Dr. Conrad Murray’s legal issues may not be completed with his recent conviction for involuntary Manslaughter. Billboard Magazine reported yesterday that the now infamous doctor is likely to also be facing Lawsuits, “medical licensing issues” and “possible payments” to Jackson’s family. Michael Jackson’s father Joe Jackson is reportedly suing Murray which may force the doctor to pay restitution to Jackson’s family when he is sentenced for involuntary manslaughter on Nov. 29. Joe Jackson’s attorney Brian Oxman is quoted as saying his civil case “will absolutely focus on what happened before the last few hours of Michael’s life.”
Oxman is reported to be working with Murray’s attorney, Charles Peckham, on expanding the scope of the case to include other doctors who have treated Jackson in the past One Doctor under consideration to be named is dermatologist Arnold Klein.
“We are looking at ways to expand the scope and view of this lawsuit to all those who are actually responsible for the death of Michael Jackson,” Peckham said Thursday.
Murray’s criminal attorneys have frequently named Klein with presented evidence regarding Demerol treatments that Klein gave Jackson in the months before the singer’s June 2009 death, but dermatologist was blocked from testifying by the judge. Peckham claims that the judges ruling “severely restrained testimony that would have pointed to Dr. Murray’s innocence.”
“There is substantial proof that supports the belief that the insomnia Michael Jackson was experiencing was a result of the overmedication of Michael Jackson with Demerol,” Peckham said.
Reportedly, defense expert explained in the criminal case that some of the symptoms of withdrawal from the drug are similar to those caused by use of the anesthetic propofol, and that is what killed Jackson. Murray claimed to have been giving propofol treatments to Jackson to help him sleep at the time that he was planning a series of comeback concerts. Murray’s attorneys plan to appeal his conviction. Until then he is to remain in jail without bail until his sentencing. It is on the day of sentencing that prosecutors could seek restitution on behalf of Jackson’s family.
Allaccess.com is reporting Universal Music Group’s official Agreement to purchase EMI recorded division. See below!
It’s official! VIVENDI’s UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP (UMG), announced TODAY (11/11) that they have signed with CITIGROUP INC. a definitive agreement to purchase EMI’s recorded music division for a total consideration of £1.2 billion (approximately $1.9 billion) representing 7 x EBITDA prior to synergies.
Yelawolf "Radioactive" Get-o-Vision/Shady/DGC/Interscope Records
Alabama based rapper Yelawolf is prepping to release his first major label album, and we felt compelled to discuss it, because it is shaping up to be something fans wont want to miss. This excitement is partly thanks to the details that have been leaked from Shady Records that shows us the well developed group of talented entertainers that have collaborated with him on his highly anticipated project. Though the final draft of his album Radioactive is not yet officially confirmed, reports have indicated that Yelawolf teams up with industry stand outs like Travis Barker, N.E.R.D, B.OB. Wiz Khalifa, Big Boi, and Lil Jon.
One of the most interesting collaborations to find its way on to the album is a record called “Let’s Roll”. This is because “Let’s Roll” features Detroit’s rapping, singing, and song writing extraordinaire Kid Rock, who is singing the hook. Connecting with a well known name as in demand as Kid Rock more than likely happened because Yelawolf is the Protege of Detroit’s other famous Hip Hoper, Eminem. Eminem himself is also expected to appear on Radioactive along side Yelawolf and well know underground rapper Gansta Boo, on the track called Throw It Up. Everything about this album seems to be setting up to make a real impact. We are super excited because even though there are no guarantees, Radioactive just might have that rare combination of critical and commercial success. Take a listen to the embedded copy of “Lets Roll”and see if you think that we’re on the right track. Yelawolf’s Radioactive is scheduled for release on November 21st.
