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At least it wasn't Norbit that stormed out. Reports are that Eddie Murphy stormed out of the Kodak Theatre following the announcement of Alan Arkin's Best Supporting Actor win, IE Eddie Murphy's loss. Eddie's rep, surprise surprise, is saying that Eddie planned on leaving early anyway. Riiiiight.

Eddie Murphy is a loser. Whether or not he's a sore one is still anyone's call.

The Dreamgirls star, who was beaten out by Little Miss Sunshine's Alan Arkin in the Best Supporting Actor category Sunday night in what industry oddsmakers deemed an upset, is lashing out at reports that he erupted in a tantrum of Effie proportions after his name wasn't called.

On Monday, several reports surfaced of Murphy's purported diva behavior, stating that the Saturday Night Live alum stormed out of the Kodak Theater after Arkin ascended the podium and never returned.

The New York Post claimed that Murphy was so "furious" at his loss, that he cut and ran, and "didn't bother" showing up any post-Oscar parties. TMZ, too, got in on the squealing, saying Murphy was "a real sore loser" who further insulted the Academy by, well, "not smiling."

Such effrontery.

Murphy's rep, Arnold Robinson, attempted to put an end to the character assassination Tuesday, telling E! News that the actor did indeed leave shortly after his category was announced, but that he had planned to do so regardless of the award's outcome.

"Eddie had always planned on leaving after his category was announced to spend the rest of the evening with his family," Robinson said. "He did the same thing following the Golden Globe Awards."

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More Rage, Wu Hoo!

Posted on February 27, 2007 at 07:08 AM

The hits keep coming. Or rather, the politically aware, riff-heavy rap funk keeps dropping. Turns out Coachella won't be the only Rage Against The Machine appearance this year. The foursome have just announced shows with yet another group of charged, 90s stars: the motherf*ckin' Wu Tang Clan. The two groups will play together at three, and three only, locations: San Bernadino, CA, San Francisco and New York's Randall's Island (in the shadow of the Triboro Bridge, built on the sweat of union backs!).

The best news of all of this hubbub? This summer sees the release of the first new Wu Tang album in years.

LA rockers Rage Against The Machine have been added to the acclaimed Rock The Bells hip-hop festival bill alongside the Wu Tang Clan for three dates across the US during the summer.

The legendary quartet have already been confirmed to play a reunion gig - their first in seven years - at this year's Coachella festival in April but due to high demand and subsequent touting, the band have agreed to play more shows.

The event's organiser Chang Weisberg said: "Rage will do four shows and just four in 2007. Coachella is first, that's the granddaddy. And now these three with the Wu Tang Clan represent a very, very special thing."

The dates are:

Randall's Island, New York (July 28)
National Orange Show Events Centre, San Bernardino, CA (August 11)
Venue TBA, San Francisco, CA (August 18)

The Wu Tang Clan will be appearing in support of their long-awaited comeback album '8 Diagrams', due for release in the summer.

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The Oscars? Who Cares...

Posted on February 26, 2007 at 08:38 AM

Seriously, you can keep your Martin Scorseses, your Letters From Iwo Jima, your Dreamgirls... and gimme the Razzies! But please don't give me the movies that these anti-awards honor. You see, the Razzies are handed out to the worst that Hollywood has to offer each year. The big winner (um, make that loser) thisyear? That massively bad idea of a sequel Basic Instinct 2, which took home Razzies for Worst Screenplay, Worst Prequel Or Sequel, Worst Actress (Sharon Stone) and Worst Picture Of The Year. Congratulations to the producers of Basic Instinct 2.

"Basic Instinct 2," the bomb sequel to 1992's "Basic Instinct," defeated tough competition on Saturday night to win the Razzie Award as the worst picture of 2006. The competitors included Cage's critically slammed remake of "The Wicker Man," in which the once Oscar-winning actor wears a bear suit at a moment of high drama.

The 27th annual awards, presented by the Golden Raspberry Foundation, were held at Hollywood's Ivar Theater.

"Instinct 2" -- known to Razzie organizers as "Basically, It Stinks, Too" -- won four awards overall, including worst screenplay, worst prequel or sequel and worst actress for Stone, who was mocked for her poorly presented physical assets as well as her performance.

