A Chicago judge has turned down R. Kelly's request to go to Los Angeles to shoot a video, making that the first time any of the singer's travel requests have been rejected since he was indicted on 21 counts of child pornography a year ago and ordered to stay in the jurisdiction as part of his bond. Kelly appeared in court Wednesday (June 4) to begin discussions regarding a number of trips he wanted to take this month, but prosecutors said that he had misled the court when he asked permission to travel to New York for a concert, since it turned out he was not scheduled to perform. Permission was denied for the video -- Kelly's shot three videos in the last two months, and Judge Vincent Gaughan said that would have to be enough. Permission was granted, however, for Kelly to travel to Los Angeles to perform at the BET Awards on June 24, and to Dallas to perform at a fundraiser on June 28. Kelly is due back in court on July 14. ...

"American Idol" runner-up Justin Guarini's self-titled debut album, due Tuesday, will include a duet with winner Kelly Clarkson called "Timeless." Also on the album is a cover of "Unchained Melody" and tracks produced by Babyface, Soulshock & Karlin (Destiny's Child) and Wade Robson (Britney Spears). ... Ozzy's girl is leaving the nest. Kelly Osbourne recently bought a three-bedroom, two-bathroom house in the Hollywood Hills for close to the $1.2 million asking price, according the Los Angeles Times' real-estate section. The gated, Spanish-style split-level was built in the 1920s. ...

Though the Backstreet Boys won't be delivering a new album anytime soon, two members of the boy band are preparing solo LPs. Nick Carter has started work on his second solo project, for which he's co-written several songs with a collaborator, according to his management, while Howie Dorough is planning to record his first album. Dorough's LP will include songs in both English and Spanish. Details are still being finalized for both albums, though Dorough hopes to work with such producers as Emilio Estefan, Rudy Perez and Steven Morales. ...

After "2 Fast 2 Furious," Tyrese will star in "Extortion," a crime thriller based on a story idea by the singer. "Romeo Must Die" screenwriter John Jarrell will pen the script, about an undercover detective investigating the murder of his foster brother. ... If Field Day doesn't get grounded this weekend, look for a special guest to beat the skins with N.E.R.D. at the show. ?uestlove of the Roots will be filling in for Eric Fawcett, the drummer in N.E.R.D.'s backing band, Spymob. Fawcett will be with his wife in Minneapolis to witness the birth of their first baby. ...

Wayne Wonder might not want to let go, but his record label apparently doesn't feel the same way. Sources say Atlantic Records will not release a follow-up single to the reggae veteran's surprising hit, "No Letting Go," after a conflict between the label and Wonder on what the next single should be. ... Ben Lee's new album, Hey You. Yes You., will finally be released in the States on August 12, courtesy of F2 Music. ...

The Music are working on their second album in their native U.K. next week. The Leeds quartet will hash out as much of the follow-up to its self-titled debut, released in February, as it can before heading off to Australia and Japan for five shows and joining up with Lollapalooza beginning August 1. ... Rest assured that when songs are played on non-conventional radio outlets, the artists will see some scratch for their digitized tunes. The recording industry struck a deal with non-commercial webcasters (i.e. college stations) on Tuesday, putting the lid on their ongoing efforts to secure royalties. In the past few months, similar deals have been struck with satellite radio companies (XM, Sirius), cable services (Music Choice, Muzak), commercial webcasters (RealNetworks, AOL) and conventional radio stations for their online simulcasts. ...

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Remixes of Britney Spears' "Stronger" and Mary J. Blige's "Keep Your Head" will be featured on Songs for Life, a benefit album supporting HIV relief in Africa. Enrique Iglesias, Gerald Levert, Patti LaBelle, Joan Osborne and Aretha Franklin with K-Ci & JoJo wrote new material for the collection, produced by Phil Ramone (Billy Joel) and due in July. ... In related news, TLC's Tionne "T-Boz" Watkins and Rozonda "Chilli" Thomas are launching an HIV education initiative this week called Dialogues: Education and Treatment for a Well Planned Future. Dialogues will deliver easy-to-understand HIV information via www.HIV-Dialogues.com and (800) 576-6600. ...

