- After tantalizing Croatia with his “did he or didn’t he” video, 50 Cent has Norway abuzz by telling a magazine there, “File-sharing doesn’t hurt artists.” Fiddy explained that the industry needs to “maximize its income from concerts and merchandise” in order to “make their marketing money back,” thus explaining what 50 is doing hanging out in Croatia and Norway in the first place.
- Eddie Vedder will put his soundtrack skills back to work, as he (and John Legend) will contribute tracks to an upcoming documentary miniseries based on Howard Zinn’s A People’s History of the United States. Vedder, who earlier this autumn released a solo soundtrack for Sean Penn’s Into the Wild, is a noted longtime Zinn supporter.
- Britney Spears is (supposedly, but who knows with her) considering a film role that would cast her as the Virgin Mary in a satirical retelling of the Christmas story. Sweet Baby Jesus tells the story of a Bethlehem, Maryland, nineteen-year-old who, unsure of her baby’s paternity, gives birth on Christmas, causing townspeople to believe she’s giving birth to the second coming. To research the part, Spears had two children in the span of two years.
- With his role as the CEO of Def Jam in limbo, Jay-Z is venturing out into yet another industry: hotels. Jay and three investors will open the J Hotel in New York’s SoHo district, and Jigga will also open up a Las Vegas offshoot of his 40/40 Club on December 30th.
- For the second consecutive year, American Idol will air its “Idol Gives Back” special. Last year’s episode raised more than $75 million for U.S. and African charities. No guests or performers have been announced for this year’s event, which will air April 9th.
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