Some transformative things have been happening in the media world via Youtube lately, and a lot of them are causing some major moves to be made by some key folks in the music industry. This week marked Youtube’s announcement of new professionally produced content partnerships with different key figures in entertainment. Online tech magazine, All Things Digital reported that Youtube has advanced $5 million in funding to develop a specific set of weekly programs. Much like Vevo,Youtube’s online music video distribution channel, those programs are intended to then make advertising revenue that Youtube will split with the specific content makers after production costs are covered. Businessweek declares Madonna, Jay-Z,and Pharrell Williams as some of the music heavy weights chosen to be part of this new content venture. It is easy to see that this will clearly cause a ripple effect on how commercial media is produced, distributed and consumed by future audiences.
The ripple effect of this “Vevo like” business model has already been warmly embraced by several indie music labels. The New York TImes reported earlier this month that Merlin, a consortium that represents approximately 1,400 independent labels around the world, recently solidified a licensing agreement with Youtube to provide those label’s with “Vevo like” revenue building opportunities when publishing their music videos and songs to Youtube. This is significant because, prior to deals like this, the lion’s share of Youtube’s music related revenue was made most often by Vevo. This is because Vevo was the first to take advantage of such a deal with Youtbe when they were founded in December of 2009. For nearly three years, this gave a digital market strangle hold to Vevo’s partnering record label conglomerates, Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Disney Music Group, and EMI.
Now that several of music’s “little guys” have been offered the same kind of partnerships with Youtube, and their parent company Google, much of the competition in the online aspects of the music world’s playing field has been perceivably leveled. If this continues to happen for content making in general, there’s no reason not to assume that the same kind of leveling couldn’t also happen in the current highly conglomerated worlds of movies and TV. This is important to note because, just as MTV’s “killing of the radio star” started trends that changed how film and TV production was made and consumed in the cable landscape, music once again is helping spearhead a wave of media evolution that we can only begin to anticipate. Also, if this pattern unfolds to be a standard model for online business in entertainment, the way it once was exclusively for the likes of Vevo and a few other lucky giants, Google’s playing field evening stregth could calculatingly make them the media company that media of any size need to partner with in order to even have an option to compete fairly.
Perhaps there is no coincidence in the fact that different aspects of all of this was first released to the press at the same time. Youtube’s Indie empowering deal with Merlin was announced in The New York Times on October 19th, the same day of the All Things Digital AsiaD Conference in Hong Kong. As we originally reprted, it was at that conference where Google first announced their plans to make their own digital music store ,”with a twist”. There does indeed appear to be a “twist”, but odds are, it goes well beyond the development of a simple music store. There’s a good possibility the surface has only been scratched. It’s a good thing that Google’s informal corporate motto is “Don’t be evil”.
It is with great pleasure that we here at Clizbeats introduce you to a new singer/song writer on the rise, Lyrica Anderson! As her name would suggest, Lyrica has to this point built her musical career upon her skilled songwriting. She co-wrote the Billboard Dance Chart topper “Pyramid” by Clizbeats Featured Artist Charice. She also has put her writing skills to task writing two songs for Demi Lovato’s latest album Unbroken, four songs on the soundtrack for Disney’s Camp Rock 2: The Final Jam, as well as, “Are You Ready”, the lead single for the Disney’s Hannah Montana Forever soundtrack.
While these writing credits are impressive, it only tells half of Lyrica’s story. This singer/songwriter is signed to Timbaland’s Mosely Music Group and is currently working on her debut album. Lyrica’s musical career seems to be following a similar path to that of Clizbeats Featured Artist and fellow label mate Keri Hilson. Hilson also got her start by penning songs for other artists prior to releasing her debut album in 2009.
Lyrica has not only been working on her debut offering but she has also been working with Timbaland on his highly anticipated Shock Value III project, which is currently slated for a November release She is featured on the song, “Mentally” by Timbaland which was first released earlier this year as part of the “Timbo Thursday”’s series of online promotional releases. The Timbo Thursday’s online marketing campaign was meant to keep the online music community buzzing about the upcoming release of Tim’s album. This campaign was modeled after a similar efforts introduced by Kanye West. Kanye’s campaign, called “G.O.O.D. Friday,” released new music online to drum up excitement for the release of his album My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy.
You can get to know more about Lyrica Anderson below as she discusses her journey thus far in the music industry.
