Monday, September 1, 2008

In Case You Haven't Heard ...


A Quick Serving of News and Gossip from the Music Biz

American Idol will be adding a fourth opinion to its judicial ranks when songwriter Kara DioGuardi joins Paula Abdul, Randy Jackson and Simon Cowell for the eighth season of the show. At the mercy of another set of judges are Toni Braxton and *NSYNC’s Lance Bass, who will be participating on the seventh season of Dancing With the Stars.

Those looking to avoid TV can instead catch up on some reading. Don’t miss Sandra “Pepa” Denton’s book, Let’s Talk About Pep. The memoir will feature an intro by Queen Latifah and an epilogue by Missy Elliott. Other entertainment options include Boogie SuperStar, an EA video game playable on the Nintendo Wii system. Natasha Bedingfield is the “official face” of the game, and three of her singles, along with some from Britney Spears, Katy Perry and Fall Out Boy, can be performed on the game.

John Legend debuted his new single, “If You’re Out There,” at the Democratic National Convention. The song will appear on his forthcoming Evolver album. Meanwhile, George Michael will apparently record a new holiday single for Christmas.
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