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Last Update on May 13, 2008 03:05 EDT
| ROCK/ALTERNATIVE: SCOTT WEILAND GOES TO JAIL |
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Scott Weiland has checked into jail. The Los Angeles Sheriff's Department Web site says Weiland was booked yesterday. Weiland had pleaded no contest to a drunken-driving charge stemming from an arrest November 21st in Los Angeles. He was sentenced to eight days in jail and ordered to serve his time by May 28th. Perhaps Weiland is hoping for time off for good behavior, because Stone Temple Pilots are scheduled to begin a tour in Columbus, Ohio, on Saturday.
| ROCK: PAUL MCCARTNEY GRANTED PRELIMINARY DIVORCE FROM HEATHER MILLS |
LONDON (AP) -- Paul McCartney could be single again in time for the summer. A judge in London has granted a preliminary divorce to McCartney and Heather Mills. If no one objects, it will be final in six weeks. Mills will retain custody of their four-year-old daughter, Beatrice. She'll also get 47.5 million dollars, while McCartney hangs on to most of his fortune. The courts estimate he's worth 880 million. Neither McCartney nor Mills was in court. They were married in 2002 at an Irish castle. They separated four years later. < < 00:33 "" Margie Szaroleta Paul McCartney and his estranged wife, Heather Mills, are a step closer to divorce. AP music correspondent Margie Szaroleta reports. ) < 00:37 "" Excerpt of The Beatles Archive audio of The Beatles, performing "The Long and Winding Road."
| POP: FIRST JURORS SELECTED IN R. KELLY TRIAL |
CHICAGO (AP) -- A preacher's wife, a business executive and an employee of a telecommunications company will help decide if it's R. Kelly in the infamous videotape. They are the first jurors selected in Kelly's child pornography trial in Chicago. Kelly is accused of having sex with an underage girl and videotaping it. He says he's innocent. A man who prosecutors say was clearly awestruck by Kelly was dismissed as a juror. So was a security guard who said Kelly would have "some explaining to do" if he was on the video. Twelve jurors and four alternates will be chosen. Court officials say jury selection is expected to take about a week.
| ALTERNATIVE: LIT DRUMMER HAS BRAIN TUMOR |
UNDATED (AP) -- Lit are awaiting the news of a prognosis for their drummer, Allen Shellenberger. They write on their MySpace site Shellenberger has been undergoing testing and treatment for a recently discovered brain tumor. They've called off shows in Europe and they've postponed their West Coast dates.
| ROCK/ALTERNATIVE: DAVID BYRNE PLAYS A BUILDING |
NEW YORK (AP) -- Merely playing guitar is not enough for David Byrne any more. Now he wants to play an entire building. Byrne plans to turn the Great Hall of the Battery Maritime Building in New York into a giant musical instrument. It will be a temporary installation that uses devices attached to ceiling beams, plumbing, electrical conduits and other parts. The sounds will be activated through strikes, wind and vibrations. It will open May 31st and it's free.
| POP/AC: CLAY AIKEN RELEASES NEW ALBUM |
NEW YORK (AP) -- Clay Aiken admits he hasn't watched "American Idol" in three years. As he puts it, it's like high school: "You get to a point where you know you wouldn't be where you are if it weren't for high school, but you don't go back to the football games." Aiken has put out his fourth album, "On My Way Here." He says he wanted to make an album his way and he even wrote a song for it. He says the styles of music on the album are eclectic but lyrically the songs are similar. Aiken says they're about finding yourself in the real world. < < 00:07 "I mean" Clay Aiken Aiken says he hasn't watched "American Idol" in three years. < 00:22 "experience in" Clay Aiken Clay Aiken says he's come a long way since his first album. ) < 00:14 "you have" Clay Aiken Clay Aiken says he wanted to show personal and artistic growth in his music. < 00:18 "their life" Clay Aiken Clay Aiken says he wanted to create a theme for his new album. )
| HOT AC: JOSH KELLEY RELEASES NEW SINGLE |
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Josh Kelley is trying to evolve. He releases a new single today called "My Kind" that he says is "out there" for him. He says the song works on two levels. One is the idea of talking to superstars who have died, who say, "You don't want to be my kind." The other is people not giving him the benefit of the doubt. He says his best lyrics have been in the past year, since he's been married to Katherine Heigl. < < 00:31 "" Michael Weinfeld Josh Kelley's new single "My Kind" drops today and as he tells AP Entertainment Editor Michael Weinfeld, his fans will be surprised by the sound. < 00:37 "" Excerpt of Josh Kelley Archive audio of Josh Kelley, performing "My Kind." < 00:11 "hotel room" Josh Kelley Josh Kelley says getting married to Katherine Heigl has done wonders for his creativity. < 00:13 "love, too" Josh Kelley Josh Kelley says the single is off his CD "Special Company," which he wrote while he was about to marry Katherine Heigl. < 00:17 "my style " Josh Kelley Josh Kelley says "My Kind" has two meanings. ) < 00:12 "for me " Josh Kelley Josh Kelley says his fans will be surprised by the sound of his new single "My Kind." )
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