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Sometimes with all he has accomplished it is starting to look like singer turned award winning actor, Justin Timberlake can do what ever he wants in entertainment. Well after hearing his new song, “Role Model” with Rap/Rock band, FreeSol you have to really start to believe it. The singer who has not released any of his own material since 2006’s, FutureSex/LoveSounds is back in the studio! But this time he is not singing Pop or R&B, he is just going straight Hip Hop/Rap. There is no other way to sugar code this, yes that’s right, the former *N Sync member is now leading the song with an witty, well delivered rap about how he is not “a role model.” In his lyrics he is not afraid to go hard using explicit lyrics, joke about his public persona, or even cleverly signify Janet Jackson’s “wardrobe malfunction” at the 2004 Super Bowl.
Timberlake also tweeted out a link to the video Wednesday, (10/19/11) writing: “In case you missed it, check out the @Freesol video premiere…pass it on!!” Well JT that is what we are doing! For those who do not already know Free Sol is a Rap/Rock band like you have never heard before. The band’s web site describes them as a “progressive and unique hip-hop, rock, and soul infused band.”
They signed with Timberlake’s Tennman Records in 2006. Tennman then signed a joint venture deal with Jimmy Iovine’s Interscope Records in 2007. “Role Model” will most likely serve as the band’s first single from their forthcoming debut album, No Rules, produced by Timberlake. The Hollywood Reporter is reporting that the album will also feature production by, Jim Jonsin, best known in Hip Hop for signing and producing B.O.B., and Mike Elizondo. Mike has worked with everyone from Dr. Dre and Eminem, to co-producing with Timberlake and The Y’s with Leona Lewis. FreeSol’s album is due for release by Tennman/Interscope either at the end of 2011, or at the beginning of 2012. Stay tuned for more details as they become available, until then, check out the “Role Model” music video below by FreeSol featuring Justin Timberlake.
"Footloose" (2011) Soundtrack Atlantic Records/Warner Music Nashville
This past weekend America got its first look at the new remake of the Kevin Bacon classic film, Footloose. Back in 1984 Paramount Pictures first released this Drama/Pop film that would go on to prove to play an iconic role in 1980s Pop culture/Pop music. Now in a whole new era of dance themed films and Hip Hop hits, Paramount and MTV Films has revived this classic for a whole new generation.
Footloose tells the story of Ren McCormack, ( originally played by Kevin Bacon in 1984) a teenager raised in Chicago, that moved with his mother to the small town of Bomont to live with his aunt and uncle. Soon after arriving, Ren who is a music fan learns the city council has banned dancing and Rock music in their town. Ultimately after falling for the local reverend’s daughter and making friends with his senior classmates, Ren goes before the city council and fights to repeal the dancing/Rock music law. He does so with hopes that his class can enjoy a prom. Ren is able to win the council over after convincing the reverend that the Bible says that people danced in celebration for the lord, in the end that is what the teens got to do, dance in celebration at the prom.
The plot of the film is is loosely based on real life events that occurred in the small town of Elmore City, Oklahoma. Dancing was banned for almost 100 years in this city. This ban was finally lifted in 1980. That year the graduating class made history by getting permission to dance at the prom. Kent Demaret of People Magazine first reported on these events in May of 1980, in the article, You Got Trouble in Elmore City: That’s Spelled with a ‘t,’ Which Rhymes with ‘d’ and That Stands for Dancing.
That article discusses the story of 17 year old junior class president, Rex Kennedy and explains how he respectfully said to the school board:
”We would like to have a few nice memories.” Just like in the film, this caused a public out cry lead by the town’s, Rev. F.R. Johnson of the United Pentecostal Church.
“No good has ever come from a dance.” Johnson said in the article.
“If you have a dance somebody will crash it and they’ll be looking for only two things, women and booze. When boys and girls hold each other, they get sexually aroused. You can believe what you want, but one thing leads to another.”
