintenance kit and picks, a copy of the ladies' new album, Gold Medal, Logitech speakers and Urban Decay's "Heavy Metal" cosmetics package. Aspiring rockers and Donnas fans can check out www.thedonnas.com for more info. ...

Guitarist Luke Pacquin has joined the ranks of Hot Hot Heat, replacing Dante DeCaro, who left in October. The dance-rock band will drop its next album, Elevator, in April; "You Owe Me an I.O.U." will be the first single. ... Better Than Ezra have signed a new label deal with Artemis, and plan to release an album come spring. Lead singer Kevin Griffin recently wrote a couple of songs for Howie Day, "Perfect Time of Day" and his current single, "Collide." ...

11.30.2004

Eminem's been called a lot of things, but "priest" hasn't been one of them ... until now. The extreme cult the Raeleans, who, in addition to being pacifists, believe that the higher being that many call God is really an alien, have bestowed the honorary title on Em for his anti-war/anti-Bush tune "Mosh." ...

Usher, Kanye West and Sleepy Brown are among the acts scheduled to perform with Earth, Wind & Fire at the Los Angeles chapter of the Recording Academy's Grammy Jam December 11 at the Wiltern LG. Jill Scott, Anthony Hamilton, Van Hunt, Randy Jackson, John Legend, Brian McKnight and Yolanda Adams are also performing at the event, which will benefit the Entertainment Industry Foundation's National Arts Education Initiative. ... Usher continues to be the star of this awards-show season. After picking up a whole mess of trophies already, the singer leads the pack of finalists for this year's Billboard Music Awards with nods in 13 categories including Artist of the Year and Billboard 200 Album of the Year. His "My Boo" buddy, Alicia Keys, raked in 12 nominations of her own, including Artist of the Year and Songwriter of the Year. Other finalists with multiple nominations include Maroon 5, Outkast, Jay-Z and Kanye West. ...

Franz Ferdinand were forced to play their Sunday show in Nagoya, Japan, without bassist Bob Hardy, who was taken out of commission with a severe case of gastro-enteritis. Hardy had begun to feel ill during the band's trip to Osaka, Japan, on Friday, and played most of Saturday's show in considerable pain, and mostly seated. Franz Ferdinand enlisted the help of bassist Dino from their supporting act the Beat Up for the Sunday show. Though Hardy performed at the band's Monday night concert in Tokyo, he is returning to the hospital, where he will remain until Thursday, when he flies to New York to join the band for its U.S. tour. For the first two Stateside dates, Franz Ferdinand will employ bassist Toshi Yano of the Fiery Furnaces. ... The final few dates of Coheed and Cambria's tour have been canceled due to personal tragedies that affected the band recently. A post on the group's Web site cites two car accidents and a life-threatening illness for why the shows from Tuesday in Providence, Rhode Island, to Sunday in Clearwater, Florida, were scrapped. ...

Christmas cards designed by Avril Lavigne, Barenaked Ladies, Billy Talent, Sarah McLachlan and other Canadian artists are being sold by the nonprofit War Child Canada (www.warchild.ca). Proceeds from the holiday greetings will benefit War Child's relief efforts in Sudan, Iraq and Afghanistan. ... Alicia Keys knows how to get to "Sesame Street." The songstress will sing and dance with Elmo on the season premiere of the show, slated to air on April 4. ...

Pharrell has called rapper T.I. the "Jay-Z of the South," and it looks like Tip has taken another step toward living up to that title. T.I., whose third album, Urban Legend, hit stores Tuesday, is the new spokesperson for Jay's latest S. Carter shoe, the all-white Basketball Low. ... Even though he's been holed up recording the new Limp Bizkit album, you can still catch Fred Durst putting the boots to haters in the new video game "Fight Club," out this week. Durst appears as an unlockable character in the game, which is based on his favorite film and available for Xbox, Gamecube and PlayStation2. ...

Sheryl Crow is slated to perform for Arnold Schwarzenegger and his wife, Maria Shriver, at the California Governor's Conference on Women and Families in Long Beach, California. Her audience at the December 7 event will also include Oprah Winfrey, Jamie Lee Curtis and Queen Noor of Jordan. ... Death Cab for Cutie's Chris Walla will pose for PETA in New York on Wednesday for a new campaign. In a scene inspired by the end of "2001: A Space Odyssey," everything surrounding the guitarist will be white, save for a few brightly colored veggies. The tagline will read, "Add some color to your life — try vegetarianism." ...

