After arriving an hour late to Monday night's London premiere of "Crossroads," Britney Spears was booed by a crowd of 3,000 fans who didn't expect her to rush straight into the Odeon Theatre and had waited for hours for the chance to get her autograph or picture. A U.K. spokesperson issued a statement Tuesday (March 26) saying that security concerns kept the pop star from lingering or venturing into the crowd. ... Gorillaz' Dan "the Automator" Nakamura, Crazy Town and Sense Field are the first acts announced for the 7th Annual Boarding for Breast Cancer benefit scheduled for April 14 in Tahoe, California. Linkin Park and Static-X performed at last year's event. ...

Fatboy Slim won two awards at the inaugural DanceStar USA Awards in Miami on Sunday: Best International Act and Best Video (for "Weapon of Choice"). Other winners included Jennifer Lopez (Best Chart Artist), the Crystal Method (Best Act), Paul Oakenfold (Best International DJ), Felix Da Housecat (Best Album for Kittenz & Thee Glitz) and Deep Dish (Best Compilation Album for Global Underground: Moscow). ... And speaking of the funk soul brother, the Chemical Brothers' remix of Fatboy's "Song for Shelter" is the lead track on the Astralwerks' compilation, Rarewerks 2, due April 2. Daft Punk's remix of the Chemicals' "Life Is Sweet," a live version of Air's "Dirty Trip" and Felix Da Housecat's remix of Playgroup's "Number One" are among the highlights. ...

Bounty Killer can finally make good on the claim that if you look up raw rhythms (or riddims) in the dictionary, you'll see his face. The reggae Don is putting out a double LP, Ghetto Dictionary, on May 14 comprising two volumes, The Art of War and Mystery. ... On Saturday in Phoenix, electro-punk band Kill Me Tomorrow kick off a tour that runs through May 10 in Merced, California. They will be joined on the road by acts such as Xiu Xiu and Erase Errata. ... The Cranes will hit the road on their first North American tour in five years starting April 24 in Washington, D.C., and running through May 26 in Orlando, Florida. ... The second leg of Naughty By Nature's tour begins April 3 in San Antonio, Texas, and wraps up May 30 in Washington, DC. Their sixth album, Iicons will be released on May 7, while they're out on the road. ...

Mötley Crüe frontman Vince Neil will host the 6th annual Skylar Neil Memorial Golf Tournament to raise funds to fight children's cancer, leukemia and AIDS. The tournament — named in memory of Neil's daughter, who died of stomach cancer in 1995 — will take place on May 2 at the Malibu Country Club in Malibu, California. ... Our Lady Peace will release their fifth studio album, Gravity, in the U.S. on June 11. ... Fresh from their European tour with Radiohead, hip-hop's Anti-Pop Consortium will head out across North America to promote their album Arrhythmia,, which hits shelves April 2. The tour starts that day in New York City and concludes on May 9 in Montreal. ...

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Korn have recruited hitmakers the Neptunes to remix their latest single, "Here to Stay." ... Puddle of Mudd, Kid Rock, Rob Zombie, Sevendust, Adema, Stone Temple Pilots, Jerry Cantrell, Apex Theory, Fu Manchu and others are set to perform at this year's Livestock 12 Festival, which takes place from April 26 to 28 in Zephyrhills, Florida (more information can be found on www.livestock12.com). ... Puddle of Mudd, Kid Rock and Stone Temple Pilots will also play the Beale Street Music Festival between May 3 and 5 in Memphis. Other artists on the bill include Hoobastank, Bush, Pete Yorn, Better Than Ezra, Counting Crows, Ike Turner, the Isley Brothers, Bonnie Raitt, Night Ranger, Cheap Trick and Hootie & the Blowfish. ...

Alicia Keys, Luther Vandross, India.Arie, the Roots and Gerald Levert are among those who'll grace the stage on the first day of the eighth New Orleans Essence Music Festival, which is set for July 4 through 6 at the Louisiana Superdome. Day two includes Mary J. Blige, the Isley Brothers, Faith Evans and De La Soul, and the final day boasts Maze featuring Frankie Beverly, Brian McKnight, Steve Harvey, Al Green, Angie Stone and Etta James. ... Dan the Automator and Mix Master Mike are among the latest additions to next month's Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, California. Dan, Miguel Miggs and DJ Baba G/Soundz of the Asian Underground will join the April 27 lineup, while Mike, Bad Boy Bill and Herbert have been added for the following day. ...

While Hollywood honored their best and brightest stars at the Oscars, the 22nd annual Razzie Awards honored the lowest and lamest, with Tom Green ("Freddy Got Fingered") and Mariah Carey ("Glitter") celebrated as the worst of the bad. ... Ryan Adams, Bob Dylan, LeAnn Rimes, Jon Bon Jovi and Rufus Wainwright were among those hobnobbing at Moomba in L.A. for Elton John's post-Oscars party Sunday night, according to the Associated Press. ... "The Juniper Tree," the 1990 film starring Björk in her first major role, will be released on DVD April 2. ... A new Jimi Hendrix DVD and VHS, "Jimi Hendrix: The Dick Cavett Show," will be released on May 14. Footage includes the guitar hero's two guest appearances on the show, his handwritten interview notes and a new hour-long Hendrix documentary. ...

On July 16, Slum Village will release their Capitol Records debut, Trinity ... Past, Present & Future, which includes the first single, "Tainted Love." Producers on the album include Hi-Tek (Talib Kweli) and Dr. Dre keyboardist Scott Storch (the Roots). ... Ultrababyfat will head out on the road with comedian David Cross ("Mr. Show") starting May 14 in Charleston, South Carolina, and finishing up June 15 in the band's hometown of Atlanta. The man and the band will also appear in a DVD of the tour due from Sub Pop on June 11. ... Former Ugly Kid Joe singer Whitfield Crane and his new band, Medication — guitarists Logan Mader (Machine Head) and B. Blunt, bassist Kyle Sanders and drummer Roy Mayorga (Soulfly) — performed at the Viper Room in West Hollywood Saturday at a party for Locomotive Records, the overseas metal label that is launching Stateside with the April 2 release of Medication's self-titled debut EP. A full length from the band, Prince Valium, is due in June.