Footloose served as the perfect outlet to discuss both sides of this issue while at the same time creating memorable characters. To talk about teenagers dancing to modern day Pop music, that meant that the soundtrack to the film was just as important to the film as any character in the film. In fact it can be argued that the film’s soundtrack was the most important character of all of them. In a world of early Madonna, a young Michael Jackson, and a still budding MTV cable channel, Paramount Pictures teamed with Columbia/CBS Records to create a compilation of Pop/Rock songs that was a snap shot of the pulse of Pop of the early 1980s. The soundtrack featured songs of a variety of tempos and emotions that were then rhythmically edited in key parts of the film like no film before it. Those songs eventually became just as big of a part in Pop music in real life, as they did in the fictional world of the film they were used in.
1984’s Footloose soundtrack’s success was lead by the film’s theme song, “Footloose”, performed by singer/song writer, Kenny Loggins. It spent 3 weeks at the top of the Billboard Hot 100 in the spring of 1984. That was then followed by Loggins’ second consecutive #1 hit from that soundtrack, “I’m Free (Heaven Helps The Man).”
During that decade Loggins success came from writing and recording many hits connected to films of the time. This was done so much that many referred to him as “The King Of The Movie Soundtrack.” Prior to Footloose, Loggins had gained success with 3 songs from the 1980 Warner Bros. film, Caddyshack. (“I’m Alright”, “Mr. Night”, and “Lead the Way”) Footloose then followed with Loggins contributing the theme song and the song, “I’m Free (Haven Helps The Man).” Thanks to the huge mark he left on Pop music with, Footloose, his soundtrack success would continue throughout the 80s. His hot streak kept going with hits like, “Danger Zone” and “One Of The Boys”, from Tom Cruise’s 1986 film, Top Gun, and “Meet Me Halfway” from Sylvester Stallone’s 1987 film, Over The Top.
Even with Kenny Loggins’ massive hits on the soundtrack, the King Of The Movie Soundtrack was not alone in helping making the Footloose soundtrack an unforgettable part of Pop music history. Out of the 9 songs on Columbia’s original 1984 release of the soundtrack, 6 of them charted on the Hot 100 singles chart. Among those singles that charted included the ballad, “Almost Paradise”, a duet by Loverboy front-man, Mike Reno and Heart’s lead singer, Ann Wilson. “Almost Paradise” reached #7 on the Hot 100, but also topped the Billboard Adult Contemporary charts as well. Another chart topper from the soundtrack was “Let’s Hear It For The Boy”, by Deniece Williams. That song topped the Billboard Hot 100, the Dance Chart, the R&B/Hip Hop Chart, and was nominated for an Academy Award for best song from a film. Finally “Dancing in The Sheets” by Shalmar, and “Holding Out For A Hero” by Bonnie Tyler, both also managed to crack the Top 40 as well. The Soundtrack hit #1 on the Billboard 200 album chart on April 21, 1984, and stayed there until June 30, 1984. It went on to sell over 9 million albums. The music has reached iconic status, paving the way for the marketing ideas of other music themed films that followed in the future. Some of the blockbuster soundtracks that followed in the same vain include 1987’s Dirty Dancing, 1992’s, The Bodyguard, 2001’s Save The Last Dance, 2002’s 8 Mile, and of course Touchstone Pictures’ Step Up film series. (2006, 2008, 2010)
So now in 2011 when Paramount teamed up with Spyglass Entertainment and MTV Films to remake the movie, the first questions that came to mind is how is the feel of the film going to be, and how would the new version of the film use the classic music, if at all? Well one thing is for sure; now that Footloose has been successfully turned into a popular Broadway play, (1998) it would be kind of hard to imagine that same story being told, without hearing the music involved some how. With that said, it is nice to see the steps taken to give the film and soundtrack a face lift, without losing the heart of the original idea.
The new version of the film stars, dancer turned actor, Kenny Wormald as Ren McCormack, and Country music singer/dancer and actress, Julianne Hough as Ariel Moore. For those who don’t already know, prior to scoring the lead role in Footloose, Kenny was a back up dancer for different artists. Some may remember Kenny being featured on Jennifer Lopez’s short lived MTV reality show, Dancelife in 2007. Kenny was also featured as a dancer in popular music videos for songs like, “Baby Its You” by Jojo, Christina Aguilera’s “Candyman”, Chris Brown’s “Gimme That”, and Nelly Furtado’s “Promiscuous .” Finally Kenny got a big break when he joined Justin Timberlake on his FutureSex/LoveShow tour in 2007. His good luck continued when actor and singer, Zac Efron left the role of Ren McCormack when it was first offered to him for the remake. In many ways Kenny’s co-star, Julianne Hough does not need as big of an introduction.
