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• Last night’s Aerosmith show in Cincinnati, Ohio, was canceled due to an unspecified “injury within the band,” a post on the venue’s Website announced. Reps for the band had no further comment.

• Whitney Houston’s comeback album is due in September and now the diva is booked to perform on Good Morning America, the show confirms. Houston’s September performance (date as yet unannounced) will kick off GMA’s fall concert series.
• Raekwon’s Only Built 4 Cuban Linx II has been bumped from an August release date to September 8th, XXL reports. The cause: “Had to clear the sample issues,” the MC Tweeted last night.
• Beyoncé’s House of Dereon clothing label is about to get a brand-new line: Sasha Fierce for Deréon will feature sportswear, outerwear, handbags, footwear, eyewear, lingerie and jewelry inspired by the singer’s ferocious onstage persona, Women’s Wear Daily reports.

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• U2 revealed their innovative new Claw stage device last night, and Kanye West posted photos of his own unique new live set on his blog. West’s dynamic, metallic set resembles a Q-Bert board.

• Spinal Tap have launched an official fan-generated video contest on their YouTube channel. Users can pick from six songs including “Stonhenge” and are eligible to win a prize pack.
• Jens Lekman has swine flu, Pitchfork reports. The indie-popper is quarantined for 10 days, but has concert dates scheduled.
• Meet the new 867-5309: After Soulja Boy put a 12-digit number in “Kiss Me Thru The Phone,” a U.K. couple have been overrun with calls. “What’s the chances of our phone number appearing in a U.S. rap song? Probably as likely as winning the lottery, but without the money,” Gerry Matley told the BBC.

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• MGMT and the Yeah Yeah Yeahs’ Karen O guest on the Flaming Lips’ upcoming double-LP Embryonic, according to an interview Wayne Coyne gave to a Swiss Website (unearthed by Pitchfork). “For the Karen O tracks, I just called her up in her hotel room and we just did it right over the telephone,” Coyne said. “It’s pretty absurd.”

• The bidding war for hot MC Drake has come to an end: As expected, the Lil Wayne protégé signed with Weezy’s Young Money, and Universal will distribute his debut disc, Thank Me Later, MTV News reports. Read our feature on Drizzy here.
• Bon Jovi has recorded a duet of Ben E. King’s “Stand By Me” with exiled Iranian singer Andy Madadian to transmit “a musical message of worldwide solidarity” to Iranians, the track’s producer, Don Was, tells Billboard. The song isn’t for sale, but it’s “intended to be downloaded,” he said.
• A Florida man seeking to meet Lil Wayne called up 911 and asked for a police escort — or a helicopter — to take him to the MC’s Miami home, according to the Smoking Gun. Michael Kruse was arrested for making false emergency calls.

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• Metallica will play a benefit concert for the Marin History Museum in September to raise money for a “Marin Rocks” exhibit that has been derailed by lack of funding, California’s Marin Independent Journal reports. “We want to keep the flame growing and flowing,” Hetfield said in a video screened at a fundraiser.

• The Slits will release Trapped Animal, their first studio album in 25 years, on October 6th. The band’s lineup now includes original members Ari Up and Tessa Pollitt, plus Sex Pistols drummer Paul Cook’s daughter Hollie, Anna Schulte and Adele Wilson.
• New Orleans’ Voodoo Festival has booked its 2009 headliner: Widespread Panic. Billboard reports WP has a history of rocking Halloween concerts, and Voodoo will go down October 30th through November 1st.
• New Kids on the Block are suing a competing group with the same name, TMZ reports. The recently reunited NKOTB filed federal papers claiming SM Productions tried to register the band’s name and Hangin’ Tough album art with the U.S. patent office.

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• Jay-Z told a Chicago radio station that his new “D.O.A.” or “Death of Auto-Tune” had an unlikely inspiration: a Wendy’s commercial that used the voice-altering software. “They’re joking on it. It’s like, OK, enough of that,” he said, according to MTV News.

• The Who’s classic “My Generation” is among the 25 songs joining the National Recording Registry of the Library of Congress this year, Variety reports. Tracks must be 10 years old and “culturally, historically or aesthetically significant” to make the registry.
• 50 Cent is joining Diddy and Britney Spears in the fragrance business, People reports. The rapper is joining forces with Lighthouse Beauty for Power by Fifty Cent, due at Macy’s this fall.
• Modest Mouse will release “Autumn Beds” as a limited-edition run of 4,000 7″ singles on June 23rd. The record’s B side is “Whale Song.”

