MUSIC NEWS: THURSDAY, AUGUST 4, 2016
OZZY OSBOURNE AND MISTRESS TELL DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF AFFAIR
Ozzy Osbourne's mistress says it was love. Ozzy Osbourne says it was purely physical. Osbourne's former hair colorist, Michelle Pugh, tells People magazine they had a four-year affair that was ``like an old-fashioned romance.'' She says, ``When I say he gave me the greatest love of my life, I mean it.'' However, Osbourne's representative says in a statement he's been dealing with a sex addiction for the past six years and he's in treatment. The statement says he is sorry if Pugh ``took their sexual relationship out of context'' and he's apologizing to the other women with whom he's had sexual relationships. Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, separated briefly but are back together.
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THE BAND PERRY PREPARE FOR BRAZIL
The Band Perry are mixed on whether to be worried about the Zika virus while they're in Brazil for the Olympics. Neil Perry says he isn't worried, but Kimberly Perry acknowledges she is. She jokes they're going to perform in Saran Wrap or in beekeepers' outfits, just to be safe. Team USA chose their song ``Live Forever'' as their theme. The Band Perry will perform it for the athletes in Rio de Janeiro. Reid Perry says they plan to go to the women's gymnastics final, and Kimberly Perry says that's worth fighting off any mosquito.
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THE GAME, SNOOP DOGG HELP OUT 3-YEAR-OLD SHOOTING VICTIM
The Game and Snoop Dogg have raised money for a three-year-old boy who lost an eye in a shooting that left his pregnant mother dead. The Game writes on Instagram the story of Zachaeus Waters of Asheville, North Carolina, brought tears to his eyes. The Game contacted the boy's father and started a fundraising drive. The Game says he raised five-thousand dollars for Zachaeus.
Snoop spread the word through his Instagram account too. As of yesterday, an online fundraising site says it has raised eight-thousand-700 dollars. Twenty-four-year-old Nathaniel Elijah Dixon is charged with murder and other accounts in the attack. He was arrested shortly after the shootings.
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MARTIN GARRIX RELEASES NEW SONG WITH BEBE REXHA
You will never know Martin Garrix's voice from his music. Garrix says he will sing on demos but he will always get someone else to sing for his songs. Bebe Rexha is the featured vocalist on Garrix's new song, ``In the Name of Love.'' Garrix says he first played that song in Miami in March, and he has been tweaking it ever since. He says it's a bit of a departure for him because most people know him for energetic club songs.
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MATISYAHU SURPRISES COFFEE SHOP MUSICIAN
A ukulele player at a coffee shop in Paia, Hawaii, just figured it was some surfer dude singing along as he played a Matisyahu (mah-tis-YAH'-hoo) song. Little did he know it was Matisyahu himself. Matisyahu's bassist, Stu Brooks, posted a Facebook video of the ukulele player performing ``One Day'' while Matisyahu sings along. Matisyahu is sporting long blond hair, no beard, a flannel shirt and swim trunks. At the end of the song, Matisyahu reveals who he is and invites the man to his concert.
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``WEIRD AL'' YANKOVIC EXPLAINS WHY HE NEVER COVERED PRINCE
Have you ever noticed ``Weird Al'' Yankovic never did a parody of a Prince song? It's because Prince kept shutting him down. Yankovic has a policy of asking the musicians before he makes fun of their songs. Yankovic tells People magazine he had not approached Prince in 20 years because he kept saying no, but he had a fantasy that Prince would finally agree and ``it would erase decades of weirdness between us.'' Yankovic says he had a parody of ``Let's Go Crazy'' about ``The Beverly Hillbillies'' and was toying with one for ``1999'' that involved an infomercial with those numbers in the phone number. Yankovic says Michael Jackson, on the other hand, was one of the most supportive acts he ever parodied.
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SPECIAL ADMINISTRATOR FOR PRINCE ESTATE CAN KEEP SOME INFORMATION CONFIDENTIAL
Some parts of how Prince's estate is being handled can stay secret, according to a court ruling. Bremer Trust, the special administrator for the estate, had asked to keep some documents sealed because of the sensitive nature of the information. Judge Kevin Eide says those documents may stay confidential.
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HARRY CONNICK JUNIOR PREVIEWS NEW TALK SHOW
Harry Connick Junior says his new talk show is ``an opportunity to do all the things I love to do under one roof.'' Connick tells TV writers at the Television Critics Association he will use music in a new way on his show. He says sometimes he and his band will play spontaneously just because they feel like playing. While most talk shows have a producer talk to the guests beforehand to come up with talking points for the host, Connick says he's not going to do that. He says he wants his show to have ``this undercurrent of rehearsal.'' Connick's show begins September 12 in syndication.
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MODEST MOUSE SINGER-CITED
Isaac Brock of Modest Mouse has been cited after a car crash in Portland, Oregon. Police say Brock fell asleep at the wheel and ran into a city-owned pickup truck. He was ticketed for careless driving. Police tell the Oregonian/OregonLive there were no signs that Brock was driving while drunk.
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THE O'JAYS PLAY ON ``COLBERT'' TONIGHT
The O'Jays will sit in with the house band tonight on ``The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.'' They will play with Jon Batiste and Stay Human going into and out of commercial breaks.
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(The Associated Press)