Right behind "Instinct 2" with three Razzies was the Wayans brothers' poopfest "Little Man," which won worst actor (for Marlon and Shawn Wayans), worst screen couple (for Shawn and Marlon Wayans or Kerry Washington) and worst remake or rip-off. "Little Man" was called a rip-off of a 1954 Bugs Bunny cartoon.

M. Night Shyamalan, whose last name was a running joke all evening, picked up worst director and worst supporting actor for his waterlogged bedtime story "Lady in the Water."

Carmen Electra won worst supporting actress for her work in "Date Movie" and "Scary Movie 4."

Despite six nominations -- including one for another past Oscar winner, Ben Kingsley -- the video game-vampire tale "Bloodrayne" came up empty. So did Tim Allen, nominated for worst actor for three different films: "Santa Clause 3," "The Shaggy Dog" and "Zoom."

The Razzie show led off with a parody of "Dreamgirls" featuring a trio of men in drag (the "Bad Dreams") and continued in that impish spirit.

"Little Man," which featured Marlon Wayans' face computer-attached to an infant's head, was hailed as "a CGI achievement for the ages."

"Material Girls," starring sisters Hilary and Haylie Duff, was "inspired by the Madonna song in much the same way as World War II was inspired by World War I."

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Well, That Was Fast

Posted on February 22, 2007 at 09:50 AM

And now, she's out. Britney Spears has left the rehab building. According to reports, Britney left the Promises Rehab Place Thingy in Malibu yesterday after less than day... apparently, it was a circus. After rehab it was off to the Beverly Hills Hotel where she assured everyone she was great. Great. What's next for Britney. Who knows. Sigh.

A day after entering Promises, a residential rehab facility in Malibu, Britney Spears has checked out of the treatment center, a source confirms to PEOPLE.

"It was against their advice," says the source. "If she comes back for treatment, Promises will have to assess the situation. Sometimes people come back, but it doesn't look good."

After checking out, Spears arrived at the Bel-Air Hotel on Wednesday. When asked by PEOPLE how she was doing, she replied, "Great. I'm great."

Promises is not a locked-down facility, so a patient is able to leave the program if he or she wants to.

Spears checked out of the rehab facility because, the paparazzi turned it "into a media circus over there," another source tells PEOPLE. "She is going crazy and they still won't leave her alone, even in rehab."

Entertainment Tonight and TMZ.com were first to report that Spears had left rehab.

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Detoxed Toxic Spears

Posted on February 21, 2007 at 10:14 AM

Things have gone from bad to worse. No jokes for now, just some more developments. According to manager Larry Rudolph, Britney Spears has entered an inpatient rehab clinic in California, Federline continues to assert that he'll be a good father (they share custody), psychiatrists are suggesting Britney may be suffering from post-partum depression, and the hair she shaved off, as well as a cigarette lighter and the Red Bull she drank at the salon, is on sale for a million bucks. Bad times.

Britney Spears has been ridiculed for everything from her 55-hour first marriage to backup-dancer second husband and her recent pantyless partying escapades. Now that she's entered rehab, though, the joke is over.

This is a new frontier even for Spears, whose well-documented gaffes and personal traumas have played out in excruciatingly public fashion, including photos published of Spears driving with her son Sean Preston on her lap and another time almost dropping him.

Spears' manager, Larry Rudolph, told People magazine's Web site on Tuesday that Spears had voluntarily checked herself into an undisclosed treatment facility.

"We ask that the media respect her privacy as well as those of her family and friends at this time," Rudolph was quoted as saying. He didn't disclose why she entered rehab.

The 25-year-old pop star has been seen wearing skimpy outfits and partying heavily since filing for divorce from Kevin Federline in November, after two years of marriage.

On Friday night, Spears, the mother of two young sons, shaved her head bald. But that didn't send her into hiding as she was later seen wearing an inexpensive blond wig.

"You know, for these celebrities, it's really tough," New York-based psychiatrist Gail Saltz told The Associated Press. "They have no idea if anybody likes them for them. … Everybody wants a piece. Everybody wants to make something off of her, get somewhere by her."

Spears' very public divorce isn't helping matters, said Saltz, who also suggested that Spears could be suffering from postpartum depression.