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• Mark Hoppus made Blink-182 nervous with a few Twitter posts indicating the band would cover Lady Gaga — with Perez Hilton on vocals — on their summer reunion tour, MTV News reports.

• Anvil will realize their arena-rock dreams by opening two gigs for AC/DC, Billboard reports. The band made famous by the documentary Anvil! The Story of Anvil will perform July 28th at Boston’s Gillette Stadium and on July 31 at New Jersey’s Giants Stadium.
• A sign taped to the wall at John Lennon and Yoko Ono’s 1969 bed-in is hitting the auction block, according to the Edmonton Journal. Christie’s is handling the sale of the note that reads “L’Amour Et La Paix.”
• Against Me! drummer Warren Oakes has released a statement that says he has left the band reports Punk News. Frontman Tom Gabel blogged about looking for a new drummer a month ago that implies Oakes was fired.

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• Depeche Mode have restarted the tour that was derailed by frontman Dave Gahan’s surgery to remove a tumor, NME reports. At last night’s Leipzig, Germany concert, Gahan told the crowd, “Being back onstage is an incredible feeling and I’m looking forward to each and every show.”

• New York electro-rock trio Le Tigre have hit the studio with Christina Aguilera, Pitchfork reports. Aguilera has also been collaborating with Sia, Ladytron and Goldfrapp.
• According to Domino Records, the Arctic Monkeys’ August album now has a name: Humbug.
• Aretha Franklin, Queen Latifah and Wyclef Jean will perform at at July 18th concert honoring Nelson Mandela at New York’s Madison Square Garden. The event is being curated by the Eurythmics’ Dave Stewart.

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• Spinal Tap will return with their new album Back From the Dead, their first since 1992’s Break Like the Wind, on June 16th. The double-disc set, available for pre-order at Spinal Tap’s Website, features a DVD with track-by-track commentary from David St. Hubbins, Derek Smalls and Nigel Tufnel.

• The Lemonheads’ Evan Dando has sued GM because the company used a song similar to the band’s “It’s A Shame About Ray” in a 2008 commercial, Billboard.biz reports. Compare and contrast the two at YouTube.
• Live Nation’s “No Service Fee Wednesday” continues this week as all tickets — not just lawn seats — for artists performing at LN-owned amphitheatres will be available with no service fees on June 10th. After facing some controversy last week, Live Nation notes in a press release that parking fees and other venue fees still apply.
• Slash’s mother Ola Hudson died June 5th after a battle with lung cancer, Blabbermouth reports. According to Slash’s Rolling Stone interview from the early-’90s, Hudson dated David Bowie and served as costume designer for John Lennon and Diana Ross.
• St. Paul, Minnesota-based singer-songwriter Jeff Hanson died June 5th following an accident in his home. He was 31. Hanson released last year’s Madam Owl on Kill Rock Stars, the Star Tribune reports.

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• Former Nirvana bassist Krist Novoselic is running for clerk of Wahkiakum County in Washington to protest candidates’ ability to list any kind of party affiliations when they run for office there (he listed himself with the “Grange,” which isn’t a party but a non-partisan organization), the Daily World reports.

• Universal Music and YouTube’s new all-music-video site Vevo (due to launch later this year) has lured another label group into the fold, reports CNET: Sony. Talks with Warner Music and EMI are ongoing.
• Nas Tweeted a photo of himself and Maxwell surrounded by ladies on the latter’s Twitter, and now Nas’ soon-to-be ex-wife has responded on her account in a series of messages about cheating (referring to “all the scum bag coward husbands”), MTV News reports.
• Santigold’s label, Downtown Records, is trying to block DJ Terry Urban’s new mixtape Southerngold, which features Santi’s music blended with artists like Andre 3000, Idolator reports.

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• As Raekwon hinted to Rock Daily, Wu-Tang Clan’s Ghostface Killah is working on a new album with an R&B flavor, Hip Hop Chronicle reports. While the first single will reportedly feature Mary J. Blige, a fresh song titled “Forever” hit the blogs yesterday.

• Dave Matthews Band’s Big Whiskey and the GrooGrux King is on pace to boot Eminem out of Number One, Billboard.biz reports. GrooGrux will sell an estimated 390,000 copies by week’s end, less than the 465,000 Stand Up sold in 2005 but on par with the rest of the DMB catalog’s first weeks.
• The Flaming Lips, Black Francis, Puscifer and the Dandy Warhols will contribute covers to the upcoming Love & Rockets tribute album New Tales to Tell, out July 28th digitally, Pitchfork reports. “Hope” poster artist Shepherd Fairey designed the tribute’s album cover.
• Jane’s Addiction are helping Trent Reznor raise money for a fan’s heart transplant. After Nine Inch Nails’ benefit packages all sold out, Jane’s began offering VIP packages that let fans watch a pre-concert jam session and the show from side stage. More info at Jane’s Addiction official site.

