- Paul McCartney will be honored for his outstanding contribution to music at February’s Brit Awards. Committee member Ged Doherty told the BBC it would be an “historic moment” for the Brits. In other Beatles news, the band’s former hairdresser is selling off memorabilia — including a lock of John Lennon’s hair — because she wants real fans to have the artifacts.
- Eight tracks from Radiohead’s In Rainbows will appear on a free upcoming remix album due January 10th from California DJ and producer Amplive (whose other clients include Akon). Fans can nab Rainydayz Remixes by forwarding a receipt for In Rainbows from the now-defunct Inrainbows.com. Radiohead hasn’t commented, but they have revealed plans to do another Webcast in the near future.
- Steven Tyler was questioned as a potential witness by California police after his girlfriend, Erin Brady, was involved in a brawl Saturday night. Brady reportedly took action after another woman tried to take photos of Tyler while the pair were out in Hollywood; security broke up the fighting women. No charges have been pressed at this time.
- The RIAA is is still maintaining that ripping MP3s of your own CDs is stealing. In the case of Atlantic v. Howell, husband and wife Jeffrey and Pamela Howell are representing themselves against the RIAA after being sued in August 2006 for using KaZaA. While the Howells argue the files were for personal use and “for transfer to portable devices, that is legal for ‘fair use’” the RIAA filed a brief last week stating the MP3s are “unauthorized copies.”
- Roseanne Cash is recovering at home from successful brain surgery for a benign condition, her label said yesterday. Cash, who made the operation public early last month, is expected to return to the studio early next year.
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