Federline's attorney had earlier confirmed that Spears and Federline would continue to share custody of 5-month-old Jayden James and 17-month-old Sean Preston this month, following terms of a January custody agreement.

"I'm a good father," Federline has said. "I love my kids and I'll always be here for (them)."

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Fugly Britney Hits the Town...

Posted on February 20, 2007 at 10:50 AM

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Is Britney Spears ashamed of her new shaved look? Apparently not. Brit Brit hit the town for some lowkey dinner with dear old Dad before crashing a private party some random sketchy was having at LA club The Roxy. Britney went unrecognized, and ended up alone in a booth. And what of Paris Hilton and that crowd? They were up in Vegas partying, and commenting on how fugly the aerodynamic Britney is. Good times.

Less than 48 hours after snagging the world's attention by shaving off all her hair, troubled pop tart Britney Spears cut a pathetic figure Sunday night, when she crashed a stranger's party, only to be left sitting alone in a black leather booth.

The freshly shorn singer, wearing a cheap blond wig, embarked on a sad party crawl, her constant entourage - hired help that included bodyguards and backup dancers - nowhere in sight.

From there, it was a hop, skip and jump to the neon-lit Roxy, a classic L.A. music hot spot. That night, however, no raucous concert was scheduled: Spears stumbled upon a mere mortal's karaoke birthday party.

"It was a private party," says a club spokesperson. "There were 80 people there."

The staff of the club, where the late comedian John Belushi spent his final hours, didn't notice the wigged-out star's arrival - and never even offered her a drink. "She spent most of her time sitting alone in a booth," said the stunned staffer.

One party guest, caught up in the karaoke, requested Spears' "... Baby One More Time," unaware Spears was in the building.

The crestfallen crooner left around 1 a.m. with a brunette friend, who drove her in a sedan. The two made one more stop, dropping by the upscale Beverly Hills Hotel, where paparazzi following the car had to be removed from the driveway.

Reps for the hotel refused to comment on whether Britney stayed for cocktails in the Polo Lounge or checked in for the night.

"We think she might still be there," said a representative for the X17 photo agency. As of last night, the photogs were staking out the hotel, waiting for Spears' reappearance.

Since her embarrassing public hair "don't" on Friday, Spears has avoided former party pals like Lindsay Lohan and Paris Hilton. Spears' previous posse cavorted in Las Vegas over the weekend at Hilton's over-the-top 26th-birthday bash, where the singer was a hot topic of conversation.

"Britney was the butt of everyone's joke. All the girls kept saying how fugly she looked as a baldie," one Hilton pal snickered.

Larger photo at X17online.

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Oops, Blah Blah Blah

Posted on February 19, 2007 at 09:52 AM

If this is the planned 2007 comeback we've all heard about then I'm down wid it. As you have no doubt heard, Britney Spears went and had herself a nice little weekend, shaving her head and getting some new body art. The action all went down in the Valley, far from the lights and wealth of Beverly Hills (actually, not all that far). Basically, Britney went into a salon and asked that her head be shaved. The salon workers refused. So Britney paid (with a nice tip) and shaved herself. How's that for taking her career into her own hands. And the aftermath?

"Afterwards she looked in the mirror and said with tears in her eyes, 'Oh, my God, I shaved it all off. My mom is going to be so upset with me.' "I asked her if the buzz cut was a symbol of a new beginning and she said, 'Yeah, something like that.' "

Of course, said shorn locks (doubt if they're real) are already on eBay.

The story:
Britney Spears appeared in a tattoo parlor in the San Fernando Valley with her head shaved completely bald.
Eyewitness News shot video of the newly shorn Spears, with tiny tattoos on the back of her neck, sitting for a new tattoo, a pair of red and pink lips, on Friday night.

"She just wanted something real small on her wrist, something dainty," Max Gott, the tattoo artist at Body and Soul in Sherman Oaks, said. "She got some cute little lips on her wrist."

Derrik Snell, who works at the tattoo parlor, said Spears showed up without notice and stayed for about 90 minutes as about 60 fans, photographers and gawkers gathered outside.

"She seemed fine," Snell said. "I didn't really notice (the hairdo) at first, she had a hood on when she showed up."

