Lady Gaga 'sued by Teddy Riley over 'The Fame Monster' track'

November 2, 2013 16:22

Riley is said to be seeking songwriting royalties from the track 'Teeth'

Lady Gaga is reportedly being sued by R&B singer/producer Teddy Riley.

Riley co-produced 'Teeth', a track from Gaga's 2009 EP 'The Fame Monster', and is now claiming he was promised 25% of the songwriting royalties, TMZ reports.

Riley, a member of US R&B group Blackstreet ('No Diggity') as a well a songwriter-producer, is said to be seeking $500,000 in owed royalties plus punitive damages from Lady Gaga.

Meanwhile, Lady Gaga has recently released a preview of 'Mary Jane Holland', a song from her forthcoming album 'ARTPOP' which appears to be a celebration of marijuana.

'ARTPOP' is set for release on November 11 and will include the singles 'Applause' and 'Venus', Gaga's R Kelly collaboration 'Do What U Want', released last week, as well as appearances by rappers TI, Twista and Too $hort on a track called 'Jewels N' Drugs'. Other song titles on the album include 'Sexxx Dreams', 'Donatella', 'Swine' and 'Fashion!'.

The 'ARTPOP' tracklisting is as follows:

'Aura'
'Venus'
'GUY (Girl Under You)'
'Sexxx Dreams'
'Jewels N’ Drugs' (feat. TI, Too $hort, and Twista)
'Manicure'
'Do What U Want' (feat. R Kelly)
'Artpop'
'Swine'
'Donatella'
'Fashion!'
'Mary Jane Holland'
'Dope (Formerly I Wanna Be With You)'
'Gypsy'
'Applause'

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Albert Hammond Jr premieres 'Carnal Cruise' video - watch

November 1, 2013 22:19

The Strokes guitarist ventures into the woods for the promo

Albert Hammond Jr of The Strokes has unveiled the video for his track 'Carnal Cruise'.

The guitarist turned solo singer-songwriter premiered the promo via Complex, and you can watch it below.

Hammond Jr will play five UK shows this winter, including gigs in Brighton, Glasgow, Manchester, Leeds and London. Starting in Brighton on December 5, the tour will conclude in London at XOYO on December 10. Scroll down for the full details and ticket information.

Albert Hammond Jr released a new EP, titled 'AHJ', last month on his bandmate Julian Casablancas' Cult Records label. Of the follow-up to his 2006 debut LP 'Yours To Keep' and 2008 record '¿Cómo Te Llama?', Hammond Jr said: "It’s a combination of both previous recordings, which in turn makes it feel like it’s the best material that I’ve made so far."

The guitarist recently denied that The Strokes are back in the studio following a cryptic statement in a fan mailout that the band are preparing a "return to the scene".

Albert Hammond Jr will play:

Brighton The Haunt (December 5)
Glasgow Broadcast (7)
Manchester Night & Day Café (8)
Leeds Brudenell Social Club (9)
London XOYO (10)

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The 1975 frontman Matt Healy calls Razorlight's Johnny Borrell a 'wanker'

November 2, 2013 10:05

Healy says Borrell would have become a 'wanker' whether Razorlight had been successful or not

The 1975 frontman Matt Healy has branded Johnny Borrell a "wanker".

The 1975 are one of the breakthrough bands of 2013, having supported The Rolling Stones at Hyde Park over the summer and then scored a Number One album with their self-titled debut in September.

Asked by The Guardian whether he worries about success turning him into a "complete wanker", Healy replied: "No, I don't. We're not worried about becoming a bunch of wankers because the people who become wankers were always gonna become wankers. Johnny Borrell is a wanker because he's a wanker, not because Razorlight got massive."

Healy also insisted that having famous parents - his father is Auf Wiedersehen, Pet actor Tim Healy and his mother Denise Welch is a well-known Loose Women panellist - has done nothing to boost the band's career. "Who's going to care about some jumped-up kid? Listen, my parents' connections couldn't have got me anywhere," he said.

Johnny Borrell released his debut solo album, 'Borrell 1', in July and saw it sell just 594 copies in its first week on sale. The album features song titles including 'Erotic Letter', 'Ladder To Your Bed' and 'Pan-European Supermodel Song (Oh! Gina)'.

The 1975, currently on tour in the US, will return to the UK for a homecoming gig at Manchester Apollo on December 10 and a set at Blackpool Rocks on December 21. They will then play six UK dates - three in Manchester, three in London - in January 2014.

The 1975 will play:

Manchester Apollo (December 20)
Blackpool Rocks (21)
Manchester Academy (January 6, 7, 8)
London Brixton Academy (9, 10, 11)

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Jarvis Cocker, Ryan Adams to join Beck for 'Song Reader' show

November 1, 2013 19:33

Jenny Lewis, Childish Gambino, Jack Black and Van Dyke Parks will also appear at the Los Angeles event

Jarvis Cocker and Ryan Adams are amongst the artists set to join Beck for a live rendition of his 'Song Reader' sheet music release.

The show will take place on November 24 at the Walt Disney Concert Hall in Los Angeles and Jenny Lewis, Childish Gambino, Jack Black, Van Dyke Parks and John C. Reilly will also perform, whilst the show will be conducted by Beck's father, David Campbell, reports Rolling Stone.

Beck hosted a similar event event in London over the summer, where he was again joined by Cocker as well as Franz Ferdinand, Beth Orton, Charlotte Gainsbourg and The Mighty Boosh to perform songs from the 2012 release.