The Panic Channel, the new band featuring former Jane's Addiction members Dave Navarro, Chris Chaney and Stephen Perkins and fronted by singer Steve Isaacs, will make their debut Thursday at the Key Club in Los Angeles. Indie 103.1 will be broadcasting live from the show, which will also feature Doheny (Camp Freddy founder Billy Morrison's band) as well as the Tints, which includes Flea's daughter Clara on drums. Camp Freddy singer Donovan Leitch is hosting the event, which has an admission charge of $1.03 and a can of food for the Food Bank. ... Lil' Kim and actress Rosie Perez will serve as special guest hosts of Move Against AIDS: Return of the Dance-a-thon on December 11 at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. ...

In honor of World AIDS Day on Wednesday, Wyclef Jean will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange. On hand with Jean will be Viacom chairman and CEO Sumner Redstone. ... Luther "Uncle Luke" Campbell may be the hip-hop equivalent of legendary football coach Vince Lombardi — at least on the Pop Warner football level. Campbell's Liberty City Warriors will be playing in the Pop Warner Super Bowl national championship, competing for the #1 spot from December 8-11 in Orlando, Florida, at Disney World's World of Sports Complex. ... Underground MC Saigon is finally surfacing in more mainstream waters. The rapper has signed with Atlantic via producer Just Blaze's Ft. Knox Entertainment imprint. There's no word from Atlantic on when Saigon's major-label debut, The Greatest Story Never Told, will hit the streets. ...

• Nas
• The Diplomats
• Gorillaz
• Snoop Dogg
• Korn

R. Kelly & Jay-Z's <I>Unfinished Business</I>
Photo: Def Jam

The results are in from the other election — the one determined not by paper, electronic or provisional ballots but by record sales — and R. Kelly and Jay-Z are the new leaders of the pop nation.

The super duo's Unfinished Business, a re-visitation of Jay and Kelly's collaboration that yielded 2002's Best of Both Worlds, will take the top slot on next week's Billboard albums chart by selling more than 215,000 copies, according to SoundScan. The album was released to support the pair's co-headlining Best of Both Worlds tour, which crashed acrimoniously last weekend (see "R. Kelly Sues Jay-Z For $75 Million, Claims Sabotage").

Elsewhere, celebratory bells are ringing for Trick Daddy, who logged his best first week ever with Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets. With a rocking Ozzy Osbourne-sampling single, "Let's Go," the Miami rapper's follow-up to 2002's Thug Holiday, his previous best, sold more than 145,000 copies to assume the #2 position.

Simple Plan's continued inability to "get any" has nonetheless earned the Canadian quintet some sympathetic record sales. Their second album, Still Not Getting Any ..., sold more than 139,000 copies for a #3 debut.

A former Doobie Brother's second album of Motown hits, Michael McDonald's Motown Two, will bow at the #9 spot by selling more than 69,000 copies, while the success and praise of the Ray Charles biopic "Ray" helped the soundtrack jump up 13 spots to #10 in its second week on the chart, with more than 55,000 copies sold.

Rounding out next week's top 10 will be last week's top album, Rod Stewart's Stardust ... The Great American Songbook Vol. 3, which will fall to #4 (with more than 134,000 copies sold); Nelly's Suit dropping three spots to #5 (130,000); Usher's Confessions slipping two places to #6 (113,000); and George Strait's 50 Number Ones falling four notches to #8 (103,000).

The Donnas, who sold nearly 400,000 copies of their last album, 2002's Spend the Night, will re-emerge on the chart at a disappointing #76 by selling just over 13,000 copies of their new album, Gold Medal.

Other notable debuts on next week's chart include Wu-Tang Clan's Legend of the Wu-Tang: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits at #72; Willie Nelson's It Always Will Be at #75; Jacki-O's Poe Little Rich Girl at #95; Music From the O.C.: Mix 2 at #104; Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds' double album, Abattoir Blues/ Lyre of Orpheus, at #126; and the remastered reissue of Pavement's 1994 breakthrough, Crooked Rain, Crooked Rain, at #164.

Jay-Z's Jinx And The Curse Of R. Kelly

Despite the #1 debuts of Unfinished Business and R. Kelly and Jay-Z's last collaboration, The Best of Both Worlds, it seems fate doesn't want the two chart-toppers to work together.

Just after The Best of Both Worlds was released in 2002, R. Kelly was hit with multiple counts of child pornography and Jay-Z refused to promote the album. Consequently, the LP fell out of the top 20 in its sixth week, the kind of sudden drop to which neither artist is accustomed. The album went on to quietly sell just 363,000 copies, less than any album that either artist has released individually.