Hough is best known as a professional ball room dancer, and two time winner of ABC’s Dancing With The Stars. She is also a Country music singer signed with Mercury Records Nashville. Her debut album was released in May of 2008, topping the Country album charts. In the film world Hough has appeared in Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone, (Uncredited), and Burlesque, along side, Christina Aguilera and Cher. Even though Footloose is the first major leading role for both Kenny and Julianne, their music industry experience probably served them well when making the new version of this classic.
This is because the new version of Footloose is directed by acclaimed director, Craig Brewer. Craig is best known for directing the 2005 independent Hip Hop film, turned to MTV Films/Paramount Classics sensation, Hustle & Flow, starring Terrence Howard. In that film Brewer did everything he could to make the music of the character’s environment of Memphis Tennessee really play a definitive role in the film. It appears that the same approach was taken in the new version of Footloose. Like Memphis in Hustle & Flow Brewer really took the sound of Footloose and re-invented the meaning behind it, while using many of the exact same songs. The soundtrack was made to really reflect the small southern town of Bomont that the film lives in. Many of the original hits on 1984’s hit soundtrack were covered in an up beat Country sound. Some of those covers include Kenny Loggins’ “Footloose”, covered by Blake Shelton, Mike Reno and Ann Wilson’s “Almost Paradise”, covered by Hunter Hayes and Victoria Justice, Deniece Williams “Let’s Hear It For The Boy” by Jana Kramer, and Ella Mae Bowen covering “Holding Out For A Hero”, originally by Bonnie Tyler.
Unlike the first Footloose soundtrack, The 2011 version was actually released as a joint venture between Atlantic Records and its sister label, Warner Music Nashville, rather than Columbia. This can definitely be looked at as a step in the right direction. Out of all the major labels of today, Atlantic Records and its parent company, Warner Music Group, have proven themselves as a leader in marketing movie soundtracks in the digital age of the music industry. Some of the major film soundtrack Atlantic/WMG has enjoyed success with include hits like, The Twilight Saga, (Chop Shop/Atlantic), The Transformers DreamWorks films, (Reprise/Warner Bros) Hustle & Flow (Grand Hustle/Atlantic) Step Up 2: The Streets, and of course Step Up 3D (Atlantic).
Some may rightfully argue that the conflict in the original Footloose story was about teenagers and Rock music, therefore turning the music into a Country inspired sound would defeat the purpose. However it can also be argued that the soundtracks to the two different versions of the story had different goals in mind when creating their track lists. When the soundtrack for the first film was being put together in 1983, it was a completely original idea, and had the freedom to capture that current sound. However, after any movie and soundtrack becomes a hit, and the director/producers are presented with the challenge of remaking something that is considered a classic, it is important to deal with it very carefully to not disappoint fans both old and new. The Country music direction is just Craig Brewer’s way of using the music in a new way, interpreting his new vision of the already well known story. It is no different then seeing Disney’s The Lion King at the movies as a kid, then seeing it on Broadway years later. The characters are still the same, and it still features the music of Elton John, Tim Rice and Hans Zimmer, but they both are interpreted in an entirely different way.
It seems like everything about the major parts of the story remained the same, Brewer just did what he could to add a hipper edge to it with the music and the dancing. This version of the film is rated PG-13, rather than PG like the first one. That allows the film to go places with more graphic detail, and possibly more sexually suggestive dancing that the original could not do. These changes allow the film to fit in more with other modern dance genre films of today. Some could maybe take a brief look at 2011’s Footloose and view it as MTV/Paramounts response to Disney/Touchstone’s phenomenally successful, Step Up series, with a rhythmic Country inspired soundtrack with sex appeal. No matter which version of Footloose you like better, this new one still looks like fun! Only time will tell if the new one will have an impact on today’s generation. But so far 2011’s Footloose tookin $15.5 million and placed at number two, behind Real Steel ($16.2 million) in its opening weekend. Take a listen to some of each soundtrack, and preview both films and see what you think below!