Beck recently announced plans to release his new album 'Morning Phase' in February 2014. The US singer-songwriter has signed a new deal with Capitol Records and will release his 12th album with the label early next year. 'Morning Phase' is Beck's first album in six years, coming after 'Modern Guilt' in 2008. The album is described as being a "companion piece" to the largely acoustic 'Sea Change', released in 2002, and will include a number of guest stars.

Confirmed names set to appear on 'Morning Phase' include Justin Meldal-Johnsen, Joey Waronker, Smokey Hormel, Roger Joseph Manning Jr, and Jason Falkner. A press release comparing the album to 'Sea Change' discusses how it "harkens back to the stunning harmonies, songcraft and staggering emotional impact of that record, while surging forward with infectious optimism".

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Arcade Fire cover Devo's 'Uncontrollable Urge' – watch

November 1, 2013 16:57

Win Butler and co pay tribute to US New Wave band

Arcade Fire paid tribute to DEVO by covering their track 'Uncontrollable Urge' during a show in Los Angeles last night (October 31) – scroll down to the bottom of the page and click to watch.

The Canadian group covered the song, which appeared on the US band's 1978 classic record 'Are We Not Men? We Are Devo', as part of their LA gig. Playing under the name The Reflektors, the performance also saw frontman Win Butler don one of the oversized masks that he and his bandmates have been using in recent weeks.

Arcade Fire released their fourth studio album 'Reflektor' earlier this week (October 28). Speaking to NME in new interview in this week's issue, available digitally and on newsstands now, Butler said that the band saw themselves as the "black sheep" of the music industry.

He said: "In a weird way, our band feels in a similar position to a band like The Cure before alternative music really happened. We're the weird band in this more mainstream context, a little bit of the black sheep, you know?"

It was reported earlier this week that the LP is set to top this weekend's Official UK album chart – they are currently outselling Katy Perry's LP 'Prism', which is currently sitting at the summit, by three copies to one, according to the Official Charts Company.

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Tinie Tempah given marriage advice by Lionel Richie

November 3, 2013 13:26

Rapper also revealed that U2's Bono invited him for dinner

Tinie Tempah has revealed that he was given marriage advice by Lionel Richie.

Quizzed by GQ about his best 'guy tip', the 'Pass Out' rapper said he was told by Richie to "never get married" after his own two failed marriages, to Brenda Harvey and, most recently, Diana Alexander.

Tempah also touched on some of the craziest celebrity moments he's encountered since his debut album 'Disc-Overy' made it to Number One in the Official UK Albums Chart in 2011, including being invited over to dinner with U2's Bono.

He said: "Bono called me one time about a dinner he was having that he wanted me to attend, we spoke for about 20 minutes and he said he was really impressed that I was already doing venues like the O2 in London. I was so nervous!"

Meanwhile, Tinie Tempah has also recently revealed that Adele recorded a "filthy" rap while he was working in the studio with Labrinth a couple of years ago. The singer apparently showed off her flow while Tempah and Labrinth were recording 'Earthquake', their Number Two hit single from 2011.

"She was with me and Labrinth in the studio when he recorded 'Earthquake'," Tempah recalled during an interview on Alan Carr: Chatty Man on Friday (November 1). "Nobody really knows this. She recorded a rap and she told us that if we ever played it to anyone she would sue us. So when you talk to her next, ask her about the rap. It is really filthy as well."

Tempah also revealed that Adele "helped me pick some of the songs" for new album 'Demonstration', which is released this Monday (November 4). The album, Tempah's follow-up to his 2010 debut 'Disc-Overy', features guest appearances from 2 Chainz, Big Sean, Labrinth, Laura Mvula and Emeli Sandé.

The rapper will support the album with an 11-date UK arena tour this December (2013), culminating in a massive show at London's O2 Arena on December 18.

Tinie Tempah will play:

Aberdeen AECC (December 2)
Manchester Phones 4u Arena (5)
Leeds First Direct Arena (6)
Nottingham Capital FM Arena (8)
Glasgow Hydro (9)
Newcastle Arena (11)
Liverpool Echo Arena (12)
Cardiff Motorpoint Arena (13)
Bournemouth BIC (15)
Birmingham LG Arena (16)
London 02 Arena (18)

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Dan Aykroyd and Jill Scott join Mick Jagger's James Brown biopic

November 2, 2013 12:52

Chadwick Boseman will play Brown in the forthcoming film produced by Jagger

Dan Aykroyd and Jill Scott have joined the cast of Get On Up, the forthcoming film about James Brown that Mick Jagger is producing.

The film was given a green light in August of this year (2013) and Chadwick Boseman (42, Fringe - pictured right) was cast as the late soul legend.

Scott will co-star as Brown's wife Susie, The Hollywood Reporter now reports, and Aykroyd will play Ben Bart, the president of the talent agency that represented him for over 40 years.

The Help's Tate Taylor is on board as director and two of that film's stars, Viola Davis and Octavia Spencer, will appear in supporting roles as Brown's mother (Davis) and aunt (Spencer) respectively. Shooting is due to start this month (November) for an October 2014 release date.

The film will chart Brown's rise from an impoverished upbringing in small-town South Carolina to become the iconic recording artist known as the "The Godfather Of Soul" - while also documenting his financial difficulties, brushes with the law and battles with drug addiction. Brown died of congestive heart failure on Christmas Day 2006 at the age of 73.

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