Two and a half years later, disaster struck again. Just days after their second collaboration dropped, the superstars' co-headlining tour fell apart and R. Kelly filed a $75 million lawsuit against Jay. The fallout combined with the coincidence that both albums' first-week sales are nearly identical (a difference of only 8,000 copies) perhaps doesn't bode well for the future of Unfinished Business.

On The Move

With the hype surrounding Monday's Country Music Association Awards reaching an apex and a tour with Big & Rich set to take off Friday, Gretchen Wilson's Here for the Party has cracked the 2 million mark, as it moves up four spots to #21 with a 14 percent increase in sales. But the week's biggest jump was made by that weirdest of new-age classical composers, Mannheim Steamroller. Halloween helped scare up sales for the Steamroller's Halloween: Monster Mix, which will catapult from #144 to #65.

Biggest sliders this week are Jimmy Eat World's Futures and Brooks & Dunn's The Greatest Hits Collection II, which both took a 59 percent dip in sales. In their second week on sale, Futures falls from #6 to #19, while the country hits set sinks from #7 to #26.

This story was updated on November 3 at 4:02 p.m. ET

• Jay-Z
• R. Kelly
• Trick Daddy
• Simple Plan
• Nelly

<i>Unfinished Business</i>
Photo: Jive/ Roc-A-Fella/ Def Jam

Jay-Z and R. Kelly released a collaborative album in 2002 and kicked off a joint tour in late September, but having found they still had some unfinished business to take care of, the duo decided to release another album.

Jay and Kelly's follow-up to 2002's Best of Both Worlds, the aptly titled Unfinished Business, features 11 previously unreleased tracks, led by a pair of singles titled "Big Chips" and "Don't Let Me Die."

Pop-punks Simple Plan have been busy as well, so busy in fact that they are Still Not Getting Any ... The band's sophomore album features a heavier sound than the group's first, and finds the Canadians mostly sticking with their characteristic up-tempo beats but adding more downtrodden lyrics.

The Donnas, who have yet to make any reference to a lack of action on any of their albums, release their sixth album, Gold Medal, this week. Like Simple Plan, their music gets a bit of a maturity makeover. Unlike Simple Plan, the Donnas attribute that growth to finding a few good men worth keeping around.

After releasing what was essentially a live greatest-hits album, Disciples of the 36 Chambers, in late September, Wu-Tang Clan will now release a disc of greatest hits previously recorded in the studio. Legend of the Wu-Tang: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits, which includes tracks like "C.R.E.A.M." and "Wu-Tang Clan Ain't Nuthing Ta F' Wit," hits stores this week.

Shifting from Shaolin to Orange County, the second and third volumes of the soundtrack to FOX's show "The O.C." are being released. The second features tracks by artists including the Killers, Death Cab for Cutie and Interpol, while the third, titled Have a Very Merry Chrismukkah, features holiday-themed songs that appeared in the Chrismukkah episode of the show.

Also out this week are albums by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds (Abattoir Blues/ Lyre of Orpheus); the Futureheads (The Futureheads); Trick Daddy (Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets); Leonard Cohen (Dear Heather); Groove Armada (Best Of); John Frusciante (Inside of Emptiness); the Grateful Dead (Beyond Description 1973-1989); and Willie Nelson (It Always Will Be).

Out Tuesday, October 26:

• Big & Rich - Galactic Fan Pack (Warner Bros.)
• Christy Carlson Romano - Greatest Disney TV & Film Hits (Walt Disney)
• Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds - Abattoir Blues/ Lyre of Orpheus (Anti/Epitaph)
• Leonard Cohen - Dear Heather (Columbia/Legacy)
• The Ditty Bops - The Ditty Bops (Warner Bros.)
• Dimitri From Paris and Joey Negro - Kings of Disco (Rapster)
• The Donnas - Gold Medal (Atlantic)
  Read: "The Donnas Take Charge With Gold Medal"
  Buy Now: Gold Medal (Atlantic)
• John Frusciante - Inside of Emptiness (Record Collection)
• The Futureheads - The Futureheads (Sire)
• The Grateful Dead - Beyond Description 1973-1989 (Rhino)
• Groove Armada - Best Of (Jive)
• Hall & Oates - Our Kind of Soul (U-Watch Records)
• Jacki-O - Poe Little Rich Girl (TVT)
  Buy Now: Poe Little Rich Girl (TVT)
• Jay-Z & R. Kelly - Unfinished Business (Jive/ Roc-A-Fella/ Def Jam)
  Buy Now: Unfinished Business (Jive/ Roc-A-Fella/ Def Jam)
• Nils Landgren Funk Unit - Funky Abba (Justin Time)
• Luna - Rendezvous (Jetset)
• Cerys Matthews - Cock-A-Hoop (Sanctuary/ Rough Trade)
• Nathaniel Mayer - I Just Want to Be Held (Fat Possum)
• Willie Nelson - It Always Will Be (Lost Highway)
• Powerman 5000 - The Good, the Bad & the Ugly 1 (Artist Direct BMG)
• Razorlight - Up All Night (Universal)
• Royce Da 5'9" - M.I.C. (Sure Shot)
• Scum of the Earth - Blah ... Blah ... Blah ... Love Songs for the New Millennium (Eclipse)
• Blake Shelton - Barn & Grill (Warner Bros.)
• Simple Plan - Still Not Getting Any... (Lava)
  Read: "Simple Plan Less Simple On Second Album"
  Buy Now: Still Not Getting Any... (Lava)
• Michael Smith - Healing Rain (Reunion)
• Soledad Brothers - Voice of Treason (Sanctuary)
• Son, Ambulance - Key (Saddle Creek)
• Sugarland - Twice the Speed of Life (Mercury Nashville)
• Sunz of Man - Presents Hell Razah & 4th Disciple - Freedom of Speech (X-Ray)
• Trick Daddy - Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets (Atlantic)
  Buy Now: Thug Matrimony: Married to the Streets (Atlantic)
• UNKLE - Never, Never, Land (Global Underground)
• Until the End - The Blind Leading the Lost (Eulogy)
• Voltaire - Then and Again (Projekt)
• The Warriors - War Is Hell (Eulogy)
• Dionne Warwick - My Favorite Time of the Year (DMI)
• Wu-Tang Clan - Legend of the Wu-Tang: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits (BMG Heritage)
  Buy Now: Legend of the Wu-Tang: Wu-Tang Clan's Greatest Hits (BMG Heritage)
• Yourcodenameis:milo - All Roads to Fault (Beggars Banquet)
• Various artists - After the Sunset (Elektra/Atlantic)
• Various artists - Electro Wave (Cleopatra)
• Various artists - Hard-Headed Woman: A Celebration of Wanda Jackson (Bloodshot)
• Various artists - Hip Hop East Vs. West (Univision)
• Various artists - Outlaws, Renegades & Rogues: Songs of the Badman (Rural Rhythm)
• Various artists - Texas Unplugged, Volume One (Palo Duro)
• Various artists - The O.C. Mix 3: Have a Very Merry Chrismukka (Warner Sunset/ Warner Bros)
  Read: "Killers, Jimmy Eat World On Upcoming 'O.C.' Soundtracks"
• Various artists - The O.C. Volume 2 (Warner Sunset/ Warner Bros.)
• DVD: Chimaira - "The Dehumanizing Process" (Roadrunner)
• DVD: Benny More - "Hoy Como Ayer" (Music Video Distributors)
• DVD: The Players - "Live in Nashville" (Image)
• DVD: The Real McKenzies - "Pissed Tae th' Gills" (Music Video Distributors)
• DVD: Angelo Romero - "Virtuoso" (Music Video Distributors)
• DVD: Subhumans - "All Gone Live" (Cleopatra)
• DVD: Westside Connection - "Gangsta Nation Live" (X-Ray)
• DVD: Various artists - "Hip Hop All-Stars" (Music Video Distributors)

November 2:

• AFI - AFI (Nitro)
  Buy Now: AFI (Nitro)
• A Perfect Circle - Emotive (Virgin)
  Read: "A Perfect Circle Album Preview: Politics? They've Got It Covered"
  Buy Now: Emotive (Virgin)
• Duran Duran - The Singles 1986-1995 (Capitol)
• Various Artists - Now That's What I Call Music! 17 (Capitol)

November 9:

• Britney Spears - Greatest Hits: My Prerogative (Jive)
  Read: "Britney Fans, You Can Stop Speculating Now — Official Hits LP Track List Revealed"
• Vanessa Carlton - Harmonium (A&M Records)
  Read: "Vanessa Carlton Recalls Her Days As A Naughty Ballerina"
  Buy Now: Harmonium (A&M Records)
• Shania Twain - Greatest Hits (Mercury Nashville)
  Buy Now: Greatest Hits (Mercury Nashville)

