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| Busta Rhymes, Eve and Young Jeezy for RockCorps Busta Rhymes, Young Jeezy and Eve are all confirmed to play for 3,000 volunteers at the Boost Mobile RockCorps next month. Lil' Wayne and Rick Ross will also perform at the event taking place June 9 in Atlanta, GA. Boost Mobile RockCorps is a national youth volunteerism movement that has helped more than 19,000 young people to get involved and help their communities. 3,000 local youth who have volunteered four hours of community service through BMRC earned tickets to the concert. As previously reported here, Young Jeezy, whose real name is Jay Jenkins, was last week arrested following an incident at an Atlanta club. The concert will take place at the Fox Theatre, Atlanta, GA. |
Lenny Kravitz set to release new album Lenny Kravitz is gearing up for the release of his eighth studio album - his first in over three years. The album was written and recorded over the course of the last year, in various locations including New York, Miami, Paris, the Bahamas and Brazil and according to Kravitz, made him feel like "a kid playing in my bedroom, and that's the most important thing you can tap into, that feeling of being free." The record features 14 brand new tracks, all of which were written, produced, arranged and played by Kravitz, and include the songs 'Bring It On', 'I'll Be Waiting', 'Love, Love, Love' and 'Dancin' Til Dawn'. Kravitz has plans to take the album on tour next year, but meanwhile has been confirmed to play NBC's New Year's Eve event in Times Square, New York. |
The Cribs collaborate with Modest Mouse man The Cribs have enlisted the services of Modest Mouse percussionist Joe Plummer, Gary Jarman tells NME.COM. Jarman, who is based in Portland, Oregon revealed that fellow Portland resident Plummer has added percussion to some acoustic material that Jarman has written for The Cribs. He also revealed the band are set to play a secret show in Los Angeles next week, prior to their appearance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival where they will play on the same day as Kings of Leon, Arcade Fire and The Decemberists. The band's third album 'Men's Needs, Women's Needs, Whatever' is set to be released this summer, and as previously reported here, was produced by Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand. The album also features a guest appearance by Sonic Youth's Lee Ranaldo, who will also appear at Coachella albeit on a difference day which unfortunately scuppered The Cribs plans for a live collaboration. "Sonic Youth are playing the night before" says Jarman "It's a shame we're not doing the same day, because we were going to ask Lee Ranaldo to do a song with us." The Cribs play Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival on April 28. Check out NME.COM for regular updates live from the Californian desert all weekend. |
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