Before heading to the tattoo parlor, Spears grabbed an electric clipper and shaved her own head at a San Fernando Valley salon Friday night, it was reported.

"I tried to talk her out of it. I said, 'Are you sure you're not having a bad day and tomorrow you'll feel differently about it? Why don't we wait a little bit?"' salon owner Esther Tognozzi said.

"She said, 'No, I absolutely want it shaved off now.' Next thing I know, she grabbed the buzzer and she went to the back of my salon and she was shaving off her own hair," Tognozzi said.

The appearance came the same day as reports on TV and Web sites that Spears, who has drawn criticism for her recent partying and sloppy behavior, had briefly checked into rehab.

Larry Rudolph, Spears' manager, couldn't be reached for comment.

Angelique Uram, a Spears fan who stood on the tattoo parlor's sidewalk for Friday night's spectacle, was aghast at the singer's new look.

"We could see her in the mirror, and her head is completely shaved," she said. "It looks terrible."

Police arrived to control the crowd and helped Spears' bodyguards guide her into a waiting SUV, her head covered by a hooded sweatshirt.

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Show Him How To Leave

Posted on February 16, 2007 at 10:42 AM

They say all good things must come to an end, but apparently so do all so-so things. Anyhoo, Audioslave, the somewhat overbearing, strangely macho quartet consisting of Soundgarden belter Chris Cornell and the three musicians from Rage Against The Machine has come to an end. Why? Irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences. Sounds like a decent reason to call it a day. Cornell released a statement indicating his plans to release a solo album, Carry On, in May, and his continued concentration on the Parisian restaurant he owns. Tom Morello, Brad Wilk and Tim Commerford, of course, are gearing up for the Rage reunion at Coachella.

Chris Cornell is leaving rock group Audioslave, citing "irresolvable personality conflicts as well as musical differences."

"I wish the other three members nothing but the best in all of their future endeavors," Cornell said Thursday in a statement.

An after-hours call to Audioslave's music label was not immediately returned.

Cornell, 42, a former singer and guitarist with Seattle grunge band Soundgarden, said he'll release a solo album May 1 called "Carry On." He also co-owns a restaurant in Paris, where he splits his time.

Audioslave was formed in 2001 and comprised of Cornell and three former members of Rage Against the Machine. The group recorded three albums and performed in Havana in 2005.

Meanwhile, Rage Against the Machine planned to reunite to perform at this year's Coachella Valley Arts and Music Festival, which runs April 27 through 29. Tom Morello, the lead guitarist of Rage Against the Machine and Audioslave, has said the concert is a one-shot deal.

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A.I. With M.J.? No Way...

Posted on February 15, 2007 at 09:40 AM

As the recently-reunited Police was intoned, When the world is running down, you make the best of what's still around. Still, we, as a mass, culture-imbibing society, are scraping the bottom of the barrel here. Word on the street is that kid-loving, glove-wearing, Bahrain-baiting Michael Jackson may be headed to American Idol for an episode or two. If you'll recall, MJ is planning on relaunching his career in Las Vegas. With, it turns out, Idol creator Simon Fuller at his side. Think Michael didn't see the possibilties? The MJ-imbued Idol episodes will no doubt rate among the most-watched creepy things in television history. Barf.

Courtney Love on "American Idol" -- intriguing. Michael Jackson on "Idol" -- shocking!

It could happen, though, if certain hints dropped by "Idol" producers are to be believed. Realitytvmagazine.com reports that "several signs" point to the possibility that Michael Jackson will have his own "Idol" theme-week, and might even "mentor" the impressionable young talent on the show.

Why all the Jackson buzz? First of all, "Idol" producers have hinted for weeks at a "big event show" during this season. Also, reports have swirled that Jackson has turned to "Idol" creator Simon Fuller to help revive his flagging career, perhaps involving a comeback show in Las Vegas. Finally, in a recent conference call, executive producer Nigel Lythgoe explained the show's impenetrable wall of silence around contestants, and used Jackson as an example, saying they wouldn't want it to "slip out with somebody telling their mom that Michael Jackson is coming."

Would a savvy operator like Lythgoe really let such a big scoop just slip? Reps for the show had no comment. A rep for Michael Jackson could not immediately be reached.