November 16:

• Eminem - Encore (Aftermath)
  Buy Now: Encore (Aftermath)
• Bon Jovi - 100,000,000 Bon Jovi Fans Can't Be Wrong (Island)
• Destiny's Child - Destiny Fulfilled (Sony)
• Lil Jon & East Side Boyz - Crunk Juice (TVT)
  Read: "Lil Jon's Crunk Juice Finalized; Usher, Luda, Nas, Snoop, Chris Rock On Board"
  Buy Now: Crunk Juice (TVT)

November 23:

• U2 - How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Interscope)
  Buy Now: How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (Interscope)
• Gwen Stefani - Love, Angel, Music, Baby (Interscope)
• Fantasia Barrino - Free Yourself (J Records)
• Ruben Studdard - I Need an Angel (J Records)
  Read: "Ruben Studdard Decides Christmas Just Isn't Spiritual Enough"

• Jay-Z
• R. Kelly
• Simple Plan
• The Donnas
• Trick Daddy

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Photo: Appio

As the vinyl format increasingly becomes obsolete and the term "B-side" fades into a quaint anachronism, new albums by Simple Plan and the Donnas will soon return literal meaning to the term "flip side."

Simple Plan's Still Not Getting Any... and the Donnas' Gold Medal are the first albums to be issued in the new DualDisc format. One side of the conventional-looking compact disc contains the album's music, while the other includes features such as music videos, photo galleries, Web links, lyrics and other extras, as well as the album in enhanced sound (i.e. 5.1 Surround Sound, DVD-Audio and/or LPCM stereo).

The DVD component of Simple Plan's second album, set for release October 26, allows fans to watch a 20-minute "making of the album" vignette, view an assortment of photos and read the lyrics. The Donnas, whose seventh album, Gold Medal, is also released that same day, treats listeners to the music video for their single "Fall Behind Me," a making-the-video segment, and lyrics (see "The Donnas Take Charge With Gold Medal "). Both DualDisc albums will not be priced any higher than conventional albums.

Forthcoming DualDisc releases include Five for Fighting's new album, The Battle for Everything, on October 26 and reissues of the Grateful Dead's 1970 classic American Beauty (November 9) and Trapt's 2002 self-titled debut (November 16).

Besides the DualDisc component, Simple Plan are giving their fans even more to look forward to on their new album: Still Not Getting Any ... will be issued with three different cover images. While the first features the bandmembers as they appear today, sitting in the back of a bus, the other covers look far into the future. On one, they're in their 40s, living a peaceful existence in suburbia; the other one shows them gathered in front of a retirement home, replete with walkers, gray beards, oxygen tanks and wheelchairs. The two faux-aged covers will only be available for a limited time.

The jokey covers belie the decidedly more serious themes explored therein, but that doesn't mean the guys have gotten poker-faced about everything (see "Simple Plan Less Simple On Second Album").

"I think it sucks when bands take themselves too seriously, and everything about them — from the videos to the album art — is very cool and serious," said Simple Plan drummer Chuck Comeau. "We don't care. We can still have some fun."

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• The Donnas

The Donnas' Brett Anderson (file)
Photo: Eric Charbonneau

The Donnas are notorious for penning raucous songs about getting respect from obnoxious boys and flipping off snobby girls. But with their newest album, the rebellious foursome has channeled that attitude into control over its sound and image.

For starters, the girls have shrugged off their matching names. (Previously, each member had gone by the first name Donna and the first initial of their last name.)

"We [took the names] to make fun of other bands that have matching names and stuff," guitarist Allison Robertson said. "So for it to follow us around was major karma — we were making fun of people, and then everyone started making fun of us."

"It was like, OK, let's get that out of the way and start talking about something else," drummer Torry Castellano chimed in. "We knew we wanted to do something different [with this record], and we'd always kind of put all these rules on ourselves, and we kind of threw out all of those rules for this record."

Gold Medal, due on October 26, is a conscious departure from the straight-up teen-party anthems of the group's previous albums.

"Fall Behind Me," the first single, boasts a tougher sound (courtesy of producer Butch Walker, who's also worked with Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan) and deeper, more controlled vocals that suggest a new confidence and aggression. "You're gonna fall behind me/ You're gonna cry and beg for mercy/ 'Cause you're not ready, baby/ You got nothing on me," sings lead singer Brett Anderson in the song's chorus.

