Foxy Brown is hoping to complete a collaboration with Nelly Furtado before she turns in her upcoming album, Il Na Na 2: The Fever. P. Diddy is executive producing the project, which features production work from the Track Masters, Dave Kelly and her younger brother, Gavin. ... Nelly, Triple Image, 3rd Faze and 3rd Storee have signed on to perform at 'NSYNC's Challenge for the Children IV celebrity basketball game scheduled for July 28 in Orlando, Florida. Other stars expected to attend the charity event include Usher, Brian McKnight and Taye Diggs, among others. ...
IMX's Batman is working on a solo album for Interscope. "It doesn't sound like IMX at all; it's got my own flavor in it," he said. ... Meanwhile, IMX are joining B2K beginning Tuesday (July 2) for a few weeks of warm-up dates for the Scream 2 Tour, which kicks off July 25 in Memphis. Fans should expect quite a production on the outing, which will also feature Bow Wow, as B2K said they plan to use a lot of props and pyrotechnics. ...
Mr. Cheeks is launching his own clothing line called GLS, short for Ghetto Lifestyle. "We gonna put some things out we like to see that we feel comfortable in, like suits," Cheeks said. ... Pearl Jam's new album is slated for a November release, and they're still working on the record's title, artwork and track list. The band also plans to release an album of B-sides and rarities sometime next year. ... Doggy's Angels are recording the follow-up to their 2000 debut, Pleezbalevit, for release early next year. Snoop Dogg will again be on board as executive producer. ...
Chris Rock's wife, Malaak Compton-Rock, gave birth to their first child, a girl, in New York on Friday, according to the Associated Press. The couple named her Lola Simone. ... A Vespa ET2 scooter autographed by the Who's Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey and John Entwistle is being auctioned off at www.virginmega.com with proceeds benefiting the Teenage Cancer Trust in memory of Entwistle, who died on Thursday. The three bandmates had originally signed the scooter to help promote the Virgin Megastore 2002 Best of British campaign, a month-long commitment to supporting U.K. artists and their work. ...
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Janet Jackson guests on "Feel It," the first single from Beenie Man's Tropical Storm, which is due August 27 and features appearances from Lil' Kim and dancehall artists Sean Paul and Lady Saw, along with production work by the Neptunes, Irv Gotti, DJ Clue and Sly & Robbie. Janet and Beenie filmed a video for the song at a beach in Los Angeles last week with director Dave Meyers (Britney Spears, Pink). ... P. Diddy is remixing "Call Me," the second single from Tweet's debut, Southern Hummingbird, the singer said at last week's BET Awards. For her third single, she is eyeing "Smoking Cigarettes" and hopes to align with an anti-smoking campaign to feature the song in a commercial, the way she teamed with Verizon with "Call Me." ...
Silverchair have pushed back the release of their fourth studio album, Diorama, from July 30 to August 27 due to frontman Daniel Johns' severe case of reactive arthritis. The Australian trio were forced to cancel several promotional appearances because of his illness, including sold-out shows in New York and London. ... Pop vocalist Rosemary Clooney, the voice behind classics such as "Come On-a My House" and "Mambo Italiano," died on Saturday of complications from lung cancer, according to CNN. The 74-year-old singer/actress was surrounded by her family, including her five children, grandchildren, and her husband, at her Beverly Hills home. ...
Soulfly guitarist Mike Doling, who organized the tribute album Strait Up for Snot singer Lynn Strait, has produced a live album by his former band titled Snot Alive!, due July 30. The eight-song LP, recorded at the Palace in Hollywood in May 1998, six months before Strait was killed in a car accident, includes favorites "Snot" and "Stoopid." ... Steve Earle will play a drug counselor in three episodes of the new HBO series, "The Wire." According to a spokesperson for the artist, the singer, whose new album, Jerusalem, is slated for a fall release, will first appear in the July 21 episode. ... Mike Doughty is composing the soundtrack and score to the upcoming movie, "Evenhand," a cop story directed by Joseph Pierson ("Cherry"). The former Soul Coughing singer is also releasing a poetry book, "Slanky," on July 8.