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Keep Benji Off the Ones and Twos...

Posted on February 13, 2007 at 10:46 AM

Can't say that this is a total shock, but according to a Page Six item in today's New York Post, Good Charlotte's Benji Madden ain't exactly Fatboy Slim on the decks. Not only did he play lame tunes during a recent DJ gig, but he couldn't work the equipment. And when he was through? People started dancing as soon as Benji stepped aside. Ouch.

Celebs and rock stars frequently deejay for hot parties, but Good Charlotte's Benji Madden was "horrible" during his performance at Bliss in New Jersey. "The club was packed," said our spy, "but Benji didn't know how to handle the deejay equipment. And he played the lamest songs." The witness told us that "a loud, annoying, high- pitched hum" ruined the beginning of Madden's per formance and that deejay Jun ior Sanchez had to rescue his friend. "People started dancing as soon as Benji stepped aside," said the spy.

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It's An American Idol World

Posted on February 12, 2007 at 11:14 AM

Thoughts on the 49th Annual Grammy Awards (Scarlett Johannson: "See you at the 50th!"):

The Police were a bit ragged but will undoubtedly kick butt on their upcoming tour, and no one drums like Stewart Copeland...

Carrie Underwood is definitely sleeping with American Idol creator Simon Fuller (especially if this is public knowledge I don't know about - is it?)...

Gnarls Barkley rules...

Christina Aguilera can sing James Brown tunes nearly as good as James Brown could...

Dixie Chicks are overrated, and are NOT comparable to Woody Guthrie, despite Joan Baez's empty claims...

Chris Brown can slap himself and run all over the stage as much as he likes, but he's no Smokey Robinson, or even Lionel Richie...

Mary J. Blige is a legend...

Al Gore and Queen Latifah should date...

James Blunt performed You're Beautiful for the 27 thousandth time...

Props to Red Hot Chili Peppers for their "Love To Ornette Coleman" banner and, erm, not much else...

Don Henley is getting OLD...

Quentin Tarantino has got to calm down...

That high school violin player riffed circles around every other performer of the evening...

Can someone please send Rascal Flatts to another planet, thank you...

Justin Timberlake looks pretty good with a white guitar...

T.I. has charisma to burn...

The interview clip with the late Ahmet Ertergun, founder of Atlantic Records, underscored the fact that the old music industry, for better or worse, is gone...

And finally, an observation on our increasingly American Idol (show specific, as well as theoretical) dominated world: for every Kelly Clarkson, there are a hundred Carrie Underwoods, singers with blandly pretty voices with no personality. Underwood used every Idol cliche in the book, ruining Cowboy Bob Wills' San Antonio Rose, and embarrassingly grinding with the singer from Rascal Flatts, who shouldn't be grinding with any lights on, mush less than onstage at the Staples Center. So there was Underwood singing Desperado with none of the gentle pathos and character Don Henley gave the original, and later awkwardly shimmying about to Life In The Fast Lane.

Of course, the Idol-ization of the evening was most evident in the contest involving three women in the running to perform with Justin Timberlake. Was this really necessary? Sure the winner, Robyn was OK, but that's all she was. Vocalists, want some real inspiration? Watch, and listen, to Christina Aguilera.

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Corgan Wraps Bald Head Around Zeitgeist

Posted on February 9, 2007 at 12:33 PM

No James Iha, and no D'arcy (and no Melissa, for that matter). So, should we care? That's up to you. Granted, the Pumpkins were always Billy Corgan's domain, and Jimmy Chamberlain is one of the most kickass drummers out there, but why water down the legend? Anyway, the new album will be called Zeitgeist and is due on July 7 - 07.07.07... geddit? For more reunion zeitgeist, watch the Grammys opening on Sunday with The Police, or head to Coachella later this spring and rock out to the Jesus And Mary Chain, Happy Mondays, Crowded House and Rage Against The Machine.

Smashing Pumpkins comeback album has been titled "Zeitgeist", and is set for release in July.

The band - essentially Billy Corgan and drummer Jimmy Chamberlin - are currently completing recording sessions for the album, which will be released on Saturday, July 7th - that's 07.07.07 - and are looking to have the set wrapped by the spring, when they'll start playing live for the first time since their 2000 send off in Chicago.