"There's a lot of competition [between bands]," Robertson said, explaining the meaning behind the track. "Maybe we won't do a lot of things because we find them degrading or stupid and [they] happen to not be our criteria. There's always another band that'll take that job you don't want to take and then they'll get that exposure — and then it's hard to see other people saying, 'Well, they did that so they're better than you' or 'They're much more huge.' This song is sort of like, 'That's all right because they're going to be gone in, like, a year. They're just sort of trendy right now.' "

While they're still young, the Donnas (whose lineup also includes bassist Maya Ford) have been making irreverent rock since they formed in May 1993, when all four members were in eighth grade in Palo Alto, California. The band went through two other monikers before settling on the one that paid tribute to the Ramones. They have similarly absorbed elements from a pool of punk and metal influences, including the Runaways, the Go-Go's, AC/DC and Kiss. After a series of albums released on Lookout! Records, the band signed with Atlantic in 2001 and released its major label debut, Spend the Night, the following year.

While that album featured a more polished version of the Donnas' campy punk-pop sound, Gold Medal takes the maturation process a step further — and not just musically. Older songs like "40 Boys in 40 Nights" (from Turn 21) and "Dirty Denim" (Spend the Night), which found the Donnas tossing off boys like last year's jeans, have evolved into tracks like "Don't Break Me Down," which instead focus on making a relationship work.

"In our last albums, we kind of reveled in being like, 'Screw you, we're gonna move on to someone else,' 'cause we were young and that's what you do," Robertson said. "Now, we've all met people that are worth it; at that point, I don't think we had people that were really worth it. The general feeling was like, whatever. Those people are gone now, and we're onto a new batch of keepers."

The band, currently playing a smattering of one-off gigs and radio shows, will launch a full U.S. tour in early November with the Von Bondies and the Starlite Desperation supporting. Until then, fans can check out the band's first single when it hits radio next week, and watch the video when MTV2 airs "The Donnas Make a Video" on Thursday (September 16) at 9 p.m.

Spending much of their time off watching their peers perform has the Donnas itching to get back on the road to play their new songs — especially the single.

"We're all really excited about it," Castellano said. "It's kind of conceited, but sometimes I feel bad for people that haven't heard it."

The Donnas' tour dates, according to the band's publicist:

• 11/1 - New York, NY @ The Bowery Ballroom (without The Von Bondies)
• 11/3 - Chicago, IL @ Metro/Smart Bar
• 11/6 - Minneapolis, MN @ Quest Club
• 11/7 - Omaha, NE @ Sokol Underground
• 11/8 - Englewood, CO @ Gothic Theatre
• 11/10 - Seattle, WA @ Neumo's
• 11/11 - Portland, OR @ Crystal Ballroom
• 11/13 - San Francisco, CA @ Slim's
• 11/14 - West Hollywood, CA @ House of Blues
• 11/15 - Phoenix, AZ @ Old Brickhouse Grill
• 11/17 - Dallas, TX @ Trees
• 11/18 - Austin, TX @ Emo's
• 11/19 - Houston, TX @ Meridian
• 11/21 - Atlanta, GA @ The Masquerade
• 11/22 - Charlotte, NC @ Tremont Music Hall
• 11/24 - Washington, DC @ 9:30 Club
• 11/26 - Philadelphia, PA @ Theatre of Living Arts
• 11/27 - Pittsburgh, PA @ The World
• 11/29 - Cleveland, OH @ The Odeon
• 11/30 - Boston, MA @ Avalon

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Courtney Love was more than five hours late for her New York court appearance (for third-degree assault and reckless-endangerment charges) on Monday, causing the judge to give her a stern warning that a bench warrant for her arrest was nearly issued. Love, who begged court officers to let her smoke in the courtroom, was also admonished for talking to another defendant handcuffed to a bench, as well as to spectators in the courtroom. She also complained to the courtroom sketch artist that her nose appeared too large in the sketches for her liking. Outside of the courthouse, Love told reporters that she was pregnant — and was smoking a cigarette when she made the announcement. Her next hearing on the charges is September 7. ...

"Ray," the Ray Charles biopic starring Jamie Foxx, is scheduled to hit the big screen October 29. The legendary soul singer died June 10, while the film was in production. ... Christina Aguilera has a new song — but it's not for her upcoming record. She recorded "Hello" for a Mercedes-Benz ad campaign in Europe to promote the new A series, and while the TV spots won't be seen in the U.S., the full-length version of the jingle can be heard at follow-your-own-star.com. ...