Before heading to Chicago this summer to shoot "Barbershop 2," Eve will join Kevin Bacon and Benjamin Bratt in "The Woodsman." "It's about a child molester who comes back in the world," Eve said at Saturday's taping of the MTV Movie Awards. "And I'm sort of a bitch who kind of blows his thing up at his job. It's a different kind of role for me, like my hair will be really short and black." ...

The King's daughter will perform during the first game to determine whether the Spurs or Nets are crowned NBA champs. Lisa Marie Presley will provide halftime entertainment at game 1 of the NBA finals, Wednesday in San Antonio, Texas, with "Lights Out" and "Sinking In," the second single from her debut, To Whom It May Concern. Four days later, Jewel will perform that same duty at game 3 with her current single, "Intuition." Then on June 11, jam band Phish will render their interpretation of the national anthem for game 4 in New Jersey. ...

Madonna shot a video for her next single, "Hollywood," in -- surprise, surprise -- Hollywood. Her rep calls the clip, which was shot Monday and Tuesday (June 3), "very glamorous" and says that the singer has "lots of different looks." ... It's expensive to get nude and lewd in Moon County, as Eve 6 frontman Max Collins found out Tuesday when Allegheny County District Court Judge Shirley Trkula slapped him with a $517 fine for disorderly conduct. Collins was arrested early Tuesday morning for prancing naked through the halls of a hotel following Eve 6's performance at a radio festival sponsored by Pittsburgh station 105.9 FM the day before. ...

After impressing executives by securing Justin Timberlake for the Black Eyed Peas' new album and developing an MTV2 show on his own, rapper Will.I.Am has been named vice president of artists and repertoire of A&M Records, the label releasing Elephunk on June 24. Will has already signed two artists: Brazilian pop star Sergio Mendes and Fergie, who sings on the Peas' album. ... Bruce Willis makes a return to music on the upcoming "Rugrats Go Wild" soundtrack, which includes the actor, who voices "Rugrats" family dog Spike, singing "Big Bad Cat" and covering Iggy Pop's "Lust for Life." A remake of the Police's "Message in a Bottle" by American Hi-Fi is also included, along with material from the Pretenders' Chrissie Hynde, who voices Siri the leopard. ...

Green Day drummer Tre Cool recently had a bone fragment "the size of a marble" removed from his knee, according to Billie Joe Armstrong in a message on the band's Web site. The frontman said the group has 40 songs finished for its next release, but he likes only six of them. ... The Roots and Phish's Trey Anastasio will appear on Toots & the Maytals' upcoming duets album, due in the fall. ...

Former Weezer bassist and Rentals frontman Matt Sharp will drop his first solo offering, the EP Puckett's Versus the Country Boy, on June 17. After parting ways with Rivers Cuomo and company after 1996's Pinkerton, Sharp sued his former band for back royalties and performed sporadically around the country. ... On Friday, the Doors of the 21st Century settled a lawsuit brought against them by Stewart Copeland. The former Police drummer filed the breach-of-contract complaint against founding Doors members Ray Manzarek and Robbie Krieger for allegedly not staying true to their word to use him behind the kit on their current tour. ...

Mystic recently shot a video for her first DreamWorks Records single, "Learning to Breathe," which features Donell Jones. The rapper performed on a car six stories in the air in Los Angeles' MacArthur Park. ... Flaming Lips and Rusted Root will join moe. for the band's fourth annual moe.down festival August 29 to 31 in Turin, New York. In the meantime, moe. will join Dave Matthews Band on tour for a week from June 17 to 21. ...

British heavy metal legends Iron Maiden will release their 13th album, Dance of Death, in September. The disc was produced by Kevin Shirley, who worked on their last album, Brave New World. Iron Maiden will begin their U.S. tour July 21 in Worcester, Massachusetts. ... Johnny and Edgar Winter fared palely in court Monday, when the California State Supreme Court dismissed their lawsuit against DC Comics. The albino brothers sued the New York comic-book company over two characters called the "Autumn Brothers," a villainous pair of wormlike subhumans with green tentacles, which the Winters claimed made a mockery of their albinism. ...