The increasingly iconic Archbishop Don "Magic" Juan, former pimp and Snoop Dogg's's touring pal, has found a label home for his upcoming album, Bishop Don "Magic" Juan Presents: Green Is for the Money, Gold Is for the Honies, Vol. 1. The album, to be released on Avatar Records, is a compilation of old soul classics that influenced the archbishop during his pimpin' days and, according to the Don himself, new tracks from some of his current rap friends, like Snoop, Ludacris, Ja Rule and P. Diddy. The album will also include a DVD "pimp primer." ...

Beanie Sigel, in jail for drug and gun possession, was granted permission from a federal judge on Thursday to attend a residential treatment program for substance abuse and anger management while awaiting his trial. But that deal was thrown in doubt on Friday (September 5) when a state judge in Sigel's attempted murder case revoked his bail because the alleged victim in the case, Terrance Speller, testified that he has been receiving daily threats over his cooperation with prosecutors. Sigel was to post a $1 million bond, including $150,000 in cash, his $400,000 Philadelphia home and four other properties to attend the treatment program instead of jail. At press time, the same federal judge who granted the program release was deciding on the issue. ... Murder Inc. rapper D.O. Cannon was shot and killed Thursday night in his Queens, New York, neighborhood. Police have yet to name a suspect or motive. D.O. was part of a duo with another MC on the rise named Young Merc. Cannon was last heard on 2002's Irv Gotti Presents: The Inc. and Irv Gotti Presents: The Remixes. ...   

Five years ago, the thought of Sharon Osbourne interviewing the star player of the world's biggest boy band for her own TV show was ludicrous. But reality is scarier than the darkest Black Sabbath lyrics. For the first episode of her new program, "The Sharon Osbourne Show," which debuts September 15 on the WB, Osbourne will chat with Justin Timberlake, and talk with eight recently orphaned siblings. The show will feature the music of — not Slipknot, not Soulfly — but Wynonna Judd. ... The Strokes are hitting the road in support of their new album, Room on Fire, beginning October 9 in Upper Darby, Pennsylvania. The seven-date stretch with Kings of Leon, a band jokingly referred to as "the Southern Strokes," concludes November 7 in Houston. The Strokes' follow-up to Is This It is due October 21. ...

If you've been listening to mixtapes lately and wondering why 50 Cent is rapping on two versions of a track called "Gunz for Sale," it's because the track was boosted from the G-Unit, according to the camp. A bootleg version of the song popped up on mixtapes with 50 just rapping the chorus and a new group called the A-Team rhyming the verses. The real version of the song, which will appear on the G-Unit's November 4 LP, has also just popped up in the streets and features 50 on the hook as well as the verses. ... Thurr's a whole lot of remixing going on for Chingy. After scoring a hit with a revamping of his "Right Thurr" with Jermaine Dupri and Trina, the St. Louis party starter has teamed with the Young Gunz for a remix of their "Can't Stop, Won't Stop." ...

No, that sound you hear isn't a return to Dante's lost circle of hell, it's the resurrection of the once-ubiquitous Chumbawamba jock-rock hit, "Tubthumping," this time as remixed by the Flaming Lips. The song will appear on an upcoming remix album for Chumbawamba, called Readymades and Then Some, to be released on Koch Records on October 21. An accompanying DVD will feature the documentary "Well Done, Now Sod Off," which examines the group's history before the 1997 "Tubthumping" phenomenon. ... Phish keyboardist Page McConnell's other band, Vida Blue, has set an October 14 release date for its second studio album, The Illustrated Band. The Afro-Cuban sextet the Spam Allstars are featured on the record and will tour with the group. ...

After suffering a tragic setback in the death of their soundman/"fifth member" Jeremy Ward — and as a result having to drop off the Red Hot Chili Peppers/ Snoop Dogg tour in May — the Mars Volta are taking to the road again. Their 15-date jaunt begins October 3 in Austin, Texas, and ends October 25 in Boston. A vinyl version of the band's debut disc, De-Loused in the Comatorium, will hit shelves October 21. ... For a band that built its following by touring, Guster haven't lost any love for the road. Armed with the hit single "Amsterdam," off their fourth album, Keep It Together, the trio recently began a tour with confirmed dates through November 9 in Tempe, Arizona. After that, they won't be resting on their laurels, as the tour is expected to last through December. ...

