Rob Fusari is Lady Gaga's producer and ex-boyfriend, so you don't have to think too hard about his potential motives in filing a $30 million lawsuit against her. The Daily News reports that Fusari claims he discovered Lady Gaga (whose real name is Stefani Germanotta) and helped create her image.
Fusari's lawyer claims Fusari discovered her name when he texted her "under the moniker ‘Radio Gaga’ [a Queen song], his cell phone’s spell check converted ‘Radio’ to ‘Lady.’ Germanotta loved it and ‘Lady Gaga’ was born.” At this point... who cares?
Northern Irish rock band Ash has gone through a lot of changes during their time on this Earth, and their fans will be pleased to hear this new single from their ongoing A-Z series, "War With Me."
In the effort to compete with online music companies, Universal Music Group will lower their CD prices the $10 or less, Billboard.biz reports. There is some speculation on the issue but a test of the price drop in stores like F.Y.E. and Wherehouse Music showed a jump in sales of 100 percent.
Believe it or not, but the master of horror himself is working on a Broadway show, Variety reports. Stephen King is collaborating with John Mellencamp on a musical titled The Ghost Brothers of Darkland County which follows a small town after a traumatic incident in 1957. Elvis Costello and Sheryl Crow are also working on the project.
Reggae artist Eddie Grant is claiming that the Gorillaz took portions of his song "Time Warp" and used it in their song "Stylo," Stereogum reports. We'll let you be the judge though. Check out both songs after the jump.
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Big Star stinger Alex Chilton died of a heart attack yesterday, March 17th at 59 years old, Commercial Appeal reports. the band was scheduled to play a show at the SXSW show in Austin, Texas on March 20th. Big Star influenced bands like R.E.M., Wilco, Cheap Trick and Jeff Buckley. Check out Big Star's song Kanga Roo after the jump.
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Here's something you never saw coming. Lil Wayne utilized The Office theme in his latest song Office Musik. And here's the next part you'd never expect. It's not terrible. In fact, it probably exceeds your expectations. But don't take my word for it. Check it out here.
Sony Music and the Michael Jackson Estate have agreed on an extensive deal, the Wall Street Journal reports. The deal will feature ten projects, span seven years and generate $250 million to the estate. Some of the projects may include reissues of Jackson's albums and even a Cirque de Soleil show.
Another album might be released featuring collaborations with Jackson and artists like Akon and Will.i.am. The album will also feature songs cut from the Bad album. The money generated from the deal will help in paying off the debt Jackson built up over the last few years of his life, RollingStone.com reports.
Guns N' Roses had to cancel their show in Rio De Janeiro because heavy rain caused the stage to collapse. There were a few injuries but no deaths. Axl Rose confirmed this on his Twitter account.
Check out the new music video/SNL digital short, Boombox by Lonely Island featuring Julian Casablancas. The song is off the band's album Incredibad. Don't mess around with boomboxes.