The band have also confirmed four new festival dates, alongside an appearance at Germany's Rock Am Ring, and a likely slot at the UK's Download festival, as revealed on Sound Generator last week. The dates are:

June 2007

2 - Nuremburg Nürburgring
3 - Nuremburg Zeppelinfeld
15 - Austria Nova Rock Festival
17 - Switzerland Greenfield Festival

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Britney Single, Not Into Orgies

Posted on February 8, 2007 at 11:34 AM

Several pieces of news today on the Britney Spears homefront (keep the panties burning). First of all, her lil' fling with the male model is over:

Although the couple had had been on-and-off, the “Toxic” singer recently was so smitten with the model that she reportedly was ready to convert to Judaism.

Now, according to Cohen’s spokeswoman, that won’t be necessary. “They are no longer an item,” Brandi Lord, Isaac’s agent at L.A. Models told OK! magazine.

Isaac reportedly broke the news to Spears in a phone call Sunday night, but apparently he’s been looking to get out of the relationship for a while.

Ah, the sunday night phone call...

Though Britney is single again, she will NOT be attending any orgies to ease her pain.

Britney Spears has denied that she's a lesbian, a fan of pornography and has taken part in wild orgies with women.

The denial from the 'Toxic' singer comes after a friend of her estranged husband made the allegations in a US magazine.

"Britney was into threesomes and girls," said Omar 'Iceman' Sharif, a friend of Kevin Federline and rap producer.

"There was tons of porn in the house — but it was mostly Britney's," he said of the Malibu home Spears shared with Federline.

Not a fan of pornography? EVERYONE'S a fan of pornography. Well, at least MOST of the porn in the house was not K-Fed's. Spears claims all of this talk is simply present to help Federline in the battle for custody of the children. You mean like the following talk?

That home, Sharif told In Touch magazine, also played host to risqué parties.

"They were friends of her who she would invite to her house and they would drink and party," the producer claimed.

"They had their hands all over each other," he said

"Sometimes it was three girls, and sometimes there were more like six," claimed another source.

"I heard about her being with girls at least 20 times while they were married."

The 25-year-old Spears issued a denial through her record company.

"It is not true," said a spokesperson for Jive, Gina Orr.

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Ozzfest 2007 - FREE

Posted on February 7, 2007 at 11:21 AM

But parking will be 50 bucks. Just kidding. Maybe. In a move that will be eventually seen as either revolutionary or all-advised, Sharon Osbourne announced that tickets to all shows at this summer's Ozzfest will be free; revenue will instead (or rather, more completely) come from sponsorship and other corporate, synergistic relationships. Though this model has been employed before, it has never been implemented on such a large scale. Here's one cost out of the way from the get-go - promoter LiveNation owns and/or operates all of the venues rumored to be on the tour.

British heavy metal pioneer Ozzy Osbourne surprised the music industry Tuesday with plans to stage this year’s Ozzfest, his annual U.S. summer hard-rock extravaganza, as a first-of-its kind free event.

The 12th annual rock festival headlined by the onetime reality TV star and self-described Prince of Darkness will kick off July 27 in the Los Angeles area and play 25 dates, Osbourne and his wife/manager, Sharon, told a news conference.

The announcement, which opened with Osbourne spray-painting the word “FREE” in black letters across an Ozzfest 2007 poster, came on the first day of the Concert Industry Consortium, an annual gathering of tour promoters and producers.

Experts said Ozzfest, one of the marquee summer rock events of the past decade, would be the first U.S. festival music tour to offer free admission.

Ozzfest 2007, preceded by Osbourne’s own European tour this spring, will be produced as it has been in the past by leading concert management company Live Nation, with overhead costs being borne by tour sponsors, organizers said.

Tickets will be made available to fans free of charge, mostly through online outlets, and all of the acts, including Osbourne’s band, will play for free. But bands taking part will be permitted to sell their own merchandise and CDs.

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He Can't Win (Does This Make Him A Loser?)

