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• Green Day hit the studio to re-record 21 Guns with the cast of the American Idiot musical, and also plan to shoot a new video to accompany it. This could be the next big hit on Glee.
• Jennifer Lopez has released her new single, “Louboutins,” which she will perform at the American Music Awards on Sunday. Her stilettos were made for walking, and she wants you to know about it.
• Eminem is pushing back his Relapse 2 album release to 2010, but on Dec. 21, he’ll re-release his fifth studio record as Relapse: Refill with seven bonus tracks. If I had to have some sort of relapse, I’d be stoked to have Slim Shady by my side.
• Paul McCartney joins Ringo Starr for a duet on Starr’s forthcoming album, Y Not. Ringo + Macca + new song = something that everyone will listen to and support because nobody talks shit about the Beatles.
• The ninth annual Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will be taking place June 10 – 13 next summer in Manchester, Tenn. Those are also the only dates in 2010 when I will actually wish to be in Tennessee.
• The Decemberists are releasing an iTunes-exclusive “full-length video album” next month, and have just released its drug-induced trailer. Check out the video and get more music news links after the jump. Read the rest of this entry »

Don’t forget about your homework for the weekend — keeping up on the latest music news.

Jay-Z announced the second leg of his tour for his new album, Blueprint 3. (No Florida stops are included.) The record may just be a “blueprint,” but no doubt it’s a plan to lay the foundation of yet another successful project for Jigga.

In what is probably a wise move on his part, accused Rihanna-beater Chris Brown has opted to take himself out of the running for the Kids’ Choice Awards. Since the festivities at the KCAs often involve dumping large amounts of greenish slime onto participants, Brown probably figured he’d be a prime target.

Anyway, it’d be redundant: He’s pretty much estabilshed himself as grade-A slime already. Read the whole story of his decision here.

Chris Brown’s been sounding all contrite and abashed lately, but when you read the charges being filed today re his alleged assault of girlfriend Rihanna, his pleas sound just a wee bit hollow. And what’s up with the ear-biting? Besides being way too Mike Tyson, it just sounds, well, awkward. He bit her ear? While he was driving? How’s that work?

Here are the charges,courtesy HuffPo. He’s scheduled to be arraigned at 330 p.m. this afternoon.

According to a detective’s affidavit, Brown and Rihanna got into a fight early Feb. 8 after the “Umbrella” singer checked her boyfriend’s cell phone and found a text message from another woman.

Brown pulled his car over and tried to push Rihanna out, but she was still wearing her seatbelt, Los Angeles police Detective De Shon Andrews wrote. He said Brown pushed Rihanna’s head against the window, punched her with his right hand, and then continued driving while hitting her, the affidavit states. He also bit his girlfriend on the ear, the affidavit states.

The affidavit was filed as part of a search warrant request for the phone records of Brown, Rihanna and her assistant.

Brown allegedly threatened to kill Rihanna after she pretended to leave a phone message with her assistant, telling her to have the police waiting at her house.

Billboard reports:

The first picture of a bruised and bloodied Rihanna after her alleged assault by singer Chris Brown has surfaced on the Internet, prompting an investigation by Los Angeles police into how it was leaked.

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Here’s the photo in question.

And here’s another…

Celeb-news website TMZ has obtained a photo of what it says is Rihanna post-Chris Brown (alleged) beatdown. Here it is.

But the LAPD ain’t happy about it, releasing this statement:

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I can’t believe Obama appointed Judge Dredd to his cabinet in the first place. Have a good weekend everyone.

• Gov. Crist’s bipartisanship leads to a Republican backlash.
• Court rules Autism not caused by vaccines. Don’t we have doctors for this?

Chris Brown and Rihnna after the jump.

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Obama stumped for the stimulus package during last night’s prime-time press conference, the first of his administration. In case you missed it:

• Obama in Ft. Myers: At least now we know the epicenter of Florida’s economic meltdown isn’t Tampa Bay.
• From the stimulus frying pan to the bailout fryer.

More news after the break …

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