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• Aerosmith are the subject of an A&E Biography episode airing tomorrow, June 4th. Steven Tyler declined to be interviewed for the short doc, Blabbermouth reports, but the band’s former manager Tim Collins participated, as did Joe Perry and Brad Whitford.

• Cher has filed a lawsuit against Universal Music Group claiming the label owes her money due to accounting mistakes related to 1999 comp Cher The Greatest Hits and 2002’s The Very Best of Cher, Reuters reports.
• When Nas failed to show up at a Canadian show in Newfoundland on May 28th, the crowd nearly rioted, leading to several arrests, according to Billboard. Nas attributed his absence to the show’s “insufficient funds.”
• Web users are putting in fewer hours on MySpace, according to Billboard. New Nielsen Online stats unsurprisingly indicate Twitter and Facebook have exploded, while total minutes spent on MySpace, where many bands host their music, fell 31 percent. MySpace is still Number One in terms of videos viewed on social networks.

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• English rockers the Arctic Monkeys will return with a new, as-yet-untitled album on August 25th, Pitchfork reports. The LP was produced by Queens of the Stone Age’s Josh Homme and Simian Mobile Disco’s James Ford.

• If you live and London and vote for independent candidate Jan Jananayagam to join the European Parliament, M.I.A. would love to give you a free song, the outspoken MC writes on her MySpace blog.
• San Diego’s annual Street Scene festival will be held August 28th and 29th and feature the Black Eyed Peas, M.I.A., Modest Mouse and Jack White’s the Dead Weather.
• A crew of nontraditional artists will be invading the Tony Awards as performers this year, including Dolly Parton (with the cast of 9 to 5), Elton John (with Billy Elliot) and Poison (for hair-metal musical Rock of Ages), according to the show’s Twitter.

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• On June 3rd, Live Nation will drop the service fees on 5 million lawn tickets at amphitheater shows for a 24-hour period in an attempt to lure money-conscious consumers. Affected shows include gigs by Phish, Coldplay, Blink-182, No Doubt and Nine Inch Nails/Jane’s Addiction.

• Rumors that Jennifer Hudson is pregnant were confirmed this weekend when one of the singer’s friends told the Chicago Tribune that pals threw Hudson a baby shower this weekend.
• A Big Star box set covering 1968-1975 called Keep an Eye on the Sky is due on September 15th, per Pitchfork. The Rhino four-disc set promises a plethora of unreleased tunes.
• International singing sensation Susan Boyle did not win Britain’s Got Talent (she placed second to a dance troupe) and has reportedly been hospitalized for an “emotional breakdown,” according to MTV News.

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• Cheap Trick tell Billboard their June 23rd album The Latest sounds “like 2009.” The band is selling the disc on their Website and Amazon, and also have plans to do a release documenting its 2007 performance of the Beatles’ Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at the Hollywood Bowl.

• Doctors have ordered Morrissey not to sing in order to clear up a throat infection, so the onetime Smiths singer has canceled the remainder of his U.K. tour, NME reports.
• Sigur Ros are hard at work on a new album that’s “melodic but much less noisy and more ‘out there’ than previous albums,” according to an update on their Website. The LP is expected next year.
• One of Rolling Stone’s new Hot Listers has a fresh video out: Hot Singer Bat for Lashes‘ clip for “Pearl’s Dream” is up for viewing on MySpace now.

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• Courtney Love is being sued by American Express over an alleged unpaid balance of $352,059.67 Reuters reports. The rocker’s publicist said he had no information about this latest legal action.

• Beyoncé is offering fans a bargain-basement price on some tickets to her summer tour: $20. One thousand 20-buck tickets will go on sale tomorrow, May 29th, to all North American shows on her “I Am … Tour” except for her Vegas gig at the Encore, the Sun Sentinel reports.
• Britney Spears has a little fun with her gay audience in a new (fake) ad for a fragrance called ‘Mo (”One spray and the gays will run your way!” she says). The spot is a promo for Logo’s NewNowNext awards show, which airs June 13th, MTV reports (watch the ad there, too).
• MySpace is teaming with Toyota in a search for undiscovered talent. Aspiring stars have until July 1 to submit a song to “Rock the Space”; winners get a $10,000 Fender prize package an a record deal. Details are at Toyota Music’s Myspace.