Posted on February 6, 2007 at 10:44 AM

Poor Kevin Federline. Even when he's poking fun at himself, someone's not happy. Case in point: this past weekend's famed Federline Super Bowl ad for Nationwide Insurance, in which the hardly successful, aspiring rapper (played to perfection by Ferderline) pokes fun at his hip-hop dreams, or more pointedly, his failure in achieving said goals. Pretty funny, and harmless, right? Wrong. Apparently, the fast food industry has got their onion rings up their you-know-what. The National Restaurant Associations (one of my favorite associations, btw) called the ad a "direct insult to the 12.8 million Americans who work in the restaurant industry." Right, like all those peeps at White Castle dreamed of working there and will never move on. fuseblog's final conclusion: people need to chill out and (can't believe I'm saying this) lay off Fed Ex.

Kevin Federline has something to say to those who are offended by an upcoming Super Bowl ad featuring him as a fast-food worker: He's "really sorry."

"The commercial is completely intended for me, making fun of myself and my own situation," the aspiring rapper, 28, told Associated Press Television in a recent interview. "It has nothing to do with anybody in the fast-food industry at all. So, you know, if we've offended anybody, I'm really sorry about that."

National Restaurant Association President and Chief Executive Steven Anderson said last week that the ad amounts to a "strong and direct insult to the 12.8 million Americans who work in the restaurant industry."

Nationwide Mutual Insurance Co.'s 30-second spot shows Federline performing in a glitzy music video. However, the punch line is that he's daydreaming — while cooking french fries at a fast-food joint.

It's a "Saturday Night Live skit on myself. ... Maybe it'll land me some good roles in Hollywood," said Federline, whose debut rap album, Playing With Fire, has had dismal sales since its release last fall.

On Thursday, Federline's attorney confirmed that K-Fed and estranged wife Britney Spears will continue to share custody of their two young sons this month, following the terms of a January custody agreement. Spears filed for divorce from Federline in November after two years of marriage, citing irreconcilable differences.

"I'm a good father," said Federline, who wouldn't talk about his personal life. "I love my kids and I'll always be here for (them)."

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Baby He's A Star

Posted on February 5, 2007 at 10:40 AM

Let's Go Crazy. Purple Rain, in the rain. Covers of Dylan's All Along The Watchtower and The Best Of You by the Foo Fighters. The Florida A&M Marching Band. If this wasn't the greatest halftime show in Super Bowl history, i'll eat my pigskin.

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Your Groundhog Day Britney Spears Update

Posted on February 2, 2007 at 10:48 AM

Ever get the feeling you were living the same day over and over again? Like everyday, you're pissed off that your ex is still on good terms with your family and friends? How about trying to buy out your ex for sole custody of the kids - every single day? Or:

Vainly attempting reconciliation with Fed Ex.

Trying to find a new sound to get back to the top of the charts.

Partying up a storm in Vegas while finding that new sound.

Being accused of spreading her panty-less ways across the pond.

Today in Malibu, Britney saw her shadow... Does this mean six more weeks of trashiness?

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Doll Parts

Posted on February 1, 2007 at 10:41 AM

It would have been fascinating. Unmissable. A train wreck. A crazy on one side of the judge's table to balance the crazies on the other side. But alas, it was not meant to be. Courtney Love will NOT be replacing Paula Abdul as a judge on Fox's kinda successful American Idol. Love claims that she was called by Idol exec. producer Nigel Lythgoe. She later denied this. So did he. She then said she could have been the victim of a prank. You mean a victim of a prank in the same way that people who bought Hole records were victims? Sorry.

Courtney Love will not become an "American Idol" judge.

Both Love's publicist and show executive producer Nigel Lythgoe are denying an Us Weekly report that Love would appear on the show. Which is really funny, since it was Love herself who said Lythgoe offered her the gig.

Yes, Courtney has been through rehab and is still supposedly on the wagon. Then again, would Courtney Love really need drugs to contradict herself or utter nonsense? Exactly.

"He called," Love said on Us Weekly's Web site earlier this week. "I thought it was kind of weird, but brilliant.

Yes yes YES, it was. Especially since Paula Abdul isn't acting so goofy anymore.

But apparently, it's not going to happen. Love's publicist said Wednesday it wasn't true, and Lythgoe denied placing the call. Love said Wednesday it's possible she was duped by a prank.

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