MUSIC NEWS: THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 8, 2016
LORETTA LYNN
Loretta Lynn will have minor surgery after suffering a fall over Labour Day Weekend at her home in Hurricane Mills, Tennessee. Lynn's website reports her injuries are not serious, but her doctors have advised her to stay off the road following surgery until she makes a full recovery. Lynn, who is 84, will postpone her shows for the next ten days. Her next scheduled concert is September 23rd in New Braunfels, Texas.
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DRAKE-BUS-THEFT
The bling is back. Police in Phoenix report three-million dollars worth of jewelry stolen from a tour bus for Drake and his D-J, Future The Prince has been recovered. Police Sergeant Vince Lewis says a suspect entered the bus Tuesday night between 10 p-m and 10:15 p-m and took a briefcase containing the jewelry while the two men were performing at the Talking Stick Resort Arena in downtown Phoenix. Lewis says police do not disclose the identities of burglary victims but he did say it was not Drake's jewelry. Authorities report they were able to I-D suspect Travion King from surveillance video. He was already jailed on an unrelated charge.
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BILLBOARD NAMES DRAKE'S ``ONE DANCE'' AS THE SONG OF THE SUMMER
The soundtrack for the summer of 2016 was anchored by ``One Dance'' by Drake. Billboard magazine has declared ``One Dance'' the song of the summer, based on cumulative performance on the Billboard Hot 100 chart from Memorial Day to Labour Day. It was the top song every week this summer. ``One Dance'' also was the most-played song on radio this summer. It was played 2 billion times. Justin Timberlake's ``Can't Stop This Feeling!'' is the number-two song of the summer. ``Don't Let Me Down'' by The Chainsmokers featuring Daya was third. ``Cheap Thrills'' by Sia (SEE'-ah) featuring Sean Paul came in fourth, and ``This Is What You Came For'' by Calvin Harris featuring Rihanna was number five.
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MADONNA AND GUY RITCHIE'S CUSTODY BATTLE IS OVER
Madonna and Guy Ritchie have settled their custody dispute over their 16-year-old son, Rocco. A court spokesman in New York confirms a settlement was reached but does not give details. Ritchie's lawyer says Rocco will continue to live with his father in London. Madonna's attorney declined comment.
Madonna and Ritchie divorced in 2008. Madonna had wanted Rocco to live with her in New York.
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BRITNEY SPEARS AND PARENTS SETTLE SUIT WITH SAM LUTFI
Britney Spears' parents and the man who once said he was her manager have settled a lawsuit that's been going on since Spears' public meltdown in 2008. Spears' conservator is her father, Jamie, who filed a notice in Los Angeles Superior Court on Friday that announced a settlement with Sam Lutfi. Lutfi sued Spears and her parents in 2009. He claimed Spears' father hit him and that Spears' mother libeled him in a memoir. The filing does not provide details of the settlement. A judge had thrown out Lutfi's claims in 2012, but an appeals court restored the lawsuit.
A trial was set to begin in October.
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LOL TOLHURST OF THE CURE ONCE URINATED ON BILLY IDOL
One of the claims to fame of original Cure drummer Lol Tolhurst is that he once peed on Billy Idol.
Tolhurst says it was an early gig as the opening act for Idol and he blames it on a combination of free beer, a dark restroom and his own ``electric bladder.'' Tolhurst says Idol was in the men's room with a young lady and Tolhurst was drunk and couldn't see. Tolhurst says The Cure were ``unceremoniously dumped from the tour'' the next day, but he doubts it's because of that. He says he ran into Idol several years later and Idol seemed unperturbed. Tolhurst has an autobiography called ``Cured: The Tale of Two Imaginary Boys'' coming out October 11th.
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DAVE GROHL'S MOTHER TALKS TO OTHER ROCK MOMS
Dave Grohl's mom has written a book about rock and roll from the mother's perspective. Virginia Grohl, who is a teacher, spent two years interviewing the mothers of other musicians for the book ``From Cradle to Stage: Stories From The Mothers Who Rocked and Raised Rock Stars.'' Among the people she interviewed are the mothers of Michael Stipe, Amy Winehouse, Dr Dre, Mike D of the Beastie Boys and Adam Levine. Dave Grohl wrote the foreword.
``From Cradle To Stage'' comes out April 25th.
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MACON CELEBRATES OTIS REDDING
The family of Otis Redding will celebrate what would have been his 75th birthday this weekend with music, exhibits and beer. The Redding family is sponsoring several events in Macon, Georgia, including art displays and screenings of movies about Redding. St Paul and the Broken Bones, Sam Moore of Sam and Dave, Eddie Floyd and guitarist Steve Cropper will perform at a tribute concert on Sunday. The Macon Beer Company has created a commemorative beer called Macon Dreams in Redding's honour.
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RIHANNA LAUNCHES CLOTHING LINE
Rihanna describes the clothing line she's created for Puma as, ``If the Addams Family was working out, this is what they would be wearing.'' The Fenty Puma by Rihanna line includes sweaters, oversized pants, maxi dresses, shoes and slippers. Rihanna says it was inspired by Japanese street culture, which she could see was inspired by hip-hop. Rihanna says she loved Japan but the worst part was she could not get shoes there. She says, ``I have big feet and they don't.''
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PUBLIC ENEMY, THE ROOTS WILL PLAY AT OPENING OF AFRICAN-AMERICAN MUSEUM
Public Enemy, The Roots and Living Colour will help celebrate the opening of the Smithsonian's new National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington. They will play at a three-day festival that begins on September 23rd. Other performers include Meshell Ndegeocello , Robert Randolph, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, jazz bassist Stanley Clarke and Sweet Honey In The Rock.
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BOB DYLAN CREATES IRON PORTAL FOR CASINO
Visitors to the M-G-M National Harbor casino in suburban Washington will walk through a metal gate designed by Bob Dylan. He created a 26-foot by 15-foot iron archway titled ``Portal'' that will be used as the casino's west entrance. It's Dylan's first permanent work of art for a public space. Dylan has been making art by welding found objects like farm equipment, toys, kitchen utensils, chains and cogs for 30 years. He did not start displaying it until 2013.
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``BAT OUT OF HELL'' WILL BE STAGED IN U.K.
Meat Loaf collaborator Jim Steinman is turning Meat Loaf's 1977 ``Bat Out Of Hell'' album into a musical.
Billboard reports Steinman will use songs from that album and from ``Bat Out Of Hell 2'' to tell the story of young love and rebellion in a post-cataclysmic city. Previews begin February 17th in Manchester, England. Meat Loaf is not involved in the production but he says he loves Steinman and it's incredible to see Steinman's dream of over 50 years finally come to fruition.
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FRANKIE VALLI AND JEFF BECK DO A CHRISTMAS SONG TOGETHER
Frankie Valli has chosen an odd collaborator for his upcoming Christmas album: Jeff Beck. They do a blues version of ``Merry Christmas, Baby'' for Valli's holiday record, ``'Tis the Seasons.'' Valli says he's wanted to make a Christmas album ever since he made one with The Four Seasons in 1966. Valli puts his spin on holiday standards like ``The Christmas Song,''
''Winter Wonderland,`` ''Blue Christmas`` and ''Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas.`` '''Tis The Seasons`` comes out October 14th.
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(The Associated Press)