We'll have to wait a little bit longer for the release of R. Kelly's Happy People/ U Saved Me. According to his label, the R. will be dropping his album on August 24 now. ... Rapper Mystikal, currently serving a six-year sentence for sexual battery, will release a greatest-hits album on July 27, The Prince of the South. The collection will include two new songs. ...

Midtown's Gabe Saporta took headbanging to the next level at Friday's 101X radio show in Austin, Texas. During the set, the bassist's strap snapped and his instrument struck guitarist Tyler Rann in the back of the head. Despite an overwhelming display of blood, Rann, who was hustled off to a local hospital, suffered only a few lumps and cuts. ... The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network (RAINN) and the National Sexual Assault Hotline are teaming up to celebrate their respective 10-year anniversaries, with the compilation For the Next X: A Benefit CD for RAINN, due July 27. The LP features contributions from RAINN co-founder Tori Amos, Michelle Branch, Dar Williams, Charlotte Martin, Matchbox Twenty and the Indigo Girls. ...

David Lee Roth will perform with the Boston Pops during the July 4 celebration on the Charles River Esplanade in Boston. The orchestra, conducted by Keith Lockhart, will back Roth for "California Girls" and "Jump" before launching into Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" as the fireworks go off. ... Four Chicago dates on Prince's Musicology tour were postponed because NPG drummer John Blackwell suffered a death in the family. Concerts that had been planned for Monday, Tuesday (June 29) and Wednesday were rescheduled for July 22, 23 and 24, and the June 26 concert will now happen on August 3. ...

Mos Def, the Black Eyed Peas' Will.I.Am, the Roots' ?uestlove, Raphael Saadiq, De La Soul and others have remixed and reconstructed songs by the Isley Brothers for the album Taken to the Next Phase (Reconstructions). Highlights of the disc, due August 10, include "Tell Me When You Need It Again, Pts. 1 & 2" by Will.I.Am, "That Lady (Part 1 & 2) by ?uestlove and "Groove With You" by Mos Def. ... Trick Daddy is finishing up work on his new LP. The album, Thug Matrimony, is due out in October. ...

Kelly Osbourne plans to incorporate more of a 1980s sound on her next album. In an interview with AP Radio, Ozzy's 19-year-old daughter, whose first single was a cover of Madonna's 1986 chart-topper "Papa Don't Preach," said that she didn't really like rock and preferred '80s pop. ... Props and furnishings from the "Real World San Diego" house are being auctioned off to raise money for the nonprofit San Diego Film Commission Foundation. The auction begins Tuesday at 10:30 p.m. after the season finale airs and can be found on www.sdfilm.com and on eBay. ...

The Donnas have entered the studio to begin their follow-up to Spend the Night. They're working with producer Butch Walker (Avril Lavigne) for the as-yet-untitled record, which is due this fall. ... Mobb Deep have pushed back the release of their next album, Amerika's Nightmare, until August 10. The duo of Havoc and Prodigy plan to shoot their next video, the Kanye West-produced "Throw Your Hands," in July. ... Bow Wow Wow are kicking off their first tour in six years — with No Doubt drummer Adrian Young behind the kit. Young is filling in for the band's original drummer, Dave Barbarossa, who has prior commitments in the U.K. "It's a dream come true to play with a band I grew up idolizing," Young said. "I feel like a kid back in the sandbox." Bow Wow Wow's trek begins on July 15 in New York. ...

06.25.04

Last week, the Beastie Boys filmed a video for "Triple Trouble," the second single off the group's new album, To the 5 Boroughs. The clip was directed by Nathanial Hornblower, the lederhosen-wearing lensman responsible for the Beasties clips "Intergalactic," "Body Movin' " and their current single, "Ch-Check It Out." ...

Mandy Moore has a chance at hitting the Great White Way. She's been offered the lead role in "Wicked," a Broadway retelling of "The Wizard of Oz" from the witches' point of view, once Kristin Chenoweth, who plays Glinda, leaves the show. Moore posted on her Web site that it was "an honor" to be considered, "But how could anyone step into those shoes? She's pretty unbelievable and irreplaceable and totally owns the role." ... Outkast will show viewers of the 12th annual ESPY Awards the way they move when they perform at this year's event. The group will perform "The Way You Move" at the ceremony, which will air on July 18 at 9 p.m. ET from Hollywood's Kodak Theatre. The ESPY Awards honor major sports achievements from the past year and will be hosted this year by Jamie Foxx. ...

