In Brief: Eminem Returns to Hollywood, Stevie Wonder, Korn and More

EMINEM is set to hit the big screen once again in a starring role, this time as a bounty hunter in the movie remake of the CBS TV drama Have Gun -- Will Travel, which ran from 1957-63. The rapper's follow-up to his 2002 film debut, the loosely autobiographical blockbuster 8 Mile, will likely also be set in his hometown of Detroit and feature him performing on the soundtrack. A release date has yet to be set.

Wonder, Keys, DeGraw Unite at Songwriters Hall

Musical all-stars STEVIE WONDER, ALICIA KEYS, JOHN MAYER, GAVIN DEGRAW and DR. JOHN are set to perform at this year's Songwriters Hall of Fame induction this Thursday in New York. The winners' list includes Mayer -- who is set to receive an award for young songwriters -- and Wonder collaborators SYLVIA MOY and HENRY COSBY. Moy and Cosby penned many of the singer's early hits, including "My Cherie Amour."

Korn's Davis Nearly Dies of Headbanging

After KORN singer JONATHAN DAVIS was forced to pull out of a performance at England's Download Festival -- the band was backed instead by guest vocalists from SLIPKNOT and AVENGED SEVENFOLD -- the frontman revealed that he has been diagnosed with the blood disorder immune thrombocytopenic purpura, which he detected when he noticed bruises all over his body. Doctors have instructed Davis not to perform for several weeks, forcing Korn to cancel their European tour. Davis stated on Korn's Web site, "If I continued to headbang onstage, I could have had a brain hemorrhage and dropped dead on the spot."

Panic! at the Disco Vs. Ex-Bassist

After deciding to replace bassist BRENT WILSON last month, PANIC! AT THE DISCO are in the midst of a public spat with their former bandmate. The group's claim, according to a statement sent to MTV: "We made the decision based on Brent's lack of responsibility and the fact that he wasn't progressing musically with the band." Wilson's response: "There had been no previous conversations about anyone leaving the band." Upping the ante, Panic! also claim Wilson didn't write any of the bass parts on their hit debut, A Fever You Can't Sweat Out.

Shins, Sleater-Kinney Join Fugazi DVD

Five years since the last FUGAZI record, drummer BRENDAN CANTY has been hard at work on an unusual DVD series, Burn to Shine, featuring such Pacific Northwestern indie luminaries as SLEATER-KINNEY, the DECEMBERISTS and the SHINS. For Burn, a house scheduled for demolition is toasted by local bands, with the cinematic climax of "an incredible fire . . . beautifully shot and accompanied by an experimental spoken word piece by Brendan Canty."

"2001" Composer Ligeti Dies at 83

Avant-garde composer GYORGY LIGETI has died in Vienna from a long-term illness. Ligeti is best known for the 1978 opera Le Grand Macabre and his contributions to the soundtrack for STANLEY KUBRICK's classic film 2001: A Space Odyssey. Forced into labor during World War II, Ligeti later fled his native Romania and became an Austrian citizen. He began composing form-challenging pieces soon after, in the late 1950s. Ligeti was eighty-three.

One Hall of Fame Isn't Enough for Santana

CARLOS SANTANA will be inducted into the Hollywood Bowl Hall of Fame on June 23rd when he is at the annual Opening Night at the Bowl. The seasoned rocker, a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member since 1998, will share the bill with pianist ANDRE WATTS and experimental performers the BLUE MAN GROUP. Carlos Santana and the Santana Band -- with second act LOS LONELY BOYS -- will continue their world tour this summer, launching July 5th in Germany and winding through Europe and Japan before hitting the U.S. and wrapping September 30th in Atlanta.