• Friday’s Disney Channel debut of Zac Efron’s High School Musical 2 brought in 17.24 million viewers, making the sequel to last year’s blockbuster made-for-TV musical a bona fide hit. According to reports, these figures put HSM2 ahead of any other show from Friday night by ten million viewers.

• Inspired by her recent visa problems, Lily Allen dedicated a performance of “Everything is Wonderful” to “U.S. immigration officials and George Bush,” at this weekend’s V Fest just after those legal issues forced her to cancel her upcoming U.S. concert dates, including an appearance at MTV’s Video Music Awards.

• No Doubt has posted on the Web a behind-the-scenes video clip from their reunion earlier this year at one of Gwen Stefani’s solo gigs.

• CBS is reportedly picking up six episodes of Man, starring LL Cool J as an undercover LAPD officer who cares for an orphaned boy. The show would air as a mid-season replacement for the upcoming TV season.

• Morrissey has announced his fall tour dates, which includes residencies in NYC, LA and San Francisco, while Regina Spektor has also announced a fall trek. Both sets of tour dates after the jump.

Morrissey Tour Dates:
9/20 – Tijuana, Mexico (El Foro)
9/21 – Las Vegas, NV (The Pearl)
9/23 – San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
9/24 – San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
9/26 – San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
9/27 – San Francisco, CA (Fillmore)
9/29 – Santa Barbara, CA (County Bowl)
10/1 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/2 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/4 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/5 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/6 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/8 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/9 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/11 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/12 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/13 – Los Angeles, CA (Palladium)
10/15 – Salt Lake City, UT (Thanksgiving Point)
10/17 Waukegan, IL (Genesee Theatre)
10/19 Royal Oak, MI (Royal Oak Music Theatre)
10/20 Merriville, IN (Star Plaza)
10/22 – New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/23 – New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/26 – New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/27 – New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/28 – New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/30 – Boston, MA (Orpheum)
10/31 – Baltimore, MD (Rams Head)
11/2 – Washington, DC (Constitution Hall)

Regina Spektor Tour Dates:
9/16 – Austin, TX (Austin City Limits Festival)
9/19 – Baltimore, MD (Ram’s Head Live)
9/25 – Northampton, MA (Calvin Theater)
9/26 – Storrs, CT (Jorgensen Center)
9/27 – Upper Darby, PA (Tower Theater)
10/1 – Cleveland, OH (Agora Theatre)
10/2 – Indianapolis, IN (Egyptian Room)
10/3 – Cincinnati, OH (Bogart’s)
10/5 – Omaha, NE (Sokol Auditorium)
10/6 – St. Paul, MN (The Myth)
10/8 – Milwaukee, WI (Eagles Club)
10/10 – Detroit, MI (State Theatre)
10/11 – Toronto, ON (Kool Haus)
10/14 – Boston, MA (Orpheum Theatre)
10/16 – New York, NY (Hammerstein Ballroom)
10/30 – Los Angeles, CA (Wiltern Theatre)
10/31 – Anaheim, CA (The Grove of Anaheim)
11/2 – Salt Lake City, UT (In the Venue)
11/4 – Phoenix, AZ (Orpheum Theatre)
11/6 – Austin, TX (Stubb’s Bar-B-Q)
11/7 – Houston, TX (Warehouse Live)
11/8 – Dallas, TX (House of Blues)
11/11 – Kansas City, MO (Uptown Theatre)
11/12 – St. Louis, MO (The Pageant)
11/14 – Nashville, TN (Ryman Auditorium)
11/15 – Atlanta, GA (The Tabernacle)
11/19 – Norfolk, VA (The NorVa)
11/20 – Richmond, VA (Toad’s Place)