09.04.03

Snoop Dogg has recorded an undisclosed new song for the video game "True Crime: Streets of LA," a driving/action game due this fall. The soundtrack also features more than 50 original songs, including one from Westside Connection, as well as previously released material from Ice-T and the D.O.C., among others. ... New songs from Fatboy Slim ("Don't Let the Man Get You Down," which samples the Five Man Electrical Band's 1971 hit "Signs") and the X-ecutioners ("Like This") will be released September 30 on the soundtrack to the snowboarding video game "SSX 3." Previously unreleased remixes of N.E.R.D.'s "Rock Star" and Placebo's "Bitter End" are also included, along with Chemical Brothers and Basement Jaxx tracks. ...

Quincy Jones is reaching out to many hip-hop producers for help on his next album. For the LP, Jones wants the producers to remix one of his classic cuts, and in turn he will rework one of their songs. Jones' spokesperson said it's too early to disclose the album's lineup, but revealed it will be hip-hop heavy. However, a rep for Alicia Keys said she will be involved in the project. ... Although he never made it into orbit, 'NSYNC's Lance Bass has been named as the 2003 Youth Spokesperson for World Space Week, October 4-10, by the Spaceweek International Association. Coinciding with Space Week, the certified cosmonaut is the focus of a contest called "Lance's Lab," in which students design a hypothetical space station for Bass to live in. Winners get the chance to meet Bass at an awards ceremony in early 2004. ...

Slipknot drummer Joey Jordison recorded two tracks with Otep for their next album, tentatively titled Suicide Trees. The group's second album will follow last year's Sevas Tra. ... Staind, Eve 6, Sevendust, Shinedown, Trapt, Socialburn and others will perform at the End of Summer Weenie Roast #9 concert, which is scheduled for October 5 in Charlotte, North Carolina. ...

"Here and Now," "Never Too Much" and "Superstar" are among the Luther Vandross hits that will be included on Live at Radio City Music Hall 2003, due October 14. The R&B star, who is recovering from a stroke he suffered in April, recorded the performance on Valentine's Day. ... Details have also surfaced on another anticipated live R&B collection, Raphael Saadiq: All Hits at the House of Blues, due October 14 as well. Saadiq and his 10-piece band recorded the album July 3 in Hollywood, where his Tony Toni Toné bandmates as well as D'Angelo and Devin the Dude made guest appearances. ...

Following the success of the July 30 Toronto concert to battle the fear of SARS, the government of Hong Kong has organized a four-week-long music festival between October 15 and November 9 to try to put an end to the hysteria surrounding the disease. SARS hit the region hard, killing 299 and infecting over 1,700 others. Headliners will include the Rolling Stones, who will play November 7 and 9, Carlos Santana, Craig David and Westlife. ... The inaugural Def Leppard convention, called "Lepcon," will take place in Las Vegas in May. The event will consist of a performance by tribute band Pyromania, raffles, auctions, contests and guest speakers. In addition, a couple whose relationship revolves around Def Leppard will get married at the event. It is too early to tell whether anyone from Def Leppard will be able to attend. Profits will go to the Raven Drum Foundation, which provides free spiritual therapy for those in crisis. ...

New York's DFA Records will release its first 12-inch-singles compilation on September 30. DFA Records Compilation #1 will feature tracks from Black Dice, the Juan Maclean, LCD Soundsystem and a previously unavailable CD track by the Rapture. ... Supporting their sophomore disc, You Forgot It in People, Canadian art-rock collective Broken Social Scene will embark on a 28-date North American tour starting September 18 in Buffalo, New York, and finishing two months later on November 11 in San Diego. Opening the tour on various dates will be Arts & Crafts labelmates Stars and Broken Social Scene guitarist/bassist Jason Collet. ...

Perfecto Presents ... Paul Oakenfold: Great Wall, a double album of remixes, is due September 30. Tracks include Oakenfold's take on Madonna's "Hollywood," along with Björk and Dave Gahan remixes. ... Some Girls, the new project from Juliana Hatfield, her Blake Babies bandmate Freda Love and Heidi Gluck, will launch a monthlong U.S. club tour September 16 in Providence, Rhode Island. The trio are promoting their debut, Feel It, due Tuesday. ... The Juliana Theory are working on material for the follow-up to their major-label debut, Love. The LP is reportedly more in line with their earlier records than their recent prog-rock-driven output. ...