Paris Hilton's not just releasing her own forthcoming record — the hotel heiress also has plans to release others as well. She's starting her own record label, which she's calling Heiress. Hilton will hold a launch party for the label on Friday in the Hamptons. ... New, live and rare tracks by Linkin Park, Korn, Snoop Dogg and others are available to fans who purchase tickets to any of the Projekt Revolution shows. Ticket holders can go to www.prsampler.com or www.linkinpark.com and enter the code printed on their tickets to give them access to download any or all of the 13 songs on the site. ...

Steven Van Zandt will unite old garage acts with new alternative and punk outfits at his International Underground Garage Festival, which will take place August 14 at Randalls Island in New York. Old-schoolers include Iggy Pop and the Stooges, Bo Diddley and surviving members of the New York Dolls. The Strokes, the Raveonettes and the Chesterfield Kings are among the new acts performing. ... Hip-hop's "godfathers," the Rock Steady Crew, have been denied a permit by the New York City Parks Department to hold their upcoming 27th anniversary celebration in a Bronx park. The Rock Steady Crew has celebrated its anniversary with public hip-hop festivities in New York for 12 years. The parks commission, though, said this year's celebration, slated for July 22-25, would interfere with the enjoyment of the park by other users. Last year, Mayor Bloomberg sang a different tune, declaring July 26, 2003, "Rock Steady Crew Day." ...

Instant Live, the Clear Channel endeavor that lets concertgoers buy a live CD of the show they just saw immediately afterward, has enlisted its first major-label artist. The live-CD campaign will begin on Jewel's summer tour, which starts July 8. Other new signees to the program include Kiss, Peter Frampton and the Cowboy Junkies. Based on last year's statistics, 20 percent of an audience purchases Instant Live CDs. ... The father of Dominic Howard, the drummer for the English band Muse, died at the Glastonbury festival at 1:15 a.m. Monday (June 28), shortly after the band finished its set. Police believe he died of natural causes. Two days earlier, a 24-year-old man from Lancashire, England, Neil Clinnings, died in a parking area outside of the festival site. Police believe his death was drug-related. ...

Courtney Love's money troubles may have temporarily suspended her Web site message board at kittyradio.com, but her fans are coming through with donations to pay the $5,000 server bill. So far, more than $3,000 has been raised for the cause. ... "Wildboyz" stuntman Steve-O is upset about a porn version of his show that is circulating called "Wildboyz Out" — not because it's gay porn, he says, but because it's "poorly produced gay porn." He said he wants to put an end to the pornography "tainting our good, virtuous and copyrighted name." ... Three Prince shows in Chicago this week have been rescheduled because of a death in the family of NPG drummer John Blackwell. The shows slated for Monday (June 28) through Wednesday will now take place July 22-24. ...

Lostprophets will launch a tour with Midtown on July 15 in Washington, D.C. Dates run through August 3 in St. Louis. ... After postponing her June concert dates due to a back ailment, Loretta Lynn has pulled out of three more shows — including a July 3 concert at her ranch in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee — because of a subsequent bout with double pneumonia. The Lynns — Loretta's daughters Peggy and Patsy, backed by Loretta's band, the Coal Miners — will fill in for mom on the 3rd for a "nominal admission fee," according to Lynn's Web site; tickets may also be refunded at point of purchase. Plans call for the July 9 and 10 concerts at Falls View Casino in Niagara Falls, New York, to be rescheduled. Lynn, who is currently recuperating at her ranch, is scheduled to return to the road for a July 17 concert in Branson, Missouri. ...

• Courtney Love
• R. Kelly
• Christina Aguilera
• Ray Charles
• Mobb Deep

Grammy Parties 2006

• Britney Spears
• Kevin Federline
• Maroon 5
• Chingy
• Christina Milian

MTV.com LIVE: The Donnas Photos 04.07.2005

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First Ladies of Indie Rock: The Donnas

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The Donnas live at Webster Hall in NYC 11.30.2004

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MTV.com Exclusive: The Donnas Photos 09.13.2004

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MTV.com Exclusive: The Donnas Photos 11.2002

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Amanda Bynes, Kelly Clarkson, Brittany Murphy, More, At Teen Choice Awards

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• Evanescence
• Jessica Simpson
• Nick Lachey
• Kelly Clarkson

The Donnas "Too Bad About Your Girl" Video Shoot

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Jane's Addiction, Audioslave, The Donnas Rock Lollapalooza Launch

• Jane's Addiction
• Audioslave
• The Donnas
• Incubus
• Jurassic 5

2003 Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival

• Beastie Boys
• Red Hot Chili Peppers
• Ben Folds
• Ben Harper
• Blur