
- U2 are shacked up in a Dublin studio as they continue work on their new album with producers Brian Eno and Daniel Lanois, the same producing tandem responsible for The Joshua Tree. According to Lanois, the recording sessions may yield two new albums worth of material.
- Nas‘ new album Nigger is once again in danger of having its title changed before its release, if it’s released at all. Island/Def Jam chairman L.A. Reid said “We’ll have to see” regarding the album’s title, which was slated for a December 2007 release but has been pushed back to April 2008.
- A planned Hot Boys reunion concert last weekend in New Orleans, featuring rappers Lil Wayne, B.G., Juvenile and Mannie Fresh, was cancelled after two people were shot outside the venue.
- Billy Joel has added a “second and final” show to his Shea Stadium run on July 18th after the July 16th date sold out in under and hour.

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