The Roots On The Set Of NBC's Late Night With Jimmy Fallon
It’s good to see that being on TV along side Jimmy Fallon as the house band for NBC’s Late Night With Jimmy Fallon, hasn’t prevented The Roots from staying true to their roots. The blogisphere has been building in buzz recently thanks to substantiated chatter regarding the band’s plans to release what would be their 11th full length LP on December 6th. The album will reportedly be a concept album that chronicles the life of a man named Redford Stephens who died in 1999. The Roots’ drummer ?uestlove has be quoted discussing the motivation behind the “Stephens” centered concept album saying that it is ”the story of a kid who becomes criminal, but he wasn’t born criminal. He’s not the nouveau exotic primitive bug-eyed gunrunner like Tupac’s character Bishop in Juice … he’s actually thoughtful and is neither victim nor hero.”
?uestlove describes the album, known as Undun, as “band-oriented with an eye on the moody cinematic.” Report indicate that the first single, “Make My”, featuring Big K.R.I.T., will be released on iTunes via Def Jam Records on November 1st. Clizbeats has discussed album details with Def Jam, and plan to keep you up dated as any new information or material related to the album becomes available.
Blow are official Track Listings As Reported ByPitchfork Media:
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02 Make My [ft. Big K.R.I.T.]
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04 Kool On
05 The Jump
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07 Lighthouse
08 I Remember
09 Tip the Scale
10 Redford
Hip Hop Mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs made headlines earlier this week for saving the Boys & Girls Club of Harlem New York. The Boys & Girls Club of Harlem announced that Combs made a sizable charitable donation that will help aid the organization’s ailing operational budget. This donation comes in the wake of the organization experiencing budget problems because of shifts in their federal, state and private funding. Board Member and Resource Development Chair of The Boys and Girls Club of Harlem discussed Diddy’s recent generosity with Allhiphop.com.
“Mr. Combs’ contribution comes at a time when we were faced with the possibility of eliminating existing programs and/or club sites,” Willie C. Bentley Jr. told AllHipHop.com. “One hundred percent of Mr. Combs’ contribution will go directly to the young people, and provide educational, recreational and social enrichment programs allowing us to move forward as a club, uninterrupted.”
All reports indicate that exact amount of the donation has been kept private. However, when asked about the donation’s amount, Resource Development Chair Bentley described it as “remarkable”. Cheers Diddy!
News broke over the weekend that former Weezer bassist Mikey Welsh was found dead in his hotel room in Chicago. While that news is sad enough on its own, it is coupled with the odd coincidence that he took to Twitter only days before to announce a prediction of his death that matches the actual occurence to the date. On September 26th Welsh is quoted via Twitter saying, “dreamt i died in chicago next weekend (heart attack in my sleep)”. “Need to write my will today.” Then Welsh quickly added: “correction – the weekend after next.”
Welsh joined Weezer in 1998 and ended up playing on hits like “Hashpipe”, and “Island In The Sun” off of the band’s Green Album in 2001. While still remaining close to the other members of Weezer, Welsh reportedly decided to leave the band after a series of nervous breakdowns. According to VH1 these potentially related symptoms that caused the breakdown were identified by Welsh himself in in a 2007 quote. “Basically, a lifetime of doing drugs and being undiagnosed as having disorder, post-traumatic stress disorder, and borderline personality disorder finally caught up with me when I was 30 years old”.
In response to his death Weezer’s reps Tweeted the band’s following reaction. “We are shocked and deeply saddened to hear the awful news, our friend and fellow weez rocker @mikeywelsh71 has passed away. We love u Mikey.”.
Although cause of death has not been determined, police suspect that his death was due to a drug over dose. One can only hope that at the very least, now that he’s past way he can finally be at peace. Mikey Welsh was 40 years old. Rest In Peace.
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