In Brief: Aaliyah, Jay-Z

Several unreleased Aaliyah songs will be included along with her hits in a posthumous album scheduled for release in November . . . Beyonce Knowles will make a guest appearance on "Bonnie and Clyde," the first single from Jay-Z's upcoming album, The Blueprint 2: The Gift and the Curse, due November 12th . . . Robert Plant makes a guest appearance on Primal Scream's new album, Evil Heat, due November 26th . . . Irv Gotti Presents . . . The Remixes, featuring appearances by Ja Rule, Ashanti and others, will be released on October 29th . . . The Liars and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs will begin a six-date tour together on October 23rd in Cleveland . . . The Blasters have lined up nine reunion tour dates starting November 6th in Berwyn, Illinois . . . A handwritten note by Paul McCartney earned $2,000 at a London auction last week . . .

No Doubt are offering two floor tickets for their November 29th Long Beach, California, performance along with a chance to meet the band via www.charityticketauctions.org. Proceeds will benefit the Surfrider Foundation, which seeks to protect the world's beaches and oceans . . .The Radar Brothers will begin a seventeen-date tour on October 13th in Modesto, California . . . Melissa Etheridge will release Live . . . and Alone on DVD on November 5th . . . Talib Kweli will release his first solo album, Kwelity, on November 19th; Bilal, and the Roots' Black Thought are among the guests . . . MTV is planning to make a film based on the life of Napster creator Shawn Fanning. It is due to air on the network next year . . .

(October 7, 2002)